Naomi Wolf is an author whose works explore gender equality, social justice, and the defense of liberty. Her writing delves into the complex interplay of identity, society, and power, offering readers profound insights into the struggles for freedom and justice. She is known for her incisive analysis and her urgent call for critical reflection on contemporary social and political issues. Wolf's literary contributions challenge readers to engage deeply with the forces shaping our world.
The New Authoritarians, COVID-19 and The War Against the Human
Achieving notable recognition, this book has secured a top spot on Amazon's Most Sold list and has been a bestseller across major platforms, including the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly. Its widespread acclaim highlights its impact and relevance in the nonfiction genre, appealing to a broad audience seeking insightful and engaging content.
Poems are conceived the way we are. They grow out of wild emotions, macerate for a while in their warm, thick juice... until your body cannot bear it any longer and you must push them out into words. I gave birth painfully first, to still-born things. I gave birth to foetuses... Then one day I tripped, fell, and gave life to Tears, Love, Desire and Angry Poundings. My poems tell the journey of a woman stumbling, struggling to stand back up and find her voice, but falling in love and hoping, hoping, with all her guts.
Most women embrace equality, but reject "feminism." In clear and brilliant prose, the author of the best-selling The Beauty Myth shows how this rift came about, and how to close it. A practical and inspiring road map for personal and political equality in our time.
The book analyzes ten classic strategies employed by dictators to undermine open societies, drawing parallels with the policies and attitudes of the current U.S. administration. It explores how these tactics manifest in contemporary governance, highlighting the potential threats to democratic principles and civil liberties. Through this comparison, the author urges readers to recognize and resist the erosion of democratic values in modern politics.
Vintage Feminism: classic feminist texts in short formWITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOREvery day, women around the world are confronted with a dilemma - how to look. In a society embroiled in a cult of female beauty and youthfulness, pressure on women to conform physically is constant and all- pervading.
The embarrassment and alienation we often feel when the word 'vagina' comes up in conversation is fairly new. In this book, Naomi Wolf explains why the vagina deserves an understanding of its own cultural lineage and ancestry because, what is true of the female body in general, is more true of the vagina than of any other feminine aspect.
In the struggle for women's equality, there is one subject still shrouded in silence - women's compulsive pursuit of beauty. The myth of female beauty challenges every woman, every day of her life. Naomi Wolf exposes the tyranny of the beauty myth through the ages and its oppressive function today, in the home and at work, in literature and the media, in relationships between men and women, between women and women. With pertinent and intelligent examples, she confronts the beauty industry and its advertising and uncovers the reasons why women are consumed by this destructive obsession.
In this provocative and highly personal book, bestselling author Naomi Wolf explores a subject that has long been taboo in our society: women's sexual coming-of-age. Promiscuities brazenly exposes the truths behind the conflicting messages directed at young women during and after the sexual revolution. Drawing on surprising examples from the ancient and recent past, along with vivid recollections of her own youth, Wolf shows how our "liberated" culture still fears and distorts female passion. She also shares fascinating true stories that illustrate the fantasies and sometimes crippling realities women pass through on their way toward erotic and emotional discovery. A landmark book, Promiscuities is a call to women of all ages to reclaim and celebrate their sexuality.
Every year, millions of women have their lives turned inside out by the experience of pregnancy. This book takes a critical look at the powerful vested interests in the pregnancy business and at the social message coming at women: an amalgam of sentimentality, psychologically dangerous half-truths and conflicting ideologies.
Exploring the often-taboo topic of women's sexual coming-of-age, bestselling author Naomi Wolf offers a provocative and deeply personal perspective. She delves into the complexities of female sexuality, challenging societal norms and encouraging open dialogue about women's experiences and desires. Through her insights, Wolf aims to empower women to embrace their sexuality and confront the cultural narratives that shape their lives.
Feminist thinker Naomi Wolf, presents her most personal book yet - a stirring portrait of her father and his unconventional wisdom on how to live, love, and see the world. Originally published: New York: Simon & Schuster, 2005; London: Virago, 2006.
