Gender studies: women and girls Books
Baker Publishing Group The SpiritLed Heart
Book SynopsisNew from Bestselling Proverbs 31 Author Suzanne Eller!Without realizing it, we''ve gotten lost in our own little lives. We''ve settled for 'good enough' and days that run together in an unmemorable blur. We long for something to shake us up, but we''re exhausted by the thought of it too.In her warm, vulnerable style, bestselling Proverbs 31 author Suzanne Eller shows how living and loving without limits has nothing to do with your own efforts--and it has everything to do with God''s Holy Spirit. Unpacking the promises and teachings Jesus shared with the disciples about the Holy Spirit, Suzanne shows how you can stop settling and start truly living. When you learn to unwrap the gift of his presence, you''ll find the world-changing, foundation-shaking, soul-stirring life of passion and purpose God is waiting to give you.
£999.99
Baker Publishing Group Fully Alive
Book SynopsisIn this eye-opening book, Susie Larson shows how intertwined our emotional, spiritual, and physical health are. Spiritual difficulties can have physical consequences, and physical illnesses can have emotional and even spiritual ramifications. So in order for true healing to occur, it must happen holistically--mind, body, and spirit.Providing a fresh vision of what a flourishing life is, Susie shares practical, biblical ways to· replace defeating thoughts with redemptive ones· overcome stress and embrace God''s peace· deal with the 'I can''ts' embedded in our souls· trade unhealthy habits for new life-giving practicesWe cannot keep ignoring the mental and/or emotional symptoms that are trying to get our attention. Fully Alive is an uplifting guide for anyone who longs to know the health, freedom, and wholeness that Jesus wants for us.
£16.40
Baker Publishing Group Joykeeper
Book SynopsisKnow joy. Keep joy. Live joy!Joy can feel elusive when defined by how you feel in a given moment or what your circumstances are at the present. Sometimes joy feels like it can be taken away, even when things are good. During a long season, Suzanne Eller discovered six surprising biblical truths about joy. Those truths helped her see joy and God in a new light. You are invited to embrace those same truths! JoyKeeper will help you· replace the need to hide emotions with honesty about how you feel· redefine joy from an up-and-down feeling to who God is in the right-now· discover how joy guides you through the hard places as well as the good· run freely to your Source of joy, rather than try to do it on your own· confront everyday joy stealers to live day-to-day as a JoyKeeperThirty practical and inspirational daily exercises are also included so you can intentionally practice these
£19.25
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Courageous Women of Maryland
Book SynopsisLearn about eighteen of Maryland's most influential and courageous women, past and present. Ideal for the classroom, this educational book offers brief biographies and commentary on poet Lucille Clifton; politicians Helen Delich Bentley, Barbara Mikulski, and Verda Welcome; photojournalist Sadie Kneller Miller; fashion designer Claire McCardell; and art collectors the Cone sisters. This book takes a look at each woman's achievements and the courageous choices they made to realize success. Middle gradesages 10-13.
£17.09
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Close Quarters A Womans Guide to Living Working
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Chesapeake Women Their Stories Their Memories
Book SynopsisMeet eleven women from the Chesapeake Bay: waterwomen, boat captains, businesswomen, scientists, and historians. Individually, these women's lives have been influenced and enriched by living on or near the Bay. As a collection, they are some of the great Chesapeake storytellers. Their stories are both informative and entertaining. Some tell of a Bay that was more pristine and wholesome than it is presently and a time when most of the people made their livelihood from the Bay. They tell of the unique culture and heritage that bond their lives and share the hope that their beloved Chesapeake will once again be healthy and the folks who live along her shores will truly be stewards not only of her but also of each other. Through their stories, their memories, we can only hope that their dreams will someday come true.
£19.54
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Harriet Quimby
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£14.39
Schiffer Publishing Ltd HERstory Quilts
Book SynopsisA long-overdue tribute to a selection of women who have shaped history through herstory, this rich collection of 108 mixed-media fiber art pieces celebrates extraordinary women who cracked glass ceilings, made important discoveries, or shook the world by breaking into fields dominated by men. The subjects of these exquisite quilts, by 85 artists from 7 countries, include politicians and scientists, environmentalists and entertainers, activists and artists, athletes and authorsand even a fictional heroine. The quilting medium mirrors the advances these women have made, as the art quilt movement has inspired women to express their creativity in a whole new way.Trade Review"This book is a tribute to the women who have shaped history through their accomplishments since 1920... Visual inspiration sits alongside information about the influential women featured." - The Quilter, Winter 2018
£28.79
Kultur International Films What I Know Now Letters to My Younger Self
Book SynopsisIf you could send a letter back through time to your younger self, what would the letter say?In this moving collection, forty-one famous women write letters to the women they once were, filled with advice and insights they wish they had had when they were younger. Today show correspondent Ann Curry writes to herself as a rookie reporter in her first job, telling herself not to change so much to fit in, urging her young self, “It is time to be bold about who you really are.” Country music superstar Lee Ann Womack reflects on the stressed-out year spent recording her first album and encourages her younger self to enjoy the moment, not just the end result. “Your hair matters far, far less than you think,” is the wry advice that begins the letter bestselling mystery writer Lisa Scottoline pens to her twenty-year old self. And Maya Angelou, leaving home at seventeen with a newborn baby in her arms, assures herself she will succ
£16.14
Random House USA Inc The Diana Chronicles
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Random House USA Inc Escape
Book SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The dramatic true story of one woman’s life inside the ultra-fundamentalist American religious sect featured in Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey—and her courageous flight to freedom with her eight childrenWith a new epilogue by the author • “Escape provides an astonishing look behind the tightly drawn curtains of the FLDS church, one of the most secretive religious groups in the United States. A courageous, heart-wrenching account.”—Jon Krakauer When she was eighteen years old, Carolyn Jessop was coerced into an arranged marriage with a total stranger: a man thirty-two years her senior. Merril Jessop already had three wives. But arranged plural marriages were an integral part of Carolyn’s heritage: She was born into and raised in the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS), the radical offshoot of the Mormon Church. Over the ne
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McClelland & Stewart Baseball Life Advice Loving the Game That Saved Me
Book SynopsisNational BestsellerA Globe and Mail Best BookA National Post Best Book of the YearA passionate ode to baseball, its culture, and its community, which both celebrates and challenges the game – and reminds us why it really matters. For Stacey May Fowles, the game of baseball is one of long pauses punctuated by tiny miracles. In this entertaining and thoughtful book, Fowles gives us a refreshingly candid and personal perspective on subjects ranging from bat flips to bandwagoners, from the romance of spring training to the politics of booing, from the necessity of taking a hard look at players' injuries and mental health issues to finding solace at the ballpark. Fowles confronts head-on the stereotype that female fans lack real knowledge about the game, and also calls out the boys will be boys attitude and its implications both on and off the field. She also shares her reverence for the no-hitter, her memories of going to the ballpark with her dad, and the challenges of falling in love with someone who didn't like baseball. Throughout the book, she offers exhilarating snapshots of the Toronto Blue Jays' 2015 and 2016 seasons, and gathers a selection of inspiring baseball life advice quotes from players and others that provide unexpected insight into how we could all live better lives. With remarkable verve, intelligence, and an unabashed enthusiasm, Fowles explores how we can use the lens of baseball to examine who we are. And in this passionate ode to the game, its culture, and its community, she reminds us that although baseball can break your heart, it will always find a way to make it whole again.
