Expecting Adam A True Story of Birth, Rebirth, and Everyday Magic by Martha Beck
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Book Description

Put aside your expectations. This "rueful, riveting, piercingly funny" (Julia Cameron) book is written by a Harvard graduate-but it tells a story in which hearts trump brains every time. It's a tale about mothering a Down syndrome child that opts for sass over sap, and it's a book of heavenly visions and inexplicable phenomena that's as down-to-earth as anyone could ask for. This small masterpiece is Martha Beck's own story-of leaving behind the life of a stressed-out superachiever, opening herself to things she'd never dared consider, meeting her son for (maybe) the first time ... and "unlearning virtually everything Harvard taught her about what is precious and what is garbage."

About the Author

Martha Beck, Ph.D.

Martha Beck earned a B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in sociology from Harvard. She was a business consultant for six years, a researcher at the Harvard Business School, and a professor at the International School of Business, before founding Life Design, Inc., a life coaching firm that helps hundreds of clients redirect their careers and lifestyles. Martha left academia behind and embraced change with the birth of her son Adam, who has Down's syndrome-an experience that inspired her first book Expecting Adam.

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