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Keenly mindful of race, ethnicity and socioeconomic status…[Traister] is both deliberate and conversant in her language of inclusion…As impressively well researched as \u003ci\u003eAll the Single Ladies\u003c\/i\u003e is...it's the personal narratives drawn from more than 100 interviews she conducted with all manner of women that make the book not just an informative read but also an entirely engaging one.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “A well-researched, deeply informative examination of women’s bids for independence, spanning centuries…Traister provides a thoughtful culling of history to help bridge the gap between, on the one hand, glib depictions of single womanhood largely focused on sexual escapades and, on the other, grave warnings that female independence will unravel the very fabric of the country…[she] brings a welcome balance of critique and personal reflection to a conversation that is often characterized more by advocacy and moral policing than honest discovery…\u003ci\u003eAll The Single Ladies \u003c\/i\u003eis arriving just in time. This is an informative and thought-provoking book for anyone – not just the single ladies – who wants to gain a great understanding of this pivotal moment in the history of the United States.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e(Editor’s Choice)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “Powerful and convincing…we’re better off reading Rebecca Traister on women, politics, and America than pretty much anyone else. [Traister is] one of the nation’s smartest and most provocative feminist voices.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “The enormous accomplishment of Traister’s book is to show that the ranks of women electing for nontraditional lives…have also improved the lots of women who make traditional choices, blowing open the institutions of marriage and parenthood…This rich portrait of our most quietly explosive social force makes it clear that the ladies still have plenty of work to do.” —\u003cb\u003eSlate\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “A monumental study of the political, economic, social, and sexual consequences of the rise of unmarried women.”—\u003cb\u003eNew Republic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “Lucid and well-researched…[Traister] vividly illustrates the collective power of single women in guiding legal, economic, and social progress and in ‘asserting themselves as citizens—full citizens—in ways that American men have for generations.’ A chapter on female friendships satisfyingly conveys the complexity of a significant, and often dismissed, relationship.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “Personal and relatable…[Traister’s] assessment of single women’s sex lives is so balanced and ordinary-sounding that it becomes extraordinary in a world where Tinder is supposedly bringing a dating apocalypse…I’ll swipe right on that message any day.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “Though Traister is no longer one of us, she retains her memories and her empathy, as well as her feminist commitments…Drawing on, historical and contemporary sources, as well as her own reporting, she has produced a wide-ranging, insistently optimistic analysis of the role of single women in American society.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “I can’t begin to count the number of conversations I’ve had in my adult life about my lack of enthusiasm to marry… Thankfully, with the publication of Rebecca Traister’s \u003ci\u003eAll the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, I can stop explaining and buy her book for all the busybodies in my happily unmarried life. Traister blends history, reportage and personal memoir to propose that the notion of marriage in American life has been and will be written by unmarried women.”—\u003cb\u003eThe Guardian (US)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “Traister’s illuminating history of women who haven’t put a ring on it, whether by choice or by chance, is smartly placed in a larger historical context and enriched by compelling personal narratives.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly, \u003c\/i\u003eBest Books of 2016 So Far select\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “Traister is one of the sharpest journalists writing about feminism today, and her look into the link between eras with large numbers of unmarried women and periods of drastic social change is absolutely riveting… It turns out the history of unmarried women in this country is a fascinating one, which Traister recounts in compulsively readable detail, combining facts with personal stories from single ladies across racial and financial spectrums. What’s left after she joyfully dismantles conservative arguments about the death of wifely servitude is hope: ‘Ring on it’ or not, the paths open to women today are varied and bright.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"It takes a gifted writer to conjure an addictive, fascinating read out of centures of dense facts and census data, but that's exactly what journalist Traister does in this illuminating history of unmarried women. Using wide-ranging research as well as interviews, she delves into the different ways singlehood affects women of varying races, socioeconomic brackets, and sexual orientations--and explains how surges in the numbers of single women throughout history have coincided with social change. \u003cb\u003e—Isabella Biedenharn, \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"In this intelligent book, Traister looks at the many reasons for choosing a patch that would have been cultural and economic suicide 50 years ago. She wants single women to recognize themselves as a political force and to celebrate unmarried life for what it can be: an excellent option.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “Wonderfully inclusive, examining single women from all walks of life—working-, middle-, and upper-class women; women of color and white women; queer and straight ones…With \u003ci\u003eAll the Single Ladies\u003c\/i\u003e, [Traister] brings her trademark intelligence and wit to bear, interspersing her own experiences and observations with dozens of interviews with women all over the country, plus historical context, from so-called Boston marriages (the nineteenth-century name for women who lived together) and the Brontë sisters to Murphy Brown and \u003ci\u003eSex and the City\u003c\/i\u003e.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElle Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “No husband, NP…In \u003ci\u003eAll The Single Ladies\u003c\/i\u003e, an exhaustive examination of independent women and how they shaped the world we live (and date) in today, Rebecca Traister explodes the centuries-old notion that mirage is compulsory to living a happy, fulfilled life and reveals the inestimable power of being blissfully unattached.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “\u003ci\u003eAll The Single Ladies\u003c\/i\u003e is essential, careful, bold, and rigorous; it’s a warning and a celebration, and I loved it.”