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Adorned in Dreams: Fashion and Modernityby Elizabeth WilsonISBN 0520062124 (0-520-06212-4)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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Anne Tyler: Three Complete Novelsby Anne TylerISBN 0517064596 (0-517-06459-6)
Hardcover, Random House Value Publishing
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The Awakening and Other Short Storiesby Kate Chopin, Judith BaxterISBN 0521567661 (0-521-56766-1)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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Beautiful Necessity: The Art and Meaning of Women's Altarsby Kay TurnerISBN 0500281505 (0-500-28150-5)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Breaking the Silence: French Women's Voices From the Ghettoby Sylvia Zappi, Fadela Amara, Helen Harden ChenutISBN 0520246217 (0-520-24621-7)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Breaking the Silence: French Women's Voices From the Ghetto'Book summary:Born in France of Algerian parents, Fadela Amara is a human rights activist who speaks with both a personal and a collective voice. This book is a passionate account of her struggle to found the movement called "Ni Putes Ni Soumises" (Neither Whore Nor Submissive), aimed at shattering the law of silence about violence against women within French suburban communities. The questions Amara raises are part of a broader agenda to open contemporary French society to greater ethnic and cultural diversity. These issues also pose problems of national identity and the defense of secularism for the state.[via]
As France increasingly confronts such tensions and the emergence of Islamic movements, French cities face problems of unemployment, racial and ethnic discrimination, and violence. Amara's eloquent call for social and gender equality underscores a host of interconnected issues, including France's colonial past and the degradation of the suburbs into ghettos that have progressively marginalized immigrant and working-class communities. Amara and her co-workers have challenged the French Republic's leaders using a strategy that champions republican secular values and stresses the language of universalism to advance individual rights. Women's rights are human rights, they argue, thus casting their demands for equality in terms of a broader struggle for democratic freedoms. Moving, candid, and timely, Breaking the Silence created a sensation when it was published in France. Fadela Amara is currently State Minister for Urban Affairs, charged with the rehabilitation of the very ghettos she describes.More editions of Breaking the Silence: French Women's Voices From the Ghetto:
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Buried Alive: The Biography of Janis Joplinby Myra FriedmanISBN 0517586509 (0-517-58650-9)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Buried Alive: The Biography of Janis Joplin'Book summary:Electrifying, highly acclaimed, and intensely personal, this new and updated version of Myra Friedman's classic biography of Janis Joplin teems with dramatic insights into Joplin's genius and into the chaotic times that catapulted her to fame as the legendary queen of rock. It is a stunning panorama of the turbulent decade when Joplin's was the rallying voice of a generation that lost itself in her music and found itself in her words.
From her small hometown of Port Arthur, Texas, to San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury, from the intimate coffeehouses to the supercharged concert halls, from the glitter of worldwide fame to her tragic end in a Hollywood hotel, here is all the fire and anguish of an immortal, immensely talented, and troubled performer who devoured everything the rock scene had to offer in a fatal attempt to make peace with herself and her era. Yet, in an eloquent introduction recently written by the author, Joplin emerges from her "ugly duckling" childhood as a woman truly ahead of her time, an outrageous rebel, a defiant outcast and artist of incomparable authenticity who, almost in spite of herself, became to so many a symbol of triumph over adversity.
