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You’re Not Alone: The Conservative Woman’s Guide to College
Conservative students today face censoring from their peers, hostile liberal professors, and more. Karin Lips, President of the Network of enlightened Women and editor of She’s Conservative: Stories of Trials and Triumphs on America’s College Campuses, wrote You’re Not Alone: The Conservative Woman’s Guide to College to prepare young women for what they will face on college campuses. Sharing the stories of students and recent graduates involved in NeW, Lips identifies problems on campus and provides practical tips on how conservative young women can thrive in this environment. This guide covers the real-life situations that college women will face whether they are freshmen or seniors. Chapters focus on topics such as dealing with censoring from peers, finding a professor mentor, running for student government, landing your dream internship, and more! Now available on Amazon. Buy here.
She’s Conservative: Stories of Trials and Triumphs on America’s College Campuses
The stories told in this book, She’s Conservative, highlight how young conservative women face trials on campus. The women showcased overcame these challenges to become stronger, wiser, and more courageous. Some began their freshman year ready to take on the prevailing liberal narrative with gusto. Others took some time to come out of their shells. In the end, all are inspirations. Buy here.
Xi Van Fleet lived through the horrors of the Chinese Cultural Revolution as a schoolgirl. Forced to the countryside with other young Chinese for re-education after high school, she later escaped communism and found freedom and new a life in America. But more than 30 years later, Xi disturbingly sees signs of the same Cultural Marxism that ravaged her birth country of China threatening to destroy the America she now calls home. This is her dire warning to the United States.
Xi compellingly tells the story of two Cultural Revolutions: one driven by Mao during her childhood and the one unfolding in today’s America from the progressive left. With captivating personal stories and extensive historic research, Xi reveals the stunning similarities of these two revolutions. Buy Here.
You Can’t Joke About That: Why Everything is Funny, Nothing is Sacred, and We’re All in This Together
Kat Timpf shows why much of the way we talk about sensitive subjects is wrong. We’ve created all the wrong rules. We push ourselves into unnecessary conflicts when we should feel like we’re all in this together. When someone says “you can’t joke about that,” what they really mean is “this is a subject that makes people sad or angry.”
Hilariously and movingly, Timpf argues that tough subjects are actually the most important to joke about. From her own experience working in comedy and the media she shows us we can find healing through humor regarding the challenges we go through in life. Buy Here.
If You Want Something Done… Leadership Lessons from Bold Women
Nikki Haley offers inspiring examples of women who worked against obstacles and opposition to get things done—including Haley herself. No one would have predicted she would become the first minority female governor in America, the first female and the first minority governor in South Carolina, or the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
In her book Haley drew inspiration from other trailblazing women throughout history who summoned the courage to be different and lead. This personal and compelling book celebrates ten remarkable women who dared to be bold, from household names like Margaret Thatcher and Israel’s former prime minister Golda Meir, to Jeane Kirkpatrick, the first female U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, to lesser-known leaders like human rights activist Cindy Warmbier, education advocate Virginia Walden Ford, civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin, and more. Woven with stories from Haley’s own childhood and political career, If You Want Something Done will inspire the next generation of leaders. Buy Here.
And the Good News Is… Lessons and Advice from the Bright Side
From facing professional challenges and confronting personal fears to stepping up to a podium for a president, Dana Perino has come to expect the unexpected and has an uncanny ability to find the good news in any tough situation. And the Good News is . . . takes us from her Western childhood in Wyoming and Colorado to a chance meeting on an airplane that changes her life entirely. Then, with refreshing honesty and humor, she recounts her frustration with a string of unsatisfying jobs and living circumstances until a key career tip leads her back to Washington, DC to work for the Bush Administration. Perino also shares her best work and life lessons and tips that will help you to get your point across convincingly while allowing your own grace and personality to shine through. As someone who still believes in working together to solve the problems our nation faces, Perino offers clear, practical advice on how to restore civility to our personal and public conversations. The result is a fascinating read that can help anyone become more successful, productive, and joyously content. Buy Here.
Assault and Flattery
In the vein of fellow female pugilists Ann Coulter and Michele Malkin, Assault and Flattery exposes the truth about the Democratic stance toward women on every major current issue and in every liberal stronghold, including: abortion, self-defense, the myth of the women’s vote, Hollywood, academia, and more. Buy here.
Checking Progressive Privilege
Progressives have taught us that it doesn’t take overt discrimination to make society unfair. Privilege afforded to different groups—such as whites, males, and heterosexuals—can infect our cultural institutions, creating unfair burdens for other groups. Lukas’ book brings light to one form of privilege that has been overlooked: progressive privilege. Today, the progressive worldview is depicted as what is normal, right, and worth celebrating by our cultural institutions. Conservatives are marginalized and stereotyped in entertainment, news, academia, and throughout our culture. Progressive privilege isn’t just unfair to conservatives; it has warped our entire political environment and made our country more divided. Recognizing progressive privilege is the first step to ending it, so that we can have a fairer, more truly inclusive society. Buy here.
