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How to Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran Publisher Comments Though they have the vote and the Pill and haven't been burned as witches since 1727, life isn't exactly a stroll down the catwalk for modern women. They are beset by uncertainties and questions: Why are they supposed to get Brazilians? Why do bras hurt?... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Fat! So?: Because You Don't Have to Apologize for Your Size by Marilyn Wann Publisher Comments Fat? Chunky? Less than svelte? So what! In this hilarious and eye-opening book, fat and proud activist/zinester Marilyn Wann takes on Americas' biggest fearworse than the fear of public speaking or nuclear weaponsour fear of fat.Statistics... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Cunt Coloring Book by Tee Corinne Publisher Comments Over 3 dozen cunts of every size and description for you to color. Originally used for a sex education class. Crayons not included.... (read more) List Price $8.95 Your price: $5.98 Sale - Pamphlet
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Geek Girls Unite: How Fangirls, Bookworms, Indie Chicks, and Other Misfits Are Taking Over the World by Leslie Simon Publisher Comments What do Amy Poehler, Bjork, Felicia Day, Martha Stewart, Miranda July, and Zooey Deschanel have in common? Theyre just a few of the amazing women proving that “geek” is no longer a four-letter word. In recent years, male geeks have taken the... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Rose: Love in Violent Times by Inga Muscio Publisher Comments With trademark precision and razor-sharp wit, Inga Muscio explores the impacts of passive violence, abuse, war, and cultural trauma on our most intimate lives in order to uncover a path toward healthy and imaginative sex and love. Rose breaks new ground... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Good Girls Revolt: How the Women of Newsweek Sued Their Bosses and Changed the Workplace by Lynn Povich Publisher Comments It was the 1960s––a time of economic boom and social strife. Young women poured into the workplace, but the “Help Wanted” ads were segregated by gender and the “Mad Men” office culture was rife with sexual... (read more) List Price $25.99 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Dreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhood by Fatima Marnissi Publisher Comments ”I was born in a harem in 1940 in Fez, Morocco...” So begins Fatima Mernissi in this exotic and rich narrative of a childhood behind the iron gates of a domestic harem. In Dreams of Trespass, Mernissi weaves her own memories with the dreams... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Feminist Porn Book: The Politics of Producing Pleasure by Tristan Taormino Publisher Comments "Finally the time is right for feminist porn! This stunning collection by academics and artists in dialogue accounts for the massive changes in technology, erotics, modes of spectatorship, and embodied identities which impact the world of pornography. As... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $12.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Bitch in the House: 26 Women Tell the Truth about Sex, Solitude, Work, Motherhood, and Marriage by Cathi Hanauer 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) List Price $13.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Grassroots: A Field Guide for Feminist Activism by Jennife Baumgardner Publisher Comments From the authors of Manifesta, an activism handbook that illustrates how to truly make the personal political. Grassroots is an activism handbook for social justice. Aimed at everyone from students to professionals, stay-at-home moms to artists... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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A Wollstonecraft Anthology by Janet M. Todd Publisher Comments "A Wollstonecraft Anthology" brings together Mary Wollstonecraft's well-known and lesser-known texts: "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, A Vindication of the Rights of Men, The French Revolution," her early education al writings, her letters to... (read more) List Price $32.00 Your price: $1.00 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future by Riane Eisler Publisher Comments The legacy ofthe sacred feminine The Chalice and the Blade tells a new story of our cultural origins. It showsthat warfare and the war of the sexes are neither divinely nor biologicallyordained. It provides verification that a better future is possible... (read more) List Price $18.99 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Elf Girl by Rev Jen Publisher Comments Meet Rev Jen. Patron saint of the uncool. Cheerleader for nonconformists, geeks, and oddballs the world over. From her tiny rent-controlled apartment on Manhattan's hip Lower East Side, she holds court over a wacky cast of friends and lovers with an... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Pledged: The Secret Life of Sororities by Alexandra Robbins Publisher Comments Now in paperback, the New York Times bestseller-with over 91,000 copies in print-that takes you behind closed doors to see what really goes on in America's sororities. Ever wonder what sorority life is really like In Pledged, bestselling author Alexandra... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Scheherazade Goes West: Different Cultures, Different Harems by Fatima Mernissi Publisher Comments Fatema Mernissi, the world-renowned Islamic feminist, has shed unprecedented light on the lives of women in the Middle East, in works hailed as "enchanting" (The New York Times Book Review), "exuberant" (Elle), and "remarkable" (The Washington Post Book... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Lolita Effect: Why the Media Sexualize Young Girls and What You Can Do about It by M. Gigi Durham Publisher Comments Americans are bombarded with perplexing and alarming media images: brand name thong underwear for ten-year-olds with the slogans "Wink Wink" and "Eye Candy" written on them; oversexed and underdressed celebrities gone wild; Bratz dolls and their "sexy... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Sisterhood Is Forever: The Women's Anthology for the New Millennium by Robin Morgan Publisher Comments Thirty years after Robin Morgan's groundbreaking anthology, Sisterhood Is Powerful -- named by The American Librarians' Association one of "The 100 Most Influential Books of the Twentieth Century" -- comes this landmark new collection for the twenty... (read more) List Price $36.99 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Bunny Tales: Behind Closed Doors at the Playboy Mansion by Izabella St James Publisher Comments When this beach bunny caught the eye of Hugh Hefner at an L.A. nightclub, Izabella St. James was looking for a fun break from studying for the bar. As the latest Girlfriend of the Playboy founder, her break” lasted two years, but life behind... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Sexual Personae: Art & Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson by Camille Paglia Publisher Comments From ancient Egypt through the nineteenth century, Sexual Personae explores the provocative connections between art and pagan ritual; between Emily Dickinson and the Marquis de Sade; between Lord Byron and Elvis Presley. It ultimately challenges the... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Airbrushed Nation: The Lure and Loathing of Women's Magazines by Jennifer Nelson Synopsis Glamour. Cosmo. SELF. Ladies Home Journal. Vogue. In an industry that has been in a downward spiral for years, these magazinesand other womenfocused magazines like themhave not only retained their readership, theyve increased it. Every... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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