Books for Zebras
A curated selection for attendees of Dazzlecon 2017, and anyone else who's building a feminist business with the long view and big picture in mind.

Small Is Beautiful: Economics as if People Mattered
by E. F. Schumacher
Hailed as an “eco-bible” by Time magazine, E.F. Schumacher’s riveting, richly researched statement on …
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Doughnut Economics: 7 Ways to Think Like a 21st Century Economist
by Kate Raworth
Economics is the mother tongue of public policy. It dominates our decision-making for the future, guides …
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Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds
by Adrienne Maree Brown
Inspired by Octavia Butler's explorations of our human relationship to change, Emergent Strategy is radical …
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Limits to Growth: The 30-Year Update
by Donella Meadows, Dennis Meadows and Jorgen Randers
In 1972, three scientists from MIT created a computer model that analyzed global resource consumption and …
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Punk Rock Entrepreneur: Running a Business Without Losing Your Values
by Caroline Moore
Do you have an idea for something that you want to share with the world but don’t know where to start? Want to …
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The Power of Onlyness: Make Your Wild Ideas Mighty Enough to Dent the World
by Nilofer Merchant
If you’re like most people, you wish you had the ability to make a difference, but you don’t have the …
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Rework
by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson
Most business books give you the same old advice: Write a business plan, study the competition, seek investors, yadda …
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Drive
by Daniel H. Pink
What motivates you? Most people would say 'money', but that's not what science says. In this book, Daniel …
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Rules for Radicals: A Practical Primer for Realistic Radicals
by Saul D. Alinsky
First published in 1971, Rules for Radicals is Saul Alinsky's impassioned counsel to young radicals on how to effect …
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Good Trouble: Building a Successful Life and Business with Asperger's
by Joe Biel, Joyce Brabner and Sander Hicks
The history of Microcosm Publishing, from its origins as a record label and zine distro in Joe Biel's bedroom …
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Democracy at Work: A Cure for Capitalism
by Richard Wolff
How do we escape from the death spiral of late-stage capitalism? Richard D. Wolff has laid out a vision of how to make …
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The Unsettling of America: Culture & Agriculture
by Wendell Berry
Since its publication by Sierra Club Books in 1977, The Unsettling of America has been recognized as a classic of …
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It All Turns on Affection: The Jefferson Lecture and Other Essays
by Wendell Berry
When he accepted the invitation to deliver The Jefferson Lecture—our nation’s highest honor for …
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We Should All Be Feminists
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The word "feminist" has a lot of negative stigmas these days. In We Should All Be Feminists—adapted …
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Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
A few years ago, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie received a letter from a dear friend from childhood, asking her how to …
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Between the World and Me
by Ta-Nehisi Coates
In a profound work that pivots from the biggest questions about American history and ideals to the most intimate …
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Systems Thinking For Social Change
by David Peter Stroh
Donors, leaders of nonprofits, and public policy makers usually have the best of intentions to serve society and …
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From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation
by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
Ever since Ferguson, political discourse in America has changed completely. Since then, police murders of Black people …
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Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World
by Adam Grant
With Give and Take, Adam Grant not only introduced a landmark new paradigm for success but also established himself …
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Post-Structuralist Vulva Coloring Book
by Meggyn Pomerleau and Elly Blue
Vulvas are too often either crudely objectified or shrouded in mystery. No longer! The Post-Structuralist Vulva …
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How to Sit (Mindfulness Essentials)
by Thich Nhat Hanh
I really get a lot out of this series. Each page has just a couple of sentences, each with a basic action or reminder, …
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How to Love (Mindfulness Essentials)
by Thich Nhat Hanh
How to Love is the third title in Parallax’s Mindfulness Essentials Series of how-to titles by Zen Master Thich …
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How to Walk (Mindfulness Essentials)
by Thich Nhat Hanh
How to Walk is the fourth title in Parallax’s popular Mindfulness Essentials Series of how-to titles by Zen …
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How to Eat (Mindfulness Essentials)
by Thich Nhat Hanh
Yeah, so food. It's complicated. If you struggle with eating—too much, not enough, allergic to everything, …
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Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success
by Adam Grant
For generations, we have focused on the individual drivers of success: passion, hard work, talent, and luck. But in …
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Black History for Beginners
by Denise Dennis, For Beginners and Susan Willmarth
