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Mother-Daughter Wisdom

The bonds are laid down in the womb, passed from generation to generation; they continue throughout life, shaping our physical, mental, and spiritual well being. By understanding these mother-daughter bonds, we can rebuild our own health, whatever our age, and insure a healthy future for our daughters. This is the extraordinary scope and promise of Dr. Christiane Northrup's challenging new book.
Mothers And Daughters is for every woman who's had a mother, whether or not she has kids, and even if she's filled up her house with boys. It's definitely not a book about bringing up baby, even though Dr. Christiane Northrup says "The mother is the first physician." Like The Wisdom Of Menopause, it's going to change how women feel about their entire lives.
"Mother-Daughter Wisdom" introduces an entirely new map of female development, built around the powerful metaphor of life as a house with many rooms. You come up from the foundation, right up the cellar stairs, when you are born, and if everything goes well, you move from one room to another every seven years or so. But you can get stuck in a room. We've all met middle-aged women who are miserable and angry because they just aren't prom queens any more. They're stuck. And we've met daughters who became prom queens to please their mothers, or still feel terrible because they didn't. They're stuck. "Mother-Daughter Wisdom" offers a blueprint for getting free, for both mother and daughter.
It's also organized around the "Five Facets of Feminine Power," which are revisited at each age and stage of development. Each has a powerful impact on physical and emotional health, including: Female Biology, Relationships and Bonding, Self-Care, Adaptability and Resourcefulness, and Passion and Purpose. Written with warmth, passion, and dazzling insight, Mothers And Daughters is a book that will change lives and become essential reading for all women.
Mother-Daughter Wisdom by Christiane Northrup
ISBN: 0553105736

Gender Trouble: Tenth Anniversary Edition

Since its publication in 1990, Gender Trouble has become one of the key works of contemporary feminist theory, and an essential work for anyone interested in the study of gender, queer theory, or the politics of sexuality in culture. As Judith Butler writes in the major essay that stands as preface to the new edition, one point of Gender Trouble was not to prescribe a new gendered way of life, but to open of the field of possibility for gender.
Widely taught, and widely debated, Gender Trouble continues to offer a powerful critique of heteronormativity and of the function of gender in the modern world. Judith Butler's new preface situates Gender Trouble within the past decade of work on gender, and counters some common misconceptions about the book and its aims.
Gender Trouble: Tenth Anniversary Edition by Judith P. Butler
ISBN: 0415924995

Dress in Detail

Some 150 pieces, from the tropics to the Arctic circle, from the plains of India to the mountains of Montenegro, have been chosen to illustrate how different cultures create their regional and national costume. The garments range from the ceremonial to the everyday, and display a breathtaking richness of detail: rows of ornamental buttons, embroidered patterns, intricate pleating and stitching, flamboyant fringes and tassels that define and decorate at one and the same time.
Featuring specially commissioned photographs and line drawings that demonstrate the underlying structure of each garment, the book is arranged thematically, drawing together examples of each type of detail and decoration from disparate cultures. Details of fastenings, necklines, cuffs, hemlines and fringes contribute to a wide-ranging survey which is both a visual feast of textures, patterns and craftsmanship, and a serious contribution to the interpretation of dress.
The text in Dress in Detail is packed with information about the garments, the ways they were worn and how they were made. The result is a stunningly beautiful book that provides a unique glimpse into the V&A's world-famous dress collections, and opens our eyes to the variety and creativity of dress around the world. Dress in Detail: From Around the World by Rosemary Crill
ISBN: 1851773789

Magician's Girl

The Magician's Girl tells a story of three New York women who meet at Barnard in the late 1930s and fulfill their separate destinies from the 1940s to 1978. Minna Grant, a fanatical swimmer in her youth, becomes a professor of history. Liz Becker, child of Greenich Village boheimian parents, achieves fame as a renowned photographer. Maud Noon, who as a girl suffered the loss of a beloved brother, becomes a respected poet. The Magician's Girl is an immensely involving story about the varieties of love and passion. Lyrical, dramatic, and wise, Grumbach's novel is rich with evocations of America's past, from the flavors of New York City to academic life in the 1970s.
The Magician's Girl by Doris Grumbach
ISBN: 1402884168

Why Men Love Bitches

Sherry Argov's Why Men Love Bitches delivers a unique perspective as to why men are attracted to a strong woman who stands up for herself. With saucy detail on every page, this no-nonsense guide reveals why a strong woman is much more desirable than a "yes woman" who routinely sacrifices herself. The author provides compelling answers to the tough questions women often ask: Why are men so romantic in the beginning and why do they change, why do men take nice girls for granted and why does a man respect a woman when she stands up for herself?
Full of much-needed advice, hilarious real-life relationship scenarios, "she says/he thinks" tables, and the author's unique Attraction Principles, Why Men Love Bitches gives you bottom-line answers. It helps you know who you are, stand your ground, and relate to men on a whole new level. Once you've discovered the feisty attitude men find so magnetic, you'll not only increase the romantic chemistry in the relationship-you'll gain your man's love and respect with far less effort. Sherry Argov is host of her own radio show on KRLA, which airs in more than forty cities in California. Her work has been featured on shows such as The View and The O'Reilly Factor, as well as national publications such as Esquire, Complete Woman, and Woman's Own. She also writes for two newspapers in the Los Angeles area, where she resides.
Why Men Love Bitches by Sherry Argov
ISBN: 1580627560