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Self-help books for coping with women's issues. All these titles are available to borrow from our library. We've added a link to the Amazon description to help you understand what each book covers.
- A Bottle in the Cupboard - Women & Alcohol (Yvonne Ward) (search Amazon) (search Abe Books)
- A Woman in Your Own Right (Anne Dickson)
- The Beauty Myth (Naomi Wolf)
- Beauty Secrets: Women and the Politics of Appearance (Wendy Chapkis) (Women's Press Ltd, 1988) (search Abe Books)
- Courage to Heal, The: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse, The (Ellen Bass & Laura Davis)
- Dance of Anger: A Woman's Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships, The (Harriet Goldhor Lerner)
- Dance of Intimacy, The: A Woman's Guide to Courageous Acts of Change in Key Relationships (Harriet Goldhor Lerner)
- Ultimate Stress Handbook for Women, The (Ursula Markham)
- Fat Is a Feminist Issue (Susie Orbach)
- Fed Up and Hungry. Women, Oppression & Food (Editor: Marilyn Lawrence)
- Healing Mind, Healthy Woman: Using the Mind-Body Connection to Manage Stress and Take Control of Your Life (Alice D. Domar, PhD & Henry Dreher)
- Invisible Wounds. A self-help guide for women in destructive Relationships (Kay Douglas)
- Joy of Lesbian Sex, The: A tender and liberated guide to the pleasures and problems of a lesbian lifestyle (Dr. Emily L. Sisley & Bertha Harris) Note: This is a rather old book and some of the references and terminology are archaic by today's standard - have a look at the reviews on Amazon
- Miscarriage: Women Sharing from the Heart (Marie Allen & Shelly Marks)
- My Father's House: Memoir of Incest and Healing (Sylvia Fraser)
- Putting on Appearances: Gender and Advertising (Diane Barthel)
- What do Women Want? (Susie Orbach and Luise Eichenbaum)
- The Whole Lesbian Sex Book (Felice Newman) (student recommended book)
- Women Who Love Too Much (Robin Norwood)
- Women Without Sex: The Truth About Female Sexual Problems (Catherine Kalamis)
- Women and Alcohol: A Private Pleasure or a Public Problem? (Elizabeth Ettorre)
- Women & Self-Esteem: Understanding and improving the way we think and feel about ourselves (Linda Tschirhart Sanford and Mary Ellen Donovan)