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Sexism and God-Talk: Toward a Feminist Theology 4 reviews
Rosemary Radford Ruether
Beacon Pr, 1983
How could Joey Joe Joe possibly understand Theology?
I was totally confused by the previous reviewer's comments, so I read HIS profile (Ruether's is golden -- go look at HER bio!). This guy likes sports & video games & says every CD he's got on his public review is 'the best he's ever heard' -- a statistical impossibility. So, I put this in as a 5-star book, just to counteract such an odd review. Did JJJ REALLY read the book? And what is so bad ...
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One Dimensional Man: Studies in the Ideology of Advanced Industrial Society12 reviews
Herbert Marcuse
Beacon Pr, 1964
When We Dead Awake
By pure chance I found an old, tattered copy of this in a used book shop many years ago. I still recall the bizarre sensation of realizing that someone else, much older than me and way ahead of my own experiences, had expressed so accurately, so vividly, a view of society that I understood, and suspect is resonant among many, but perplexing to articulate in a way that isn't flippantly dismissed ...
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Toward a New Psychology of Women 3 reviews
Jean Baker Miller
Beacon Pr, 1987
a timeless classic about dominant/subordinate relationships
This small and important book gives a timeless and cogent description of the dynamics between dominants and subordinates. Though the examples are specific to the relationships between men and women, the model offered stands up in an examination of dominant/subordinate relationships between any two groups or individuals. I discovered my own relationship with my sister (and vestiges of the ...
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Waist-High in the World: A Life Among the Nondisabled6 reviews
Nancy Mairs
Beacon Pr, 1998
Devastating honesty
Reviewer: robert dorroh from Sonora, CA United States Nancy Mairs, with devastating honesty, chronicles life as a cripple (her choice of word) in poignant essays in "Waist High in the World." Beset with multiple sclerosis and bouts with clinical and situational depression, she offsets these stumbling blocks with joy, candor, eloquence, and cultural and political insights. It is a book for ...
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Mulberry and Peach: Two Women of China (Asian Voices) 5 reviews
Hauling Nieh, Jane Parish Yang
Beacon Pr, 1988
a masterpiece, not said lightly
This qualifies as one of the most remarkable novels I have ever read. The title character Peach, in declaring her freedom, careens on as wild and uninhibited a course as any character in literature much in contrast to her meek and terrified now subaltern Mulberry. Try to buy the version which has an afterword by the translator: read this as you're reading the novel as the comments are ...
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The Street (Beacon Paperback, 699)64 reviews
Ann Petry
Beacon Pr, 1985
A Masterpiece!
Petry captures the pulse of the black experience with accuracy and emotion. With each character she demonstrates how trapped life can become no matter how hard a person is trying to lift him or her self out of a situation. The character development was impressive and the ending was a complete surprise but believable. A must read.
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Shape Space1 review
Cathryn Falwell
Beacon Pr, 1992
Imagination takes shape
A delightful gymnast plays with shapes and creates a world ofcolor and imagination. Children love to chant the "chorus"of shapes that repeats throughout the book, and then create their own shape pictures. A lively introduction to shapes and creative play.
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Interpreting the Sacred: Ways of Viewing Religion 4 reviews
William E. Paden
Beacon Pr, 1992
A Perspective on Perspectives
William Paden presents, in Interpreting the Sacred, an enlightening overview of the ways in which scholarly disciplines have made sense of religious belief and practice. After elaborating in the initial chapters the notion of perspective as a way of creating and ordering experience, the author focuses particularly on the perspectives offered by sociology, psychology, theology, and the ...
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Belfast Diary: War As a Way of Life24 reviews
John Conroy
Beacon Pr, 1987
Necessary Read for the American Audience
This book was recommended to me as excellent reading about the Troubles, particularly for Americans. I whole-heartedly agree; it is all that and more. Conroy does describe the daily workings of life in Northern Ireland but he also tackles the prejudices and ignorance of Americans (and the U.S. government) when it comes to the political climate in Northern Ireland. He pulls no punches and ...
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Religious Worlds: The Comparative Study of Religion
William E. Paden
Beacon Pr, 1988
"One of the best thought out and written introductions to the study of religion I have seen thus far. It not only explains but invites discussion and comment." -Charles H. Long, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Spider Woman's Granddaughters: Traditional Tales and Contemporary Writing by Native American Women 3 reviews
Beacon Pr, 1989
Great for classroom intro for Native American Lit
What a great book. So many books that are available are on the stories of men (these are important too) but women are seldom heard from. We usually only hear of vision quests and warriors. This is a book that would introduce students to both sides of the story and the intro gives such insight to the Native American woman. Allen states the plights and goals of their women clearly and ...
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Next Time, She'll Be Dead: Battering & How to Stop It7 reviews
Ann Jones
Beacon Pr, 1994
An Excellent Learning Tool
Battering and how to stop it is an excellent source for anyone who desires to better understand the psychological trauma of the victim and the difficult situations that arise in trying to leave. The reader will understand the victim more thoroughly in some critically analyzed situations. Including The Steinberg Murder Case. This book is well-researched and thoroughly explained. Some sources: The ...
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Staying Put: Making a Home in a Restless World (The Concord Library)6 reviews
Scott R. Sanders
Beacon Pr, 1993
A truly excellent book
As with all of his books, Sanders brilliantly explores his feelings, thoughts, and beliefs in a well-researched (despite his claims to the contrary) book. As a fellow resident of Bloomington, Indiana (the home he's making in a restless world), I appreciate the way he describes life here in this quiet part of a quiet state in a quiet region of the country.
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Spirit and Nature: Why the Environment Is a Religious Issue : An Interfaith Dialogue1 review
Steven C. Rockefeller
Beacon Pr, 1992
Spirit and Nature- an important book for our troubled times
With Global Warming on the minds of all wise people, this book helps to clarify the argument between nature and religion, and supports why caring for our planet is a religious issue, a moral issue and a reason for all earth-loving and earth-living people to stand up, take notice and take action. This book was helpful in clarifying this issue when i had to defend my own gardening and landscaping ...
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Passion1 review
June Jordan
Beacon Pr, 1980
a tragedy
this is an amazing volume of poetry. It's tragic that it's out of print. this is June Jordan's poetry at it's best. it includes the amazing "poem about my rights" I want it so bad I'm tempted to tell the library I lost it, but I won't because everyone needs to read this.
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Nature's Body: Gender in the Making of Modern Science1 review
Londa Schiebinger
Beacon Pr, 1993
an excellent reminder for any scientist
Being this my first introduction into gender studies to say nothing of gender's role in the making of modern science, I was a bit worried I wouldn't completely grasp the concepts presented in the book. However, Schiebinger gives excellent examples and rational explanations on how who does science affects what is done in science. Any student should be aware of the history of his or field of ...
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