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Infidel Infidel
by Ayaan Hirsi Ali

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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)

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Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books
by Azar Nafisi

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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)

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Seductress: Women Who Ravished the World and Their Lost Art of Love Seductress: Women Who Ravished the World and Their Lost Art of Love
by Betsy Prioleau

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In this road map to restoring feminine sexual power, Betsy Prioleau introduces and analyzes the stories and stratagems of historyas greatest seductresses. These are the women who ravished the worldafrom such classic figures as Cleopatra and Mae West to... (read more)

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The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future
by Riane Eisler

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Chapter One Journey into a Lost World: The Beginnings of Civilization Preserved in a cave sanctuary for over twenty thousand years, a female figure speaks to us about the minds of our early Western ancestors. She is small and carved out of stone: one of... (read more)

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Self-Made Man: One Woman's Year Disguised as a Man Self-Made Man: One Woman's Year Disguised as a Man
by Norah Vincent

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A journalist's provocative, spellbinding account of her eighteen months spent undercover will transform the way we think about what it means to be a man. Following in the tradition of John Howard Griffin (Black Like Me) and Barbara Ehrenreich (Nickel... (read more)

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Girlbomb: A Halfway Homeless Memoir Girlbomb: A Halfway Homeless Memoir
by Janice Erlbaum

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Just two hours ago, I had been heating up some lentil soup at my mom's in Brooklyn, thinking I'd eat it and maybe read some Edith Wharton before bed. Now here I was at a runaway shelter, staring at a nun's mustache and wondering where I was going to... (read more)

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Vagina Monologues the V Day Edition Vagina Monologues the V Day Edition
by Eve Ensler

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A poignant and hilarious tour of the last frontier, the ultimate forbidden zone, The Vagina Monologues is a celebration of female sexuality in all its complexity and mystery. Hailed as the bible for a new generation of women, it has been performed in... (read more)

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Bachelor Girl: 100 Years of Breaking the Rules--A Social History of Living Single Bachelor Girl: 100 Years of Breaking the Rules--A Social History of Living Single
by Betsy Israel

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Chapter One The Classical Spinster: Redundants, The Singly Blessed, And the Early New Women "My dear, to a brighter future -- when there will not be so many forced marriages, and women will be taught not to feel theirs a destiny manqué, nor the... (read more)

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The Dance of the Dissident Daughter: A Woman's Journey from Christian Tradition to the Sacred Feminine (Plus) The Dance of the Dissident Daughter: A Woman's Journey from Christian Tradition to the Sacred Feminine (Plus)
by Sue Monk Kidd

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"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)

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Goddesses in Everywoman a New Psychology Goddesses in Everywoman a New Psychology
by Jean Shinoda Bolen

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Just as women used to be unconscious of the powerful effects that cultural stereotypes had on them, they may also be unconscious of powerful forces within them that influence what they do and how they feel, and which account for major differences among... (read more)

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The Bitch in the House: 26 Women Tell the Truth about Sex, Solitude, Work, Motherhood, and Marriage The Bitch in the House: 26 Women Tell the Truth about Sex, Solitude, Work, Motherhood, and Marriage
by Cathi Hanauer

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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)

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Lucky Lucky
by Alice Sebold

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Enormously visceral, emotionally gripping, and imbued with the belief that justice is possible even after the most horrific of crimes, Sebold's compelling memoir of her rape at the age of 18 is a story that takes hold and won't let go.... (read more)

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The Dance of the Dissident Daughter: A Woman's Journey from Christian Tradition to the Sacred Feminine The Dance of the Dissident Daughter: A Woman's Journey from Christian Tradition to the Sacred Feminine
by Sue Monk Kidd

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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. For years, Sue Monk Kidd was a... (read more)

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The Commitment: Love, Sex, Marriage, and My Family The Commitment: Love, Sex, Marriage, and My Family
by Dan Savage

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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)

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The Feminine Mystique The Feminine Mystique
by Betty Friedan

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Bitch: In Praise of Difficult Women Bitch: In Praise of Difficult Women
by Elizabeth Wurtzel

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No one better understands the desire to be bad than Elizabeth Wurtzel. Bitch is a brilliant tract on the history of manipulative female behavior. By looking at women who derive their power from their sexuality, Wurtzel offers a trenchant cultural... (read more)

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Feminism Is for Everybody: Passionate Politics Feminism Is for Everybody: Passionate Politics
by bell hooks

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A genuine feminist politics always brings us from bondage to freedom, from lovelessness to loving....There can be no love without justice.-from the chapter "To Love Again: The Heart of Feminism" In this engaging and provocative volume, bell hooks... (read more)

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The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women
by Naomi Wolf

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Aint I a Woman Black Women & Feminism Aint I a Woman Black Women & Feminism
by bell hooks

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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)

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Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women
by Susan Faludi

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Winner of the National Book Critics Circle award for nonfiction, this controversial, thought-provoking, and timely book is as groundbreaking as Simone de Beauvoir's The Second Sex and Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique. -- Newsweek.... (read more)

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