This is a great book to read if you are a math teacher, have kids, or ever had trouble with math. It explains math anxiety and what causes it. It is very interesting and really makes you think. Most people do not like math from something in their past and it makes you think of where you went wrong with math. If you are a teacher or parent, it really helps you see how one can have trouble with math and how to help them without bogging you down with equations or worksheets. Definitely a book that will make you think!

An excellent book! I credit this book, when used along with a college course about math anxiety, with removing my lifelong (40 yrs) math block. Now I know that I'm just as smart as anyone else who can do math -- there are just different ways to look at it! And now that I no longer view math as "hard", I can actually do it -- and I am amazed to say that I actually enjoy it! By the way, although the book may sound specifically aimed at females, I am a male and found it very relevant and helpful.

I read the original edition (1978) and could not put it down. I look forward to getting the latest edition, and I have recommended it to my students.

After sitting for my professional engineering exam in April 2002, and before the reults were out, I had the opportunity to teach a Math class to a group of adults in an extended education program. Having being involved throughout my professional life in teaching civil engineering at both undergraduate and graduate levels, I thought that the task at hand would be an easy one. However,when I started my research for references, I was disappointed to find out that so few offered what was needed to teach extended education students. Books about Math varied from those that offered interesting historical backgrounds with little practical use, to highly technical treatises of very specialized nature. Sheila Tobias' "Succeed with Math" struck the correct balance that I felt was needed. I have used that reference exclusively in my class with outstanding results. Not only did adult students who had very limited knowledge of Math manage to grasp most of the important concepts that I had introduced, but they also became highly motivated in their study of Math. I am writing this review to give credit where credit is due. Thank you Ms. Tobias for making my job a success.

Here is an excellent retrospective on the women's movement from the first wave to the present, in all its ramifications.Tobias does well in describing the various forms of feminism and in discussing the conflicts within the movement today.