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Vette's story is an honest and compelling look at how the realities of childhood abuse, addiction, and sexual violence can lead to a life of exploitation and human trafficking. She writes with a vulnerability that informs but also inspires the listener to consider the underlying issues of family dysfunction, systemic oppression, religious gender-based violence, addiction, and sex trafficking with a new awareness. Vette's story is not easy to listen to. Her language is direct but ultimately serves as a powerful reminder that we should not sanitize suffering and that there is always hope.

Joy Adamson is world-famous as the woman who walked with lions. These are the books that brought the story of her work to a public whose imagination was captured by the discovery of this remarkable interaction between man and beast. Born Free was first published in 1960, and tells the story of her relationship with Elsa, raising her from a young cub and later releasing her into the wild. Living Free and Forever Free continues Elsa's story and that of her cubs.

Издание представляет перевод книги Тары Рид Left Out: When The Truth Doesn't Fit In (Исключенная: когда неугодна правда), опубликованной в США в 2021 году. Автор рассказывает о том, как столкнулась с харассментом, работая личным помощником сенатора Джо Байдена, и была уволена после того, как решилась обвинить своего босса в сексуальных домогательствах. После избрания Байдена президентом США Тара Рид подверглась преследованиям со стороны его администрации, ФБР и СМИ и вынуждена была запросить политическое убежище в России.

100 Donne Vestite di Rosso è un'opera dell'artista e ambasciatrice UNICEF Alessia Cotta Ramusino, che intreccia narrazione e impegno sociale attraverso cento brevi storie che raccontano le vite di altrettante donne, legate dal tragico destino di essere vittime di violenza. Ne emerge un quadro struggente e profondo della loro realtà, capace di suscitare un'intensa riflessione e una forte empatia.

Who Wants Normal? lifts the lid off a subject that is too often shrouded in awkwardness and silence. It offers support, inspiration and a sense of solidarity to the many, many women with disabilities and long-term health issues – as well as opening the eyes of anyone wanting to better understand the many facets of living with a disability.

Ericka's story, Married to the Dream, is about hope realized" because she remained committed to the in vitro fertilization (IVF) journey. Her dream is significant because it is an infectious accompaniment that provides energy for those who continue down a bleak path while waiting to conceive. This IVF story beckons to give steady glimmers of hope. Ericka's story can be added to other successful IVF stories that resulted in live births after years of relentless trying. This story stands as an encouragement for women trying to conceive.

"Considerad si esta es una mujer | quien no tiene cabellos ni nombre | ni fuerzas para recordarlo | vacía la mirada y frío el regazo | como una rana en invierno". Con estos descarnados versos Primo Levi, en el célebre comienzo de Si esto es un hombre, se dirige a los lectores evocando la imagen de una mujer despojada de su identidad, expoliada de su propio cuerpo, de su regazo en cuanto lugar donde se origina la relación con el otro.

MaryLamb Lucas’s book, The Trip of My Life, is a touching story about dealing with loss and finding joy along with the love that holds everything together. With bravery and honesty, MaryLamb shares her journey, showing that even in tough times, there is hope. Her words offer comfort and inspiration to anyone facing challenges. This heartfelt memoir is a reminder that we can find strength in our darkest moments.

Film noir was the dark side of the movies’ happily-ever-after mythology. Sinister and sexy, it forged a new icon: the tough, independent dame. Determined, desirable, dangerous when cornered, she could handle trouble—or deal out some of her own. If you thought these women were something special onscreen, wait until you meet the genuine articles. In Dark City Dames, acclaimed film historian Eddie Muller takes listeners into the world of six women who made a lasting impression in this cinematic terrain.

When Nancy Kwan burst onto the scene in the early 1960s, Asian characters in film were portrayed by white actors in makeup playing “yellowface,” and those minor roles were the stuff of cliché: shopkeepers, maids, prostitutes, servants. When—against all odds—Nancy landed the lead role in the much-anticipated 1960 film The World of Suzie Wong, she became an international superstar and was celebrated for her beauty, grace, authenticity, and spunk: a “Chinese Garbo,” the “Asian Bardot.” From Hong Kong to London, Hollywood and beyond, The World of Nancy Kwan charts Nancy’s journey.

