Títulos em Mulheres

Esta es la Historia de una niña nacida en el corazón del Monte, esta es la Historia de una niña que creció entre la dulzura de la infancia y la dureza de una madre que entre nervios y depresiones, enseñaba lecciones sin darse cuenta, donde la vida en un Batey significaba correr descalza entre los montes, escuchar las historias de los mayores y soñar con un Mundo más allá del Horizonte. La Historia de una niña que aprendió a entender las palabras de su madre solo cuando fue adulta y que nunca dejó de recordar su vida en un Batey con nostalgia y amor.

In Before I Was Born, She Did This, Alia lays everything bare. From birth, she lived under a false identity and endured cruelty at the hands of her mother. She was starved, bitten, neglected. Left alone in a freezing room, soaked in urine, with no bedding. She was on the child protection register, but no one came.

The under-told legacy of indentured servitude runs through the blood of countless descendants in the diaspora. In this deeply felt collection of essays, Andrea Gunraj explores the impact of her family’s history on her sense of self.

This book takes you from after Deborah completes her Ironman triathlon and the coming years through global pandemics, injury and illness.

As a young girl in Scotland, Susie Wolff was fascinated by motorsport. The obsession began with the thrill of driving go-karts, which led her to dream of one day racing in Formula One—the pinnacle of motorsport and the fastest racing cars in the world, reaching speeds of over 200 mph. Susie believed that she had what it took, but at the time, F1 was completely dominated by male drivers.

Part personal growth, part hilarious memoir, and part self-help, Angry Daughter thematically weaves its way through resentment and grief, to fear and shame, and from trauma to destiny. Nanci Lamborn paves a pathway for those ready to begin their own journey of releasing Mom to the Lord in prayer.

When Olivia Laing moved to New York City in her mid-thirties, she found herself inhabiting loneliness on a daily basis. Increasingly fascinated by the most shameful of experiences, she began to explore the lonely city by way of art. Moving from Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks to Andy Warhol’s Time Capsules, from Henry Darger’s hoarding to David Wojnarowicz’s AIDS activism, Laing conducts an electric, dazzling investigation into what it means to be alone, illuminating not only the causes of loneliness but also how it might be resisted and redeemed.

There are few celebrities of yesterday or today as iconic as Audrey Hepburn. From humble beginnings, growing up in the Netherlands and nearly dying of malnutrition while assisting the Dutch resistance during World War II, she would go on to be one of the biggest movies stars in history. Best known for her work in classic and renowned films such as Roman Holiday, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Charade, and My Fair Lady, Audrey won just about every award in show business, earning the coveted EGOT designation.

What If… is part memoir, part mystical transmission: the story of one woman’s awakening and the 111 daily downloads she received after a spontaneous crossing beyond the veil during a routine surgery. Returning with the undeniable knowing that everything we long for already exists—and that possibility is not something to chase, but something to remember—Tricia Dimon invites you into a frequency of profound remembering.

This audiobook is an invitation to boldly examine your life. To admit with deep honesty what is working for you and what isn’t, and why. And most importantly, to learn what to do about it.

Invisible Pain: The Psychological Impact of Female Body Mutilation reveals the distressing experiences endured by women who have survived these violent practices. The text reveals persistent psychological traumas that persist beyond physical suffering through their integration with cultural, social, and individual stories that remain mostly unrecognized. The book shares heartfelt survivor stories that honor their strength and unyielding spirit while they journey through traumatic worlds to achieve healing and empowerment.

In this tenth and final instalment, Deborah talks about her dramatic health scare, and how her fitness from triathlon saw her through. Deborah speaks honestly and openly about the challenges she experienced and how she uses her determination and resilience to get back on her feet. She also looks for new ways to continue her passion for triathlon.

In this memoir of her childhood, Native American novelist Trudy Silverheels recalls her very first encounter with a cousin she had not previously been aware of. Almost immediately, the two girls recognize in each other a best friend for life. They then agree to seal their new-found relationship with a sacred ritual. But is it even possible for two girls to be blood brothers?

Shortly after its 1925 publication, Gertrude Beasley's ferociously eloquent feminist memoir was banned and she herself disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Though British Nobel Prize winner Bertrand Russell called My First Thirty Years "truthful, which is illegal" and Larry McMurtry pronounced it the finest Texas book of its era, Beasley's words have been all but inaccessible for almost a century—until now.

Raw and wickedly funny, this debut memoir details one woman’s recovery from her emotional eating disorder, while navigating divorce, discrimination, motherhood, and the madness that is Tinder dating.

When Tanja Pajevic’s mother died, she felt alone and unsupported. She didn’t want her grief to sideline her, as it had when her father died. This time around, she wanted to grieve consciously. But how? In a society that no longer has clear rituals or traditions around grief, Tanja set out to create her own. As the weeks and months passed, Tanja, a first-generation Serbian-American woman, delved into her anger, rage and sorrow, as well as explored the complicated issue of forgiveness.

In Angels Do Always Knock, I share a tender, honest memoir rooted in love, loss, and the quiet ways grace finds us. Through childhood memories, caregiving moments, and spiritual reflections, I trace the final chapters of my parents’ lives—and the presence that gently accompanied them.

In this heartfelt and empowering autobiography, Dr Sonal Bajpai takes listeners on a remarkable journey of self-discovery and perseverance. Left alone at 29, amidst personal and professional upheaval, she faced rejection, isolation, and overwhelming challenges. But instead of giving up, she chose to rise, transforming pain into strength and obstacles into stepping stones toward their dreams.

Growing up, Gram was my best friend. We shared a double bed in my family’s cottage until I was nine. Fifteen years later, I got the call that she’d fallen and hit her head. All I could see was her mouthing, “Don’t you love me enough to come back home?” I wept on the plane as I began to write her story, the one she’d asked me to write in ninth grade.

In 1997, tragedy struck my family when my father, a courageous man, was killed in the streets of Jackson, Mississippi while defending my mother's honor. His life was senselessly taken, and the justice system failed him by allowing the perpetrator to go free, devaluing my father's life and ruling his murder as justified. This traumatic event changed my life as an innocent, brown-skinned girl, and its impact will be with me forever.