Download or read book Men Explain Things to Me written by Rebecca Solnit and published by Haymarket Books. This book was released on 2014-04-14 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Book Critics Circle Award–winning author delivers a collection of essays that serve as the perfect “antidote to mansplaining” (The Stranger). In her comic, scathing essay “Men Explain Things to Me,” Rebecca Solnit took on what often goes wrong in conversations between men and women. She wrote about men who wrongly assume they know things and wrongly assume women don’t, about why this arises, and how this aspect of the gender wars works, airing some of her own hilariously awful encounters. She ends on a serious note— because the ultimate problem is the silencing of women who have something to say, including those saying things like, “He’s trying to kill me!” This book features that now-classic essay with six perfect complements, including an examination of the great feminist writer Virginia Woolf’s embrace of mystery, of not knowing, of doubt and ambiguity, a highly original inquiry into marriage equality, and a terrifying survey of the scope of contemporary violence against women. “In this series of personal but unsentimental essays, Solnit gives succinct shorthand to a familiar female experience that before had gone unarticulated, perhaps even unrecognized.” —The New York Times “Essential feminist reading.” —The New Republic “This slim book hums with power and wit.” —Boston Globe “Solnit tackles big themes of gender and power in these accessible essays. Honest and full of wit, this is an integral read that furthers the conversation on feminism and contemporary society.” —San Francisco Chronicle “Essential.” —Marketplace “Feminist, frequently funny, unflinchingly honest and often scathing in its conclusions.” —Salon

Download or read book This Will Explain Everything written by Jeff Duff and published by . This book was released on 2016-05 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jeff Duff is arguably the most flamboyant, creative and controversial entertainer Australia has produced. His musical gifts and fantastical androgynous performances parallel the artistry of David Bowie. While Duffo's career kicked off in the 1970s, he continues to grow as an artist, creating new music and performing sell-out concerts to this day. In his tell-all memoir, dedicated to Bowie, Duffo shares his tales of life, love and rock'n'roll, in what is a rollicking, entertaining read. From his childhood desire to wear a dress, to performing before violent London punk crowds, to being banned and arrested, and even his journey into the depths of despair, Duffo recalls all with flair and style.

Download or read book Can Science Explain Everything written by John C. Lennox and published by Questioning Faith. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evangelistic book looking at whether science and religion are opposed.

Download or read book Everything Beautiful Is Not Ruined written by Danielle Younge-Ullman and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-02-21 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the tradition of Sara Zarr and A. S. King, a girl must survive an extreme wilderness experience to prove to her mother that she has the strength to pursue her dreams. Then: Ingrid traveled all over Europe with her opera star mother, Margot-Sophia. Life was beautiful and bright, and every day soared with music. Now: Ingrid is on a summertime wilderness survival trek for at-risk teens—addicts, runaways, and her. She’s fighting to survive crushing humiliations, physical challenges that push her to her limits, and mind games that threaten to break her. Then: When the curtain fell on Margot-Sophia’s singing career, they buried the past and settled into a small, painfully normal life. But Ingrid longed to let the music soar again. She wanted it so much that, for a while, nothing else mattered. Now: Ingrid is never going to make it through this summer if she can’t figure out why she’s here, what happened to Margot-Sophia, and why the music really stopped.

Download or read book Summer of Pearls and Spanish Blood written by Mike Blakely and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2015-12-29 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Two complete novels, one price"--Front cover.

Download or read book Rancher for the Holidays written by Myra Johnson and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2015-11-01 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Her Could-Be Cowboy Downsized from his corporate job, Ben Fisher's donning boots and a cowboy hat to try ranching through the holidays on his uncle's spread. The handsome city slicker turns heads wherever he goes—but he soon begins to fall for one special redhead. Marley Sanders has the work-obsessed bachelor doing the unthinkable—volunteering in the community and dreaming of wedding bells and babies. But his sweet country girl insists she's never leaving Alpine, Texas, and he's set to ride out with the first job offer. Unless Marley can convince him to take the job of her forever cowboy.

Download or read book There s Only Been You written by Donna Marie Rogers and published by Donna Kowalcyk. This book was released on 2013-06-25 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lies destroyed their past—will the truth end their chance at a future? Sara Jamison has no clue where Mike Andrews’ been all these years, but she knows where she’s been—busy raising their son. Two weeks after he accused her of cheating and disappeared from her life, Sara discovered she was something she never expected to be—an unwed pregnant teenager. But with the love and support of her annoyingly alpha-male family, she’s managed to make a good life for herself and her young son. She even owns her own business, Sara’s Bakery, which she’s built into a thriving success. Sure, she works too hard and her social life is nonexistent, but for the most part, she’s content. Until the day Detective Mike Andrews walks into her bakery and back into her life...

