Gender studies: women and girls Books
Penguin Putnam Inc Acceptance
Book SynopsisA hard-hitting and hilarious memoir of ambition, desperation, and the dark side of grit.Growing up in a house filled with dirty feather boas and fearless mice, Emi Nietfeld dreams of escaping to the Ivy League. Emi’s single mom believes in her, but can’t stop hoarding—catapulting Emi into the underworld of troubled teen treatment, foster care, and homelessness. When her shot arrives to trade sleeping in her car for the hallowed halls of an elite college, Emi must decide: How far will she go to market herself as a perfect “overcomer” when her problems are far from over? And what will it cost to maintain that illusion at Harvard and into adulthood? From journalist, mental health advocate, and software engineer Emi Nietfeld, this searing coming-of-age story is both a chronicle of the American Dream and an indictment of it. Exposing the price of trading a troubled past for the promise of a bright future, Nietfeld explores wh
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Penguin Putnam Inc Untold Power
Book SynopsisA nuanced portrait of the first acting woman president, written with fresh and cinematic verve by a leading historian on women’s suffrage and powerWhile this nation has yet to elect its first woman president—and though history has downplayed her role—just over a century ago a woman became the nation’s first acting president. In fact, she was born in 1872, and her name was Edith Bolling Galt Wilson. She climbed her way out of Appalachian poverty and into the highest echelons of American power and in 1919 effectively acted as the first woman president of the U.S. (before women could even vote nationwide) when her husband, Woodrow Wilson, was incapacitated. Beautiful, brilliant, charismatic, catty, and calculating, she was a complicated figure whose personal quest for influence reshaped the position of First Lady into one of political prominence forever. And still nobody truly understands who she was.For the first time, we have a biogr
£24.00
Penguin Putnam Inc The Wreck
Book SynopsisEqual parts investigative and deeply introspective, The Wreck is a profound memoir about recognizing the echoes of history within ourselves, and the alchemy of turning inherited grief into renewal.There is a secret that young Cassandra Jackson doesn’t know, and it’s evident in the way her father cries her name out in his sleep. Through awkward encounters with family, she comes to realize that she is named after her father's niece, and looks eerily like the child’s mother, both of whom were killed in a car wreck along with her father's beloved mother, and—as she soon discovers—his first wife. Cassandra learns to keep silent about the wreck, but soon learns there is no way to outpace the claw-like grip of her family’s past trauma.In this luminous memoir, Jackson attempts to unearth her lost family, while also creating a new one--only to discover little progress separates the past from the present. As she moves back and
£22.40
Penguin Publishing Group Private Revolutions
Book SynopsisA NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE PICKLONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NONFICTION?Riveting . . . a powerful snapshot of four young Chinese women attempting to assert control over the direction of their lives.? The New York Times Book Review?As powerfully intimate as it is politically incendiary.? British VogueA sweeping yet intimate portrait of modern China told through the lives of four ordinary women striving for a better future in a highly unequal societyWhile serving as the deputy Beijing bureau chief of the Financial Times, Chinese-British journalist Yuan Yang began to notice common threads in the lives of her Chinese peers women born during China's turn toward capitalism in the 1980s and 1990s, who, despite the country's enormous economic gains during their lifetimes, were coming up against deeply entrenched barriers as they sought to achieve financial stability.The product of seven years of intimate, in-depth reporting, this transporting and indelible book traces the journey of four such women as they try to make better lives for themselves and their families in the new Chinese economy. June and Siyue are among the few in their villages to graduate high school. Each makes her way to Beijing, June as a young professional and Siyue an entrepreneur. Like Siyue, Leiya lives with her grandparents in their village while her parents send money home; yearning for a different life than those of the women she sees around her, Leiya soon joins her parents in Shenzhen as an underage factory worker. Born to an urban middle-class family, Sam is outraged when her eyes are opened the poor treatment of workers, and becomes a labor activist, increasingly under threat by the authorities.As the women grapple with government policies that threaten their businesses, their children's access to education, their choice of where to make a home, and, in Sam's case, their lives, a vivid, damning, and urgent picture emerges of the previously unseen human cost of China's rising economic tide and the courage and perseverance of those caught in the swell.
£19.65
Crown Publishing Group (NY) To Those Who Have Confused You to Be a Person
£23.20
Random House USA Inc Full of Myself
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Diversified Publishing Eve
Book SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION FINALIST • THE REAL ORIGIN OF OUR SPECIES: a myth-busting, eye-opening landmark account of how humans evolved, offering a paradigm shift in our thinking about what the female body is, how it came to be, and how this evolution still shapes all our lives today “A page-turning whistle-stop tour of mammalian development that begins in the Jurassic Era, Eve recasts the traditional story of evolutionary biology by placing women at its center…. The book is engaging, playful, erudite, discursive and rich with detail. —Sarah Lyall, The New York Times “A smart, funny, scientific deep-dive into the power of a woman’s body, Eve surprises, educates, and emboldens.”—Bonnie Garmus, #1 New York Times best-selling author of Lessons in Chemistry How did the female body drive 200 million years of human evolution? • Why do women live longer than men? • Why are women more likely to get Alzheimer’s? • Why do girls score better at every academic subject than boys until puberty, when suddenly their scores plummet? • Is sexism useful for evolution? • And why, seriously why, do women have to sweat through our sheets every night when we hit menopause? These questions are producing some truly exciting science – and in Eve, with boundless curiosity and sharp wit, Cat Bohannon covers the past 200 million years to explain the specific science behind the development of the female sex: “We need a kind of user's manual for the female mammal. A no-nonsense, hard-hitting, seriously researched (but readable) account of what we are. How female bodies evolved, how they work, what it really means to biologically be a woman. Something that would rewrite the story of womanhood. This book is that story. We have to put the female body in the picture. If we don't, it's not just feminism that's compromised. Modern medicine, neurobiology, paleoanthropology, even evolutionary biology all take a hit when we ignore the fact that half of us have breasts. So it's time we talk about breasts. Breasts, and blood, and fat, and vaginas, and wombs—all of it. How they came to be and how we live with them now, no matter how weird or hilarious the truth is.” Eve is not only a sweeping revision of human history, it’s an urgent and necessary corrective for a world that has focused primarily on the male body for far too long. Picking up where Sapiens left off, Eve will completely change what you think you know about evolution and why Homo sapiens has become such a successful and dominant species.
