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Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper
by Diablo Cody

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Decreed by David Letterman (tongue in cheek) on CBS TV's "The Late Show" to be the pick of "Dave's Book Club 2006," Candy Girl is the story of a young writer who dared to bare it all as a stripper. At the age of twenty-four, Diablo Cody decided there had... (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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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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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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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 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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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 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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Brilliantly persuasive, this is an exploration of the phenomenon of the violent backlash against feminism that uses images of female beauty as a political weapon against women's advancement. "A smart, angry, insightful book, and a clarion call to freedom"... (read more)

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Red: Teenage Girls in America Write on What Fires Up Their Lives Today Red: Teenage Girls in America Write on What Fires Up Their Lives Today
by Amy Goldwasser

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A strikingly honest, vividly written collection of personal essays by teenage girls, this work offers a glimpse into the lives of today's MySpace generation. While psychologists have tried to explain the teen girl in recent years, no book since "Ophelia... (read more)

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The Alphabet Versus the Goddess: The Conflict Between Word and Image The Alphabet Versus the Goddess: The Conflict Between Word and Image
by Leonard Shlain

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The author of "Art & Physics" now offers "a fascinating account of the evolution of our male and female ways of knowing" (Clarissa Pinkola Estes, author of" Women Who Run with the Wolves"). 35 illustrations.... (read more)

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Cunt: A Declaration of Independence Cunt: A Declaration of Independence
by Inga Muscio and Betty Dodson

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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)

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I'm Looking Through You: Growing Up Haunted: A Memoir I'm Looking Through You: Growing Up Haunted: A Memoir
by Jennifer Fin Boylan

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From the bestselling author of She's Not There comes another buoyant, unforgettable memoir--I'm Looking Through You is about growing up in a haunted house...and making peace with the ghosts that dwell in our hearts. For Jennifer Boylan, creaking stairs... (read more)

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My Gender Workbook: How to Become a Real Man, a Real Woman, the Real You, or Something Else Entirely My Gender Workbook: How to Become a Real Man, a Real Woman, the Real You, or Something Else Entirely
by Kate Bornstein

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Whether she's using the USFDA's food group triangle to explain gender, or quoting one-liners from real "gender transgressors", Bornstein's first and foremost concern is making information on gender bending truly accessible. With quizzes and exercises... (read more)

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The Romanian: Story of an Obsession The Romanian: Story of an Obsession
by Bruce Benderson

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The first American to win the Prix de Flore--one of France's most distinguished literary prizes--presents a wildly romantic, true-life love story sustained by little white codeine pills, a poetic self-awareness, and an unwavering belief in the perfect... (read more)

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Body Outlaws: Rewriting the Rules of Beauty and Body Image Body Outlaws: Rewriting the Rules of Beauty and Body Image
by Ophira Edut

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Pick up a magazine, turn on the TV, and you'll find few women who haven't been fried, dyed, plucked, or tucked. In short, you'll see no body outlaws. The writers in this groundbreaking anthology reveal a world where bodies come in all their many... (read more)

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Herland Herland
by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

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This seriously funny book portraying a classic Utopia based upon feminist and socialist ideals is a landmark feminist book. Reissue.... (read more)

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Whole Lesbian Sex Book 2ND Edition a Passionate Whole Lesbian Sex Book 2ND Edition a Passionate
by Felice Newman

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Drawing on a wide range of published sources as well as her own notoriously graphic questionnaire circulated by e-mail, the author has compiled an exhaustively thorough how-to guide with an entirely new chapter on relationships.... (read more)

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Woman: An Intimate Geography Woman: An Intimate Geography
by Natalie Angier

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With the clarity, insight, and sheer exuberance of language that make her one of "The New York Times's premier stylists, Pulitzer Prize-winner Natalie Angier lifts the veil of secrecy from that most enigmatic of evolutionary masterpieces, the female body.... (read more)

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Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype
by Clarissa Pinkola Estes

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"A deeply spiritual book...She honors what is tough, smart and untamed in women. She venerates the female soul." --The Washington Post Book World Within every woman there lives a powerful force, filled with good instincts, passionate creativity, and... (read more)

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The Second Sex The Second Sex
by Simone De Beauvoir

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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)

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