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Ranging from the age of slavery to contemporary injustices, this groundbreaking history of race, gender and class inequality by the radical political activist Angela Davis offers an alternative view of female struggles for liberation.
Tracing the intertwined histories of the abolitionist and women’s suffrage…
Kategorier: Biografi: allmänt Biografier och litteraturvetenskap Biografier, sanna berättelser, essäer etc.
A TOP BOOK FOR 2024 IN: THE OBSERVER, INDEPENDENT, SUNDAY TIMES AND BOOKSELLER
’He understands only the women he invents – the others not at all’
Thomas Hardy is one of the most beloved and most-read British authors. His influence on literature and the minds of his readers is singular. But how is…
ÔÇÿWow. This was an incredible book. I couldnÔÇÖt put it down!ÔÇÖ ?????????? NetGalley reviewer
A NEW STATESMEN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023
’A lasting work of social history’ THE TIMES
’A genuinely new history of our nation’ DAN JONES
’This celebration of women is a triumph of popular history’ SPECTATOR
FROM THE MULTI-MILLION BESTSELLING HISTORICAL NOVELIST COMES THE…
Kategorier: Amerikas historia Andra tekniker och tillämpade vetenskaper Biografi: allmänt Biografier och litteraturvetenskap Biografier, sanna berättelser, essäer etc. Etnicitet Genusvetenskap Genusvetenskap: kvinnor och flickor Historia Historia och arkeologi Rymdforskning Samhälle och kultur: allmänt Samhälle och samhällsvetenskap Sociala grupper Teknik, ingenjörsvetenskap etc.
The #1 New York Times bestseller
-WINNER OF ANISFIELD-WOLF AWARD FOR NONFICTION-WINNER BLACK CAUCUS OF AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION BEST NONFICTION BOOK-WINNER NAACP IMAGE AWARD BEST NONFICTION BOOK-WINNER NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES, ENGINEERING AND MEDICINE COMMUNICATION AWARD
The phenomenal true story of the…
FALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR LIFEWOMEN LIVING DELICIOUSLY wants us to fall in love with our lives. It will help women uncover the sense of awe and wonder that has been buried by the layers of shame, perfectionism and self-objectification that get piled on us by the patriarchy. For too long we have internalised the belief…
Discover the story of Little Women with this exquisite edition from Union Square & Co.’s Signature Gilded Editions series! The stunning Little Womenspecial edition features sprayed edges, color end pages, a built-in ribbon bookmark, and embossed foil cover. The beautiful design and attention to detail set…
Booker-Prize winner Roddy Doyle’s spectacular return to his iconic heroine, Paula Spencer
’The undisputed laureate of ordinary lives’SUNDAY TIMES
’Brilliant…passionate, funny and humane’DAVID NICHOLLS
At sixty-six, Paula Spencer – mother, grandmother, widow, addict, survivor…
Finalist in the 2019 TopShelf Book Awards, Women of Purpose offers 100 days of scripture-based devotions for an intentional and abundant life rooted in Christ. Why do some women seem deeply rooted in peace and joy—even in difficult circumstances—while others of us struggle daily with feelings of…
**READ THE BOOK BEFORE YOU WATCH THE MAJOR FILM STARRING CLAIRE FOY, JESSIE BUCKLEY, ROONEY MARA AND BEN WHISHAW**
’Don’t miss this.’ MARGARET ATWOOD’Beautiful. . . a novel for the times.’ LISA McINERNEY’Tender, enraging and brimming with a bitter wit.’ The Times’An…
Kategorier: Biografier och litteraturvetenskap Biografier, sanna berättelser, essäer etc. Personliga berättelser
In the wake of the 9/11 attacks, journalist Andrew North arrived in Afghanistan for the first time.
Meanwhile, the lives of five young Afghans were about to change forever:
Farzana had been banned from attending school as a child, but education would take her further than she could have imagined.
Bilal’s dream of…
Rome as you’ve never seen it before – brazenly unconventional, badly behaved and ever so feminine.
’Hugely entertaining and illuminating’ -Elodie Harper, author of The Wolf Den
A WATERSTONES BEST HISTORY BOOK OF 2023
Here’s how the history of the Roman Empire usually goes…
We kick…
Kategorier: Hälsa, relationer och personlig utveckling Populärpsykologi och personlig utveckling Självhjälp och praktiska råd
’Jennifer’s intelligence, compassion and experience as a psychotherapist make this a game-changer and a must-read for women and the men who love us.’ Shappi Khorsandi
’A revelation and resource for not just women, but everyone.’ Soraya Chemaly, author of Rage Becomes Her and The…
Discover 50 groundbreaking female photographers and how to incorporate their styles and techniques into your own photography.
Often in the shadow of their male counterparts, these inspirational women developed new techniques, created their own signature styles and captured everything from war to fashion. From early…
In The Azusa Street Mission and Revival, Cecil M. Robeck, Jr. brings to bear expertise from decades of focused study in church history to reveal the captivating story of the Apostolic Faith Mission in Los Angeles, which became known as the Azusa Street Mission.
