General Books


Making Sex: Body and Gender from the Greeks to Freud Best Price: $19.66 This book is covered with many glowing reviews. What none of them mention is that the author...	The Grounding of Modern Feminism Best Price: $15.95 I consider myself to be a feminist, and I am glad to see that a book such as this exists. Cott...	Bodies That Matter: On the Discursive Limits of Sex Best Price: $23.37 My initial reaction to reading Bodies that Matter by Judith Butler is that she writes from a...	Why Men Earn More: The Startling Truth Behind the Pay Gap -- and What Women Can Do About It Best Price: $1.98 This is the message from Warren Farrell's intelligent and objective work on the truth behind...	Insomniac Best Price: $18.72 Professor Greene's book, Insomniac, is a riveting memoir. As I read -- devoured, actually --...



The WAR AGAINST BOYS: How Misguided Feminism Is Harming Our Young Men Best Price: $3.65 A brilliant investigation into the destructive effects of academic theory and the pathological...	Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity Best Price: $7.89 There are a lot of books available now written by transgendered people and by their wives on how...	Women without Class: Girls, Race, and Identity Best Price: $17.75 What really endangered the success of Bettie's message was not humanly bias, but her writing...	Travesti: Sex, Gender, and Culture among Brazilian Transgendered Prostitutes (Worlds of Desire: The Chicago Series on Sexuality, Gender, and Culture) Best Price: $19.76 I was actually in the field in Salvador Bahia at the same time as Don Kulick was doing his...	Transgender History (Seal Studies) Best Price: $7.57 Covering American transgender history from the mid-twentieth century to today, Transgender...



Boys and Girls Learn Differently!: A Guide for Teachers and Parents Best Price: $7.97 Our education system always talks the talk of "celebrating diversity," but we are...	Bitches, Bimbos, and Ballbreakers: The Guerrilla Girls' Illustrated Guide to Female Stereotypes Best Price: $14.09 I love the Guerilla Girls site and I love what they stand for. The new book about stereotypes of...	A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (Penguin Classics) Best Price: $6.22 Thanks, it got here quick and is in good condition.	Social Stratification: Class, Race, and Gender in Sociological Perspective Best Price: $48.60 Social Stratification In Sociological Perspective is a college-level treatise on social issues...	Manliness and Civilization: A Cultural History of Gender and Race in the United States, 1880-1917 (Women in Culture and Society Series) Best Price: $18.97 Bederman's book is anti-male hatemongering libel. If it is taught in a university then the...

The Veil And The Male Elite: A Feminist Interpretation Of Women's Rights In Islam Best Price: $10.00 This book is extremely informative. I learned so much and she explains how Mernissi checked the...	Bananas, Beaches and Bases: Making Feminist Sense of International Politics [Updated Edition] Best Price: $14.47 Enloe's book is fascinating and I enjoyed reading it. Unlike some other feminist authors, she...	The Essential Difference: Male And Female Brains And The Truth About Autism Best Price: $7.84 Baron-Cohen has a simple thesis: women are better empathizers and men are better systematizers....	Witches, Midwives and Nurses: A History of Women Healers (Glass Mountain Pamphlets) Best Price: $4.99 I purchased this book looking for an historical perspective of women healers. Although this book...	The Rules (TM): Time-Tested Secrets for Capturing the Heart of Mr. Right Best Price: $10.99 Sometimes when you are in love with someone, it's quite difficult to not wear your heart on your...

Economics of Women, Men, and Work (5th Edition) Best Price: $76.03 This book is an overview of how gender and race play into neo-classical economic theory. The...	Good Wives, Nasty Wenches, and Anxious Patriarchs: Gender, Race, and Power in Colonial Virginia Best Price: $19.75 And schizophrenic. Parts of the book are interesting. Parts of the book that should be...	Post-Colonial Studies: The Key Concepts Best Price: $24.99 This second edition of Post-colonial Studies was updated in 2007 and is essential for anyone...	Manhood in America: A Cultural History Best Price: $20.00 Greatest book there is, best time ever spent. Go buy it	My Gender Workbook: How to Become a Real Man, a Real Woman, the Real You, or Something Else Entirely Best Price: $21.75 Kate Bornstein's writing is a pleasure to read! My Gender Workbook is a great way to start...

