Search this site    The Assertive Woman A New Look Author: Phelps, Stanlee / Austin, Nancy ISBN: 0-915166-61-5 Pages: 246 Format: Paperback Publisher: Impact Pub Published: October 1987 Condition: Price: USD $1.69 King Features Syndicate: "...guide to a more rewarding life for women..." Doubleday Book Club: "...a must for any woman..." Becoming Whole Again Help For Women Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse Author: Gallagher, Vera / Miller, Jo-Anne (Illustrator) ISBN: 0-8306-7657-0 Pages: 220 Format: Paperback Publisher: Human Services Inst Published: April 1991 Condition: Price: USD $1.69 Celebrating the Inner Beauty of Women Author: Oke, Janette ISBN: 0-7642-2041-1 Pages: 95 Format: Hardcover Publisher: Bethany House Publishers Published: December 1997 Condition: Price: USD $1.99 In this warm and endearing gift book, bestselling author Janette Oke takes her readers on a new journey, to a place where the softer side of a woman is celebrated, where the qualities that portray women's strength, love, kindness, compassion, devotion, and tenderness are woven together through touching insights from one of the most beloved storytellers. Perfect for Janette Oke fans, as well as women everywhere who desire a tender and poignant reminder of the unique characteristics God has given women. Heart-warming prose and beautiful full-color photography throughout! Headache Relief For Women How You Can Manage & Prevent Pain Author: Rapoport, Alan M. / Sheftell, Fred D. ISBN: 0-316-73391-1 Pages: 256 Format: Paperback Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Published: January 1, 1996 Condition: Price: USD $1.69 Amazon.com: Millions of women suffer from headaches and Alan M Rapoport and Fred D. Sheftell, founders of the New England Center for Headaches, sympathize. In their new book, Headache Relief for Women: How You Can Manage and Prevent Pain, the authors explain what is known about headaches, describe the major types and their symptoms and discuss the various physical and emotional factors that may trigger them. The connection between headaches and menstruation, pregnancy, the taking of oral contraception and menopause is covered in great detail as are the subjects of natural versus drug therapies. From Publishers Weekly: The authors, founders of the New England Center for Headache who previously collaborated on Headache Relief, urge women to become active partners in the management of their own headache treatment. Neurologist Rapoport and Sheftell, a psychiatrist, do not trivialize the suffering of millions of women and, underscoring the importance of a good working relationship between patient and physician, suggest means for achieving this?including changing doctors, if necessary. Explaining what is known (and still unknown) about the mechanism of headaches, they describe the major types, especially migraines; their symptoms; and the various physical and emotional factors that may trigger headaches. The connection between headaches and the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, oral contraceptives and menopause is discussed in considerable detail. They note the highly individualized responses of sufferers to different treatments and, while emphasizing nondrug therapies, such as diet and stress reduction, pack the chapter on medications with useful information about over-the-counter and prescription drugs. Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. I Don't Need a Baby To Be Who I Am Thoughts & Affirmations on a Fulfilling Life Author: Brady, Joan / Semel, Ann ISBN: 0-671-00981-8 Pages: 144 Format: Hardcover Publisher: Atria Published: February 1, 1999 Condition: Price: USD $1.99 In her wonderful, whimsical novel God on a Harley, Joan Brady displayed an innate talent for going straight to the heart of the way women feel. Now she takes us a giant step further, sharing her own deeply personal and ultimately jubilant voyage. This is her message of love, hope, and renewal for every woman who, for whatever reason, has never had a child. "I am about to take you on a journey. We set sail from the painful, frightened years and emerge into the calm beauty of awakening. Finally, we will cruise gracefully into a celebration of all the female joy that has been kept secret for so long." One day, after she had turned forty, Joan Brady realized she was on her own. No husband. No kids. She felt like someone had lobbed a hand grenade into her heart. At other people's baby showers, she thought she'd explode. The end of her childbearing years loomed like a tidal wave on the horizon, reminding her that she was not now, and never would be, a mother. She could sink, or she could swim. In charactersistic style, Joan let herself hit bottom -- only to emerge incredibly joyous, bountiful, and awed by a sense of peace she could never have predicted. "Women who never actually give birth are all mothers, in some sense, to every child we encounter. We give birth to beauty, love, patience, creativity. We are the role models who support and believe in children's dreams because we support and believe in our own." Like having a long conversation with a very good friend, this is a letter of rapture and affirmation for all women who have not traveled the path to the delivery room, but have instead discovered a magical route of their own. A rare and wonderful gift that rejoices in being whole, female, and