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Drag King Dreams מאת Leslie Feinberg Long before films like Boys Don't Cry alerted the world to the challenges--and extreme violence--transgendered people experience, Leslie Feinberg's blockbuster classic, Stone Butch Blues, offered a harrowing window onto transgendered life. Her brutally candid autobiographical novel about a blue-coll...

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Transgender History (Seal Studies) מאת Susan Stryker

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Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman's Guide to Why Feminism Matters מאת Jessica Valenti Feminism isn't dead. It just isn't very cool anymore. Enter Full Frontal Feminism, a book that embodies the forward-looking messages that author Jessica Valenti propagates on her popular website, Feministing.com. Covering a range of topics, including pop culture, health, reproductive rig...

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My Husband Betty: Love, Sex, and Life with a Crossdresser מאת Helen Boyd Author Helen Boyd is a happily married woman whose husband enjoys sharing her wardrobe—and she has written the first book on transgendered men to focus on their relationships and their female partners. Traditionally known as cross-dressers, transvestites, or drag queens, men like Helen’s husband...

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The Mother Trip: Hip Mama's Guide to Staying Sane in the Chaos of Motherhood (Live Girls) מאת Ariel Gore In her last book, outspoken urban mom Ariel Gore offered help for real-world mothers. In The Mother Trip, she gives her inspiration, encouragement, and moral support to unconventional moms. In these essays, she bashes the stereotype of the "good mother" and encourages readers to follow their ...

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Trace Elements of Random Tea Parties (Live Girls) מאת Felicia Luna Lemus "Buckle up, doll," urges the narrator of Trace Elements, "I promise I'll try not to tangle your quinceañera dress." So begins the adventure of Leticia Marisol Estrella Torez, who moves north to Los Angeles in an attempt to break from her past: from starched dresses and sleek, tight braids; from Nan...

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Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity מאת Julia Serano A provocative manifesto, Whipping Girl tells the powerful story of Julia Serano, a transsexual woman whose supremely intelligent writing reflects her diverse background as a lesbian transgender activist and professional biologist. Serano shares her experiences and observations — both p...

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Mother Shock: Loving Every (Other) Minute of It מאת Andrea J. Buchanan According to Andrea Buchanan, "mother shock" is the state in which many new parents exist during those first confusing, chaotic, and often comical years of parenting. It is the clash between expectation and result, theory and reality; a twilight zone of 24-hour-a-day living where life is no longer n...

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Open: Love, Sex and Life in an Open Marriage מאת Jenny Block Finally, a book about open marriage that grapples with the problems surrounding monogamy and fidelity in an honest, heartfelt, and non-fringe manner. Jenny Block is your average girl next door, a suburban wife and mother for whom married life never felt quite right. While many books on this top...

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Open: Love, Sex, and Life in an Open Marriage מאת Jenny Block Jenny Block is your average girl next door, a suburban wife and mother for whom married life never felt quite right. She operates from the assumption that most couples who are curious about or engaged in open marriages are in fact more like her—normal people who question whether monogamy is r...

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Diary of a Mad Housewife: A Novel מאת Sue Kaufman Made into a major motion picture that garnered an Oscar nomination, Diary of a Mad Housewife is a classic of women’s fiction that gave a wry voice to the nascent feminist stirrings of the 1960s and helped incite a revolution in the consciousness of a generation. After many years, this best-...

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Naked on the Internet: Hookups, Downloads, and Cashing in on Internet Sexploration מאת Audacia Ray Few things are more misunderstood and cause more fear and suspicion than the combination of female sexuality and the Internet. Naked on the Internet explores how women use cyberspace, personally and professionally, to learn about themselves, connect with others, and make a living. Author...

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Cunt: A Declaration of Independence Expanded and Updated Second Edition מאת Inga Muscio 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 this fully revised edition, she explores, with ca...

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The Anti 9-to-5 Guide: Practical Career Advice for Women Who Think Outside the Cube מאת Michelle Goodman Today, lots of women would love to integrate their passion with their career and are seeking advice on how to do just that. Michelle Goodman, a self proclaimed, "wage-slave" has written a fun, reassuring, girlfriend-to-girlfriend guide on identifying your passion, transitioning out of that unf...

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Purge: Rehab Diaries מאת Nicole Johns Purge is a beautifully crafted memoir that has a Girl, Interrupted feel. In this raw and engaging account of her months in rehab, Nicole Johns documents her stay in a residential treatment facility for eating disorders. Her prose is lucid and vivid, as she seamlessly switches verb...

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Sex and Bacon: Why I Love Things That Are Very, Very Bad for Me מאת Sarah Katherine Lewis It’s said that how we eat is reflective of our appetite in bed. Food and sex: two universal experiences that can easily become addictive and all consuming. You don’t need to look far—The Food Network, billboards, TV spots to name just a few—to witness firsthand the explosive combination...

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Getting Free: You Can End Abuse and Take Back Your Life (New Leaf) מאת Ginny NiCarthy Since its original publication in 1982, Getting Free has become a best seller and the most important self-help book on ending domestic violence. Written in an accessible style, packed with practical information and answers, special exercises designed to help a woman recognize abuse, and severa...

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My So-Called Freelance Life: How to Survive and Thrive as a Creative Professional for Hire מאת Michelle Goodman Tired of clocking in and losing out? Want to pursue creative, fulfilling work on your own time and also make a living in the process? My So-Called Freelance Life is a how-to guidebook for women who want to avoid the daily grind and turn their freelance dreams into reality. Michelle Goodm...

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The F-Word: Feminism In Jeopardy - Women, Politics and the Future מאת Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner Many young women today consider "feminism" a dirty word, an antiquated term that hasn't expanded to accommodate the diverse needs of a new generation. In addition, decades of negative campaigns, excessively "messaged" issues, and hanging chads have all combined to make political apathy appear not on...

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Men and Feminism: Seal Studies מאת Shira Tarrant There's no denying that men's involvement and interest in feminism is key to its continuing relevance and importance. Addressing the question of why men should care about feminism in the first place, Men and Feminism lays the foundation for a larger discussion about feminism as a human i...

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Offbeat Bride: Taffeta-Free Alternatives for Independent Brides מאת Ariel Meadow Stallings Unenthused by a white wedding gown and bored by the hoopla of the Hollywood-style reception, Ariel Meadow Stallings found herself absolutely exhausted with the nuances of traditional nuptials. So, she chose to take a walk off the beaten aisle and embrace the non-traditional bride within. T...

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Reclaiming Our Daughters: What Parenting a Pre-Teen Taught Me About Real Girls (previously published as My Girl) מאת Karen Stabiner Reclaiming Our Daughters (previously published as My Girl) offers a fresh and long-needed perspective on pre-teen and teen girls, one that finally brings a message of hope and optimism about girls today. Part memoir, part sociological examination, Karen Stabiner observes her daughter, Sa...

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Better Than I Ever Expected: Straight Talk About Sex After Sixty מאת Joan Price Better Than I Ever Expected is a warm, witty, and honest book that contends with the challenges and celebrates the delights of older-life sexuality. It asserts that women over sixty are at the top of their game when it comes to enjoying sex. Joan Price’s woman-to-woman straight talk t...

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The List: 100 Ways to Shake Up Your Life מאת Gail Belsky Get a tattoo, ride in a fire truck, or use food as foreplay—in short, get out there and shake things up! Fun, inspirational, and incredibly motivating, The List offers one hundred ideas—ranging from challenging to outrageous—for women who have been craving a little novelty in their...

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Bento Box in the Heartland: My Japanese Girlhood in Whitebread America מאת Linda Furiya While growing up in Versailles, an Indiana farm community, Linda Furiya tried to balance the outside world of Midwestern America with the Japanese traditions of her home life. As the only Asian family in a tiny township, Furiya's life revolved around Japanese food and the extraordinary len...

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Book by Book: The Complete Guide to Creating Mother-Daughter Book Clubs מאת Cindy Hudson Mothers and daughters share a special bond. . . why not further this bond through reading together? Book clubs have been growing in popularity over the past ten years, started by a variety of people with various interests and goals. Mother-daughter book clubs offer a great way for families to ...

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Travel Therapy: Where Do You Need to Go? מאת Karen Schaler For some, the only way to get over a break-up is to keep moving; for others, the only solace is a spa vacation. Tired of the same old routine, one woman might opt for a trip where the sole focus is helping others; another may decide that the only real escape is a Girlfriend Getaway with her bes...

