Basic Books: 1466 books
Fucking Daphne
Mostly True Stories and Fictions
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2008
When Daphne Gottlieb first found herself the character in someone else’s story she was intrigued; over time, as she appeared in more and more stories, she started to wonder about the implications of what was real and what wasn’t. Did it matter that there were published stories of her having sex...
Let's Get This Straight
The Ultimate Handbook for Youth with LGBTQ Parents
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2010
Let’s Get This Straight reaches out to young people with one or more gay, lesbian, bi, or trans parents to provide them with the tools to combat homophobia, take pride in their alternative family structures, and speak out against injustice. This short but thorough book profiles forty-five diverse...
The Worrier's Guide to the End of the World
Love, Loss, and Other Catastrophes--through Italy, India, and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2017
A funny and heartwarming story of one woman's attempt to walk off a lifetime of fear--with a soulmate, bad shoes, and lots of wine.
Torre DeRoche is at rock bottom following a breakup and her father's death when she crosses paths with the goofy and spirited Masha, who is pusuing her dream of...
Good Porn
A Woman's Guide
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2010
Porn. Do you think of it as a dirty word, a taboo topic, something you associate with cheesy films with bad plots? Filmmaker and author Erika Lust is here to change all that. With the goal of making porn more accessible to women, Good Porn examines the films, the industry, and the phenomenon. It breaks...
by Marie L. Leonard
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2009
Tired of paying the painter to create a mess on your floors? Can’t be held up another day waiting for a plumber between 9 and 5? Feeling threatened by the growing pile of fix-it projects in your basement? Marie’s Home Improvement Guide offers all the tips you need to tackle these projects
yourself!...
Toss the Gloss
Beauty Tips, Tricks & Truths for Women 50+
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2016
"Forget about makeup reclaiming youth,” says Andrea Q. Robinson. Good makeup reclaims you.” Robinson, whose illustrious career has included positions such as the chief marketing officer of Estée Lauder, president of Tom Ford Beauty, beauty editor of Vogue, and president of Ralph Lauren...
Transgender History, second edition
The Roots of Today's Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
A timely second edition of the classic text on transgender history, with a new introduction and updated material throughout
Covering American transgender history from the mid-twentieth century to today, Transgender History takes a chronological approach to the subject of transgender history,...
How to Break Up With Anyone
Letting Go of Friends, Family, and Everyone In-Between
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2015
Not all relationships are made to last forever. Sometimes what starts as a beautiful friendship or productive partnership turns toxic, or one-sided, or unhealthy and the best solution for both parties is to end it. In How to Break Up With Anyone, relationship expert Jamye Waxman has written a much-needed...
Men and Feminism
Seal Studies
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2009
There's no denying that men's involvement and interest in feminism is key to its continuing relevance and importance. Addressing the question of why men should care about feminism in the first place, Men and Feminism lays the foundation for a larger discussion about feminism as a human issue, not...
Women of Color and Feminism
Seal Studies
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2009
In this Seal Studies title, author and professor Maythee Rojas offers a look at the intricate crossroads of being a woman of color. Women of Color and Feminism tackles the question of how women of color experience feminism, and how race and socioeconomics can alter this experience. Rojas explores...
Helping Her Get Free
A Guide for Families and Friends of Abused Women
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2006
Almost ten years after its original publication, this groundbreaking and practical guide remains a wise, informed, and vital resource for those who want to assist a friend or loved one in her struggle to escape an abusive relationship. Susan Brewster, a longtime psychotherapist whose practice includes...
Getting Free
You Can End Abuse and Take Back Your Life
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2013
Since its original publication in 1982, Getting Free has changed the lives of tens of thousands of women. Written in an accessible style, packed with practical information and answers, special exercises designed to help a woman recognize abuse, and several success stories, Getting Free remains an...
Stop Signs
Recognizing, Avoiding, and Escaping Abusive Relationships
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2012
Most abusers display warning signs that intelligent women miss-mostly because the majority of women have not been trained to recognize them. In this groundbreaking book, Lynn Fairweather-an expert in the field of intimate partner violence response and prevention-provides women with the information...
Bento Box in the Heartland
My Japanese Girlhood in Whitebread America
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2010
While growing up in Versailles, an Indiana farm community, Linda Furiya tried to balance the outside world of Midwestern America with the Japanese traditions of her home life. As the only Asian family in a tiny township, Furiya's life revolved around Japanese food and the extraordinary lengths her...