The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts

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The Woman Warrior is a pungent, bitter, but beautifully written memoir of growing up Chinese American in Stockton, California. Maxine Hong Kingston (China Men) distills the dire lessons of her mother's mesmerizing "talk-story" tales of a China where girls are worthless, tradition is exalted and only a strong, wily woman can scratch her way upward. The author's America is a landscape of confounding white "ghosts"--the policeman ghost, the social worker ghost--with equally rigid, but very different rules. Like the woman warrior of the title, Kingston carries the crimes against her family carved into her back by her parents in testimony to and defiance of the pain.

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A Chinese American woman tells of the Chinese myths, family stories and events of her California childhood that have shaped her identity.

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Brilliant!.......2007-08-25

An excellent book, funny, insightful, poignant. Ms. Kingston brilliantly conveys how cultures can clash within the minds of those who straddle them. After reading this book I bought half a dozen copies to give to close friends.

Prepare for the unexpected........2007-03-22

This is a tremendous novel. The author threads the stories her mother told her when she was a child, through the retelling of her own life, using them to draw you into her own imagination. As she grows up, living half immersed in traditional myth and half in gritty reality, where mothers and daughters are only human, the reader grows up with her. The first person telling of her childhhood stories puts the reader directly in the shoes of a child/young adult working through the stories she has been told, using them to form her hopes and dreams and her understanding of the world.

(N.B. You may not think that your childhood stories influenced the way you live, but if you think for a minute, I am certain some will come back to you and you'll realize that just the other day you did something based on or combatting that belief. Maybe you even still wish on stars?)

Interesting motive, fails to deliver.......2007-01-12

While the perspective and ideas of this novel are ones rarely seen in modern day literature, Maxine Hong Kingston fails to captivate a reader in a way that one would expect from a novel dealing with the difficulties of not only being a minority in the U.S., but for simply being female.

The story starts off with the tale of Kingston's deceased aunt, who brought shame to the family and was unmentionable due to the fact that she bore an illegitimate child. As she gets into the tale and finds a parallel between herself and her aunt, both not wanting to conform to societal expectations, the story quickly changes to a story of a legendary girl trained by two old people to battle evil. The narration is filled with melodramatic elements and disorganized and often random occurences that make no sense at all, thereby losing the reader's interest early on in the book. The story then changes a few more times to different events in her family occuring in different eras, making it hard to grasp the relationship between themand her purpose for doing so. As you can see, the organization in this novel seems to be its biggest flaw. Instead of focusing on one tale and going in depth about it, the fact that Kingston changes stories so frequently and often before they are fully developed is annoying and seems to be pointless. While the stories she includes share a common theme of decpicting independent and strong women, her melodramatic and ineffective ways of narrating not only loses the reader's interest but in the process, I think even Kingston got confused about what she was trying to say!

Interesting Perspective Rarely Seen.......2007-01-12

Kingston combines the use of allegory, fantasy, and real life elements of her childhood to explore the social status of Chinese American women from the 1940s to the present in The Woman Warrior. While at first all of her stories may seem random, they all connect to Kingston's point of view as to how not just being a minority but also being a female made life difficult for her in both cultures. Her interwoven stories were so fascinating, as she brilliantly compares what she truly wants and what society is willing to allow her to do. It is crucial that the reader pay close attention to when her stories shift. My one problem with her plot organization is that she focuses on one story, and then suddenly shifts to another story. I couldn't understand until I was at the middle of the plot to comprehend each story's purpose in the bigger picture. But once the reader succeeds in getting over that one flaw, the rest is amazing. Kingston develops a unique style all on her own as she somehow connects the fantastical parts of her dreams to what she is forced to experience in everyday reality. In the backdrop of her personal experience, Kingston describes America's problems with racism and sexism different women in her lives are hurt by this. Kingston needed to maintain her flow; but the intriguing connections involving fantasy and reality work effectively to enhance her purpose.

who's talking now.......2007-01-11

This book tries to do too much! and doesn't succeed.

Even though this book had a good story over all, the confusing narration completely distracts from the intended message.

The entire story is in first person, no matter who is talking. This gets very confusing when the story suddenly shifts to another woman's story and you still think you are reading about the previous person. Suddenly you are reading and you think that the same character has somehow appeared on the other side of the world having no idea how she got there.

You will end up spending the whole book just trying to figure out who is speaking that you will miss most of what the book tries to say.

This is supposed to show the reality of what it is like to be a chinese woman but this is too hard to see when everything else is in the way.

This book does do some things well like its clever incorporation of irony in the narrator's retelling of a story that she has been forbidden to tell. It also incorporates superstitious elements such as her mother's battle with ghosts while at college and the enticing tale of the woman warrior. There is more irony seen here when most women in the story are seen as being weak, yet the woman warrior is strong and represents all the women with its title.

Tender Warrior: Every Man's Purpose, Every Woman's Dream, Every Child's Hope

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Required reading for husbands
A needed wake up call
Listen up guys!
Oustanding!
Excellent book on being a Christian father and husband

Tender Warrior: Every Man's Purpose, Every Woman's Dream, Every Child's Hope
Stu Weber
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ASIN: 1590526139
Release Date: 2006-04-15

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Leader. Protector. Friend. Lover.

God made you to be each of theseâ¦and much more. Stu Weber ’s bestseller, now revised throughout and refreshed with an attractive new look, paints a dramatic and compelling picture of balanced manhood according to God’s vision. Written in a warm, personal style, Weber presents the characteristics of tender warriorsâincluding learning to speak the language of women, watching out for what lies ahead, and keeping commitmentsâin an upfront, straightforward style that challenges readers to realize God’s plan for men.

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More than 365,000 copies sold!

Some Things Are Worth Fighting For

Young men aspire to it. Women admire it. Yet the definition of manhood itself is obscured by a culture in moral free fall. This book cuts through the fog and defines a powerful blueprint for being the manâthe Tender Warriorâthat God desires for you and your family. You’ll discover that a Tender Warrior: watches out for what lies aheadâlike a wagon train scout; keeps his commitments, no matter how painful; has a tender heart beating beneath his armor; understands his responsibility to his wife, children, and friends; recognizes that he is âunder orders from higher headquarters.â

Stu Weber ’s now classic teaching on a man’s vigilance, staying power, and consideration for the women in his life will move you to pursue the man you were created to be.