£29.60
Harmony/Rodale/Convergent Powerfully Likeable
£23.60
Whatcom Museum of History & Art Show of Hands
Book SynopsisSurveys the contributions made by women to the legacy of Pacific Northwest artTrade Review"A concise narrative that captures the artists and their work. . . . a good starter kit for further exploration of these important artists." -- Mike Dillon * City Living *
£20.30
Milwaukee County Historical Society Love and Other Letters
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Random House USA Inc A Vindication of the Rights of Woman Everymans
Book Synopsis(Book Jacket Status: Not Jacketed)The first great manifesto of women’s rights, published in 1792 and an immediate best seller, made its author the toast of radical circles and the target of reactionary ones. Writing just after the French and American revolutions, Mary Wollstonecraft firmly established the demand for women’s emancipation in the context of the ever-widening urge for human rights and individual freedom that surrounded those two great upheavals. She thereby opened the richest, most productive vein in feminist thought, and her success can be judged by the fact that her once radical polemic, through the efforts of the innumerable writers and activities she influenced, has become the accepted wisdom of the modern era. Challenging the prevailing culture that trained women to be nothing more than docile, decorative wives and mothers, Wollstonecraft was an ardent advocate of equal education and the full development of women’s rational capacit
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Random House USA Inc All Gods Children Need Traveling Shoes
Book SynopsisIn 1962 the poet, musician, and performer Maya Angelou claimed another piece of her identity by moving to Ghana, joining a community of Revolutionist Returnees inspired by the promise of pan-Africanism. All God's Children Need Walking Shoes is her lyrical and acutely perceptive exploration of what it means to be an African American on the mother continent, where color no longer matters but where American-ness keeps asserting itself in ways both puzzling and heartbreaking. As it builds on the personal narrative of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and Gather Together in My Name, this book confirms Maya Angelou’s stature as one of the most gifted autobiographers of our time.
£13.56
Random House USA Inc A Womans Education The Road from Coorain Leads to
Book SynopsisThe beloved bestselling author of The Road from Coorain and True North continues her remarkable autobiography with an account of her decade as the first woman president of Smith College-a time when she was faced with the challenge of reinventing women’s education and with the demands of her own life.Conway took on the helm at Smith at the height of exploding culture wars and the rising popularity of coeducation. With the college’s future at stake, she battled conservative faculty, ossified traditions, and doubtful funders to turn Smith into a place committed to preparing young women for the new realities of the future. Through it all, Conway served as an inspiration to thousands of students, while balancing the demands of her public role against the private pressures of coping with her husband’s bipolar disorder. A moving tribute to the value of single-sex education and to one woman’s achievements, A Woman’s Education is sur
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Random House USA Inc The Secrets of Mariko A Year in the Life of a
Book SynopsisAs it follows a Japanese housewife named Mariko Tanaka over the course of a year, The Secrets of Mariko transcends reportage to yield the kind of human insights we expect from literature. Meet Mariko, a cheerful, overscheduled woman who cares for three children, two aging parents, and an unresponsive husband. As readers watch Mariko take part in PTA meetings, bicker with her teenagers, and pursue independence through her part-time job, they come to see Mariko as someone whose dreams and disappointments mirror our own.
£14.36
HarperCollins Publishers Inc When and Where I Enter
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Doeclif Publishing A Multicultured Life From the Little Red School
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£999.99
MP-KAN Uni Press of Kansas Southern First Ladies Culture and Place in White
Book SynopsisExplores the ways in which geographical and cultural backgrounds molded a group of influential first ladies. The contributors to this volume use the lens of ‘Southernness’ to define and better understand the cultural attributes, characteristics, actions, and activism of seventeen first ladies from Martha Washington to Laura Bush.Trade ReviewThis unique study encourages all of us to examine the influence of place in the evolution of the role of first lady. With varying degrees of 'southernness,' the women included in this volume provide wonderful examples of the subtle and sometimes not-so-subtle impact of locality on national institutions." - Mary C. Brennan, dean of the College of Liberal Arts, Texas State University, and author of Pat Nixon: Embattled First Lady"Katherine Sibley has put together a masterful collection of essays on southern first ladies, spanning Martha Washington to Laura Bush. The contributors provide insightful scholarly analysis on the cultural backgrounds and 'southernness' of these influential women and how they shaped gender roles within the United States. This book is an excellent addition to the ever-growing literature on the influence and symbolism of first ladies." - Lori Cox Han, professor of political science, Chapman University, and author of Advising Nixon: The White House Memos of Patrick J. Buchanan"First ladies have often grappled with walking the fine line between traditional social, cultural, and political assumptions regarding the 'proper' role of their office and their own desire to pursue an activist agenda aimed at furthering their own interests and those of their husbands'. One would expect that presidential wives who were born or raised in the South would adhere most strongly to the traditionalist mind-set. Yet as the contributors to this fascinating volume demonstrate, it was that very southern upbringing that inspired these women to become the activist first ladies they were." - Scott Kaufman, author of Ambition, Pragmatism, and Party: A Political Biography of Gerald R. Ford"Southern First Ladies: Culture and Place in White House History looks at how the American South has shaped the women of the White House, and, by extension, the presidency and nation. The study offers a novel way to examine first ladies through the lens of the intriguing and ever-changing southern way of life. The themes interwoven throughout the chapters include slavery, civil rights, hospitality, gentility, etiquette, and women's changing roles; all are sure to fascinate the reader. The book is well researched, richly detailed, and elegantly written. Southern First Ladies is a welcome addition to the growing scholarship on presidents' wives." - Jill Abraham Hummer, author of First Ladies and American Women: In Politics and at Home
£48.95
University of Queensland Press Bittersweet Journey
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£26.55
University of Queensland Pr (Australia) Nine Lives Postwar Women Writers Making Their
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£36.05
Lutterworth Press Women on the Land Their Story During Two World
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£36.55
Penguin Putnam Inc The Almost Legendary Morris Sisters
