Women's Issues

...Or order by phone at (877) 627-7893 (tollfree) , or (702) 227-1818

For issues relating to menopause, hormones and other aspect's of women's health.

For books regarding female sexuality.

For other advice for women.

General

By Margaret Forster. 1985, Alfred A Knopf, 355pp. Chapters on Caroline Norton, Elizabeth Blackwell, Florence Nightingale, Emily Davies, Josephine Butler, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Margaret Sanger and Emma Goldman. . (Library discard with usual markings. VG+ in VG+ DJ in mylar wraps)

"For every man who ever though he knew a woman and every woman who ever thought she knew herself.... 'I kept forgetting that it was fiction. It creates a real world of its own. All of her women pulse with life and individuality.' --- New York Times"

By Julia A. Boyd. 1995, Dutton, 140pp. (Fine in Fine DJ)

By Carmen Renee Berry and Tamara Traeder. 1995, Wildcat Canyon Press, 229pp, 7x5". Explores enduring friendships between women. (Good+)

By Pipher. 1994 (1995), Ballantine, 304pp. "An eye-opening look at the everyday dangers of being young and female, and how adults can help". (Fine)

By Lisa Bevere. 1997, Creation House, 172pp. (Near Fine, no DJ)

By Molly McKaughan. 1987, Penguin, 340pp. "A blend of personal stories and practical information for women over 25. Reconciling careers and motherhood in the 1980's". (VG. Remainder mark)

(4/11/00) - Also listed on Biographies of Literary Figures.

(3/8/00) - Also listed on Military History and Technique.

(4/5/00) - Also listed on Management & Personal Success.

By Alice D. Domar, PhD and Henry Dreher. 1996, Henry Holt, 422ppi, orig. $25.00. (G+ in VG DJ in wraps. Xlib with usual markings.)

By Georgia Witkin. 1991, Newmarket Press, 320pp. Revision of earlier work, including seven new chapters. (Near Fine)

By Marjorie Hansen Shaevitz. 1984 (1985), Warner, 330pp. "For women trying to do it all -- how to decide what's important in your life and do it well.". (G)

By Marjorie Hansen Shaevitz. 1984, Warner, 254pp. "For women trying to do it all - how to decide what's impportant in your life and do it well." Includes men's responses by Morton H. Schaevitz, Ph.D. . (Near Fine in VG- DJ)

By Linda Tschirhart Sanford and Mary Ellen Donovan. 1984 (1986), Penguin, 454pp. (Near Fine)

By Pat Heim and Susan Golant. 1993, Plume, 290pp. "The name of the game is business! Follow the rules men plat by and you're ready to compete and ready to win!. (VG+)

By Patricia O'Gorman, PhD. 1994, Hazelden Information Education, 192pp. "Offers a positive, practical look at understanding resilience and its role in everyday life. This self-affirming guide offers exercises and personal stories to help readers explore various topics in overcoming adversity". (as-new. In perfect, unread condition)

(4/25/00) - Also listed on Management & Personal Success.

By Colette Dowling. 1981, Pocket, 289pp, 7x4". "The extraordinary book that uncovers the roots of women's inner conflicts and shows how all women can achieve a real and lasting liberation." (Good.)

(11/17/99) - Also listed on Mental Disorders.

By G.J. Barker - Benfield. 1976, Harper & Row, 352pp. 1st. (Library discard with usual markings. VG+ in VG DJ in mylar wraps)

A collection of women's life stories.

By Patricia Montgomery. 1994, Sibyl Publications, 224pp. Signed By The Author. (Fine)

# 5/26/99

By Gwendolyn Goldsby Grant. 1995, HarperCollins, 294 pp. "Explores every aspect of being in a relationship, including the hot-and-heavy issues that arise between Black women and men. From money matters, work, and mouth-battling to honesty, respect, stereotyping, and s exual intimacy." (Near Fine in VG DJ.)

By Nancy Friday. 1987, Dell, 475pp. List $7.50. "Examines the first, most lasting -- and most crucial -- tie of every women's life, and shows how, in all the passages of a woman's life -- with men, with other women, on the job, and with her own daughters -- every woman can begin to change the childhood patterns of the mother daughter/daughter bond, and become the vital, independent, fully sexual woman she wants to be." . (Good-VG)

By Paula J. Caplan. 1989 (1990), Perennial Library/Harper, 258pp. "A nationally recognized expert on the psychology of women shows how the anger and agony of the mother-daughter relationship can be replaced with a new bond based on understanding and respect." (Near Fine)

By Lucy Rose Fischer. 1986, Harper, 238pp. "An essential resource for understanding the complex, emotionally charged relationship between mothers and their adult daughters... Analyzes the emotionally charged relationship between mothers and daughters and the complex ways the relationship changes as daughters mature and mothers age -- turning points occur when the daughter becomes a mother herself and when the mother becomes frail." (Library discard with usual markings. VG in Good+ DJ in mylar wraps. FEP removed)

By Hope Edelman. 1995, Harper Collins, 00pp. Approx. 2 hours. "A sequel to the best-selling self-help guide shares the letters received by the author from countless motherless daughters, categorizing each letter by grief stage and including information on how to find support." (Fine in original unwrapped shrink wrap.)