Real Men Are Tender Warriors

âI drank Budweiser, smoked Marlboros, and chased womenâ¦. Tender Warrior sent me deeper into my heart and soul. When I finished it, I passed it on to a friend, who was supposed to give it back but passed it on to someone else. This book changed his life. It knocked down the walls around his heart. His response: âThe most important thing that has happened in my life started when you sent me that book.’â

âA reader

Story Behind the Book

((no story behind. Instead, endorsements)):

â Tender Warrior provides hope for men by challenging their assumptions and shaping their convictions. Read it. Devour it. Then live it. This is the time for real men to emerge.â

âDennis Rainey, executive director, FamilyLife

âIn a day when our culture is at once confused and concerned over gender identity, men everywhere would to do well to recalibrate their personal compasses by the biblical benchmarks found in Tender Warrior . I highly recommend this book!â

âDr. Bruce Wilkinson , New York Times bestselling author

Customer Reviews:

Required reading for husbands.......2007-07-03

Stu Weber takes off the gloves and gives it to you straight. If you're a husband and/or father, God's word has some things you need to know. Avoid making the common mistakes and get prepared for the challenges.

A needed wake up call .......2007-06-22

This book sat on my shelf for six years before I finally picked it up. I am sorry I waited so long. I could have avoided some heartache and the mistakes I made that caused them.

"Tender Warrior" is a biblical examination of what makes a man. Using scripture, experience, and anecdotes from his own life and the lives of other men Weber uncovers some truths that have been lost to men in our society over the past few decades. He paints in broad bushstrokes that may startle and rub some the wrong way, but keep reading. You will find valuable insights straight from the pages of the bible that will challenge you to look again at yourself and reevaluate how you are doing as a man. At the end of each chapter are reflection questions for individual and group study.

There is something for all men in this book, so read it whether you are married, single, nearing the end of your journey, or just starting out.

I think I will read this book again and find some men to read it with so we can hone each other into the men that God wants us to be.

Listen up guys!.......2006-12-17

I am knee-deep into reading this wonderful book. Men, Stu Weber is the kind of guy we all like to drink a brewskie with. And when a guy like that, a guy you respect, spends some time slapping you around and helping you "get-in-line", well... you listen. So, I'm reading and I'm learning. Plain & simple, this book has helped me to become a better man.

Oustanding! .......2004-12-15

This book should be mandatory reading to every Christian male. It should be given to every young man so that he starts off his walk right. One of the best books I've ever read. Ever since I first read this book, I've given and continue to give copies to every one who I think might read it. If you can, also try to order his other books. I especially like Spirit Warriors. Do yourself, your family, and your community a favor and order Stu Weber's books.

Excellent book on being a Christian father and husband.......2004-08-21

This is an excellent and inspiring book for all men who want to be what God has called them to be. I think most men know that we're not living up to all that we could or should be, but so many of us don't know what to do about it. We're not being "real men." So many of us didn't have good role models in our own fathers, and this book can help fill in the gaps. For example, I use this book when working with young men whose wives or (more often) girlfriends are pregnant at the Crisis Pregnancy Center where my wife and I volunteer.

Now, for those of you who may be thinking "Oh no, not another 'get naked and beat tribal drums' book," Weber discusses several of the "drum beating" types of books, fairly discussing their positive points but concluding that they fall way short of where they need to in their search for authentic manhood. To find what men are made to be, you have to go back to the Author himself: past one man's personal insights into himself, past ancient tribal customs, past the "old stories": to the original Author Himself. This is a very Biblically-based book, and Weber makes no apologies for that.

Weber divides manhood into four divisions, which he calls King, Warrior, Mentor, and Friend. This general theme is discussed in some other books on manhood (as Weber admits) but not as Biblically as Weber does it. For example, another book calls them "blueprints" of a man: Weber says he prefers to think of them as "fingerprints" of the man's Creator.

But Weber doesn't hang his entire book on these four (rather arbitrary) divisions. Weber then finds a common thread throughout all of them: Initiative. I think this idea of Initiative being the core of manhood was one of the most insightful single contributions Weber makes. To quote: "Just as a compass without a needle is not a compass, a man without Initiative is not a man." Perfect.

He also very clearly shows how Initiative is not equal to being Bossy. Taking Initiative means taking initiative in helping out around the house, in saying you're sorry, in asking your wife's help, in asking "what do my wife and kids need right now that I can help with?" It's about as far from bossy or (in the tiresome language of critics) "50's Ozzie and Harriet" as you can get.

Most of the rest of the book is spent working out how the four divisions of manhood and the central thread of Initiative applies to various situations and people in a man's life. The chapter "Does Anyone Here Speak 'Woman'?" is worth the price of the book.

I only have two very tiny negative comments about the book. First, the war-time metaphors and examples from Weber's own life as an Army Ranger won't appeal to everybody. For myself, I enjoyed reading them and they helped, but found it difficult to relate in a few cases because I my background isn't the same. One can't fault Weber that much, though: he simply wrote as who he is.

Second, I think this book would be best with an older, more mature man alongside a younger one. (I am working with two younger men right now.) It might not impact a young man as strongly if given to him if he is not able to have an older (or at least same maturity level) man come alongside him. The obvious solution: be that older man. Don't just give it to your kids: work through it with them, and encourage them to work with their friends.

I also bought the audio version of this book. I have two negative comments about the audio version. First, it's only available on cassette. I wanted to give somebody a copy of it, but he can only play CDs, so I had to buy it on cassette, rip it, and burn to CD. (Yes, I did this all legally.) That was a drag, and the resulting quality is rather low. Second, the audio version is not only shorter, but actually combines two chapters from the book (9 and 10). This makes it hard to track against the book. However, it is still a positive for those who are auditory learners and have more time to listen than to read. As most men probably fall into this category, I hope the publisher will consider bringing the audio version out on CD.