Book SynopsisA Washington Post best nonfiction book pick of 2021“It is biography as an expression of love.” – The New York TimesNew York Times–bestselling author Julie Klam’s funny and moving story of the Morris sisters, distant relations with mysterious pasts. Ever since she was young, Julie Klam has been fascinated by the Morris sisters, cousins of her grandmother. According to family lore, early in the twentieth century the sisters’ parents decided to move the family from Eastern Europe to Los Angeles so their father could become a movie director. On the way, their pregnant mother went into labor in St. Louis, where the baby was born and where their mother died. The father left the children in an orphanage and promised to send for them when he settled in California—a promise he never kept. One of the Morris sisters later became a successful Wall Street trader and advised Franklin Roosevelt
£22.40
Penguin Putnam Inc Womens Libation
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Random House Canada Turning A Year in the Water
Book SynopsisLonglisted for the 2018 Frank Hegyi Award for Emerging Authors“Jessica J. Lee is a writer of rare and exhilarating grace. In Turning, she sounds the depths of lakes and her own life, never flinching from darkness, surfacing to fresh understandings of her place in the welter of natural and human history. A beautiful, moody, bracing debut.” —Kate Harris, award-winning author of Lands of Lost BordersThrough the heat of summer to the frozen depths of winter, Lee traces her journey swimming through 52 lakes in a single year, swimming through fear and heartbreak to find her place in the worldJessica J. Lee swims through all four seasons and especially loves the winter. I long for the ice. The sharp cut of freezing water on my feet. The immeasurable black of the lake at its coldest. Swimming then means cold, and pain, and elation. At the age of twenty-eight, Jessica, who
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Penguin Putnam Inc Pluck A Memoir of a Newfoundland Childhood and
Book SynopsisNATIONAL BESTSELLERFINALIST FOR THE 2022 ATLANTIC BOOK AWARDS’ EVELYN RICHARDSON NON-FICTION AWARD A deeply personal account of love''s restorative ability as it leads renowned novelist Donna Morrissey through mental illness, family death, and despair to becoming a writer--told with charm and inimitable humour.When Donna Morrissey left the only home she had ever known, an isolated Newfoundland settlement, at age 16, she was ready for adventure. She had grown up without television or telephones but had absorbed the tragic stories and comic yarns of her close-knit family and community. The death of her infant brother marked the family, and years later, Morrissey suffers devastating guilt about the accidental death of her teenage brother, whom she''d enticed to join her in the oilfields. Her misery was compounded by her own misdiagnosis of a terminal illness, all of which contributed to crippling anxiety and an actual diagnosi
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Hamish Hamilton I Got a Name
Book SynopsisINSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLERA vivid and meticulous true-crime story that exposes the deep fractures in a system that repeatedly fails to protect women, while tracking the once-cold trail of a murderer still at large.Krystal Senyk was the kind of friend everybody wants: a reliable confidant, a handywoman of all trades, and an infectious creative with an adventurous spirit. Most importantly, she was tough as nails. So when her best friend needed support to leave her abusive husband, Ronald Bax, Krystal leapt into action.But soon Krystal became the new outlet for Bax’s rage. He terrorized and intimidated her for months on end, and finally issued a chilling warning to her and his ex-wife: the hunt is on. Krystal was scared but she was smart: she reached out to the RCMP for a police escort home. The officer brushed her off.Bax’s threat had been all too real. At 29 years old, the woman who seemed invincible—who was a belov
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Penguin Putnam Inc The Moment
Book SynopsisAn inspiring story of resilience and bravery by the woman who became the linchpin of the case to bring Bill Cosby to justice. Andrea Constand did the right thing, not just for herself, but for more than sixty other women.When Bill Cosby was convicted on three counts of aggravated indecent assault in 2018, the verdict sent shock waves around the globe. Some were outraged that a beloved icon of family values, the man dubbed America''s dad, had been accused, let alone convicted. Others were stunned because they had waited so long to see justice; in accusations going back decades, more than sixty women recounted how they''d been drugged, raped, and assaulted at Cosby''s hands. Andrea Constand is just one of these women, but her case could still be criminally prosecuted. Constand''s legal marathon required her to endure an excruciating civil suit, and two harrowing criminal trials. It was her deep sense of personal and social responsibility, fostered by her close
£19.96
Vintage Canada Can You Hear Me Now
Book SynopsisSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2021 SHAUGHNESSY COHEN PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING In Can You Hear Me Now?, Celina Caesar-Chavannes digs deep into her childhood and her life as a young Black woman entrepreneur and politician, and shows us that effective and humane leaders grow as much from their mistakes and vulnerabilities as from their strengths.Celina Caesar-Chavannes, already a breaker of boundaries as a Black woman in business, got into politics because she wanted to make a bigger difference in the world. But when she became the first Black person elected to represent the federal riding of Whitby, Ontario, she hadn''t really thought about the fact that Ottawa wasn''t designed for someone like her. Celina soon found herself both making waves and breaking down, confronting at night, alone in her Ottawa apartment, all the painful beauty of her childhood and her troubled early adult life. She paid the price for speaking out about micro-aggressions and spe
£14.40
Vintage Canada Lookout
Book SynopsisA page-turning memoir about a young woman's grueling, revelatory summers working alone in a remote lookout tower and her eyewitness account of the increasingly unpredictable nature of wildfire in the Canadian north.While growing up in Peace River, Alberta, Trina Moyles heard many stories of Lookout Observers--strange, eccentric types who spent five-month summers alone, climbing 100-foot high towers and watching for signs of fire in the surrounding boreal forest. How could you isolate yourself for that long? she wondered. I could never do it, she told herself. Craving a deeper sense of purpose, she left northern Alberta to pursue a decade-long career in global humanitarian work. After three years in East Africa, and newly engaged, Trina returned to Peace River with a plan to sponsor her fiance, Akello's, immigration to Canada. Despite her fear of being alone in the woods, she applied for a seasonal lookout position and got the job. Thus begins Trina's first summer as one of a handful of lookouts scattered throughout Alberta, with only a farm dog, Holly--labeled a domesticated wolf by her former owners--to keep her company. While searching for smoke, Trina unravels under the pressure of a long-distance relationship--and a dawning awareness of the environmental crisis that climate change is producing in the boreal. Through megafires, lightning storms, and stunning encounters with wildlife, she learns to survive at the fire tower by forging deep connections with nature and with an extraordinary community of people dedicated to wildfire detection and combat. In isolation, she discovers a kind of self-awareness--and freedom--that only solitude can deliver. Lookout is a riveting story of loss, transformation, and belonging to oneself, layered with an eyewitness account of the destructive and regenerative power of wildfire in our northern forests.
