Celebrate Women's History, 2003
Recent titles by and about women.

Art Lover: A Biography of Peggy Guggenheim
Gill, Anton | HarperCollins, © 2002 | B Guggenheim
A thought-provoking account of the pioneering art collector.
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Bathsheba's Breast: Women, Cancer and History
Olson, James Stuart | Johns Hopkins University Press, © 2002 | 616.9944 O
A multi-layered account of breast cancer.
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Beautiful Bodies
Cunningham, Laura Shaine | Washington Square Press, © 2002 | Fic C
Six friends bare their souls at snowbound reunion dinner.
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Big Life in Advertising
Lawrence, Mary Wells | Knopf, © 2002 | B Lawrence
Fast-paced sketch of a successful career.
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Bitch in the House: 26 Women Tell the Truth about Sex, Solitude, Work, Motherhood and Marriage
Hanauer, Cathi, ed. | William Morrow, © 2002 | 305.4209 B
Original essays by contemporary women of all ages.
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Breaking Clean
Blunt, Judy | Alfred A. Knopf, © 2002 | B Blunt
Growing up female on Montana ranches.
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Cancer Schmancer
Drescher, Fran | Warner Books, © 2002 | B Drescher
With humor and candor, the actress details her battles.
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Child of My Heart
McDermott, Alice | Farrar, Straus and Giroux, © 2002 | Fic M
A young girl comes of age on the East End of Long Island.
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Church of Solitude
Deledda, Grazia | State University of New York Press, © 2002 | Fic D
A Sardinian seamstress struggles with her faith while battling cancer.
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Class Action: the Story of Lois Jensen and the Landmark Case that changed Sexual Harassment Law
Bingham, Clara, and Laura Leedy Gansler | Doubleday, © 2002 | 331.4133 B
Chronicles the hostilities and legal humiliations faced by women mineworkers.
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The Crimson Petal and the White
Faber, Michel | Harcourt, © 2002 | Fic F
A stunning portrait of 1870's London through the eyes of an outsider.
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Emma's War
Scroggins, Deborah | Pantheon Books, © 2002 | 962.404 S
A young wife chronicles her involvement in a rebel movement.
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Four Sisters of Hofei: A History
Chin, Annping | Scribner, © 2002 | 920.7209 C
Twentieth-century Chinese history and culture is lovingly recalled.
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The Good Women of China: Hidden Voices
Xue, Xinran | Pantheon Books, © 2002 | 305.4095 X
A fascinating look at what it means to be a woman in today's China.
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Hell Hath No Fury: Women's Letters From the End of the Affair
Holmes, Anna, ed. | Carroll & Graf, © 2002 | 306.7 H
From Anne Boleyn to Monica Lewinsky, the last word on love gone bad.
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Interesting Women
Lee, Andrea | Random House, © 2002 | Fic L
Epicurean narratives of world-weary women and their romances.
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Just for a Thrill: Lil Hardin Armstrong, First Lady of Jazz
Dickerson, James L. | Cooper Square Press, © 2002 | B Armstrong D
A sensational portrait of the prolific songwriter and visionary co-founder of jazz.
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The Little Friend
Tart, Donna | Knopf, © 2002 | Fic T
A chilling account of vengeance is explored.
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The Lives of the Muses: Nine Women and the Artists They Inspired
Prose, Francine | HarperCollins, © 2002 | 700.922 P
An exploration of the volatile relationships that sparked great works of art.
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The Spinster and the Prophet: H. G. Wells, Florence Deeks and the Case of the Plagiarized Text
McKillop, A.B. | Four Walls Eight Windows, © 2002 | 941.0809 M
A brilliantly written account of injustice and male chauvinism.
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Springing: New and Selected Poems
Ponsot, Marie | Alfred A. Knopf, © 2002 | 811 Ponsot
A collection that explores the passage of time in human life.
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Three Junes
Glass, June | Pantheon Books, © 2002 | Fic G
A portrait of vital summers in the lives of a prosperous Scottish family.
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War Torn: Stories of War from Women Reporters Who Covered Vietnam
Bartimus, Tad | Random House, © 2002 | 959.7043W
Vivid recollections of danger, loss and anguish.
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Zoya's Story: an Afghan Woman's Struggle for Freedom
Zoya, Rita Cristari | William Morrow, © 2002 | 958.1046 Z
A young woman risks her life to challenge the law against women.
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Prepared by the OAS Booklist Committee of the Office of Adult Services. The New York Public Library.

Carol Lloyd, Primary Selector, with Scot Allyn, Terri Corbin-Hutchinson, Kassandre Innocent, Carol Resiner, Miriam Tuliao, Forest Turner. Cecil Hixon, Chair.

Selected titles appearing on this booklist may be available for recorded braille, or large print versions. For more information, please contact the Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library, 40 West 20th Street, New York, NY 1011-4211, (212) 206-5400, (212) 206-5458 (TTY).