Women, Race & Class
Angela Y Davis
£7.99
Analysing the differences and similarities between the experiences of black and white women, Davis casts new light on the struggle for human rights.
The Words to Say it
(an autobiographical novel)
Marie Cardinal
translated by Pat Goodheart
£7.99
Marie Cardinal's groundbreaking book was the first and remains the complete book about the personal experience of psychoanalysis (精神分析学). It reveals her traumatic (创伤的)childhood and institutionalisation(收容), followed by her escape to the cul-de-sac(死路)where her analyst(精神分析医师)lived. There, for many years, she made the journey towards recovery through Freudian psychoanalysis. A worldwide bestseller, translated into eighteen languages, it remains one of the most highly-praised books of our age.
Jade
Millie Murray
£4.99
Jade Wilson is smart, young, black and ambitious. And she's just been given the chance of a lifetime - a try-out for the Commonwealth Games swimming team. Jade lives with her mum, Jojo, a successful business woman. Jojo is overprotective of Jade, but she has her reasons. As a young model with a wonderful career ahead of her, she fell pregnant(怀孕) with Jade, and, much as she loves her daughter, she's determined not to let anything get in the way of Jade's success. So when Jade starts dating Dicey, there is hell to pay. Will Jade survive her Mum's constant nagging (唠叨)? And what if she were to get pregnant - would she, could she, do the same as Jojo and give up her career? As things start hotting up with Dicey, Jade is faced with some very tough choices... .
The book is very popular with people all over the world.
小题1:Which of the following can prove the book The Words to Say it is very successful ?
A．It is the first book about psychoanalysis.
B．It has a successful beginning and ending.
C．It has translated into 18 languages.
D．It remains the complete book about personal experiences.小题2:From the third part we can learn that ________about Jade Wilson’s mother, Jojo.
A．She didn’t care about Jade.
B．She gave it up because of lack of interest in her career.
C．She wouldn’t like Jade to be what she was.
D．She was willing to accept Jade’s boy friend first.小题3:The sentence “there is hell to pay” in the third part probably means _____.
A．there are a lot of ghosts
B．there is a lot of trouble
C．the price has to be paid
D．it cost too much to do something小题4:Which book do you buy if you want to read about women’s rights?
A．Women, Race & Class
B．Jade
C．The Words to Say it
D．Marie Cardinal小题5:What is it that makes the book The Words to Say it different from two other books in writing style?
A．It is an autobiographical novel
B．Its contents and writer
C．Its translations
D．The leading character in the book