This edition also contains an afterword detailing the whereabouts of a large and colorful cast of characters who were part of Joplin's life, as well as "We Remember Janis," a new chapter of poignant and affectionate anecdotes told by friends. [via]More editions of Buried Alive: The Biography of Janis Joplin:
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Christina Rossettiby Christina RossettiISBN 0460878204 (0-460-87820-4)
Softcover, Everyman
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The Closeby Chloe BreyerISBN 0465007155 (0-465-00715-5)
Softcover, Basic Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Close'Book summary:In some respects, Chloe Breyer's The Close does for seminary what Scott Turow's One L did for law school. It describes a student's initiation into an academic world that holds great mystique for many people on the outside. Subtitled "A Young Woman's First Year at Seminary," Breyer's memoir is an intimate glimpse at her 1997 entry into the Episcopalian General Theological Seminary in New York. Breyer's story is structured by the liturgical calendar (beginning with Advent and ending at Pentecost)--a significant decision, which summarizes one aspect of Breyer's understanding of what it means to live a Christian life. "What distinguishes everyone in my class from graduate students in secular fields is that each of us has a story woven into the Story that begins with Genesis and ends with Revelation," Breyer explains. Having grown up in a liberal, secular household, Breyer was often confronted with the blunt question, "Why seminary?" when she headed down the path to ordination. This book is an eloquent answer to that question. "Communicating my own explanation [to the question of why I'm in Seminary] in a fresh way that doesn't sound like a hackneyed campaign speech or an over-the-top sales pitch helps to strengthen my faith," Breyer writes. "Offering a testimony about God's work in my life gives me faith ... that, with God, there is strength and meaning to be found in seeking to put the interest of others before my own." Breyer's stories about her immersion in daily prayer, her academic adventures, and her work as a chaplain at Bellevue Hospital all make compelling reading. She's a twentysomething Kathleen Norris, and The Close is worth a close look. --Michael Joseph Gross [via]
The Cocktail Waitress: Woman's Work in a Man's Worldby James P. Spradley, Brenda J. MannISBN 0471817686 (0-471-81768-6)
Hardcover, Wiley
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The Compass Roseby Ursula K. Le GuinISBN 0517604167 (0-517-60416-7)
Hardcover, Random House Value Pub
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Cranfordby Elizabeth GaskellISBN 0486426815 (0-486-42681-5)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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Dazzleby Judith KrantzISBN 0517575019 (0-517-57501-9)
Hardcover, Crown Publishing Group
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Defining the Victorian Nation: Class, Race, Gender and the Brithsh Reform Act of 1867by Catherine Hall, Jane Rendall, Keith McClellandISBN 0521576539 (0-521-57653-9)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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Dignity: Lower Income Women Tell of Their Lives and Struggles Oral Historiesby Fran Leeper BussISBN 047206357X (0-472-06357-X)
Softcover, Univ of Michigan Pr
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Earth on Her Hands : The American Woman in Her Gardenby Starr OcKengaISBN 0517705613 (0-517-70561-3)
Hardcover, Crown Publishing Group
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Ethan Fromeby Edith WhartonISBN 0486266907 (0-486-26690-7)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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Famous Women of the Civil War Coloring Bookby Peter F. CopelandISBN 0486407993 (0-486-40799-3)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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Female Playwrights of the Restoration: Five Comediesby Fidelis Morgan, Paddy LyonsISBN 0460870807 (0-460-87080-7)
Hardcover, J.M. Dent
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Female Playwrights of the Restoration: Five Comediesby Paddy Lyons, Fidelis MorganISBN 0460874276 (0-460-87427-6)
Softcover, Tuttle Pub
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A Five Year Sentenceby Bernice RubensISBN 0491024630 (0-491-02463-0)
Hardcover, W. H. Allen
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Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Gardenby Frances Hodgson Burnett, Thea KlirosISBN 0486280241 (0-486-28024-1)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Garden'Book summary:Mistress Mary is quite contrary until she helps her garden grow. Along the way, she manages to cure her sickly cousin Colin, who is every bit as imperious as she. These two are sullen little peas in a pod, closed up in a gloomy old manor on the Yorkshire moors of England, until a locked-up garden captures their imaginations and puts the blush of a wild rose in their cheeks; "It was the sweetest, most mysterious-looking place any one could imagine. The high walls which shut it in were covered with the leafless stems of roses which were so thick, that they matted together.... 'No wonder it is still,' Mary whispered. 'I am the first person who has spoken here for ten years.'" As new life sprouts from the earth, Mary and Colin's sour natures begin to sweeten. For anyone who has ever felt afraid to live and love, The Secret Garden's portrayal of reawakening spirits will thrill and rejuvenate. Frances Hodgson Burnett creates characters so strong and distinct, young readers continue to identify with them even 85 years after they were conceived. (Ages 9 to 12) [via]
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Freud's Womenby John Forrester, Lisa AppignanesiISBN 0465025633 (0-465-02563-3)
Hardcover, Perseus Books Group
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Freud's Women/Family, Patients, Followersby John Forrester, Lisa AppignanesiISBN 0465025641 (0-465-02564-1)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group
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Good Wivesby Louisa May AlcottISBN 0460050192 (0-460-05019-2)
Hardcover, J M Dent & Sons Ltd
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Hedda Gablerby Henrik IbsenISBN 0486264696 (0-486-26469-6)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hedda Gabler'Book summary:This dark psychological drama was first produced in Norway in 1890 and depicts the evil machinations of a ruthless, nihilistic heroine: the infamous Hedda Gabler. Readers will discover a masterly exploration of the nature of evil, along with the potential for tragedy that lies in human frailty. A true masterpiece.[via]More editions of Hedda Gabler:
How The Pro-choice Movement Saved Americaby Cristina PageISBN 0465054897 (0-465-05489-7)
Hardcover, Perseus Books Group
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How the Pro-choice Movement Saved America: Freedom, Politics, And the War on Sexby Cristina PageISBN 0465054900 (0-465-05490-0)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group
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I'm with the Bandby Pamela Des BarresISBN 0515097128 (0-515-09712-8)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Jacob's Roomby Virginia WoolfISBN 048640109X (0-486-40109-X)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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Lady Audley's Secret,by Mary Elizabeth Braddon MaxwellISBN 0486230112 (0-486-23011-2)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lady Audley's Secret,'Book summary:Great Victorian mystery classic, beautifully plotted, suspenseful; praised by Thackeray, Boucher, Starrett, others. What happened to beautiful, vicious Lady Audleys husband? New introduction by Norman Donaldson. "...a real find for the mystery buff."Savannah (GA) News.[via]More editions of Lady Audley's Secret,:
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Letters to Philipby Charlie SheddISBN 0515090786 (0-515-09078-6)
Softcover, Jove Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Letters to Philip'Book summary:Here is a warm, witty, and wise book for every young man who has ever wondered what to do and say in difficult situations with the opposite sex. Dr. Shedd offers helpful hints on how to turn a complaint into a compliment and much more. [via]
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Lillian Gish: Her Legend, Her Lifeby Charles AffronISBN 0520234340 (0-520-23434-0)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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Living My Lifeby Emma GoldmanISBN 0486225437 (0-486-22543-7)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Living My Life'Book summary:Volume 2 of the candid, no-holds-barred account by foremost American anarchist Goldman continues with the fascinating story of her life. Includes eye-opening information on the anarchist movement, details on the author's famous contemporaries, their ideas and their worldwide impact. An amazing read, and a must for history and political science buffs.[via] 
Loose Changeby Sara DavidsonISBN 0520209109 (0-520-20910-9)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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The Mammoth Huntersby Jean M. AuelISBN 0517556278 (0-517-55627-8)
