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These
wonderful books include stories, reports and research by
and about women
around the world. (P.S. There are even more in the bibliography of
Celebrating
Women and Women Who Light the Dark.)
A
Secret for Julia. Mercedes, imprisoned
as a dissident during Argentina's "dirty war," was raped
and fled, pregnant, to London. Twenty years later, her torturer
reappears. |
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Interpreter
of Maladies.
Some of these 9 short stories are set in India, others in the United
States. All are about people of Indian heritage but the situations
that Jhumpa Lahiri's characters face, from |
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Green
Cane and Juicy Flotsam: Short Stories by Caribbean Women.
Women from Trinidad, Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba, The Dominican Republic,
Surinam, Puerto Rico, Antigua, Guadeloupe and |
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Annie
John is a haunting, provocative
story of a young girl growing up on the island of Antigua. Kincaid’s
novel focuses on a universal, tragic, and |
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Caetana’s
Sweet Song. Set in 1970 in a small provincial town in
Brazilian, Polidoro, a wealthy cattle baron, grants his aging former
mistress her heart's desire, just as he promised when they were
young lovers. Caetana wants to be Maria Callas for one night; Polidoro,
still smitten, sets out to provide her with a theater and an audience
while his wife does everything possible to sabotage her rival's
performance. |
Caramelo
is the multi-generational story of a Mexican-American family whose
voices create a dazzling mix of humor, passion and poignancy.
The novel opens with the family’s annual car trip from Chicago
to Mexico City. Studs Terkel calls it “A crazy, funny folk
saga.” He’s right. |
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The
God of Small Things. To quote the USA Today review:
“Offers such magic, mystery and sadness that, literally,
this reader turned the last page and decided to reread it. Immediately.
It’s that hauntingly wonderful.” |
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The
No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency. The first book
in Alexander McCall Smith’s engaging series about Mma Ramotswe,
founder and owner of Botswana’s only detective agency for
the “concerns of both ladies and others.”
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Namako/Sea
Cucumber. Linda Watanabe McFerrin writes, “I
came at last to namako, a word that in the Japanese combination
of characters means both ‘sea cucumber’ and “raw
child,’ a symbol for the simplicity and vulnerability that
I feel is at the root of the Japanese and perhaps all psyches.”
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The
Palace of Tears, Alev Lytle Croutier writes of a man who dreams
of a woman while she dreams of him. He leaves his native France
to find her in Istanbul. This is a small book, but an epic adventure
of the heart, a grown up fairy tale with breathtaking descriptions
and spellbinding storytelling. |
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| Catalyst’s
research reports are unique resources for companies. Titles include: Passport to Opportunity: US Women in Global Business; Women in Leadership, A European Business Perspective; Breaking Barriers, Women in Management in the UK. Catalyst also looks at issues related to women on US corporate Boards as well as women in management in law, finance, science, sales and high tech. MORE |
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When
I Was a Puerto Rican. In a triumphant coming of age
novel, Esmeralda Santiago |
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Familes
As We Are. UN Consultant, Peace Corps Regional Director
and journalist Perdita Huston spent over four years interviewing
generations of families of all socioeconomic backgrounds in Bangladesh,
Egypt, China, Thailand, Japan, Brazil, Uganda, Mali, Jordan, El
Salvador and the United States. Besides traditional families, Hustons
includes prostitutes who live together to provide childcare, and
street children who band together for protection. Her interviews
describe the profound issues that face families everywhere: imbalance
of wealth, changing communities, gender inequality, childhood, environment,
health, and education. |
Expat,
Women’s True Tales of Life Abroad, is an anthology
of essays by 21 American women who lived (permanently or briefly)
in other countries. As they put down roots in Bangladesh and Brazil,
Turkey and Tokyo, |
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Looking for Lovedu,
A woman’s Journey Through
Africa documents American feminist
Ann Jones’ drive from Morocco to South Africa to visit the
legendary Lovedu, a tribe |
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Cuba
Diaries was written by Isadora
Tattlin, |
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Go Girl! The Black Woman’s
Book of Travel and
Adventure includes travel stories
by 52 |
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Safety
and Security for Women Who Travel
has valuable advice on how to stay centered
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The Single Woman’s
Travel Guide is a
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“As
for this business of adventure being for men only…oh, moose
poop! Women have been busy proving we can do anything |
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Women
Travel, First-hand Accounts from More Than 60 Countries.
Stories range from Sarah Beattie working to weld wheelchairs in
Afghanistan —to Louisa Waugh’s drunken revelries and
wild gallops across the steppes of Outer Mongolia. Includes a useful
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Adventures in Good Company:
The Complete Guide to Women’s Tours and Outdoor Trips
is for women who dream of adventure but |
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Active
Woman Vacation Guide: True Stories by Women Travelers, Plus 1001
Exciting |
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Journey of One’s
Own is a women’s |
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Tales
of a Female Nomad. Since 1986, Ruth Gelman has had no
permanent address and no possessions except those she can carry.
She travels without a plan, guided by instinct and serendipity.
She tells fascinating stories about living in Mexico, Guatemala,
Nicaragua, Israel, Ecuador and Indonesia. |
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Inuit
Women Artists. Three writers and nine artists who create
jewelry, sculpture and graphics, illuminate the experience of Inuit
women in the modern world. |
Female
Buddhas. The role of the feminine is strong in Tibetan
sacred art , in sharp contrast to most other Buddhist countries.
Color illustrations are accompanied by stories, legends, mantras
and mandalas. |
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The
Women's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets. Twenty-five
years in the making, this unique sourcebook focuses on mythology,
anthropology, religion, and sexuality. Its 1,350 entries include
goddesses, witchcraft, and meanings of sun, moon, earth, sea,
time, and space; ideas of the soul, reincarnation, creation and
doomsday; ancient and modern attitudes toward sex, prostitution,
romance, rape, warfare, death and sin. |
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The
Futures of Women, Scenarios for The 21st Century. The
“official version of the future” promises that women
are gliding toward equality. But the facts suggest that true equality
may never happen. This fascinating book outlines four possible scenarios
(backlash; equality; status quo; sexual separatism) By understanding
the trends, women can shape the future they want for themselves
and their children.
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