£14.40
Waterbrook Press (A Division of Random House Inc) Ready to Rise
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Harvest House Publishers Loving God with All Your Mind
Book SynopsisFocusing on six scripture passages, Elizabeth encourages readers to let their minds think on what is true, find God's purpose, and trust the Lord. Women will discover how to handle their emotions and live God's joy.
£16.36
Harvest House Publishers The MotherinLaw Dance
Book SynopsisBelieving that mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law can become close friends, Annie offers practical advice and biblical wisdom to help them nurture their relationship. Topics covered include dealing with traditions, handling intrusiveness, and coping with faith differences.
£14.78
Harvest House Publishers Lost Art of True Beauty The PB The SetApart Girls
Book SynopsisMillions of young women are caught up in trying to look like fashion models, movie stars, or the hottest new pop singer and end up plagued by insecurity, eating disorders, and sexual promiscuity. With practical and biblical advice, bestselling author and speaker Leslie Ludy shares a different vision for feminine loveliness as God intended it.Trade Review"I have read and grown from many of Leslie's books, but none have cut me to the quick as this one. An inspiring book that delves deep into the heart issues women struggle with showing them the ultimate beauty and love found in Jesus Christ."This book is a treasure trove of Biblical truth for young women. Ludy's candid story-esque style is captivating as it is challenging." —Christa Taylor, fashion designer"I have read and grown from many of Leslie's books, but none have cut me to the quick as this one. An inspiring book that delves deep into the heart issues women struggle with showing them the ultimate beauty and love found in Jesus Christ."This book is a treasure trove of Biblical truth for young women. Ludy's candid story-esque style is captivating as it is challenging." —Christa Taylor, fashion designer
£12.25
Harvest House Publishers 365 Things Every New Mom Should Know
Book SynopsisThis daily guide to the first year of a baby’s life combines prayerful, playful, and practical information to energize new moms. Features weekly devotionals and daily activities that foster a baby’s physical, emotional, social, and spiritual growth.
£999.99
Harvest House Publishers,U.S. A Wife After Gods Own Heart
Book SynopsisA Wife After God's Own Heart reveals how you can have a wonderful relationship filled with mutual love, friendship, romance, and joy. No matter what the season of your marriage, this book is for you.
£14.99
Harvest House Publishers When Women Walk Alone Finding Strength and Hope
Book SynopsisThrough the examples of biblical and contemporary women, readers will find practical, comforting steps for dealing with loneliness. Offers help in finding support from others, celebrating uniqueness, and gaining strength for single–parenting challenges.
£15.19
Harvest House Publishers Overwhelmed How to Quiet the Chaos and Restore Your Sanity
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Harvest House Publishers,U.S. Finding God in Hidden Places
Book SynopsisJoni Eareckson Tada has inspired countless by sharing the challenges she’s faced since becoming a quadriplegic. In Finding God in Hidden Places, find encouragement and comfort as Joni shares life lessons of discovering God in the everyday moments of life.
