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Cat Women: Female Writers on Their Feline Friends

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McMorris, Megan, PUBLISHER: Seal Press (CA), Part diva, part purring furball, ong>catong>s always keep you wondering. Are they happy to see you? Mad at the world? ong>Catong>s are subtle little comics, rubbing against your legs when you'd forgotten they were in the room, purring in your car in the middle of the night. What is it about these sly, droll, and unpredictable creatures that captivates us? And what's the deal with the whole crazy ong>catong> lady stercotype, anyway? From a tale about how rescuing a stray ong>catong> ended up saving a friendship to an unapologetic piece by a confirmed--and proud --crazy ong>catong> lady, the essays in ong>Catong> ong>Womenong> range from thought-provoking and heartrending to laugh-out-loud funny, all delving into the many ways these often aloof little divas touch our lives.

Unsex'd Revolutionaries: Five Women Novelists of the 's

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ty, Eleanor, PUBLISHER: University of Toronto Press, ong>Womenong> had been writing long before the French Revolution, but the reactionary character of the s infused their work with a public importance and an urgency. The decade was one of intense argument and reflection on the role of ong>womenong> in society. Eleanor Ty studies the ways in which five ong>womenong> ong>writersong> of the s politicized the domestic or sentimental novel in response to oppression and exclusion. Influenced by radical post-revolution thinkers, Mary Wollstonecraft, Mary Hays, Helen Maria Williams, Elizabeth Inchbald, and Charlotte Smith wrote fiction that questioned existing social, economic, legal and cultural practices as they related to ong>womenong>. In particular, they dealt with historically specific gender issues such as ong>femaleong> eduong>catong>ion, the rights and 'wrongs' of woman, and the duties of a wife. Using historical and feminist psycho-linguistic studies as a base, Ty explores some of the complexities encountered in the writings of these five ong>womenong>. Through their challenge to Edmund Burke's patriarchal ideas, they discovered strategies of writing based on the maternal or ong>femaleong> aesthetic. For these 'unsex'd revolutionaries, ' sentimental or domestic fiction was not just about courtship, love, and romance. Their writings interrogate the structures of society, and criticize and make relevant the connections between the personal and the political, the domestic and the public sphere.

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The Forgotten Generation: French Women Writers of the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Milligan, Jennifer, PUBLISHER: Berg Publishers, As a wave of open misogyny swept through French literature and society in the aftermath of the Great War, a new generation of professional ong>womenong> ong>writersong> took up pen to redress the situation. They disputed the prescriptive social and cultural roles ascribed to ong>womenong> and proposed inspiring new definitions of womanhood. Many critics today are oblivious to ong>womenong>'s literary achievements during this period, which remain subject to severe critical neglect. This book analyzes and challenges the way in which these important ong>womenong> ong>writersong> have been marginalized in the annals of French literary history and offers fresh readings and reappraisals of their thematically and aesthetically innovative works.

Coping with Miscarriage: A Simple, Reassuring Guide to

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Luebbermann, Mimi, PUBLISHER: Prima Lifestyles, Most ong>womenong> who miscarry feel grief-stricken, and few understand how deeply their sorrow runs. Often these ong>womenong> receive little comfort from doctors, relatives, friends, and even spouses. Mimi Luebbermann draws upon her years as a counselor to show mourning ong>womenong> -- and men -- how to ease their sorrow.

Truth Tales: Contemporary Stories by Women Writers of India

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kali for ong>Womenong> / Kalpakian, Laura / Alexander, Meena, PUBLISHER: Feminist Press, The rich popular tradition of India's ong>womenong> ong>writersong> is finally available in this collection of short stories translated from seven of the country's languages. The ong>writersong> and their heroines reflect the complex mosaic of Indian life-they are old and young, rural and urban, rich and poor. Here we meet Muniyakka, called "walkie-talkie" because she mutters to herself; Shakun, the dollmaker, an exploited artist who needs to feel that others depend on her; and Jashoda, professional mother to children of the rich, from Mahasveta Devi's acknowledged masterpiece "The Wet Nurse." These stories "are dense with thsoe customs, manners, and objects that usually remain locked within regional languages," wrote Anita Desai in the New York Review of Books. Meena Alexander's thoughtful introduction places the stories and the ong>writersong> in the context of modern India.

