Women's Studies
93 Articles & Excerpts
Preface
 Seductress: Women Who Ravished the World and Their Lost Art of Love
by Betsy Prioleau, Ph.D.
In this road map to restoring feminine sexual power, Betsy Prioleau introduces and analyzes the stories of history's greatest seductresses. These are the women who ravished the world-from such classic figures as Cleopatra and Mae West to such lesser-known
Entertaining
Hosting a first shindig is a big step in a virgin's life-even if that shindig is holing up on a Tuesday night with takeout. A virgin's willingness to entertain reveals she inhabits a reasonably presentable living space, one with a refrigerator
Forget Rules for Catching a Husband. How 'bout Rules for Catching a Life?
 Kiss My Tiara: How to Rule the World as a SmartMouth Goddess
by Susan Jane Gilman
Smart rules for smart women of all cultures, sexualities, and sizes! Susan Jane Gilman serves up uncommon wisdom and practical advice on everything from sex to politics, from turning shopping skills into a power tool to using man-catching techniques
Lolita
 Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books
by Azar Nafisi, Ph.D.
We all have dreams-things we fantasize about doing and generally never get around to. This is the story of Azar Nafisi's dream and of the nightmare that made it come true. For two years before she left Iran in 1997, Nafisi gathered seven young women
Preface
The first book to document how participating in sports changes young girls' lives during the difficult years of adolescence. From high-profile women's professional leagues to high-school-level champions, girl athletes are acheiving record breakthroughs.
The Frailty Myth
Can women be equal to men as long as men are physically stronger? And are men, in fact, stronger? he myth of female frailty, with its roots in nineteenth-century medicine and misogyny, has had a damaging effect on women's health, social status
Diaries from Women Across America
 This Day in the Life
by Joni B. Cole, Rebecca Joffrey, B.K. Rakhra
Did You Ever Want to Read a Friend's Diary? In suburban neighborhoods and on family farms, in uptown lofts and homeless shelters, women across America chronicled their lives on the same day-June 29, 2004. This Day in the Life shares more than thirty
Why Me? Why Now?
 Girlology : A Girl's Guide to Stuff that Matters
by Trish Hutchison, M.D., Melisa Holmes, M.D.
According to Girlology, knowledge is power-or more specifically-Girl Power! Whether you believe it or not, there's a lot more to know about the body and the opposite sex. This book will give you confidence and girl power to build you goals, beliefs
Happiness
 How to Be Lovely: The Audrey Hepburn Way of Life
by Melissa Hellstern
A beloved icon who found success as an actress, a mother and an humanitarian, Audrey Hepburn perfected the art of gracious living. More philosophy than biography, How to Be Lovely revisits the many interviews Audrey gave over the years, allowing us to
Torch Song
 The Friend Who Got Away : Twenty Women's True Life Tales of Friendships that Blew Up, Burned Out or Faded Away
by Jenny Offill, Elissa Schappell
Losing a friend can be as painful and as agonizing as a divorce or the end of a love affair, yet it is rarely written about or even discussed. The Friend Who Got Away is the first book to address this near-universal experience, bringing together the brave
Men, Boys and Dust
 Veiled Courage: Inside the Afghan Women's Resistance
by Cheryl Benard, Ph.D.
Men, boys and dust. That was my initial impression when I first went to the Afghan border area in 1982, an expert in project design sent to assess the efficiency with which aid was being delivered to Afghan refugees by the international community.
Introduction
 Out of Her Mind: Women Writing on Madness
by Rebecca Shannonhouse
A century ago, in a genteel neighborhood of Montgomery, Alabama, a child was born who would eventually embody the freewheeling spirit of the 1920s flapper. Lavish and impulsive, Zelda Fitzgerald offered an alluring mix of privilege and melodrama to comple
Unstoppable Action: Acknowledge Fear, Prepare, and Then Act
 Unstoppable Women: Achieve Any Breakthrough Goal in 30 Days
by Cynthia Kersey
Loreena McKennitt knew that to succeed on her own terms, she needed more than musical talent and passion. She needed to educate herself about the music business. So she developed a step-by-step plan to become a savvy music businessperson: running her fled
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 Necessary Targets: A Story of Women and War
by Eve Ensler
Lights up on a posh living room. A coffee table with plates of food. J.S., a stunning, reserved woman near fifty, sits with Melissa, a young, strong woman who sits awkwardly on the sofa, drinking water.
My Story
 Time Off for Good Behavior: How Hardworking Women Can Take a Break and Change Their Lives
by Mary Lou Quinlan
Sister, Sister, call on me! I can still hear my high-pitched first grade voice, shouting those first Type A good girl words to Sister Thomas Anice. It was the fall of 1959 in St. Helena's School in Philadelphia and I was already in a hurry to succeed.
Strange Fruit
 Whatever Happened to Daddy's Little Girl? : The Impact of Fatherlessness on Black Women
by Jonetta Rose Barras
We faced the Gordon Plaza Apartment complex on St. Ferdinand Street. A rust-colored, four-inch band of wood raced around the middle of the mustard-painted buildings, reminding me of the dirty ring my two sisters and I left inside the silver metal tub when
Prologue
 Bare : The Naked Truth About Stripping (Live Girls)
by Elisabeth Eaves
I was naked. I looked at my reflection in the dressing room mirror. At five minutes to the hour, I noticed faint sweat beads on my forehead. At four minutes to, I patted my face with flesh-colored powder. With three minutes to go, I remembered that I was
Surround Yourself With Support
 Life Lessons For Women: 7 Essential Ingredients for a Balanced Life
by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Stephanie Marston
Inside this book, you'll not only find extraordinary stories from ordinary women, but practical advice on: pursuing your hopes and dreams, balancing your priorities, pampering yourself without guilt, building strong relationships
Introduction
 How to Be Like Women of Influence : Life Lessons from 20 of the Greatest
by Pat Williams, Ruth Williams
As a twenty-first-century woman, your choices are limitless in how you can make a difference in yourself and the world around you. Discover how twenty amazing women pressed forward the boundaries of race, religion, culture and business to make their own
Getting Ready for the Unstoppable Women Challenge
Unstoppable Women: Achieve Any Breakthrough Goal in 30 Days
by Cynthia Kersey
Are you ready to join the ranks of hundreds of women who have taken the Unstoppable Women Challenge and successfully achieved a breakthrough goal in just 30 days, making their lives richer and more satisfying in the process? If so, let's get started!
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