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Harvest House Publishers Freely and Lightly Gods Gracious Invitation to a Life of Quiet Confidence
Book SynopsisThis thoughtfully written and beautifully illustrated collection of essays will help you experience a profound sense of freedom, confidence, peace, and harmony, as you accept the gifts that God has given you and become who He created you to be. Trade Review“Freely and Lightly blends a palette of depth, beauty, simplicity, real life, and rich truths to create an artful and compelling invitation to truly rest and enjoy refreshment for your soul.”—Marilyn Vancil,author of Self to Lose, Self to Find: Using the Enneagram to Uncover Your True, God-Gifted Self“We don’t deserve Freely and Lightly, but we so desperately need this quiet masterpiece. In a time when life can be loud and abrasive, I’m so very grateful for Emily's gentle, lovely, and profound words.”—Knox McCoy, author of All Things Reconsidered“I wholeheartedly believe this: The more you believe God, the more confident you will become. Emily's relatable words and gentle encouragement to let go of self-reliance and to trust who God is and who he made us to be is exactly what women of all ages need to hear.”—Alli Worthington, author of Standing Strong, business coach, and cofounder of Called Creatives“In a culture conditioned to turn toward the loudest voice in the room, Emily Lex shows us the spiritual heft of a gentle soul. Freely and Lightly is an invitation to lay down our burdens, trading the trendy, self-comfort sort of rest for a deep gulp of living water. This book is fresh air and freedom.”—Shannan Martin, author of The Ministry of Ordinary Places and Falling Free“When I celebrated a huge milestone in my life several years ago, Emily Lex sent me a small watercolor of flowers she painted to say congratulations. Every time I look at that small framed painting on my desk, I feel seen and loved. Now we all get an entire book of paintings from Emily! I hope this book will do for you what that painting did for me. With simple beauty and deep faith, Freely and Lightly is the book we need when we feel overwhelmed, overlooked, and undone. I'm so grateful to Emily for this kind work of art.”—Emily P. Freeman, Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Next Right Thing“This is my new favorite book to gift! Emily's watercolor art and hopeful insights offer grace and peace to all who read FreelyandLightly. You are going to love this little book.”—Jessica N. Turner, bestselling author of The Fringe Hours and Stretched Too Thin“Freely and Lightly is the friend who understands your weary soul, holds your hand, and walks you back toward the truth that brings true rest. Through vulnerable storytelling and exquisite artistry, Emily invites us to remember what it feels like to twirl—to be who we already are and to know the delight of our Father. Join me in reading and gifting this book again and again.”—Nicole Zasowski, marriage and family therapist and author of From Lost to Found“This book is sheer truth, goodness, and beauty—the hallmark trifecta of great art. The words and watercolors Emily has graced us with in these pages call to mind a deeper, more necessary truth than we normally see in the cacophony of life—that Christ reveals himself in the daily delights.”—Tsh Oxenreider, author of Shadow & Light, At Home in the World, and Notes From a Blue Bike
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Rowman & Littlefield Behind the Silence Chinese Voices on Abortion
Book SynopsisBehind the Silence is the first in-depth work in any language to explore the diverse perspectives of mainland Chinese regarding induced abortion and fetal life in the context of the world''s most ambitious and intrusive family planning program. Bringing to light the range of Chinese views and experiences, Nie Jing-Bao draws on extensive primary sources and intensive fieldwork, including surveys by and interviews with hundreds of rural, urban, and overseas Chinese. Nie''s exploration of the multi-layered meanings of public silence, official pronouncements, forgotten controversies from the Imperial era, public and private consensus and disagreement, women''s personal stories, and doctors'' narratives provides compelling evidence on the remarkably varied, sometimes critical, and often tormented voices of the Chinese people. Revealing a surprising range of beliefs and feelings concerning the morality of abortion and fetal life, the book nevertheless finds widespread acceptance of national population policies. It also examines the personal anguish and complex socio-cultural and ethical issues entwined with coerced abortion essential to enforce birth-control policies. In addition, the author argues, the abortion issue illustrates the importance of taking seriously China''s internal plurality if Westerners and Chinese are to develop a fruitful cross-cultural dialogue.Trade ReviewNie's important book…examine[s] the diverse and difficult experiences and views of different groups of Chinese people….In addressing the moral experience of abortion in China, it brings to light the multifaceted, complex and difficult dimensions of an issue that continues to be excluded from public debate by the political constraints of the Chinese state. -- Harriet Evans, University of Westminster * China Quarterly *Jing-Bao Nie's nuanced account of abortion in China has provided me with a new set of lenses through which to view abortion as it is theorized and practiced in the United States. Sensitive to issues of gender, race, and class; aware of hierarchies of power in the public, professional, and private realms; and attentive to debates about women's rights and responsibilities, he provides the means for previously repressed and suppressed voices to speak loudly about one of their most difficult choices: to say 'yes' or 'no' to new life. Nie has written a book for all seasons that I intend to use in my courses on Ethics and Public Policy, Health Care Ethics and Law, and Feminist Thought. -- Rosemarie Tong, Distinguished Professor in Health Care Ethics and director of the Center for Professional and Applied Ethics, University of NortAn important work about abortion in China....Nie's rich background is a perfect combination of medicine and sociology, with roots in Chinese culture, making his contribution to this area of research unique. This well-organized, readable book is useful for multiple disciplines in the social sciences. Highly recommended. -- R. Wang, Central Michigan University * CHOICE *[A] remarkable achievement. Nie’s overarching project, the eclipsing of stereotypes held in the West about a monolithic and mono-cultural Chinese experience, can be said to be an unqualified triumph. Not only does the work represent a hitherto unexamined area of Chinese society, it contributes to a theory of ethics that must coexist with this contentious subject matter….Nie’s book is about the morality and ethics of abortion as much as it is about the multifaceted grounds for a medical procedure, and its frequently devastating effects on the lives of Chinese women. * Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology *[A] unique and comprehensive study of abortion and its moral and ethical contexts in contemporary mainland China....Nie has made a tremendous contribution to scholarship in the area by giving a voice to so many silenced women and bringing to light some of the diverse personal meanings and experiences of aboration in contemporary China...This book with its clear and comprehensive exposition...can be recommended to a wide range of readers from specialists in Chinese ethics, sociology or women's studies, right through to undergraduate students taking general courses on Chinese society and culture. -- Rosemary Roberts, University of Queensland * New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies *from the Foreword: One of the most important