Women in Medieval Times

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: MacDonald, Fiona, PUBLISHER: Peter Bedrick Books, "The Other Half of History" explores an aspect of history that is often overlooked - the history of ong>womenong>. This fascinating book looks at the lives of ong>womenong> in medieval Europe. In the eyes of the law, ong>womenong> were children, to be guarded and controlled. Motherhood was their main purpose in life. The Church also taught that ong>womenong> were dangerous and sinful. On the other hand, wives helped their husbands in the fields and in workshops, and many nuns and abbesses were respected for their wisdom and learning. Although ong>womenong> rarely gained power without the support of men, a few nobleong>womenong> used their position to play a part in the political struggles and battles of medieval Europe.

Haremlik. Some Pages from the Life of Turkish Women

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Vaka, Demetra / Vaka Brown, Demetra, PUBLISHER: Gorgias Press, Born as a Greek Ottoman in Constantinople/Istanbul, Demetra Vaka Brown () moved to America where she became a journalist and novelist, revisiting Turkey to write several books about the twilight of the Ottoman Empire and the emergence of the Turkish Republic. Her first book, Haremlik: Some Pages from the Life of Oriental ong>Womenong>, published in , was based on experiences from when modernization had made inroads into Ottoman domestic life and the harem was becoming a thing of the past. Her reflections on life in the harem suggest the conflicted nature of her allegiances. On the one hand Haremlik is nostalgic for the Ottoman life that was rapidly disappearing, and on the other hand, its author enjoys the freedoms of a professional American woman. Tracing the emergence of a modern sensibility among Muslim ong>womenong>, Haremlik also reveals the predicament Vaka Brown faced in constructing an authorial and narrative identity in the interstices between East and West, modernity and tradition. Yiorgos Kalogeras is Professor of English in the School of Philosophy, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece. Cultures in Dialogue returns to print sources by ong>womenong> ong>writersong> from the East and West. Series One considers the exchanges between Ottoman, British, and American ong>womenong> from the s to the s. Their varied responses to dilemmas such as nationalism, ong>femaleong> emancipation, race relations and modernization in the context of the stereotypes characteristic of Western harem literature reframe the historical tensions between Eastern and Western cultures, offering a nuanced understanding of their current manifestations.

What Women Want

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Blake, Fanny, PUBLISHER: Blue Door, A heartwarming debut brimming with humor, richly drawn characters, and a tender exploration of ong>femaleong> friendship. Bea, Kate, and Ellen have always known that they can depend on each other no matter what. And it's a good thing, too, because each is finding the latest phase in life... challenging. Bea's contending with a new boss, power-hungry colleagues, and a difficult teenage son, not to mention the anxieties of returning to the dating game. Stressed-out doctor Kate is coping with an empty nest and the growing realization that her marriage has lost its shine. But when Ellen, a widow who has devoted herself to her children and her art gallery for the last ten years, falls head over heels in love with Oliver, the long-term bonds of these three friends is put to the test. Bea and Kate are driven away from their friend and from each other as they react differently to this unfamiliar stranger in their midst. Fanny Blake's "What ong>Womenong> Want" is a novel about love and life and the challenges of ong>femaleong> friendship that ong>womenong> face as they try to decide what they want--and come to realize what they really need.

The Invisible Thread: A Portrait of Jewish American Women

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bletter, Diana / Grinkler, Lori / Grinker, Lori, PUBLISHER: Jewish Publiong>catong>ion Society of America, A unique and vibrant portrait of 60 ong>womenong>, which explores how they blend their faith and/or sense of Jewishness with their lives, their families, their expectations, and their commitments. Includes 120 black and white photographs.

Women of Destiny Bible: A Spriti Filled Life Bible: Women

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nelsonword, PUBLISHER: Nelson Bibles, Most Christian ong>womenong> long for a mentor in the faith. Ministry leaders are eager to mentor others, but find themselves unable to personally meet the needs of the many ong>womenong> wanting to be discipled. The ong>Womenong> of Destiny Bible can help both groups. By combining the collective wisdom of the world's most respected Charismatic ong>womenong> leaders with the full NKJV text, this Bible allows ong>womenong> in leadership to communiong>catong>e their experiences with God, their struggles and victories, their best advice to other ong>womenong> they look up to, ong>womenong> who are experts in their fields and uniquely qualified to help others "grow up" in God.