Download or read book Coyote written by G. Lawrence and published by Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency. This book was released on 2019-07-04 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evelyn is a woman with a past. Haunted by mistakes, taunted by her travails and tormented by the unspeakable sin of seducing her father when she was barely a teenager. As the relationship between her and her father became unbearable, she ran away from him, and the streets of New York, only to become a daughter of the streets of Philadelphia. Her life now controlled by drugs and dominated by MICHAEL, a man who doubled as her boyfriend and her pimp...and eventually the man who murdered her best friend. Even though she suspected that he was GREGORY’S killer, she couldn’t prove it. Her theory was as weak as she was. Yet, when he threatened her life and the life of her unborn child, she found strength within her that she never knew existed and was forced to execute him. She had no relationship with God and her relationships with people were few, but the circle of friends she did have, proved to stand the test of time. KENNY, the gay, flamboyant owner of a modeling agency. JOUSCAR, the lover, the “indoor sportsman” and real estate mogul who was among the first to teach her things about sex in the city. MADDELYN, Gregory’s high class, cosmopolitan sister and one of the pioneers in the field of surrogacy. And YVETTE, her “conscience”, remained faithful and trusting throughout her ordeal. Accepting her for who she was. Being there for her. Enter JASON, the stranger, a man who could have conceivably been her guardian angel. The man who introduced her to God and a new way of life. A spiritual way of life guided by faith and belief in God. Evelyn’s trials and tribulations are not unlike those of real people in the real world. Hers, differing only by an epiphany involving yet another animal - the COYOTE!

Download or read book The Choir Director written by Carl Weber and published by Kensington Publishing Corp.. This book was released on 2013-03-19 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE New York Times bestselling author Carl Weber takes readers back to church—where preaching isn’t always enough . . . Bishop T.K. Wilson has done all he can to make First Jamaica Ministries a success. But with his last choir director getting caught in a scandal, attendance and cash flow are down. To fill the pews and collection plates, Bishop is counting on a new choir director, the charismatic Aaron Mackie, to revive the church. Aaron has been waiting his entire life to prove he has what it takes to be a big-time choir director. But his ways around women, past and present, could cost him more than his job. Soon, the Bishop is dealing with in-fighting, jealousies, and personal vendettas. But a final piece of the puzzle has yet to be revealed: Someone has been robbing the church blind. Someone whose connection to the Bishop is far too close for comfort . . . CATCH UP WITH BISHOP T.K. WILSON AND CHURCH MEMBERS IN THESE BOOKS So You Call Yourself a Man The First Lady Up to No Good The Choir Director

Download or read book Choices written by R. Laine Highsmith and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Choices is the beginning of the story of Raven who is content in all aspects of her life with one exception. Love. When love let her down, she turns to her work and her family for refuge. Just as soon as she's made peace with being alone, two men cross her path, one who is immediately welcomed into her family and the other who has infiltrated her job. Now her safe havens aren't so comfortable anymore. Raven opens her heart to Wesley who upon first glance appears to be everything she's ever wished for in a man. But then there is Derrick who happens to be her new boss and seems to be intrigued by her. She can't figure out what it is that he sees in her and why is he having such an effect on her. Ultimately she will have to make a Choice between these two men, follow through the Decisions and then deal with the Consequences that follow. This story will take you on a roller coaster ride of emotions with the characters. Love, Laughter, Tears, Passion, Anger, Sensuality and Fear. Fasten your seatbelts, you're in for a fantastic ride.

Download or read book Wandering Star written by Clare K. R. Miller and published by Smaragdine Books. This book was released on 2014-06-02 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Her true destiny—or doom—revealed Noemi and her friends escape from a killer who wants to use her unique powers, but that doesn't mean freedom—or safety. Their only hope is one woman who claims to have known Noemi’s mother. With only a name to go on and the killer on their trail, they travel the country in search of aid, hiding from those who would st

Download or read book Hearts of Grey written by Earl E. Gobel and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2009-10-15 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The year is 1865. The Civil War between the states is raging on. General Sherman, along with over sixty thousand Union troops, has just forced their way into Columbia, South Carolina. By the time the sun rises the following day, Columbia would be in ruins. Three-quarters of the once-striving showcase of the South would be reduced to ashes. The pride of the South, the pride of the Confederacy, would never recover.

Download or read book Culmination of Daarm written by Brett Hall and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2003-05-14 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The conclusion of the Daarm Trilogy begins with Tryan facing the idea that what was once a black and white world of good and evil is in actuality a world filled with shades of gray. Tryan and Hoodon are reunited in an adventure filled with loss, friendship and even love. Though still somewhat naïve, Tryan has learned that not everything as it seems and with help, strives to survive the many dangers of living in Daarm.

Download or read book Long Long Tales from the Russian North written by Jack V. Haney and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2013-03-16 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A record of remarkable folk narratives told over successive nights on vessels or in camps in remote Karelia

Download or read book Renaissance Comedy written by Don Beecher and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2008-03-22 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rich and multi-faceted aspect of the Italian Renaissance, the comedy has been largely overlooked as a cultural force during the period. In Renaissance Comedy, editor Donald Beecher corrects this oversight with a collection of eleven comedies representative of the principal styles of writing that define the genre. Proceeding from early, ‘erudite’ imitations of Plautus and Terence to satires, sentimental plays of the middle years, and later, more experimental works, the development of Italian Renaissance comedy is here dissected in a fascinating and vivid light. This first of two volumes boasts five of the best-known plays of the period, each with its own historical and critical introduction. Also included is a general introduction by the editor, which discusses the features of Italian Renaissance comedy, as well as examines the stage histories of the plays and what little is known, in many cases, of the circumstances surrounding their original performances. The introduction raises questions concerning the nature of audiences, the festival occasions during which the plays were performed, and the academies which sponsored many of their creations. As a much-needed reappraisal of these comedic plays, Renaissance Comedy is an invaluable look at the performance history of the Renaissance and Italian culture in general.

Download or read book The Gambler written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Novels The gambler and other stories written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: