Intended as an inspirational reader, this doubles as a collection of 81 short pieces suitable for an undergraduate classroom or for reading and discussion groups. It starts with an interview
with Maya Angelou on the courage necessary for daily life, then proceeds to cover the ways in which women develop their skills to sustain their lives and those of others, to step from fear of
the unknown to anticipation of it and control of it, to understand society's reliance on the concept of choice and the real choices women have to and get to make, to focus on the self, and to
becoming truly multicultural. Proceeds benefit a private charity that provides health care to uninsured breast cancer patients. This works primarily at the theoretical or abstract level but
also offers practical advice on occasion. Annotation 穢2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