Hardcover, Crown Publishing Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Mammoth Hunters'Book summary:In this third and long-awaited novel in the acclaimed Earth's Children "TM" series, Ayla, the independent heroine of The Clan of the Cave Bear and The Valley of Horses, sets out from the valley on Whinney, the horse she tamed. With her is Jondalar, the tall, handsome, yellow-haired man she nursed back to health and came to love. Together they meet the Mamutoi -- the Mammoth Hunters -- people like Ayla. But to Ayla, who was raised by the Clan of the Cave Bear, they are "the Others." She approaches them with mixed feelings of fear and curiosity.Talut, a powerful bear of a man with bright red hair, a booming laugh, and a gentle heart, and his tall, dark-haired sister, Tulie, are the leaders of the Lion Camp of the Mamutoi. It is here that Ayla finds her first women friends, but some among the Mamutoi dislike Ayla because she was raised by "flatheads," their name for the people of the Clan. Ayla is haunted by her memories of the Clan because Rydag, a child of mixed parentage living with the Mamutoi, bears so strong a resemblance to her own son, Durc.It is the Mamutoi master carver of ivory dark-skinned Ranec, flirtatious, artistic, magnetic -- who fascinates Ayla. She finds herself drawn to him. Because of her uncanny control over animals, her healing skills, and the magic firestone she discovered, Ayla is adopted into the Mammoth Hearth by Mamut, the ancient shaman of the Great Earth Mother.Ayla finds herself torn between her strong feelings for Ranec and her powerful love for the wildly jealous and unsure Jondalar. It is not until after the great mammoth hunt, when Ayla's life is threatened, that a fateful decision is made.Set in the challenging terrain of Ice Age Europe that millions of Jean M. Auel readers have come to treasure, The Mammoth Hunters is an epic novel of love, knowledge, jealousy, and hard choices -- a novel certain to garner Jean M. Auel even greater acclaim as a master storyteller of the dawn of humanity. [via]
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Maria, or the Wrongs of Womanby Mary Wollstonecraft, William S. GodwinISBN 0486445038 (0-486-44503-8)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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Mary Queen of Scotsby Outlet Book Company Staff, Random House Value Publishing StaffISBN 0517414244 (0-517-41424-4)
Hardcover, Random House Value Publishing
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mary Queen of Scots'Book summary:Mary Queen of Scots passed her childhood in France and married the Dauphin to become Queen of France at the age of sixteen. Widowed less than two years later, she returned to Scotland as Queen after an absence of thirteen years. Her life then entered its best known phase: the early struggles with John Knox and the unruly Scottish nobility; the fatal marriage to Darnley and his mysterious death; her marriage to Bothwell, the chief suspect, that led directly to her long English captivity at the hands of Queen Elizabeth; the poignant and extraordinary story of her long imprisonment that ended with the labyrinthine Babington plot to free her, and her execution at the age of forty-four. [via]
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Memoirs from the Women's Prisonby Nawal Sadawi, Marilyn BoothISBN 0520088883 (0-520-08888-3)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Memoirs from the Women's Prison'Book summary:Often likened to Rigoberta Menchu and Nadine Gordimer, Nawal El Saadawi is one of the world's leading feminist authors. Director of Health and Education in Cairo, she was summarily dismissed from her post in 1972 for her political writing and activities. In 1981 she was imprisoned by Anwar Sadat for alleged "crimes against the State" and was not released until after his assassination.[via]
Memoirs from the Women's Prison offers both firsthand witness to women's resistance to state violence and fascinating insights into the formation of women's community. Saadawi describes how political prisoners, both secular intellectuals and Islamic revivalists, forged alliances to demand better conditions and to maintain their sanity in the confines of their cramped cell.
Saadawi's haunting prose makes Memoirs an important work of twentieth-century literature. Recognized as a classic of prison writing, it touches all who are concerned with political oppression, intellectual freedom, and personal dignity.More editions of Memoirs from the Women's Prison:
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Myths of Gender: Biological Theories About Women and Menby Anne Fausto-SterlingISBN 0465047920 (0-465-04792-0)
Softcover, Perseus Books
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New Times in the Old South: Or, Why Scarlett's in Therapy and Tara's Going Condoby Maryln SchwartzISBN 0517138042 (0-517-13804-2)
Hardcover, Random House Value Publishing
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No Nameby Wilkie CollinsISBN 0486236056 (0-486-23605-6)
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Nobody's Story: The Vanishing Acts of Women Writers in the Marketplace, 1670-1820by Catherine GallagherISBN 0520203380 (0-520-20338-0)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr on Demand
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North and Southby Elizabeth Gaskell, Jenny UglowISBN 0460872575 (0-460-87257-5)
Softcover, Dent & Sons (Canada), Limited, J. M.