Cornerstone of Liberty
Ten years after the Supreme Court’s infamous eminent domain decision, Kelo v. New London, Timothy and Christina Sandefur’s Cornerstone of Liberty surveys the landscape of property rights in the United States, from redevelopment projects that seize people’s homes and businesses for the benefit of politically-connected developers, to environmental regulations that forbid people from building homes on land they supposedly own, to asset-forfeiture laws that let the police seize property involved in a crime even if the owner is not accused of any wrongdoing. This second edition has been almost completely rewritten, incorporating details learned only after Kelo was decided, as well as an analysis of the post-Kelo reform efforts, and more recent Supreme Court decisions such as the Sackett and Koontz cases. The Sandefurs combine real-life stories with the philosophical and legal background of private property rights to show why the right to ownership is one of the most essential of human rights. Buy Here.
Daughter of the Heartland
The daughter of hardworking farmers in the heartland, Joni Ernst has never been afraid to roll up her sleeves and get the job done. Raised in rural Iowa, Ernst grew up cleaning stalls, hauling grain, and castrating hogs. Farm life forged her work ethic. First, as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army and later as an underdog candidate in the US Senate, Ernst has proven to be a natural leader who proudly serves her fellow Americans. She had to learn to believe when others didn’t, to raise her own voice for those who couldn’t, and to silence the naysayers (even herself) to become a bold leader and a fierce advocate. In her inspiring memoir, Ernst shares her struggles and the invaluable lessons she learned through hardship—on the farm, in the home, and at work. As a woman fighting for position in the boys’ clubs of the military and politics, she found strength in courage and vulnerability, becoming a role model for women everywhere. As a US Senator, Ernst is well-known and respected for her fight to hold Washington accountable and her demand for bipartisanship in a time of fierce tribalism. Daughter of the Heartland tells Ernst’s incredible story in four parts, defined by the values she’s learned along the way—leadership, service, courage, and gratitude. Written in an honest and compelling voice, Daughter of the Heartland is Ernst’s inspirational story of finding her place as a champion for Iowa, a defender of our armed forces, and a voice for women. Buy Here.
Disinherited
Tens of millions of Americans are between the ages of 18 and 30. These Americans, known as millennials, are, or soon will be, entering the workforce. For them, achieving success will be more difficult than it was for young people in the past. Buy Here.
End Of Discussion
With fresh reporting and insightful, occasionally tongue-in-cheek analysis, End of Discussion is a timely handbook for anyone who wants to make sure debate doesn’t meet an ugly death during the 2016 election. Buy here.
Everything Will Be Okay: Life Lessons for Young Women (from a Former Young Woman)
In her book, Dana Perino shares “no-nonsense” advice for young women looking to start or grow their careers. She covers topics such as, managing relationships, how to be your best self on the job, how to gauge if you’re on the right career path, how to transition from junior staffer to boss lady, problem solving, and more. Everything Will Be Okay “is a no-nonsense how-to guide to life for young women looking to reframe their thinking, to believe in themselves, to take risks, to understand their power, and to feel better overall through finding serenity and taking action.” Buy Here.
Finding the Bright Side
Whether it’s her work today as a reporter and host for Fox News, her years in law school, or the time she spent competing in pageants like Miss America, Shannon Bream has spent her entire adult life navigating high-pressure environments where perfection is expected and competition is the name of the game. But in this laugh-out-loud book of stories and inspiration, Bream shares the moments away from the cameras and the halls of government, in which she learned that the values and faith of her blue-collar upbringing could keep her grounded in a world where everyone wants you to be something other than who you are. In Finding the Bright Side, Bream continues a conversation about authenticity, humility, and trusting in God that she’s already begun with her followers on social media. She shares behind-the-scenes stories from Washington, DC, revelations from her time reporting on the Supreme Court, and lessons learned from the most challenging moments of her life. Buy Here.
Justice on Trial
Justice on Trial, the definitive insider’s account of Kavanaugh’s appointment to the Supreme Court, is based on extraordinary access to more than one hundred key figures—including the president, justices, and senators—in that ferocious political drama. The judicial confirmation process, on the point of breakdown for thirty years, has now proved to be utterly dysfunctional. Unverified accusations of sexual assault became weapons in a ruthless campaign of personal destruction, culminating in the melodramatic hearings in which Kavanaugh’s impassioned defense resuscitated a nomination that seemed beyond saving. The Supreme Court has become the arbiter of our nation’s most vexing and divisive disputes. With the stakes of each vacancy incalculably high, the incentive to destroy a nominee is nearly irresistible. The next time a nomination promises to change the balance of the Court, Hemingway and Severino warn, the confirmation fight will be even uglier than Kavanaugh’s. Buy Here.
