Sex Object: A Memoir
By: Jessica Valenti
3.66
Format: 172 pages, Kindle Edition
Author and Guardian US columnist Jessica Valenti has been leading the national conversation on gend…
Want to Read $ 6.64"Still, somehow, inexplicably, “man-hater"-Jessica Valenti, Sex Object: A Memoir
"What is crazy about killing a woman in a culture that tells you that women's lives are worth nothing?"-Jessica Valenti, Sex Object: A Memoir
"Because while my daughter lives in a world that knows what happens to women is wrong, it has also accepted this wrongness as inevitable."-Jessica Valenti, Sex Object: A Memoir
"Because even subversive sarcasm adds a cool-girl nonchalance, an updated, sharper version of the expectation that women be forever pleasant, even as we're eating shit."-Jessica Valenti, Sex Object: A Memoir
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1. The Last Living Slut: Born in Iran, Bred Backstage
By: Roxana Shirazi
4.14
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
The Last Living Slutis the salaciously literary and sexually liberated account of one young woman's… read more
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2. Pornland: How Porn Has Hijacked Our Sexuality
By: Gail Dines
3.77
Format: 341 pages, Hardcover
Professor Gail Dines has written about and researched the porn industry for over two decades. She a… read more
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3. Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman
By: Lindy West
2.62
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Coming of age in a culture that demands women be as small, quiet, and compliant as possible--like a… read more
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4. Trainwreck: The Women We Love to Hate, Mock, and Fear... and Why
By: Jude Ellison S. Doyle , Sady Doyle
0.00
Format: None pages,
She's everywhere once you start looking for her: the trainwreck. She's Britney Spears shaving her h… read more
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5. Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud: The Rise and Reign of the Unruly Woman
By: Anne Helen Petersen
3.77
Format: None pages, Hardcover
From celebrity gossip expert and BuzzFeed culture writer Anne Helen Petersen comes an accessible, a… read more
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6. Singled Out: How Singles Are Stereotyped, Stigmatized, and Ignored, and Still Live Happily Ever After
By: Bella DePaulo
4.20
Format: 24 pages, Hardcover
Drawing from decades of scientific research and stacks of stories from the front lines of singlehoo… read more
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8. Pornography: Men Possessing Women
By: Andrea Dworkin
3.00
Format: 108 pages, Paperback
This volume presents a study of the damaging effect of pornography and its ramifications on society. read more
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9. Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in Trump's America
By: Rebecca Solnit , Cheryl Strayed , Jamia Wilson , Katha Pollitt , Jessica Valenti , Jill Filipovic , Jude Ellison S. Doyle , Samantha Irby , Randa Jarrar , Kera Bolonik , Kate Harding , Carina Chocano , Sarah Hepola , Alicia Garza , Nicole Chung , None , Samhita Mukhopadhyay , None , None , Mary Kathryn Nagle , Meredith Talusan , None , None
3.80
Format: 212 pages, Paperback
Twenty-Three Leading Feminist Writers on Protest and Solidarity When 53 percent of white women vote… read more
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10. Yes Means Yes!: Visions of Female Sexual Power and A World Without Rape
By: Jessica Valenti , Margaret Cho , Jaclyn Friedman
3.87
Format: 515 pages, Paperback
In this groundbreaking new look at rape edited by writer and activist Jaclyn Freidman and Full Fron… read more
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11. 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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12. Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture
By: Roxane Gay
4.43
Format: 368 pages, ebook
Cultural critic and bestselling author Roxane Gay has edited a collection of essays that explore wh… read more
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"Angry women care. Angry women speak and yell and sob their truths."-Roxane Gay, Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture
"I am a real survivor because I survived, even if some days it feels like I didn't survive at all."-Roxane Gay, Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture
"Anger is the privilege of the truly broken, and yet, I've never met a woman who was broken enough that she allowed herself to be angry."-Roxane Gay, Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture
"It is more like carrying something really heavy, forever. You do not get to put it down: you have to carry it, and so you carry it the way you need to, however it fits best."-Roxane Gay, Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture
13. Sex Object: A Memoir
By: Jessica Valenti
3.66
Format: 172 pages, Kindle Edition
Author and Guardian US columnist Jessica Valenti has been leading the national conversation on gend… read more
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"Still, somehow, inexplicably, “man-hater"-Jessica Valenti, Sex Object: A Memoir
"What is crazy about killing a woman in a culture that tells you that women's lives are worth nothing?"-Jessica Valenti, Sex Object: A Memoir
