Download or read book Tough Girl written by Carolyn Wood and published by Sasquatch Books. This book was released on 2018-08-14 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A coming-of-age memoir of a young swimmer's triumphs and heartbreaks on the path to winning Olympic gold at age 14. Some 50 years later, author Carolyn Wood embarks on a solo pilgrimage to walk the 500 miles of the Camino de Santiago in an attempt to reclaim her "inner tough girl" as she reflects on coming out as gay in the 1970s after a brief marriage and motherhood, and the disillusionment and loss she experiences when her 30-year relationship suddenly ends. After several failed attempts at learning to swim, young Carolyn Wood finally conquers her fears and dives into unknown waters. By 1958 she sets a goal to make the 1960 Olympic team and, along with teammates and competitors, begins the arduous road to Rome. Losses, pain, fear, and fatigue accompany the rambunctious athlete as she finds her way through athletic training, school, and dealing with social gender expectations as she realizes she's gay. Tough Girl artfully weaves Wood's life story around the tale of her long walk on the Camino de Santiago, an effort to tap into her tough girl resilience so she can begin to accept the end of her long marriage. The ups and downs of Carolyn's childhood road to the Olympics as well as her journey on the Camino, will thrill and inspire readers.
Download or read book Tough Girls written by Sherrie A. Inness and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2018-01-09 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tough girls are everywhere these days. Whether it is Ripley battling a swarm of monsters in the Aliens trilogy or Captain Janeway piloting the starship Voyager through space in the continuing Star Trek saga, women strong in both body and mind have become increasingly popular in the films, television series, advertisements, and comic books of recent decades. In Tough Girls, Sherrie A. Inness explores the changing representations of women in all forms of popular media and what those representations suggest about shifting social mores. She begins her examination of tough women in American popular culture with three popular television shows of the 1960s and '70s—The Avengers, Charlie's Angels, and The Bionic Woman—and continues through such contemporary pieces as a recent ad for Calvin Klein jeans and current television series such as The X-files and Xena: Warrior Princess. Although all these portrayals show women who can take care of themselves in ways that have historically been seen as uniquely male, they also variously undercut women's toughness. She argues that even some of the strongest depictions of women have perpetuated women's subordinate status, using toughness in complicated ways to break or bend gender stereotypes while simultaneously affirming them. Also of interest— Madcaps, Screwballs, and Con Women: The Female Trickster in American Culture Lori Landay
Download or read book Tough Girl written by Bonita Van Gerve and published by . This book was released on 2017-12-12 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who would have guessed that for two professional fighters, the hardest challenge they'd ever have to face, was falling in love?Everyone knows that Alex Anderson is one tough girl, everyone but herself that is. The ex MMA fighter is fierce, talented, and smart, but when she looks in the mirror all she sees is an empty shell staring back at her. Ever since she got her heart broken, Alex has been building up walls to protect her heart like she's learned to protect herself in a fight. Ryder Scott is the toughest man in the world. Literally. He's this year's UFC champion who dates models and walks on air, and although Alex knows he's way out of her league, she can't help but fantasize every time she sees him in the ring. When the two meet under unlikely circumstances, Alex is thrown into a world she thought she'd left behind with a man she'd only dreamed of. With the help of Ryder, Alex comes to realize that she may have the strength to fight another day, both inside and outside of the ring.I am always a sucker for a strong independent woman. I love this book and the characters are very well written. The writer does a great job on writing the plot. It's very action-packed with a lot of character development. -AnnieThe idea of a take charge, tough girl able to stand up to guys is awesome and I loved Alex. Yet, at the same time, she is also the same as many others- vulnerable, able to get her heartbroken, and fights against what her heart tells her when it comes to relationships. The struggle to fall in love or not in real and was intriguing. It had me rooting for them as they fought. -Amanda
Download or read book Tough Girl written by Janice Greene and published by Saddleback Educational Publishing. This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just 32-pages each- eBooks for struggling readers power-packed with reading employment. Here are 40 exciting hi-lo books with various themes guaranteed to keep your students turning the pages until the very end! To Wesley Chan, Zoe is beautiful in spite of her messy hair, ragtag clothes and smart mouth. His parents disapprove of their relationship.
Download or read book No Limit to a Bad Girl s Love 2 written by DAK and published by Sullivan Group Publishing. This book was released on 2019-10-29 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Rayne makes a decision based off of emotion, she is left to figure out where she stands in everyone’s lives. After discovering her estranged husband’s secrets, Rayne is all over the place and filled with regret. One mistake and the entire world is against her. Trying to figure out where she and Juju stand, she begins to shut everyone out, except Andi, who is the one person that knows her heart and refuses to pick a side between her two best friends. But what happens when Andi is still caught in the crossfire of her friendships while figuring out how to mend her relationship with Patience? While Rayne is trying to figure out where her relationship with Bullet is headed, Nicki comes back with a secret big enough to make Bullet wash his hands of her. With the world still against her and feeling like she can’t catch a break, what else is left for Rayne to do? Between her and Juju, two women scorned, what is the best way for them to get it together for the sake of everyone around them?
Download or read book Stay True written by Marilyn Singer and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 1999-03 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of short stories by various authors, including Andrea Davis Pinkney, M.E. Kerr, and Anne Mazer, about adolescent girls coming of age.
Download or read book Tough Girl written by Carolyn Wood and published by White Pine Press (NY). This book was released on 2016-09-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After several failed swim lessons, young Carolyn Wood conquers her fears and dives into unknown waters. By 1958 she sets a goal to make the 1960 Olympic team and begins the arduous road to Rome. Losses, pain, fear, and fatigue accompany the rambunctious athlete as she finds her way through athletic training, school, and social-gender expectations.