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Rockabye: From Wild to Child מאת Rebecca Woolf Rockabye is the lively memoir of a spontaneous young city-girl who becomes unexpectedly pregnant. That city-girl is Rebecca Woolf, who at 23, after the "holy shit, I'm pregnant" realization, decides to keep the baby, marry the boyfriend (in Vegas no less), and figure out how to wed her r...

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Tango: An Argentine Love Story מאת Camille Cusumano Overwhelmed with the pain of a failed fifteen-year relationship, Camille Cusumano wanted badly to escape her life and heal her emotional wounds. After a violent encounter with her ex’s new girlfriend, Camille decided she had some serious soul-searching to do. She took off for Buenos Aires int...

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Girls' Studies: Seal Studies מאת Elline Lipkin Professors and students alike are taking interest in Girls' Studies—the socialization of girls versus boys—and beginning to analyze the impact of media, pop culture, messaging, and more on America's girls. Girls' Studies tackles socialization and gender expectations, body image, and ...

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The Boss of You: Everything A Woman Needs to Know to Start, Run, and Maintain Her Own Business מאת Emira Mears Female entrepreneurs are a growing force to be reckoned with. Each year, more and more women take the initiative and start their own business ventures—at twice the rate of men. Women continue to reshape the business world with innovative models, both large and small. So why is there a lack of...

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When the Piano Stops: A Memoir of Healing from Sexual Abuse מאת Catherine McCall Catherine McCall appeared to have all an American girl could want: well-to-do cosmopolitan parents, a private education, a strong faith foundation — even two baby grand pianos at her fingertips. But beneath this perfect façade, her family hid a horrific secret. No one could have guessed ther...

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Women Who Win: Female Athletes on Being the Best מאת Lisa Taggart Whether it's surfer Jamilah Star riding an unprecedented fifty-foot wave, Olympic marathoner Deena Kastor winning the bronze in 2004, or top-ranked climber Lynn Hill facing down a tough climb at Joshua Tree, one thing is certain: these women have game.What's more, these amazing athletes capture...

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The Stay-at-Home Survival Guide: Field-Tested Strategies for Staying Smart, Sane, and Connected While Caring for Your Kids מאת Melissa Stanton Melissa Stanton’s The Stay-at-Home Survival Guide is an all-encompassing, truth-telling how-to book that addresses the many practical and psychological issues facing stay-at-home moms today. How do you create time for yourself? Is there really time to do it all (feed the kids, keep the...

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The Testosterone Files: My Hormonal and Social Transformation from Female to Male מאת Max Wolf Valerio Max Wolf Valerio crafts a raw, gripping, and poetic account of life before, during, and after injecting testosterone. Valerio's detailed observations about a lesbian transitioning from female to a heterosexual male highlights the physical and emotional differences between women and men, and alt...

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Different Daughters: A History of the Daughters of Bilitis and the Rise of the Lesbian Rights Movement Marcia M. Gallo

Different Daughters: A History of the Daughters of Bilitis and the Rise of the Lesbian Rights Movement מאת Marcia M. Gallo Nearly fifteen years before the birth of gay liberation, the Daughters of Bilitis (DOB) was the world’s first organization committed to lesbian visibility and empowerment. Like its predominantly gay male counterpart, the Mattachine Society, DOB was launched in response to the oppressive anti-...

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Living Canvas: Your Total Guide to Tattoos, Piercings, and Body Modification מאת Karen Hudson Tattoos. Given their permanence, why is it that we sometimes put more thought into what we’ll wear next Saturday night, or our next haircut? As a tattoo specialist and writer for About.com, Karen L. Hudson has talked to far too many people who regret their tattoos. After years of fielding que...

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Letters to a Young Feminist מאת Ph.D. Phyllis Chesler Ph.D. Phyllis Chesler's Letters to a Young Feminist is a visionary call to action from a leading feminist revolutionary. Weaving personal experiences into her account of the movement's history, Chesler discusses the fundamentals of feminism, assesses the accomplishments and failures of her generation, and...

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Addicted Like Me: A Mother-Daughter Story of Substance Abuse and Recovery מאת Karen Franklin Told through the voices of a mother-daughter writing team, Addicted Like Me offers a detailed personal account of addiction and how it affects the entire family. Karen Franklin recounts her own past as a young addict, her struggle with the alcoholism of her parents, and ultimately her hu...