£15.30
McClelland & Stewart Inc. All Things Consoled A Daughters Memoir
Book SynopsisFrom Elizabeth Hay, one of Canada's beloved novelists, comes a startling and beautiful memoir about the drama of her parents' end, and the longer drama of being their daughter. Winner of the 2018 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonficiton.Jean and Gordon Hay were a colourful, formidable pair. Jean, a late-blooming artist with a marvellous sense of humour, was superlatively frugal; nothing got wasted, not even maggoty soup. Gordon was a proud and ambitious schoolteacher with a terrifying temper, a deep streak of melancholy, and a devotion to flowers, cars, words, and his wife. As old age collides with the tragedy of living too long, these once ferociously independent parents become increasingly dependent on Lizzie, the so-called difficult child. By looking after them in their final decline, she hopes to prove that she can be a good daughter after all.In this courageous memoir, written with tough-minded candour, tenderness, and wit, Elizabeth Hay lays bare t
£15.26
McClelland & Stewart Inc. Still I Cannot Save You
Book SynopsisWith honesty, love, and humour, in this moving memoir, Kelly S. Thompson explores her relationship with her older sister, Meghan. Tested by addiction, abuse, and illness, the sisters’ relationship crumbles, only to be rebuilt into an everlasting bond.Kelly Thompson and her older sister, Meghan, are proof that sisterhood doesn’t always equate to friendship. Growing up within a military family, the girls were close despite being temperamental opposites—Kelly, anxious and studious, looked to her big sister for comfort, and Meghan, who battled kidney cancer as a toddler, was gregarious and protective. But as she approached adulthood, Meghan spiralled into a cocaine and opioid addiction, and Kelly’s relationship with her sister was torn apart. Their paths diverge as they live their own lives, and it is only when Meghan becomes a mother that she and Kelly tentatively face past hurts and reexamin
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Iter Press Enchanted Eloquence Fairy Tales by Seventeenth
Book SynopsisThis is a superb book on all levels. The translations of the tales are excellent. The research is impeccable. The introduction and notes are highly informative. Most important, Lewis Seifert and Domna Stanton have focused on unusual fairy tales that have never been translated before and are seminal for understanding the development of the literary fairy tale as genre. French women writers played a central role in the institutionalization of a literary genre in the French civilizing process that had huge ramifications in opera, theater, vaudeville, music, and film. Moreover, their tales influenced other writers of fairy tales in Europe. This book does an honor to their creative efforts and provides the basis for further research on the development of European fairy tales. Jack ZipesProfessor of German, Emeritus, University of MinnesotaTrade Review"Enchanted Eloquence: Fairy Tales by Seventeenth–Century French Women Writers is a superb book on all levels. The translations of the tales are excellent. The research is impeccable. The introduction and notes are highly informative. Most important, Lewis Seifert and Domna Stanton have focused on unusual fairy tales that have never been translated before and are seminal for understanding the development of the literary fairy tale as genre. French women writers played a central role in the institutionalization of a literary genre in the French civilizing process that had huge ramifications in opera, theater, vaudeville, music, and film. Moreover, their tales influenced other writers of fairy tales in Europe. This book does an honor to their creative efforts and provides the basis for further research on the development of European fairy tales." * Jack Zipes, University of Minnesota *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ixList of Illustrations xI. Volume Editors’ Introduction 1II. Fairy Tales by Seventeenth-Century ConteusesCatherine Bernard: Introduction 47Prince Rosebush 51Marie-Jeanne L’Héritier de Villandon: Introduction 61Marmoisan 66Marie-Catherine Le Jumel de Barneville, baronne d’Aulnoy:Introduction 97Princess Little Carp 103The Doe in the Woods 151Charlotte-Rose de Caumont de La Force: Introduction 189The Enchanter 194Green and Blue 213Henriette-Julie de Castelnau, comtesse de Murat:Introduction 231Little Eel 236Wasted Effort 270III. Critical Texts on the Conte de féesIntroduction 281Marie-Jeanne L’Héritier de Villandon, Letter toMadame D.G.*** (1695) 286Pierre de Villiers, Conversations on Fairy Tales and OtherContemporary Works, To Protect against Bad Taste (1699),from the Second Conversation 294Appendix 311Bibliography 315Index 337
£999.99
University of British Columbia Press Guiding Modern Girls
Book SynopsisBy analyzing how the Girl Guide movement sought to maintain social stability in England, Canada, and India during the 1920s and 1930s, this book reveals the ways in which girls and young women understood, reworked, and sometimes challenged the expectations placed on them by the world's largest voluntary organization for girls.Trade ReviewGuiding Modern Girls unveils how the early Girl Guide movement carved out spaces of intergenerational female homosociality that were neither fully empowering nor exclusively oppressive. On a larger scale, it gestures at the untapped potential buried in the history of youth organizations for charting the stony and serpentine trails that led to the emergence of a global modernity. -- Mischa Honeck, Historisches Institut, Universitat Duisburg-Essen * H-SOZ-KULT *Kristine Alexander makes a significant contribution to the intertwined histories of girlhood, imperialism, and the international Girl Guide movement. -- Kristine Moruzi * Canadian Historical Review *Alexander paints a complex image of the organization, which was the epitome of the simultaneously dynamic and traditional nature of British society in the interwar period, and makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the Girl Guides through this thought-provoking transnational study. -- Sian Edwards, University of Winchester * Historical Studies in Education, Vol. 31, No. 1 *Table of ContentsIntroduction1 Guiding’s Beginnings: Victorian Antecedents and Early Twentieth-Century Growth2 Guiding Girls toward the Private Sphere: Training for Homekeeping, Mothercraft, and Matrimony3 “We Must Give the Modern Girl a Training in Citizenship”: Preparing Girls for Political and Social Service4 Moulding Bodies and Identities in the Outdoors: Religion, Gender, and Racial-National Narratives at Girl Guide Camps5 “The Mass Ornament”: Rallies, Pageantry, Exercise, and Drill6 Imperial and International Sisterhood: Possibilities and LimitsConclusionNote; Bibliography; Index
£999.99
Thomas Nelson Publishers Boss Up
Book SynopsisFrom author, podcaster, and business owner Lindsay Teague Moreno, Boss Up! is a plan for moms and women to live the lives they’ve dreamed of and learn how to start and succeed in their own businesses.Trade Review'Boss Up! is a fantastic, straight-talking road map for getting started and for continuing to evolve and thrive as a woman entrepreneur. Lindsay takes the lessons she's learned through her own experience and shares them in an honest, humorous, and inspiring way. Boss Up! will make you want to dive right in and take the next steps forward no matter where you are in the process.' --Ali Edwards, business owner, AliEdwards.com'Boss Up! is the guide I wish I'd had when starting my own business. Lindsay delivers hard-nosed business advice while making you laugh out loud with the realities of being both a mom and entrepreneur. With contagious enthusiasm and practical tips, this is the book to read if you want to grow your business.' --Tonya Dalton, author, The Joy of Missing Out, and inkWELL Press Productivity Co. CEO'Boss Up! should be mandatory reading for every female entrepreneur. It's what you wish your girlfriend had told you about what it takes and what to expect as a mom, wife, and badass business owner. Lindsay's relatable humor will have you laughing while you lap up invaluable lessons on mind-set and strategy and the skills you need to kill in business without the guilt.' --Chalene Johnson, New York Times bestselling author and business and lifestyle expert'Boss Up! will make you laugh, cry, and then you'll want to get out and hustle! As a fellow stay-at-home mom turned business owner, this book feels like home! Lindsay gets it. Tried and true. Boss Up! will give you the permission to get out there and fuel the fire that is already burning within you!' --Chari Pack, Persnickety Prints founder'For the seven years I've known Lindsay professionally, I've always been deeply inspired by her passion for helping women find their life purpose. She shows women around the world, regardless of circumstances, that with the right tools, perspective, and personal authenticity, they, too, can be successful in every aspect of life. Boss Up! is another fantastic example of her dedication to momtrepreneurs everywhere. If