by Cathi Hanauer  
Powells.com Staff Pick Great essays like these give you an opportunity to look at the world through another person's eyes and re-examine your own experiences. The 26 included here take you on a journey through the a myriad women's lives. I laughed, I cried, I felt better about... (read more) Your Price $6.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies 
by Diablo Cody Publisher Comments Decreed by David Letterman (tongue in cheek) on CBS TV's "The Late Show" to be the pick of "Dave's Book Club 2006," Candy Girl is the story of a young writer who dared to bare it all as a stripper. At the age of twenty-four, Diablo Cody decided there had... (read more) Your Price $9.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by David Gilmour
Powells.com Staff Pick What kind of father would allow his son to drop out of high school as long as the kid agreed to watch three movies of the father's choosing each week? Want to start an interesting conversation about parenting and education? Talk about what Gilmour did... (read more) List Price $21.99 Your Price $14.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
by Dan Savage Publisher Comments In a time when much of the country sees red whenever the subject of gay marriage comes up, Dan Savageoutspoken author of the column Savage Love makes it personal. Dan Savages mother wants him to get married. His boyfriend, Terry, says no thanks because... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your Price $8.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Cokie Roberts Publisher Comments In Founding Mothers, Cokie Roberts paid homage to the heroic women whose patriotism and sacrifice helped create a new nation. Now the number one New York Times bestselling author and renowned political commentator—praised in USA Today as a... (read more) Your Price $26.95 (New - Hardcover) check for used and sale copies
by Stephanie Brill Publisher Comments This comprehensive first of its kind guidebook explores the unique challenges that thousands of families face every day raising their children in every city and state. Through extensive research and interviews, as well as years of experience working in... (read more) Your Price $16.95 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Robert Jensen Publisher Comments In our culture, porn makes the man. So argues Robert Jensen in Getting Off: Pornography and the End of Masculinity. Jensen's treatise begins with a simple demand: "Be a man."It ends with a defiant response: "I chose to struggle to be a human being."The... (read more) Your Price $12.00 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Susan Wicklund and Alan Kesselheim Publisher Comments One doctor's raw and riveting memoir, contrasting the headline-grabbing political rhetoric with the contours of her life, and the lives of her patients. In This Common Secret Dr. Susan Wicklund chronicles her emotional and dramatic twenty-year career... (read more) Your Price $18.50 (Sale - Hardcover) check for used copies
by Julian Robinson Book News Annotation An examination of costume, sex customs and symbolism from codpieces and penile sheaths to high-heeled shoes and French knickers, uniforms and bondage gear, wedding dresses, tail coats and jeans. Fine illustrations. Robinson, ousted for teaching his... (read more) Your Price $6.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Albert R Roberts Publisher Comments Recent estimates indicate that as many as 8.7 million women are beaten in their homes each year. This is an alarming national statistic, but there is hope. This book examines both social work and criminal justice professional's methods of intervention on... (read more) Your Price $12.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Cristina Page
Publisher Comments A pithy polemic bolstered by solid research, intellectual heft, and firsthand reporting, this is a book poised to change the debate over reproductive rights in this country wholesale. As activist and writer Cristina Page shows, the gains made by birth... (read more) Your Price $9.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
by Ayaan Hirsi Ali Publisher Comments The author of The Caged Virgin recounts the story of her life, from her traditional Muslim childhood in Somalia and escape from a forced marriage to her efforts to promote women's rights while surviving numerous threats to her safety. 75,000 first... (read more) Your Price $9.98 (Sale - Hardcover) check for used copies
by Sue Monk Kidd Publisher Comments "I was amazed to find that I had no idea how to unfold my spiritual life in a feminine way. I was surprised, and, in fact, a little terrified, when I found myself in the middle of a feminist spiritual reawakening." ––Sue Monk Kidd For years... (read more) Your Price $6.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
by Azar Nafisi
Publisher Comments Every Thursday morning for two years in the Islamic Republic of Iran, a bold and inspired teacher named Azar Nafisi secretly gathered seven of her most committed female students to read forbidden Western classics. As Islamic morality squads staged... (read more) Your Price $3.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Ayaan Hirsi Ali Publisher Comments In this profoundly affecting memoir from the internationally renowned author of The Caged Virgin, Ayaan Hirsi Ali tells her astonishing life story, from her traditional Muslim childhood in Somalia, Saudi Arabia, and Kenya, to her intellectual awakening... (read more) Your Price $10.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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