The Resilience Myth: New Thinking on Grit, Strength, and Growth After Trauma
By: Soraya Chemaly
3.97
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The author of the “must read” (NPR) Rage Becomes Her presents a powerful manifesto for communal res…
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1. The Light of the World
By: Elizabeth Alexander
4.22
Format: 649 pages, Hardcover
In The Light of the World, Elizabeth Alexander finds herself at an existential crossroads after the… read more
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2. Grief Is for People
By: Sloane Crosley
3.91
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Following the death of her closest friend, Sloane Crosley explores multiple kinds of loss in this d… read more
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"Grief is for people, not things."-Sloane Crosley, Grief Is for People
"Suicide is a tax on human consciousness."-Sloane Crosley, Grief Is for People
"How will he know you loved him," she asks, "unless you try to destroy yourself?"-Sloane Crosley, Grief Is for People
"Pictures should be of what you see, not of what the world sees when it sees you."-Sloane Crosley, Grief Is for People
3. This American Ex-Wife: How I Ended My Marriage and Started My Life
By: Lyz Lenz
3.99
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A manifesto on the gender politics of marriage (bad) and divorce (actually pretty good!) in America… read more
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- audiobook
"So much of our culture depicts young girls dreaming about their weddings. But every middle-aged woman I know dreams about living alone in the woods, maybe with a dog."-Lyz Lenz, This American Ex-Wife: How I Ended My Marriage and Started My Life
4. The Everything War: Amazon’s Ruthless Quest to Own the World and Remake Corporate Power
By: Dana Mattioli
4.10
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
From veteran Amazon reporter for The Wall Street Journal, and finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in in… read more
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5. Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well
By: Amy C. Edmondson
3.95
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A revolutionary guide that will transform your relationship with failure, from the pioneering resea… read more
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6. Molly
By: Blake Butler
3.66
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
A gripping, unforgettable memoir from one of the best, most original writers of the 21st century. … read more
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7. All in Her Head: The Truth and Lies Early Medicine Taught Us About Women's Bodies and Why It Matters Today
By: Elizabeth Comen
4.43
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
The fascinating history of women’s health as it’s never been told before. For as long as medicin… read more
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"The role of women was proscribed in medicine as in society, bolstered by the stereotype of the female nurturer: Doctors cured. Nurses cared."-Elizabeth Comen, All in Her Head: The Truth and Lies Early Medicine Taught Us About Women's Bodies and Why It Matters Today
"A man with high testosterone, it was understood, was virile, a warrior, a stud. A woman with too much estrogen, on the other hand, was just crazy."-Elizabeth Comen, All in Her Head: The Truth and Lies Early Medicine Taught Us About Women's Bodies and Why It Matters Today
"The idea was just this: that there is something beautiful, and wonderfully feminine, and powerful and empowering at once, about a woman who can’t breathe."-Elizabeth Comen, All in Her Head: The Truth and Lies Early Medicine Taught Us About Women's Bodies and Why It Matters Today
"Between the purported sex appeal of tuberculosis and its special deadliness in young people, being afflicted with the disease—or at least, looking like you were—became associated with a certain statu…"-Elizabeth Comen, All in Her Head: The Truth and Lies Early Medicine Taught Us About Women's Bodies and Why It Matters Today
8. The Stars Turned Inside Out
By: Nova Jacobs
3.49
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The discovery of a suspicious death at a famous Swiss physics laboratory sparks a mystery that merg… read more
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9. Buried Deep and Other Stories
By: Naomi Novik
4.11
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
A thrilling collection of thirteen short stories that span the worlds of the New York Times bestsel… read more
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10. What Fresh Hell Is This?: Perimenopause, Menopause, Other Indignities, and You
By: Heather Corinna
3.97
Format: 324 pages, Paperback
An informative, blisteringly funny, somewhat cranky and always spot-on guide to perimenopause and m… read more
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"Menopause isn't "Cocoon." Sorry."-Heather Corinna, What Fresh Hell Is This?: Perimenopause, Menopause, Other Indignities, and You
"[As in puberty,] There will be tears. And anger. And tragically unfortunate haircuts."-Heather Corinna, What Fresh Hell Is This?: Perimenopause, Menopause, Other Indignities, and You
"Have no shame ... as another woman friend of mine counseled with perfect sincerity and cheer: 'Just gain the 25 pounds. I really think I would not have survived menopause--AND the death of my mother-…"-Heather Corinna, What Fresh Hell Is This?: Perimenopause, Menopause, Other Indignities, and You
"Messages we get about menopause more often tell us we must keep ourselves from much of what we want and need in this time. It's easy to get the idea that life in and after menopause is going to be li…"-Heather Corinna, What Fresh Hell Is This?: Perimenopause, Menopause, Other Indignities, and You
11. Goddess of the River
By: Vaishnavi Patel
3.86
Format: 496 pages, Paperback
A powerful reimagining of the story of Ganga, goddess of the river, and her doomed mortal son, from… read more
