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Title: Expecting Adam: A True Story of Birth, Rebirth, and Everyday Magic by Martha Beck ISBN: 0-425-17448-4 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: 08 August, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.41 (154 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Read the whole thing in one sitting
Comment: Martha Beck dubs her tale "A True Story of Birth, Rebirth, and Everyday Magic" and sets the imagination churning with her wit and wisdom. An account of a Harvard sociology graduate student from Utah who decides not to abort her Down Syndrome baby sounds more like the recipe for a tragedy than a satire, but Beck is full of surprises. For me Beck's book was a witty critique our success-oriented society, on academia, on pretense and on parents. Beck dreads the mindset that leads our society toward perfect babies, perfect students, and perfect breadwinners, and away from perfect content.
This story carries you high and low over the hurdles and under the weather with Martha all through her pregnancy. You feel the harsh sting of the truth, the terror of the unknown, and the crumbling of life-long plans. Over and above all else this book is a secret look at one of the ways in which life manages to outwit our calculations. The strong survive because they bend, because they stretch to fit the life that chance throws in their path. Perhaps those of us who plan our life events as though they were dinner parties are really weak, weak because we do not know how to rejoice in the unexpected.
Rating: 5
Summary: Thank you, Martha Beck!
Comment: I read like a fiend and must say this is one of the best books I've read in ages. This is not the the sad tale of a yuppie couple expecting a child with Down's. It is an honest, insightful and yes, even humorous, account of this strong and interesting woman's journey to the acceptance of her less-than-perfect baby. Anyone can appreciate Beck's dilemma as she decides not to terminate her pregnancy and faces the fallout from that decision. Beck takes us on a truly heartbreaking but wonderful journey as she faces the unknown. Written beautifully, told with painful honesty...I can't recommend this book highly enough. Be forewarned, however, Beck does dabble in the spiritual and mystical challenging the acceptance of even the most open-minded soul. I have recommended this book to all my friends and family. Those who have taken the plunge have loved it as well. If you don't read this book you are truly missing out on a tale which will warm your heart, make you laugh and cry out loud and cause you to examine your own beliefs and value system. Thank you, Martha Beck!
Rating: 5
Summary: So many skeptics
Comment: It's a shame that people are unwilling to accept possibilities simply because it's beyond the scope of their experience. In reading the reviews here, I understand why people have trouble believing. But, they shouldn't completely discount someone else's experience just because it's different from their own. While I've had nothing in my life nearly as miraculous as Martha Beck's experiences, I've had enough strange occurrences to know that what she writes is absolutely possible. And, there are many people who have had extraordinary experiences. I wish the same for the rest of you who are too closed-minded to open up to the possible. Your life will be forever changed for the better.
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Title: Finding Your Own North Star: Claiming the Life You Were Meant to Live by Martha Beck ISBN: 0812932188 Publisher: Three Rivers Press Pub. Date: 29 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Joy Diet : 10 Daily Practices for a Happier Life by Martha Beck ISBN: 0609609904 Publisher: Crown Pub. Date: 06 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Choosing Naia : A Family's Journey by Mitchell Zuckoff ISBN: 0807028177 Publisher: Beacon Press Pub. Date: 02 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Riding the Bus With My Sister: A True Life Journey by Rachel Simon ISBN: 0452284554 Publisher: Plume Pub. Date: 26 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Angel Behind the Rocking Chair : Stories of Hope in Unexpected Places by Pam Vredevelt ISBN: 157673644X Publisher: Multnomah Publishers Inc. Pub. Date: 08 July, 1999 List Price(USD): $9.99 |
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