you're interested in building a business, growing your profile as a thought leader, or just need some motivation in life, do yourself a huge favor and read this book.' --Jared Turner, entrepreneur and Young Living Essential Oils president'If I ever need someone to kick my butt, supercharge my creativity, or call me out on something silly I'm doing in my business, Lindsay is who I reach out to. Get ready. You're about to meet one of my favorite business leaders ever. And if you do even 10 percent of what this book suggests, things are about to grow for your business in the best possible way.' --Jon Acuff, New York Times bestselling author, Finish'In an age when it's easy to call yourself an entrepreneur, here is a book that tells you the truth about the hard, beautiful, rewarding work of owning a business. Boss Up! is the most practical guide to running a business I have ever read; every woman should read it.' --Jeff Goins, bestselling author, The Art of Work'Lindsay combines both heartfelt vulnerability with no-nonsense practicality in a way that speaks to today's female business owner. She makes not-so-sexy topics, like finding your niche, standard operating procedures, and managing a team, feel fun and doable. As an artist, I could've used a book like this five years ago when I was just starting out. This is the book I needed then, and it's what I need now as I continue to be a leader in my industry.' --Amira Rahim, Better Than Art School creator'Lindsay cuts through the crap and gets to the heart of what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur. This book will guide you through building an effective business the same way your mom guided you through life--with love, support, and a healthy kick in the butt when you need it.' --Elizabeth Giorgi, Emmy Award winner and Mighteor Studios founder'Lindsay knows what she's doing, and her energy and enthusiasm come through on every page. Boss Up! will make you want to get up and go!' --Elise Blaha Cripe, author, Big Dreams, Daily Joys, Get to Work Book creator'Lindsay Teague Moreno is a no-fluff, no-fear leader for entrepreneurs. This book is the perfect guide to starting a business and fulfilling your dreams.' --John C. Maxwell, #1 New York Times bestselling author and world-renowned leadership expert'My only complaint with Lindsay's book is that I didn't have it when I started my business seven years ago. Lindsay has the sharp mind of a woman who means business but the heart and humor of a friend you want to talk to for hours. As an entrepreneur who doesn't have kids, I do want them in my future, and reading Boss Up! left me optimistic, not with it being just an option but a wonderful option for me.' --Jess Ekstrom, Headbands of Hope founder and author, Chasing the Bright Side'You think you know what to expect from business books? Think again! Lindsay breaks the business book mold with Boss Up! She'll have you simultaneously laughing and learning with her no-nonsense humorous approach. Lindsay's entrepreneurial success is impressive, but even more impressive is her ability to share those lessons with others.' --Carrie Colbert, entrepreneur and investor'You will absolutely snort-laugh and definitely ugly-cry while learning these actionable, no-BS lessons for building a killer business--and becoming a better you while you do it. You've been warned y'all!' --Kelsey Humphreys, author and motivational comedian
£19.00
Thomas Nelson Publishers Chasing the Bright Side Embrace Optimism Activate
Book SynopsisEntrepreneur and speaker Jess Ekstrom helps readers let go of cynicism and negativity and start viewing their challenges through the lens of opportunity and optimism, showing us how to start seeing the good in the world so that we can become the good in the world.Trade Review'Chasing the Bright Side is essential reading for anyone facing a challenge, in work or in life. With emotion, humility, and humor (and some amazing stories), Jess Ekstrom not only demonstrates how anyone with a dream can eventually persevere, but also shows by example how we all can tap into the passion to do so. It's the book I wish I had read before starting my own entrepreneurial journey, but luckily it's not too late for everyone else. I'll be recommending this book to my own children, to the aspiring entrepreneurs I work with, and to everyone I meet who aspires to find more purpose in their life. It's a page-turner that you won't be able to put down until you've finished but holds lessons that will reveal themselves to you for a lifetime.' Marc Randolph, Netflix cofounder and first CEO'Full disclosure: I am a huge Jess Ekstrom fan! I have seen firsthand her passion, impact, and joy for changing the lives of all she serves. Chasing the Bright Side is more than a blueprint for creating a social and business impact for new and existing leaders; it is a map to changing the world.' Ron Kitchens, CEO of Southwest Michigan First and author of Uniquely You and Community Capitalism'Immerse yourself in Jess Ekstrom's entrepreneurial optimism and allow her remarkable journey to convince you page by page that you can achieve great things in business and life. Jess is one of my favorite girls--her big heart and self-taught tenacity touch thousands of people, making her a genuine hero to those she serves and a leader for the business community to emulate. I've jumped at every chance to feature Jess and her Headbands of Hope mission on national TV because it inspires everyone, regardless of circumstance, to chase the bright side.' Tory Johnson, Good Morning America contributor, New York Times bestselling author, and speaker'Jess Ekstrom exudes what it means to be a Catalyst leader. She's a true hope dealer and is inspiring a new generation of change-makers. Chasing the Bright Side is not just a great book; it's a lifestyle manifesto! If you're looking to be inspired, filled up with hope, and raise your overall optimism quotient, read this book!' Brad Lomenick, former president of Catalyst and author of The Catalyst Leader and H3 Leadership'Jess Ekstrom gives you a window into the soul of entrepreneurial optimism and tenacity in a way no other book does. Her transparency and humor will delight you and embolden you to believe that anything is possible.' Nancy Duarte, CEO and bestselling author'Jess Ekstrom's Chasing the Bright Side will empower you to step up, take risks, and learn by doing. With humor and admirable transparency about her missteps, Jess will inspire you to live with purpose and do important work that has a profound impact on those around you.' Kristen Hadeed, author of Permission to Screw Up and founder of Student Maidand trade;'Optimism is a daily choice. It's not naive or Pollyanna; it's a foundation for success in life. In Chasing the Bright Side, Jess Ekstrom will motivate you see your challenges as opportunities to learn and grow and believe the best is yet to come. Every day you can focus on being positive, working hard, and making others around you better, and Jess's inspiring message will help you get there.' Jon Gordon, bestselling author of The Energy Bus and The Power of Positive Leadership'Optimism is never accidental. Jess Ekstrom knows this better than anyone. I love that she's given practical, encouraging, empowering steps to discovering what it takes to lead with optimism. Read this today if you want to change your tomorrow.' Jon Acuff, New York Times bestselling author of Finish: Give Yourself the Gift of Done'The key to your success is waiting for you inside the pages of Jess Ekstrom's new book, Chasing the Bright Side. She had me highlighting and nodding my head in agreement throughout the entire book. Jess's experience and writing style will have you doing the same. Your success needs an experienced cheerleader, and she's waiting for you in the pages of this book.' Lindsay Teague Moreno, entrepreneur, speaker, and author of Boss Up!'There's no better way to transform your life than by transforming your mind-set. In Chasing the Bright Side, Jess Ekstrom will motivate you to believe that something better is possible and empower you to create lasting positive change. Optimism is a choice, and when you choose to embrace it, there's no limit to the good you can create in your life and in the world.' Jack Canfield, coauthor of the New York Times bestselling Chicken Soup for the Souland reg; series and author of The Success Principlesand trade;'Three things you can control in life are your attitude, your effort, and your actions. If you're ready to see challenges as opportunities for growth, Chasing the Bright Side is the guide you need.' Marie Forleo, author of Everything Is Figureoutable'We often believe we need grit or perseverance to overcome our struggles and our failure, but optimism is the secret ingredient to true success. Jess's inspiring story of resilience and positivity shows us that true optimism is possible, even in our darkest hours. Chasing the Bright Side is a realistic look at how we can shift our mind-set to see the positive and live a life that feels happier.' Tonya Dalton, author of The Joy of Missing Out and CEO of inkWELL Press Productivity Co.
