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Stephanie Golden
Writer of literary nonfiction, book collaborations, articles, and other work

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PUBLISHED: Sep.01.1998

Slaying the Mermaid: Women and the Culture of Sacrifice

Why do so many women feel obliged to put other people's needs first, even when they don't want to? The self-sacrificing impulse comes from women's history, not their nature. Drawing on conversations with experts, extensive research, and a diverse group of women, this book examines the dichotomy between selfhood and sacrifice. It helpswomen become conscious of self-defeating...

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Cover of "The Women Outside" by Stephanie Golden

PUBLISHED: May.01.1992

The Women Outside: Meanings and Myths of Homelessness

Based on my four years' experience as a volunteer in a homeless women’s shelter, The Women Outside examines the social context and psychology of homeless women together with the images and perceptions people in society hold of them. I conclude that homeless women raise different issues than do homeless men, issues involving centuries-old reactions to forbidden female power and...

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The Permanent Pain Cure: The Breakthrough Way to Heal Your Muscle and Joint Pain for Good by Ming Chew and Stephanie Golden

In The Permanent Pain Cure, master pain therapist Ming Chew and co-author Stephanie Golden introduce the Ming Method: a safe yet powerful self-help system that targets a little-known tissue called fascia to heal pain problems most medical professionals believe can only be treated with drugs and surgery.The book offers simple yet effective stretching exercises that anyone can do at...

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PUBLISHED: Nov.05.2004

The Ultimate Body Rolling Workout, by Yamuna Zake and Stephanie Golden

This book presents Yamuna Body Rolling(YBR), a workout and self-healing system created by Yamuna Zake. YBR, which uses six- to ten-inch inflatable balls to strengthen, tone, and realign the entire body, is a workout, massage, and chiropractic treatment all in one. By realigning the spine and joints, YBR enables people to practice any sport or exercise routine without injury—while...

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May.07.2012 - 1:34 pm

Where's the OUTRAGE?

A city dweller—a true child of concrete—once spent the weekend with a friend in the suburbs. The friend’s cat snared a bird and as cats will do, deposited the corpse as a gift on...

Mar.22.2012 - 1:14 pm

Ghosting/Collaboration panel at ASJA writers' conference

My panel for next month's ASJA Writers Conference next month is set: agent Madeleine Morel, prolific ghost Nancy Peske, and me. Here's our list of topics (in formation, as they...

Jan.07.2012 - 4:23 pm

I'm moderating! Book collaboration basics at 2012 ASJA conference

Are you a ghostwriter or collaborator? Would you like to be? Book collaboration is probably my greatest expertise, and I'm totally tickled to be moderating a panel where I can...

Jan.05.2011 - 2:54 pm

Tech warrior: putting a book on Kindle

My book Slaying the Mermaid: Women and the Culture of Sacrifice is now an ebook offered through Amazon. A triumph, for I did it all myself. Years in print publishing had worn...

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Feb.11.2012 - 10:49 am

In response to: Tech warrior: putting a book on Kindle

I think self-sacrafice often

I think self-sacrafice often follows racial, gender roles, and romanticized heroic themes through many cultures, often...

Feb.02.2012 - 3:05 pm

In response to: Tech warrior: putting a book on Kindle

Thank you both for engaging

Thank you both for engaging my book in such a fruitful way. And especially to Justine--you totally got it. It is true...

Feb.02.2012 - 2:53 pm

In response to: Tech warrior: putting a book on Kindle

Thank you for connecting my

Thank you for connecting my idea to the Heart Sutra and giving it a dimension I hadn't imagined!

Feb.02.2012 - 2:50 pm

In response to: Tech warrior: putting a book on Kindle

Sounds like a good image

You're so welcome, and I'm sure you can make Demeter work--she has a lot of aspects which would keep you from being...

Dec.24.2010 - 2:45 pm

In response to: MARKETING, KINDLE, AND THE NEW AUTHOR

Beginning Kindle author thanks you!

Hi, After publishing 8 print books, I just put my first book up on Kindle--it's been OOP for a while and I'm thrilled...

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Article: Book Collaboration Basics

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Feb.01.1999

Slaying the Mermaid: Women and the Culture of Sacrifice

Published by Women's Review of Books

In Slaying the Mermaid, Stephanie Golden (also author of The Women Outside, a fascinating study of the meanings and experiences of homelessness in contemporary America) analyzes...

About Stephanie

Got the Girl Scouts' Writer badge (the only one that interested me) when I was 12: that signaled the future. I began writing fiction, but discovered that what really compelled me was literary nonfiction—especially once I developed a way to use a central image...

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Causes Stephanie Golden Supports

Insight Meditation Society, Barre, MA

Brooklyn for Peace

New York Insight Meditation Center

Coalition for the Homeless

Food...

Stephanie GoldenWriter of literary nonfiction, book collaborations, articles, and other work

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Stephanie Golden
Writer of literary nonfiction, book collaborations, articles, and other work