Bloomington: Indiana University Press, (1995.). A fresh examination of Abigail Adams which places her at the center - rather than focusing on her roles as wife and mother of US presidents - and in doing so, this gives a picture of life for 18th century women. Co-winner, American Historical Association's Herbert Feis Award. Chronology, photographs, extensive notes and bibliography, index. 227 pp. ISBN: 0-253-210232.

Boston: Beacon Press, (1997) dj. Hardcover - The second book, a memoir, by the author of "Drawing Down the Moon." A look back at the 1960s and their impact on American history and culture, when Adler was a free speech advocate at Berkeley during the sixties, a woman who helped register black voters, and an anti-war activist who began a friendship with a soldier in Vietnam. Index. xiii, 309 pp. ISBN: 0-80707098X.

Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks, (2008). First edition - When she was denied a visa to remain in the United States, Qanta Ahmed, a young British Muslim doctor, accepted a position in Saudi Arabia. She saw this as more than a new job, but also a chance at adventure in an exotic land she thinks she understands, a place she hopes she will belong. Instead she discovers that The Kingdom is a world apart - she finds rejection and scorn in the places she believed would most embrace her, but also humor, honesty, loyalty and love - and she finds a life-changing pilgrimage back to her Muslim faith. Endnotes. ix, 444 pp plus a reading group guide.

Binghamton, NY: Brundage Publishing, (2006.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A candid autobiography which tells how the author, as a 37 year old single mother of two, decided that she was going to go after her dream of being a pilot, and how she rose through the ranks at United despite great sexism and animosity. INSCRIBED by author opposite title page - "To - - Believe in yourself. Believe in your dreams. Believe in God! and always hold onto your dreams" and dated in 2007. Photographs. 139 pp. ISBN: 1892451476.

New York: Harmony, (1996) dj. Hardcover first edition - In 1954 four black women met at Talladega College and began a friendship that has lasted more four decades. Although they all lived in different parts of the country, they formed a 'working circle' friendship and wrote letters to each other, letters in which they explored their thoughts and feelings about their current and future life experiences. This book is a compilation of some of those letters. "Sharing these experiences, which range from raising children to approaching retirement to discussing sex and race issues, has helped these women find a truer, deeper meaning in their lives." 223 pp. ISBN: 0-517708345.

New York: Oxford University Press, (1997). First edition - A work which 'seeks to provide historical perspectives on the lives of American Indian, African American and Mexican American women in the United States over the course of the 20th century. Notes. Index. 291 pp. ISBN: 0-19-5117883.

New York: Warner, 1987. dj. Hardcover first edition - In this magical, magnificent record of one of the author's journeys, she reveals knowledge about becoming a whole person that is essential to us all. Includes black-and-white illustrations.

Boston: Faber & Faber, (1988.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An anthology containing over 150 pieces by 71 contemporary women writers from Kathy Acker to Alice Walker. The tone ranges from innocent to erotic, from playful and humourous to dark. SIGNED by FOUR authors: by Hirshfield at her poem 'Of Gravity & Angels', by Mona Simpson at her story 'Lawns' ; by Wanda Coleman at her story 'The Blues in the Night' and by Mary Mackey at her essay, "Golden Cords: Erotic Attachments." Other contributors include Margaret Atwood, Marge Piercy, Toi Derricotte, Lyn Lifshin, Anne Rice, Kathleen Fraser, Ai, Bobby Louise Hawkins, Louise Shivers, and many more. 330 pp. ISBN: 0-571-129579.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1986. dj. Hardcover first edition - The story of two young women, sisters, one of whom died of cancer at only 33 - told in letters, journal entries and poems - a moving tribute.

San Francisco: Chronicle Books, (2009). SIGNED first edition - A book which " examines the challenges of modern parenthood for married couples today and it extends a loving hand so that mothers can step out of the madness, make the most of what they have, and learn to love their marriages as much as they love their husbands and kids." SIGNED by both authors on the title page. 176 pp. ISBN: 978-0811867351.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1991. dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first book, a detailed look at a specific group of people - farmers in rural New York - starting at a time when feminist activity was at its height. Photographs, extensive notes, bibliography, index. 251 pp. ISBN: 0-19-5064526.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1986. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An anthology containing 21 original stories dealing with women's pleasure in sexuality in all its forms. SIGNED by Susan Griffin at her selection 'Cradles of Light.' In addition to the writers above this includes stories by Deena Metzger, Sandy Boucher, Gayle Feyrer and others. Rather uncommon in the hardcover first edition. ISBN: 0-385-233191.