£19.00
HarperCollins Focus Practically Divine
Book SynopsisBecca Stevens--social justice entrepreneur, childhood sexual abuse survivor, episcopal priest, and Thistle Farms founder--shares how she, along with the hundreds of women her organizations have helped out of prostitution, trafficking, and addiction, have found healing by recognizing the practically divine love surrounding and within all of us.Trade Review'President of Thistle Farms, a Nashville-based organization that helps women leave abusive and dangerous situations and puts them on a path to healing and reclaiming their lives, Episcopalian priest Becca Stevens preaches love and acceptance in this book. Embracing the divine influence in one's life can look like many things, she says: a walk in the woods, a chat with a friend, making the best of a bad situation, and above all, loving one another. Stevens' father was killed when she was young, leaving her mother to raise Stevens and her siblings on her own. Still, Stevens looks back fondly on her childhood, and frequently references her mother's words of wisdom. She bravely writes about her past trauma, explaining how she held onto her faith to get her through. Drawing from her personal experiences and those of the women she's worked with in social justice organizations all over the world, Stevens' empathy for others in tough situations shines through as, without ever passing judgment, she offers readers hope, love, and understanding.' * Booklist *
£20.00
Unilit El Poder de la Madre Que Ora Serie Favoritos
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£8.66
Baker Publishing Group Seek
Book SynopsisA refreshingly real look at the fundamentals of the Christian faith, written for the woman who doesn't know Jacob from Job. Readers will discover answers to essential questions like Who is God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit?, What does it mean to be a Christian?, and What is the Bible? in language they understand.
£999.99
Baker Publishing Group Breaking the Fear Cycle
Book SynopsisIt seems there is more to fear now than ever, but fear and anxiety are nothing new to human beings--or to God. The Bible calls us to not be afraid on many occasions, and of course we all want to live without fear. But just how is that accomplished when every news item seems designed to get us wringing our hands?Using her own story as a catalyst, Maria Furlough shows readers how to overcome fear for good. She calls readers to make a list of their fears, to choose to bring those fears to God rather than acting on them, and to trust God with the future. She shows how when we give God full control over our lives, choosing his sovereignty over our own ability, we can break the cycle of fear, grow through suffering, and trust God to fulfill his promises of protection and peace.Anyone who is filled with anxiety over their personal circumstances, the state of the world today, or even their fear-clogged social media feeds will welcome this hands-on journey from
£15.99
Baker Publishing Group An Imperfect Woman
Book SynopsisSpeaker and writer shares her vulnerable, transparent story of struggling with perfectionism and offers women ten practical helps to intentionally reject common traps and embrace life-changing biblical truths.
£17.11
Baker Publishing Group Fake or Follower
Book SynopsisInvites readers to stop faking it with misplaced worship, religious obligation, cultural captivity and rule following and to live as passionate followers of Jesus.
£18.01
Johns Hopkins University Press After the Revolution
Book SynopsisLuciak cautions that while active measures to advance the political role of women have strengthened formal gender equality, only the joint efforts of both sexes can lead to a successful transformation of society based on democratic governance and substantive gender equality.Trade ReviewAn important contribution to the study of the democratization processes in Central America from a gender perspective. -- Monica Escudero Canadian Journal of Political Science Ilja A. Luciak argues persuasively that examining the [revolutionary] process through the lens of gender can give us important insights into the degree of democratic consolidation that has taken place in three key countries... Whatever lessons we may take from this excellent comparative study, it is very clear that an end to conflict in the Central American region is only the beginning of the process of constructing a just and lasting peace. -- Florence E. Babb Hispanic American Historical Review Luciak sets out to provide a balanced assessment of the revolutionary Left's record on gender equality in the years after former guerilla movements were transformed into political parties... Luciak's study confirms the persistence of patriarchy in the revolutionary and postrevolutionary politics of Central America. -- Waltraud Queiser Morales Perspective on Politics This is a book not to be missed by anyone with an interest in transitions from revolution to democratic consolidation. -- Lorraine Bayard de Volo Journal of Latin American StudiesTable of ContentsContents:List of Tables Preface and Acknowledgments List of AcronymsChapter 1: The Gender Composition of the Central American Guerrilla Movements Chapter 2: Gender Equality and the Central American Peace Accords Chapter 3: Voices from the Salvadoran Grass Roots: A Case Study of San Jose Las Flores, Meanguera, and San Esteban Catarina Chapter 4: The Vanguard in Search of a New Identity: Incipient Democratization Chapter 5: Transforming the Party: Gender Equality in the Revolutionary Left Chapter 6: Gender Equality and Recent ElectionsConclusion Gender Equality and DemocratizationNotes Bibliography Index
£34.77
Johns Hopkins University Press Catholic Womens Colleges in America
Book SynopsisRedmont, Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley; Cynthia Russett, Yale University; Tracy Schier, Boston College.Trade ReviewA richly documented and provocatively analyzed work. -- Fernanda Perrone History of Education Quarterly Kudos to Schier and Russet for providing this book as a catalyst and charging scholars to continue work they have begun. Anyone interested in the history of higher education should read it as a first step in understanding a group of colleges that has been invisible and ignored. Anyone interested in women's issues should read it for its story of female initiative on a grand scale. -- Sylvia Simmons Connection This is a valuable book. I consider myself well-informed about US Catholic women's colleges in the twentieth century, but I learned a great deal from it... A much-needed supplement to the standard histories of Catholic education. -- Regina Bannan Equal wRites Outstanding... This excellent anthology should be included in future research and teaching for historians of education, American Catholicism, and American women. -- Carol K. Coburn Journal of American History A much needed exploration of these unique institutions. -- Sandra Yocum Mize Religious Studies Review This book will be welcome by all interested in an inclusionary history of American Catholic life. -- Margaret Mary Reher American Catholic Studies Renn boldly engages the complexities of women's lives globally, giving careful attention to the intersections of gender, culture, economics, and education... Women's Colleges and Universities in a Global Context is a rich resource for researchers and students interested in women's issues and the role of higher education in transforming the climate for women's equity across the world... With this book, Renn has further confirmed her well-deserved reputation as a preeminent scholar of higher education both within the US and internationally. Journal of College Student DevelopmentTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Faith, Knowledge, and Gender -Jill Ker Conway 2 Colleges of Religious Women's Congregations: The Spiritual Heritage - Monika K. Hellwig 3 American Catholic Colleges for Women: Historical Origins - Kathleen A. Mahoney 4 The Colleges in Context - Thomas M. Landy 5 Faculties and What They Taught - Karen Kennelly 6 The Philadelphia Story: Life at Immaculata, Rosemont, and Chestnut Hill - David R. Contosta 7 Sisterhoods and Catholic Higher Education, 1890-1960 - Mary J. Oates 8 Live Minds, Yearning Spirits: The Alumnae of Colleges and Universities Founded by Women Religious - Jane C. Redmont 9 Making It: Stories of Persistence and Success - Dorothy M. Brown and Carol Hurd Green 10 The Way We Are: The Present Relationship of Religious Congregations of Women to the Colleges They Founded - Melanie M. Morey Conclusion: Into the Future - Jeanne Knoerle and Tracy Schier Appendix A. American Colleges and Universities Founded by Women Religious for the Education of Lay Students - Thomas M. Landy Appendix B. Colleges Founded by Women Religious for Educating Sisters - Thomas M. Landy Notes Contributors Index