—\u003cb\u003eJezebel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “[\u003ci\u003eAll The Single Ladies\u003c\/i\u003e] has the potential to become a seminal text on female identity in the West…Traister expertly paints a modern portrait of American life and how we got here, with an intersectional approach that accounts for class, race, and sexual orientation. Even more impressive is how Traister pushes a feminist agenda without the book ever feeling like it has an agenda, or that it's pointing the finger at the reader to make him or her feel guilty.”—\u003cb\u003eVICE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  “A well-written and unabashedly feminist analysis of the history and current situation of single women in America.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “Exploring all aspects of single life—social, economic, racial, and sexual—Traister’s comprehensive volume, sure to be vigorously discussed, is truly impressive in scope and depth while always managing to be eminently readable and thoughtful.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “[Traister is] a thoughtful journalist…This fast-paced, fascinating book will draw in fans of feminism, social sciences, and U.S. history, similar to Gail ­Collins’s \u003ci\u003eWhen Everything Changed\u003c\/i\u003e.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “Incorporating a lively slew of perspectives of single ladies past and present, Traister conducts a nuanced investigation into the sexual, economic, and emotional lives of women in America and the opportunities available when marriage is no longer “the measure of female existence.”…Traister is funny and fair in how she deals with the prevalent stereotypes and remaining stigmas attached to being an unmarried woman in society…an invigorating study of single women in America with refreshing insight into the real life of the so-called spinster.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “Cogent and provocative…a persuasive case for why unmarried women have grown into a potent political and social force…Readers will also appreciate Traister's willingness to recount, with candor and humor, experiences in her own life that fit into the larger national story. This is a fascinating book—and an important one.”—\u003cb\u003eBookmark\/Politics \u0026amp; Prose Blog\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “Part social and cultural history, part anthropological and journalistic investigation, part memoir, and total investigation into the phenomenon and political power of single womanhood.”—\u003cb\u003eFlavorwire\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “Timely and important…a significant addition to the literature of sociology and women’s studies…Clearly this book belongs right up there with those by Gloria Steinem, Gail Collins, and other feminist writers who shine a light on contemporary life as few others can.”—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR REBECCA TRAISTER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Visionary.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"One of the most powerful voices in a new generation of American feminist writers.\"—\u003cb\u003eWalter Russell Mead,\u003ci\u003e Foreign Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"The most brilliant voice on feminism in this country.\"—\u003cb\u003eAnne Lamott, author of \u003ci\u003eBird by Bird\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"A clear-eyed, whip-smart observer of the political scene.\"—\u003cb\u003eDaphne Merkin, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Fame Lunches \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Brilliant.\"—\u003cb\u003eMaureen Corrigan, NPR's \u003ci\u003eFresh Air\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Clever, caustic, [and] wickedly funny.\"—\u003cb\u003eSlate.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"The heir to the tradition of Mary McCarthy and Joan Didion.\"—\u003cb\u003eEric Alterman, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Cause\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Provocative and insightful.\"—\u003cb\u003eCurtis Sittenfeld, author of \u003ci\u003eEligible\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781476716572\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40588075401422,"sku":"9781476716572","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_c1c98116-50fd-4ba8-aa2b-1a6920feaff9.jpg?v=1645647221"},{"product_id":"9781582708522","title":"American Shoes : A Refugee's Story","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAmerican Shoes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Rosemarie Lengsfeld Turke, Garrett Turke\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCommended as a \"moving and hopeful story of courage and perseverance\" in a starred review by \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Shoes\u003c\/i\u003e is a profound mosaic of memories recounting 15-year-old Rosemarie Lengsfeld Turke’s escape from Nazi Germany, leaving her life and family behind to forge ahead in an America she left as a small child.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet against a backdrop of Adolf Hitler’s rise to power, the reign of Nazi Germany, and the entire course of World War II in Europe, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Shoes\u003c\/i\u003e recounts the tumultuous childhood of a young American girl and her family trapped within a country that turned against itself, where human decency eroded and then vaporized. 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Kuhn serves up a delightful cocktail of rapid-fire action, wit and original world-building, with all the squad goals and banter your heart desires. Fans of \u003ci\u003eSix of Crows\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLies of Locke Lamora\u003c\/i\u003e, and compulsively reading until 3:00 AM will adore \u003ci\u003eAmong Thieves\u003c\/i\u003e!” —H. M. Long, acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eHall of Smoke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eAmong Thieves\u003c\/i\u003e is such a ride, from beginning to end. Morally grey thieves with hearts of gold (sort of) in a fantasy heist? Count me in. I didn't know who I wanted to win, and I love it when that happens. I can't wait to see what Kuhn does next.\" —Genevieve Gornichec, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Witch’s Heart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A riveting, high-stakes adventure filled with magic, axes, and betrayal—\u003ci\u003eAmong Thieves\u003c\/i\u003e is the fantasy heist book of my dreams. 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Both a tribute and a memoir, Christine Brennan's story makes for compelling reading.\" --Billie Jean King\u003cbr\u003e\"Christine Brennan, already one of the most accomplished sportswriters in America, raises her game to a whole new level. \u003ci\u003eBest Seat in the House\u003c\/i\u003e is equal parts personal memoir and love letter to a recently deceased dad who will never really be gone. This is a book for any sports fan. 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