Daughter of Persia: A Woman's Journey from Her Father's Harem Through the Islamic RevolutionSattareh Farman FarmaianAn intimate and honest chronicle of the everyday life of Iranian women over the past...

Author: Steven Pinker The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Naturen The Blank Slate, Steven Pinker explores the idea of human nature and its moral, emotional, and political colorings....

Margaret AtwoodMyths are universal and timeless stories that reflect and shape our lives.Now that all the others have run out of air, it’s my turn to do a little story-making....

Marian Keyes AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4'S BETWEEN OURSELVES, IN CONVERSATION WITH TARA FLYNNLaugh your socks off with this hilarious collection of tales, observations and flights of fancy from...

Victoria MasThe Salpetriere asylum, Paris, 1885. Dr Charcot holds all of Paris in thrall with his displays of hypnotism on women who have been deemed mad, hysterics, and been cast...

Moshe MeiselmanThe role of women in traditional Judaism has been grossly misrepresented and misunderstood. The position of women is not nearly as lowly as many modern people think; in fact,...

Mark DotyA Washington Post Book World Best Book of the YearWinner of the Israel Fishman-Stonewall Book Award for Nonfiction"Tender and amusing. . . . Doty brilliantly captures the qualities that...

Rosie O'DonnellPart memoir, part mystery, a compelling tale that will break readers' hearts even as it heals them. Paperback, 224 pages Published April 1st 2003 by Grand Central Publishing (first...

Etaf RumIn her debut novel Etaf Rum tells the story of three generations of Palestinian-American women struggling to express their individual desires within the confines of their Arab culture in...

Dusty MillerMany books have described victims of rape and battering, but scant attention has been paid to the increasing numbers of women who inflict violence on themselves. Paperback, 294 pages...

Tess StimsonElla Stuart has worked hard to achieve the perfect work-life balance: a high-flying career as a paediatric doctor, a charming husband, charity fundraiser Jackson Garrett - and in urbane...

Jennifer Weiner   Readers fell in love with Cannie Shapiro, the smart, sharp-tongued, bighearted heroine of Good in Bed who found her happy ending after her mother came out of...