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Johns Hopkins University Press All We Knew Was to Farm Rural Women in the
Book SynopsisThe material lives of rural upcountry women improved dramatically by midcentury-yet in becoming middle class, Walker concludes, the women found their experiences both broadened and circumscribed.Trade ReviewAn engaging study... For upcountry southern women, the years 1919-1941 were indicative of the economic, political, and social chaos existing throughout segregated America... Walker capably demonstrates how families were forced by the limitations of race and class to choose situations that provided little or no real opportunity, but she also brilliantly illustrates how some rural people were able to adapt to change. -- Valerie Grim Journal of American History Voices of ordinary women who experienced extraordinary changes resonate in Melissa Walker's incisive study of twentieth-century transformations of southern agricultural communities. -- Elizabeth D. Schafer H-SAWH, H-Net Reviews Melissa Walker has done an admirable job of mining oral interviews, TVA records, letters, diaries, and farming magazines to piece together the story of how women contributed to the family income... Walker deftly negotiates the intersection of race, class, and gender. -- Gaul Graham Journal of East Tennessee History Walker shows how women adapted to rapid change with courage, strength, creativity, and persistence... Walker's fine regional study will be useful to historians of women, the South, Appalachia, rural life, and labor issues. A valuable addition to the growing number of works on women in the early-twentieth-century South. -- Suzanne Marshall History: Reviews of New Books Historian Melissa Walker provides an account of changes in women's labor practices and economic activity in the upcountry South during the inter-war years... Readable, credible, and well-researched. -- Shaunna L. Scott Journal of Appalachian Studies The theme of the study is to show how the status of farm women changes from 1919-1941 in a period of economic crisis. Changing from a region of subsistence farming to one of commercial farming and interference by government action during the depression and New Deal years, women learned to cope... [Walker's] descriptions of rural ways and beliefs are true to form. -- Cline E. Hall South Carolina Historical Magazine Walker does a particularly good job of emphasizing the ambivalence that upcountry farm women felt about leaving the farms... All We Knew Was to Farm makes an extremely important contribution to rural literature by gendering the transformation of the upland South. -- Rebecca Sharpless Georgia Historical Quarterly Walker provides a much needed account of the South that should be of interest to all those who study the twentieth century. -- Kathleen Mapes Journal of Social History 2005Table of ContentsContents:List of Figures List of Tables AcknowledgementsIntroduction: "All We Knew Was to Farm" 1. Rural Life in the Upcountry South: The Scene in 1920 2. Making Do and Doing Without: Farm Women Cope with the Economic Crisis, 1920-1941 3. "Grandma Would Find Some Way to Make Some Money": Farm Women's Cash Incomes 4. Mixed Messages: Home Extension Work among Upcountry Farm Women in the 1920s and 1930s 5. Government Relocation and Upcountry Women 6. Rural Women and Industrialization 7. Farm Wives and Commercial Farming 8. "The Land of Do Without": The Changing Face of Sevier County, Tennessee, 1908-1940 Epilogue: The Persistence of Rural ValuesAbbreviations Notes Bibliographical Essay Index
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Johns Hopkins University Press Against Obscenity Reform and the Politics of
Book SynopsisIt cautions against framing debates over sexual material narrowly in terms of harm to children while highlighting the dangers of surrendering discourse about sexuality to the commercial realm.Trade ReviewWhat constitutes obscenity is a contentious issue, and Wheeler makes it clear that historically, it has been dangerous ground for feminists... Her analysis is convincing. Choice 2005 Wheeler's account of the anti-obscenity campaign illuminates the importance of gender to that history; she seamlessly explores the movement as it shifted from the local to the national level; and she meticulously recounts the day-to-day struggles women faced. Along the way, she draws on an impressive list of archival sources to reconstruct women's involvement in the campaign, provides a detailed account of the victories and hardships women experienced as they attempted to shape the... anti-obscenity movement, and offers a thoughtful and well-argued addition to a growing number of studies about women activists and how their concerns for mothers and children shaped public policy. American Historical Review 2005 Tells the complicated and compelling story of women's meteoric rise to prominence in competing branches of the anti-obscenity movement prior to and immediately following passage of the Nineteenth Amendment, and their arguably more rapid exit from the scene during the late 1920s and early 1930s... A superbly written book. -- Heather Lee Miller Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000 2005 A welcome addition to the growing historiography of obscenity and censorship. In its solid research, Wheeler's book is [also] an important addition to the historiography of grassroots struggles over free speech and other rights in twentieth-century America. Journal of American History In this important book, Leigh Ann Wheeler examines a little-discussed corner of popular culture, women's campaigns to regulate 'obscenity' in the late 1800[s] and early 1900s. Those interested in issues of obscenity and the development of the concept of free speech in the United States will find Wheeler's work compelling. -- Lisa K. Boehm Journal of Popular Culture Wheeler has uncovered a fascinating chapter in the story of women's perennial attempts to protect children and vulnerable young women from the dangers of commercial vice. Her study considers several of these dangers, such as prostitution and burlesque shows, but focuses above all on the new medium of film. -- Cynthia Eagle Russett H-Net Book Review/H-SHGAPE Deftly illuminates the 'possibilities in our past' while addressing the complex struggles of women and citizens in more recent times. -- Hiroshi Kitamura American Quarterly 2006 The study gives a very good sense of the anti-obscenity reform activity and concern in the period under study. -- Encarna Trinidad Journal of American Studies 2006 This is a very good book about an important topic. -- Rebecca J. Mead Journal of Social History 2007 Wheeler's impressively researched study is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of anti-obscenity reform and women's activism in general. -- Christine Erickson American StudiesTable of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments Introduction: Crossing the Great Divide: Women, Politics, and Anti-obscenity Reform Chapter 1. " "Protect the Innocent!": Men, Women, and Anti-obscenity Reform, 1873 - 1911 Chapter 2. Dressing Elsie: Women's Theater Reform, 1912 - 1919 Chapter 3. "Censorship Does Not Protect": Women's Motion Picture Reform, 1919 - 1922 Chapter 4. "Woman vs. Woman": The Leading Ladies of Motion Picture Reform, 1923 - 1930 Chapter 5. "We Don't Want Our Boys and Girls in a Place of That Kind": Women's Burlesque Reform, 1925 - 1934 Chapter 6. "Thinking as a Woman and of Women": Sex Education, Obscenity's Antidote, 1925 - 1934 Chapter 7. "Sinful Girls Lead": Crises in Women's Motion Picture Reform, 1932 - 1934 Chapter 8. "'Catholic Action' is Blazing a Spectacular Trail!": The Collapse of Women's Anti-obscenity Leadership, 1934 - 1935 Conclusion: Anti-obscenity Reform and Women's History List of Abbreviations Notes Notes on Sources Index
