50 Must-Read Books for Women: By Renee & Melina
Reading is a wonderful feminine hobby/passion and is (depending on the book) a fabulous way to spend your time doing something productive. There are the books you read, and there are the books that change your life. We’ve compiled a list of 50 Must-read books for the feminine woman. There are some fiction books, but most of the books in this list are non-fiction.
There are an infinite number of books out there, and it can be hard to choose which book is worth your time! This is why we have compiled this list. Most of these books will help you on your journey to become a feminine and worldly woman. There is a great deal to learn from the books – whether it be about relationships, health, beauty, money or spirituality; you can bet we have done our best to narrow down the list of must-reads. Be sure to share with us in the comments which ones you’ve already read and loved (or hated) and which ones you think we have mistakenly forgotten or should have included! Enjoy! 
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Melina and Renee.
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What Southern Women Know (That Every Woman Should): Timeless Secrets to Get Everything you Want in Love, Life, and Work – Ronda Rich
What Southern Women Know About Flirting: The Fine Art of Social, Courtship, and Seductive Flirting to Get the Best Things in Life – Ronda Rich
The Art and Power of Being a Lady – Noelle Cleary
The Tropical Spa: Asian Secrets of Health, Beauty and Relaxation – Sophie Benge
Awaken The Giant Within – Anthony Robbins
Why Is God Laughing: A Path to Joy and Spiritual Optimism – Deepak Chopra
The Complete Book of Essential Oils and Aromatherapy: Over 600 Natural, Non-Toxic and Fragrant Recipes to Create
Health – Beauty – a Safe Home Environment - Valerie Ann Worwood
The Power of Femininity: Rediscovering the Art of Being a Woman – Michelle McKinney Hammond
Secrets of an Irresistible Woman: Smart Rules for Capturing His Heart – Michelle McKinney Hammond
In Search of the Proverbs 31 Man: The One God Approves and a Woman Wants – Michelle McKinney Hammond
Man of Steel and Velvet: A Guide to Masculine Development – Aubrey Andelin
Fascinating Womanhood – Helen Andelin
The Fascinating Girl – Helen Andelin
Becoming the Woman of His Dreams: Seven Qualities Every Man Longs For – Sharon jaynes
The Surrendered Wife : A Practical Guide to Finding Intimacy, Passion, and Peace with Your Man – Laura Doyle
The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands – Laura Schlessinger
In Praise of Stay-at-Home Moms – Dr. Laura Schlessinger
Finding the Hero in Your Husband: Surrendering the Way God Intended – Julianna Slattery
Radical Womanhood: Feminine Faith in a Feminist World – Carolyn McCulley
Getting to ‘I Do’ – Pat Allen
Staying Married…and Loving It!: How To Get What You Want From Your Man Without Asking – Pat Allen
Mama Gena’s School of Womanly Arts : Using the Power of Pleasure to Have Your Way with the World – Regena Thomashauer
Social Graces: Manners, Conversation, and Charm for Today – Ann Platz
Entre Nous: A Woman’s Guide to Finding Her Inner French Girl – Debra Ollivier
Rich Dad Poor Dad – Robert Kiyosaki
French Women Don’t Get Fat – Mireille Guiliano
How to Be Lovely: The Audrey Hepburn Way of Life – Melissa Hellstern
The List: 7 Ways to Tell If He’s Going to Marry You -in 30 Days or Less! – Mary Corbett
All the Rules: Time-tested Secrets for Capturing the Heart of Mr. Right – Ellen Fein & Sherrie Schneider
You Can Heal Your Life – Louise L. Hay
Gratitude –A Way of Life – Louise. L. Hay and Friends
Why Men Love Bitches: From Doormat to Dreamgirl: A Woman’s Guide to Holding Her Own in a Relationship – Sherry Argov
Rich Woman – Kim Kiyosaki
Meditations to Heal Your Life – Louise L. Hay
The Secret – Rhonda Byrne
Ageless Body, Timeless Mind – A Practical Alternative to Growing Old – Deepak Chopra
The Power of Belief – Ray Dodd
Stop Being the String Along: A Relationship Guide to Being THE ONE – Barbara Rose
The Commitment Cure: What to Do When You Fall for an Ambivalent Man – Rhonda Findling
Sex Secrets of an American Geisha: How to Attract, Satisfy, and Keep Your Man – Py Kim Conant
Some enjoyable Fiction:
The Time Traveler’s Wife – Audrey Niffenegger
The Pursuit of Happiness – Douglas Kennedy
Memoirs of a Geisha – Arthur Golden
The Other Boleyn Girl – Philippa Gregory
Girl With A Pearl Earring – Tracy Chevalier
The Lieutenant’s Lover – Harry Bingham
The Notebook – Nicholas Sparks
The Alchemist – Paulo Coelho
To Kill a Mockingbird – Harper Lee
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Joanne Rose
I just barely glanced at this list, but saw enough to chill my blood! “Fascinating Womanhood” should be recommended as a companion choice to “Escape”. It’s a sickeningly subservient collection of “advice” on how to turn yourself into a phony of incredible shallowness and -sorry- silliness. Written by a Mormon during some prehistoric age, it will at least give you a momentous case of giggles.
