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La’Wana Harris, A Woman Making A Difference

By Alexandra MacAaron

La'Wana Harris is a diversity, equity, and inclusion strategist. Her most recent book has been praised for its practical approach to recognizing unconscious bias and putting privilege and power to work for genuine inclusion and diversity.

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Toni Morrison:
The Power of Fiction in the Arc of Progress

By Cecilia M. Ford, Ph.D.

Her legacy remains in her great books, and her life will be remembered for her vision and courageous honesty.

Books · Emotional Health

Man’s Search for Meaning

By Cecilia M. Ford, Ph.D.

The most helpful insight of Viktor Frankl, psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor: “Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.”

Books · Politics

Book Review: Clara Bingham Captures Complexity of ‘the Sixties’

By Cecilia M. Ford, Ph.D.

'Witness to the Revolution' is an important book that will be a reference point for years to come in the effort to understand one of the most complex periods in our nation’s history. Clara Bingham has captured it like a photograph of lightning just as it strikes.

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Elizabeth Strout’s Luminous Short-Story Collection, ‘Anything Is Possible’

By Cecilia M. Ford, Ph.D.

Interrelated stories by the most acute observer of human behavior writing fiction today.

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Book Review: “How Hard Can It Be?”
by Allison Pearson

By Cecilia M. Ford, Ph.D.

Allison Pearson’s knack for finding the humor as well as the pathos in midlife storms is what makes her writing such a pleasure.

Books · Sex & Sexuality

“Three Women:” An Intimate Portrait of Intimacy

By Cecilia M. Ford, Ph.D.

Maggie, Lina and Sloane are their names. In 'Three Women,' writer Lisa Taddeo takes a close, extremely detailed, and graphic look at their sex lives.

Books · Emotional Health

Two Books About Brave Heroines Finding Their Way Out of Abuse

By Cecilia M. Ford, Ph.D.

"The Great Alone" and "The Female Persuasion" enrich our understanding about how women are lost and how they are found.

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‘A Long Petal of the Sea’: Isabel Allende Writes of Revolution, Refugees, and Enduring Romance

By Alexandra MacAaron

If you are a fan of Isabel Allende, 'A Long Petal of the Sea' is a wonderful addition to her impressive catalogue. If you are new to her work, it's a worthy introduction.

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Book Review: ‘The Testaments’ — Thirty Years Later, Atwood Returns to Gilead

By Alexandra MacAaron

After prolific Canadian author Margaret Atwood published 'The Handmaid's Tale' in 1985, readers had questions. What happened to the Handmaid Offred? How did Gilead come to be? You'll find answers in Atwood's thrilling new novel, 'The Testaments.'

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Book Review:
‘Educated,’ An Unforgettable Journey Toward Self

By Alexandra MacAaron

In its 300-plus pages, a woman discovers her voice and recognizes the changes that she must embrace in order to live a free, fulfilling, and educated life.

Books · Politics

Sandra Day O’Connor—First Woman
on the Supreme Court

By Diane Vacca

'First: Sandra Day O’Connor' is a compelling biography by Evan Thomas. He celebrates O’Connor’s achievements and traces her unlikely trajectory from a dusty ranch in the Arizona desert to the Supreme Court—the pinnacle of the legal profession.

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‘Scenes from the Heartland’
Timeless Tales of a Time Gone By

By Alexandra MacAaron

Although the stories in 'Scenes from the Heartland' take place nearly a century ago, the individual characters' emotional lives are all too familiar and contemporary. What may be the most common theme is struggle and how a person maintains his or her dignity in its face.

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Michelle Obama’s Becoming: The Power of Family

By Cecilia M. Ford, Ph.D.

Michelle Obama remains the protagonist in this book. Like her mother, she nurtures her children and her family with consummate skill. Like her family, she encountered racism and discrimination along the way. Unlike her mother, she juggled this with full-time employment, and ultimately with being the most famous woman in the world.

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‘Small Fry,’ the Story of Silicon Valley’s Poor Little Rich Girl

By Alexandra MacAaron

If writing a powerful and truly compelling memoir of a most unusual upbringing — that happens to shine new light on a public figure — was her goal, Lisa Brennan-Jobs succeeds splendidly.

Women's Voices For Change

Articles onBooks

La’Wana Harris, A Woman Making A Difference

Toni Morrison:
The Power of Fiction in the Arc of Progress

Man’s Search for Meaning

Book Review: Clara Bingham Captures Complexity of ‘the Sixties’

Elizabeth Strout’s Luminous Short-Story Collection, ‘Anything Is Possible’

Book Review: “How Hard Can It Be?”
by Allison Pearson

“Three Women:” An Intimate Portrait of Intimacy

Two Books About Brave Heroines Finding Their Way Out of Abuse

‘A Long Petal of the Sea’: Isabel Allende Writes of Revolution, Refugees, and Enduring Romance

Book Review: ‘The Testaments’ — Thirty Years Later, Atwood Returns to Gilead

Book Review:
‘Educated,’ An Unforgettable Journey Toward Self

Sandra Day O’Connor—First Woman
on the Supreme Court

‘Scenes from the Heartland’
Timeless Tales of a Time Gone By

Michelle Obama’s Becoming: The Power of Family

‘Small Fry,’ the Story of Silicon Valley’s Poor Little Rich Girl

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