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Johns Hopkins University Press The Hammer and the Flute
Book SynopsisIt provides an argument for the evaluation of religious lives and their struggles for meaning and power in the contemporary landscape of critical theory.Trade Review[A] provocative exploration of possession theory... Keller is able to offer not only fresh insight into possession phenomena but also a penetrating critique of the categories and concepts with which it has been theorized. -- Kelly E. Hayes Journal of Religion 2004 Keller's argument for a revisioning of agency, women, and possession is important intervention. By bringing together an unusual mix of theorists and case studies, she makes a thoughtful contribution to the study of religion, gender, and post-colonial theory that raises provocative questions for all scholars of religion. -- Pamela E. Klassen History of Religions 2004 A welcome addition to scholarly literature on spirit possession. It provides an innovative exploration into the agency of women's possessed bodies and the way scholarly representations construct agency. -- Margaret J. Rausch Journal of the American Academy of Religion 2005Table of ContentsContents: The Hammer and the Flute: Women, Power, and Spirit Possession Introduction Part 1: Re-Orienting Possession in Theory Chapter One: Signifying Possession Chapter Two: Re-Orienting Possession Chapter Three: Flutes, Hammers and Mounted Women Part II: The Work, War and Play of Possession Chapter Four: Work Chapter Five: War Chapter Six: Play(s) Conclusion Bibliography
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Johns Hopkins University Press Eat My Dust
Book SynopsisMore than new chapters in automobile history, these stories locate women motorists within twentieth-century debates about class, gender, sexuality, race, and nation.Trade ReviewThis is an extremely interesting book in that it provides the reader with a different perspective on the automobile age and what it meant to women as well as society as a whole... A must-have book for anyone interested in women's history. The photographs of various women traveling or involved in mechanical work are a great addition as well. It is a fascinating look at the way that cars freed many women and started us on the path to greater 'mechanical' equality with men. -- Marcia A. Lusted Academia 2008 Georgine Clarsen has produced a fascinating account of women motorists in the first three decades of the automobile age. Her crisp and elegant prose takes the reader on a speedy trip over a wide range of terrain, indicating the importance of the car in the cultural politics of the early 20th century. -- Sean O'Connell Reviews in History 2009 Presents an excellent case study of the ways in which new technologies take on gendered meanings in the process of their social integration... Highly readable book. -- Anne Clendinning American Historical Review 2009 For anyone wanting to fully understand early automotive history, this book is a necessary read. -- Dennis E. Horvath Cruise-in.com 2009 This study holds great value, helping readers to appreciate the rich history of women's involvement in things mechanical... Recommended. Choice 2009 Eat My Dust stands as an impressive account of women's engagement with numerous aspects of automobile culture and thus with the ways that technology shapes and is shaped by concerns of gender, race, and the body. -- Deborah Clarke Technology and CultureTable of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction1. Movement in a Minor Key: Dilemmas of the Woman Motorist2. A War Product: The British Motoring Girl and Her Garage3. A Car Made by English Ladies for Others of Their Sex: The Feminist Factory and the Lady's Car4. Transcontinental Travel: The Politics of Automobile Consumption in the United States5. Campaigns on Wheels: American Automobiles and a Suffrage of Consumption6. "The Woman Who Does": A Melbourne Women's Motor Garage7. Driving Australian Modernity: Conquering Australia by Car8. Machines as the Measure of Women: Cape-to-Cairo by AutomobileConclusionsNotesEssay on SourcesIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Driving Women Fiction and Automobile Culture in
Book SynopsisBy investigating how cars can function as female space, reflect female identity, and reshape female agency, this engaging study opens up new angles from which to approach fiction by and about women and traces new directions in the intersection of literature, technology, and gender.Trade ReviewBy bringing her expertise in literature and women's studies to bear on automobility, Clarke adds to our understanding of both the lived and the imaginary potential of the automobile in women's lives. -- Kathleen Franz Technology and Culture 2008 Important work. -- Kris Lackey Studies in American Fiction 2008 Astute and thoroughly researched study. -- Laura L. Behling Tulsa Studies in Women's Literature 2008Table of ContentsList of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Writing and Automobility1. Women on Wheels: "A threat at yesterday's order of things"2. Modernism: Racing and Gendering Automobility3. My Mother the Car? Auto Bodies and Maternity4. Getaway Cars: Women's Road Trips5. Mobile Homelessness: Cars and the Restructuring of Home6. Automotive Citizenship: Car as OriginEpilogue: Writing behind the WheelNotesWorks CitedIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Democracy and the Rise of Womens Movements in
Book SynopsisIn demonstrating how women's activism is evolving with and shaping democratization across the region, Democracy and the Rise of Women's Movements in Sub-Saharan Africa reveals how women's social movements are challenging the barriers created by colonization and dictatorships in Africa and beyond.Trade ReviewA groundbreaking chronicle... Highly recommended for both public and college library collections. Midwest Book Review 2008 Fallon's work presents an insightful distillation of a large and important set of events and issues. I am impressed with the stages she proposes as critical turning points in the evolution of the women's movement in Sub-Saharan Africa and specific evidence she provides to describe those periods and their transitions. Contemporary Sociology All scholars of social movements and comparative politics, and in particular by specialists in African studies and gender and politics, should read Fallon's book. It is a model of the power of a well-grounded case study that pushes scholarship toward broader implications. International Studies Review Fallon makes an important contribution to understanding democratization and the experiences of sub-Saharan African women's movements. This work will undoubtedly spur discussion among scholars of women and democratization, and future comparative studies of women's mobilization in sub-Saharan Africa will build on this solid foundation. -- Julie Kaye Canadian Journal of Sociology 2009 Democracy and the Rise of Women's Movements in Sub-Saharan Africa deepens our understanding of the African women's activism that coincided with democratization across the continent in the 1990s and 2000s. -- Gretchen Bauer African Studies Review 2009 An important contribution to the literature [that] should be included in college and university libraries. Choice 2009 An engaging and thought-provoking read and a welcome contribution to our thinking about women's emerging political roles and opportunities. -- Andrea Brown Journal of Modern African Studies 2010Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsList of Acronyms1. Reclaiming Power2. Queenmothers, Colonization, and the Struggle for Legitimacy3. Democracy in Perspective4. The Iron Fist5. Capturing Democracy6. Big Men, Small Girls, and the Politics of Power7. Women on the MoveAppendix A: MethodsAppendix B: Survey DataNotesReferencesIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Deliver Me from Pain
