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The Intruders by Pat Montandon As I moved from room to room, finding fresh disorder and damage at every turn, and fighting my revulsion at the smell of smoke, I had the feeling there was... More about this book »	Birth of the Chess Queen by Marilyn Yalom Everyone knows that the queen is the most dominant piece in chess, but few people know that the game existed for five hundred years without her. It wasn't until... More about this book »
A History of the Breast by Marilyn Yalom This engrossing work of original research is the first to consider how the breast has been perceived in the Western world from ancient days to the present - how it... More about this book »	Blood Sisters: The French Revolution in Women's Memory by Marilyn Yalom The promises of "liberty, equality, and fraternity" did not extend to women, but with the publication of Blood Sisters, the voices of the women who witnessed the... More about this book »
A History of the Wife by Marilyn Yalom A History of the Wife is a provocative and comprehensive study of how marriage has affected the lives of women from the earliest days of civilization to the 21st... More about this book »	California Childhood: Recollections and Stories of the Golden... by devorah major More about this book »
Food For Thought by devorah major More about this book »	The Single Mother's Companion: Essays and Stories by Women by devorah major More about this book »
My California: Journeys By Great Writers by devorah major More about this book »	Girls Like Us by devorah major More about this book »

J-Boys: Kazuo's World, Tokyo, 1965 by Shogo Oketani Kazuo Nakamoto's life in inner-city Tokyo is one of tea and tofu, of American TV and rock 'n' roll. Kazuo is nine. It is the mid-1960s, just after the Japan... More about this book »	Designing with Kanji: Japanese Character Motifs for Surface,... by Shogo Oketani Japanese kanji characters combine meaning with beauty and thus offer a unique medium for artistic expression. But if you don’t know the language, how do you find... More about this book »
We The Animals by Justin Torres An exquisite, blistering debut novel. Three brothers tear their way through childhood— smashing tomatoes all over each other, building kites from trash, hiding... More about this book »	The L Life: Extraordinary Lesbians Making a Difference by Erin McHugh There have been few cultural touchstones to open people’s eyes to everyday lesbian life—until now. Through fascinating interviews and stunning portrait... More about this book »
Opuestos: Mexican Folk Art Opposites in Spanish and English by Cynthia Weill Opuestos teaches young children the opposites in Spanish and English. It uses the charming animal wood carvings of brothers Martin and Quirino Santiago of... More about this book »	Colores de la vida: Mexican folk art colors in English and... by Cynthia Weill Colores de la Vida introduces young children to color vocabulary in Spanish and English. Each page has a separate group or groupings of animals. ... More about this book »
ABeCedarios: Mexican Folk Art ABCs in English and Spanish by Cynthia Weill Seemingly the typical alphabet book with large type, this volume stands out for its artwork: gorgeous animal wood sculptures created in Oaxaca.... More about this book »	Stories in the Key of C. Minor. by Russell Bittner Stories in the Key of C. Minor., a short story collection by Russell Bittner. More about this book »
The September Queen by Gillian Bagwell Jane Lane is of marrying age, but she longs for adventure. She has pushed every potential suitor away-even those who could provide everything for her. Then one... More about this book »	The Darling Strumpet: A Novel of Nell Gwynn, Who Captured the... by Gillian Bagwell The Darling Strumpet transports the reader to the tumultuous world of seventeenth-century England, charting the meteoric rise of the dazzling Nell Gwynn from... More about this book »