In summary: get this book, read it, highlight it, re-read it, work through it with your friends. And watch God turn you into the man you know you were created to be.

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A Guilty Pleasure
A Guilty Pleasure
I loved this book!
A fun, lighthearted story
Excellent Read

Warrior's Woman
Johanna Lindsey
Manufacturer: Avon
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ASIN: 0380753014

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In the year 2139, fearless Tedra De Arr sets out to rescue her beleaguered planet Kystran from the savage rule of the evil Crad Ce Moerr. Experienced in combat but not in love, the beautiful, untouched Amazon flies with Martha, her wise-cracking, free-thinking computer, to a world where warriors reigns supreme--and into the arms of the one man she can never hope to vanquish: the bronzed barbarian Challen Ly-San-Ter. A magnificent creature of raw yet disciplined desires, the muscle-bound primitive succeeds where no puny Kystran male had before--igniting a raging fire within Tedra that must be extinguished before she can even think of saving her enslaved world. . .

Customer Reviews:

A Guilty Pleasure.......2007-07-24

First of all, I must admit that I am not a fan of sci-fi or futuristic romances. I read mostly western, medieval, and regency romances, and I almost took Warrior's Woman back to the store when I found out what it was. I'm so glad I didn't! This may be my favorite Johanna Lindsey yet, even topping Angel. This story has it all: a strong heroine, a rugged and sexy hero, hot and steamy love scenes, fantastic chemistry, lots of humor, a a surprisingly believable plot, a beautiful setting, and extremely smooth reading. This story doesn't have the same plot holes as many of Lindsey's other novels. Even better is the fact that I didn't have to grit my teeth through a hundred pages of frustration at the heroine's stupidity half-way through the novel like I usually do. Tedra was strong and brilliant throughout the entire story. This is such a refreshingly wonderful read. It is well worth the departure from the "typical" romance. You won't regret picking this one up, and you probably won't be able to put it down!

A Guilty Pleasure.......2007-03-18

Johanna Lindsey likes to write about cultures where women are not treated as the equals of men. Easy enough to find examples of such cultures in human history. In this book, of space-age cultures, Lindsey goes out of her way to try to identify a rationale for the dichotomy between the two genders.

The pleasure of this story is a sort of contemporary woman, in a space-age culture, vs. a Conan-the-Barbarian sort of culture. Despite the fact that the woman is half the size of the barbarian, she takes him on. And Lindsey doesn't try to pretend like the physical size difference between the two characters doesn't play a role. It would, of course, be completely unbelievable if Tedra were a physical match for the barbarian.

The early chapters between Tedra and Challen stand out as rip-roaring great fun. Hence the 5 stars. Tedra gets herself into a situation that will take a month to resolve, and your patience with the story, and suspension of disbelief will go along with this time limit. It's only in the final analysis that the unsatisfactory parts of the story come to play.

I would be completely remiss if I didn't mention the things that are uncomfortable about this story (the spanking scene being one).

The weakness of the story, for me personally, is articulated very well by 'Martha' the talking computer, in the sequel - Heart of a Warrior. 'You wont like it here,' says Martha to the protagonist, 'you won't fit in.' Martha then goes on to explain why Tedra, the protagonist in Warrior's Woman did eventually fit in. But it is not only hard to buy, but Martha explains that a woman with a different personality than Tedra would have a harder time fitting in. It is just not credible that a woman like Tedra would be able to carve out a satisfactory life with her barbarian - no matter how good the sex was - at the conclusion of the story.

Also, for me, Johanna Lindsey's science fictional world building skills are a little weak. I have a hard time convincing myself that Tedra is security on a space-age planet. That the space-agers have difficulty with sword-wielding barbarians. The presence of the talking computer doesn't help, because once again, instead of being shown Tedra's abilities and strengths, Tedra negotiate, herself, with the Shodan, we are told things by the personality, Martha, and Martha does the negotiating with the Shodan.

This means that Tedra's character is a little 'mushy'. Johanna Lindsey doesn't try to reconcile how a fiesty space-age security person would happily fade into a culture where women are subservient. So the ending doesn't work (for me). But the short term conflict is marvelous fun. Tedra is a worthy opponent to Challen, who is compassionate, tender, and also smart (he picks up on Martha's discussion of 'probabilities' with remarkable aplomb). Tedra is a charming combination of toughness, brains, and naivete. Their 30 days together makes for a good story.

For any sequel to be successful, to build on what Lindsey did in this story, I believe Lindsey has to solve the problem of either (1) how a woman of today's sensibilities can possibly survive in such a world or male domination, or (2) how a barbarian makes the cultural transition and adjustment to a futuristic space-age world. It's a problem when the stakes aren't just a game, but two character's lives together.

I loved this book!.......2006-09-09

I have tons of books and very few make it to my keepers list. This is one of them. It was sensual and a lot of fun! Light and hot with memorable characters and adventure - that's what I look for in a good read and this book fills the bill.

A fun, lighthearted story.......2006-03-06

I have read several of Johanna Lindsey's Regency Romances and was surprised to find a book from her in the fantasy/science fiction section of the library so decided to give it a go.

The story started describing Tedra, the heroine, in her rented apartment, and from the first page we are well aware she's in a different world - a world of technology, labour-saving devices and computers on a planet with no natural vegetation and where people aren't "born", they are created via IVF and incubated through artificial wombs. Tedra is a Sec 1 which is a member of the security forces and she's proud of her skills.

When the government is taken over by a man working in concert with a warrior tribe of people from another planet, Tedra realises she has to leave and escape as Sec 1 women are being enslaved by the warriors and carried off to their planet. Although when she meets one of these people she actually finds him rather attractive, she manages to disable him and escape with her computer, Martha, and a robot, Corth.

Much is made of the fact Tedra hasn't been "breached", i.e. is a virgin, and she legally has to give up her virgin status by her 25th birthday (in just a year's time). She has nothing against it, is just waiting for the right man - who hasn't yet shown up.