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› Find signed collectible books: 'North and South'Book summary:Part of the "Everyman" series, which includes a themed introduction, a chronology of the author, a plot summary and selected criticism. This is a novel of hardship, passion and hard-won wisdom among the conflicts of the Industrial Revolution. [via]
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Outrageous Women of Colonial Americaby Mary R. FurbeeISBN 047138299X (0-471-38299-X)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Outrageous Women of the Middle Agesby Vicki LeonISBN 0471170046 (0-471-17004-6)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Particular Passionsby CrownISBN 0517545942 (0-517-54594-2)
Hardcover, Crown Publishing Group
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Poems of Christina Rossettiby Christina Rossetti, Florence HarrisonISBN 0517118513 (0-517-11851-3)
Hardcover, Random House Value Pub
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Prostitution and Victorian Societyby Judith R. WalkowitzISBN 0521270642 (0-521-27064-2)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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Prostitution and Victorian Society: Women, Class, and the Stateby Judith R. WalkowitzISBN 0521223342 (0-521-22334-2)
Hardcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Prostitution and Victorian Society: Women, Class, and the State'Book summary:The state regulation of prostitution, as established under the Contagious Diseases Acts of 1864, 1866 and 1869, and the successful campaign for the repeal of the Acts, provide the framework for this study of alliances between prostitutes and feminists and their clashes with medical authorities and police. Prostitution and Victorian Society makes a major contribution to women's history, working-class history, and the social history of medicine and politics. It demonstrates how feminists and others mobilized over sexual questions, how public discourse on prostitution redefined sexuality in the late nineteenth century, and how the state helped to recast definitions of social deviance. [via]
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The Rainbowby D. H. Lawrence, Mark Kinkead-WeekesISBN 0521296897 (0-521-29689-7)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Rainbow'Book summary:D. H. Lawrence expected The Rainbow to have 'a bit of a fight' before it was accepted, but 'The fight will have to be made, that is all'. It was suppressed, just over a month after publication, in November 1915. The American publisher would make thirteen further cuts and 'dribble out' the book quietly. In 1930 the British government would again consider suppressing a new printing of The Rainbow. Professor Mark Kinkead-Weekes gives the composition history and collates the surviving states of the text to assess the damage done to Lawrence's novel, and to provide a text as close to that which the author wrote as is now possible. The final manuscript, revisions in the typescript and the first edition are recorded in full in the textual apparatus so the reader can follow the novel's development and evaluate what outside interference may have done to it. Also included are Explanatory notes to historical references and allusions, and an interior chronology of the book itself. [via]
Recreating Japanese Women, 1600-1945by Gail Lee BernsteinISBN 0520070178 (0-520-07017-8)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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Reflections on the Way to the Gallows: Rebel Women in Prewar Japanby Mikiso HaneISBN 0520084217 (0-520-08421-7)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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The Reign of the Phallus: Sexual Politics in Ancient Athensby Eva C. KeulsISBN 0520079299 (0-520-07929-9)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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The Reproduction of Mothering: Psychoanalysis and the Sociology of Genderby Nancy ChodorowISBN 0520221559 (0-520-22155-9)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Reproduction of Mothering: Psychoanalysis and the Sociology of Gender'Book summary:When this best-seller was published, it put the mother-daughter relationship and female psychology on the map. The Reproduction of Mothering was chosen by Contemporary Sociology as one of the ten most influential books of the past twenty-five years. With a new preface by the author, this updated edition is testament to the formative effect that Nancy Chodorow's work continues to exert on psychoanalysis, social science, and the humanities.[via]More editions of The Reproduction of Mothering: Psychoanalysis and the Sociology of Gender:
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A Room of Her Own: Women's Personal Spacesby Chris Casson MaddenISBN 0517599392 (0-517-59939-2)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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The Sabbathday Riverby Jean Hanff KorelitzISBN 0515130117 (0-515-13011-7)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Secret Gardenby Random House Value Publishing Staff, Frances Hodgson BurnettISBN 0517189607 (0-517-18960-7)
