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Books Mom Will Love

We know she can be hard to shop for, so we've found titles from all types of genres that make great gifts for Mother's Day, her birthday and anytime of the year.
1.
No Biking in the House Without a Helmet

No Biking in the House Without a Helmet

By Melissa Fay Greene
2.
Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother

Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother

By Amy Chua
3.
O's Best Advice Ever!

O's Best Advice Ever!

By The Oprah Magazine
4.
The Dovekeepers

The Dovekeepers

By Alice Hoffman
5.
Bossypants

Bossypants

By Tina Fey
6.
Mr. Rosenblum Dreams In English

Mr. Rosenblum Dreams In English

By Natasha Solomons
7.
The Oprah Winfrey Show: Reflections on an American Legacy

The Oprah Winfrey Show: Reflections on an American Legacy

By Deborah Davis
8.
The Paris Wife

The Paris Wife

By Paula McLain
9.
You're Wearing That?

You're Wearing That?

By Deborah Tannen
10.
Swamplandia!

Swamplandia!

By Karen Russell
11.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

By Rebecca Skloot
12.
Blood, Bones, and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef

Blood, Bones, and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef

By Gabrielle Hamilton
13.
This Time Together: Laughter and Reflection

This Time Together: Laughter and Reflection

By Carol Burnett
14.
The Food Revolution: Rediscover How to Cook Simple, Delicious, Affordable Meals

The Food Revolution: Rediscover How to Cook Simple, Delicious, Affordable Meals

By Jamie Oliver
15.
Mastering the Art of French Cooking

Mastering the Art of French Cooking

By Julia Child
16.
Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture

Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture

By Peggy Orenstein
17.
Women, Food, and God: An Unexpected Path to Almost Everything

Women, Food, and God: An Unexpected Path to Almost Everything

By Geneen Roth
18.
You Know When the Men Are Gone

You Know When the Men Are Gone

By Siobhan Fallon
19.
Please Look After Mom

Please Look After Mom

By Kyung-sook Shin
20.
The Memory Palace

The Memory Palace

By Mira Bartók
21.
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle

By Barbara Kingsolver
22.
Food Rules: An Eater's Manual

Food Rules: An Eater's Manual

By Michael Pollan
23.
Between a Rock and a Hot Place: Why Fifty Is Not the New Thirty

Between a Rock and a Hot Place: Why Fifty Is Not the New Thirty

By Tracey Jackson
24.
Have a Little Faith

Have a Little Faith

By Mitch Albom
25.
The Hot Mom to Be Handbook: Look and Feel Great from Bump to Baby

The Hot Mom to Be Handbook: Look and Feel Great from Bump to Baby

By Jessica Denay
26.
Sippy Cups Are Not for Chardonnay: And Other Things I Had to Learn as a New Mom

Sippy Cups Are Not for Chardonnay: And Other Things I Had to Learn as a New Mom

By Stefanie Wilder-Taylor
27.
The Carrie Diaries

The Carrie Diaries

By C, ace Bushnell
28.
The Winter of Our Disconnect

The Winter of Our Disconnect

By Susan Maushart
29.
The Giving Tree

The Giving Tree

By Shel Silverstein
30.
To My Dearest Friends

To My Dearest Friends

By Patricia Volk
31.
The Long Goodbye

The Long Goodbye

By Meghan O'Rourke
32.
Nothing Was the Same

Nothing Was the Same

By Kay Redfield Jamison
33.
I'm Too Sexy for My Volvo: A Mom's Guide to Staying Fabulous

I'm Too Sexy for My Volvo: A Mom's Guide to Staying Fabulous

By Betty Londergan
34.
Started Early, Took My Dog: A Novel

Started Early, Took My Dog: A Novel

By Kate Atkinson
35.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

By Stieg Larsson
36.
Words That Matter

Words That Matter
37.
Clara and Mr. Tiffany

Clara and Mr. Tiffany

By Susan Vreeland
38.
I Think I Love You

I Think I Love You

By Allison Pearson
39.
The Widows of Eastwick

The Widows of Eastwick

By John Updike
40.
Little Princes: One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal

Little Princes: One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal

By Conor Grennan
41.
The Foremost Good Fortune

The Foremost Good Fortune

By Susan Conley
42.
Minding Frankie

Minding Frankie

By Maeve Binchy
43.
The Tiger's Wife

The Tiger's Wife

By Tea Obreht
44.
Sing You Home

Sing You Home

By Jodi Picoult
45.
The Civilized World: A Novel in Stories

The Civilized World: A Novel in Stories

By Susi Wyss
46.
One Hundred Names for Love: A Stroke, a Marriage, and the Language of Healing

One Hundred Names for Love: A Stroke, a Marriage, and the Language of Healing

By Diane Ackerman
47.
Three Stages of Amazement

Three Stages of Amazement

By Carol Edgarian
48.
Interior Exposure

Interior Exposure

By Jessica Todd Harper
49.
Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen

Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen

By Christopher McDougall

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