Tedra travels a long way and eventually Martha decides they have found a good planet for her to start her experience as a trader of goods. Tedra is transported (in a rather Star-Trek manner) to the planet surface and immediately runs into Challen, a very tall warrior who she finds instantly appealing. The rest of the story is about their culture clashes and his apparent refusal to believe that she is actually from another planet. They have multiple clashes of wills with Challen thinking she should submit to his authority and Tedra being reluctant to do so. Their relationship appears to be cemented through sex and eventually he and some of his warriors help her wage war against the coup leader on her planet so that it is all fixed again. She returns to Challen's planet to live there as his wife.

It's a nicely-written story with amusing dialogue, a light touch and a lot of fun. Nothing too taxing for the brain but an enjoyable way to while away an afternoon.

Excellent Read.......2005-12-19

I love Johanna Lindsey and this book was no disappointment. It was a little different then Lindsey's usual, but I liked it all the same. Definately a 5 star read.

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Ficitonal Education
It Helped Me Understand My Own Heritage
Amazon can't get it right
Great book...
A book you can fall in love with

Woman Warrior
Maxine Hong Kingston
Manufacturer: Vintage Books USA
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Ficitonal Education.......2006-01-17

I feel that Kingston's story was very imformative about the chinese culture and their way of living. Probably not in todays age, but in its history. I really enjoy reading books with ficitonal education, which is exactly what this book is. Kingston mainly focuses on the issue of how women are treated in China and by Chinese-Americans. Kingston mentions the orgins of the tale Fa-Mulan (whom every disney fan is aware of)and how she became a "woman warrior". Fa-Mulan represents who Kingston wishes she could be and eventually does become in her own way, as a woman warrior in a world where Kingston is split between China and America. The main character is conflicted with what she has learned in America compared to her mothers "talk-stories" about China. The main character and her mother also have a very conflicted relationship that twists and turns as the story progresses. The reader learns throughout the story about the relationship between men and women in China and how men are surperior, yet in America, it seemed to men that the Chinese women became surperior in secret. This story is very ironic and informative, with a great theme. Kingston really does a great job in helping America understand the complications women have had and overcame during the cource of history.

It Helped Me Understand My Own Heritage.......2005-12-28

I have a different perspective from many readers who view this book primarily as a work of Women's Literature. As a half-asian male with a emigree mother, I read this book many years ago, in those formless, questioning years of the late 'teens. Even though I could not directly associate with many of the stories that Ms. Kingston wrote, I could associate with some of them, and I could also begin to enunciate my own observations and questions about a my mother's life and culture - a culture and life that I couldn't truly know, yet had much to do with who I was, and am. It gave me a perspective beyond that of a selfish, self-oriented teenager, and helped me better understand things (or at least try to see things) from my mother's point of view. It helped me see my own culture as a blend of the alien and familiar. Truly do I believe this book is one of the most important ones in my own life, as it helped create answers to deep, personal questions - some of which I never knew existed, until I read this book.

Amazon can't get it right.......2005-09-02

I guess the book might be good if only Amazon could have sent me the correct edition that they have listed. Amazon tried twice to send me what I ordered, got it wrong twice, and then Amazon gave up. Any correspondence with Amazon to resolve the matter has been met with insipid computerized responses. The 1 star rating is for Amazon.

Great book..........2004-11-06

Excellent book -- a must read for Women's Literature students. I bought it using a coupon from UnderTag.com, so it was almost free for me.

A book you can fall in love with.......2004-10-05

I came across this book several years ago and immediately fell under its spell. I liked it so much that I had to re-read it again and again in order to decipher the new layers the book revealed with each occasion. I like the book so much, that I've decided to write a paper on it but unfortunately there are only a few, who offer quality interpretation on this magnificient book that could help me. Thus, if anyone, who has some ideas, would help me out on this would be VERY welcomed...

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A lot of work for a 2nd grader to read
Disney's inspiration
a great story
Forget Disney's version of Mulan!
stunningly beautiful

Fa Mulan: The Story of a Woman Warrior
Robert D. San Souci
Manufacturer: Hyperion
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Fa Mulan is excited and afraid, and soon finds herself engaged in fierce combat with the Tartars. She studies the art of war, and becomes skilled with the sword. As her accomplishments gain fame, she is called to appear before the Khan in the royal city of Loyang. Fearing the discovery of her true gender, Mulan is anxious about the consequences for her family. But she needn't have worried; "'General,' the Khan began, 'you have served me well and have brought honor to your family. Your deeds are enough to fill twelve books. I give you a thousand strings of copper coins as a reward. What else do you wish?'" Relieved, the woman warrior simply asks to go home.

The noble story of this legendary Chinese heroine has inspired poets, writers, artists, dramatists, and readers worldwide for centuries. This particular retelling dates back to the earliest versions of The Song of Mulan, probably composed during the Northern and Southern Dynasties (A.D. 420 to A.D. 589). San Souci's carefully researched interpretation of the ancient story is gentle, dramatic, and inspiring, and the Tsengs' beautiful, expressive watercolor paintings, bordered top and bottom like a Chinese scroll, are lovely. (Ages 7 and older) --Karin Snelson

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"A good swordsman should appear as calm as a fine lady, but he must be capable of quick action like a surprised tiger," says a seasoned warrior to Fa Mulan, unaware that the young soldier is in fact a woman. Award-winning author Robert D. San Souci and Jean and Mou-Sien Tseng have created an elegant, visually stunning retelling of the popular Chinese legend. When Fa Mulan learns that her father has been drafted into Khan's army to fight the Tartars, she is shocked--her father is far too old and weak to go to war.She forms a brave plan, which her family reluctantly accepts, and, "At dawn she cut her hair short, put on her father's armor, and fastened his weapons to the horse's saddle." Fa Mulan is excited and afraid, and soon finds herself engaged in fierce combat with the Tartars. She studies the art of war, and becomes skilled with the sword. As her accomplishments gain fame, she is called to appear before the Khan in the royal city of Loyang. Fearing the discovery of her true gender, Mulan is anxious about the consequences for her family. But she needn't have worried; "'General,' the Khan began, 'you have served me well and have brought honor to your family. Your deeds are enough to fill twelve books. I give you a thousand strings of copper coins as a reward. What else do you wish?'" Relieved, the woman warrior simply asks to go home. The noble story of this legendary Chinese heroine has inspired poets, writers, artists, dramatists, and readers worldwide for centuries. This particular retelling dates back to the earliest versions of The Song of Mulan, probably composed during the Northern and Southern Dynasties (A.D. 420 to A.D. 589). San Souci's carefully researched interpretation of the ancient story is gentle, dramatic, and inspiring, and the Tsengs' beautiful, expressive watercolor paintings, bordered top and bottom like a Chinese scroll, are lovely. (Ages 7 and older) --Karin Snelson

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A lot of work for a 2nd grader to read.......2005-11-16

This is great story, well written and well illustrated.

