Here is an articulate guide to more than 500 books written by women, a unique resource that allows readers the joy of discovering new authors as well as revisiting familiar favorites. Organized by such themes as art, cho...Here is an articulate guide to more than 500 books written by women, a unique resource that allows readers the joy of discovering new authors as well as revisiting familiar favorites. Organized by such themes as art, choices, families, growing old, growing up, places and homes, power, and work, this reference book presents classic and contemporary works, from Lady Nijo's thirteenth-century diaries to books by authors including toni morrison, alice hoffman, nadine gordimer, and isabel allende.