Hardcover, Random House Value Publishing
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Secret Garden'Book summary:Mistress Mary is quite contrary until she helps her garden grow. Along the way, she manages to cure her sickly cousin Colin, who is every bit as imperious as she. These two are sullen little peas in a pod, closed up in a gloomy old manor on the Yorkshire moors of England, until a locked-up garden captures their imaginations and puts the blush of a wild rose in their cheeks; "It was the sweetest, most mysterious-looking place any one could imagine. The high walls which shut it in were covered with the leafless stems of roses which were so thick, that they matted together.... 'No wonder it is still,' Mary whispered. 'I am the first person who has spoken here for ten years.'" As new life sprouts from the earth, Mary and Colin's sour natures begin to sweeten. For anyone who has ever felt afraid to live and love, The Secret Garden's portrayal of reawakening spirits will thrill and rejuvenate. Frances Hodgson Burnett creates characters so strong and distinct, young readers continue to identify with them even 85 years after they were conceived. (Ages 9 to 12) [via]
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The Secret Garden : A Young Reader's Edition of the Classic Storyby Frances Hodgson Burnett, Troy HowellISBN 0517200198 (0-517-20019-8)
Softcover, Crown Publishing Group
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The Shell Seekersby Rosamunde PilcherISBN 051722285X (0-517-22285-X)
Hardcover, Random House Value Pub
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"The Shell Seekers is a deeply satisfying story, written with love and confidence."
Maeve Binchy, The New York Times Book Review
The Shell Seekers, the classic novel by acclaimed writer Rosamunde Pilcher, is now available in hardcover once more. This epic romance has sold over 3.5 million copies to date; her other bestsellers include Winter Solstice, Wild Mountain Thyme, and Coming Home.
Set in London and Cornwall from World War II to present, The Shell Seekers tells the story of the Keeling family, and of the passions and heartbreak that have held them together for three generations. The family centers around Penelope, and it is her love, courage, and sense of values that determine the course of all their lives, Deftly shifting back and forth in time, each chapter centers on one of the principal players in the family's history. the unifying thread is an oil painting entitled "The Shell Seekers," done by Penelope's father. It is this painting that symbolizes to Penelope the ties between the generations. But it is the fate of this painting that just may tear the family apart. [via]More editions of The Shell Seekers:
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Story of an African Farmby Olive SchreinerISBN 0486401650 (0-486-40165-0)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Story of an African Farm'Book summary:A searing indictment of the rigid Boer social conventions of the 19th century, the first great South African novel chronicles the adventures of 3 childhood friends who defy societal repression. The novel's unorthodox views on religion and marriage aroused widespread controversy upon its 1883 publication.[via]More editions of Story of an African Farm:
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The Tale Of Genjiby Murasaki Shikibu, Arthur WaleyISBN 0486414159 (0-486-41415-9)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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The Taming of the Shrewby William ShakespeareISBN 0486297659 (0-486-29765-9)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Taming of the Shrew'Book summary:One of the most controversial and problematic of all of Shakespeare's plays, The Taming of the Shrew is a typical Elizabethan domestic comedy written around 1592. Petruchio, a gentleman of Verona, arrives in Padua and announces to his friends that "I come to wive it wealthily in Padua; / If wealthily, then happily in Padua". He soon finds that a group of men keen to marry Bianca, the younger daughter of rich old Baptista, are frustrated by her elder, "shrewish" sister, Katherine. There is much subsequent hilarity as Bianca's suitors make a bet with Petruchio that he cannot "tame" and marry Katherine. Despite Katherine's protestations, Petruchio goes ahead with the match, using deliberately unorthodox behaviour to confuse Katherine (including a scene where he starves her), claiming that "this is the way to kill a wife with kindness". The play culminates with a scene of Katherine's apparently spontaneous subjection to her husband's will, where she places her hand beneath her husband's foot, and tells the other wives present that "thy husband is thy lord, thy life, thy keeper". The play's gratuitous scenes of women being abused and vilified in the name of "comedy" has made many directors and critics very uncomfortable with the play, and many feminist critics have condemned contemporary productions of the play as reproducing certain 16th-century stereotypes concerning women who speak out against male authority. --Jerry Brotton [via]
