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TWB Staff Picks: the following 5 books are 25% off in March:

Global Lockdown: Race, Gender, and the Prison-Industrial Complex, edited by Julia Sudbury. Routledge. $35.95
Global Lockdown is the first book to apply a transnational feminist framework to the study of criminalization and imprisonment. The contributors to this collection offer a variety of perspectives, from former prisoners to advocates to scholars from around the world. This is a must-read for anyone concerned by mass incarceration and the growth of the prison-industrial complex within and beyond US borders, as well as those interested in globalization and resistance.

India Divided: Diversity and Democracy Under Attack by Vandana Shiva. Seven Stories Press. $17.95
In India Divided environmental, human rights, and antiglobalization activist Vandana Shiva chronicles the internal battles of a nation that is both world ’s largest democracy. Looking to the plights of India’s Dalit communities and millions of poor subsistence farmers impoverished or displaced by biotechnology, seeds patents, and the spate of mega-dam projects, Shiva argues that these silent killers form a local terror unmatched in devastation. In India Divided Shiva addressed India’s most urgent threats with gravity and hope.

Ten Thousand Roses: The Making of a Feminist Revolution by Judy Rebick. Penguin Books. $24.00
Ten Thousand Roses is a rich tapestry of stories told by over a hundred feminists from across Canada who organized, discussed, protested and struggled for change. Judy Rebick, feminist activist, weaves together an insightful and stirring oral history full of four decades of struggle, defeat and triumph. The book also offers honest and insightful discussions of the differences that simultaneously divided and strengthened the women’s movement in its effort to remake a male-dominated culture.

Lighthousekeeping by Jeanette Winterson. Knopf Canada. $29.95

Va-Va-Voom: Red Hot Lesbian Erotica Ed by Astrid fox. Millivres Prowler Group. $22.95.
A colossal book of sassy and achingly sexy short stories. From raw sexual prose and fast girls in fast cart to cyberpunks and sensual, evocative erotica, this collection has it all.

March 2005 new books

Who Da Man?: Black Masculinities and Sporting Culture by Gamal Abdel-Shehid. Canadian Scholars’ Press. $24.95.
Who Da Man? Attempts to account for the ways that Black Diasporic identifications intersect with the dominant misogyny and homophobia in contemporary men’s sporting cultures. Offering a feminist and queer reading of Black masculinity, Abdel-Shehid suggests that thinking about Diaspora in the making of contemporary Black sporting cultures provides a more comprehensive framework than one that looks at sport solely within the framework of nations and nationalism.

Against Empire: Feminism, Racism, and the West by Zillah Eisenstein. Zed Books. $39.95.
This powerful and provocative work is at once an autobiography of an ardent and wide-ranging activist and a critical study of the workings of empire in this time. Eisenstein not only shows how feminism can and must rise to its global challenges, but how the workings of empire are systematically related to gender.

Grassroots: A Field Guide For Feminist Activism by Jennifer Baumgardner and Amy Richards. Farrar, Strauss and Giroux. $19.50.
Have you ever wanted to make a difference but didn’t know how? Grassroots is the book you’ve been waiting for….Baumgardner and Richards explain how to organize your friends, your community, and most important, yourself.

The Riddle of Gender: Science, Activism, and Transgender Rights by Deborah Rudacille. Pantheon Books. $37.00.
The Riddle of Gender is meticulous, funny, brilliant, and readable. Alternating the latest scientific research with personal narrative and interviews, Rudacille creates a work of tremendous importance not just for those interested in the enigmas of sex and gender, but for those interested in the universal mystery of how we become ourselves.

Grassroots Leaders Building Skills: A Course in Community Leadership by Anne Bishop and Jeanne Fay. Fernwood. $34.95
This course was designed to sharpen social analysis and develop skills in leaders of low-income and marginalized communities in Nova Scotia. Grassroots Leaders Building Skills includes the complete course, with agendas for 25 three-hour sessions, detailed directions for facilitators and spiral-bound handouts for photocopying. This powerful course is a valuable resource to anyone teaching social analysis and community organization skills.

Caught in the Act: An Anthology of Performance Art by Canadian Women, Ed by Tanya Mars and Johanna Householder. YYZ Books. $39.95.
A great compilation of Canadian Women artists including a section on women, performance and humour and perfromance art and the body. Features profiles on Lillian Allen, May Chan, the Hummer Sisters, Robin Poitras and many more.

Mother-Daughter Wisdom: Creating a Legacy of Physical and Emotional Health by Christine Northrup. Bantam Books. $40.00.
Mother-Daughter Wisdom introduces an entirely new map of female development, exploring the “five facets of feminine power”, which range from the basics of physical self-care to the discovery of passion and purpose in life. This is an indispensable book destined to change lives and become essential reading for all women.

Standing Alone in Mecca: An American Woman’s Struggle for the Soul of Islam by Asra Q. Nomani. Harper Collins. $34.95.
Asra Nomani takes the reader along on a journey aiming at crossing both physical and spiritual boundaries. Tapping the infinite wisdom of her ancestry, she becomes an Alice in Wonderland struggling to define self-identity in a world where rules are constantly changing.

All Boy by Nathalie Stephens. Book Thug $15.00.
French Canadian poet Nathalie Stephens has released another small collection of erotically-influenced poetry. This latest chapbook examines gender and transsexuality through Stephens’ spare, experimental style.

Babyji by Abha Dawesar. Anchor Books, $18.00.
This sexy and surprising book tells the story of Anamika Sharma, a spirited student growing up in New Delhi. An A-plus student, she studies both quantum physics and the Kama Sutra. With lovers, parents and school to juggle Anamika confronts questions that would test someone twice her age.

A Sunday in June by Phyllis Alesia Perry. Hyperion Books, $20.00.
Perry’s second novel chronicles the lives of three sisters who share much more of than the bond of family. They possess the ability to see into the future, and to remember the pain of events long past.

The Sound of Paper: Starting from Scratch by Julia Cameron. Penguin, $19.00.
New in paperback, this book is an essential artist’s companion from one of the foremost authorities on the creative process. Julia Cameron delves deep into the heart of the personal struggles that all artists experience.

When Dad Hurts Mom: Helping Your Children Heal the Wounds of Witnessing Abuse by Lundy Bancroft. Berkeley/Penguin, $22.00.
Written by a therapist who specializes in abusive men, children exposed to abuse and custody cases involving both, this book has an insider’s take on the nightmare of abuse as it relates to children and parenting.

I Wrote on All Four Walls: Teens Speak Out on Violence edited by Fran Fearnley. Annick Press, $12.95
In their own words, nine teens recall their own experiences with violence - as witness, victim or even instigator. Each thoughtful testimony offers hope and courage. This book also includes an after-word that explores how to come to terms with violent events and where to find help.

Girls Are Not Chicks Coloring Book by Jacinta Bunnell & Julie Novak. Self-Published, $5.95.
Adorable pictures and inspiring captions help young girls escape the dull world of gender normativity. Fun for the whole family.

You Grow Girl by Gayla Trail. Fireside Books, $22.00.
A hip, humourous how-to for crafty gals everywhere who are discovering a passion for gardening but lack the know-how to turn their dreams into reality. This guide reveals how easy and enjoyable it can be to cultivate plants and flowers even when resources and space are limited.

Girls Will be Boys Will Be Girls Will Be…A Colouring Book. Soft Skull Press, $13.95.
A radical colouring book that includes cute pictures of boys baking and girls building. This collection is for everyone who has ever wanted to draw outside the lines. Happy scribbling.