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True North: A Memoir by Jill Ker Conway Publisher Comments With all the openness to life, all the largeness of spirit, that made her girlhood memoir, The Road from Coorain, an acclaimed — and beloved — bestseller, Jill Ker Conway continues her story. She was twenty-five when we left her, driven by... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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All About Love : New Visions (00 Edition) by bell hooks Publisher Comments Chapter One The men in my life have always been the folks who are wary of using the word "love" lightly. They are wary because they believe women make too much of love. And they know that what we think love means is not always what they believe it means.... (read more) List Price $13.00 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper 
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Cunt: A Declaration of Independence by Inga Muscio and Betty Dodson Publisher Comments An ancient title of respect for women, the word "cunt" long ago veered off this noble path. Inga Muscio traces the road from honor to expletive, giving women the motivation and tools to claim "cunt" as a positive and powerful force in their lives. In... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts by Maxine Hong Kingston Publisher Comments A Chinese American woman tells of the Chinese myths, family stories and events of her California childhood that have shaped her identity.... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $5.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Second Sex by Simone De Beauvoir Publisher Comments This triumphant and genuinely revolutionary book began as an exceptional woman's attempt to find out who and what she was. It ended up shocking, infuriating, and galvanizing millions of readers and dramatically revising the way women talk and think about... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Brothel: Mustang Ranch and Its Women by Alexa Albert Publisher Comments In this fascinating study of Nevada's infamous Mustang Ranch, Albert puts a human face on the women who work in America's largest brothel. "Brothel" is a candid and powerful work that examines the realities behind prostitution and tells the stories of... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Survival of the Prettiest : the Science of Beauty (99 Edition) by Nancy Etcoff Publisher Comments In this provocative, witty, and thoroughly researched inquiry into what we find beautiful and why, Nancy Etcoff skewers one of our culture's most enduring myths, that the pursuit of beauty is a learned behavior. Etcoff, a faculty member at Harvard... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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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: $9.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Scum Manifesto by Valerie Solanas Publisher Comments "Life in this society being, at best, an utter bore and no aspect of society being at all relevant to women, there remains to civic-minded, responsible, thrill-seeking females only to overthrow the government, eliminate the money system, institute... (read more) List Price $8.00 Your price: $1.50 Used - Trade Paper
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I, Rigoberta Menchu: An Indian Woman in Guatemala by Elisa Burgos Debray Publisher Comments Illuminated by the enduring courage and passionate sense of justice of an extraordinary woman, I, Rigoberta Menchu recounts experiences common to many Indian communities in Latin America today.... (read more) List Price $26.25 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Fearless Women: Midlife Portraits by Nancy Alspaugh Publisher Comments Ask some women their age, and they'll demur. Ask others, like Joni Mitchell or Cybill Shepherd, and they'll take up a sword. In this inspirational book, 50 women ranging in age from their 40s to their 60s-including movie and television personalities... (read more) List Price $27.50 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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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 $13.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Mother Jones: The Most Dangerous Woman in America by Elliott J Gorn Publisher Comments Her rallying cry was famous: "Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living." A century ago, Mother Jones was a celebrated organizer and agitator, the very soul of the modern American labor movement. At coal strikes, steel strikes, railroad... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Readings for Diversity and Social Justice: An Anthology on Racism, Sexism, Anti-Semitism, Heterosexism, Classism, and Ableism by Maurianne Adams Publisher Comments The first reader to cover the scope of oppressions in America, "Readings for Diversity and Social Justice" covers six thematic issues: racism, sexism, Anti-Semitism, heterosexism, classism, and ableism. The reader contains a mix of short personal and... (read more) List Price $56.95 Your price: $29.95 Used - Trade Paper
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J. S. Mill: 'On Liberty' and Other Writings (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought) by John Stuart Mill Publisher Comments Three of Mill's classic texts, On Liberty, The Subjection of Women and the posthumous Chapters on Socialism are brought together in this edition.... (read more) List Price $15.50 Your price: $5.25 Used - Trade Paper
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Aint I a Woman Black Women & Feminism by bell hooks Publisher Comments A groundbreaking work of feminist history and theory analyzing the complex relations between various forms of oppression. Ain't I a Woman examines the impact of sexism on black women during slavery, the historic devaluation of black womanhood, black male... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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All Night Party : the Women of Bohemian Greenwich Village and Harlem, 1913-1930 (04 Edition) by Andrea Barnet Publisher Comments They were smart. Sassy. Daring. Exotic. Eclectic. Sexy. And influential. One could call them the first divas--and they ran absolutely wild. They were poets, actresses, singers, artists, journalists, publishers, baronesses, and benefactresses. They were... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $9.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Story of Mary Maclane & Other Writings by Penelope Rosemont Publisher Comments Few books in US history have provoked more outrage and debate than The Story Of Mary Maclane did when it was first published in Chicago in 1902. With unprecedented frankness, the 19 year old author revealed her utter scorn for conformity and puritanism... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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America's Women : Four Hundred Years of Dolls, Drudges, Helpmates, and Heroines (03 Edition) by Gail Collins Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. [511]-540) and index.... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $14.00 Used - Hardcover
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Ecofeminist Philosophy: A Western Perspective on What It Is and Why It Matters: A Western Perspective on What It Is and Why It Matters (Studies in Social, Political, and Legal Philosophy) by Karen J Warren Publisher Comments A philosophical exploration of the nature, scope, and significance of ecofeminist theory and practice. This book presents the key issues, concepts, and arguments which motivate and sustain ecofeminism from a western philosophical perspective.... (read more) List Price $40.95 Your price: $18.95 Used - Trade Paper
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