General Women's Studies - Interest | Women's Studies - Interest
Feb.05.2008
Morgan, a contributing writer at Essence and former contributor to the Village Voice, brings iconoclastic, often vituperative gusto to 10 previously unpublished essays on feminism, motherhood and the "endangered black male." Morgan's lingua franca is hip-hop music,which she calls "...
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Feb.03.2008
Published under the pen name, Patricia Akis, the narrative poem alludes to two works of literature, The Little Engine That Could and Jane Eyre to describe the disenchantments of a woman trapped in an unfullfilling, loveless marriage.
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Jan.19.2008
The Bigger the Better, the Tighter the Sweater: Beauty, Body Image and Other Hazards of Being Female
From the Introduction:
The statistics are staggering. Eighty percent of American women are dissatisfied with the way they look. Twenty-two percent of college women claim to "always" be on a diet. Americans spend more than $40 billion-approximately the GDP of New Jersey or double what the...
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Jan.16.2008
All over Hollywood, men are dialing O—for orgasms. Her steamy naughty talk fills them with lust and longing, and helps them perform like the studs they claim to be.
In truth, the industry’s favorite phone sex operator is Nina Harte, a struggling actress who has put her career on hold so that her...
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Jan.15.2008
Four strong women from different walks of life in Australia, London and San Francisco, they've all come to the breathtakingly beautiful isle of Corfu seeking the same thing-refuge. Between marriage woes, dead-end careers, and demanding families, these women need a vacation-a little sun, a few shots...
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Jan.15.2008
The longtime psychotherapist and bestselling author of The 10 Smartest Decisions a Woman Can Make Before 40 now turns her attention to the special challenges and opportunities available to women over forty. In mid-life, many women find themselves in new circumstances. Women with grown children...
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Jan.15.2008
Book DescriptionWhy do some women seem to have it all together? Because they do. Are you one of them? Or do you frequently second-guess yourself at work, at home and in your relationships? You're not alone. Faced with a wave of increasing demands, many women are in the same boat, either drifting...
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Jan.11.2008
In For Keeps: Women Tell the Truth About Their Bodies, Growing Older, and Acceptance twenty-seven gifted authors write personal essays about how body image has colored, changed or enriched their lives...or how life’s events have changed their body image. Why is it that with everything women have...
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Jan.11.2008
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 7, 2003 - Hal Jacobs
Is it worse to lose your sister or your husband? That's the question Maryanne Stahl poses in The Opposite Shore (New American Library, $12.95 paperback) after a 40-some-thing woman discovers her husband and sister locked in a kiss on...
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