Berkeley, CA: Conari Press, 2000. SIGNED first edition - Full of amusing stories, quips, photographs - examples of the special, and sometimes crazy, times that strenghen women's friendships. Illustrated. Index. 189 numbered pages. ISBN: 1-57324-1962.

New York: HarperCollins, 1995. Hardcover first edition -

New York: HarperCollins, (1989.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A journey inspired by a group of old Amish quilts which Bender saw in a store. Illustrated by Sue and Richard Bender. 152 pp. ISBN: 0-06-2500589.

London: Pandora Press (1990). The first biography of this English and Scottish writer, the author of over 80 books, a notable feminist and socialist who was at the center of London's intellectual life during the 1920s and 1930s. Illustrated with photographs, bibliography of Mitchison's works, index, contents xvii, 192 pp. ISBN: 0-04-4408625.

Berkeley, CA: Wildcat Canyon Press, (2000). SIGNED first edition - Foreword by Carmen Renee Berry. A written to be both inspirational and practical, with with advice on how larger women can overcome the modern prejudices about weight and beauty, as well as presenting strategies for handling common challenges as tight seating on an airline, judgmental comments about one's size, and more. SIGNED by Bernell on the title page. 203 pp. ISBN: 1-885171471.

New York: Vintage Books, (2000). A book on how the law perpetuates myths of race, gender, and class by a former head of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission. Berry examines "a century's worth of appellate cases, ranging from a nineteenth-century Alabama case in which a white woman was denied her divorce petition because an affair between a white man (her husband) and a black woman (his lover) was 'of no consequence,' to such recent, high-profile cases as the William Kennedy Smith and O.J. Simpson trials." Notes, index. 295 pp. ISBN: 0-375707468.

Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1982. Hardcover first edition - The first life story of a Northwest Coast Indian woman. Based on more than 50 hours of tape recordings as Davidson recounts her life (born in 1896 she was one of the last women to undergo traditional puberty rites and an arranged marriage). Illustrated with photographs. 172 pp including index.

New York: Simon & Schuster, (1988) dj. Hardcover - The true story of news anchor Jessica Savitch. "A network anchor at thirty-one, she had made it to the top in a male-dominated world of big stars, big money, and super-egos. But behind the scenes was another story - a woman desperately chasing her dream through a private nightmare of drugs, depression, and disastrous romances and spiraling ever downward." 16 pages of black and white photographs, index, 352 pp. ISBN: 0-671-63285.

New York: Grand Central Publishing, (2020). First edition - A collection of essays -plus a few drawings and poems - on insecurity, fame and anxiety. 280 pp. Publisher's letter laid in.

San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, (1980.) dj. Hardcover - The dramatic story of the first all-women's ascent of one of the most challenging peaks in the Himalayas, by the leader of the expedition: In 1978 Arlene Blum led an all-womenÕs expedition to the North Face of 26,545 foot Annapurna in Nepal. On October 15, Irene Beardsley Miller and Vera Komarkova, along with two Sherpas, Mingma Tsering and Chewang Rinjee, reached the top. Miller and Komarkova were the first women and the first Americans to stand on AnnapurnaÕs summit. Along with American and Nepalese flags, they unfurled a banner with the expedition slogan, "A WomanÕs Place Is on Top." Foreword by Maurice Herzog. Somewhat oversized illustrated with many photographs. Bibliography, index. 256 pp. ISBN: 0-87156-2367.

San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, (1980.) dj. Hardcover - The dramatic story of the first all-women's ascent of one of the most challenging peaks in the Himalayas, by the leader of the expedition: In 1978 Arlene Blum led an all-womenÕs expedition to the North Face of 26,545 foot Annapurna in Nepal. On October 15, Irene Beardsley Miller and Vera Komarkova, along with two Sherpas, Mingma Tsering and Chewang Rinjee, reached the top. Miller and Komarkova were the first women and the first Americans to stand on AnnapurnaÕs summit. Along with American and Nepalese flags, they unfurled a banner with the expedition slogan, ÒA WomanÕs Place Is on Top.Ó Foreword by Maurice Herzog. Somewhat oversized illustrated with many photographs. Bibliography, index. 256 pp. ISBN: 0-87156-2367.