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Life skills 101: a practical guide to leaving home and living on your own
Par Tina Pestalozzi. 2001
Advice for the transition to living single. Covers entering the work world, handling business and financial matters, setting up living…
space, organizing the basics, choosing between eating at home or dining out, being a "savvy consumer," and staying connected to people and the community. For senior high and older readers. 2001Building storage stuff: 25 plans & projects to help put things in their place
Par Richard Freudenberger. 1997
Life among the Ibo women of Nigeria
Par Salome Nnoromele. 1998
Describes the cultural history of the Ibo women of western Africa including their traditional social, economic, religious, and political roles.…
Discusses the consequences of European colonialism, the modern role of women in Nigeria, and possible future trends. For junior and senior high readersA year in our gardens: letters by Nancy Goodwin and Allen Lacy
Par Nancy Goodwin. 2001
Goodwin (North Carolina) and Lacy (New Jersey) live in the same climate zone, but deal with very different growing conditions.…
After corresponding for several years, they began a year-long exchange of letters in December 1997, wherein they offer insights into the world around them, discussing everything from Mozart to mulch. 2001Blues legacies and Black feminism: Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday
Par Angela Davis. 1998
A feminist interpretation of the lives and lyrics of three African American blues musicians of the 1930s. Also includes the…
complete lyrics of some of Ma Rainey's and Bessie Smith's songsAllergy-free gardening: the revolutionary guide to healthy landscaping
Par Thomas Ogren. 2000
Horticulturist presents a system of rating plants for their allergen-producing potential and urges gardeners to avoid those highest on the…
list. Mentions more than three thousand varieties; includes descriptions, suggested locations, and possible problems. Recommends tips, such as using female specimens to eliminate pollen, and hard pruning and other gardening techniques. 2000Jardins d'ombre et de lumière (Jardiner Avec Albert Mondor Ser.)
Par Albert Mondor. 1999
Un horticulteur et paysagiste émérite nous fait partager ses secrets pour aménager un jardin original à l'ombre et à la…
lumière. Beaucoup de conseils sur l'ossature du jardin, le choix des plantes, le rôle du feuillage, l'utilisation des couleurs. Agrémenté de superbes illustrations. Un vrai délice! De quoi nous rendre tous fou du jardinage. [SDMHome comforts: the art and science of keeping house
Par Cheryl Mendelson. 1999
Helpful hints on a range of domestic topics--planning and preparing meals, doing laundry, cleaning each room in a home, preserving…
books and furniture, caring for pets, fire safety, and many others. Includes guidelines for both the novice and longtime housekeeper and bits of wisdom gained from older relatives. Bestseller. 1999Letter to the world: seven women who shaped the American century
Par Susan Ware. 1998
Profiles of Eleanor Roosevelt, Dorothy Thompson, Margaret Mead, Katharine Hepburn, Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Martha Graham, and Marian Anderson. Selected because…
of their stature as popular icons and their contributions to different aspects of American culture in the twentieth century. For senior high and older readersWounds of passion: a writing life
Par Bell Hooks. 1997
In this sequel to Bone Black: Memories of Girlhood (BR 10958), noted African American feminist bell hooks recalls her early…
life, struggling to write and to earn a doctorate. She recalls her long and intense relationship with a fellow author and her decision finally to leave him. Strong language and descriptions of sexThe Nawal El Saadawi reader
Par Nawāl Saʻdāwī. 1997
Collection of twenty-three essays on women's issues written by an Egyptian physician and feminist between 1970 and 1996. Covers topics…
that affect women worldwide, including gender equality in politics, economics, and health; the impact of religious fundamentalism; and how to improve conditions for womenThe alphabet versus the goddess: the conflict between word and image
Par Leonard Shlain. 1998
A vascular surgeon poses a correlation between a society's acquisition of literacy and the development of the left-brain ("linear-thinking") hemisphere…
at the expense of the right. Suggests that the resulting decline in both the use of imagery and respect for women's rights has contributed to the disappearance of goddesses and priestesses from Western religionHope in a jar: the making of America's beauty culture