If you are looking for a story to read TO your youngster, I highly recommend it. If you are looking for a story your yonugster will read to you, keep looking.

My son and I both enjoy this story very much.
But with 8-9 sentences per page,
sentences that average 10+ words,
and 12-point type throughout,
it takes the fun out of reading for any reader 2nd grade or below.

I bought this because I thought my son
(2nd grade reading level) could read it to me.

He can, but sentences with like
"Her mount suddenly lurched sideways, forcing the enemy's horse to buck and rear, unsettling the rider.
Taking this advantage, Mulan delivered a fatal thrust, and the man tumbled into the dust."
it is work for him.

Contrast that with (from an ACTUAL K-2 reading-level book)
"Inside the Mecha-Misquito Mr. Misquito was getting very angry. he knocked on the bathroom door."
- Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot Adventures

And contrast it with (from and actual Gr 2-3 reading-level book)
"Although there are thousands of private detectives in the United States, the town of Idaville had but one."
-Encyclopedia Brown Brown Solves Them All

Don't get me wrong. I LOVE this book, and so does my son.
But it is advertised as "Reading level: Ages 4-8"
and it is not.

Get it to read to your child.
Don't get it for your child to read to you.

Disney's inspiration.......2002-10-09

What many people don't realize is Robert San Souci was one of the writers for Disney's Mulan. It was even his idea to write in the character Mushu. I once met this author and I realized how much work and research went into this wonderful story about a young girl doing something extrodinary. I recommend it for all ages.

a great story.......2002-06-02

This is a very nice book and it tells the real story of Mulan, even though the Disney version was okay, but in my opinion, they mixed Chinese and Japanese (Mulan was a Chinese hero)... I have read a better version of Mulan, so thats why I gave it a 4 star

Forget Disney's version of Mulan!.......2000-12-18

Forget Disney's version of Mulan! Robert San Souci's adaptation fleshes the simple storyline, symbolism and imagery of the original Chinese poem, with imaginative use of details such as the use of The Art of War by Mulan as a commander. In addition, Mulan's filial piety is portrayed fittingly as she sought her parent's approval to join the army instead of running away from home. Mulan's feelings of romance for her comrades and fear of punishment by her ruler serve to endear us, just as her courage and wits impress us, making this a tale suitable for the young and old.

stunningly beautiful.......2000-04-23

The illustrations in San Souci's retelling of the popular traditional Chinese story of Fa Mulan are stunningly beautiful. The artist creates each page to look like an ancient scroll. The story itself is simply and powerfully told. I highly recommend this book especially for young girls and young women.

Warrior Woman: The Exceptional Life Story of Nonhelema, Shawnee Indian Woman Chief

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Herstory-Warrior, Peacemaker?
No fairy-tale ending for Warrior Woman
Exceptional Depiction of early Frontier Life
Warrior Woman

Warrior Woman: The Exceptional Life Story of Nonhelema, Shawnee Indian Woman Chief
James Alexander Thom , and Dark Rain Thom
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ASIN: 0345445554
Release Date: 2004-11-23

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A bestselling master of historical fiction, James Alexander Thom has brought unforgettable Native American figures to life for millions of readers, powerfully dramatizing their fortitude, fearsomeness, and profound fates. Now he and his wife, Dark Rain, have created a magnificent portrait of an astonishing woman–one who led her people in war when she could not persuade them to make peace.

Her name was Nonhelema. Literate, lovely, imposing at over six feet tall, she was the Women’s Peace Chief of the Shawnee Nation–and already a legend when the most decisive decade of her life began in 1774. That fall, with more than three thousand Virginians poised to march into the Shawnees’ home, Nonhelema’s plea for peace was denied. So she loyally became a fighter, riding into battle covered in war paint. When the Indians ran low on ammunition, Nonhelema’s role changed back to peacemaker, this time tragically.

Negotiating an armistice with military leaders of the American Revolution like Daniel Boone and George Rogers Clark, she found herself estranged from her own people–and betrayed by her white adversaries, who would murder her loved ones and eventually maim Nonhelema herself.

Throughout her inspiring life, she had many deep and complex relationships, including with her daughter, Fani, who was an adopted white captive . . . a pious and judgmental missionary, Zeisberger . . . a series of passionate lovers . . . and, in a stunning creation of the Thoms, Justin Case–a cowardly soldier transformed by the courage he saw in the female Indian leader.

Filled with the uncanny period detail and richly rendered drama that are Thom trademarks, Warrior Woman is a memorable novel of a remarkable person–one willing to fight to avoid war, by turns tough and tender, whose heart was too big for the world she wished to tame.

From the Hardcover edition.

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A Disappointment.......2006-11-10

I was very disappointed by Warrior Woman. I had read Thom's Panther in the Sky, and it is one of my favorite books. This one didn't even come close. It was boring and soooo frustrating to note Warrior Woman constantly waiting for the white man to keep his promises.

Herstory-Warrior, Peacemaker?.......2006-09-21

My heart was filled with sorrow and pain at the many difficulties
Nonhelema faced as she struggled to fight for peace between the Long Knives and her people. It is excellently written, but I wonder at the title. There was only one scene in which she was a warrior. In truth her main efforts were devoted to peace. Somehow, I feel the title, Warrior Woman, misguides the reader who is picking the book. Time and time again, even when she has to go against her people, Nonhelema choses to speak to white people, asking for peace. Even when she sees family members killed, she clings to a belief in Christian beliefs of peace. It is only at the very end, when she is near death, does she come to realizations that were part of her life long before missionnaries came to these shores... James Alexander Thom and Dark Rain Thom have taken historical information and written a novel of rare understanding and beauty.

