Period Power: A Manifesto for the Menstrual Movement
By: Nadya Okamoto
3.94
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
PERIOD founder and Harvard College student Nadya Okamoto offers a manifesto on menstruation and why…
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1. Honestly Ben (Openly Straight, #2)
By: Bill Konigsberg
3.94
Format: 456 pages, Hardcover
Ben Carver is back to normal. He's getting all As in his classes at the Natick School. He was just … read more
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2. Body Positive Power: How learning to love yourself will save your life
By: None
3.78
Format: None pages, Paperback
We've been convinced that happiness is something that only comes once we hit that goal weight, get … read more
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3. Red Rosa: A Graphic Biography of Rosa Luxemburg
By: Paul M. Buhle , Kate Evans
3.46
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Rosa tells the life story of philosopher, economist, publisher, writer, organizer, political leader… read more
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4. Cunt: A Declaration of Independence
By: Betty Dodson , Inga Muscio
3.88
Format: 373 pages, Paperback
An ancient title of respect for women, the word cunt long ago veered off this noble path. Inga Musc… read more
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5. Branded by the Pink Triangle
By: Ken Setterington
3.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
Before the rise of the Nazi party, Germany, especially Berlin, was one of the most tolerant places … read more
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6. Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language
By: Amanda Montell
4.29
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The word "bitch" conjures many images for many people but is most often meant to describe an unplea… read more
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- feminism
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"Language pedantry is snobbery and snobbery is prejudice,"-Amanda Montell, Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language
"One of the burdens of being a woman is the imperative to be nice."-Amanda Montell, Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language
"Hitler wasn’t any less fascist because he could write a coherent sentence."-Amanda Montell, Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language
"Anytime language reform happens, it has to happen in the context of social change,"-Amanda Montell, Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language
7. It's Not About the Burqa
By: Mariam Khan
4.21
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
When was the last time you heard a Muslim woman speak for herself without a filter? In 2016, Mari… read more
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"I believe the role of the writer is to tell society what it pretends it does not know."-Mariam Khan, It's Not About the Burqa
"In early Islam in seventh century Arabia, Muslim women were feisty and unafraid to fight for their rights. With the passing of the centuries, their dramatic progress stagnated and stalled, causing th…"-Mariam Khan, It's Not About the Burqa
"Dissecting the rishta sites quickly becomes me and Fiz's favorite pastime. 'Look at this one, Fiz, look at this one. "i am looking for simple, obedient girl." Vom!' 'Why doesn't he just advertise for…"-Mariam Khan, It's Not About the Burqa
"Revolutions 'go too far': if your community is ready for you, then you are too late. You must challenge your community. You must throw down the gauntlet of freedom to your community and dare it to ac…"-Mariam Khan, It's Not About the Burqa
8. Parakeet
By: Marie-Helene Bertino
3.66
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Acclaimed author of 2 A.M. at the Cat's Pajamas Marie-Helene Bertino's Parakeet is a darkly funny a… read more
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"Life has no past tense: To remember something is to relive it."-Marie-Helene Bertino, Parakeet
"I will have thousands upon thousands of days and this is merely one of them. This thought brings relief."-Marie-Helene Bertino, Parakeet
"There are intimacies that don't involve marriage just as there are marriages that don't involve intimacy. The mind provides the only possible privacy so what is more intimate than thought? If intimac…"-Marie-Helene Bertino, Parakeet
"There are intimacies that don't involve marriage just as there are marriages that don't involve intimacy. The mind provides the only possible privacy so what is more intimate than thought? If intimac…"-Marie-Helene Bertino, Parakeet
9. In the Flo: Unlock Your Hormonal Advantage and Revolutionize Your Life
By: Alisa Vitti
3.98
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
The bestselling author of WomanCode presents a biohacking program for women, teaching them how to u… read more
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10. They Call Me Güero: A Border Kid's Poems
By: David Bowles
4.07
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
An award-winning novel in verse about a boy who navigates the start of seventh grade and life growi… read more
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11. Hamra and the Jungle of Memories
By: Hanna Alkaf
4.05
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A Malaysian spin on Little Red Riding Hood from the critically acclaimed author of The Girl and the… read more
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12. Period Power: A Manifesto for the Menstrual Movement
