Women in Higher Ed Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Viral Justice: How We Grow the World We Want
Ruha BenjaminMoveable Type is WIHE's bookshelf of the best new titles to know. This month, editor @A2Arnett reviews "In Viral Justice, Dr. Ruha Benjamin (@ruha9) Explores the Plagues Facing American Society" https://t.co/FoyS27eAs4
Paperback, 2024
$19.95Member price:$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Recasting the Vote: How Women of Color Transformed the Suffrage Movement
Cathleen D. CahillLooking back on the #BestOfWIHE in 2022! In January, @LoisElfman wrote about Dr. Cathleen D. Cahill and her book, Recasting the Vote: How Women of Color Transformed the Suffrage Movement (2020). https://t.co/Xt96yxgJaJ
Paperback, 2021
$34.95Member price:$33.20 + Free shipping5% off
College Fear Factor: How Students and Professors Misunderstand One Another
Rebecca D. CoxIn "Facing Their Fears: Helping Students Overcome the 'College Fear Factor,'” @karenraycosta shares insights from Dr. Rebecca D. Cox's The College Fear Factor: How Students and Professors Misunderstand One Another https://t.co/Q4qpc1d2SQ https://t.co/Gl55yEu6Ja
Paperback, 2011
$24.00Member price:$24.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
The Jungle
Upton Sinclair@lmnocee @zeichnerkm @teddipasketty Upton Sinclair=The Jungle. If you have an interest in California history, check out the story of his 1934 candidacy for governor. Also the 1934 West Coast waterfront strike in labor history.
Paperback, 2022
$27.74Member price:$13.87 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Linden Hills
Gloria Naylor@gwendolynb Good lord! Gloria Naylor was one of my favorite authors! She was part of the Vintage Contemporaries paperbacks in the 80s that every young hipster had to have. Linden Hills still haunts me!
Paperback, 1986
$15.00Member price:$7.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Believing: Our Thirty-Year Journey to End Gender Violence
Anita HillThis would definitely be worth attending if you are in the area - Believing Women: Anita Hill in Conversation @ Chicago Humanities Festival, UIC Dorin Forum https://t.co/zYay0D7Xy1
Paperback, 2022
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Jungle
Upton Sinclair@lmnocee @zeichnerkm @teddipasketty Upton Sinclair=The Jungle. If you have an interest in California history, check out the story of his 1934 candidacy for governor. Also the 1934 West Coast waterfront strike in labor history.
Paperback, Mass Market, 2015
$5.95Member price:$2.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Cats
Just Pictures!It was the pictures of his cats that did it. I just subscribed to Everything Is Horrible https://t.co/YNtMPNYZpj
Paperback, 2017
$18.50Member price:$9.25 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Jungle
Upton Sinclair@lmnocee @zeichnerkm @teddipasketty Upton Sinclair=The Jungle. If you have an interest in California history, check out the story of his 1934 candidacy for governor. Also the 1934 West Coast waterfront strike in labor history.
Hardcover, 2018
$18.39Member price:$16.55 + Free shipping10% off
Trans* in College: Transgender Students' Strategies for Navigating Campus Life and the Institutional Politics of Inclusion
Z. NicolazzoLoved seeing that @GeiselLib is featuring Z Nicolazzo's Trans* in College: Transgender Students' Strategies for Navigating Campus Life and the Institutional Politics of Inclusion as #PrideMonth e-book. WIHE talked with Z about the book in 2017: https://t.co/qSLbTfwMIy https://t.co/QsS2v5ZG42
Paperback, 2016
$36.99Member price:$35.14 + Free shipping5% off