"Because while my daughter lives in a world that knows what happens to women is wrong, it has also accepted this wrongness as inevitable."-Jessica Valenti, Sex Object: A Memoir
"Because even subversive sarcasm adds a cool-girl nonchalance, an updated, sharper version of the expectation that women be forever pleasant, even as we're eating shit."-Jessica Valenti, Sex Object: A Memoir
14. An Abbreviated Life: A Memoir
By: Ariel Leve
3.93
Format: 291 pages, Kindle Edition
A beautiful, startling, and candid memoir about growing up without boundaries, in which Ariel Leve … read more
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15. Greedy: Notes from a Bisexual Who Wants Too Much
By: Jen Winston
3.94
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
Named one of the Best Books of 2021 by Oprah Daily , Glamour, Shondaland , BuzzFeed , and more! … read more
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"Queerness isn't about individual answers as much as collective questions."-Jen Winston, Greedy: Notes from a Bisexual Who Wants Too Much
"Gay and lesbian bars, safe havens for some, are rarely safe havens for bi people. But where does that leave us to go? It’s like the gay and straight communities are our parents and each thought the o…"-Jen Winston, Greedy: Notes from a Bisexual Who Wants Too Much
16. Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger
By: Rebecca Traister
4.37
Format: 320 pages, ebook
From Rebecca Traister, the New York Times bestselling author of All the Single Ladies comes a vital… read more
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"Women's anger has been buried, over and over again. But it has seeded the ground; we are the green shoots of furies covered up long ago."-Rebecca Traister, Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger
"Women's ire in any political context remains coded as chaotic, while men's is comprehensible, understood as rational and often admirable."-Rebecca Traister, Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger
"As Amanda Litman... has written, 'Instead of resisting (anger) or avoiding it, let your fury push you to action. Embrace your anger and put it to work."-Rebecca Traister, Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger
"When somebody manages to project a lot of strength and a lot of warmth, we say they're charismatic and magnetic, we want to be with that person, we want to be that person,' said Neffinger."-Rebecca Traister, Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger
17. Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny
By: Kate Manne
4.22
Format: 338 pages, Hardcover
Misogyny is a hot topic, yet it's often misunderstood. What is misogyny, exactly? Who deserves to b… read more
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"Sexism is hence to bad science as misogyny is to moralism. Sexism wears a lab coat; misogyny goes on witch hunts."-Kate Manne, Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny
"Women may not be simply human beings but positioned as human givers when it comes to the dominant men who look to them for various kinds of moral support, admiration, attention, and so on."-Kate Manne, Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny
"For one such: women positioned in relations of asymmetrical moral support with men have historically been required to show him moral respect, approval, admiration, sympathy, and concern. When she bre…"-Kate Manne, Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny
"For one such: women positioned in relations of asymmetrical moral support with men have historically been required to show him moral respect, approval, admiration, sympathy, and concern. When she bre…"-Kate Manne, Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny
18. The Volcano Daughters
By: Gina María Balibrera
3.66
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A saucy, searingly original debut about two sisters raised in the shadow of El Salvador’s brutal di… read more
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19. 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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20. Burn It Down: Women Writing about Anger
By: Lilly Dancyger
4.30
Format: 257 pages, Hardcover
A rich, nuanced exploration of women's anger from a diverse group of writers Women are angry, and … read more
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"When she looked down at me, though terrified, I felt more seen than I'd ever felt under another person's gaze. I have since learned that recognizing the invisible parts of oneself in another person c…"-Lilly Dancyger, Burn It Down: Women Writing about Anger
"As sure as she is becoming a woman, she is also being indoctrinated into a system I recognize- one that rewards female martyrdom with adoration and gratitude but leaves little room for her to air her…"-Lilly Dancyger, Burn It Down: Women Writing about Anger
"Everything I've learned from the time I was born is essentially some form of control. Basic lessons: how to control my hands, my body. Advanced lessons: how to control my volume, my appearance. Havin…"-Lilly Dancyger, Burn It Down: Women Writing about Anger
21. The Widow's Guide to Dead Bastards
By: Jessica Waite
3.65
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A widow’s life is turned upside when she uncovers the truth about her late husband in this lyrical,… read more
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