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Publisher
Sounds True
Language
English
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""A woman's work is to define herself," says award-winning slam poet Dominique Christina. While this task is important for everyone, there is an urgency for women. "When you have inherited a societal construct that names, describes, and practices an ideology that women are somehow less important, and less necessary, then the work of defining yourself carries with it a kind of fury." Every woman is composed of many selves-archetypal players of the...
Author
Publisher
Brilliance Audio
Pub. Date
p2010
Language
English
Description
We spend too much time and energy managing perception and creating carefully edited versions of ourselves to show to the world. Everywhere we turn there are messages that tell us who, what, and how we're supposed to be. This shines a long-overdue light on an important truth: Our imperfections are what connect us to one another and to our humanity. Our vulnerabilities are not weaknesses; they are powerful reminders to keep our hearts and minds open...
Author
Publisher
Mysterious Press
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
A British woman falls in love with a famous mountaineer, but after marrying him begins to feel afraid. During sex he sometimes hurts her and three women in his life died accidental deaths. The woman turns detective and her fears come true.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Our futures depend not just on the results of the choices we make, but on how well we handle making these hard choices and the serious scrutiny that comes with them. Huston shows how men and women approach decisions differently, though not necessarily in the ways we have been led to believe. She opens up the conversation about how we can best shape our habits, perceptions, and strategies, not just to make the most of our own opportunities, but to...
10) Thrive: the third metric to redefining success and creating a life of well-being, wisdom, and wonder
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
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Description
Our relentless pursuit of the two traditional metrics of success--money and power--has led to an epidemic of burnout and stress-related illnesses, and an erosion in the quality of our relationships, family life, and, ironically, our careers. In a commencement address Arianna Huffington gave at Smith College in the spring of 2013, she likened our drive for money and power to two legs of a three-legged stool. They may hold us up temporarily, but sooner...
Author
Publisher
The Dial Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"When Lilly Dancyger was twenty-three years old, her best friend and cousin, Sabina, was violently raped and murdered. In the face of devastating loss, Dancyger stayed sane and whole by the magic and the medicine of her female friends. Each essay in First Love examines a different female friendship in her life, beginning with her first love-Sabina-whose loss becomes the springboard for Dancyger's examinations of her fierce and passionate relationships...
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