"Based partly on the author's experience, partly on her in-depth interviews, an partly on a quewstionaire she developed with psychologist Holly Barrett, to which some six hundred women responded, Father Loss provides the clearest portrait yet of a very special collection of women. As a group they expressed their insecurities. Yet individually, many have become outstanding achievers, including Eleanor Roosevelt, Helen Gurley Brown, Barbra Streisand, Geraldine Ferraro, and many others."

With a new introduction by the author. A classic feminist volume.

By Gloria Steinem. 1992, Little Brown, 377pp. (VG)

By Patricia Ireland. 1996, Dutton, 323pp. By the president of the National Organization for Women. (Fine)

By Linda Schierse Leonard. 1985, Shambala, 179pp. (VG)

By Chuck Snyder. 1995, Focus on the Family, 206pp. (VG+)

(12/20/99) - Also listed on Biographies of Literary Figures.

(7/24/00) - Also listed on Women's Health.

"This gentle, yet provocative book demonstrates that when women give themselves permission to be contemplative -- to attend their own needs and be the women they were created to be, rather than what others expect them to be -- they are nourished in a way that satisfies their spiritual hunger as well as physical needs.

By Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ph.D.. 1992, Ballantine, 520pp. Within every woman there is a wild & natural creature.filled with passionate creativity." Restoring woman's vitality through "psychic archeological digs" into the ruiins of female unconscious. Dr. Estes uses multicultural myths, fairy tales, folk tales & stories from over 20 years of research to help women reconnect ... (VG+)

By Elizabeth Fox-Genovese. 1996, Doubleday, 275pp. 1st. (Library discard with usual markings. VG in VG DJ in mylar wraps)

By Diane Stein (editor). 1991, The Crossing Press, 259pp. (Near Fine)

(1/26/00) - Also listed on New Age Spirituality.

For advice on building healthy relationships.

By Rosalind Coward. 1992, Faber and Faber, 206pp. "In the United Kingdom, this book was an Evening Standard bestseller and the basis of a television documentary." (xlibvg in VG DJ in mylar wraps. FEP removed)

By Susan Brownmiller. 1975, Bantam, 541pp, 7x4". The author considers rape a reflection of how our society is conditioned, and traces the use and meaning of rape from Biblical times through to Bangladesh and Vietnam, unravelling its origins in medieval codes. . (Good+. Previous owners name on FEP)

By Linda E. Ledray, R.N.,Ph.D.. 1986, Henry Holt and Company, 258pp. An excellent book for victims of sexual assault or for relatives or friends of the vict im. (Library discard with usual markings. VG+ in VG+ DJ in mylar wraps)

By Robin Warshaw. 1988, Harper & Row, 229pp. (Near Fine)

By Genevieve Vaughan. 1997, Plain View Press, 454pp. (Good+. Front bottom corner is slightly foxed)

By Rita Freedman. 1986, Lexington Books, 258pp. (Fine in Near Fine DJ)

By Rene Denfeld. 1995, Warner Books, 339pp. "A challenge to the existing feminist leaders who have been unable to unify the feminist." (Library discard with usual markings. (Markings are discreet and not immediately noticeable.) VG in VG DJ in mylar wraps. FEP removed)

(9/28/00) - Also listed on Art Books.

By Frances Cerra Whittelsey and Ralph Nader (introduction). 1993, Center For Study Of Responsive Law, 193pp, 10x7". "Health abuses, financial scams, consumer fraud, and other outrages..". (VG)

By Linda Chandler. 1994, Learning 2000, 332pp, 8x5.2". "Linda Chandler, former Senior Vice President of Sutro & Co.--one of the oldest and most prestigious regional brokerage firms--shares the secrets and strategies she has successfully taught to thousands of women and men in her seminars and presentations, helping them gain financial security and personal freedom." [f6]. (VG. Uncorrected proof. SIGNED by author on title page: "To Cheryl with Best Wishes, Linda Chandler.")

(8/31/00) - Also listed on Dieting & Weight Loss.

By Lynn V. Andrews. 1995, Harper Collins, 242pp. 1st. A book about the choices between good and evil, how we make choices, and regaining integrity and peace within., Illustrated. (Library discard with usual markings. VG+ in VG+ DJ in mylar wraps. FEP removed)

By Nancy Shea. 1941, Harper & Brothers, 324pp. "Revised edition." Published just before the U.S. entry into WWII. Explains the duties of an Army housewife. (G+ in Poor DJ. DJ is tattered but its text is complete. Prev. owner's address is blacked out on flyleaf; otherwise, no marks.)

(Sold 9/18/00)

You will receive a message only when books are added for "Women's Issues".