Women in the Picture

Reducere. After World War II, the United States was the strongest, most powerful nation in the world. Life was safe and secure--but many women were unhappy w...

In the late nineteenth century, a thriving immigrant population supported three German-language weekly newspapers in Arkansas. Most traces of the c...

Reducere. What started out as a simple trip to a postcard fair turned into a lifelong investigation for author Robert Flynn Johnson. Captivated by the beauty...

The original edition of Pompeii: A Sourcebook was a crucial resource for students of the site. Now updated to include material from Herculaneum, th...

The British Empire: Sunrise to Sunset is a broad survey of the history of the British Empire from its beginnings to its demise that offers a compre...

Reducere. Indian freedmen and their descendants have garnered much public and scholarly attention, but women's roles have largely been absent from that discu...

Reducere. Secrets, obsession and vengeance converge in this utterly original thriller about an online dating match turned deadly cat-and-mouse game. She met ...

This groundbreaking study looks beyond biblical texts, which have had a powerful influence over our views of women's roles and worth, in order to r...

Reducere. Groundbreaking essays by female activists and scholars documenting women's resistance before, during, and after the Arab Spring Images of women pro...

Reducere. How Latina girls and women become entangled in the criminal justice system Despite representing roughly 16 percent of incarcerated women, Latina wo...

Reducere. Investigate the Cthulhu Mythos during The Harlem Renaissance! Picture this: New York City. Prohibition is in full swing and bootleggers are living ...

"Human trafficking" brings to mind gangsters forcing people, often women and girls, to engage in dangerous activities against their will, under thr...

Reducere. When Confederate men marched off to battle, southern women struggled with the new responsibilities of directing farms and plantations, providing fo...

Reducere. Americans have long cherished romantic images of the frontier and its colorful cast of characters, where the cowboys are always rugged and the ladi...

Reducere. The world has been inundated with horror stories about what the Germans did during the last century, but most Americans know little about what was ...

Live your best life, celebrate accomplishments, and let intentions drive your goals in this stylish, undated planner. From the bestselling author o...

"John Brennan" (Madame Sidney Gifford Czira) was a woman of the twentieth century, and along with her five sisters, the Giffords, she contributed t...

Magic, sorcery and witchcraft are among the most common themes of the great medieval Icelandic sagas and poems, the problematic yet vital sources t...

DescriptionVeronica Franco (whose life is featured in the motion picture Dangerous Beauty) was a sixteenth-century Venetian beauty, poet, and proto...

The history of footbinding is full of contradictions and unexpected turns. The practice originated in the dance culture of China's medieval court a...

This revolutionary book empowers its readers by exploring enduring, challenging, and timely philosophical issues in new essays written by expert wo...

DescriptionTormented girls writhing in agony, stern judges meting out harsh verdicts, nineteen bodies swinging on Gallows Hill.The stark immediacy ...

Reducere. Released in 1961, Naked as Nature Intended created a sensation. Queues formed around the block and police were called in to manage the crowds. It s...

Focus on Abortion: Americans Share Their Storiesintroduces the often-missing and most important voices in the abortion conversation: the voices of ...

Reducere. In 1988 Virginia Fabella from the Philippines and Mercy Amba Oduyoye from Ghana coedited With Passion and Compassion: Third world Women Doing Theol...

2010 Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Book Award from the American Sociological Association; Race, Gender, and Class Section2008 Finalist,...

Taste the World! It's truly a feast of wonder: Created by the ever-curious minds behind Atlas Obscura, this breathtaking guide transforms our sense...

Reducere. Homelessness has been recognized as a serious problem in Japan since the 1990s, but the dominant model of a "homeless person" has been that of an u...

The images of human trafficking are all too often reduced to media tales of helpless young women taken by heavily accented, dark-skinned captors--b...

Reducere. From the author of The New York Times #1 bestselling novel The Carpetbaggers comes a powerful yarn exposing the money, fame, sex, politics, and pow...

Reducere. A book that gives you the legacy of one of Tennessee's favorite women. It gives you insight into the story that has never before been told of what ...

Reducere. Kings and QueensHow can children in different places around the world have the same dream? Because they are in Kheru Nefer: Beautiful Night, a port...

Reducere. Larry McMurtry burst onto the American literary scene with a force that would forever redefine how we perceive the American West. His first three n...

Mucha as mystic, bohemian and philosopherSpanning the entirety of Alphonse Mucha's prolific career, this handsome, affordable and concise overview ...

Reducere. Three classic works--including the virtuosic Revolutionary Road, soon to be a major motion picture--that exemplify the remarkable gifts of this gre...

