Life lessons from remarkable women

Life Lessons from Remarkable Women

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Dancing Lessons For The Advanced - Hrabal Bohumil

Anotace: Rake, drunkard, aesthete, gossip, raconteur extraordinaire: the narrator of Bohumil Hrabal`s rambling, rambunctious masterpiece Dancing Lessons for the Advanced in Age is all these and more. Speaking to a group of sunbathing women who remind him of lovers past, this elderly roué tells the story of his life--or at least unburdens himself of a lifetime`s worth of ...

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Dancing Lessons For The Advanced - Bohumil Hrabal

<p>Rake, drunkard, aesthete, gossip, raconteur extraordinaire: the narrator of Bohumil Hrabal's rambling, rambunctious masterpiece Dancing Lessons for the Advanced in Age is all these and more. Speaking to a group of sunbathing women who remind him of lovers past, this elderly roué tells the story of his life--or at least unburdens himself of a lifetime's worth of s...

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My Life Is Art

Drawing on lessons from his remarkable life, former child soldier turned activist, author, entrepreneur, and international recording artist Emmanuel J

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Women on the Margins

As she did with Martin Guerre, Natalie Zemon Davis here retrieves individual lives from historical obscurity to give us a window onto the early modern world. As women living in the 17th century, Glikl bas Judah Leib, Marie de l'Incarnation, and Maria Sibylla Merian, equally remarkable though very different, were not queens or noblewomen, their every move publicly noted. R...

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Michelle Obama: A Life (0307949311)

Kniha - autor Peter Slevin, 418 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná This is the inspiring story of a modern American icon, the first comprehensive account of the life and times of Michelle Obama. With disciplined reporting and a storyteller’s eye for revealing detail, Peter Slevin follows Michelle to the White House from her working-class childhood on Chicago’s...

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Women Who Run with the Wolves

UPDATED, WITH NEW MATERIAL BY THE AUTHOR"WOMEN WHO RUN WITH THE WOLVES isn't just another book. It is a gift of profound insight, wisdom, and love. An oracle from one who knows." - Alice WalkerWithin every woman there lives a powerful force, filled with good instincts, passionate creativity, and ageless knowing. She is the Wild Woman, who represents the instinctual nature...

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12 Rules for Life - Jordan B. Peterson

Anotace: The #1 Sunday Times bestseller from 'the most influential public intellectual in the Western world right now' (New York Times) - now in paperback. How should we live properly in a world of chaos and uncertainty? Jordan Peterson has helped millions of people, young and old, men and women, aim at a life of responsibility and meaning. Now he can help yo...

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Principles : Life and Work - Dalio Ray

Anotace: "Significant...The book is both instructive and surprisingly moving." -The New York Times Ray Dalio, one of the world`s most successful investors and entrepreneurs, shares the unconventional principles that he`s developed, refined, and used over the past forty years to create unique results in both life and business-and which any person or organization can adopt...

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Principles : Life and Work - Ray Dalio

<p>"Significant...The book is both instructive and surprisingly moving." -The New York Times Ray Dalio, one of the world's most successful investors and entrepreneurs, shares the unconventional principles that he's developed, refined, and used over the past forty years to create unique results in both life and business-and which any person or organization ...

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The Unwomanly Face of War: An Oral History of Women in World War II - Alexievich Svetlana

Anotace: A long-awaited English translation of the groundbreaking oral history of women in World War II across Europe and Russia-from the winner of the Nobel Prize in LiteratureNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYThe Washington Post o The Guardian o NPR o The Economist o Milwaukee Journal Sentinel o Kirkus ReviewsFor more than three decades, Svetlana Alexievich has...

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12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos, 1. vydání - Jordan B. Peterson

<p>The #1 Sunday Times bestseller from 'the most influential public intellectual in the Western world right now' (New York Times) - now in paperback.How should we live properly in a world of chaos and uncertainty?Jordan Peterson has helped millions of people, young and old, men and women, aim at a life of responsibility and meaning. Now he can help you.</p> &l...

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Learned By Heart: From the award-winning author of Room - Donoghue Emma

Anotace: Shortlisted for the Atwood Gibson Prize. Adding to the already moving, richly told and gripping collection of historical fiction from Emma Donoghue, Learned By Heart is the breathtaking story of two young girls on the margins of life, forging a connection that will last forever. 'Emma Donoghue is a genius of compassion. In our fractured world she brings a...

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Learned By Heart: From the award-winning author of Room - Emma Donoghue

<p>Shortlisted for the Atwood Gibson Prize.Adding to the already moving, richly told and gripping collection of historical fiction from Emma Donoghue, Learned By Heart is the breathtaking story of two young girls on the margins of life, forging a connection that will last forever.'Emma Donoghue is a genius of compassion. In our fractured world she brings a great sen...

