AMONG THE WHITE MOON FACES: An Asian American Memoir of Homelands
SHIRLEY GEOK-LIN LIM
"An extraordinary memoir distinguished by a luminous intellect, pain-ful
honesty, lyricism and humor - the work of a triumphant survivor." -Hisaye
Yamamoto. Award-winning poet Shirley Geok-lin Lim lays bare the turns of
her early life in colonized and war-torn Malaysia, her immigration to the
U.S. and her struggles to forge an identity as a writer and an Asian American.
THE FEMINIST PRESS AT CUNY $22.95 HARDCOVER
LIFE ON THE LINE
FAYE WATTLETON
The first African American and the first woman to head Planned Parenthood
since Margaret Sanger founded it in 1916, Faye Wattleton brought the organization
to the forefront of the reproductive rights movement, standing up to an
increasingly vocal and violent opposition. In Life on the Line she recounts
this battle - as well as her own life - with clarity and brilliant insight.
BALLANTINE BOOKS $25.00 HARDCOVER
BEYOND THE WHITENESS OF WHITENESS: Memoir of a White Mother of
Black Sons
JANE LAZARRE
"Through maternal, autobiographical reflection, Jane Lazarre confronts
the white racism that has shaped American society and remains our harshest
tragedy and deepest challenge." -Sara Ruddick. Recalling events that
opened her eyes to her sons' and husband's experience as Black Americans
and her own revealing missteps, Lazarre describes a movement from silence
to voice, to a commitment to action.
DUKE UNIVERSITY PRESS $17.95 HARDCOVER
THE CLIMB OF MY LIFE: A Miraculous Journey from the Edge of Death
to the Victory of a Lifetime
LAURA EVANS
In 1990, Laura Evans was so ravaged by cancer that she could barely walk
four blocks. In 1995, Evans and 16 other breast cancer survivors climbed
Argentina's Mount Aconcagua. Written with the belief that everyone has a
personal mountain to climb, this book traces Evans' rugged physical and
emotional path to her against-all-odds achievement. An empowering portrait
of the will to live.
HARPER SAN FRANCISCO $22.00 HARDCOVER
HOMESTEAD
ANNICK SMITH
Annick Smith's Homestead is a remarkable story of starting over - in Smith's
case, in a handmade home on a plot of land in Montana where she moved with
her family in 1959, shortly before the sudden death of her husband. Recommended
by readers and booksellers in its hardcover edition, Smith's powerful and
moving memoir is now available in this handsome quality paperback edition.
MILKWEED EDITIONS $13.95 PAPER
THINKING IN PICTURES: And Other Reports from My Life with Autism
TEMPLE GRANDIN, PH.D.
FOREWORD BY OLIVER SACKS
In this brilliant and revelatory self-portrait, Temple Grandin, an accomplished
and gifted animal scientist, tells what it is like to live with autism.
"I hardly know what to say about this remarkable book.... It provides
a way to understand the many kinds of sentience, human and animal, that
adorn the earth." -Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, The Hidden Life of Dogs.
VINTAGE $12.00 PAPER
ORDINARY LIFE: A Memoir of Illness
KATHLYN CONWAY
This compelling memoir is a refreshingly honest account of one woman's battle
with life-threatening illness. Filled with anecdotes and details, Conway
brings readers to the heart of her battle with breast cancer and her life
after diagnosis, offering a wealth of information and the advice of a confidante.
A celebration of one woman's will to live and an affirmation of the pleasures
of family and friendship. Available in December.
W. H. FREEMAN $22.95 HARDCOVER
WOMEN SPEAK UP: A Video Collection of Women's Voices from Around
the World
PRODUCED BY ESTHER FARNSWORTH AND LINDA LEEHMAN
Women Speak Up is a colorful collage of workshops, interviews and spontaneous
events and music from the Fourth International Women's Forum that took place
in Beijing and Huairou, China last year. It captures the serious predominant
themes of the Forum and gives a vision of women working together for peace
and justice. Includes study guide and resource booklet. 58 minutes.
MULTICULTURAL MEDIA $19.99 VIDEO