No fairy-tale ending for Warrior Woman.......2004-05-29

I told Dark Rain that it would be hard to read yet another Shawnee story, because it inevitably ends in tragedy, and I come away depressed. "Ah," she said, "but Warrior Woman ends on an uplifting note."

More like bittersweet, I think, after reading the life story of Nonhelema, the Shawnee woman chief and warrior. But the story is irresistible, as all Thom historical fictions are. Action combined with deep emotion, love and peace juxtaposed on a canvas of prejudice and war, all in that fascinating period of American history, the 18th century Old Northwest.

Nonhelema was a remarkable woman who gave up everything--her material wealth, the respect of her Shawnee people in the Ohio Valley, and many of her loved ones--all in the name of peace. "Blessed are the peacemakers," she read in white man's bible. The words touched her heart and, like her famous brother Cornstalk, she dedicated her life to being a peacemaker.

Warrior Woman follows Nonhelema through her life, delving into her deep faith in Jesus, her love affairs with prominent white men of the frontier, her family dynamics, and her exasperating relationship with Brother Zeisberger, a missionary at Gnadenhutten, the fateful home of the "praying Indians." As a village chief, Nonhelema is responsible for leading her people in their ancient ceremonies. She wants her people to stay together and preserve their ways, yet she also wants to be written in God's Book of Life. Zeisberger torments her, claiming she cannot have both. She must renounce all her so-called heathen ways, or God will never claim her as one of His children.

She works as an interpreter for white men at the fort at Point Pleasant, along the Ohio River. Some of her people call her a traitor, and they no longer trust her. Repeatedly she is betrayed by those white men she helps, and repeatedly her beloved family members fall victim to the white man's violence and hatred. Yet not until her life nears an end does she decide to never again help the white Americans do anything.

Throughout the book, I want Nonhelema to wake up, to realize the treachery around her, the way white men were using her as a means to their own end. Especially Brother Zeisberger, with his pious, self-righteous platitudes and the way he constantly shames her into compliance. But for much of her life, Nonhelema seems confused. Eventually she ponders, "When war and the Jesus God got mixed up together, nothing much makes sense."

Finally, though, she does see the truth about those around her, and she no longer has a need for Zeisberger's approval. I love her best when she goes to him after a near-death experience and, when he complains that her promiscuous ways have taken a toll on her "comely" appearance, she tells him, "My `promiscuity' always made me radiant. What has `ravaged' me is peacemaking." She puts what remains of her mangled hand before the missionary and says, "Our American soldier friends did this when I tried to prevent them killing my uncle. Such have been the rewards for peacemaking."

Nonhelema's life is far more complex than I can express in these few words. Dark Rain Thom and James Alexander Thom have created another rich narrative, this time a story whose Shawnee protagonist lends a rare female voice to the tumultuous 18th century American frontier. Uplifting? Maybe not. But we're all adults here, and most of us have long ago stopped expecting fairy tale endings. We gain so much more enlightenment from the courageous exploits of real-life figures of our history. Or herstory.

Exceptional Depiction of early Frontier Life.......2004-02-21

One cannot read this exceptional biographical fiction of the famous grenadier squaw without feeling like one of its characters, Justin Case, who while cowardly crouching in the bushes experiences an epiphany to see the remarkable Nonhelema
in battle and hear her voice. That's exactly what happened to me! What a brilliant and courageous and tragic figure she is. Betrayed by the Long Knives. Betrayed by her own. The real gift of this book is the forgotten education we have all missed, no, an IGNORED history that the Thoms now bring to us. Women warriors? Were you ever introduced to a native woman warrior in your history classes? And she lived; she is not invented. She is our provocative American heroine. And she was born right here in Oldtown, Maryland. So beautifully rendered and historically accurate. If the film industry doesn't grab this one, they're crazy!

Warrior Woman.......2004-02-06

I just finished reading "Warrior Woman". I could not put it down, finally a book about true native life told from a native point of view and about the normally forgotten native woman!! Exceptionable, husband/wife team writting!Reading this book makes me want to revisit these places again and say a prayer of thanks, that there lives & efforts were not in vain. Thank you Jim Thom & Dark Rain for making this book come alive with our heritage, the good and the bad.

Warrior Woman: The Story of Lozen, Apache Warrior and Shaman

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Lozen.
not well told
Fascinating!
Historical Fiction

Warrior Woman: The Story of Lozen, Apache Warrior and Shaman
Peter Aleshire
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press
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ASIN: 0312244088

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The Apaches are legendary for their fierce, uncompromising tactics in battle, and their gorgeously complex, enigmatic mythologies and rituals. They are a people of pride, power, and spirit. One figure in Apache history embodied all these traits. She was a force to be reckoned with: a spiritual leader, shaman, and lethal adversary. Warrior Woman is the story of Lozen, a woman among male warriors. While most of the Native American women at the time remained in the villages to rear children and prepare food, Lozen fought alongside Geronimo, Cochise, and Victorio in some of the bloodiest incidents of the Apache Wars in the 19th-century. Hers is a life little discussed in Native American history books. Instead, much of what is known of her has been passed down through generations via stories and legends among her people. One story speaks of her supernatural powers, bestowed upon her by the god Ussen. She would lift her arms to the sky and place her palms against the wind, and through the warm sensations her open palms, could detect the direction and distance of her enemies. Other stories say that she was purported to have power to calm and tame horses with the mere laying of hands, and that she had the speed, dexterity, and skill at weaponry to match any man. Peter Aleshire combines such folklore with historical facts and oral histories to recreate Lozen's life. With immaculate detail he tells the story of her childhood in the mountains of New Mexico, surrounded by the vastness of nature and the Chiricahua legends and religions that shaped her thoughts. He describes her intricate coming-of-age ceremony, and the evolution of her role to match that of the staunchest warrior, as the white men slowly took over the land of her people and forced them from one reservation to another. Finally, Aleshire recounts Lozen's final days of freedom, when the few remaining Apache warriors, under the leadership of Geronimo, rode like the wind through the mountainous regions in Mexico, pursued by one-quarter of the U.S. Army.Warrior Woman brings Lozen to life. But more than that, it is also the story of her people, from the events leading up to the Apache Wars until their inevitable and unfortunate conclusion.

