Wendy Shalit: 3 books
A Return to Modesty
Discovering the Lost Virtue
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2014
Updated with a new introduction, this fifteenth anniversary edition of A Return to Modesty reignites Wendy Shalit’s controversial claim that we have lost our respect for an essential virtue: modesty.
When A Return to Modesty was first published in 1999, its argument launched a worldwide discussion...
Girls Gone Mild
Young Women Reclaim Self-Respect and Find It's Not Bad to Be Good
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2007
At twenty-three, Wendy Shalit punctured conventional wisdom with A Return to Modesty, arguing that our hope for true lasting love is not a problem to be fixed but rather a wonderful instinct that forms the basis for civilization. Now, in Girls Gone Mild, the brilliantly outspoken author investigates...
The Good Girl Revolution
Young Rebels with Self-Esteem and High Standards
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2011
Across the country, there’s a youth-led rebellion challenging the status quo. In Seattle and Pittsburgh, teenage girls protest against companies that sell sleazy clothing. Online, a nineteen-year-old describes her struggles with her mother, who she feels is pressuring her to lose her virginity....