books written on morality and ethics in China. Nie’s achievement is not just to tell us about what people have practiced and how they have reacted to abortion. Even more, this book opens a window on contemporary Chinese society that provides a better sense of how ordinary Chinese negotiate social dangers and endure and transform moral experience. -- Arthur Kleinman, Harvard UniversityUsing surveys and ethnographic information Nie Jing-Bao shows in this book how pluralistic, multisided, and contested the issue of abortion is in China. * International Journal Of Public Opinion Research *In this impressive book Nie Jing-Bao not only explores the voices of women whose reproductive choices are affected by the existing policies in China, but also elucidates the theoretical, philosophical, and social realities behind them. By speaking and listening to individuals and health professionals, Nie offers a unique and compelling account of the reality of reproductive life in modern China... [H]is non-judgmental, and intellectually sophisticated handling of the subject and those whose voices he documents, makes his book a landmark contribution. * The Lancet *This is a book full of real people struggling within constraints that touch them as individuals, but that also engage them in conceptions of the common good and of their place in the scheme of things. To grasp that overarching theme is to lift ethics from the narrow and procedural terms that are often dictated by individualistic conceptions of autonomy and rights and to remind us that our lives are articulated against a wider canvas than the one we often encounter. -- Grant Gillett, University of Otago * The American Journal Of Bioethics *[An] excellent and informative account of the impact of reproduction policies in China…. Nie’s book is wonderfully nuanced and thoroughly researched. More than 700 Chinese people took part in the research he conducted, and Nie brings to their voices an understanding and compassion which speaks to his own personal and intellectual understandings of China, its history and its complexity. -- Sheila A. McLean, Glasgow University * Medical Law International *Affords rare insight into the personal experiences and viewpoints of some Chinese who have endured the world’s harshest and most insistent state-directed birth control program. Of interest not only to students of Chinese society and culture, but also to specialists in ethics and public policy, medicine, and law. * Population and Development Review *An exceptionally thorough and well-documented examination of abortion in the PRC. This is a truly pioneering work in that the PRC government's antagonism to research that has anything to do with the one-child policy has, until now, made such a project impossible. Nie successfully overcame this barrier, however, producing this very important contribution to the academic study of China. * China Review International *This thoughtful study explores Cinese attitudes both past and present . . . contentious, thought-provoking and carefully nuanced. Nie's strong views on the nature of Chinese society and culture and the way he links his research to debates on whether ethical and moral values should be absolute or relative give his work relevenace far beyond its specifc subject matter. -- Delia Davin, University of Leeds * The China Journal *The most valuable information in the book comes from Nie's painstaking survey and in-depth interviews. . . .I recommend this book to Chinese readers for the particular attention it brings to what people in the West think about abortion in moral terms. I would also recommend it to Western readers because Nie has offered interpretation of much of the silence behind abortion in China. -- Yan Che, Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research * Studies in Family Planning *Nie's contribution is that he has been able to get some people in China to talk more openly about their attitudes toward abortion, fetal life, and morality...Nie also contributes richness to our understanding of what it means to live in a society where women may be forced to have abortions with the collusion of their work colleagues and friends as well as the coercion of the local state. -- Jean C. Robinson * East Asia *A timely work about the historical, cultural, social, and political aspects of induced abortion in China...[Nie's] work raises issues of gender, ethnicity, and religion in a meticulous, nuanced, and accessible manner, making the reader doubt whether people's experiences of induced abortion really conform to the stereotypes about which we so often hear. * Iias Newsletter, March 2008 *A well-written and insightful account of the impact of the family planning policy in China by an author with a keen understanding of both the moral and cultural issues involved. * Developing World Bioethics, March 2008 *Thought-provoking and thoughtful, Behind the Silence injects nuance and complexity into a fraught topic and should be standard reading for anyone seeking to understand abortion in contemporary China. * Bulletin of the History of Medicine *A very ambitious book that aims to offer an account of Chinese voices on abortion….[Nie's] work contributes substantially to an understanding of abortion in China under the one-child policy in both descriptive and normative ways, giving rich texture to the title phrase 'behind the silence.'…An important and sensitive work. * International Journal of Feminist Approaches To Bioethics *Nie Jing-Bao's book Behind the Silence is an exceptionally thorough and well-documented examination of abortion in the PRC. This is a truly pioneering work....Nie creates a well-balanced account of both abortion and the one-child policy....Nie has some true gems in his study....He provides a striking range of voices. * China Review International, Spring 2007 *Table of ContentsChapter 1 Foreword Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 Listening to the Silence: The Absence of Public Debate and Its Meaning Chapter 4 'Instructions' from Above: Official Positions Chapter 5 The Forgotten Controversies: Heritage of Imperial Times Chapter 6 Tidings from the Populace: Consensus and Contention in the Survey Results Chapter 7 Bitterness beyond Words: Women's Narratives Chapter 8 An Inquiry into Coerced Abortion: Sociocultural and Ethical Issues Chapter 8 Fulfilling Discordant Duties: Doctors' Narratives Chapter 9 The Challenge of Cross-Cultural Dialogue: Taking Seriously China's Internal Plu Chapter 10 Appendix: The Pilot Study, the Survey, and the Interviews Chapter 12 References Chapter 13 Acknowledgements
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Simon & Schuster Our Mothers War
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Pluto Press Repealed
Book SynopsisA celebration and analysis of a 35-year long grassroots movement that successfully overturned the ban on abortion in IrelandTrade Review‘A must-read for anyone interested in reproductive rights. It is a call-to-arms in the ongoing global fight for abortion access and reproductive justice’ -- Bríd Smith TD, People before Profit'An indispensable and compelling read, showing how feminist organising changes law and changes activists' -- Mairead Enright, Reader in Feminist Legal Studies, University of Birmingham and a founding member of Lawyers for Choice‘An in-depth account of how the campaign was fought and won. It’s a fluidly written book filled with clear facts, passionate arguments and compassionate vignettes’ -- ‘Buzz’Table of ContentsForeword – Ruth Coppinger Prologue 1. Introducing the Real Heroes 2. Reproductive Oppressions in Ireland 3. Ireland's Dark History of Injustices Against Women - Camilla Fitzsimons & Sinead Kennedy 4. After the Eighth, the Slow Movement for Repeal - Sinead Kennedy 5. No Quiet Revolution - the Grassroots Gathers 6. The Together for Yes Campaign 7. The Battle Continues 8. Where to Next in the Struggle for Reproductive Rights?
