Veiled Threat: The Women of Afghanistan by Sally Armstrong. $35.00. Penguin Books, May 2002.
An insider's look at the Taliban and a narrative that explores the cultural history of women in Afghanistan, revealing the terror, abuse, and misogyny that they faced for more than two decades. Sally Armstong bases her book on interviews with women in Afghanistan in 1997 and weaves their personal narratives throughout her work.

No Turning Back: The History of Feminism and the Future of Women by Estelle Freedman. $40.00. Ballantine Books, March 2002.
An exploration of the cross-cultural and historical evolution of feminism and the ways in which contemporary feminists address women's issues such as work, family, sexuality, creativity, and politics. Freedman identifies the challenges and struggles that feminists have faced and how feminism has repeatedly re-invented itself throughout history.

From Eve to Dawn: A History of Women Vol I: Eve to the Middle Ages by Marilyn French. $34.95. McArthur & Company, May 2002.
The first of three volumes of work that will cover the history of women throughout the world. In Volume I, Marilyn French examines women's roles and activities in various civilizations and societies from earliest recorded history to the Middle Ages ... includes extensive notes and bibliographic suggestions for each section.

I Knew a Woman: The Experience of the Female Body by Cortney Davis. $21.00. Ballantine Books, June 2002.
New in paperback, this is a book that every woman should read! Drawing on the insights she has gained in twenty five years of professional experience and weaving the stories of four women into her own, Cortney Davis explores the trials and triumphs of the female body and the ways in which women's lives are intertwined with the mysteries of their bodies. Cortney Davis is a poet and a nurse practitioner in a women's clinic and her book is a blend of memoir, fiction, clinical detail and practical advice.