NONFICTION
Released: Feb. 24, 2009
"Heavy going at times but worth the effort."
The modern history of women in the U.S. military, by two former servicewomen who also worked at the Department of Veterans' Affairs.
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NONFICTION
Released: Sept. 7, 2007
"An erudite, compelling examination."
A portrait of women engaged in the history-making business, as well as a meditation on the occasional burden of being immensely quotable.
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NONFICTION
Released: June 12, 2007
"Creative nonfiction from a writer well-versed in the genre."
A speculative biography, told mostly through imagined scenes, of the Underground Railroad's most famous conductor.
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NONFICTION
Released: Aug. 16, 2005
"Expert portrayal of how women's tennis played a socially progressive role in prodding a country to reconsider its sexism."
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New York Times sportswriter Roberts, an astute and energized profile of women's tennis as it evolved during the reign of Billie Jean King, and of all the players--women and men, on court and off--who played a part.
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 1, 1997
"Finally, Sebba dares to ask why Mother Teresa has been so lionized in the West, suggesting that her apotheosis has much to do with assuaging white guilt for India's grinding poverty."
This surprisingly nuanced biography of the international icon of humanitarianism neither shies away from nor revels in controversy.
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NONFICTION
Released: Sept. 1, 1996
"No one seriously interested in Sojourner Truth can afford to ignore this book."
A successful effort to separate a human being from the familiar "Strong Black Woman'' symbol she has become.
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