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In these funny and insightful essays, Roxane Gay takes us through the journey of her evolution as a woman (Sweet Valley High) of colour (The Help) while also taking listeners on a ride through culture of the last few years (Girls, Django in Chains) and commenting on the state of feminism today (abortion, Chris Brown). The portrait that emerges is not only one of an incredibly insightful woman continually growing to understand herself and our society, but also one of our culture.

In this program Denis Waitley combines timeless, winning strategies with fresh insights into the real world of emerging women. Filled with life stories of women who are peak performers and the core principles they share, it is a compass for self-discovery and achievement. These women display a combination of ideas, enthusiasm, and energy for taking initial success to new heights by turning "stress" into "stretch".

Caliban and the Witch is a history of the body in the transition to capitalism. Moving from the peasant revolts of the late Middle Ages to the witch hunts and the rise of mechanical philosophy, Federici investigates the capitalist rationalization of social reproduction.

A major new work by a leading historian and pioneer in women's studies, The Creation of Patriarchy is a radical reconceptualization of Western civilization that makes gender central to its analysis. Gerda Lerner argues that male dominance over women is not "natural" or biological, but the product of an historical development begun in the second millennium BC in the Ancient Near East. As patriarchy as a system of organizing society was established historically, she contends, it can also be ended by the historical process.

In The Problem with Rich Women, Gloria Steinem explores how and why feminism failed to reach women in powerful families, and provides an urgent and persuasive argument for rebellion among upper-class women.

Growing up as a second-generation Indian immigrant, Kajal Odedra remembers the first time she cut her waist-length hair. It was an act of rage, of defiance, an attempt to push back against societal expectations and regain control. Odedra realised at an early age that hair is never "just hair," and both its presence and absence can have a profound impact on our lives across race, gender, and sexuality. Whilst hair is a powerful form of self-expression, it is also a political battleground, where bodies are policed and normative beauty standards wreak havoc.

Once upon a time (just a few years ago), psychologists believed that the way we chose to communicate was largely a function of personality. If certain conversational styles were more common to one sex than the other (more abstract and aggressive talk for men, for instance, more personal and equivocal talk for women), then this was just another tribute to the influence of biology on personality.

Brought to you by Penguin. At a time when women are more vocal than ever about our lives, there's one last taboo. We need to talk about porn. When we think about porn today, we still mostly think about men. Men as the producers and the consumers. Women as the product. Most women aren't talking...

In Mein Kampf, Hitler wrote that "We must also do away with the conception that the treatment of the body is the affair of every individual." It was a direct slap at the feminist movement of Germany in the late 19th and early 20th century, an influential force for, among other things, divorce, contraception, and abortion; in short, for a woman's right to control her own body.

The Big Stick is truly a man's guide to (almost) everything, from dating and relationships to career success and happiness. You'll learn how to: overcome Nice Guy Syndrome; become more attractive; develop interpersonal skills; live with integrity; improve your dating skills; navigate relationships and marriage; heal sexual shame; overcome heartbreak; deal with infidelity; discover your passions and purpose; experience more joy; and so much more.

Whether we are contending with shame, healing from trauma, or experimenting in the bedroom, there is a common tendency to cast anything sexual as a problem best solved in private. Fears of judgment fuel an air of oppression around something that should be liberating. According to feminist sociologist Angela Jones, we must reject this solitary vision of desire to claim the pleasure fundamental to our freedom.

This is perhaps one of the best-loved of all journals. William Wordsworth's sister, Dorothy, began it in May 1800 and resolved to keep it for a short time. She continued it for nearly three years. In it, she brought the Dove Cottage years to vivid and intimate life. She noted the walks and weather, the friends, country neighbours, and travellers on the roads. She set down accounts of the garden, of Wordsworth's marriage, their concern for Coleridge, and the composition of Wordsworth's poetry.

The author of the international bestseller 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do turns her focus to parents, teaching them how to raise mentally strong and resilient children. Do today’s children lack the flexibility and mental strength they need to cope with life’s challenges in an...

Brought to you by Penguin. From one of the great thinkers and writers of our time, comes the highly anticipated final instalment in Deborah Levy's critically acclaimed 'Living Autobiography' Following the international critical acclaim of The Cost of Living, this final volume of Deborah Levy's...

Why does the woman you love so often feel like a locked door you lost the key to years ago?You provide. You listen. You try to keep the peace. And still, the arguments flare up out of nothing, the silence falls without warning, and whatever you do somehow turns out to be the wrong thing.Here is...

DEFENDA A VERDADE EM UMA CULTURA DE MENTIRAS Há uma disputa pelo corpo, identidade e voz da mulher. Nós estamos sendo sexualizadas pela cultura; silenciadas por parte da igreja; minimizadas e redefinidas pela linguagem. Estamos cercadas por ideologias confusas e, com isso, a imagem de Deus...

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Tendo como ponto de partida a união de George Orwell e Eileen O'Shaughnessy, um dos casamentos literários mais importantes do século XX, Anna Funder reflete de forma honesta sobre o que significa ser esposa e escritora no mundo moderno. "Os biógrafos de Orwell são sete homens olhando um...

Mutterschaft – ein Machtkonflikt der Gegenwart. Frauen, die heute ein Kind bekommen, betreten ein Minenfeld der Erwartungen. Umgehend werden sie beurteilt – intim, widersprüchlich und gnadenlos öffentlich – und nicht selten verurteilt. Verunsichert von ungebetenen Ratschlägen, alten Konventionen und neuen Momfluencers suchen sie einen Weg, ihrem Kind gerecht zu werden. Und sich selbst. Ihr kluges, fundiertes und dringend nötiges Buch dekonstruiert die Schablonen, nach denen Mütter immer noch bewertet werden – von der Entbindung über das Stillen bis hin zur Kinderbetreuung.

THE EMPOWERING, NO-NONSENSE MEMOIR THAT CELEBRATES POWERFUL, INSPIRATIONAL WOMEN FROM EASTENDERS LEGEND LACEY TURNER. Lacey Turner burst onto television screens in 2004, starring as the feisty, outspoken and much-loved Stacey Slater. For more than two decades, she has been at the heart of some...