Manning Up
A provocative account of the modern sexual economy, Hymowitz deftly charts a gender mismatch that threatens the future of the American family and makes no one happy in the long run. Buy Here.
Sex Matters
Mona Charen examines how feminist thinking has led us astray about life’s most important questions. Though feminist theorists have denied or minimized it, differences between the sexes are real. Buy Here.
SheFactor: Present Power – Future Fierce
Society tells us, if you follow the plan, you can have everything: a terrific job, a great family, a perfect life. Unfortunately, too many women feel trapped and unfulfilled when they find out too late that the “plan” is just an unattainable ideal. You need to discover who you are and what you really want while you’re still young, without chasing some arbitrary, one-size-fits-all, impossible dream. SheFactor will help you determine your own unique goals and truly enjoy the journey you undertake to achieve them. Heidi Ganahl walks you step-by-step through the SheFactor process, providing you with a framework for success in your work, relationships, and every other aspect of your life, no matter what the world throws your way. Buy Here.
Speaking for Myself
Sarah Huckabee Sanders served as White House Press Secretary for President Donald J. Trump from 2017 to 2019. A trusted confidante of the President, Sanders advised him on everything from press and communications strategy to personnel and policy. She was at the President’s side for two and a half years, battling with the media, working with lawmakers and CEOs, and accompanying the President on every international trip, including dozens of meetings with foreign leaders—all while unfailingly exhibiting grace under pressure. Upon her departure from the administration, President Trump described Sanders as “irreplaceable,” a “warrior” and “very special person with extraordinary talents, who has done an incredible job.” Now, in Speaking for Myself, Sarah Huckabee Sanders describes what it was like on the front lines and inside the White House, discussing her faith, the challenges of being a working mother at the highest level of American politics, her relationship with the press, and her unique role in the historic fight raging between the Trump administration and its critics for the future of our country. Buy Here.
The Selfie Vote
Data-driven yet highly readable, The Selfie Vote busts established myths about campaigns and elections while offering insights about what’s ahead—and what it could mean for American politics and governance. Buy Here.
The Silencing
Free speech and freedom of conscience have long been core American values. Yet a growing intolerance from the left side of the political spectrum is threatening Americans’ ability to freely express beliefs without fear of retaliation. Buy Here.
With All Due Respect
Nikki Haley is widely admired for her forthright manner (“With all due respect, I don’t get confused”), her sensitive approach to tragic events, and her confident representation of America’s interests as our Ambassador to the United Nations during times of crisis and consequence. In this book, Haley offers a first-hand perspective on major national and international matters, as well as a behind-the-scenes account of her tenure in the Trump administration. This book reveals a woman who can hold her own―and better―in domestic and international power politics, a diplomat who is unafraid to take a principled stand even when it is unpopular, and a leader who seeks to bring Americans together in divisive times. Buy Here.
You’re Not Enough (And That’s Okay)
We’re told that the key to happiness is self-love. Instagram influencers, mommy bloggers, self-help gurus, and even Christian teachers promise that if we learn to love ourselves, we’ll be successful, secure, and complete. But the promise doesn’t deliver. Instead of feeling fulfilled, our pursuit of self-love traps us in an exhausting cycle: as we strive for self-acceptance, we become addicted to self-improvement. This book isn’t about battling your not-enoughness; it’s about embracing it. Allie Beth Stuckey, a Christian, conservative new mom, found herself at the dead end of self-love, and she wants to help you combat the false teachings and self-destructive mindsets that got her there. In this book, she uncovers the myths popularized by our culture of trendy narcissism, reveals where they manifest in politics and the church, and dismantles them with biblical truth and practical wisdom. Buy Here.
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On July 12, 2023, NeW members had the opportunity to join the Summer Book Club via Zoom to hear from Kat Timpf on her new book, You Can’t Joke About That: Why Everything is Funny, Nothing is Sacred, and We’re All in This Together.
Many conservatives see our current polarization and political climate and may feel it is easier to stay quiet than to speak up against speech codes and “woke policies” that are invading our schools and medical system. However, on March 28 Bethany Mandel, contributing writer for Deseret News, an editor of the children’s book series Heroes of Liberty, a columnist for Fox News, and a homeschooling mother of six, shared why that is becoming impossible.
A theme of the night was unity between women of all political beliefs. Haley stated, “I did not want this to be a partisan book as much as I wanted this to be a leadership book.” She emphasized supporting women who do things well, regardless of what they believe. “I don’t criticize a woman for being pro-choice, but I expect her not to judge me for being pro-life,” Haley shared. She advised attendees to find common ground with others and intentionally make people feel valued and heard.
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