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The Taming of the Shrewby Ann ThompsonISBN 052129388X (0-521-29388-X)
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The Uses of Literacy in Early Medieval Europeby Rosamond McKitterickISBN 0521428963 (0-521-42896-3)
Softcover, Cambridge University Press
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Wives and Daughtersby Pam Morris, Elizabeth Gaskell, Graham HandleyISBN 0460876511 (0-460-87651-1)
Softcover, Tuttle Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Wives and Daughters'Book summary:Molly seems fated to suffer, firstly from her father's ill-conceived remarriage, and then from seeing her friend Roger Hamley infatuated with Molly's stepsister Cynthia. Everyone relies on Molly, but when will she have a fulfilling life of her own? This study edition contains commentary. [via]
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Woman and Laborby Olive SchreinerISBN 0486404447 (0-486-40444-7)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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A Woman's Civil War: A Diary, With Reminiscences of the War, from March 1862by Minrose Gwin, Cornelia Peake McDonaldISBN 0517222140 (0-517-22214-0)
Hardcover, Random House Value Pub
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Women and Gender in Early Modern Europeby Merry E. WiesnerISBN 0521778220 (0-521-77822-0)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Women and Gender in Early Modern Europe'Book summary:This is a major new edition of a stimulating and authoritative book. Merry Wiesner has updated and expanded her prize-winning study; she has added new sections on topics such as sexuality, masculinity, the impact of colonialism, and women's role as consumers. Other themes investigated include the female life cycle, literacy, women's economic role, artistic creation, female piety--and witchcraft--and the relationship between gender and power. Accessible, engrossing, and lively, this book will be of central importance for those interested in gender history, early modern Europe, and comparative history. [via]
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Women and Literature in Britain, 1700-1800by Vivien JonesISBN 0521586801 (0-521-58680-1)
Softcover, Cambridge University Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Women and Literature in Britain, 1700-1800'Book summary:Women and Literature in Britain, 1700-1800 is unique in providing an authoritative, up-to-date overview of eighteenth-century women's writing and its contexts. The contributors are well-known feminist literary critics, cultural historians and historians of publishing. They discuss the construction of women, and women's writing across a wide range of genres, including essays on ideas of femininity, women and race, changing family structures, women and the law, and women as publishers and as readers. This book will be an invaluable resource both for students and experts in the field. [via]
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The Women in Our Lives: Cinderella, Scarlett, Virginia, and Meby Louise BernikowISBN 0517538431 (0-517-53843-1)
Hardcover, Random House Value Pub
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Women Romantic Poets: 1785-1832 an Anthologyby Jennifer BreenISBN 0460870785 (0-460-87078-5)
Hardcover, J.M. Dent
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Writing Women's Worlds: Bedouin Storiesby Lila Abu-LughodISBN 0520083040 (0-520-08304-0)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Writing Women's Worlds: Bedouin Stories'Book summary:In 1978 Lila Abu-Lughod climbed out of a dusty van to meet members of a small Awlad 'Ali Bedouin community. Living in this Egyptian Bedouin settlement for extended periods during the following decade, Abu-Lughod took part in family life, with its moments of humor, affection, and anger. She witnessed striking changes, both cultural and economic, and she recorded the stories of the women. Writing Women's Worlds is Abu-Lughod's telling of those stories; it is also about what happens in bringing the stories to others.[via]
As the new teller of these tales Abu-Lughod draws on anthropological and feminist insights to construct a critical ethnography. She explores how the telling of these stories challenges the power of anthropological theory to render adequately the lives of others and the way feminist theory appropriates Third World women. Writing Women's Worlds is thus at once a vivid set of stories and a study in the politics of representation.More editions of Writing Women's Worlds: Bedouin Stories:
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El Jardin Secretoby Frances Hodgson Burnett, Aurora Ulsamer, Rafael Diaz Santander, Thea KlirosISBN 0486291995 (0-486-29199-5)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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