Par Kathy Peiss. 1998
The author explores the social history of cosmetics in America. She notes that although only wanton women wore "paint" during…
the early nineteenth century, there was always a women's cottage enterprise--among all races and classes--that developed products for the complexion. Gradually make-up became acceptable, and men soon took over, transforming the customs into an industryTyra's beauty inside & out
Par Tyra Banks. 1998
Supermodel offers health, relationship, and beauty tips as well as biographical information. Discusses skin and hair care, makeup techniques, and…
daily beauty regimens geared for a healthy lifestyle. For senior high and older readersNothing Could Stop Her: The Courageous Life of Ruth Gruber
Par Rona Arato, Isabel Muñoz. 2023
Ruth Gruber didn't want to live an ordinary life, and she wouldn't take "no" for an answer. Born to a…
Jewish American family in 1911, she grew up to become a renowned journalist and activist. Her career spanned seven decades and led her to places that other reporters wouldn't or couldn't go, from Nazi Germany to the remote Arctic regions of the Soviet Union. At a time when women were expected to stay at home and raise families, Ruth told the stories of people in need and fought for their rights to live in safety and freedom.Women who kept the lights: a history of female lighthouse keepers
Par Mary Clifford. 1993
Profiles of twenty-eight American women lighthouse keepers who worked on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts as well as the Gulf…
of Mexico and the Great Lakes. Most were appointed to replace deceased husbands or fathers, and several were commended for heroism for rescuing seamen whose ships had capsized. Includes a number of journal entriesClass: A memoir
Par Stephanie Land. 2023
A Good Morning America Book Club Pick "Raw and inspiring." — People "Land is not just exploring her own story,…
but also the larger implications of what it means to fall between the cracks of American capitalism." — The New York Times From the New York Times bestselling author who inspired the hit Netflix series about a struggling mother barely making ends meet as a housecleaner—a gripping memoir about college, motherhood, poverty, and life after Maid . When Stephanie Land set out to write her memoir Maid , she never could have imagined what was to come. Handpicked by President Barack Obama as one of the best books of 2019, it was called "an eye-opening journey into the lives of the working poor" ( People ). Later it was adapted into the hit Netflix series Maid , which was viewed by 67 million households and was Netflix's fourth most-watched show in 2021, garnering three Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Stephanie's escape out of poverty and abuse in search of a better life inspired millions. Maid was a story about a housecleaner, but it was also a story about a woman with a dream. In Class , Land takes us with her as she finishes college and pursues her writing career. Facing barriers at every turn including a byzantine loan system, not having enough money for food, navigating the judgments of professors and fellow students who didn't understand the demands of attending college while under the poverty line—Land finds a way to survive once again, finally graduating in her mid-thirties. Class paints an intimate and heartbreaking portrait of motherhood as it converges and often conflicts with personal desire and professional ambition. Who has the right to create art? Who has the right to go to college? And what kind of work is valued in our culture? In clear, candid, and moving prose, Class grapples with these questions, offering a searing indictment of America's educational system and an inspiring testimony of a mother's triumph against all oddsBone Black: memories of girlhood
Par Bell Hooks. 1996
Noted African American feminist recalls the pain and alienation of growing up female and black in a poor, rural southern…
family. Hooks describes attending a newly integrated school and learning society's roles for men and women. She recalls enjoying the literature that inspired her to write. Some strong language and some descriptions of sexCowgirls
Par Candace Savage. 1996
History of cowgirls of the American and Canadian West from the 1800s to the late twentieth century. These homesteaders, cattle…
dealers, rodeo performers, and ranch hands were lured westward by free land, independence, and equality. Savage profiles such pioneers as Annie Oakley and Lizzie Williams and film stars Dale Evans and Barbara Stanwyck