Download or read book I Know This to Be True Ruth Bader Ginsburg written by Geoff Blackwell and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2020-03-24 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The I Know This to Be True series is a collection of extraordinary figures from diverse backgrounds answering the same questions, as well as sharing their compelling stories, guiding ideals, and insightful wisdom. The inimitable Ruth Bader Ginsburg, former associate justice of the US Supreme Court, embodied the power of persistence and integrity. Throughout her legal career, spanning nearly five decades, she was an unwavering force for progress and a leading voice for equality and justice. Here, she reflects on her many years of service to the law, as well as her family life and struggle with cancer. With disarming honesty, Ginsburg discusses everything from gender equality and fitness to literature and the importance of hard work. Strong, hopeful and wise, this empowering book for women and teen girls stands as a guide for budding feminists and those who fight for justice around the world. Inspired by Nelson Mandela's legacy and created in collaboration with the Nelson Mandela Foundation, I Know This to Be True is a global series of empowering books created to spark a new generation of leaders. This series offers encouragement and guidance to graduates, future leaders, and anyone hoping to make a positive impact on the world. • Other luminaries interviewed in the I Know This to Be True series include: Nelson Mandela, Brian Stevenson, Gloria Steinem, Greta Thunberg, Stephen Curry, Rene Redzepi, and Simone Biles. • Royalties from sales of the series support the free distribution of material from the series to the world's developing economy countries.

Download or read book I Know This to Be True Simone Biles written by Geoff Blackwell and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2020-11-10 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four-time Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles is an example of bravery, resilience, and persistence. Looking back at her incredible career, she details her entry into gymnastics at just six years old and her rise to becoming the most decorated American gymnast of all time. With candor, she discusses her daily disciplines, the importance of speaking up, and why female empowerment matters. • Easily relatable, Biles is role model for any young person—especially gymnasts • Demonstrates the importance of ambition, strength, and believing in yourself on and off the mat • Part of the landmark book series that brims with messages of leadership, courage, compassion, and hope Inspired by Nelson Mandela's legacy and created in collaboration with the Nelson Mandela Foundation, I Know This to Be True is a global series of books created to spark a new generation of leaders. The series is a collection of extraordinary figures from diverse backgrounds answering the same questions, as well as sharing their compelling stories, guiding ideals, and insightful wisdom. • This series offers encouragement and guidance to graduates, future leaders, and anyone hoping to make a positive impact on the world • Royalties from sales of the series support the free distribution of material from the series to the world's developing economy countries • You'll love this book if you love books like Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life . . . And Maybe the World by Admiral William H. McRaven; In the Company of Women: Inspiration and Advice from over 100 Makers, Artists, and Entrepreneurs by Grace Bonney; and Courage to Soar: A Body in Motion, A Life in Balance by Simone Biles.

Download or read book I Know This to Be True Rene Redzepi written by Geoff Blackwell and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2020-11-10 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chef and restaurant owner René Redzepi is one of the world's most influential culinary figures. Known for his use of foraged and unusual ingredients, René Redzepi has pushed the boundaries of restaurant cuisine, creating a unique, modern vision for food. In a frank and relatable interview, Redzepi unpacks the vital role generosity and resolve have played in his life and career, ultimately showing the power of perseverance and magnanimity. • Redzepi discusses his childhood growing up in Macedonia. • Explores the origin and transformation of Noma, and why the food industry needs to prioritize sustainability and ethics now more than ever • Part of the landmark book series that brims with messages of leadership, courage, compassion, and hope Inspired by Nelson Mandela's legacy and created in collaboration with the Nelson Mandela Foundation, I Know This to Be True is a global series of books created to spark a new generation of leaders. The series is a collection of extraordinary figures from diverse backgrounds answering the same questions, as well as sharing their compelling stories, guiding ideals, and insightful wisdom. • This series offers encouragement and guidance to graduates, future leaders, and anyone hoping to make a positive impact on the world. • For both the food-obsessed and those focused on sustainability, Redzepi is a model for following your passion while holding to your ideals • You'll love this book if you love books like René Redzepi: A Work in by René Redzepi, Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life . . . And Maybe the World by Admiral William H. McRaven, and The Noma Guide to Fermentation by René

Download or read book I Know This to Be True Stephen Curry written by Geoff Blackwell and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2020-03-24 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The I Know This to Be True series is a collection of extraordinary figures from diverse backgrounds answering the same questions, as well as sharing their compelling stories, guiding ideals, and insightful wisdom. Stephen Curry is a champion basketball player celebrated for both his incredible athletics and his humble and optimistic attitude off the court. Reflecting on his childhood, family life, and unlikely career, Curry shares the principles that motivate his work, including empowerment, breaking down boundaries, and unity. • One of today's most accomplished and decorated professional athletes, Stephen Curry proves what is possible when passion meets determination • For every sports fan or burgeoning athlete, Curry offers a shining model for how to be a team player, a compassionate advocate, and an involved citizen of the world • The landmark book series brims with messages of leadership, courage, compassion, and hope Inspired by Nelson Mandela's legacy and created in collaboration with the Nelson Mandela Foundation, I Know This to Be True is a global series of books created to spark a new generation of leaders. This series offers encouragement and guidance to graduates, future leaders, and anyone hoping to make a positive impact on the world. • Royalties from sales of the series support the free distribution of material from the series to the world's developing economy countries • Great for those who loved Letters of Note: An Eclectic Collection of Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience by Shaun Usher, Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela by Nelson Mandela, and Golden: The Miraculous Rise of Steph Curry by Marcus Thompson