Here is a reprint of one of the most popular Beginners books. Covering a rich history often ignored, Denise Dennis …
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Bikenomics: How Bicycling Can Save The Economy
by Elly Blue
Now updated and expanded with new angles on social justice! Elly Blue's Bikenomics provides a surprising and …
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Beautiful Trouble: A Toolbox for Revolution
by Andrew Boyd
Beautiful Trouble brings together dozens of seasoned artists and activists from around the world to distill their …
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Unfuck Your Brain: Using Science to Get Over Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Freak-outs, and Triggers
by Faith G. Harper, PhD, LPC-S, ACS, ACN
Our brains are doing our best to help us out, but they can be real assholes sometimes. Sometimes it seems like your own …
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Unfuck Your Brain Workbook
by Faith G. Harper, PhD, LPC-S, ACS, ACN
Learn to name your feelings, evaluate your reactions, discover your triggers, recognize your successes, and plan your …
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Unfuck Your Habitat: You're Better Than Your Mess
by Rachel Hoffman
Finally, a housekeeping and organizational system developed for those of us who'd describe our current living …
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Boss Babes: A Coloring & Activity Book for Grown-ups
by Michelle Volansky
Here it is, the grown-up coloring book of badass female role models. This book is full of pop-culture icons like …
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Strong is the New Pretty: A Celebration of Girls Being Themselves
by Kate Parker
The fact that I even have to tag this as "Feminism" is a little absurd. It's 2017 folks! It shouldn't be this radical …
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Rad American Women A-Z Postcards
by Miriam Klein Stahl and Kate Schatz
This small book of postcards includes 26 portraits of women initially written about in "Rad American Women …
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Rad American Women A-Z: Rebels, Trailblazers, and Visionaries who Shaped Our History . . . and Our Future!
by Miriam Klein Stahl and Kate Schatz
A is for Angela Davis; iconic political activist. B is for Billie Jean King, who shattered the glass ceiling of sports; …
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Rad Women Worldwide: Artists and Athletes, Pirates and Punks, and Other Revolutionaries Who Shaped History
by Miriam Klein Stahl and Kate Schatz
Rad Women Worldwide tells fresh, engaging, and inspiring tales of perseverance and radical success by pairing well …
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Cats I've Known: On Love, Loss, and Being Graciously Ignored
by Katie Haegele
From deep friendships to brief encounters, this is the story of the cats in Katie Haegele's life, or rather the …
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Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
by Brene Brown
Daring Greatly is not about winning or losing. It’s about courage. In a world where “never enough” dominates and …
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Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person
by Shonda Rhimes
Shonda Rhimes has created, written, and produced hit television shows like Grey's Anatomy and Scandal. She is …
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A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster
by Rebecca Solnit
Most of us probably think of disasters as times when social order breaks down, when neighbors turn on each other, when …
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Men Explain Things to Me
by Rebecca Solnit
In her comic, scathingly honest essay, “Men Explain Things to Me,” Rebecca Solnit took on what often goes …
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Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities
by Rebecca Solnit
In Hope in the Dark, Solnit retreads past successes in order to recreate hope in the seemingly hopeless future. (The …
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Mother of All Questions: Further Reports from the Feminist Revolutions
by Rebecca Solnit
If Rebecca Solnit (Men Explain Things to Me) rewrote the phone book, we'd be hanging on every word, …
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All About Love: New Visions
by Bell Hooks
"The word "love" is most often defined as a noun, yet...we would all love better if we used it as a …
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In-N-Out Burger: A Behind-the-Counter Look at the Fast-Food Chain That Breaks All the Rules
by Stacy Perman
With In-N-Out Burger, BusinessWeek writer Stacy Perman presents a chronicle of how a family-run California hamburger …
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The Trouble With Reality: A Rumination on Moral Panic in Our Time
by Brooke Gladstone
"Fake news." "Alternative facts." How did we get to this point where Sean Spicer can stand on the …
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This Is How We Rise: Reach Your Highest Potential, Empower Women, Lead Change in the World
by Claudia Chan
We live in a time of unprecedented opportunity for women. Yet despite centuries of progress, true equality remains …
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Parecon: Life After Capitalism
by Michael Albert
"What do you want?" is a constant query put to economic and globalization activists. In yet another volume, Albert …
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Be Here Now
by Ram Dass
One man's transformation upon his acceptance of the principles of Yoga and gives a modern restatement of the …
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Feminist Economics: How to Fight the Patriarchy Where It Hurts
by Sadie Sigford
Economics is the science of how we get what we need, and in a globalized world governed by neoliberal economic …
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Owning the Means of Production: Pocket Lessons for Your Own Worker Co-op!
