"Into [today's] hot, angry debate comes Jonathan Rauch's cool, articulate, poignant plea . . . This is a powerful book, clear, tolerant, and persuasive, never ranting or self-pitying . . . Rauch's book should become obligatory reading for all."—The Economist

"This very interesting collection focuses on the multiple effects of globalization on women and their families. Among its subjects are the rise in female migration, the transfer of domestic services from low- to high-income countries, the care crisis left behind by transnational families, and the problems of international sex tourism. The different essays raise key questions and are important reading for our time."—Lourdes Beneria, Professor of City and Regional Planning and Women's Studies at Cornell University

"[The authors'] recognition that everyone can do something is refreshing. What's more, their definition of feminism is so inclusive it's bound to resonate . . . Would-be agitators, look no further for the sass, savvy, and skills you'll need to begin. Highly recommended."—Library Journal

"Have you ever wanted to make a difference but didn't know how? Grassroots is the book you've been waiting for. Using examples drawn from progressive and feminist campaigns all over the country, veteran activists Baumgardner and Richards explain how to organize your friends, your community, and most important, yourself."—Katha Pollitt

"In nearly 400 fast-paced pages of wonderfully evocative prose, much of it in the words of her six subjects, all teen mothers, Lipper has actually conveyed the social and personal history of a growing class of Americans for whom there is little help and less hope. But [these] people [possess] inner lives, and this is what Lipper is so deft at communicating . . . [Her book] will burden the conscience of its readers."—The New Republic

"An excellent book . . . a riveting account of a sordid episode in Harvard's history. For those who would like to see gay Americans pushed back out of public view, William Wright has provided a chilling glimpse of the horrors that lurk in the closet."—Barbara Ehrenreich, bestselling author of Nickel and Dimed

"Brilliant, gifted and profound . . . [JT LeRoy] is the witness to all the tales that go on in the dark, and for all of us, long may he have the courage to remember."—Vanity Fair

"Fone [writes] in exquisite detail with a masterful command of history, a balanced interpretation of contradictory documents, and an explosive set of assertions that fly against the conventional view of not just homophobes but of gay people themselves."—Michael Alvear, Salon

"Houdini, Tarzan, and the Perfect Man, like much of Kasson's earlier work, makes an important scholarly contribution and has great potential for classroom use. He engages an important subject about which most readers know something and peels back layer upon layer of meaning to reveal a complex social world of individuals, dreams, anxieties, and action . . . The result is a fine cultural history of masculinity . . . by examining turn-of-the-century masculine ideals and images and by reflecting on the ways social and cultural change shaped men's attitudes toward their bodies, fired their imaginations, and inflamed deep-seated anxieties. Kasson's study is not merely about the ideal of manly strength, survival, and resistance—it is about the multivalent performance of identity."—Susan Curtis, Purdue University, Journal of American History