November 4th , 2004 Toronto Women's Bookstore
1. November Staff Picks - 25% off!
2. New Music
3. New Books
4. 2005 daybooks and calendars

November 2004 TWB Picks
First five books are 25% off during the month of November:

Witness My Shame by Shary Boyle. Conundrum Press. $19.95.
Witness My Shame collects nine of Shary Boyle’s bookworks, the collaborative project Perfect Nature World and a unique portfolio of her drawings. They are mini stories of major subjects unfolding in a beautifully paced sequence of revelations.

Mom and Mum Are Getting Married! by Ken Setterington. Second Story Press. $14.95
When Rosie finds out that her two mothers are planning to get married, she has only one worry… will she get to be a flower girl? Mom and Mum Are Getting Married is a joyful celebration of love and family in a changing world.

Alice Walker: A Life by Evelyn C. White. Norton & Company. $44.00
Evelyn C. White meticulously traces the various periods of Walker's life, emphasizing the impact on and importance of her literature in American culture. White goes beyond simply mapping the movements and accomplishments of the first black female Pulitzer Prize winner to tell a poignant and informative biography.

The No-Nonsense Guide to Women’s Rights by Nikki van der Gaag. Between the Lines. $15.00
Filled with vivid testimonies from courageous women and men from around the world, The No-Nonsense Guide to Women’s Rights explains why even in this ‘post-feminist’ age, women’s rights are still very much an issue - for men and women alike.

Our Story: Aboriginal Voices on Canada’s Past featuring Tantoo Cardinal, Tomson Highway and Lee Maracle. Doubleday. $32.95
Our story brings together an impressive array of voices and perspective - Cherokee, Cree, Inuit, Mohawk, Ojibway, and Salish to name just a few - from across the country and across the spectrum of First Nations. Together they explore and articulate their peoples’ experience of Canada’s history with insight, imagination, and humour. Inspired by moments that shaped this country and its people, in nine stories of striking beauty and originality, these Aboriginal voices bring to life a new vision of Aboriginal history in ways that are often unexpected - and always moving.

November new music & dvds:

This Island, by Le Tigre. Universal. $16.95
Le Tigre calls this “the record we always dreamed of making”. It’s another great queer feminist electro-dance-punk album, complete with anti-war messages, variations in style and a cover of the Pointer Sisters.

Instant Mix: Imperial Democracy and Come September. Arundhati Roy. AK Press Video. $40.75
Arundhati Roy breaks it all down in two remarkable lectures, and two lively discussions with Howard Zinn, combined in this 3-hour DVD. Included is her renowned speech delivered in New York City’s Riverside Church, where she gives a fiery critique of the “New American Empire” and challenges Americas to reclaim democracy and resist the U.S War machine.

November 2004 new books:

Haydee Santamaria: Rebel Lives edited by Betsy Maclean. Ocean Press. $16.95.
Part of Rebel Lives a series of books unearthing the rebel histories of men and women whose radicalism has been concealed. In this installment the subject is Haydee Santamaria, one of two women who participated in the armed attack that sparked the Cuban Revolution.

Louise Michel: Rebel Lives edited by Nic Maclellan. Ocean Press. $16.95.
In this installment of Rebel Lives the selection of writers - including Emma Goldman, Bertolt Brecht, Howard Zinn and Karl Marx - look at Louise Michel the incendiary anarchist leader of the 1871 Paris Commune who was jailed and exiled for leading the 1871 uprising in Paris.

Psychosomatic: Feminism and the Neurological Body by Elizabeth A. Wilson. Duke University Press, $26.50
How does neuroscientific research facilitate new approaches to theories of mind and body? In Psychosomatic, Wilson argues that neurological theories , especially certain accounts of depression, sexuality, and emotion, are useful to feminist theories of the body. An invitational challenge!

Mapping Women, Making Politics: Feminist Perspectives on Political Geography edited by Lynn A. Staeheli, Eleonore Kofman and Linda J. Peake. Routledge, $41.95
This “all-star” cast of feminist geographers demonstrates how a gendered analysis reframes and enriches political geography. They put feminist theory to work on a wide range of compelling issues: from debates about mut’a (temporary marriage contracts) among Muslims in Tanzania, to the systematic rape of civilian women in Bosnia-Herzegovina as a strategy of war and nationalist struggle.

The Corporation: the Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power by Joel Bakan. Penguin, $24.00
As seen in the documentary “ The Corporation ”, winner of eight international audience choice awards, including one from the Sundance film Festival, now here is the book. An eminent law professor and legal theorist, Bakan contends that the corporation is created by law to function much like a psychopathic personality whose destructive behaviour, if left unchecked, leads to scandal and ruin.

Re-thinking Sexualities in Africa, edited by Signe Arnfred. Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, $38.95.
This volume sets out to investigate critically existing lines of thought about sexuality in Africa, while also creating space for alternative approaches. Issues of colonial and contemporary discourses on ‘African sexuality’ and ‘female genital mutilation’, as well as issues of female agency and feminist engagement with HIV/AIDS are discussed.

