The Active Life:
Career, Activism, Politics, Common Causes, etc.

Askins, Renee. Shadow Mountain (includes book discussion questions) (reviewed by Gloria Cordova) Memoir; Nature/Place/Environment; Active Life Borysenko, Joan Z., Ph.D. Inner Peace for Busy Women: Balancing Work, Family, and Your Inner Life (reviewed by Lee Ambrose) Life Lessons; Active Life Carpenter, Liz. Getting Better All the Time (reviewed by Susan Wittig Albert) Memoir; Elders; Active Life Carpenter, Liz. Ruffles and Flourishes: The Warm and Tender Story of a Simple Girl Who Found Adventure in the White House (reviewed by Susan Wittig Albert) Memoir; Active Life Carpenter, Liz. Start With A Laugh: An Insider's Guide to Roasts, Toasts, Eulogies and Other Speeches (reviewed by Doris Anne Roop-Benner) Nonfiction: Active Life; Nonfiction: History Edwards, Elizabeth. Saving Graces (reviewed by Susan Ideus) Memoir; Active Life; Body Language; Relationships; Life Lessons Ehrenreich, Barbara. Nickel and Dimed: On [Not] Getting By in America (reviewed by Judith Helburn) Memoir; Active Life Estess, Jenifer, as told to Valerie Estess. Tales From the Bed: On Living, Dying, and Having it All (reviewed by Lee Ambrose) Memoir; Body Language; Active Life Fox, Paula. The Coldest Winter: A Stringer in Liberated Europe (reviewed by Duffie Bart) Memoir; Travel/Adventure; Active Life Fuentes, Sonia Pressman. Eat First—You Don't Know What They'll Give You (reviewed by Linda Wisniewski) Memoir; Cultural/Gender Focus; Active Life; Relationships Graham, Katherine. Personal History (reviewed by Judith Helburn) Memoir; Active Life Grandcolas, Lauren Catuzzi with Yvette Bozzini. You Can Do It! The Merit Badge Handbook for Grown-Up Girls (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Life Lessons; Active Life Grandcolas, Lauren Catuzzi with Yvette Bozzini. You Can Do It! Workbook (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Life Lessons; Active Life Junious, Ellen Denise. Unleash the Power of Personal Advantage: 7 Keys to Unlock Your Potential for Success (reviewed by Patricia Pando) Nonfiction: Life Lessons; Nonfiction: Active Life Lobenstine, Margaret. The Renaissance Soul: Life Design for People with Too Many Passions to Pick Just One (reviewed by Lee Ambrose) Life Lessons; Creative Life; Active Life Pierce, PJ. Let Me Tell You What I've Learned: Texas Wisewomen Speak (reviewed by Donna Remmert) Life Lessons; Active Life; Anthologies/Collections Pipher, Mary. Writing to Change the World: An Inspiring Guide for Transforming the World With Words (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Creative Life; Active Life Reichl, Ruth. Garlic and Sapphires (reviewed by Lisa Check) Memoir; Food/Cooking/Kitchen; Active Life Scheffler, Judith (editor). Beyond the Corner Office: Essays by NineWomen (reviewed by Carolyn Blankenship) Anthologies/Collections; Active Life Wildwind, Sharon Grant. Dreams that Blister Sleep: A Nurse in Vietnam (reviewed by Susan Wittig Albert) Memoir; History; Active Life; Travel/Adventure