Elizabeth Whitaker: 5 books

Betty Friedan's book The Feminine Mystique is possibly the best-selling of all the titles analysed in the Macat library, and arguably one of the most important. Yet it was the product of an apparently minor, meaningless assignment. Undertaking to approach former classmates who had attended Smith College...

This reader looks at both the biological and cultural aspects of health and healing within a comparative framework. Health and Healing in Comparative Perspective provides both fascinating comparative ethnographic detail and a theoretical framework for organizing and interpreting information...

The Trouble with Human Nature brings together biological and cross-cultural evidence to critically examine common preconceptions and challenge popular assumptions about human nature. It sets out to counter genetic and evolutionary myths about human variation and behavior, drawing on both biological...

Bringing together valuable insights from research and practice undertaken at the world-famous Pen Green Centre*, Democratising Leadership in the Early Years* illustrates how settings and practitioners can develop and maintain forms of leadership which foster collaborative practices across and within...

Note for Negotiating Now is a part of iPublish.com's series of short books for readers on the go. Whether you're buying a house, asking for a raise, or drawing up your divorce agreement, the internal pressure to "be a good girl" can drive you to give away more than you should, or settle for less than...