Transforming Feminist Practice: Non-Violence, Social Justice and the Possibilities of Spiritualized Feminism by Leela Fernandes. Aunt Lute Books, $22.50
Courageous, provocative and deeply inspiring. Leela Fernandes travels right to the heart of feminism’s most cherished practices with a map of the transformative power of the spiritual at a time when our radical social projects most urgently need it.

Finding Room: Policy Options for a Canadian Rental Housing Strategy edited by David Hulchanski and Michael Shapcott. CUCS Press. $29.95
Focusing on the most difficult part of Canada’s housing problem - policy options for the supply of affordable rental housing - this books provides a resource for community leaders policy makers, researchers, and students as well as offers a source of up-to-date information and informed opinion on policy options.

Undivided Rights: Women of Color organize for Reproduce Justice, by Jael Silliman, Marlene Gerber Fried, Loretta Ross and Elena Gutierrez. South End Press, $27.95
A comprehensive account of the vital contribution made by women of color to the contemporary reproductive rights movement.

Gendering Disability, edited by Bonnie Smith and Beth Hutchison. Rutgers UP, $37.50
Contributors to this innovative collection explore the intersection of gender and disability in the arts, consumer culture, healing, the personal and private realms, and the appearance of disability in the public sphere-both in the public fantasies and in the public activism.

Whisper Writing: Teenage Girls Talk about Ableism and Sexism in School by Melissa M. Jones. Peter Lang. $41.95
In Whisper Writing three teenage girls share their stories about life as students, as young women with disabilities, and as minorities in a male-dominated special education school culture. Their narratives will both stun and enlighten the reader, prompting questions about current school practices involving segregation, a curriculum of control, and devaluing students with disabilities.

The Play Ethic: A Manifesto for a Different Way of Living by Pat Kane. Macmillan, $24.95.
The Play Ethic explores the real meaning of play and shows how a more playful society would revolutionize and liberate our daily lives. It is a survival guide for those seeking to break the shackles of work-dominated society.

If Women Ruled the World: How to Create the World We Want To Live In - Stories, Ideas, and Inspiration for Change. Edited by Sheila Ellison. Inner Ocean publishing, $20.95
If Women Ruled the World shines the spotlight on women’s opinions and ideas and suggests concrete calls-to-action, challenging women to be true participants in leading the world. With poignant personal essays from more than 150 women, this visionary book invites women to take on today’s issues.

Hear Me Out: True Stories of Teens Educating and Confronting Homophobia, A Project of Planned Parenthood of Toronto. Second Story Press, $12.95
Courageous, powerful and compelling, these contributors talk about the specific challenge of growing up “queer”. Their stories address a breadth of experience from isolating and frightening to empowering and joyous.

He’s Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo. Simon Spotlight Entertainment. $28.95.
Based on a popular episode of Sex and the City. He’s Just Not into You educates otherwise smart women on how to tell when a guy just doesn’t like them enough, so they can stop wasting time making excuses for a dead-end relationship.

Seyder Tkhines: The Forgotten Book of Common Prayer for Jewish Women translated and edited by Devra Kay. The Jewish Publication Society. $44.95
For the first time, the Seyder Tkhines, a standard Yiddish prayer book for women, along with other prayers and religious offerings , have been skillfully translated from their original Yiddish by noted tkhines scholar Devra Kay. Kay provides a deeper understanding of the historical, religious, and cultural background of prestige for women in Jewish prayer life.

Red Rollercoaster by Chrystos. Flying Turtle Press, $16.00
This beautiful self-published book by Chrystos is a must have for all her fans and anyone who loves poetry.

Bottoms Up: Writing About Sex edited by Diana Cage. Soft Skull Press. $19.50
Bottoms Up goes quickly to the heart of what makes sex desperate, dangerous, hysterical, and essential. A sleazy and surprisingly tender ode to bottoming, topping and just plain wanting it. Featuring Michelle Tea, T.J. Bryan, Eileen Myles, and others.

2005 Agendas and calendars:

Visit our store to see our extensive selection of 2005 calendars and daybooks. Featuring social justice issues, women’s rights, and the lives of women and men from around the world. Here is a sampling:

Everywoman’s Almanac 2005: Life Changes…Life Movements…Life Rhythms. Women’s Press, $13.95
Spiral bound only

Women Artists 2005 Datebook. Syracuse Cultural Workers, $19.50

The Women’s Daybook 2005. Sumach Press, $14.95

We’Moon, Sacred Paths: Gaia Rhythms for Womyn 2005. Mother Tongue Ink, $23.00 Bound & Spiral available!

A Woman’s Agenda 2005: Celebrating Movers and Shakers by Laura McCurdy. Second Story Press, $14.95

Herstory: The Canadian Women’s Calendar. Coteau Books, $12.95

Colors from Palestine. ResistanS, $15.99

2005 Peace Calendar. Syracuse Cultural Workers, $18.15