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Uratowana z warszawskiego getta – najmłodsze dziecko ocalone dzięki Irenie Sendlerowej. Córka dwóch matek, żydowskiej i polskiej. Z wykształcenia – pedagog, z wyboru – dusza rogata. Żona poety, Jerzego Ficowskiego. Działaczka antykomunistycznej opozycji. W wolnej Polsce doradczyni i rzeczniczka prasowa ministra Jacka Kuronia. Oto niepokorna Elżbieta Ficowska (ur. 1942), sportretowana w książce Cezarego Harasimowicza, który ze swoją bohaterką odbył wiele pasjonujących rozmów. „Bieta” nie jest jednak biografią. „Bieta” jest powieścią. Powieścią czułą, choć nieckliwą; dramatyczną, ale i dowcipną.

Cecilia Toussaint le da voz a Frida Kahlo. Ocho días antes de morir, Frida Kahlo cogió sus pinceles por última vez y escribió sobre la pulpa roja de la sandía: «Viva la vida. Coyoacán, 1954». Pocos meses antes, le habían amputado la pierna derecha y notaba, ahora sí, cómo sus fuerzas desaparecían para siempre, cómo la vida se alejaba de ella.

Adopting an Abandoned Farm was originally published in 1891 and written by female author Kate Sanborn. Released for the first time as an audiobook, the story portrays the author’s unique experience as one of the first female farm owners in America. A trailblazer in her time, Kate Sanborn reminds us that women have always been game-changers, breaking barriers and paving the way for future generations.

Cristina Liceaga, creadora de escritoras.mx, lugar de reunión virtual de autoras mexicanas con más de 28 mil seguidores en Facebook, platica de su trabajo dedicado a visibilizar el trabajo de mujeres escritoras en esta entrevista con Mónica Braun, directora de Nieve de Chamoy.

At age fourteen, Laura Delano's parents took her to her first psychiatrist. At school, she was the model student, but at home Laura felt a rage that she unleashed on family, friends and herself. She was promptly diagnosed with bipolar disorder and started on a course of mood stabilizers and antidepressants. It was to mark the beginning of a painful and relentless journey. Weaving together Laura's medical records and doctors' notes with illuminating research on the drugs she was prescribed, Unshrunk is the powerful memoir of one woman's battle against the commercial psychiatric industry.

The beauty industry has changed a lot during the lives of baby boomers, but one thing that hasn't is the human connections made between hairdressers and their customers. While delivering beauty, a stylist also delivers creativity, inspiration, hope, and kindness to every person who sits in their chair. And if you need advice or a shoulder to cry on, your hairstylist will be there for you...and make sure you look good along the way. This inspirational memoir follows Joyce Ann Key as she grows up and comes into her own in the hair salon with her mom in the 60s,70s, and 80s.

In a late-life romance, Eleanor marries Lars, a brilliant database expert, believing their fairytale love will last forever. However, just months later, Eleanor finds herself in COVID lockdown with her new husband as he loses his job and pulls away from her with angry outbursts. Day by day, their marriage fractures. As Eleanor’s fears about Lars’ autistic profile are heightened, she struggles to understand him and their growing conflict. Even as both partners are diagnosed with cancer, Eleanor fights for what she hopes is possible in their marriage and encourages Lars to do the same.

Life from behind double strollers! Journey along as the author travels from the struggles, heartaches, and dilemmas associated with infertility to the incredible arrival of her third set of twins and beyond. Today her twin girls are 29, her boy/girl set of twins are 24, and her twin boys are 17!

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L'inizio di questa storia è un incrocio nel bel mezzo di Tripoli, più che un incrocio, un'auto con un parabrezza rotto ferma a un incrocio dopo un incidente. A bordo della macchina un uomo e una donna, un padre e una madre, prima erano in tre, solo che la figlia poco più che neonata è stata sbalzata fuori dall'abitacolo e ha impattato contro un albero. Comincia così il racconto della vita di Nagla Augelli, bambina tunisina abbandonata dalla famiglia in un orfanotrofio della sua città, dopo che un incidente di auto l'ha resa paraplegica.

Across six revealing lectures, Professor Jessica Hooten Wilson will introduce you to one of the 20th century’s most fascinating and divisive writers in Flannery O’Connor and the Scandal of Faith. Beginning with an overview of her brief but remarkable life, Professor Wilson will then take you through an exploration of themes in O’Connor’s work and the hallmarks of her literary style. You’ll get a clearer picture of O’Connor’s historical and geographical context while digging into how her stories can transcend time and place.

A REBELLIOUS APPROACH TO ACHIEVING PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS. In Unbeatable Latinas, Valeria Aloe takes us on a transformative journey. She begins by examining how ancestral cultural messages —such as "be humble," "just work hard," "be grateful for what you already have," and "don't create conflict"— have historically hindered our professional advancement, leaving many of us feeling undervalued, underpaid, or unsupported in our growth.

Una ragazza di provincia con un incredibile talento, e la forza e la determinazione di realizzare il suo Sogno: Taylor Swift si è trasformata da giovane promessa della musica country a megastar globale. La rivista Time l’ha proclamata “Persona dell’anno” nel 2023. Il suo undicesimo album, The Tortured Poets Department, è il primo nella storia a raggiungere un miliardo di stream su Spotify. Sembra che non esista record che Taylor Swift non è in grado di infrangere. Ma come è arrivata da una contea della Pennsylvania ai palcoscenici di tutto il mondo?

Growing up in the friendly suburbs of Richmond, Virginia, Constance Wu thought that girls were supposed to be reserved, graceful, and polite. Everyone around her praised ladylike behaviour while seeming to disapprove of the louder, rougher girls—the kind of girls who made scenes. And while she spent most of her childhood suppressing her bold, emotional nature, Constance found an early outlet in local community theatre. The stage was the one place where big feelings were okay—were good, even.

As an apple-cheeked bubbly child, Julianna was bestowed with the family nickname “Sunshine Girl”. Shuttled back and forth between her divorced parents, often on different continents, she quickly learned how to be of value to her eccentric mother and her absent father.

Sinéad O'Connor's voice and trademark shaved head made her famous by the age of 21. Her recording of Prince's 'Nothing Compares 2 U' made her a global icon. She outraged millions when she tore up a photograph of Pope John Paul II on American television. O'Connor was unapologetic and impossible to ignore, calling out hypocrisy wherever she saw it. She remained that way for over three decades.

Just when Glennon Doyle Melton was beginning to feel she had it all figured out - three happy children, a doting spouse, and a writing career so successful that her first book catapulted to the top of the New York Times best seller list - her husband revealed his infidelity and she was forced to realize that nothing was as it seemed. A recovering alcoholic and bulimic, Glennon found that rock bottom was a familiar place. In the midst of crisis, she knew to hold on to what she discovered in recovery: that her deepest pain has always held within it an invitation to a richer life.

Figuring explores the complexities of love and the human search for truth and meaning through the interconnected lives of several historical figures across four centuries - beginning with the astronomer Johannes Kepler, who discovered the laws of planetary motion, and ending with the marine biologist and author Rachel Carson, who catalyzed the environmental movement.

Hillary Rodham Clinton and her daughter, Chelsea, share the stories of the gutsy women who have inspired them - women with the courage to stand up to the status quo, ask hard questions, and get the job done.

In the most eagerly awaited political memoir of the season, Mary Cheney presents a behind-the-scenes look at the high-intensity world of presidential politics and talks for the first time about her life, her family, her political views, and her role in the campaigns of 2000 and 2004.