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Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
406 pages ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
In a culture that's driven by social media, women are using this online space to come together, share their stories and encourage a new generation to recognise the problems that women face. This book is a call to arms in a new wave of feminism, and it proves sexism is endemic - socially, politically and economically - but women won't stand for it.
Author
Series
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
'The women of the world gave up romance, subservience and submission, and once empowered, took to hard work, truth and reality. Much good has it done them.' Ruth Patchett, the original She Devil, is now eighty-four and keen to retire. But who can take up her mantle? Enter Tyler Patchett, our new kind of heroine and Ruth's grandson. He's an ultra-confident, twenty-three-year-old man: beautiful, resentful and unemployed. Tyler won't be satisfied until...
Author
Publisher
Touchstone
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First Touchstone paperback edition.
Physical Desc
xix, 310 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Shares no-nonsense advice for recognizing and navigating cultural opinions about body image and what constitutes appropriate behavior for women, and challenges false messages that range from inner beauty and not rocking the boat to personal safety and being strong.
7) Tidelands
Author
Series
Fairmile novels volume 1
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Midsummer's Eve, 1648, England is in the grip of civil war between a renegade King and a rebellious Parliament. The struggle reaches every corner of the kingdom, even the remote Tidelands -- the marshy landscape of the south coast. Alinor a descendant of wisewomen -- trapped by poverty and superstition -- waits in the graveyard under the full moon for a ghost who will declare her free from her abusive husband. Instead, she meets James, a young man...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
When Charlotte wins a scholarship to a writing workshop in Venice with the charismatic and brilliant Luca Bruni, it's a dream come true. Writing is her passion, she loves Bruni's books, and going to that romantic and magical sinking city gives her the chance to solve a long-time family mystery about a Venetian poet deep in their lineage, Isabella Di Angelo, who just might be the real author of a very famous poem. Bruni's villa on the eerie island...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A classic work of feminist scholarship, Ain't I a Woman has become a must-read for all those interested in the nature of Black womanhood. Examining the impact of sexism on Black women during slavery, the devaluation of Back womanhood, Black male sexism, racism among feminists, and the Black woman's involvement with feminism, hooks attempts to move us beyond racist and sexist assumptions. The result is nothing short of groundbreaking, giving this...
Author
Language
English
Description
Details an achievable, step-by-step path to become a millionaire within the next three years. Whatever is currently stopping you from having seven figures in the bank--whether it is doubt, feeling overwhelmed, imposter syndrome, trying too many things, or simply not knowing where to begin--this book advises ways to clear your obstacles. Rodgers--mother of four, attorney, business owner, and self-made Black millionaire--shares the lessons she's learned...
Author
Series
Patchwork family volume 2
Language
English
Description
1896. Abigail Kemp needs a man's name on her bakery's deed. A marriage of convenience seems the best solution-- if it involves a man she can control. That person definitely isn't the stoic lumberman, Zach Hamilton, who oozes silent confidence whenever he enters her shop. Zach is finally enjoying the quiet bachelor existence he's always craved-- until he learns the baker of his favorite breakfast bun is being railroaded by the city council. When vows...
14) Ambitious girl
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
When a young girl sees a strong woman on TV labeled as "too assertive" and "too ambitious," it sends her on a journey of discovery through past, present, and future about the challenges faced by women and girls and the ways in which they can reframe, redefine, and reclaim words meant to knock them down.
15) Furia
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Rosario, Argentina. At home Camila Hassan lives within her mother's narrow expectations, her soccer-star brother's shadow, and under the abusive rule of her short-tempered father. On the field, she is La Furia, a powerhouse of skill and talent. When her team qualifies for the South American tournament, Camila dreams of getting an athletic scholarship to a North American university. But her parents wouldn't allow a girl to play fúbol-- and she needs...
Author
Publisher
Seal Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 321 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"In Believe Me, contributors ask and answer the crucial question: What would happen if we didn't just believe women, but acted as though they matter? If we take women's experiences of online harassment seriously, it will transform the internet. If we listen to and center survivors, we could revolutionize our systems of justice. If we believe Black women when they talk about pain, we will save countless lives. With contributions from many of the most...
Author
Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First Edition.
Physical Desc
304 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"A contemporary story about the insular world of writers, centering on a notable female poet and the young woman to whom she reveals her long-guarded secret about a famous manuscript"--
Publisher
Artist Tribe
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The award-winning documentary film tells the poignant, untold stories of female jazz and big band instrumentalists and their fascinating, history-making journeys from the late 30s to the present day. The many first-hand accounts of the challenges faced by these talented women provide a glimpse into decades of racism and sexism that have existed in America.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Beatrice Clayborn is a sorceress who practices magic in secret, terrified of the day she will be locked into a marital collar that will cut off her powers to protect her unborn children. She dreams of becoming a full-fledged Magus and pursuing magic as her calling as men do, but her family has staked everything to equip her for Bargaining Season, when young men and women of means descend upon the city to negotiate the best marriages. The Clayborns...
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