Lucy and Ethel. Laverne and Shirley. Dorothy and Sophia and Blanche and Rose. It’s the women around us who make us who we are, and Chicken-Fried Women is a celebration of them. It’s about the women who raised us, made us, taught us to cook and clap back. It’s the ones who prayed for us, raged at us and humbled us a notch or two when we needed it.

Tiffany Moon, M.D. is an anesthesiologist, entrepreneur, social media personality, and former cast member of Bravo’s Real Housewives of Dallas. In Joy Prescriptions, she offers a part-memoir, part-self-help guide to stop chasing perfection and embrace gratitude and connection.

In her trusted loaded-up minivan “Minnie,” E.A. Hanks follows the same route as a long-ago road trip with her mother in an attempt to better understand the complicated woman who gave her life. Along the way, as she follows her mother’s diaries and her own recollections of the route, she begins to uncover secrets—some unexpectedly wonderful, and others darker and more violent than she ever imagined—that bring more questions than answers.

While in her teens Kerry Dashnaw meets a group of conservative Catholic nuns. Enamored by their long habits and mysterious lifestyle she joins the order after graduation from high school. Determined to get close to God she finds that life behind the convent walls is not what she had hoped or expected. Confronted with manipulation, abuse and finally disillusionment, the author relates how she navigated her life into her twenties and early thirties. Through the help of a psychotherapist, she regains a sense of purpose and creates a new life for herself.

The Hong Kong taxi driver has zero interest in taking Anna to another hospital, they’ve already been to two. If he takes her to Kowloon, which requires going through the traffic-ridden Cross Harbour Tunnel, she will likely give birth in the back seat. Neither of them wants this. Granted, many women's birth plans don't resemble their actual experiences but Anna seems to take this to the extreme.

Vita Oyler has been living with a painful condition known as RSD for over thirty-five years. Besides the RSD, she has developed other painful conditions such as as fibromyalgia, osteoporosis, and other conditions.. She has learned to focus on goals, family, hobbies, laughter, animals, alternatives, and other strategies which have led her to living a happy and good quality of life. Vita wrote this book to help others that either suffer chronic pain or have family members or friends that do.

When an idealistic activist objects to her siblings’ plan to ship their disabled sister off to a nursing home, she’s forced to choose between family and her sister’s freedom. This riveting true story is brought to life by a cast of over a dozen actors, including Jackie Blackmore as Franke James and Lauren Potter—who starred in the famed TV series Glee—as Teresa Heartchild.

Through four decades of entertaining, in the wrestling ring and on the monster truck circuit, Debrah "Madusa" Miceli never could sit still. But her desire to learn, grow, and inspire legions of followers masked deep secrets . . . Her upbringing was a lie from the start, and the dark truths of her childhood, revealed here for the first time, are the earliest examples of Debrah's determination to persevere.

Renée shares a memoir with a purpose. Her journey from being counted out and overlooked in childhood through her twenties. From being told, "You are not college material" to earning a Master's degree in Education with honors. From that kid, the last one left when picking teams in gym class to high school bowling coach! Passing through addiction and many other valleys along the road. As a teacher, always remembering how it felt and making sure to always take the opportunity to right those wrongs.

Este libro es para ti si: Te sientes agobiada, triste, sin rumbo. El estrés, la culpa y el miedo te rodea constantemente. No tienes un propósito de vida. Vives atrapada en una burbuja dependiendo siempre de los demás. Estas cansada de No ser y No hacer lo que realmente quieres. Siempre piensas y actúas como víctima. Quieres dejar las excusas y descubrir la Mujer Chingona que llevas dentro. Deseas aprender herramientas para cumplir tus metas y propósitos. Necesitas que te acompañen a crear tu propia transformación personal diseñando tu propio plan de vida.