by Allen Killian-Moore
Have you ever thought about founding and running a successful worker-owned co-op? It takes more than just getting …
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Six Days in Cincinnati: A Graphic Account of the Riots That Shook the Nation a Decade Before Black Lives Matter
by Dan Méndez Moore
This is the graphic history of the 2001 Cincinnati riots, told for the first time from the perspective of the …
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Soviet Daughter: A Graphic Revolution
by Julia Alekseyeva
Soviet Daughter provides a window into the life of a rebellious, independent woman coming of age in the USSR, and the …
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Threadbare: Clothes, Sex, and Trafficking
by Anne Elizabeth Moore, The Ladydrawers, Leela Corman, Delia Jean and Melissa Mendes
Ever wondered who makes your clothes? Who sells them? How much they get paid? How the fashion and sex industries are …
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In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction
by Gabor Mate
Based on Gabor Maté’s two decades of experience as a medical doctor and his groundbreaking work with the …
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Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence
by Lisa Cron
Imagine knowing what the brain craves from every tale it encounters, what fuels the success of any great story, and …
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How to Become a Famous Writer Before You're Dead: Your Words in Print and Your Name in Lights
by Ariel Gore
Sadly, brilliant writing and clever wordplay do not a published author make.True, you do actually have to write if you …
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Drink More Water - Be More Honest: 30 Lessons From My 20s
by Sarah Mirk
Sarah Mirk shares the most important things she learned in her twenties, from the basics like flossing and buying a …
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Woke Parenting #1: Doing our Best to Raise Intersectional Feminist, Empathic, Engaged, and Generally Non-Shitty Kids
by Faith G. Harper, PhD, LPC-S, ACS, ACN and Bonnie Scott, MS, MA, LPC
Got kids in your life? This zine is full of helpful wisdom about raising them to be socially aware, respectful of …
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Getting Over it: When Other People are Total Assholes or You're Just Tired of Your Own Bullshit
by Faith G. Harper, PhD, LPC-S, ACS, ACN
Is it time to get over it? You know, whatever the thing is that's got its claws in you—family stuff, …
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Unfuck Your Boundaries: Better Living through Consent, Communication, and Expressing Your Needs
by Faith G. Harper, PhD, LPC-S, ACS, ACN
Boundaries are the ways we communicate our needs. They are what allow us to feel safe among strangers, in everyday …
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Stressed & Overwhelmed: Good Habits for the Exhausted Overachiever
by Elly Blue
If you're the sort of person who takes on every project and responsibility until suddenly it's one thing too …
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How to be More Creative, More Often, Even if you Have a Job, Responsibilities, and Need More than Three Hours of Sleep Each Night
by Breanne Boland
"When people ask me what I do, I can say I'm a writer and an artist without feeling like a fraud—even …
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How to Make Your Cat an Internet Celebrity: A Guide to Financial Freedom
by Patricia Carlin and Dustin Fenstermacher
The Internet offers an unprecedented opportunity for cats to become superstar “personalities.” These feline …
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