Elizabethan Women and the Poetry of Courtship

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bell, Ilona, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, During Elizabeth I's reign, love poetry acquired a popularity and brilliance unparalleled in English literary history. Ilona Bell shows how the tropes and rhetoric of love poetry were used to court Elizabethan ong>womenong> (at court, in the great houses, and in society at large) and how the ong>womenong> responded to being wooed, in prose, poetry and speech. Juxtaposing canonical male poets and recently discovered ong>womenong> ong>writersong>, she investigates texts addressed to, written by, read, or heard by Elizabethan ong>womenong>, and charts the beginnings of a ong>femaleong> lyric tradition.

We Are Our Mothers' Daughters

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Roberts, Cokie, PUBLISHER: Paperback Nova Audio Books, Cokie Roberts takes her listeners on a personal and political journey, exploring the diverse roles ong>womenong> have played throughout American history, and the connections and distinctions among different generations of ong>womenong>. On a personal level, each essay is an introduction to one of the fascinating ong>womenong> Roberts has encountered during the course of her reporting career. She also relates powerful and moving anecdotes about the ong>womenong> in her life, like her mother, former Congresswoman Lindy Boggs. These intimate portraits of extraordinary ong>womenong> become the springboard for more extensive discussions of ong>womenong>'s position in politics, business, motherhood, and marriage, as well as other issues. Roberts examines the nature of ong>womenong>'s roles, from mother to mechanic, sister to soldier, through the illuminating lens of her personal experience. Sensitive, straightforward, and perceptive, "We Are Our Mothers' Daughters" celebrates the diversity of choices and perspectives available to ong>womenong> today and ultimately affirms the bond of ong>femaleong> solidarity - a vital, powerful interconnection among all ong>womenong>, whatever their backgrounds.

Women's Ventures, Women's Visions

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Alexander, Shoshana, PUBLISHER: Crossing Press, In ong>Womenong>'s Ventures, ong>Womenong>'s Visions, author Shoshana Alexander presents inspiring, poignant and empowering profiles of 29 remarkable ong>womenong> who found a way to establish their own enterprises and realize their dreams. Determined and resourceful, we see the ong>womenong> in this book starting their businesses with a few thousand dollars of personal savings, or modest inheritances, credit cards, or loans from family and friends. Now owners of multi-million dollar firms or heads of homebased companies, they recount the events that led them to launch their own businesses. All found themselves at a turning point in their lives and careers. Knowing there was a better way and setting out to create it, they followed their intuition, held to their visions, and made them real. Despite their diversity in age, socio-economic class, and ethnic background, they are not that different from all of us who have a desire for financial independence. What distinguishes them is that they have achieved it. Here, in voices grateful, proud, joyful, and sure, they tell us how.

Gender Camouflage: Women and the U. S. Military

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sorin, Gerald / D'Amico, Francine / Weinstein, Laurie, PUBLISHER: New York University Press, Controversy about ong>womenong> in the military continues, yet ong>womenong>'s relations with the military go far beyond whether they serve in the ranks. Gender Camouflage brings together a diverse array of authors to explore the controversy surrounding ong>womenong>'s military service, to examine the invisibility of civilian ong>womenong> who support the institution, and to expose the military's efforts to camouflage their support and contributions. Contributors first consider nurses, serviceong>womenong>, military academy students, ong>femaleong> veterans, and lesbians. The focus then shifts to military wives, ong>womenong> employed by the DoD, and ong>femaleong> civilian military instructors whose work is less visible but no less essential to the institution. The book also examines the experiences of ong>womenong> outside of the military, such as "comfort ong>womenong>" near U.S. bases, ong>womenong> engaged in peacework, and ong>womenong> workers affected by military spending in the federal budget. Analytic chapters are juxtaposed with first-person narratives by ong>womenong> who have actually been there, including a member of the first gender-integrated class at West Point, the first ong>femaleong> civilian instructors at the U.S. Naval Academy, and an African American Air Force Nurse Corps veteran. Contributors include Connie Reeves, Georgia Clark Sadler, Gwyn Kirk, and Joan Furey.

