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Anger Advantage by Deborah Cox, Ph.D., Karin H. Bruckner, M.A., L.P.C., and Sally Stabb, Ph.D.
Between Women by Luise Eichenbaum and Susie Orbach
Reasonable Creatures by Katha Pollitt. Vintage Publishing.
Susan Sontag comments, "Brave, funny, commonsensical, Katha Pollitt writes the liveliest, smartest essays on women's issues today."
Paradoxes of Gender by Judith Lorber. Yale University Press.
Judith Lorber is a professor of Sociology at Brooklyn College and The graduate School, City University of N.Y.
She argues that gender is wholly a product of socialization, subject to human agency, organization and interpretation; and that it is a social institution comparable to the economy, the family, and religion in its significance and consequences.
Women of Spirit by Katherine Martin. New World Library.
Stories of courage from the women who lived them. Betty Friedan says, "Reading the stories of these women of spirit confirmed my belief that women can overcome the most difficult obstacles and survive."
The Difference by Judy Mann. Warner Books.
Thirty years into the women's movement, girls are still being silenced. What happens to them? When? Who's responsible? Veteran Washington Post columnist, Judy Mann, wanting to protect her own teenage daughter, immersed herself in a two year investigation to look for answers.
Under Her Wing, The mentors who changed our lives by Barbara Quick. New Harbinger Publications, Inc.
"This book is an insightful tribute to women who help us uncover our dreams - from dreams of acceptance to dreams of accomplishment - as well as achieve them. Under Her Wing shows how these valuable mentor relationships give us a second chance." Tamara Traeder, co-author of Girlfriends: Invisible Bonds, Enduring Ties.
We Are Our Mother's Daughters by Cokie Roberts. Harper Collins Publishers.
This book celebrates the diversity of choices and perspectives available to women today. It affirms the bond of female solidarity - a vital, powerful inter-connection among all women, whatever their backgrounds.
How Jane Won by Dr. Syliva Rimm. Crown Publishers.
How do you define success? In Dr. Rimm's definition, success is more than a six-figure paycheck or a fancy title; it's a sense of happiness and satisfaction in what you do.
The Psychology of Women edited by Mary Roth Walsh. Yale University Press.
"A superb collection of articles that provides the reader with a rich and detailed mosaic of debates in the psychology of women. This book has the marks of a classic." Laurel Furnmoto, Professor of Psychology, Wellesley College.
The Challice and The Blade by Rianne Eisler. Harper, San Francisco.
The Chalice and The Blade tells a new story of our cultural origins. It shows that war & the "War of the sexes" are neither divinely nor biologically ordained. And it provides verification tha a better future is possible - and is, in fact, firmly rotted in the haunting dream of what actually happened in our past. Rianne Eisler is an internationally acclaimed scholar, futurity and activist, and is co-director of the Center o Partnership Studies in Pacific Grove, CA.
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