A landmark of lesbian fiction, The Guérillères is about a war of the sexes, where women "engage in bloody, victorious battles using knives, machine guns and rocket launchers." Moreover, sympathetic males join them in their combat.

The Guerilleres

Wittig, Monique

Literature & Fiction

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The pioneer of modern dance discusses her choreographical and teaching methods, providing a complete but highly readable primer for any student of dance.

Creation in Dance and Life

Morris, Margaret

Reference

The Disinherited: The Life of Gerard De Nerval

Biographies & Memoirs

Sowerby, Benn

Arts & Literature

A family saga set in an East Galician town in the early years of the century, the first English translation of this noted Israeli writer.

Pictures From a Brewery (UNESCO Collection of Contemporary Works)

Barash, Asher

Genre Fiction

<p>Part allegory, part fable, <i>The House In The Dark</i> was written in secret during the German occupation of Norway, and gives a stirring picture of how a society struggled to stay united under the strain of being watched by their invaders.</p>

The House in the Dark

Vesaas, Tarjei

Literary

Krane's Café: An interior with figures;

Cora Sandel

An intimate and candid portrait of the great comedian by the man who know him best. This book abounds with vignettes of the celebrities drawn into the Marx orbit with close-ups of Groucho's famous siblings and of his three wives.

Son of Groucho

Marx, Arthur

Marvin Kohl, Professor of Philosophy at the State University of New, uses the tool of analysis and reasoning to cut through the prejudice that normally surrounds any discussion of the controversial subjects of abortion and euthanasia.

The Morality of Killling

Politics & Social Sciences

Kohl, Marvin

Philosophy

Kenneth Rexroth, the well-known American poet and critic, presents a study of the history of communes and intentional communities from their known beginnings to the 20th century.

Communalism: From Its Origins to the Twentieth Century

Rexroth, Kenneth

Business & Money

Against Rape is one of the earliest texts on a delicate subject, a polemic-cum-survival manual as well a thoughtful study. In 1975 it broke the silence on rape, not only in the U.S., but around the world. It was the first book to look at the causes and patterns of rape in order to reduce its power in the minds and lives of women, enable women and men to begin to change a society that engendered it, and help women avoid and/or survive the trauma of rape. It is also a realistic and practical book, explaining how to recognize and avoid dangerous situations and giving instructions on various self-defense techniques and advice on what to do in the event of rape. It also considers the act of rape in context, discussing why it happens, what forms it can take, how it affects the victims and who the rapists are. It has been widely used in rape crisis centers and women's studies courses and was the primary text for Chimera, Inc.'s self-defense courses for women for more than a decade. It has had a major impact on the way our society deals with this crime.

Against Rape

Medea, Andra

Thompson, Kathleen

Social Sciences

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