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Two Is Enough: A Couple's Guide to Living Childless by Choice מאת Laura S. Scott Fall in love. Get married. Have children. For most couples, marriage and children go hand in hand. And yet, the number of people choosing childlessness is on the rise. These are the childless by choice—people who have actively decided not to have children—rather than the childless by circum...

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Sweet Charlotte's Seventh Mistake מאת Cori Crooks In Sweet Charlotte’s Seventh Mistake Cori Crooks records her search for identity among the things left behind by her delinquent family, her deceased, drug-addicted con-artist mother, and her missing biological father. Told through old photographs, diary entries, letters, and the result...

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The Noncyclist's Guide to the Century and Other Road Races: Get on Your Butt and into Gear מאת Dawn Dais Get off your butt, get into some spandex . . . and get back on your butt again! Dawn Dais, author of The Nonrunner’s Marathon Guide for Women, is back and ready to take new cyclists from the bike store floor to the finish line. Dawn covers everything that newbie racers need to know: se...

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Half-Assed: A Weight-Loss Memoir מאת Jennette Fulda After undergoing gall bladder surgery at age twenty-three, Jennette Fulda decided it was time to lose some weight. Actually, more like half her weight. At the time, Jennette weighed 372 pounds.Jennette was not born fat. But, by fifth grade, her response to a school questionnaire asking “what ...

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In Love and In Danger: A Teen's Guide to Breaking Free of Abusive Relationships מאת Barrie Levy With one out of eleven high school students in the past year experiencing some form of physical abuse — being hit, slapped, or physically hurt on purpose by a boyfriend or girlfriend — young adults need to know where they can turn for help. Even more teens (as high as ninety-six percent) re...

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Navigating the Land of If: Understanding Infertility and Exploring Your Options מאת Melissa Ford Author of the extremely successful blog Stirrup Queens and Sperm Palace Jesters, Melissa Ford presents readers with a guide for navigating the complex world of infertility. The Land of If got its name not only because “IF” is the abbreviation for “infertility” in the online world, but a...

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Own It!: The Ups and Downs of Homebuying for Women Who Go It Alone מאת Jennifer Musselman Do you dream of owning a home but don’t think you can buy one alone?These days more and more single women are buying homes on their own, whether they’re are purchasing a home because it’s a good investment, buying a condo on the beach for the view (and the tax write-off), or finally reali...

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Women of Color and Feminism: Seal Studies Maythee Rojas

Women of Color and Feminism: Seal Studies מאת Maythee Rojas In this Seal Studies title, author and professor Maythee Rojas offers a look at the intricate crossroads of being a woman of color. Women of Color and Feminism tackles the question of how women of color experience feminism, and how race and socioeconomics can alter this experience. Rojas...

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Conquering Eating Disorders: How Family Communication Heals מאת Ph.D. Sue Cooper One out of every one hundred young women is anorexic. Four out of every one hundred are bulimic. Overall, research suggests that eight million Americans—men and women—have an eating disorder. Yet in the face of these startling statistics, parents do not have a clear understanding of how to ...

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Women and Violence: Seal Studies מאת Barrie Levy When women decide what to wear, where to go, how to get there, what time of day to be outdoors, and what affects their sense of security and safety, are they aware that they’re afraid of being sexually assaulted? Violence against women is, on a global scale, so common that some experts c...

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It's a Jungle Out There: The Feminist Survival Guide to Politically Inhospitable Environments מאת Amanda Marcotte For all of you humming “I Will Survive” while watching the political debacles gracing the evening news, when getting an earful from your Limbaugh-loving brother-in-law, or as you’re ducking into the bathroom to avoid the date espousing the wisdom of those Mars versus Venus books, this boo...

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No Touch Monkey!: And Other Travel Lessons Learned Too Late (Adventura Books Series) מאת Ayun Halliday Ayun Halliday may not make for the most sensible travel companion, but she is certainly one of the zaniest, with a knack for inserting herself (and her unwitting cohorts) into bizarre situations around the globe. Curator of kitsch and unabashed aficionada of pop culture, Halliday offers bemused, sel...