happy, this is Joan Brady's statement of celebration. Meditations for Women Who Do Too Much Author: Schaef, Anne Wilson ISBN: 0-06-254866-2 Pages: 416 Format: Paperback Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco Published: June 8, 1990 Condition: Price: USD $1.69 New York Times: "Meditations for Women Who Do Too Much should be at the top of the stack." Book Description: Daily meditations to help women break the cycle of doing too much--for workaholics, busyaholics, rushaholics, and careaholics. Many of today's women are overextended--addiction to working, rushing, taking care of other people's needs. With wisdom, insight, and humor, these 365 mediations--combined with quotations from women of different ages, cultures, and perspectives--will help women recognize that cycle. A welcome antidote to the mad rush of modern living. Schaef's concise mediations will open new doors to new ways of living. For all women who do too much--regardless of where they do it or how--these mediations will provide sustenance and inspiration and create possibilities for positive change in their lives. Menopausal Years The Wise Woman Way Author: Weed, Susun S. / McGehee, Martha ISBN: 0-9614620-4-3 Pages: 228 Format: Paperback Publisher: Ash Tree Publishing Published: September 1992 Condition: Price: USD $1.69 Book Description: The menopause "bible" for 350,000 women who've chosen strong bones and healthy hearts without recourse to hormones. A treasure trove of accessible, reliable, non-drug remedies. Menopause How you can benefit from Diet, Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs, Exercise Author: Murray Nd., Michael T. ISBN: 1-55958-427-0 Pages: 192 Format: Paperback Publisher: Prima Lifestyles Published: January 24, 1994 Condition: Price: USD $1.69 Book Description: Understanding, support, and natural, effective care would be most welcome during this profound life change that women face. All of that and more is offered here, including a simple explanation of the causes and effects of menopause and an examination of estrogen replacement therapy. The New A-to Z of Women's Health A Concise Encyclopedia Author: Ammer, Christine / Gray, Mary J. ISBN: 0-8160-3121-5 Pages: 562 Format: Hardcover Publisher: Facts on File Published: September 1995 Condition: Price: USD $2.99 From Library Journal: This is the second editon of Ammer's The A to Z of Women's Health ( LJ 12/15/82), which our reviewer called "a useful ready reference for the general reader." One hundred alphabetized entries on women's health topics have been added to this edition, bringing the total to 1000. According to new publisher Facts on File (the previous publisher was Everest House: Dodd), all material has been updated, and new entries include material on AIDS, cholesterol, infertility, and sexually transmitted diseases. The book was previously available as a paperback; it is now being released as a hardcover. - Judy Quinn, "Library Journal" Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From Booklist: The third edition of this book, first published in 1983, has been completely revised and updated. More than 1,000 alphabetical entries provide a concise but comprehensive overview of the major health issues affecting women. Contraception, childbirth, infertility, cancer, sexuality, and routine health care are among the subjects covered. New to this edition are entries on alternative therapies (Ayurveda, chiropractic, herbal medicines, homeopathy), bone-marrow transplants, cosmetic surgery, and Alzheimer's disease. Information on AIDS/HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases is up-to-date. Rape is covered, but there is nothing about domestic violence. The book is written in lay language and is easy to use. Ample cross-references appear in small capitals. Charts and line drawings augment the text. A subject index and a classified index that lists all the entries under general headings facilitate access. There is a small list of agencies for referral. Unfortunately, there is no bibliography. Although this book lacks the depth of The Women's Complete Healthbook (Delacorte, 1995), it is a useful ready-reference source for consumer-health collections. Not Just Any Man A Practical Guide to Finding Mr. Right Author: Logan, Jennifer ISBN: 0-8499-0662-8 Pages: 192 Format: Hardcover Publisher: W Pub Group Published: March 1989 Condition: Price: USD $1.99 Bibliography: p. 186. Ordinary Women, Extraordinary Sex Every Woman's Guide to Pleasure & Beyond Author: Scantling, Sandra / Browder, Sue ISBN: 0-525-93640-8 Pages: 272 Format: Hardcover Publisher: Dutton Adult Published: October 1, 1993 Condition: Price: USD $1.99 From Publishers Weekly: "Supersexual" women, according to the authors, have erotic experiences approaching spiritual ecstasy. Their 86 interviews describe a sense of oneness with themselves, with their lovers and with the universe. Some speak of "zooming into hyperspace," others get "lost in the stars." Scantling, a sex therapist and assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, and Browder, a contributing editor of New Woman , claim that supersexual women, in their everyday lives, tend to empower themselves, choose their own path and enjoy clarity of mind and spirit. The authors link their subjects' purported erotic rapture to an ability to become fully absorbed in the moment and to a keen enjoyment of imagery and fantasy. The women's own descriptions of their intense sexual experiences are the most interesting and credible part of this upbeat self-help manual. First serial to New Woman; author tour. Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. The Power of Beauty Author: Friday, Nancy ISBN: 0-06-017140-5 Pages: 589 Format: Hardcover Publisher: HarperCollins Published: May 1996 Condition: Price: USD $2.99 The whole notion that beauty is somehow politically incorrect is not exactly Nancy Friday's cup of tea. "Beauty is a player," she writes in The Power of Beauty, "Stalking the streets bare-breasted, stiletto heeled, fly unzipped." One of the more successful sex gurus of the last couple decades, Friday believes that the world would be a much better place if women could only stop pretending that beauty isn't important. And of course it wouldn't hurt if they started enjoying sex a little more, too: "It is a terrible waste of natural resources that we don't ... educate women to beam post-orgasmically upon the world." From Publishers Weekly: Bestselling author Friday (My Mother/My Self) here turns in a hefty, ambitious tome, an uneasy mix of cultural analysis, autobiographical confessional, pop psychology and sexology, loosely built around the theme of society's overvaluation of personal appearance and physical beauty. She ruefully notes women's dissatisfaction with their bodies; boys and men, she observes, are less involved in their looks. Scolding feminists for abandoning the quest for women's sexual freedom, she paradoxically argues that they should stop debunking beauty and instead recognize its pervasive influence in our lives and make better use of it. There is much here on women's culturally conditioned sexual guilt and self-hatred, girls' suppressed rage at their mothers, adult erotic fantasies?themes familiar to readers of Friday's previous books. She also comments in passing on a multitude of topics from fashion and the beauty industry to incest, envy, popular movies, women in the workplace, Hillary Clinton, the swinging 1960s and sibling rivalry. While devoted fans will be captivated, others may be stupefied by a free-floating meditation filled with capsule summaries of other writers, facile generalizations, platitudes and repetitive gush.   500 Beauty Solutions Expert Advice on Hair & Nail Care What to Buy & How to Use It! Author: Barrick-Hickey, Beth ISBN: 0-942061-78-0 Pages: 227 Format: Paperback Publisher: Sourcebooks Inc Published: November 1, 1993 Condition: Price: USD $1.99 From Booklist: The tips here mostly have to do with nail and hair care; there's nothing on beautiful eyes, but there's one chapter on skin care. Barrick-Hickey seems primarily to be addressing white women--although, again, she offers a chapter for "women of color." The format is question-and-answer, ranging from the straightforward "I have static in my hair. What can I do?" (Answer: "Try a spray-on, leave-in conditioner") to the near-technical "Can I use henna in my hair?" (Answer: not on hair that has been chemically treated). Each tip section is introduced by a short essay on the subject, in which we learn, for example, that fingernail polish was invented by the Chinese in 3000 B.C., and that Saxon men died their hair blue, red, green, and orange. A good consumer's guide that would also be useful for the aspiring cosmetologist or beauty products salesperson. John Mort The Sexually Dominant Woman A Workbook for Nervous Beginners Author: Green, Lady ISBN: 0-9639763-0-3 Pages: 100 Format: Paperback Publisher: Greenery Press Published: December 1994 Condition: Price: USD $4.99 From the Publisher: In the six years since her initial publication of a Xeroxed pamphlet called "The Sexually Dominant Woman", Lady Green has taught tens of thousands of women, men and couples the fundamentals of safe, fun, erotic female-dominant play. Now Lady Green returns with the publication of the revised and updated third edition of her classic The Sexually Dominant Woman. This friendly, non-threatening book is the perfect starting point for the woman who has fantasized about erotic power play, explaining the fundamentals of bondage, sensation and control games. It includes a script to inspire and support the novice through her first scene, a new section on partner-finding skills and updated information on the possible emotional effects of female-dominant play. Sleeping With Dionysus Women, Ecstasy & Addiction Author: Porterfield, Kay Marie ISBN: 0-89594-652-1 Pages: 213 Format: Paperback Publisher: Crossing Pr Published: April 1994 Condition: Price: USD $1.99 From Library Journal: Porterfield, the author of numerous books on violence and addiction, offers a compilation of creative writing on women's insights into addiction. Drinking, drugs, eating, and compulsive relationships are here seen as ways to unleash goddess energy in a society that does not allow the natural expression of women's sexuality. The personal nature of the fiction and poetry in this book gives voice to experiences that typically elude articulation or are in themselves unspeakable. The characters in the stories are in different stages of addiction or recovery, and most explore the abuse that is the underlying reason for the addiction. Some of these pieces are retrospective, looking back at depression and wrecked lives, while others are set in the throes of the debauch. Not