Book SynopsisAs American women make decisions about anesthesia today, Deliver Me from Pain offers them insight into how women made this choice in the past and why each generation of mothers has made dramatically different decisions.Trade ReviewIt is sometimes difficult to reconcile the attitudes of contemporary thought with the historical event that is under consideration. As I closed the book, I was still uncertain about whether more anesthesia is better. But I am relieved that we live in an era in which it is no longer accepted that there is a physiological advantage to pain during labor. -- Samuel Lurie, M.D. New England Journal of Medicine 2009 I would recommend this book to health professionals who are committed to understanding and acknowledging that every woman experiences childbirth in an individual and unique manner. -- Carol Piercey Health and History 2009 It is perhaps Wolf's utter engagement with the material that is responsible for producing such a dynamic history. -- Cara Kinzelman Journal of the History of Biology 2009 Wolf opens her readers' eyes to the vast history that has layered the medical community's ignorance onto a persistent belief that childbirth is the worst pain a human will ever experience, then topped it off with a population's growing need to 'schedule' birth into our increasingly busy lives, and come up with a society... [that] should not-really, cannot-labor without numbing their bodies to the sensations of birth. Midwifery Today 2010 Much needed addition to the blossoming scholarly work on childbirth history. -- Randi Hutter Epstein, M.D. Women's Review of Books 2010 Wolf has written a fascinating overview of childbirth from the 1840s to the present day. In doing so she has used women's voices to advantage, letting them tell their own experiences. -- Wendy Mitchinson Medical History 2010 Wolf's unique focus on pain management brings a fresh perspective to the literature about childbirth and new understandings of this life-changing event in women's lives and histories. -- Rebecca M. Kluchin Bulletin of the History of Medicine 2010 Wolf has delivered a beautiful product that is... joyful to encounter. -- Philip K. Wilson American Historical Review 2010 Deliver Me from Pain is an important addition to the literature, especially in the history of gender and pharmaceuticals... An absorbing and informative tale. -- Shannon K. Withycombe Pharmacy in History 2010Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: "Terrible Torture" or "The Nicest Sensation I've Ever Had"?: Conflicting Perceptions of Labor in U.S. History1. Ether and Chloroform: The Question of Necessity, 1840s through 1890s2. Twilight Sleep: The Question of Professional Respect, 1890s through 1930s3. Developing the Obstetric Anesthesia Arsenal: The Question of Safety, 1900 through 1960s4. Giving Birth to the Baby Boomers: The Question of Convenience, 1940s through 1960s5. Natural Childbirth and Birth Reform: The Question of Authority, 1950s through 1980s6. Epidural Anesthesia and Cesarean Section: The Question of Choice, 1970s to the PresentGlossary of Medical TerminologyNotesIndex
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Moody Publishers Seasons of a Womans Life
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Moody Publishers Lies Women Believe Study Guide And the Truth That
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Moody Publishers Adorned Study Guide
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Moody Publishers Wise Women Managing Money
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Moody Publishers Lies Women Believe
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MJ - Ohio University Press Klondike Women
Book SynopsisKlondike Women is a compelling collection of historical photographs and first-hand accounts of the adventures, challenges, and disappointments of women on the trails to the Klondike gold fields. In the midst of a depression near the turn of the twentieth century, these women dared to act on the American dream.Trade Review“‘Profiles in courage’ may be an overworked phrase, but it fits this story exactly. Melanie Mayer has assembled a group of remarkable women and she uses many of their own words in chronicling their experiences in the last great trek of the nineteenth century. The book is not only enlightening about the various trails to the Klondike—the Chilkoot, the White Pass, the Edmonton, and the Stikin-Teslin—but it is great armchair adventure as well.”
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MJ - Ohio University Press Body Story
Book SynopsisSomething other than a memoir of a life well lived, Body Story conveys Julia K. De Pree’s troubling journey from adolescence to adulthood and from anorexia to health.For De Pree, between being a girl and being a woman, there was starvation. Body Story is her intimate account of girlhood, virginity, anorexia, and motherhood.Trade Review“Body Story conveys a vivid, direct experience. I especially love the contrast between her girlhood and the time of her adolescence, when her virginity was at stake and when she began wanting a body that was almost too thin to see. It is a beautifully written story.”“Avoiding the cliches and conventions of the usual eating disorders memoir, Julia De Pree’s Body Story captures the complexity and fragility of one woman's struggle to attain peace with her body. In language that is both spare and lyrical, De Pree creates a compelling narrative that is hard to put down.”“Julia K. De Pree's memoir Body Story is as sparse and clear as the American plains. Her journey from anorexia to a state of well-being serves as both comfort and warning to other contemporary women—women who believe in ‘having it all’—that even though old demons may continue to haunt them, in moments of fleeting bliss these demons can be conquered.” * author of I'll Know It When I see It: A Daughter's Search for Home in Ireland *
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MJ - Ohio University Press The QuickChange Artist
Book SynopsisIn these stories of magic and memory, clustered around a resort hotel in a small Virginia community, Cary Holladay takes the reader on an excursion through the changes wrought by time on the community and its visitors.Trade Review“As for the actual characters in The Quick-Change Artist, they are some of the most unique and surprising in contemporary American short fiction. Ultimately, the most intriguing of all these characters is (the town of) Glen Ellen itself, with its ‘low locomotive thunder,’ its ‘singing rails’ luring us into a world we will not soon forget.”“There are writers who have a gift for the short story the way Coltrane had a gift for making music with a saxophone: Cary Holladay is one of those. She is a poet of the unlikely screwball tale of possibility, quick changes of connection and view that startle and delight. Holladay is one of the most exciting voices in contemporary fiction.”“These stories succeed wonderfully, flashing with insight and lingering in the mind long after they're over.”“These stories are strung together like pearls. They’re delightful and engaging and heartfelt, with quirky characters and wonderful phrasings, such as ‘supper club grief treatment.’ A triumph!”“Add my voice to the chorus of those hailing this brave new talent on the American scene. The short story is alive and well. Just open this book and see.””The sense of history weaves these stories together, creating a satisfying collection that tells the larger narrative of an ever-changing South and an always-transforming small-town America.”
