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books i read 2006
By an Amazon.com customer
The Passion of AliceThe Passion of Alice by Stephanie Grant
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the usual anorexic girl story with a lesbian-ish theme.
Middlesex: A NovelMiddlesex: A Novel by Jeffrey Eugenides
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best thing i have read in a while.
The Well of Loneliness: A 1920s Classic of Lesbian FictionThe Well of Loneliness: A 1920s Classic of Lesbian Fiction by Radclyffe Hall
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slow, but very important.
The Dance of the Dissident Daughter: A Woman's Journey from Christian Tradition to the Sacred FeminineThe Dance of the Dissident Daughter: A Woman's Journey from Christian Tradition to the Sacred Feminine by Sue Monk Kidd
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good book for those who are tired of the patriarchy of the church. very heterosexually oriented.
Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the RightLies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right by Al Franken
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al franken at his finest.
Drag King DreamsDrag King Dreams by Leslie Feinberg
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not as good as "stone butch blues", but was worth my time.
The Shadow of the WindThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Buy new: $10.40 / Used from: $1.22
sooooo good.
The Survivor's Guide to Sex: How to Have an Empowered Sex Life After Child Sexual AbuseThe Survivor's Guide to Sex: How to Have an Empowered Sex Life After Child Sexual Abuse by Staci Haines
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really good for anyone who has been through any kind of abuse.
I Am Not Myself These Days: A Memoir (P.S.)I Am Not Myself These Days: A Memoir (P.S.) by Josh Kilmer-purcell
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mmm was kind of weird.
A Million Little PiecesA Million Little Pieces by James Frey
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i don't care if it wasn't all true- it was still good.
Words of Fire: An Anthology of African-AmericanFeminist ThoughtWords of Fire: An Anthology of African-AmericanFeminist Thought
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a good sampling of essays/excerpts.
Feminism in Our Time: The Essential Writings, World War II to the PresentFeminism in Our Time: The Essential Writings, World War II to the Present by Miriam Schneir
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i thought it left out some important essays.
Feminism: The Essential Historical WritingsFeminism: The Essential Historical Writings
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our feminist fore-mothers...
TimequakeTimequake by Kurt Vonnegut
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i love vonnegut.
The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in AmericaThe Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America by Jonathan Kozol
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really good look at our nation's schools and the intense regression we have made since the time of Brown vs. Board. very depressing, but important.
A Man Without a CountryA Man Without a Country by Kurt Vonnegut
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i think he is my favorite philosopher.