Sometimes the largest blaze begins with the tiniest…
Kategorier: Ande, kropp och själ Hälsa, relationer och personlig utveckling Spå i kort Spådomskonst Tarot
This beautifully illustrated, insightful oracle deck channels the divining power of Westeros’s fierce women, both honourable and wrathful: Arya Stark, Daenerys Targaryen, Rhaenyra Targaryen, Brienne of Tarth, Missandei, Alicent Hightower, Sansa Stark, Melisandre, Cersei Lannister, and more.
Kategorier: Ekonomi, finansväsen, näringsliv och management Finansväsen Finansväsen och redovisning Investeringar och värdepapper
When you reach your ”comfort zone”, investing is fun and fulfilling. This book shows you how to recognize your personal interests and emotions and use them to create a successful portfolio. The author, a long-time investment author and expert, noticed that many investment strategies go awry because of…
Kategorier: Dejting, relationer, samlevnad och äktenskap Familj och hälsa Familj och relationer Hälsa, relationer och personlig utveckling
Did you know that your struggling relationships and history of unsatisfying involvements might have something to do with you? It sounds controversial and most of us have the hardest time admitting our own flaws but at the end of the day what do we have the most control over if not ourselves? THE ORGANICS OF…
In Dwelling in God’s Peace, the seventh study in the Jesus Calling Bible Study Series, you will explore what the Bible says about the peace that God offers when you trust in Christ and rely on the Holy Spirit’s work in your life. This peace, which ”surpasses all understanding” (Philippians 4:7),…
Although religion is almost never a root cause, it often gets pulled into conflict as a powerful element, especially where conflicting parties have different religious identities. Every faith tradition offers resources for peace, and secular policy makers are more and more acknowledging the influence of faith-based…
This multi-authored book brings together new work, from a wide range of disciplinary vantages, on pre-Christian religion in the Celtic-speaking provinces of the Roman Empire. The chapters are the work of international experts in the fields of classics, ancient history, archaeology, and Celtic studies. It is fully…
The cohabitation of different cultures and the rise of new cultural and social clashes in more or less wide contexts (nation-states, macro- areas, civilizations) has pushed human sciences to examine themselves through an interdisciplinary point of view and to develop new categories in order to define the Other. Since…
This wide-ranging book contains twelve chapters by scholars who explore aspects of the fascinating field of Celtic mythology – from myth and the medieval to comparative mythology, and the new cosmological approach. Examples of the innovative research represented here lead the reader into an exploration of the…
What can the Bible’s most flawed men and women reveal about who God is and how he reaches out to less-than-perfect people? In Less Than Perfect, bestselling author Ann Spangler takes us beyond cardboard cutouts of 38 biblical characters to show us how these were real individuals who had dreams, temptations, and…
That something you’ve been looking for in the empty stress of your mad-dash days? It has a name.
The Psalms call it selah—the pause, rest, or interlude between the notes in a song. More than merely an empty space, selah is a chance to stop and resync with the story and song of God. For all the ways life keeps you…
This book describes the theory and practice of interreligious dialogue, education and action in Israel and Palestine in the context of the political peace process as well as the peace-building processes and programs, by drawing on personal experiences and encounters of more than twenty-five years. Through memorable…
Where can we find peace of heart and mind–with ourselves, with others, and with God? Arnold says most people are looking in the wrong direction. In a culture that bombards us with feel-good-about-yourself spirituality, Seeking Peace is sure to satisfy a deep hunger. There is a peace greater than self-fulfilment,…
During the dissolution of the former Carolingian Empire, warfare and plunder went unchecked. An innovative response to this violence was the Church-led initiative known as the Peace of God, perhaps history’s earliest mass peace movement. In the thirteen essays collected here, leading scholars consider key aspects…
This addition to an acclaimed series brings cutting-edge research to bear on a topic of perennial interest: making disciples. The book looks at disciple-making from multiple cultures to help readers discover contextual approaches that are culturally relevant and biblically faithful. It emphasizes methods that are…
This ground-breaking volume assesses the contemporary epidemic of intimate partner violence and explores how and why cultural and religious beliefs serve to excuse battering and to work against survivors’ attempts to find safety. Theological interpretations of sacred texts have been used for centuries to justify or…
Kategorier: Ande, kropp och själ Andlighet och religiös erfarenhet Aspekter av religion Filosofi och religion Hälsa, relationer och personlig utveckling Mysticism Religion och tro
Women’s circles have been called a “revolutionary-evolutionary movement hidden in plain sight” by Jean Shinoda Bolen and have been hailed as capable of affecting global change. Magdalene Circles are groups of women who focus their shared energies on the wisdom of Mary Magdalene to gain insight into the role of…
Kategorier: Ande, kropp och själ Ande, kropp och själ: tänkande och praktik Hälsa, relationer och personlig utveckling Självhjälp och praktiska råd
Establish an inner peace through simple routines of relaxation and meditation. The best ideas are the simplest: ’The world around us mirrors our inner worlds.’ Paula Pluck takes this basic principle and with the utmost clarity gives us forty practical things we can do to make sure that the peace we find…
A classic text for accuracy and statistical precision.
Statistics for Business and Economics enables readers to conduct serious analysis of applied problems rather than running simple ”canned” applications. This text is also at a mathematically higher level than most business statistics texts and provides…