for the weak of heart, or perhaps especially for the weak of heart, this book manages to take the reader to the outermost limits of human pain and recovery. Recommended for all collections. - Paula N. Arnold, Vermont Coll. Lib., Montpelier Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. Slow Hand Women Writing Erotica Author: Slung, Michele (Editor) ISBN: 0-06-016598-7 Pages: 228 Format: Hardcover Publisher: HarperCollins Published: July 1992 Condition: Price: USD $1.99 From Publishers Weekly: Stories about sex can have many goals, but erotica's prime raison d'etre is always to provoke "strong skin responses," in Slung's ( I Shudder at Your Touch ) apt phrase. This collection of 19 stories by and for women offers enough variety to stimulate virtually any taste. Each with a brief editor's foreword and author's note, the entries explore many nuances of sexuality, more than a few positions and some of the most daunting sexual issues there are. Represented are bisexuality & voyeurism, the line between violence and desired force. The Dance of Intimacy Author: Lerner, Harriet ISBN: 0-06-091646-X Pages: 255 Format: Paperback Publisher: Harper Paperbacks Published: April 25, 1990 Condition: Price: USD $1.69 From Publishers Weekly: This sensible self-help book draws on family-systems therapy in recommending thoughtful "self-focus" for women stuck in difficult relationships with either mates or families. Emphasizing that "a truly intimate relationship is one in which we can be who we are, which means being open about ourselves," Lerner ( The Dance of Anger ; Women in Therapy ) highlights the importance of women defining themselves, their needs and limits, rather than reacting to anxiety unthinkingly--either by emotionally distancing themselves from problems or by overreacting. A staff psychologist and psychotherapist at the Menninger Clinic, Lerner illustrates her points with case studies from her family as well as her practice. To explore what unhelpful patterns of behavior may be passed down from past generations, she advises creating a genogram, or family diagram, going back to a person's grandparents or earlier. Lerner's book presumes at least an acquaintance with professional jargon but should be accessible to most readers of pop psychology. Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Book Description: In The Dance of Intimacy, the bestselling author of The Dance of Anger outlines the steps to take so that good relationships can be strengthened and difficult ones can be healed. Taking a careful look at those relationships where intimacy is most challenged--by distance, intensity, or pain--she teaches us about the specific changes we can make to achieve a more solid sense of self and a more intimate connectedness with others. Combining clear advice with vivid case examples, Dr. Lerner offers us the most solid, helpful book on intimate relationships that both women and men may ever encounter. Natural Beauty at Home Author: Cox, Janice ISBN: 0-8050-3313-0 Pages: 274 Format: Paperback Publisher: Owl Books Published: January 15, 1995 Condition: Price: USD $2.29 Review: "This book is a thoroughly interesting read. The formulas are incredibly comprehensive. Best of all, each recipe is introduced by a little vignette. " - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution  More than 200 Easy-to-Use Recipes for Body, Bath and Hair. I'm Not in the Mood What Every Woman Should Know About Improving Her Libido Author: Reichman, Judith ISBN: 0-688-16515-X Pages: 194 Format: Hardcover Publisher: William Morrow Published: October 21, 1998 Condition: Price: USD $1.69 Amazon.com: "Libido maintenance is complicated," admits Judith Reichman, M.D., the frank "hormone maven" you've seen on PBS, The Today Show, and Oprah!. Few physicians are able to help or are comfortable helping women whose dwindling sexual urge interferes with sexual pleasure, intimacy, and expression of affection. I'm Not in the Mood examines the medical reasons for the loss of libido as women age. Reichman concludes that although estrogen replacement makes sexual activity more comfortable and pleasurable, it has no effect on sexual desire, whereas testosterone does. "From an ovarian point of view, many of us are testosterone-deprived, if not downright deficient," asserts Reichman. Testosterone deficiency can result in diminished desire and arousability, insensitivity of the clitoris and nipples, and difficulty reaching orgasm. She discusses the "good news" about and "dark side" of taking testosterone. Reichman wisely avoids blaming testosterone deficiency for every sexual woe, however. She describes "Seven Sexual Saboteurs": psychological concerns, couple trouble, medications, disease, surgery, pain, and a partner with erectile difficulties. For each, she explains the problem and her recommended solution. She discusses (and, generally, dismisses) other products that are used or advertised as libido enhancers and gives advice about how to talk to your partner and to a sex therapist. --Joan Price Cristina Ferrare, talk show host: "I wish I had this book three years ago... Dr. Reichman speaks franklly and with humor.It's like she's talking to you." --This text refers to the paperback edition. BUY4LESSBOOKSBUY4LESSBOOKSBUY4LESSBOOKSBUY4LESSBOOKSBUY4LESSBOOKSBUY4LESSBOOKSBUY4LESSBOOKSBUY4LESSBOOKSBUY4LESSBOOKS Buy4LessBooks Free Classified Ads