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From the earliest human civilizations through to the present day, the stories of countless influential women – leaders, artists, warriors, scientists and more – have been ignored, forgotten, or actively suppressed. You've probably not encountered the likes of Fatima al-Fihri (an Islamic World visionary who founded the world's first university), Ching Shih (the most successful pirate in history), or Huda Sha'arawi (a pioneering Egyptian feminist leader, suffragette, nationalist, and founder of the Egyptian Feminist Union), but that's about to change.

Georgina Corrigan is worried. The first women sent to her Percy Place home by the BOBs - an organisation which supports women escaping difficult home lives - are ready to step out into the world again. Some have found opportunities in Dublin, others in New York. Will those travelling to America find employment with the Harvey Company? Thousands try every year to become Harvey Girls - young women who serve in restaurants and hotels on the railway line. Will they be successful when so many fail?

Sulla Torre non si è niente, se non parte del vuoto che la circonda. È per questo che Vanda decide di allontanare sua figlia Ginevra dal palazzone in cui vivono, ventidue piani di cemento all'estrema periferia di Roma, e iscriverla al liceo in un quartiere benestante della città, dove potrà mescolarsi ai figli della gente che conta. Per Ginevra infatti - Vanda ne è certa - una speranza di riscatto c'è: a quattordici anni il suo corpo è esploso di una bellezza inaspettata, che la rende diversa dagli altri abitanti della Torre.

Meeslepende roman die zich afspeelt tegen de achtergrond van de Holocaust en is gebaseerd op een waargebeurd verhaal. De Franse Claudette (Etty) Weil is schrijver in hart en nieren, maar door de anti-Joodse wetten tijdens de Duitse bezetting ziet haar uitgever zich gedwongen alle Joodse auteurs de laan uit te sturen. Ondanks dat ze geen inkomen of een vast thuis heeft, weet Etty een tijdlang uit Duitse handen te blijven, maar ze wordt uiteindelijk toch opgepakt en naar Auschwitz gedeporteerd.

Eine ›falsche Königin‹ greift Vampire in Asien an – Bethany Anne muss ihre Getreuen schicken, die Eliteeinheit ›Queens Own‹, um ihre Kontrolle in der unbekannten Welt durchzusetzen. Die Mondbasis muss besiedelt werden, kann das Team BMW das möglich machen? Haben sie genug Leute? Können sie die richtigen Menschen auf der Welt finden, die ihr schwieriges Unterfangen unterstützen? Johns Cousine ist nun Teil des Teams, wird sie den Aufgaben gewachsen sein?

Nous sommes prisonniers de deux injonctions contradictoires : la culture de l'essai-erreur et la politique du zéro échec. Comment appréhender l'échec intelligemment ? Grâce à une nouvelle grille de lecture qui vous apprendra à trier le bon grain de l'ivraie. Accordez-vous le droit à des échecs contrôlés pour mieux relever les défis qui vous feront grandir. Et apprenez des échecs quand ils surviennent. Une stratégie de gestion du risque et de protection naturelle qui sauvera quelques-unes de vos plus précieuses plumes!

Raconté dans une prose chatoyante et riche de détails historiques, Les chercheurs d'or nous immerge si profondément dans la ruée vers l'or du Klondike qu'on peut en sentir la poussière sur nos mains. Celeste Ng, autrice de Tout ce qu'on ne s'est jamais dit.

Grow Your Grit—How You Can Develop the Critical Ingredient for Success Grit—defined as our perseverance and passion for long-term goals—is now recognized as one of the key determinants for achievement and life satisfaction. In an age that provides us with a never-ending stream of distractions and quick-and-easy solutions, how do we build this essential quality?

A kaleidoscope of children’s poems designed to give children visibility of the realism of the world in which they live. Honest, but not harsh; realistic, but always hopeful. Adeola creates a safe environment for children to truly discover the facets of life.

“The hilarious story of a scaredycat. Why hilarious you may ask. Because while he is afraid of everybody, everybody is afraid of him too. And yet, another brave cat will like to prove that he is not afraid. But, will he be able to find what he has been looking for? Will the white cat be able to understand how ridiculous his fears are? All answers shall be revealed at the end of the journey passed among snowy mountains and deserted caves.

After dealing with a nuclear threat, Missy has earned the new Defense Secretary’s trust. Her life at West Point goes along well enough while she finishes up her third year. She does need to help some plebe girls who are getting harassed. Plus, she learns one of the congressmen with access to secret Intel is a spy. The big question, however, is where will her summer assignment with the Special Forces take her, now that the U.S. troops are being withdrawn from Afghanistan?

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In this rich, transparent, and witty memoir, the Co-Founder of WangaWoman LLC, current President & CEO of Essence Ventures, and ambassador of authenticity navigates the lifelong battle between her intuition and inner saboteur delivering “instigational” inspiration with a passion to help...

*The #1 Irish bestseller* The latest gripping new thriller featuring DS Maeve Kerrigan and DI Josh Derwent from the Top Ten Sunday Times bestselling author ‘The most dangerously addictive series in crime fiction’ ERIN KELLY ‘Oh. My. God.’ RUTH WARE ‘I LOVE it – it is completely...

Taucht der eigene Freund in fremden Betten auf, ist es Zeit für einen Neuanfang. Nach dem abrupten Ende ihrer Beziehung beschließt Joanne, zu ihrer Cousine Cate nach Hamburg zu ziehen. Vielleicht weht die steife Brise ja den ein oder anderen Traummann herbei? Und womöglich weiß Cate mehr über den Tag, als Joannes Mutter spurlos verschwand und ihre kleine Tochter einfach zurückließ. Doch Joannes Neuanfang hat Startprobleme. Im Dating-Dschungel hangelt sie sich von einer Panne zur nächsten.

A Literatura engloba diversas linguagens e significados que evoluíram ao longo dos anos, refletindo as transformações políticas, sociais, culturais e econômicas de cada sociedade. Você já parou para pensar como os livros, por tanto tempo, foram símbolos de status, refletindo um elitismo que dominava a sociedade brasileira? Com o acesso à educação ampliado, a escola tornou-se crucial para expandir o conhecimento, facilitando o acesso aos livros literários e formando leitores.

In a country town, an arsonist is burning homes down. Their signature move is placing an identical model of the house on the front porch before setting the fire. But no one is there to witness this in the silence of each dark winter night. A happy couple is out celebrating their anniversary when they receive a chilling phone call—a recorded children's verse warning them their house is on fire and their children are gone. They race home to an inferno and missing children.

Pictures of Charly Dean are plastered across every newspaper and television screen in the country until a dog walker discovers her body in the woods. A chilling detail at the crime scene leads the local police to believe they have a serial killer on their hands, and he’s just getting started. Months later, with Charly’s murder still unsolved, her parents can hardly look at each other, torn apart by grief, blaming themselves—and each other. Then a second victim is found in the same woods. Charly’s parents will stop at nothing to find justice for both girls.

A self-help book wrapped in a funny, poignant novel, Tilda Is Visible is for anyone who has ever looked in the mirror and found fault within themselves. “Life-altering fiction . . . When Tilda realizes she’s slowly, literally disappearing, she brings us along on a quietly revelatory journey...

Number 1 bestselling author Patricia Scanlan is set to capture the hearts and enchant the minds of a whole new generation of readers who will fall in love with her sublime storytelling. A trailblazing women’s fiction author, all of her novels have been #1 international bestsellers. She writes multi-generational family dramas with compassion and authenticity, and a hint of comforting escapism.