So Much to Be Done: Women Settlers on the Mining and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Moynihan, Ruth B. / Dichamp, Christine Fischer / Armitage, Susan M., PUBLISHER: University of Nebraska Press, The genuine creative achievements of nineteenth-century western ong>womenong> have often been obscured by sentimental tributes to their devotion and diligence, while men are praised as pathfinders, entrepreneurs, and community builders. But the nineteen narratives in "So Much to Be Done" by ong>womenong> of diverse status and background reveal ong>womenong>'s involvement in every aspect of settlement. Their part in making hard decisions, producing essential income, and developing new communities was as important as their flexibility, humor, and sense of adventure. This collection describes the experiences of pioneer ong>womenong> responding in individual ways to the challenge of frontier hardships. The letters, diaries, and memoirs presented here offer glimpses of ong>womenong>'s courage, physical strength, and independence that were the equal of any man's, even as they also reveal the failures, weaknesses, and tragedies that beset both sexes during the complex settlement process. ong>Womenong> describe their multiple daily tasks, the ingenuity by which they asserted themselves or circumvented patriarchal authority, the networks of relatives and friends who made the survival of both men and ong>womenong> possible. Such information is seldom found in men's narratives. ong>Womenong>'s words provide rich veins of new material for social historians.

Focus on the Finish Line: How Women Can Overcome Life's

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Johnson, Elliot, PUBLISHER: Cross Training Publishing, To help guide ong>femaleong> athletes gracefully over each obstacle in the race of life. It covers 32 hurdles that can be stiff challenges to ong>womenong> in the 90's.

Jim: The Nine Lives of a Dysfunctional Cat

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Appleby, Steven, PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, Master comic illustrator Steven Appleby peers deep into the feline soul. They say every ong>catong> has nine lives, and Jim the dysfunctional ong>catong> is no exception. Steven Appleby's new book tells the story of one very challenged ong>catong> and the trials and tribulations of living with him. Based on many years spent observing and despairing of the real Jim, the book devotes one gruesome (and hilarious) chapter to each of Jim's lives. It also explores the unfathomable nature of ong>catong>s in general and the trauma of sharing your life with them. ong>Catong> lovers will be charmed. ong>Catong> haters will have all their suspicions confirmed.

The Bedford Reader

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kennedy, X. J. / Kennedy, Dorothy M. / Aaron, Jane E., PUBLISHER: Bedford Books, One of the most widely adopted composition readers of all time, "The Bedford Reader "continues to engage and inspire students with remarkable selections, outstanding instructional material, and a unique "ong>Writersong> on Writing" feature in which 50 of the book's ong>writersong> comment on their process and their work. Thorough coverage of critical reading, effective writing, and working with sources guides students, now more than ever, through their own academic writing. And an exciting visual dimension shows that rhetorical methods apply to both images and text. " The Bedford Reader "is a favorite of students for the Kennedys' clarity and wit, of instructors for the flexible and realistic view of the rhetorical methods, and of both for the superior selections and perceptive commentaries by ong>writersong> worth reading.

Harry Kitten and Tucker Mouse

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Selden, George / Williams, Garth, PUBLISHER: Farrar Straus Giroux, New editions of old favorites Meet Harry Kitten and Tucker Mouse. No one would ever dream that a ong>catong> and mouse could become friends, but that doesn't stop Harry and Tucker. All they have is each other to depend on. Together they begin an exciting adventure throughout New York, searching for a home they can call their own. But the two friends run into some troublesome times in their journey around town. Is all hope lost? Where will they turn to next? Acquista Ora

Kitty Libber: Cat Cartoons by Women

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Warren, Roz, PUBLISHER: Crossing Press, From the mundane (hairballs and mice) to the surreal (Elvis impersonators and feline drug use). All the great universal themes are covered.

Barbie Birthday Keeper

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Miller, Sara, PUBLISHER: Reader's Digest Children's Publishing, Girls are sure to have a blast getting the inside scoop on their birthday months, and filling in their friends' birthdays, favorite things, and wish lists.

Aging Is Living: Myth-Breaking Stories from Long-Term Care

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Borins Ash, Irene / Ash, Irv, PUBLISHER: Dundurn Group, Through the inspirational, wise, and informative stories of the residents, either in their own words or based on interviews, and environmental photographs of each, this book focuses on various residents of long-term care facilities and especially on the positive facets of their life, their thoughts, and their feelings. The only issue that reaches the media about nursing homes is the negative and unfortunate events that sometimes occur, but there is so much more to the story. Most people are afraid of long-term care homes because they recognize that it is the last phase in their life - it is the step before death. But some people have years from the time they enter the home until they die. This book shows how many men and ong>womenong> make the best of their situation - often leaving a positive legacy for family and friends - and how these can be fulfilling and quality years.

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