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June 2008
Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon--And the Journey of a Generation
Sheila Weller

What a perfect book to bring us all back to when we heard "You've Got a Friend" or "You're So Vain" for the first time! Bet you didn't know that Carole King was an established songwriter by the time she was 16, or that Carly Simon and Joni Mitchell had more than music careers in common before either of them were on the charts. This juicy book is loaded with fascinating stories of three women who helped a generation through good times and bad just by singing their beautiful and heartfelt songs with lyrics that resonated with all of us.

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During this unprecedented time in our history it’s fascinating to look back and see how far women have come and yet how much they’ve contributed to our country’s development. In LADIES OF LIBERTY: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation Cokie Roberts offers an illuminating and lively look at the remarkable women who helped move our fledgling nation forward, from the inauguration of John Adams in 1797 to the inauguration of his son, John Quincy Adams in 1825. These women were in the middle of everything—adding to the culture as writers and educators, shaping society as reformers and religious leaders, and expanding the nation as settlers and seekers.