Non-fiction favorites
Discover top non-fiction favorites with our curated list of must-read books. Explore bestsellers, biographies, history, and more for your next great read.
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Backlash
by Susan Faludi
A New York Times bestseller for more than four months, Backlash is Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Susan Faludi's eye-opening, meticulously documented account of the growing and …
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Against Our Will
by Susan Brownmiller
The bestselling feminist classic that revolutionized the way we think about rape, as a historical phenomenon and as an urgent crisis—essential reading in the era …
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Whores and Other Feminists
by Jill Nagle
First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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The New Victorians
by Rene Denfeld
Journalist Rene Denfeld explains why her generation has become alienated from the women's movement, maintaining that the actions of the movement's current leadership have actually …
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Generations
by Neil Howe
Hailed by national leaders as politically diverse as former Vice President Al Gore and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Generations has been heralded by reviewers …
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Barren in the Promised Land
by Elaine Tyler May
Chronicling astonishing shifts in public attitudes toward reproduction, May reveals the intersection between public life and the most private part of our lives--sexuality, procreation, and …
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The Clone Age
by Lori Andrews
With a new afterword. Sperm donors on the Internet, an epidemic of multiple births, posthumous parenting-the foremost legal expert in the field takes us inside …
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Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism
by John Shelby Spong
By popular demand—study guides to two of Bishop John Shelby Spong's bestselling and controversial works, including questions, reflections, and summaries for group and individual use.
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Sexual Politics
by Kate Millett
Praised and denounced when it was first published in 1970, Sexual Politics not only explored history but also became part of it. Kate Millett's groundbreaking …
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The Baby Boon
by Elinor Burkett
Who stays late at the office when Mom leaves for a soccer match? Whose dollars pay for the tax credits, childcare benefits, and school vouchers …
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Private Choices, Public Consequences
by Lynda Beck Fenwick
"Private Choices, Public Consequences will open your eyes to both the amazing reproductive choices some people are making today and the far-reaching public consequences of …
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Where the Girls Are
by Susan J. Douglas
Media critic Douglas deconstructs the ambiguous messages sent to American women via TV programs, popular music, advertising, and nightly news reporting over the last 40 …
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The Woman That Never Evolved
by Sarah Blaffer Hrdy
What does it mean to be female? Sarah Blaffer Hrdy--a sociobiologist and a feminist--believes that evolutionary biology can provide some surprising answers. Surprising to those …
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Regulating the Lives of Women
by Mimi Abramovitz
This important book looks at the changes in AFDC, Social Security, and Unemployment Insurance, and welfare "reform." This new edition reveals how welfare policy scapegoats …
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Blinded by the Right
by David Brock
In a powerful and deeply personal memoir David Brock, the original right-wing scandal reporter, chronicles his rise to the pinnacle of the conservative movement and …
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Recreating Motherhood
by Barbara Katz Rothman
Selling "genetically gifted" human eggs on the free market for a hefty price. In vitro fertilization. Fetal rights. Prenatal diagnosis. Surrogacy. All are instances of …