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The History Press Ltd Woman with the Iceberg Eyes Oriana F. Wilson
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC From Women to the World
Book SynopsisAn Independent Book of the MonthFeatured in Vogue Arabia Featured by Vanity Fair Acclaimed writer Elif Shafak writes a letter to Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand after the Christchurch attack. Actress Yasmine AlMassri pens a poem about war for her mother. Activist and TV presenter June Sarpong addresses designer Diane Von Furstenberg.These are a few of the moving and insightful letters that make up From Women to the World, a book by journalist, author and executive Elizabeth Filippouli, which brings together letters from a global group of accomplished women - politicians, royalty, actors, writers, activists and more every one addressed to a woman who means something to each of them. The results are extraordinary, heartfelt letters to historical figures, mentors, family members or inspiring ordinary people. Each is based on these women''s personal histories and experiences, drawing attention to social issues such as homelessness, war, LGBTrade ReviewPoignant. * The Independent *Trailblazing female politicians, royals, actors and writers from around the world write letters to historical figures, famous women, family members and mentors, sharing their heartfelt personal experiences while drawing attention to pressing social issues that fuel their activism… Through their letters they reflect on their lives, careers, relationships, successes and challenges, and although many highlight the various trials and tribulations this generation of Arab women has had to endure and overcome, the overall message is one of activism and optimism for the future. * The National *In this collection of writings from women across the world, letter-writing is put to work to declare women's solidarity, strength and resolve… A book to delve into when in need of wise counsel. * The Morning Star *A book like this… is as close as possible to a bouquet of roses… each one [letter] is special and distinctive and suffused with a different fragrance. Without a doubt every reader will find.. [within them] a dose of love, hope and inspiration. * Asharq-Al-Awsat *Powerful and insightful letters from a global group of accomplished women… From Women to the World is an attempt by these incredible, outspoken, and inspiring women to lend us their hands, through their experiences, to bring us along to a new century of change. * The New Arab *Elizabeth Filippouli’s book, From Women to the World, is profoundly moving. A series of letters written by women, to the women who changed their lives, it is in itself likely to change the lives of the many women who are destined to read it. Among the many powerful and incisive stories, the letter written by Muna AbuSulayman to Margaret Garner, the enslaved woman attempting to escape to freedom, who murdered her daughter rather than see her return to captivity, induced me to tears. I will be buying it for my daughter and my mother. This is not a book to miss. * Linda Duberley, Writer and Broadcaster *Living in the 21st century, we should not be forced to question ourselves about gender equality and gender equivalence. We all have to remain vigilant not to lose the giant steps forward that were made in earlier centuries to give the woman the place she rightfully deserves as a human being, a free individual, possessor of her own body, entitled to being single, a wife, a mother, a CEO, a preacher or whatever she decides to become or to be. No other restrictions applied then those she decides to endorse. The hard work continues. The beauty of those letters lie in their fragility toward others and in their strength to become and to be at the same time. This book is a must read! * Sir Dirk Brossé, Conductor/Composer, Music Director The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia *From Women to the World is a remarkable book reflecting the sentiments of women from across the world in moving tributes to those they love and respect. These exceptional people, who have often achieved success against the odds, share values, passion, and a mutual, powerful faith in the way women can change the world. Each beautifully crafted letter tells a story, touching on injustice, prejudice, oppression, and inequality, but also highlighting the courage, determination, and self-belief that women draw on to try and achieve their rightful place in male dominated societies. It is both a literary gem and a slice of history. This is a tremendous book.. * Richard Peel, Communications Strategist *From Women to the World features missives from women to the women who inspired and sustained them. It is a work of profound reflection through and about relationships. Elizabeth Filippouli makes these letters a sort of 'collective voice' of what is common to these women, highly varied in specifics and yet linked by shared concern and commitments. This volume opens up the power of relationships and gives access to these private voices to all of us. It is indeed 'from women to the world'. * Professor Marc Ventresca, Said Business School University of Oxford *From Women to the World is a thought-provoking, deeply inspirational, and beautifully compiled tribute to women's leadership. I commend Elizabeth for this important and timeless contribution to the growing body of scholarship and literature that honours the unlimited potential and unparalleled capacity of women’s leadership, and highlights its holistic impact on economies, on societies, and whole communities. * Haifa Al Kaylani, President & Founder, The Arab International Women’s Forum *From Women to the World is a thought-provoking and at times difficult read. In this carefully curated series of letters, Elizabeth Filippouli has, in her own words, 'handed over a baton'. Together we have the power to change society and make it fairer for all. To all who contributed: thank you. To my fellow readers: now is the time - we move forward together. * Sarah