Download or read book I Know This to Be True Gloria Steinem on Empathy Integrity and Authenticity written by Nelson Mandela Foundation and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-14 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'I Know This to Be True' is a global five-year project founded on original interviews to inspire a new generation of leaders. Truth, wisdom, inspiration and what really matters for the most inspiring leaders of our time.Feminist icon and social justice activist Gloria Steinem has devoted her life to challenging discrimination against women. In this remarkable interview, she shares stories from her more than fifty years working as a tireless advocate and award-winning journalist. With warmth and candour, Steinem looks back on the formative lessons of her life, including how her unconventional childhood shaped her worldview and why listening, empathy and laughter are guiding principles in her work. In the continued fight for gender equality, Steinem's words are a beacon for a new generation of social activists and a call to follow your convictions with courage and grace.

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Download or read book I Know This to Be True Gloria Steinem written by Geoff Blackwell and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2020-03-24 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The I Know This to Be True series is a collection of extraordinary figures from diverse backgrounds answering the same questions, as well as sharing their compelling stories, guiding ideals, and insightful wisdom. In this remarkable interview, feminist icon and social justice activist Gloria Steinem shares stories from her more than fifty years working as a tireless advocate and award-winning journalist. Steinem looks back on the formative lessons of her life, including how her unconventional childhood shaped her worldview, why listening and empathy are the guiding principles in her work, and why laughter is the key to freedom. • Gloria Steinem has devoted her life to challenging discrimination against women • Steinem's words are a beacon for a new generation of social activists and a call to follow your convictions with courage and grace • This landmark book series brims with messages of leadership, courage, compassion, and hope Inspired by Nelson Mandela's legacy and created in collaboration with the Nelson Mandela Foundation, I Know This to Be True is a global series of books created to spark a new generation of leaders. This series offers encouragement and guidance to graduates, future leaders, and anyone hoping to make a positive impact on the world. • Royalties from sales of the series support the free distribution of material from the series to the world's developing economy countries • Great for those who loved Letters of Note: An Eclectic Collection of Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience by Shaun Usher, Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela by Nelson Mandela, and My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinem

Download or read book Gloria Steinem I Know This to Be True written by Gloria Steinem and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-28 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of America's most influential political activists on issues of equality and gender, Gloria Steinem answers fundamental questions about leadership and what really matters to her.

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Download or read book Heroines in History written by Katie Pickles and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-07-21 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Heroines in History: A Thousand Faces moves beyond stories of individual heroines, taking a thematic, synthesising and global in scope approach to challenge previous understandings of heroines in history. Responding to Joseph Campbell’s Hero with a Thousand Faces, Katie Pickles explores the idea of a transcultural heroine archetype that recurs through time. Each chapter addresses an archetypal theme important for heroines in history. The volume offers a new consideration of the often-awkward position of women in history and embeds heroines in the context of their times, as well as interpreting and analysing how their stories are told, re-told and represented at different moments. To do so it recovers and compares some women now forgotten, along with well-known recent heroines and brings together a diversity of women from around the world. Pickles looks at the interplay of gender, race, heredity status, class and politics in different ways and chronicles the emergence of heroines as historical subjects valued for their substance and achievements, rather than as objects valued for their image and celebrity. In an accessible and original way, the book builds upon developments in women’s and gender history and is essential reading for anyone interested in this field.

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Download or read book Torch written by Cheryl Strayed and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2012-09-12 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The debut novel from the internationally acclaimed author of Wild weaves a searing and luminous tale of a family's grief after unexpected loss. • "A deeply honest novel of life after catastrophe, of intimacy lost and found." —O, The Oprah Magazine "Work hard. Do good. Be incredible!" is the advice Teresa Rae Wood shares with the listeners of her local radio show, Modern Pioneers, and the advice she strives to live by every day. She has fled a bad marriage and rebuilta life with her children, Claire and Joshua, and their caring stepfather, Bruce. Their love for each other binds them as a family through the daily struggles of making ends meet. But when they received unexpected news that Teresa, only 38, is dying of cancer, their lives all begin to unravel and drift apart. Strayed's intimate portraits of these fully human characters in a time of crisis show the varying truths of grief, forgiveness, and the beautiful terrors of learning how to keep living.

Download or read book Nelson Mandela written by The Nelson Mandela Foundation and published by WW Norton. This book was released on 2009-06-23 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fantastic, heroic life of Nelson Mandela, brought to life in this landmark graphic work. Nelson Mandela’s memoir, Long Road to Freedom, electrified the world in 1994 with the story of a solitary man who, despite unbelievable hardships, brought down one of the most-despised regimes in the world. Fifteen years after the publication of that classic work comes this fully authorized graphic biography, which relays in picture form the life story of the world’s greatest moral and political hero—from his boyhood in a small South African village to his growing political activism with the ANC, his twenty-seven-year incarceration as prisoner 46664 on Robben Island, his dramatic release, and his triumphant years as president of South Africa. With new interviews, firsthand accounts, and archival material that has only recently been uncovered, this visually dramatic biography promises to introduce Mandela’s gripping story to a whole new generation of readers.

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