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There are lots of great books on this subject -- here are some titles to get you started!

Barren in the Promised Land: Childless Americans and the Pursuit of Happiness, by Elaine Tyler May (1997)

Beyond Motherhood: Choosing a Life Without Children, by Jeanne Safer (1996)

Barren in the Promised Land: Childless Americans and the Pursuit of Happiness, edited by Jane English (1989)

The Chosen Lives of Childfree Men, by Patricia W. Lunneborg (1999)

Families of Two: Interviews with Happily Married Couples Without Children by Choice, by Laura Carroll (2000)

Paradise, Piece by Piece, by Molly Peacock (1999)

Pride and Joy: The Lives and Passions of Women Without Children, by Terri Casey (2007)

Reconceiving Women: Separating Motherhood from Female Identity, by Mardy S. Ireland (1993)

Unwomanly Conduct: The Challenges of Intentional Childlessness, by Carolyn M. Morell (1994)

Why Don't You Have Kids?: Living a Full Life Without Parenthood, by Leslie Lafayette (1995)

Will You Be Mother?: Women Who Choose to Say No, by Jane Bartlett (1995)

Without Child: Challenging the Stigma of Childlessness, by Laurie Lisle (1999)

Links

The Childfree-by-Choice Pages
Links, articles, and books about childfree life, and information about how to join the childfree email discussion list.

No Kidding
A social club for childfree folks with regional chapters around the world.

alt.support.childfree
Newsgroup for the childfree community.