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The Great Alone: A Story of Love, Heartbreak and Survival From the Worldwide Bestselling Author of The Four Winds - Hannahová Kristin

Anotace: The Great Alone is a daring, beautiful, stay-up-all-night story about love and loss from the number one bestselling author of The Four Winds, The Nightingale and publishing February 2024, The Women.`A master storyteller` - Delia Owens, author of Where the Crawdads Sing`A woman has to be tough as steel up here. You can`t count on anyone to save you and your child...

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The Librarians of Rue de Picardie: From the bestselling author, a powerful, moving wartime page-turner based on real events - Skeslien Charles Janet

Anotace: The New York Times bestselling author of the The Paris Library returns with a powerful, moving new novel based on the extraordinary true story of Jessie Carson, the American librarian determined to bring books to the children of war-torn France.`This is hands down my book of 2024. A rich, glorious life-affirming ode to the power of books and female solidarity. S...

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The Librarians of Rue de Picardie: From the bestselling author, a powerful, moving wartime page-turner based on real events - Charles Janet Skeslien

<p>The New York Times bestselling author of the The Paris Library returns with a powerful, moving new novel based on the extraordinary true story of Jessie Carson, the American librarian determined to bring books to the children of war-torn France.'This is hands down my book of 2024. A rich, glorious life-affirming ode to the power of books and female solidarity. Si...

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The Giver of Stars : Fall in love with the enchanting Sunday Times bestseller from the author of Me Before You - Moyesová Jojo

Anotace: Alice had come halfway across the world to find that, yet again, she was considered wanting. Well, she thought, if that was what everyone thought, she might as well live up to it.`England, late 1930s, and Alice Wright - restless, stifled - makes an impulsive decision to marry wealthy American Bennett Van Cleve and leave her home and family behind.But stuffy, dis...

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The Giver of Stars : Fall in love with the enchanting Sunday Times bestseller from the author of Me Before You - Jojo Moyes

<p>Alice had come halfway across the world to find that, yet again, she was considered wanting. Well, she thought, if that was what everyone thought, she might as well live up to it.' England, late 1930s, and Alice Wright - restless, stifled - makes an impulsive decision to marry wealthy American Bennett Van Cleve and leave her home and family behind. But stuffy, ...

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No Woman Left Behind Guided Journal

Reimagining the story of Eve, Sarah Jakes Roberts draws lessons from Scripture and from her own life that show women how to use the mistakes of their

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Woman Evolve

Reimagining the story of Eve, Sarah Jakes Roberts draws lessons from Scripture and from her own life that show women how to use the mistakes of their

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Girl in a Band. A memoir - Kim Gordon

<p>Evocative and edgy, filled with the sights and sounds of a changing world and a transformative life, Girl in a Band is the fascinating chronicle of a remarkable journey and an extraordinary artist.</p> <p>In Girl in a Band Kim Gordon, founding member of Sonic Youth and role model for a generation of women, tells her story. She writes frankly about her...

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It's Rising Time!

This title is suitable for women who have a vision for what they want in life and are willing to do what it takes to turn that vision into a reality. Kim Kiyosaki's own unique style has won her friends and fans the world over. In her new book, she will explain what it really takes to go from wherever you are financially today to where you want to be. It's a book of courag...

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Finding the Mother Tree: Uncovering the Wisdom and Intelligence of the Forest - Suzanne Simard

<p>'A scientific memoir as gripping as any HBO drama series' Kate Kellaway, ObserverA dazzling scientific detective story from the ecologist who first discovered the hidden language of trees No one has done more to transform our understanding of trees than the world-renowned scientist Suzanne Simard. Now she shares the secrets of a lifetime spent uncovering startlin...

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The Invention of Wings - Kidd Sue Monk

Anotace: The No. 1 New York Times bestseller from the author of THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES<br>From the celebrated author of the international bestseller The Secret Life of Bees comes an extraordinary novel about two exceptional women.<br>Sarah Grimké is the middle daughter. The one her mother calls difficult and her father calls remarkable. On Sarah's eleve...

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The Invention of Wings - Kidd Sue Monk

<p>The No. 1 New York Times bestseller from the author of THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES From the celebrated author of the international bestseller The Secret Life of Bees comes an extraordinary novel about two exceptional women. Sarah Grimké is the middle daughter. The one her mother calls difficult and her father calls remarkable. On Sarah's eleventh birthday, Hetty 'Han...