Fighting for American Manhood: How Gender Politics Provoked the Spanish-American and Philippine-American Wars (Yale Historical Publications Series) Best Price: $17.00 A well researched and written account of reasons for America's participation in the Spanish...	Une Si Longue Lettre Best Price: $11.75 I was forced to read this book for a summer assignment due on the first day of school but i did...	Toward a New Psychology of Women Best Price: $4.49 This book is a classic. In the foreword to the 1986 edition, psychiatrist Jean Baker Miller...	A Courtship after Marriage: Sexuality and Love in Mexican Transnational Families Best Price: $21.79 The book arrived within two weeks of my ordering it and was in the condition advertised.	Gender Play: Girls and Boys in School Best Price: $12.95 Thorne's sociological examination of gender in Gender Play is very thoughtful. She demonstrates...

The Terror Dream: Fear and Fantasy in Post-9/11 America Best Price: $8.45 "The Terror Dream" has a riveting premise. In the aftermath of 9/11, the media and...	The Dance of Deception: A Guide to Authenticity and Truth-Telling in Women's Relationships Best Price: $1.28 Perhaps the truth can set us free, but it seems that the first step is to free that truth within...	As Nature Made Him: The Boy Who Was Raised as a Girl Best Price: $8.88 Wow!!! What a read, my friend Phil was raised as a girl for the first 25 years of his life and...	Raising Boys: Why Boys Are Different-And How to Help Them Become Happy and Well-Balanced Men Best Price: $3.50 my girlfriend who has 5 and 2 years old sons suggested that I should get this book in order to...	Evolution's Rainbow: Diversity, Gender, and Sexuality in Nature and People Best Price: $8.50 When I found this book while I was surfing the web, I thought I found a really objective...

Why So Slow? The Advancement of Women Best Price: $17.00 "Why So Slow" is the most useful book I've ever read on gender issues. It is packed...	Dom?stica: Immigrant Workers Cleaning and Caring in the Shadows of Affluence Best Price: $16.95 Hodagneu-Sotelo's poignant look at the lives of Latina immigrants in Domestica: Immigrant...	Teaching Physical Education for Learning Best Price: $62.07 Well, I was forced to take the class I used this book for so I really don't think I am in a good...	Gender and Jim Crow: Women and the Politics of White Supremacy in North Carolina, 1896-1920 (Gender and American Culture) Best Price: $13.00 The influence of sex on gender is often mistakenly emphasized to the extent where sex and gender...	Sex & Gender Best Price: $66.57 This is a comprehensive introduction to sex and gender theories, research, and issues, focusing...

Foucault: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) Best Price: $6.76 Gary Gutting's brief survey of the thought of Michel Foucault is not merely one of the best...	Romance on a Global Stage: Pen Pals, Virtual Ethnography, and "Mail Order" Marriages Best Price: $18.25 The review column of Amazon is not an approriate place to flame or post such loud propaganda as...	Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Class: The Sociology of Group Conflict and Change Best Price: $59.99 The book is not dense reading. Typical Sociology-oriented stuff about discrimination and...	The Transgender Reader Best Price: $31.04 It's huge (essential research for papers) but insanely expensive! (I guess if ya can afford SRS,...	Why Men Die First: How to Lengthen Your Lifespan Best Price: $13.97 This is not the first book on this topic. Dr.Philip Shore, also a medical doctor was a co-author...

White Privilege Best Price: $23.10 The book is hard hitting and timely. Well written chapters speak to the America we live in. ...	We Real Cool: Black Men and Masculinity Best Price: $14.83 While I thought many of the points in the book were good I was troubled at how she transferred...	Unbearable Weight: Feminism, Western Culture, and the Body, Tenth Anniversary Edition Best Price: $13.25 I would say that this book is written from an academic perspective. I could see it being read in...	Risk Society: Towards a New Modernity (Published in association with Theory, Culture & Society) Best Price: $38.98 Ulrich Beck argues that industrial society that used to be known as the distribution of goods...	The Sociology of Gender: A Brief Introduction Best Price: $36.31 In this book aimed mainly at undergraduates, Laura Kramer writes with compassion &...

Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective (4th Edition) Best Price: $45.00 This book was so so dull. It was actually painful to read. It did however work nicely as a...	The Good Women of China: Hidden Voices Best Price: $4.99 While doing a research paper about Chinese femininity, I stumbled upon this book and thought at...	For Men Only Discussion Guide: A Companion to the Bestseller About the Inner Lives of Women Best Price: $2.91 Yes, guys, you can learn to read her mind! Who would have guessed? Through the surprising...	Fathers' Rights: Hard-Hitting & Fair Advice for Every Father Involved in a Custody Dispute Best Price: $3.94 This book was highly recommened by the site, however I bought one for my son, as he is going...

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See also for General Books

Gender Studies