Basic Books: 1466 books
The Drive
Searching for Lost Memories on the Pan-American Highway
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2017
The Drive follows Teresa Bruce on her 2003 road trip through Mexico and onto the Pan American Highway, in a rickety camper with her old dog and new husband in tow. Bruce first set off on the exact same route in 1973, her parents at the helm and their two young daughters in tow, as a reaction to the...
Greece, A Love Story
Women Write about the Greek Experience
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2007
Greece, it has been said, is where art became inseparable from life. The country evokes a richly embroidered tapestry of images, from old monuments rife with history to idyllic isles of glass-blue sea and blinding white stucco dwellings. Greece enchants its visitors with its beauty, tradition, and...
Gringa
A Contradictory Girlhood
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2009
Torn between the high socioeconomic status of her father and the bohemian lifestyle of her mother, Melissa Hart tells a compelling story of contradiction in this coming-of-age memoir. Set in 1970s Southern California, Gringa is the story of a young girl conflicted by two extremes. On the one hand...
All the Things We Never Knew
Chasing the Chaos of Mental Illness
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2015
A reporter chases the biggest story of her life-her husband’s descent into mental illness.
Even as a reporter, Sheila Hamilton missed the signs as her husband David’s mental illness unfolded before her. By the time she had pieced together the puzzle, it was too late. Her once brilliant,...
The Purity Myth
How America's Obsession with Virginity Is Hurting Young Women
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2009
From the bestselling author of Sex Object, a searing investigation into American culture's obsession with virginity, and the argument for creating a future where women and girls are valued for more than sexuality
The United States is obsessed with virginity--from the media to schools to government...
by Michael Kaufman, Michael Kimmel
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2011
Written by and for men, the ultimate guide to becoming a strong male ally in the 21st century
In just one generation, age-old ideas about women have been swept aside . . . but what does that have to do with men? Authors Michael Kaufman and Michael Kimmel, two of the world's leading male advocates...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2014
Lisa Rogak, author of the New York Times bestseller Barack Obama in His Own Words, now brings readers Hillary Clinton in Her Own Words-quotations from the former First Lady, Senator from New York, and Secretary of State that go beyond politics. Topics range from leadership to life in the White House,...
While the Gods Were Sleeping
A Journey Through Love and Rebellion in Nepal
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2014
Love and marriage brought American anthropologist Elizabeth Enslin to a world she never planned to make her own: a life among Brahman in-laws in a remote village in the plains of Nepal. As she faced the challenges of married life, birth, and childrearing in a foreign culture, she discovered as much...
Nobody Passes
Rejecting the Rules of Gender and Conformity
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2010
An anthology exploring the act of passing-as the "right" gender, race, class, sexuality, age, ability, body type, ethnicity, and beyond
Nobody Passes is a collection of essays that confronts and challenges the very notion of belonging. By examining the perilous intersections of identity,...
by Judy L. Mandel
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2013
"Replacement Child by Judy L. Mandel is a book I recommend to anyone curious about the true story of one family who was caught up in the tragedy of the second plane crash.” -Judy Blume, from In the Unlikely Event
Judy L. Mandel was born into a family crippled by grief. But it would be...
What's Your Creative Type?
Harness the Power of Your Artistic Personality
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2017
The greatest creators in human history--from Mozart to Meryl Streep, Jackson Pollock to Jay-Z--don't just have talent--they also understand their motivations for pursuing art. What's Your Creative Type? helps artists do the same in a fun and witty way. Stepping away from the hyper-focus on how people...
Lesbian Couples
A Guide to Creating Healthy Relationships
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2004
Written by two experienced lesbian therapists, Lesbian Couples covers a range of topics-commitment ceremonies and marriage, living arrangements, work, money, togetherness and separate identities, coming out to family and friends, resolving conflict and understanding each other-and uses a variety of...
Bi
Notes for a Bisexual Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2013
"A groundbreaking exploration of bisexual politics by a revolutionary thinker" (Publishers Weekly) provides the missing piece of the puzzle for readers who identify as bisexual
Depicted as duplicitous, traitorous, and promiscuous, bisexuality has long been suspected, marginalized,...
A Girl Walks into a Book
What the Brontës Taught Me about Life, Love, and Women's Work
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2017
How many times have you heard readers argue about which is better, Jane Eyre or Wuthering Heights? The works of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne continue to provoke passionate fandom over a century after their deaths. Brontë enthusiasts, as well as those of us who never made it further than those oft-cited...