{"product_id":"2940169264012","title":"Becoming Grandma: The Joys and Science of the New Grandparenting","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom one of the country's most recognizable journalists: How becoming a grandmother transforms a woman's life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter four decades as a reporter, Lesley Stahl's most vivid and transformative experience of her life was not covering the White House, interviewing heads of state, or researching stories at \u003ci\u003e60 Minutes\u003c\/i\u003e. It was becoming a grandmother. She was hit with a jolt of joy so intense and unexpected, she wanted to \"investigate\" it--as though it were a news flash. And so, using her \u003ci\u003e60 Minutes\u003c\/i\u003e skills, she explored how grandmothering changes a woman's life, interviewing friends like Whoopi Goldberg, colleagues like Diane Sawyer (and grandfathers, including Tom Brokaw), as well as the proverbial woman next door.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong with these personal accounts, Stahl speaks with scientists and doctors about physiological changes that occur in women when they have grandchildren; anthropologists about why there are grandmothers, in evolutionary terms; and psychiatrists about the therapeutic effects of grandchildren on both grandmothers and grandfathers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout \u003ci\u003eBecoming Grandma\u003c\/i\u003e, Stahl shares stories about her own life with granddaughters Jordan and Chloe, about how her relationship with her daughter, Taylor, has changed, and about how being a grandfather has affected her husband, Aaron.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an era when baby boomers are becoming grandparents in droves and when young parents need all the help they can get raising their children, Stahl's book is a timely and affecting read that redefines a cherished relationship.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47161117114608,"sku":"2940169264012","price":17.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169264012_p0.jpg?v=1763677535","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169264012","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}