Waddington, Chart.PR FCIPR FPRCA MIOD. Managing Director, Astute.Work Founder, #FuturePRoof *This is a gem of a book. * Vicky Pryce. Economist/Author of ‘Women vs Capitalism’ *I could say that From Women to the World is a role model female platform. It is a dialogue between women that inspires, thrills, touches the souls and feelings of countless readers that surely this spectacular book will have. Thank you, Elizabeth Filippouli and all the brave and valuable women authors of these letters, for let us share their fights, pains, and victories. * Rosalía Arteaga Serrano, Former President of the Republic of Ecuador *Too often we focus on metrics and measurements, yet it is stories and relationships that lead to real, long lasting transformation. These stories from around the world will have an impact on the reader as they did on those who feature in them. This is a beautiful, powerful book. * Helen Alderson, International Committee of the Red Cross *Elizabeth says: Feminism is about accepting the inevitable limitations while nurturing mind independence. When you read this book you will realize that none of its contributors accept either inevitability or limitations. Well done Elizabeth for this remarkable step in breaking the mould. * Doug Wills, Editor Emeritus Evening Standard *This is a unique book about the race to dignity and equality which will take long, but with the right leaders we will get there faster!’ * Nikos Koumettis, Coca Cola Group President Europe Middle East & Africa *Reading these letters, and the stories of the women writing them and to whom they were written, made me cry, smile with recognition and made me feel humble when I read some of the stories. Incredible letters that highlight the power of understanding, love and reflection. Overwhelmingly they made me feel inspired and hopeful that we live in a world where there are many, many people of compassion, wisdom and emotional strength despite us rarely hearing their voices. * Leonor Stjepic, CEO of Montessori Group *If you were to write a letter to a woman of History say, or of Today, a Relation or anyone, someone you can imagine walking into the future with - Who would it be? What would you say? Well, my female friends, pull up a one-of-a-kind seat at the From Women to the World table and get ready to be swept away by a global group of fearless imprimaturs who did what you are imagining that you might do one day. Delight. Enjoy. Partake a breathtaking read of many of the most creative, wide-eyed set of letters that will charge up your inner bandit to feel and do everything you would-will do to advance all aspects of the human spirit of our gender. Here. There and Everywhere. * Roberta d’Eustachio, Founder/Editor-in-chief, Giving Magazine - voice of impact: and The Giving Collective *This book, is riveting, moving, shocking and uplifting. * Rita Payne, Journalist/President Emeritus Commonwealth Journalists Association *Table of ContentsLetter to the Reader ‘TO THE WOMAN THAT CHANGED ME, DIANE VON FURSTENBERG’ June Sarpong OBE (UK) ‘TO MY AUNT, RAMONA FIANI’ Roula Azar Douglas (Lebanon/Canada) ‘TO ZOHRA MOOSA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MAMACASH’ Hellen Lunkuse T. Waiswa (Uganda) ‘TO MY SISTER IN HUMANITY, ANGELINA JOLIE’ Basma Alawee (Iraq/USA) ‘TO MY DAUGHTER, LARA KARMEL’ Annabel Karmel MBE (UK) ‘TO MARGARET GARNER, THE WOMAN WHO MURDERED HER DAUGHTER’ Muna AbuSulayman (Saudi Arabia) ‘A POEM TO MY MOTHER, AS A METAPHOR FOR ALL WOMEN IN MY FAMILY’ Yasmin AlMassri (Lebanon) ‘TO ATHENA, AS THE YOUNGER ANOUSHEH’ Anousheh Ansari (Iran/USA) ‘TO MY DAUGHTER, 'Ashtar Mouallem' Iman Aoun (Palestine) ‘TO MY MOTHER, AUDREY SMITH’ Emma Bache (UK) ‘TO ONE OF THE WORLD’S GREATEST CELLISTS JACQUELINE DU PRÉ’ Silvia Chiesa (Italy) ‘TO MY DAUGHTER, SOFIA BABAI’ Shelmina Abji (USA/Tanzania) ‘TO MY YOUNGER SELF, HOPE’ Basma Al Said (Oman) ‘TO ALL FEMALE ATHLETES OF THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS’ Mary Davis (USA/Ireland) ‘TO SENATOR HAIFA HAJJAR NAJJAR’ Deema Bibi (Jordan) ‘TO MY DAUGHTER, SOFIA BELTRAME’ Paola Diana (Italy) ‘TO MY GRANDMOTHERS HER MAJESTY QUEEN ZEIN AL-SHARAF TALAL OF JORDAN AND BEGUM SHAISTA SUHRAWARDY IKRAMULLAH’ HRH Sumaya Bint El Hassan (Jordan) ‘TO THE HOMELESS WOMAN’ Grazia Giuliani (Italy/UK) ‘TO MURDERED JOURNALIST, ANNA LINDH’ Miriam Gonzalez – Durantez (Spain/UK) ‘TO JACINDA ARDERN, PM OF NEW ZEALAND’ Elif Shafak (Turkey/UK) ‘TO MY SISTER, MANTALENA KAILI’ Eva Kaili MEP (Greece) ‘TO THE WOMEN WHO SHAPED ME, AMONG THEM ANNIE LENOX AND CAROLE CADWALLADR’ Livia Firth (UK/Italy) ‘TO MY UNBORN GRANDDAUGHTER’ Attiya Mahmood (Pakistan) ‘TO SHYAMA PERERA’ Dame Martina Milburn DCVO CBE (UK) ‘TO ALL YOUNG WOMEN’ Christina Nielsen (Denmark) ‘TO MY SISTERS AROUND THE WORLD’ Femi Oke (UK) ‘TO MY MOTHER, RHODA SPIELMAN TZEMACH’ Gayle Tzemach-Lemmon (USA) ‘TO THE ANONYMOUS WOMAN’ Mariane Pearl (France) ‘TO MY WIFE, HANAN KATTAN’ Shamim Sarif (UK/Canada) ‘TO GERALDINE, INSPIRED BY MOLLY YARD AND GLORIA STEINEM’ Geraldine Sharpe Newton (UK/USA) ‘TO MY NIECES’ Dr Rebecca S. Hage Thomley (USA) ‘TO MY MOTHER, REZZAN TUNÇER’ Nurdeniz Tunçer (Turkey) ‘TO ADA LOVELACE’ Dame Stephanie (Steve) Shirley (UK) 'TO ALL WOMEN, DAUGHTERS OF THE WORLD' Elizabeth Filippouli (Greece/UK) Afterword Thought Triggers
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Baker Publishing Group The Princess Within Restoring the Soul of a
Book SynopsisAs Serita Jakes shares her testimony, she ministers to women from all walks of life. Her words resonate with those who feel trapped, but who long to be restored as the princesses God created them to be. Serita''s insights and encouragement will give readers hope, courage, and strength to break free and experience wholeness in Christ. The discussion questions add a new dimension to this popular book, making it ideal for small groups and book clubs. Includes a foreword by T. D. Jakes.
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Baker Publishing Group Come With Me Discovering the Beauty of Following
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