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Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on The Decision Not To Have Kids Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on The Decision Not To Have Kids (Hardcover)
by (shelved 46 times as childfree)
avg rating 3.74 — 7,629 ratings — published 2015
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I Can Barely Take Care of Myself: Tales From a Happy Life Without Kids I Can Barely Take Care of Myself: Tales From a Happy Life Without Kids (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as childfree)
avg rating 3.54 — 5,634 ratings — published 2013
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Childfree and Loving It! Childfree and Loving It! (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as childfree)
avg rating 3.97 — 487 ratings — published 2005
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Childfree by Choice: The Movement Redefining Family and Creating a New Age of Independence Childfree by Choice: The Movement Redefining Family and Creating a New Age of Independence (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as childfree)
avg rating 3.93 — 1,683 ratings — published 2019
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Two Is Enough: A Couple's Guide to Living Childless by Choice Two Is Enough: A Couple's Guide to Living Childless by Choice (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as childfree)
avg rating 3.80 — 572 ratings — published 2009
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Baby Not on Board: A Celebration of Life Without Kids Baby Not on Board: A Celebration of Life Without Kids (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as childfree)
avg rating 3.51 — 236 ratings — published 2005
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Regretting Motherhood Regretting Motherhood (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as childfree)
avg rating 4.09 — 4,647 ratings — published 2016
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The Childless Revolution: What It Means To Be Childless Today The Childless Revolution: What It Means To Be Childless Today (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as childfree)
avg rating 3.54 — 210 ratings — published 2001
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Complete Without Kids: An Insider's Guide to Childfree Living by Choice or Chance Complete Without Kids: An Insider's Guide to Childfree Living by Choice or Chance (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as childfree)
avg rating 3.33 — 425 ratings — published 2010
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The Baby Boon: How Family-Friendly America Cheats the Childless The Baby Boon: How Family-Friendly America Cheats the Childless (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as childfree)
avg rating 3.61 — 104 ratings — published 2000
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Women Without Kids: The Revolutionary Rise of an Unsung Sisterhood Women Without Kids: The Revolutionary Rise of an Unsung Sisterhood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as childfree)
avg rating 3.78 — 2,550 ratings — published 2023
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Olive Olive (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as childfree)
avg rating 3.67 — 23,042 ratings — published 2020
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No Kids: 40 Good Reasons Not to Have Children No Kids: 40 Good Reasons Not to Have Children (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as childfree)
avg rating 3.23 — 688 ratings — published 2007
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Do You Have Kids?: Life When the Answer Is No Do You Have Kids?: Life When the Answer Is No (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as childfree)
avg rating 3.54 — 338 ratings — published 2019
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Confessions of a Childfree Woman: A Life Spent Swimming Against the Mainstream Confessions of a Childfree Woman: A Life Spent Swimming Against the Mainstream (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 11 times as childfree)
avg rating 4.13 — 149 ratings — published 2013
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Without Children: The Long History of Not Being a Mother Without Children: The Long History of Not Being a Mother (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as childfree)
avg rating 3.76 — 1,678 ratings — published 2023
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Book Lovers Book Lovers (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as childfree)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,681,019 ratings — published 2022
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No Kidding: Women Writers on Bypassing Parenthood No Kidding: Women Writers on Bypassing Parenthood (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as childfree)
avg rating 3.60 — 496 ratings — published 2013
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Beyond Motherhood: Choosing Life Without Children Beyond Motherhood: Choosing Life Without Children (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as childfree)
avg rating 3.61 — 119 ratings — published 1996
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Bet Me Bet Me (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as childfree)
avg rating 3.94 — 95,813 ratings — published 2004
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Motherhood Motherhood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as childfree)
avg rating 3.63 — 22,148 ratings — published 2018
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No Children, No Guilt No Children, No Guilt (Nook)
by (shelved 9 times as childfree)
avg rating 3.68 — 50 ratings — published 2011
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Pride and Joy: The Lives and Passions of Women Without Children Pride and Joy: The Lives and Passions of Women Without Children (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as childfree)
avg rating 3.74 — 54 ratings — published 1998
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Nobody's Mother: Life Without Kids Nobody's Mother: Life Without Kids (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as childfree)
avg rating 3.84 — 127 ratings — published 2006
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Why Don't You Have Kids?: Living a Full Life Without Parenthood Why Don't You Have Kids?: Living a Full Life Without Parenthood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as childfree)
avg rating 3.96 — 57 ratings — published 1995
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Families of Two: Interviews with Happily Married Couples Without Children by Choice Families of Two: Interviews with Happily Married Couples Without Children by Choice (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as childfree)
avg rating 3.65 — 71 ratings — published 2000