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12. Woe: A Housecat's Story of Despair
By: Lucy Knisley
4.43
Format: 208 pages, Library Binding
WOE! SCREAM! MEOW! ...PURR? Join the hilarious and of course dramatic world of Linney the House Cat… read more
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13. Dispersals: On Plants, Borders, and Belonging
By: Jessica J. Lee
4.19
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A prize-winning memoirist and nature writer turns to the lives of plants entangled in our human wor… read more
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14. High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out
By: Amanda Ripley
4.28
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
When we are baffled by the insanity of the “other side”—in our politics, at work, or at home—it’s b… read more
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15. A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy
By: Tia Levings
4.48
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
“Today it hit me when he hit me, blood shaking in my brain. Maybe there wasn’t a savior coming. May… read more
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16. This Is Why You Dream: What Your Sleeping Brain Reveals About Your Waking Life
By: Rahul Jandial
3.82
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A fascinating dive into the purpose and potential of dreams Dreaming is one of the most deeply mis… read more
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17. Rift: A Memoir of Breaking Away from Christian Patriarchy
By: Cait West
4.14
Format: 252 pages, Hardcover
A gripping memoir about coming of age in the stay-at-home daughter movement and the quest to piece … read more
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18. Concerning the Future of Souls
By: Joy Williams
4.05
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
“Quite possibly America's best living writer of short stories.”—NPR“Williams is a writer for our b… read more
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19. What It Takes to Heal: How Transforming Ourselves Can Change the World
By: Prentis Hemphill
4.54
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
From one of the most prominent voices in the trauma conversation comes a groundbreaking new way to … read more
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20. The Blonde Dies First
By: Joelle Wellington
3.70
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A group of friends fight to choose their own fates in this trope-savvy, self-referential young adul… read more
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21. Black Pill: How I Witnessed the Darkest Corners of the Internet Come to Life, Poison Society, and Capture American Politics
By: Elle Reeve
4.27
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
This tour de force of investigative journalism—in the vein of The Next Civil War and Why We’re Pola… read more
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22. The Quiet Damage: QAnon and the Destruction of the American Family
By: Jesselyn Cook
4.45
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
The riveting story of five families shattered by pernicious, pervasive conspiracy theories, and how… read more
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23. Invisible Labor: The Untold Story of the Cesarean Section
By: Rachel Somerstein
4.17
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
An incisive yet personal look at the science and history of the most common surgery performed in Am… read more
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24. Wanted: Toddler's Personal Assistant
By: Stephanie Kiser
3.95
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
What are the lives of America's richest families really like? Their nannies see it all… When S… read more
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25. Grown Women
By: Sarai Johnson
4.28
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
In this stunning debut novel, four generations of complex Black women contend with motherhood and d… read more
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"I don’t think you’re ever really grown."-Sarai Johnson, Grown Women
"We can learn from trauma. We can become better, more efficient, if we do the work."-Sarai Johnson, Grown Women
"Similarly, I owe a great deal to my female ancestors and the women who mothered me."-Sarai Johnson, Grown Women
"Sometimes the best thing you can do for someone you love is stay the hell away from them."-Sarai Johnson, Grown Women
26. The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World
By: Robin Wall Kimmerer
4.68
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Braiding Sweetgrass, a bold and inspiring vision … read more
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27. The Resilience Myth: New Thinking on Grit, Strength, and Growth After Trauma
By: Soraya Chemaly
3.97
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The author of the “must read” (NPR) Rage Becomes Her presents a powerful manifesto for communal res… read more
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28. Best Hex Ever
By: Nadia El-Fassi
3.81
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
A kitchen witch with a penchant for baking and a (literally) cursed love life meets someone who's w… read more
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29. By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land
By: Rebecca Nagle
4.60
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A powerful work of reportage and American history that braids the story of the forced removal of Na… read more
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30. What Iranians Want: Women, Life, Freedom
By: Arash Azizi
3.99
Format: 197 pages, Kindle Edition
'A document of real optimism.' Guardian On Tuesday 13 September 2022, all Mahsa Amini has planned i… read more
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