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Must read.......2006-05-02

The book could be described as "dry" on occasion but it's History, forgotten History at that. I loved Mr.Aleshire's book about a true Hero that so little has been written of. I enjoyed the chapter notes and appreciate that Mr. Aleshire added his own assumptions at time. I had a hard time putting this book down and have recommended it to people I know would enjoy it. My Great-Grandmother mentioned Lozen when I was younger and until I was in High School I thought she was a myth. What a terrible shame it is to know so little about someone so legend worthy.

Lozen........2005-01-25

I have learned from a reliable source (another author in fact)that Peter Aleshire is an Apache? His book I found hard to put down. One of the best written on this elusive and mysterious woman. He has given an honest account of her life and weaved facts with probabilities that he has recorded as his own assumptions to fill in the gaps where no records exist.

not well told.......2003-07-26

This book is too dry for such a fascinating, larger-than-life Apache woman. Try Ghost Warrior by Lucia St.Clair Robson instead - a much more intersting story that does justice to Lozen.

Fascinating!.......2003-01-02

This book, though rather dry at times, is still a fascinating account of a forgotten warrior. Detailing the life of Lozen is a worthy endeavor (though it's been done before in another book called "Lozen: Apache Woman Warrior" - which is also worth reading by the way.) I found this book to be well worth reading, as well - it's one of those history explorations that seem to take you back to the time and place of it's account, and spark your imagination to what the life of the people of that time might have been like. I hope more people read this book so that Lozen's name is not forgotten (as so many great, historical women in other cultures are) I would love it if one day her name were as recognizable as Geronimo or Crazy Horse. Maybe this book will help with that - who knows!

Historical Fiction.......2002-09-20

Historical fiction from a white male Arizona State University Professor. He makes up a biography of the Story of Lozen, Apache Warrior and Shaman.

Warrior Lessons: An Asian American Woman's Journey into Power

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More relevant for professional AA women, but good for all
loud and comfortable cheer w/o much ground
Excellent book! A must read for all Asian American females!
Our book club loved it
Good Reading!

Warrior Lessons: An Asian American Woman's Journey into Power
Phoebe Eng
Manufacturer: Atria
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0671009583

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Welcome to the world of the modern Asian American woman, where the willingness to cause "trouble" -- to stir the waters, think deeply, and go against what is expected -- is the first of many steps to self-discovery and power. Now, Phoebe Eng shatters stereotypes and offers a bold new vision for American-raised daughters like herself.

A second-generation eldest daughter, caught between cultures, codes of behavior, and colliding worlds, Eng had to learn that in order to be true to herself, conflict and tough choices were necessary. But with those, she found, came a wonderful payoff: the doors to opportunity flew open.

Serving as both guide and mentor, Eng addresses the range of issues Asian American women face, including:

How can we deal with family expectations?
What is "false power" and how do we recognize it in our lives?
Can we trust one another?
How do we build healthy relationships in the face of "geisha girl" stereotypes?
How can we find a sense of "home"?

Warrior Lessons signifies a generation and goes far beyond the limiting portrayal of what Eng calls "The Good Little Model Minority Girl." At last, here is a manual for today's woman warrior as she channels her rage and cultivates her power.

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More relevant for professional AA women, but good for all.......2004-11-27

I read the book after I finished law school. It reflects many of the feelings that I have/have had about being an AA woman in American society. The book also provides strategies regarding how to forge ahead in one's life with honesty, conviction, determination, and zest. Best of all, it made me feel less alone -- that I wasn't imagining my struggles in the complex terrain of ethnicity, gender, class, and the second-generation experience.

loud and comfortable cheer w/o much ground.......2003-03-05

I found the shallowness and too many of didactic conclusions the author drew for each topic a kind of laughable. So in a way, this book is uplifting. To think what the uplifting tone is based upon, it becomes really dark.

Yes, it is worthwhile to bring up all of those topics and problems that Asian American women face without a choice in the racist society. But the vibrant comments with loud cheer and all those preachy easy bleezy solutions from a successful woman like her only burden readers with another model minority obligation. They are not alone as a silenced and supressed mainority female group. But they need more than this 'comfortablly meaningless encouragement' when they go beyond the painful acknowledgment and the difficulty of where they are really situated: Asian women as commodification in the US context. Or a lot of Asian women are still living in a denial but they are still 'former war victims' and/or 'sex objects' in the collective psyche and they are consciously and unconsciously live up to it because of their voicelessness and underrepresentation in the society. This book touches all the subjexts remotely and never goes into any of it in a sufficient level. Still, it preaches on 'power'. The irony is that this book consequently gives us the impression that the author is the only woman who posesses the power she talks about.

Excellent book! A must read for all Asian American females!.......2002-02-20

This book was very insightful, informative, and powerful! This opened my eyes to a lot of the struggles that Asian females go through. I do lots of one-on-one counseling with Asian college kids and young adults, many of them female. This book definately opened my eyes to a lot of things and helped me understand their struggles.
Overall, Phoebe Eng and the ladies she interviewed really opened their hearts and minds to lend themselves for this book. In addition to this, I'd also recommend Making Waves and Making More Waves by Elaine Kim and others, along with Yell-oh Girls.
I think it's high time that the world stop seeing Asian ladies like the stereotypes we've been taught and started seeing them as God does.
Again, Thanks to Phoebe Eng for putting this together and for all of those brave ladies who came forward and shared thier stories. God bless each and everyone of you!

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Our book club loved it.......2001-08-06

We just started an Asian American woman's reading circle and Warrior Lessons was our first book. All I can say is that it was the perfect choice, because it helped us start one of the most intense conversations I've ever heard between Asian American "sisters." Eng's book covered so many of the issues each of us faced over the last few years -- in relationships, on the job, with our families and self image. Several of us felt that she put our thoughts into words with such precision, and by doing so, she opened the door for a much deeper discussion about our hopes, our fears, and how we begin to connect our stories together, in the name of building community.

