HOW TO CRACK AN EGG WITH ONE HAND: A POCKETBOOK FOR THE NEW MOTHER
Book ID/图书代码： 02000010B39334
English Summary/英文概要： Have you ever wondered about the origin of the word ‘tired’ or the weight of the heaviest baby ever born? The etiquette of the playgroup or the most popular girl’s name in 1500? What a new mother ought to wear on a red carpet or how DNA works? How to push a buggy in the snow or what time of day Prince William was born? Maternity leave provisions in Azerbaijan or the complete lyrics of ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’?
Within these pages you will find everything you need to know (and a few things you don’t) in order to embark on the mindboggling journey that is modern motherhood.
Discover humorous yet pertinent advice on everything from what a new mother ought to wear on the red carpet to the best books to read while feeding a baby, and marvel at what Mark Twain had to say on teething, Vladimir Nabokov on prams, Mrs Gaskell on six-month-olds and Mrs Beeton on breastfeeding.
From the totally frivolous to the deeply serious, from the cultural to the historical, from the history of the Caesarean to celebrity baby names, this is an intelligent, classy and eclectic guide for every twenty-first-century mother or mother-to-be. For it is important to acknowledge that, even though they may have a basketball in their stomachs, they still have a brain in their heads. It is a book to give to friends, daughters and sisters – and to cherish for yourself.
True, you may not ever need to know what year the epidural was invented, how to write your child’s name in Chinese, or what the gestation period of an anteater is, but isn’t it fabulous to know that you do?
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 你有没有想过“累”这个字的来历？还有这个世界上最重的婴儿是什么样的？还有在幼儿园需要注意什么礼仪？最流行的女孩儿名是什么？新手妈妈该在红毯上穿什么衣服？DNA是如何工作的？在雪地里怎么推婴儿车？威廉王子的生日是哪天？在阿塞拜疆怀孕意味着什么？《满天星，亮晶晶》这首歌的完整歌词是什么？ 在本书中，你将会找到你需要知道的一切（当然还有一些你不需要知道的），读了此书，你将会成为最博学的潮妈。
书中不乏幽默而实用的建议，它会告诉你作为新手妈妈在喂养宝宝的时候也要穿得像在红地毯上那么漂亮。还有马克吐温关于长牙的论断，以及纳博科夫（俄国作家）是如何谈论婴儿车的，盖斯凯尔夫人（英国作家）六个月大时是什么样子的，还有比顿夫人是怎么喂养母乳的。
从闲话家常到深刻论断，从文化到历史，从剖腹产的历史到明星子女的名字，这是一本充满智慧、典故和实用价值的书，它是二十一世纪的妈妈和准妈妈们的最佳指导。本书不仅适用于总送亲友，更是给你自己的最佳读物。
当然，你不必知道硬脑膜是哪一年被发现的，也不用学会如何用中文写你孩子的名字，更不用知道食蚁兽的怀孕期有多长。但如果你知道这些知识的话岂不是也很棒？(兼职翻译-LN)
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About the Author/作者介绍： Francesca Beauman是一位历史学家、记者和电视节目主持人。她曾出版《菠萝：水果之王》、《女人之书》和《寂寞之心》。她奔波于伦敦和洛杉矶，她已经结婚并拥有两个孩子。 Francesca Beauman is a historian, journalist and television presenter. She is the author of The Pineapple: King of Fruits, The Woman’s Book and Shapely Ankle Preferr’d: A History of the Lonely Hearts Ad. She divides her time between London and Los Angeles and is married with two young children.
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