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3 reviews
Linda R. Hirshman, Jane E. Larson

Oxford University Press, USA, 1999

An historical perspective on the subject of sex and bargains
"Hard Bargains: The Politics of Sex" is an eminently readable and fascinating analysis of male/female sexual relationships from a new vantage point--bargaining theory. While there is plenty of research and scholastic documentation covering both historical perspective and fresh and daring contemporary isights, the book reads like a novel. The familiar paradigm of bargaining theory is ...

Get to Work: . . . And Get a Life, Before It's Too Late

5 reviews
Linda R. Hirshman

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007

She is absolutely right
This book is a necessary addition to the conversation regarding men and women. Those who have bashed it in their reviews have not convinced me that they actually care that women are treated as second-class citizens. Seems to me many of them prefer it that way, and resent being shown that women do need to pay attention to what they are capable of accomplishing, and what harm it can do the world ...

The Woman's Guide to Law School

6 reviews
Linda R. Hirshman

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1999

Interesting ideas for critical reading
I got this book as a gift from a friend after I had started at a top law school that, according to this author, is not particularly female-friendly. I would never have bought this book on my own because I've never really thought I needed "special" advice as a woman, and I did fine in school. But I am very, very glad my friend gave it to me, and I wish I had read it before starting school. I ...

Get to Work: A Manifesto for Women of the World

67 reviews
Linda R. Hirshman

Viking Adult, 2006

Life
This is a must read for all women. My friend gave me a copy and I read it in one afternoon. I have bought several copies and gave to my friends. The author is brutally honest and very logical in her writing, of course, with her legal background. If you are looking for warm and fuzzy feelings, this is not the book. Thanks to the author's clear depiction of all the various arguments that is out ...