I had already read two or three others, but the majority would give me-a feminist-the heebie-jeebies.
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edna
i loved the rules!!!
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Mina
Hi Renee,
Ok I’m hooked. I love this list and I have already read a few of these books. All are excellent so far and I can’t wait to start on more of them. Your blog and email lists are fantastic. Thank you for the fountain of information you provide.
Mina
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Henya
Hi Renee,
thank you for this great recommended books. I will check them all out
by the way, i just thought I’d share this. I’ve read “Living in the light” by Shakti Gawain. It is an amazing book. it is about embracing our different selves (including masculine and feminine energy inside every single one of us) instead of being one dimensional. there’s a great chapter in that book about how to balance our inner feminine and masculine qualities. I believe that Polarity creates attraction….but at the same time it could also create frictions and unhealthy dependence between a man and woman.
without inner female qualities, a man would be machine-like, unemotional, totally in control etc….and the interesting thing is….maybe this case is different for women. these days women become more macho and masculine and they deny and suppress her feminine energy. this leaves women helpless, and express her feminine power only indirectly through manipulation) i am a believer that in a relationship, we are meant to share our wholeness, instead of expecting a person to validate and or make us whole. It’s also about balancing healthy Independence and closeness or intimacy
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Henya
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Joan
I love book lists! Thanks for compiling this.
“Fathers and Sons” (sometimes translated as Fathers and Children) by Ivan Turgenev is a beautiful, bittersweet little book (it’s only about 150 pages) with a lot of heart. It takes place in Russia in the mid to late 1800s. I dont want to give too much away, but I’ll say that Turgenev is a very gifted observer and his characters feel vividly alive. Plus, it has conflict of generation, family, nature, life, love, OH and an interesting portrayal of different women and femininity.
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Sara
I agree with Ms Summer. Jane Austen is so great to read! And there are lots of fantastic men in them. My favourite is dashing Captain Wentworth from ‘Persuasion’!
) Maybe you have to be the Anne-type of person to love her that much, but I am so glad to have had these books inspire me when all my friends were starting off on their drug careers and partying hard.
Actually, the books that inspired and challenged me most to be a Lady and not go with the flow of society were the Anne of Green Gables Series by Lucy Maud Montgomery. I just love Anne, I believe she has been one of the most influential figures of my youth (and still – as I’m only 22.
By the way, I really really like your site, Renée!
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Renee Reply:
September 17th, 2010 at 8:02 pm
Thanks Sara
thanks for your recommendations too – as a literary student in the past, I have an affinity for the classics. 
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Ms Summer
Writing from England, ‘Pride and Prejudice’ (Jane Austen) and ‘A Room with a View’ (E. M. Forster) might also be nice for some classical fiction.
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BelleVeritas
“Dear Lover” and “It’s a Guy Thing” by David Deida
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Ella
Not sure if I missed this one, but what about ‘Men are from Mars, women are from Venus’ ?
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Renee
Thanks girls – Alex, we actually put the ‘Why Men Love Bitches’ book in there
I’ve heard of the book ‘Why Men Want Sex and Women Need Love’, it should definitely be really interesting to read!
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alex
Thanks for the list, i’ve read these two,
which were great,
All the Rules: Time-tested Secrets for Capturing the Heart of Mr. Right – Ellen Fein & Sherrie Schneider
Why Men Love Bitches: From Doormat to Dreamgirl: A Woman’s Guide to Holding Her Own in a Relationship – Sherry Argov
There is also one more which I’ve read which I think would be good to add to your list, it’s called,
Why men want sex and women need love – Allan & Barbara Pease
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Catherine
Some excellent books in there – also reminded me of a few I need to read. Ta
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