Download or read book Smart Girl s Guide written by Erin Falligant and published by American Girl Publishing Incorporated. This book was released on 2022 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "From body image issues to bullying, pandemics to panic attacks, depression to divorce, and friendship troubles to forest fires, life is full of tough stuff. There's no getting around it, but there is a way to get through it-and come out the other side even stronger. How? By being resilient. That's a fancy word for being able to deal with whatever life throws your way. A resilient girl doesn't let fear of failure stop her from trying new things. She faces challenges head on, looks for the positives, and bounces back from disappointments. She stands up for herself, but she also leans on friends and family when she needs to"--
Download or read book Bad Girl written by Viña Delmar and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tough Girl written by Greene J and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 2004-10-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tough Money written by Rikki Fortune and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-07-24 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bridget Money has always dreamt of being a famed chef in her own fancy, cosmopolitan restaurant. But after a series of setbacks, she finds herself back in her hometown of Hideout Bay, where she conjures a plan to get back on her feet once and for all. She gets a job with the largest and most stable employer in town: the men's state prison. She is hired as a Supervising Correctional Cook, but she won't be hosting any highbrow parties behind bars. In fact, this place is for the worst of the worst of the California penal system. Bridget never expected to find love at her new job, but when she meets handsome C.O. Dade Louis, she can't help but appreciate his good looks and charm. Between maintaining control over inmates and steering clear of corrupt prison employees, being strong isn't just a job requirement?it's the only thing keeping Bridget alive. Will she let Dade into her heart or will her tough exterior make her a prisoner of loneliness?
Download or read book Tough Gynes written by Stan Goff and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2019-03-29 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Borderline, Stan Goff unpacked the association of masculinity with war. In Tough Gynes, using an incisive and often darkly humorous study of nine films featuring violent female leads, he untangles the confusion about “masculinity constructed as violence” when our popular stories feature women as violent protagonists. Whether read individually or with a group, Tough Gynes raises compelling questions about gender and violence, with a few provisional answers. Plus, you get to watch movies as you read it.
Download or read book 100 Tough Questions about God and the Bible written by Stephen M. Miller and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2014-04-15 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Straightforward answers to questions Christians and skeptics alike ask about God and the Bible Let's be honest--the Bible can be hard to understand. It's full of weird laws, apparent inconsistencies, and tales of a God who often doesn't do what we expect. You may have asked about some of these things and been brushed off or given trite, unconvincing answers. But serious questions deserve thoughtful responses, especially when opinions of Bible experts clash. Stephen M. Miller pulls insight from a wide range of Bible experts to report their answers to the tough questions. He does so with a touch of humor and no preaching, allowing you to draw your own conclusions. Questions include: · Would a loving God really put a good man like Job through horrible suffering just to test his loyalty? · If God knows everything, why did he test Abraham's faith by asking him to sacrifice his own son? · How could there be just one God, yet three? · Since Jesus told people to turn the other cheek, why aren't more Christians pacifists?
Download or read book Tough Girl written by Libby Heily and published by . This book was released on 2012-12-13 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Danger lurks everywhere in eleven year old Reggie's world-from the bully next door to the unwanted attentions of a creep at school. Raised by her mentally ill mother, Reggie is left to fend for herself in a rough neighborhood. She escapes in daydreams, battling aliens with her alter ego, Tough Girl.When Reggie's mother disappears, her fantasy life spirals out of control and starts to invade reality. She is hunted by a creature of her own design, and even Tough Girl is not strong enough to stop him.Will Reggie survive long enough for her mother to return, or will her dream world take over?Contains adult themes and adult language.
Download or read book Action Chicks written by S. Inness and published by Springer. This book was released on 2004-01-16 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Xena, Buffy, Lara Croft. WWF, The Sopranos, Witchblade, La Femme Nikita. The women of pop culture are center stage and as tough as ever. Action Chicks is a groundbreaking collection highlighting the heroines we've grown to worship. What can they tell us about women in the Twent-first-century? What can they tell us about how popular culture depicts women? Do the characters escape traditional gender role expectations? Or do they adhere to sexual, racial, ethnic, and class stereotypes? The essays in Action Chicks provide fans with a new look at their favourite icons and their relationship to the popular media machine. A fascinating collection that's bound to stir up some excitement.
Download or read book Dealing with the Tough Stuff written by Margot Fraser and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2011-01-11 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is what you won't read about in business school. Through decades of running businesses, Lisa, Margot and the case-study interviewees included here have learned about dealing with 'the tough-stuff'. The narrators and contributors provide guidance and counsel and relate true, sometimes shocking, stories about their companies that exemplify the hardships other entrepreneurs will encounter. Because the contributors are diverse leaders from various sectors and industries the book is useful to new, existing and shifting entrepreneurs. It follows the trajectories of successful business leaders throughout the nation who have faced a host of problems and survived. Here is a book that readers can look to for affirmation, hope and tools. The authors and case-study participants supply tried-and-true methods for addressing these struggles. ' Dealing with the Tough Stuff ' is honest help told through entrepreneurs' engaging stories of failure and triumph.
Download or read book The Discussions of the Convention Held in New York City April 15th 16th and 17th 1890 Under the Auspices of the New York Boston and Brooklyn Associations of Working Girls Societies and the Philadelphia New Century Working Women s Guild Also the Proceedings of the Sixth Annual Meeting of the N Y Association written by Associations of Working Girls' Societies and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
