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Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
In "Lean In", Sheryl Sandberg -- Facebook COO and one of "Fortune" magazine's most powerful women in business -- looks at what women can do to help themselves, and make the small changes in their life that can effect change on a more universal scale. She draws on her own experiences working in some of the world's most successful businesses, as well as academic research, to find practical answers to the problems facing women in the workplace.
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
The author describes her lifelong commitment to feminism in a meditation on what it means to be a woman, discussing progress within the movement in her lifetime, what remains to be done, and how to move forward in the future.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The authors examine female serial killers by focusing on the life of Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong. This book explores mental illness and forensic psychology while also providing a history of how American jurisprudence has grappled with such controversial issues as the insanity defense and mental competency to stand trial.
Publisher
Wiley
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
vii, 264 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In this first book on reinvention from MORE magazine, readers will learn how to reinvent their own lives through the inspiring stories of real women and celebrities. MORE Magazine 287 Secrets of Reinventing Your Life includes advice on how to resolve past issues, how to organize one's life at home and at work, and how to prosper in all areas of"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
335 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The emergence of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements have awakened society and encouraged women to find their voice and claim their power. Contending with a host of difficult issues-- from sexual assault on college campuses, to equal pay and pay gaps, to mastering different negotiation styles-- demands psychological toughness. Morin turns her focus to feminism, and gives women the techniques to build mental muscle. Just as important, she teaches them...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Language
English
Formats
Description
For the first time, Hillary Rodham Clinton reveals what she was thinking and feeling during one of the most controversial and unpredictable presidential elections in history. Now free from the constraints of running, Hillary takes you inside the intense personal experience of becoming the first woman nominated for president by a major party in an election marked by rage, sexism, exhilarating highs and infuriating lows, stranger-than-fiction twists,...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 21
Language
English
Formats
Description
Recounts the struggles of hundreds of women who were exposed to radium while working factory jobs during World War I, describing how they were mislead by their employers and became embroiled in a battle for workers' rights.
Author
Publisher
Rodale
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
325 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"An approachable, empowering guide to investing that helps you level the financial playing field, move toward financial independence, and grow your money, from one of the internet's favorite personal finance educators"--
Author
Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Congratulations, you're a manager! After you pop the champagne, accept the shiny new title, and step into this thrilling next chapter of your career, the truth descends like a fog: you don't really know what you're doing. That's exactly how Julie Zhuo felt when she became a rookie manager at the age of twenty-five. She stared at a long list of challenges--from hiring to firing, from meeting to messaging, from planning to pitching--and faced a thousand...
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Tells the true story of America's first women astronauts--six extraordinary women, each making history going to orbit aboard NASA's Space Shuttle.
"When NASA sent astronauts to the moon in the 1960s and 1970s the agency excluded women from the corps, arguing that only military test pilots--a group then made up exclusively of men--had the right stuff. It was an era in which women were steered away from jobs in science and deemed unqualified for space...
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2011, ©2011
Edition
1st Atria Books edition.
Physical Desc
xix, 204 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The fashion expert from the "Today" show examines more than one thousand fashion and beauty items, pinpointing what is essential, what else is worth keeping, and what should end up in the trash.
Author
Publisher
HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
x, 374 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A leading internal medicine doctor on the front lines of cardiac research outlines a program for alleviating heart disease as it presents in women patients, addressing the factors that cause early signs to go unrecognized.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
From Snow White to Moana, the animated films of Walt Disney Studios have moved and entertained millions. But few fans know that behind these groundbreaking features was an incredibly influential group of women who fought for respect in an often ruthless male-dominated industry and who have slipped under the radar for decades. Holt shows how these women infiltrated the boys' club of Disney's story and animation departments and used early technologies...
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
403 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Celebrated traveler and photographer Jessica Nabongo-the first documented Black woman to visit all 195 countries in the world-shares her journey around the globe with fascinating stories of adventure, culture, travel musts, and human connections"--
Author
Language
English
Description
New York Times bestselling author Lysa TerKeurst leans into the deeply personal topic of rejection and takes readers on a journey to explore its roots; the lies we believe as a result; and the truth about who God is, who we are, and what it looks like to live loved. --
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxi, 392 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"From one of the world's leading experts on how the brain works, a step-by-step, practical program for women to achieve greater health, energy, and lasting happiness by harnessing the power of the female brain. For the first time, bestselling author and brain expert Dr. Daniel G. Amen offers insight on the unique characteristics and needs of the female brain and a practical, prescriptive program targeted specifically for women to help them thrive....