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The Baby Decision: How to Make the Most Important Choice of Your Life The Baby Decision: How to Make the Most Important Choice of Your Life (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 7 times as childfree)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,095 ratings — published 1981
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The Baby Matrix: Why Freeing Our Minds From Outmoded Thinking About Parenthood & Reproduction Will Create a Better World The Baby Matrix: Why Freeing Our Minds From Outmoded Thinking About Parenthood & Reproduction Will Create a Better World (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 7 times as childfree)
avg rating 3.63 — 272 ratings — published 2012
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I'm Okay, You're a Brat!: Setting the Priorities Straight and Freeing You From the Guilt and Mad Myths of Parenthood I'm Okay, You're a Brat!: Setting the Priorities Straight and Freeing You From the Guilt and Mad Myths of Parenthood (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as childfree)
avg rating 3.60 — 131 ratings — published 1999
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Others Like Me: The Lives of Women without Children Others Like Me: The Lives of Women without Children (Audiobook)
by (shelved 6 times as childfree)
avg rating 3.98 — 616 ratings — published 2024
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Tis the Season for Revenge (Seasons of Revenge, #1) Tis the Season for Revenge (Seasons of Revenge, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as childfree)
avg rating 3.89 — 104,337 ratings — published 2022
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Kidfree & Lovin' It! - Whether by Choice, Chance or Circumstance Kidfree & Lovin' It! - Whether by Choice, Chance or Circumstance (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as childfree)
avg rating 3.75 — 36 ratings — published 2012
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The Chosen Lives of Childfree Men The Chosen Lives of Childfree Men (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as childfree)
avg rating 3.78 — 9 ratings — published 1999
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Without Child: Challenging the Stigma of Childlessness Without Child: Challenging the Stigma of Childlessness (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as childfree)
avg rating 3.50 — 48 ratings — published 1996
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Swordheart (Swordheart, #1) Swordheart (Swordheart, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as childfree)
avg rating 4.05 — 55,828 ratings — published 2018
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What We Deserve (Wishbone Tattoos, #1) What We Deserve (Wishbone Tattoos, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as childfree)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,411 ratings — published 2021
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This Particular Happiness: A Childless Love Story This Particular Happiness: A Childless Love Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as childfree)
avg rating 4.08 — 335 ratings — published 2019
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No One Tells You This No One Tells You This (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as childfree)
avg rating 3.90 — 5,898 ratings — published 2018
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What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as childfree)
avg rating 3.86 — 25,078 ratings — published 2014
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We Need to Talk About Kevin We Need to Talk About Kevin (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as childfree)
avg rating 4.08 — 222,576 ratings — published 2003
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Why Have Children?: The Ethical Debate (Basic Bioethics) Why Have Children?: The Ethical Debate (Basic Bioethics)
by (shelved 5 times as childfree)
avg rating 3.69 — 144 ratings — published 2012
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The Baby Trap The Baby Trap (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as childfree)
avg rating 3.60 — 60 ratings — published 1971
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No Way Baby! Exploring, Understanding and Defending the Decision NOT to Have Children No Way Baby! Exploring, Understanding and Defending the Decision NOT to Have Children (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as childfree)
avg rating 3.81 — 48 ratings — published 2010
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Reconceiving Women: Separating Motherhood from Female Identity Reconceiving Women: Separating Motherhood from Female Identity (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as childfree)
avg rating 3.75 — 24 ratings — published 1993
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The Worst Guy (Vital Signs, #2) The Worst Guy (Vital Signs, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as childfree)
avg rating 3.89 — 12,910 ratings — published 2021
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Radiance (Wraith Kings, #1) Radiance (Wraith Kings, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as childfree)
avg rating 3.98 — 70,383 ratings — published 2015
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Instead: Navigating the Adventures of a Childfree Life - A Memoir Instead: Navigating the Adventures of a Childfree Life - A Memoir (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as childfree)
avg rating 4.32 — 395 ratings — published
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Paladin's Grace (The Saint of Steel, #1) Paladin's Grace (The Saint of Steel, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as childfree)
avg rating 4.03 — 64,378 ratings — published 2020
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Nigdy, nigdy, nigdy Nigdy, nigdy, nigdy (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as childfree)
avg rating 4.16 — 11,905 ratings — published 2019
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A Childfree Happily Ever After: Why more women are choosing not to have children A Childfree Happily Ever After: Why more women are choosing not to have children (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as childfree)
avg rating 3.84 — 64 ratings — published
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Jay Zigmont
“The choice (or not by choice) to not have children is complex for most.”
Jay Zigmont, The Childfree Guide to Life and Money: Make Your Finances Simple So Your Life Without Kids Can Be Amazing

“Looking back on my early life helped me understand that not becoming a mother had presented itself as the magic shield that would protect me from the bad experiences my mother and grandmother had gone through. So I held tight to it.”
Nicole Louie

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