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Ohio University Press Searching for Fannie Quigley
Book SynopsisAt the age of 27, Fannie Sedlacek left her Bohemian homestead in Nebraska to join the gold rush to the Klondike. From the Klondike to the Tanana, Fannie continued north, finally settling in Katishna near Mount McKinley. This woman, later known as Fannie Quigley, became a prospector who staked her own claims and a cook who ran a roadhouse.Trade Review“Over the years, Haigh, author of several popular books about Alaskan history, found much of what previously had been written about Quigley to be wrong. In this work she corrects those accounts and supplements them with new information.... Students of women’s and western history will find this work useful.” * Western Historical Quarterly *“Haigh...leaves us with an appreciation of what it takes to create an accurate and well-written biography. Searching for Fannie Quigley is an excellent one.” * Alaska History *“This book is a fine example of dogged historical digging.” * Anchorage Daily News *“Without doubt, this is the definitive biography of Fannie Quigley, a quintessential Alaskan pioneer. Searching for Fannie Quigley is an important contribution to Alaskan history.” * author of Goldfield: The Last Gold Rush on the Western Frontier *“Quigley, an uneducated, earthy ex-Nebraskan who embodied to many the very definition of an Alaska pioneer, was a longtime resident of Kantishna, an isolated mining district just outside Mount McKinley National Park. In spite of that isolation—or perhaps because of it—Quigley attained legendary status well before her 1944 death. Haigh, who is well aware of Quigley's mythic status, has done a masterful job of teasing out the woman from the myth. Haigh's biography sheds new light on life in a pioneer Alaska mining district, on the role of women on the frontier, and on the personal qualities that made Quigley unforgettable. Searching for Fannie Quigley is one of the best pioneer biographies to emerge in recent years.” * author of Legacy of the Gold Rush *
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MJ - Ohio University Press Thirsty A Novel
Book SynopsisIt is 1883, and all of Klara Bozic’s girlish dreams have come crashing down as she arrives in Thirsty, a gritty steel town carved into the slopes above the Monongahela River just outside of Pittsburgh. She has made a heartbreaking discovery. Her new husband Drago is as abusive as the father she left behind in Croatia.Trade Review“O’Keeffe’s debut gracefully encapsulates the working-class cycle of poverty and hopelessness in the lives of these hard-laboring, sympathetic wives and mothers.” * Publishers Weekly *“With important—and contemporary—issues at stake in the life of a fully fleshed character, the novel has the makings of a savored read. And O’Keeffe’s succulent language quenches a thirst.” * ForeWord Reviews *“What I liked most: The writing. The writing is beautiful…. Recommend it to? Anyone who likes reading character-driven books. The writing is beautiful so it’s well worth a read.” * Kay’s Bookshelf *“This is a multi-layered book that cannot be read too quickly. It is a novel about domestic abuse, social class, stereotypes, prejudice, sexuality, faith, and friendship. Kristin Bair O’Keeffe’s poetic writing grasps the reader and does not let go until the final words of the last chapter. Her descriptions of tragedy and loss are so gut wrenching! At times, I found myself holding my breath.” * Author Exposure Book Club *An “intelligent, poignant and well-written novel…. A must read.” * Story Circle Book Reviews *Thirsty is a beautiful tale, vivid and gently told. It is the story of one woman’s incredible strength of spirit, and a reminder of the foundation contemporary America is built upon—one of unspeakable cruelty, and Job-like suffering, as well as generosity and unbreakable hope.“With exquisite language and unflinching storytelling Kristin Bair O’Keeffe opens wide a world of immigrant struggle and the heartbreaking compromises our ancestral mothers faced. In turns brutal and hopeful, Thirsty is a beautiful account of an ordinary woman in the midst of extraordinary circumstances. It is a reminder that small miracles still happen.” * author of Blackbelly and Windless Summer *“Kristin Bair O'Keeffe's Thirsty has all the power of a small miracle. The mysteries of nineteenth century, small town factory life—the sudden appearance of thousands of butterflies, an extraordinary affliction of hiccups, a talking bird—brilliantly transcend the accumulation of everyday cruelties. A remarkably good read.”“Thirsty is a rare and special type of book—an intelligent page-turner, a forward–thinking historical drama, a picture painted with equal shades of light and darkness. The language is consistently surprising and often intensely beautiful, the characters rich with nuance.”“A debut novel that is artfully told and full of literary surprises, Kristin Bair O'Keeffe's Thirsty tackles oppression at the turn of the twentieth century without wincing... Stark, poetic, and brimming with hope, Thirsty glimpses the uncomfortable truth about what it means to house a battered heart and live a life shackled by seemingly insurmountable circumstances.”
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MJ - Ohio University Press Waste of Timelessness and Other Early Stories
Book SynopsisWritten when Anaïs Nin was in her twenties and living in France, the stories collected in Waste of Timelessness contain many elements familiar to those who know her later work as well as revelatory, early clues to themes developed in those more mature stories and novels.
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Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale Thrive
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Schocken Books A Book of Women Poets from Antiquity to Now
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Schocken Books Womens Diaries of the Westward Journey
Book SynopsisMore than a quarter of a million Americans crossed the continental United States between 1840 and 1870, going west in one of the greatest migrations of modern times. The frontiersmen have become an integral part of our history and folklore, but the Westering experiences of American women are equally central to an accurate picture of what life was like on the frontier.Through the diaries, letters, and reminiscences of women who participated in this migration, Women’s Diaries of the Westward Journey gives us primary source material on the lives of these women, who kept campfires burning with buffalo chips and dried weeds, gave birth to and cared for children along primitive and dangerous roads, drove teams of oxen, picked berries, milked cows, and cooked meals in the middle of a wilderness that was a far cry from the homes they had left back east. Still (and often under the disapproving eyes of their husbands) they found time to write brave letters home or to jot a f
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Kensington Publishing Manifesting Justice
Book Synopsis“Just as the Black Lives Matter movement and recent protests have shown the leadership of women of color in organizing against the prison state, this book will show the leadership of women, which is too often ignored, in the innocence movement.” —Aya Gruber, Professor of Law, University of Colorado Law School, author of The Feminist War on Crime Through the lens of her work with the Innocence Movement and her client Leigh Stubbs—a woman denied a fair trial in 2000 largely due to her sexual orientation - innocence litigator, activist, and founder of the West Virginia Innocence Project Valena Beety examines the failures in America’s criminal legal system and the reforms necessary to eliminate wrongful convictions—particularly with regards to women, the queer community, and people of color… 2023 Winner of the Eric Hoffer Book Award’s Montaigne MedalWhen Valena Beety
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