Good Reading!.......2000-12-22

I found this book facsinating and insightful. It is easly to read and fully engaging -- Eng is grand story teller. While I found a few of her conclusions a bit of a stretch, most were right on target. Overall, the book was enlightening -- it revealed society's stereotypes and enabled me to re-investigate my own projections and prejudices.

The Feminine Warrior: A Woman's Guide to Verbal, Psychological, and Physical Empowerment

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All in all - a very good book.
A down-to-earth, reality check, book. Bold and forthright

The Feminine Warrior: A Woman's Guide to Verbal, Psychological, and Physical Empowerment
Al Marrewa , and Marie Bayer
Manufacturer: Citadel
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All in all - a very good book........2001-05-31

This book appropriately emphasizes personal power as a means to the ability to protect ones self.. It’s sections of safe living practices, and Diffusion and Verbal De-escalation are super.

Although I think this book SHOULD be read by all women, when it comes to the sections on physical defense issues – this section of the book is not as strong as the rest. The author is very much locked into the perspective of his favored “Kung Fu” style and teacher. As a tactical defense instructor my 30 some years of experience led me to disagree with much of what was said.

That having been said, the book can help women who might not have otherwise fought back to do so – that makes it a must read !

A down-to-earth, reality check, book. Bold and forthright.......1999-08-16

This book contained answers to how and why a woman should not be reticent in regards to her own personal safety. Also offered good advice to the "but I don't want to hurt anyone" mindset and how to deal with the guilt that might accompany some of the actions defined. For those of a squeam-ish nature, some of the material may be considered graphic. Not a thrill seeking book, very much a reality check. A book that should be read by every woman.

The Woman Road Warrior: A Woman's Guide to Business Travel (Agate)

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Great guide for novice warriors.
It will save you time, money, and anxiety
Great ideas and tips for all travelers!
Insightful and helpful resource!
Travel advice at its best!

The Woman Road Warrior: A Woman's Guide to Business Travel (Agate)
Kathleen Ameche
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ASIN: 1932841091

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The Woman Road Warrior shows you how to take control of the business travel process. Kathleen Ameche debunks travel myths and demonstrates concrete ways to solve every kind of on-the-road challenge. It's the first book to present practical and time-tested-yet up-to-the-minute-tips for today's business professionals: Travelers of all levels of experience, from the new college graduate to the veteran road warrior, will benefit. Bring the same level of ownership, control, and responsibility to your business travel that you maintain in other areas of your life. The Woman Road Warrior shows you how to be at your most productive while staying sane, healthy, and in control on the road. Learn how to:
navigate the air travel maze
get the best hotel room
pack the perfect suitcase
troubleshoot stressful situations
parent effectively from the road
stay fit and healthy
entertain yourself without sitting in your hotel room

Kathleen Ameche is a senior executive with West Monroe Partners, formerly worked as chief information officer of the Tribune Company, and has done extensive business travel for more than 20 years. She is the founder and president of the Ameche Group, a company that focuses on being a trusted friend, ambassador, and champion for working women. She lives in Chicago with her family.

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Great guide for novice warriors........2006-09-23

New to the not-so-glamorous world of business travel? Heard tales from other women travelers that curl your hair? This book tells it straight - all the things you need to know to navigate the world of travel agents, hotel clerks, and restaurant menus. She tells the stories and dispels the myths in great style. Helpful sections include finding inexpensive travel, staying fit on the road, and things to watch for to stay safe in a strange city. Her stories are well-told, and the tips are excellent - a thoroughly enjoyable book.

As a road warrior for over ten years, I found that everything she says in the book is absolutely accurate. I found myself nodding over many of her illustrative stories, thinking, "yes, that happened to me in the Sheraton in Phildelphia." And that, ultimately, was the disappointment for me. I learned nothing new. The sections on living long-term in a strange city read as though she had always stayed in large cities for a week or less - it's different when you spend 6 months living in a Comfort Inn in Boulder, Colorado.

However, I have recommended this book for all my colleagues who are new to the road (men and women - the guys can learn a lot from this as well!), I think there's another book she needs to write for the more experienced traveler.

It will save you time, money, and anxiety.......2006-03-11

The Woman Road Warrior: A Woman's Guide To Business Travel by Kathleen Ameche covers every aspect, facet and issue women who engage in traveling for business must consider, endure and resolve. Such issues as using travel agents vs. self-planned travel agendas and itineraries; evaluating the diverse amenities offered by different airlines; airfare flexibility vs. having variable schedules; dealing with airport security, luggage check-in, boarding passes; traveling by train, bus or automobile; staying comfortable and safe when traveling solo; staying fit while traveling; maintaining family life and household duties while having to be "on the road". The Woman Road Warrior is enhanced with appendices offering quick and easy reference information including travel websites, airline hub cities, credit card issuers, and packing lists. If you are a woman who must spend hours, days, weeks, or even months traveling for business (or pleasure!), then you need to give a careful reading to The Woman Road Warrior -- it will save you time, money, and anxiety.

Great ideas and tips for all travelers!.......2005-05-26

I just got back from holiday in Ireland. On the return flight, I experienced the excruciating pain that is a head cold, mixed with the pressure adjustment on the plane. I had no idea what to do, having never felt that way before! When I got home, a friend handed me this book, and almost immediately in flipping through it I landed to the pages on how to battle a head cold, leading up to - and during a flight. If only I'd had this book before my trip! An added bonus to this book is that it comes with tips and checklists. I feel better prepared for my next trip and wonder how I travelled without it!

My only request: When can we expect the international version?

Insightful and helpful resource!.......2005-05-26

After reading Woman Road Warrior I hope to simplify my next travel adventure with the insightful ideas for productivity and success on the road. The tips and checklists were just what I needed to get myself ready and rolling along. Even more information is available on the WomanRoadWarrior.com website.

Travel advice at its best! .......2005-05-26

The Ameche tips are very helpful. Easy, quick read worth keeping around for reference before any type of traveling (work or fun). Great treat for anyone - men or women - who travels or who may be just starting out!

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