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The Lost Apothecary: The New York Times Top Ten Bestseller - Penner Sarah

Anotace: With crackling suspense, unforgettable characters and searing insight, The Lost Apothecary is a subversive and intoxicating debut novel of secrets, vengeance and the remarkable ways women can save each other despite the barrier of time.Hidden in the depths of eighteenth-century London, a secret apothecary shop caters to an unusual kind of clientele. Women across...

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Agent Zo: The Untold Story of Fearless WW2 Resistance Fighter Elzbieta Zawacka - Mulleyová Clare

Anotace: This is the incredible story of Elzbieta Zawacka, the WW2 female resistance fighter known as Agent Zo. Agent Zo was the only woman to reach London from Warsaw during the Second World War as an emissary of the Polish Home Army command, and then in Britain she became the only woman to join the Polish elite Special Forces, known as the `Silent Unseen`. She was secr...

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The Invisible Hour - Hoffmanová Alice

Anotace: From the beloved New York Times bestselling author of the Practical Magic series comes an enchanting novel about love, heartbreak, self-discovery and the enduring magic of books. Sixteen-year-old Ivy is pregnant and alone. Cast out by her family, she runs away and finds safety in the arms of Joel Davis. He offers a simpler life than the one she had in Boston, a ...

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Three Sisters : The conclusion to the Tattooist of Auschwitz trilogy - Heather Morris

Anotace: From Heather Morris, the international bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and Cilka's Journey, comes a novel of breathtaking power, the story of three brave sisters. Cibi, Magda and Livia were aged 19, 17 and 15 when they were taken to Auschwitz from their home in Vranov, Slovakia. Cibi, the eldest, fought each day to keep the family together. Ma...

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Invention of Wings - Monk Kidd Sue

Anotace: The No. 1 New York Times bestseller. THE INVENTION OF WINGS by Sue Monk Kidd was selected as an Oprah Book Club 2.0 pick on December 10, 2013. From the celebrated author of the international bestseller The Secret Life of Bees comes an extraordinary novel about two exceptional women. Sarah Grimke is the middle daughter. The one her mother calls difficult and her ...

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The Lost Apothecary: The New York Times Top Ten Bestseller - Sarah Penner

With crackling suspense, unforgettable characters and searing insight, The Lost Apothecary is a subversive and intoxicating debut novel of secrets, vengeance and the remarkable ways women can save each other despite the barrier of time. <p>Hidden in the depths of eighteenth-century London, a secret apothecary shop caters to an unusual kind of clientele. Women across...

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Never Split the Difference

A field-tested, game-changing approach to high-stakes negotiations-whether in the boardroom or at home. Never Split the Difference is a riveting, indispensable handbook of negotiation principles culled and perfected from Chris Voss's remarkable career as a hostage negotiator and later as an award-winning teacher in the world's most prestigious business schools. From polic...

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Sense and Sensibility, 1. vydání - Jane Austenová

<p>Sense and Sensibility is famously characterised as the story of two Dashwood sisters who embody the conflict between the oppressive nature of 'civilised' society and the human desire for romantic passion. However, there is far more to this story of two daughters made homeless by the death of their father. Elinor, 19, and Marianne, 17, initially project the opposi...

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Vertigo

'This is one of the most gripping accounts of an era spanning war defeat, humiliation and failed revolution in 1918 to the violence, intimidation and propaganda of the Nazis' rise to power in 1933. It contains many lessons for the world now.' - John Kampfner, bestselling author of Why The Germans Do It BetterGermany, 1918: a country in flux. The First World War is lost, t...

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Cassandra Speaks - Lesser Elizabeth

Anotace: What story would Eve have told about picking the apple? Why is Pandora blamed for opening the box? And what about the fate of Cassandra who was blessed with knowing the future but cursed so that no one believed her? What if women had been the storytellers?Elizabeth Lesser believes that if women`s voices had been equally heard and respected throughout history, hu...

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A Spool of Blue Thread - Tylerová Anne

Anotace: Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2015 Shortlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction 2015 Sunday Times bestseller `It was a beautiful, breezy, yellow-and-green afternoon...' This is the way Abby Whitshank always begins the story of how she and Red fell in love that day in July 1959. The whole family on the porch, relaxed, half-listening...

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Giving - neuveden

Anotace: Here, from Bill Clinton, is a call to action. "Giving" is an inspiring look at how each of us can change the world. First, it reveals the extraordinary and innovative efforts now being made by companies and organizations - and by individuals - to solve problems and save lives both "down the street and around the world." Then it urges us to seek out what each of ...

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Bill Clinton - Giving

Here, from Bill Clinton, is a call to action. "Giving" is an inspiring look at how each of us can change the world. First, it reveals the extraordinary and innovative efforts now being made by companies and organizations - and by individuals - to solve problems and save lives both "down the street and around the world." Then it urges us to seek out what each of us, "regar...

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