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Stephen DauStephen Dau's The Book of Jonas is a marvelous, lyrical debut that examines the effects of war on everyone involved. Dau weaves together the stories... Continue »
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The State of the World's Children 2007: Women and Children - The Double Dividend of Gender Equality (State of the World's Children) The State of the World's Children 2007: Women and Children - The Double Dividend of Gender Equality (State of the World's Children)

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Gender on the Borderlands: The Frontiers Reader Gender on the Borderlands: The Frontiers Reader
by Antonia Castaneda
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Gender on the Borderlands captures the intense, complex, and gendered experience of those living along the barbwire borderlands of Mexico and the United States. Through scholarship, testimonials, oral histories, songs, poetry, and art, the contributors... (read more)
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Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water
by Maude Barlow
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In "Blue Gold," the authors exposed how a handful of corporations is gaining ownership and control of the Earths dwindling water supply. This follow-up describes a powerful response to this trend: the emergence of an international, grassroots-led... (read more)
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Taxes Are a Woman's Issue: Reframing the Debate Taxes Are a Woman's Issue: Reframing the Debate
by Mimi Abramovitz and Sandra Morgen
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For every woman who pays taxes and uses public services, and every man who cares about an effective and fair tax system,Taxes Are a Woman’s Issuereveals the U.S. as a welfare nation, whether you are rich, poor, a corporation or an individual, and... (read more)
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Jane Jacobs: Urban Visionary Jane Jacobs: Urban Visionary
by Alice Sparberg Alexiou
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In this analysis of Jane Jacob's work and ideas, Alice Sparberg Alexiou tells the remarkable story of a woman who without any formal training in planning became a prominent and effective spokesperson for sensible urban change.... (read more)
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The Knitting Circle The Knitting Circle
by Ann Hood
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In the spirit of How to Make an American Quilt and The Joy Luck Club, a novel about friendship and redemption. After the sudden loss of her only child, Stella, Mary Baxter joins a knitting circle in Providence, Rhode Island, as a way to fill the... (read more)
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Gender and Economic Growth in Tanzania: Creating Opportunities for Women (Directions in Development) Gender and Economic Growth in Tanzania: Creating Opportunities for Women (Directions in Development)
by Amanda Ellis
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While Tanzania has been at the forefront of creating a positive legal framework and political context for gender equality, certain legal, regulatory, and administrative barriers still hinder women's full participation in private sector development. This... (read more)
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Literature from the Literature from the "Axis of Evil": Writing from Iran, Iraq, North Korea, and Other Enemy Nations

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Loyal to the Sky: Notes from an Activist Loyal to the Sky: Notes from an Activist
by Marisa Handler
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Combining captivating personal memoir and astute political reportage, Marisa Handler offers a fascinating inside look at the burgeoning global justice movement through her own compelling coming-of-age story. Born in apartheid South Africa, Handler... (read more)
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We Got Issues!: A Young Women's Guide to a Bold, Courageous and Empowered Life We Got Issues!: A Young Women's Guide to a Bold, Courageous and Empowered Life
by Rha Goddess
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In 2005, the “ We Got Issues” team, Rha Goddess and JLove Calderon, traveled the country gathering rants from over 1,000 women, from Rikers Island to the Republican National Convention. They held community dialogues, rantfests, and... (read more)
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