Book Post (Plus Pics!)

I've finally discovered that marvelous thing called the used book. I won't lie I do prefer to buy new books but I also like to buy a lot of books at one time and my budget just won't allow me to do that with all new books.

So I bought a ton of used books from Abebooks which by the way is a fabulous site. I got four of them today!



I recently did the big chop. One of my friends on LJ recommended me Better Than Good Hair by Nikki Walton.



If y'all didn't know I'm a feminist and I take that ish seriously. I ordered a number of books on the topic. This one is called Unequal Sisters: A Multicultural Reader in U.S. Women's History



I have a writing project that focuses on Cleopatra so I bought Stacy Schiff's biography. That and I really love Cleo.



And lastly for today is Material Girls by Suzanne Danuta Walters. It's feminist cultural theory!

What about you guys? Any new book purchases?

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The Modern Temper by Lynn Dumenil Mini Review

The Modern Temper: American Culture and Society in the 1920s by Lynn Dumenil

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


I originally saw this book online, but since I didn't have the money right then to purchase it, I decided the next best thing was to go the library (Which was awesome. I'm definitely going more often.)

Compared to the lighthearted Flapper: A Madcap Story of Sex, Style, Celebrity, and the Women Who Made America Modern, I liked that this book gave a more serious side to the Twenties. It also had more than a paragraph dedicated to minorities, so I was very happy for that.

I will definitely buy my own copy of this book when I get a chance. It'll be helpful for research for my series set in the 1920s.



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