Reducere. DescriptionIn this intimate volume the long-lost voices of Wisconsin Oneida men and women speak of all aspects of life: growing up, work and econom...

Do women talk more than men? Does text messaging make you stupid? Can chimpanzees really talk to us? This fascinating textbook addresses a wide ran...

Reducere. Ted Bundy was handsome, charming, a brilliant law student, and on the verge of a dazzling career. On January 24, 1989, he was executed for the murd...

Reducere. This updated edition analyses the challenges, both internal and external, facing Saudi Arabia in the twenty-first century. Two new chapters discuss...

Reducere. Now a major motion picture starring Rooney Mara and Cate Blanchett A sensual tale of forbidden love, sensuality, and romance, Carol tells the story...

"These lynching dramas may not present the picture that America wants to see of itself, but these visions cannot be ignored because they are ground...

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Reducere. Set in an idyllic village named Avalon, a warm and wonderful new novel from Ireland's #1 bestselling author. #1 international bestselling author Ca...

"I was taught from the start not to be silent." For years, renowned activist and scholar Ilana Hammerman has given the world remarkable translation...

Reducere. Every 37 seconds an American dies of cardiovascular disease. For nearly half of its victims atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease shows up suddenl...

Reducere. The history of Coogee's McIver's Ladies Baths - Australia's only ocean pool reserved for women - is eloquently told in these stories from women who...

DescriptionA new edition of an influential biography of the early Victorian socialist feminist writer Flora Tristan. Active in the 1830s and 1840s,...

Reducere. The exuberant 1920s gave rise to advertising pioneer Raymond Rubicam and his ambitious caf society wife, who posed in London with her three young d...

"You won't be able to stop turning the pages!" --Shari Lapena, New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next DoorThink twice before you swip...

Reducere. DescriptionSOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE Set in Depression-era America, a breathtaking story of five extraordinary women and their remarkable j...

Reducere. DescriptionWhen over 150 women testified in 2018 to the sexual abuse inflicted on them by Dr. Larry Nassar when they were young competitive gymnast...

Reducere. DescriptionAre you looking for a great book that encourages kids to learn more about science and technology in a fun and exciting way? Mighty Mommi...

Reducere. From diversity comes strength and wisdom: this was the guiding principle for selecting the articles in this collection. Because there is no single ...

Reducere. Over forty legends of the film business recount their first trip to Hollywood. Actors, directors, screenwriters, cinematographers, and editors-half...

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Reducere. The history of Norwegian settlement in the United States has often been told through the eyes of prominent men, while the women are imagined in the...

Reducere. LAYLA AND MAJNUN: NIZAMI Translation & Introduction by Paul Smith It is impossible to underestimate the effect of Nizami's 'Layla and Majnun' on th...

Reducere. Quarterback Danny Diamond loves to score. Touchdowns. Get those dirty thoughts out of your minds, ladies. Just because he has two Championship ring...

Contributor(s): Author: Sarah HendrickxForeword by: Judith GouldThe difference that being female makes to the diagnosis, life and experiences of a ...

Reducere. New Stories We Tell is the third in a series of women-centric journalism text/anthologies created to celebrate the great women of American longform...

A World War 2 saga to warm the heart. Three women become friends when working in their local picture house. When life is so tough for everyone, a t...

"Fans of Hollywood's golden age will find this collection of interviews conducted over many years revealing...an enlightening picture emerges of Ti...

Reducere. DescriptionIn THE PERFECT BLOCK (Book #2), rookie criminal profiler Jessie Hunt, 29, picks up the pieces of her broken life and leaves suburbia to ...

Reducere. This novel is neither a study in "morals, " nor a picture of the standard of life in Soviet Russia. It is a purely psychological study of sex-relat...

Reducere. Behind every great movement of God stands a few generous men and women called Gospel Patrons. This book tells three of their stories from history a...

Reducere. This stunningly original, kaleidoscopic novel is an inspired celebration of women reading and the artists who have caught them in the act--"a vivid...

Reducere. The Santa Fe Trail was one of the great commercial routes across the West, frequented more by merchants than by emigrants. Hence women travelers we...

Reducere. At a time when women were denied opportunity, the lavish parlors of Storyville offered advancement for women who welcomed the vice. Mary Deubler, t...

Winner of the Littleton-Griswold PrizeWinner of the Ralph Waldo Emerson AwardWinner of the Order of the Coif AwardWinner of the David J. Langum Sr....

Reducere. Gratitude is a feeling of appreciation for what one has. It is a feeling of thankfulness for the blessings we have received. Cultivating an attitud...