 | Wonder Woman: The Complete History by Les Daniels
Buy used from: $3.82 How can anyone not love Wonder Woman? The current comics are good too . . .
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 | Orlando: A Biography by Virginia Woolf
Buy new: $10.08 / Used from: $0.01 One of the best novels of all time. A brilliant take on gender roles.
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 | Pride and Prejudice (A&E, 1996)
Buy used from: $33.99 Elizabeth Bennet, the heroine of this Austen tale, is feisty and won't settle for second best. Beautiful movie, great actors - but what a script to work with!
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 | A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Buy used from: $0.01 Classic novel, a great read for young adults and adults alike. I've read it so many times over I had to get another copy!
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 | The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 This books takes time to absorb, and has a lot to say that is well worth the effort. Explores gender and societal themes in depth; an indespensible classic of SciFi.
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 | The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $2.93 Women, and unicorns, are not what they seem to be at first. Peter S. Beagle's books all have great characters, both men & women. I recommend thtem all!
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 | One Big Happy: Nice Costs Extra! by Rick Detorie
Buy used from: $11.30 Ruthie needs no explanation. She's just fantastic! She'd say so herself.
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 | Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins by Emma Donoghue
Buy new: $10.79 / Used from: $2.00 Fairy tales for women who love fairy tales, but always wondered who was telling the tale and why. Beautiful and new versions of tales we know and love.
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 | The Rose and the Beast: Fairy Tales Retold by Francesca Lia Block
Buy used from: $0.01 Francesca Lia Block manages to tell stories that are ancient and modern all at once, tales that make you think about the fairy tales we all live with every day. Her other books are wonderful as well.
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 | Feminist Fairy Tales by Barbara G. Walker
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $2.05 Though a bit over the top at times these tales are full of strong women and strong ideas.
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 | Center Stage: Helen Gahagan Douglas, a Life by Ingrid Winther Scobie
Buy used from: $0.96 An amazing biography of a woman who wanted the American Dream for herself, who didn't think it should be limited to just white men. Complex and unique, like all women, Helen's story is a must read!
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| Collected Poems by Edna St. Vincent Millay
Buy new: $43.76 / Used from: $20.92 Millay's poetry cuts right to the core herself; amazing poems, full of the contradictions inherent in being a woman during her lifetime - though no less true today.
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 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: A Portrait of Ang Lee's Epic Film by Richard Corliss
Buy new: $19.95 / Used from: $0.01 I really wanted to add the movie itself to this list - it is incredible. How can you go wrong with a movie all about women who kick a**!
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 | The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter
Buy new: $9.36 / Used from: $2.98 Angela Carter's re-told tales tell of real women, not just fairy tale princesses. I am in awe of Carter every time I read this collection.
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