Basic Books: 1466 books
by Shanti Sosienski
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2010
Women run for all kinds of reasons. We run for health, to ease tension, for strength, to challenge ourselves, to be social with friends, as professional athletes or the dream of being one, to turn our minds on, and to turn them off. Whether running a marathon, taking a quick jog around the neighborhood,...
Here's the Plan.
Your Practical, Tactical Guide to Advancing Your Career During Pregnancy and Parenthood
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2016
For many women in their 20's and 30's, the greatest professional hurdle they'll need to overcome has little to do with their work life. The most focused, confident, and ambitious women can find themselves derailed by a tiny little thing: a new baby. While more workplaces are espousing family-friendly...
Girldrive
Criss-Crossing America, Redefining Feminism
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2009
What do young women care about? What are their hopes, worries, and ambitions? Have they heard of feminism, and do they relate to it?
These are just a few of the questions journalist Nona Willis Aronowitz and photographer Emma Bee Bernstein set out to answer in Girldrive. In October 2007, Aronowitz...
Better than Perfect
7 Strategies to Crush Your Inner Critic and Create a Life You Love
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2014
From Shaquille O'Neal's "head coach for happiness," a proven, powerful method for shaking the chains of perfectionism to live a happier, healthier life
Perfectionists exist in every walk of life. While outwardly they appear to be very accomplished, they are often unhappy and unfulfilled....
Full Frontal Feminism
A Young Woman's Guide to Why Feminism Matters
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2014
The #1 must-read book for a new generation of feminists who refuse to accept anything less than equality and justice for all women
Now in its updated second edition, Full Frontal Feminism embodies the forward-looking messages that bestselling author Jessica Valenti propagated as founder of...
The Sh!t No One Tells You About Pregnancy
A Guide to Surviving Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
The fourth book in Dawn Dais's popular Sh!t No One Tells You series offers "been there, freaked out about that" advice for expectant parents
The fourth title in Dawn Dais's popular parenting series, The Sh!t No One Tells You About Pregnancy is quite possibly the funniest, and most...
The Nonrunner's Marathon Guide for Women
Get Off Your Butt and On with Your Training
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2013
Anyone can run a marathon. Dawn Dais makes it a little more bearable--and a lot more fun
Dawn Dais hated running. And it didn't like her much, either. Her fitness routine consisted of avoiding the stairs in her own house, because who really has the energy to climb stairs? It was with this exercise...
Frientimacy
How to Deepen Friendships for Lifelong Health and Happiness
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
With the constant connectivity of today’s world, it’s never been easier to meet people and make new friends-but it’s never been harder to form meaningful friendships.
In Frientimacy, award-winning speaker Shasta Nelson shows how anyone can form stronger, more meaningful friendships, marked...
Passed and Present
Keeping Memories of Loved Ones Alive
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2016
Passed and Present is a one-of-a-kind guide for discovering creative and meaningful ways to keep the memory of loved ones alive. Inspiring and imaginative, this bona fide "how-to” manual teaches us how to remember those we miss most, no matter how long they’ve been gone.
Passed and...
Navigating the Land of If
Understanding Infertility and Exploring Your Options
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2009
Author of the extremely successful blog Stirrup Queens and Sperm Palace Jesters, Melissa Ford presents readers with a guide for navigating the complex world of infertility. The Land of If got its name not only because IF” is the abbreviation for infertility” in the online world, but also because...
Girls' Studies
Seal Studies
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2009
Professors and students alike are taking interest in Girls' Studies-the socialization of girls versus boys-and beginning to analyze the impact of media, pop culture, messaging, and more on America's girls. Girls' Studies tackles socialization and gender expectations, body image, and media impact, and gives insight into girl empowerment and how to equip our girls for a brighter future.
Offbeat Bride
Creative Alternatives for Independent Brides
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2010
Unenthused by a white wedding gown and bored by the hoopla of the Hollywood-style reception, Ariel Meadow Stallings found herself absolutely exhausted with the nuances of traditional nuptials . . . so she chose to take a walk off the beaten aisle. In this updated edition of Offbeat Bride, Stallings...
Not Buying It
Stop Overspending and Start Raising Happier, Healthier, More Successful Kids
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2016
Parents will do just about anything to give their kids happy lives and successful futures. Unfortunately, the drive to give kids the best of everything leads to a financial strategy based in fear and competition, and results in millions of dollars worth of unnecessary purchases. Enough is enough.
In...
Second Wind
One Woman's Midlife Quest to Run Seven Marathons on Seven Continents
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2010
Second Wind is the story of an unlikely athlete and an unlikely heroine: Cami Ostman, a woman edging toward midlife who decides to take on a challenge that stretches her way outside of her comfort zone. That challenge presents itself when an old friend suggests she go for a run to distract her from...