By: Nadya Okamoto
3.94
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
PERIOD founder and Harvard College student Nadya Okamoto offers a manifesto on menstruation and why… read more
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- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
- womens
- activism
- audiobook
13. Ask Me About My Uterus: A Quest to Make Doctors Believe in Women's Pain
By: Abby Norman
3.93
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
For any woman who has experienced illness, chronic pain, or endometriosis comes an inspiring memoir… read more
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- womens
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"I was not a ghost. I was a little girl with needs and wants and allergies. Still, I hung soundlessly, as weightlessly as I could, in the air. The living can haunt a house, too."-Abby Norman, Ask Me About My Uterus: A Quest to Make Doctors Believe in Women's Pain
"In retrospect, that was the moment I realized my ignorance was going to exacerbate whatever the problem was, and that I had to prescribe myself some kind of medical education, at least as it pertaine…"-Abby Norman, Ask Me About My Uterus: A Quest to Make Doctors Believe in Women's Pain
"So often we think that the truth is a static entity that exists only in a singular place--a place that we have to find. But I have come to realize that the answers I have been looking for, the truth …"-Abby Norman, Ask Me About My Uterus: A Quest to Make Doctors Believe in Women's Pain
"Where a woman is in her menstrual cycle also influences how her body metabolizes, well, anything. Researchers know this: that's why, when they do include women in trials, they design the research so …"-Abby Norman, Ask Me About My Uterus: A Quest to Make Doctors Believe in Women's Pain
14. Allen Carr's Easy Way to Quit Emotional Eating: Set yourself free from binge-eating and comfort-eating (Allen Carr's Easyway Book 91)
By: Allen Carr
3.74
Format: 244 pages, Kindle Edition
Do you eat when you're not hungry? Or when you're angry and upset? Do you eat to control your feeli… read more
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15. The Song of Us
By: Kate Fussner
3.93
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
This stunning debut and wholly original queer middle grade novel-in-verse retelling of “Orpheus and… read more
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16. Weightless: Making Space for My Resilient Body and Soul
By: Evette Dionne
3.94
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A poignant and ruthlessly honest journey through cultural expectations of size, race, and gender--a… read more
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"What might change if we simply minded our body's business, and thought about other people's less?"-Evette Dionne, Weightless: Making Space for My Resilient Body and Soul
"I refuse to settle... it would be nice to find a partner, but I'd much rather remain single than settle for someone that's undeserving."-Evette Dionne, Weightless: Making Space for My Resilient Body and Soul
"Our culture treats weight loss as if it's about aesthetics or a vain quest to assimilate, but we rarely consider that it is sometimes a consequence of traumatic experience."-Evette Dionne, Weightless: Making Space for My Resilient Body and Soul
"When I look in the mirror, I don't see a body slimmed through strict dieting and weight loss. I see a body that's weary, that's battered, that has been through absolute hell. I see a body that's resi…"-Evette Dionne, Weightless: Making Space for My Resilient Body and Soul
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17. Lady Bird [Screenplay]
By: Greta Gerwig
4.54
Format: 115 pages, None
A teenager navigates a loving but turbulent relationship with her strong-willed mother over the cou… read more
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18. The Pain Gap: How Sexism and Racism in Healthcare Kill Women
By: Anushay Hossain
3.65
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Explore real women’s tales of healthcare trauma and medical misogyny with this meticulously researc… read more
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19. This Is What I Know About Art
By: Kimberly Drew
4.14
Format: 64 pages, Paperback
Pocket Change Collective was born out of a need for space. Space to think. Space to connect. Space … read more
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"It's absurd to think about how a $1,600 stipend changed the course of my life. It's absurd to think about how many internships are still unpaid, and how elitist and morally corrupt it is to hire unpa…"-Kimberly Drew, This Is What I Know About Art
20. Period: The Real Story of Menstruation
By: Kate Clancy
3.97
Format: 249 pages, Hardcover
A bold and revolutionary perspective on the science and cultural history of menstruation Men… read more
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21. Democracy in Retrograde: How to Make Changes Big and Small in Our Country and in Our Lives
By: Sami Sage
4.13
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A whip-smart combo of self-help and political manifesto that is perfect for anyone who wants to sav… read more
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"There's a small handful of very wealthy and powerful people who actively strategize and spend a lot of money (numbers with multiple commas) to make sure that you ignore politics and neglect your priv…"-Sami Sage, Democracy in Retrograde: How to Make Changes Big and Small in Our Country and in Our Lives
