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Subtitle: A transsexual woman on sexism and the scapegoating of femininity An illuminating book. Julia Serano describes her own experience as a transsexual woman, including the identities she explored before deciding to transition, and the internal and external changes she noticed during transition. She uses her experiences, carefully supported with research, to call out some [...] Recommended by: veleda_k in 50books_poc A series of impressions of the legends, history, and personal experiences of the Kiowas, a Native American tribe living in Oklahoma. Scott Momaday’s grandmother Aho attended the last full Sun Dance of the Kiowas as a child, and shared stories and traditions with him as he grew. Each image is bright, clear, [...] Subtitle: Readings on the experiences of mental illness I found this book because I was curious about Caroline Knapp’s writing after reading Gail Caldwell’s memoir about their friendship, and I read it because I wanted to learn about mental illness without its stereotype of causing violence. In fact, [v]iolence is not a symptom of psychotic illnesses [...] Subtitle: a memoir of friendship Recommended by: Courtney on the Feministing blog I loved this book. I cried at the beginning, smiled in the middle, and sighed at the end. Gail Caldwell describes first her grief at her best friend Caroline Knapp’s death, and then their daily joys together while she was alive. They trained their big [...] My response to The Tao of Equus doesn’t begin to express the impact it had on me. I immediately looked for Kohanov’s next book. Riding Between the Worlds contains less abstract theory and more stories from clients and from her own life. It also contains a helpful adaptation of Karla McLaren’s work with emotions into [...] Subtitle: Care Instructions for an Ordinary Life Recommended by: Shambhala Sun excerpt. Miller is a Zen Buddhist priest and teacher. This memoir is organized around three household tasks as metaphors for Zen living – laundry, dishes, and gardening. I enthusiastically agree with the premise that household maintenance is an integral part of life, rather than [...] Subtitle: Some Instructions on Writing and Life Anne Lamott’s writing process seems reassuringly similar to my own, and seems to include just as much struggle. She advises us to write everything that comes to mind, and then later refine it into clarity and grace. A lot of the book is devoted to all the ways [...] Subtitle: How Overwhelming Experience Shatter You… And What You Can Do About It Recommended by: Larisa Koehn In this book, Stephanie Mines introduces and advocates for her approach to healing named Jin Shin Tara. It is derived from Jin Shin Jyutso, a gentle form of acupressure. She defines shock as severe trauma, and then claims that [...] Subtitled “A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage,” this is a sequel to Eat, Pray, Love. I was expecting an exploration of emotional commitment as detailed as the exploration of transformation, self-discovery, and healing in Eat, Pray, Love. Instead, Committed documents the political institution of marriage. In Linchpin, Seth Godin mentions that Elizabeth Gilbert printed out [...] In connection with reading Being Bodies, I tracked down this book. It turns out I’d read it a long time ago and remembered many of the stories, although I’d forgotten their source. Cheri Huber herself admits that the title is a bit of a trick. Rather than trying to move from Here to There, she [...] |
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