"In "The Beauty Myth", Naomi Wolf sought to change the way in which women see themselves in relation to their bodies. Now she focuses on how they see themselves in relation to power. She argues that the feminist movement has to change if it is to speak to a new generation of women, and that, even as women are gaining more ground than ever before, a wariness of feminist orthodoxies keeps them away from the only movement capable of putting political clout behind their personal success. The book represents a call to women to throw off centuries of conditioning about the relationship between power and femininity."--Www.amazon.co.uk (Feb. 1, 2011.).
A NOTE FROM MARGO BALDWIN, President and Publisher, Chelsea Green Publishing “Naomi Wolf’s Outrages is a vitally important book to publish right now, not just because of its literary scholarship, which is superb, but because it speaks so clearly to the present societal moment. It’s a moment that is incredibly dangerous, a potential turning point when marginalized people and groups are targeted, silenced and often jailed. It’s a time when information counter to the official narrative is censored and erased from the public sphere, when books and articles and even scientific research are banned and labeled as “fake news” or “dangerous misinformation.” Outrages shows what happens when a society, in this case Victorian England, becomes obsessed with contagion and impurity and criminalizes “immoral” acts and “dangerous” ideas. . . . Read it and weep, not just for those who suffered in a distant Victorian time but for those who suffer still from the draconian laws that era produced and which are still in effect all over the world today.”
Waarheid, leugens en het onverwachte op weg naar het moederschap
Kritische analyse van de maatschappelijke bejegening van (aanstaande) moeders, met name in de Verenigde Staten.
Die bekannte Autorin von "Der Mythos Schönheit" öffnet in ihrem klugen Buch unseren Blick für die das ganze Leben prägende Zeit, in der Mädchen zu Frauen werden. Warum liegen die ersten bewußt sexuellen Erfahrungen im seltsam unscharfen Bereich zwischen dem Ausgesprochenen und dem Unausgesprochenen? Wie kommen Mädchen zu einem positiven sexuellen Selbstgefühl der Weiblichkeit?§Naomi Wolf erzählt mit großer Offenherzigkeit über ihre ersten sexuellen Erfahrungen und die ihrer Freundinnen. Im Zentrum steht das erotische Gedächtnis einer Frauengeneration. Die Autorin berichtet vom Gekicher und vom Girls' Talk, von unschuldigen Abenteuern und frühen Durchtriebenheiten. Wir erfahren von lesbischen Intimitäten, von den erotischen Trockenübungen und den Zufallsbegegnungen und lernen die etwas enttäuschende Geschichte vom endgültigen Verlust der Unschuld kennen.
COVID-19, die neuen Machteliten und ihr Krieg gegen die Menschlichkeit
Eine fulminante Verteidigung der Demokratie Demokratie muss mit Zivilcourage verteidigt werden, damit Diktaturen daran gehindert werden, auf die Bühne der Geschichte zurückzukehren. Mit Scharfblick und exzellenten historischen Analysen beschreibt Naomi Wolf zehn Schritte, die den Niedergang funktionierender Demokratien charakterisieren. In Zeiten von Bürgerüberwachung, Datenspeicherung und Sicherheitshysterie ist dieses Buch aktueller denn je.
Die überzeugte Feministin Naomi Wolf will - so paradox dies auch klingen mag - den Feminismus überflüssig machen. Wenn die Frauen sich auf ihre eigentliche Kraft und ihre Energien besinnen, wenn sie endlich den Mut und die Lust haben, sich ihren Teil der gesellschaftlichen Macht zu holen, wenn sie sich dabei weder von Männern noch von radikalen Feministinnen, noch von ihrem eigenen Harmoniebedürfnis einschüchtern lassen, dann sind wir alle endlich da, wo wir hinmüssen - auf dem Weg zur echten Gleichberechtigung, zur wahren Demokratie.
Vertrouwen, moed en weerstand in een nieuwe donkere tijd
Diepgaande gesprekken tussen vader en dochter over thema's als geluk, creativiteit, liefde en begaafdheid.
