A Laboratory of Her Own: Women and Science in Spanish Culture (Ketz Victoria L.)(Paperback)

A Rogue of One's Own (Dunmore Evie)(Paperback)

'Dunmore is my new find in historical romance. Her A League of Extraordinary Women series is extraordinary.'--Julia Quinn, #1 New York Times bestselling author 'This series balances friendship, politics, history, and romance in just the right mix.'--U.S. Representative Katie Porter An Indie

Katie Blows Her Top (Manushkin Fran)(Paperback / softback)

Katie Woo has science on her mind. She's doing a science experiment and building her own volcano. But when her project gets out of control, Katie gets mad. Can Katie keep from blowing her

Goddesses and Monsters: Women, Myth, Power, and Popular Culture (Caputi Jane)(Paperback)

The essays in Goddesses and Monsters recognize popular culture as a primary repository of ancient mythic energies, images, narratives, personalities, icons, and archetypes. Together, they take on the patriarchal myth, where serial killers are heroes, where goddesses--in the form of great white

Proofs and Theories (Gluck Louise)(Paperback / softback)

A collection of essays in which the author writes of her own upbringing, her human and literary antecedents, and also dwells on lives and poems. The book includes writings on T.S. Eliot, George Oppen, Sylvia Plath, Robinson Jeffers, Wallace Stevens, and John

The Culture of Women in Tech: An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (Hardey Mariann)(Paperback)

This book offers a critical analysis of the contemporary and global tech culture and exposes the gender bias of masculine tech ideology and stereotypes. Is the place of 'women in tech' immovable from masculine leadership practices? And what are the cultural, social, personal and economic

Images of Women in Chinese Thought & Culture (Wang Robin)(Paperback / softback)

Breasts and Eggs (Kawakami Mieko)(Paperback / softback)

On a hot summer's day in a poor suburb of Tokyo we meet three women: thirty-year-old Natsuko, her older sister Makiko, and Makiko's teenage daughter Midoriko. Makiko, an ageing hostess despairing the loss of her looks, has travelled to Tokyo in search of breast enhancement surgery. She's

Natural Experiments of History (Diamond Jared)(Paperback)

Some central questions in the natural and social sciences can't be answered by controlled laboratory experiments, often considered to be the hallmark of the scientific method. This impossibility holds for any science concerned with the past. In addition, many manipulative experiments, while

The Akashic Experience: Science and the Cosmic Memory Field (Laszlo Ervin)(Paperback)

Firsthand testimonies by 20 leaders in culture and science of their interactions with the Akashic field - Provides important evidence for the authenticity of nonmaterial contact that human beings have with each other and with the cosmos - Demonstrates that the increasing frequency and intensity of

Street Culture (Saleh Seleen)(Paperback)

Street Culture is a stunning collection of photographs representing women and men of color who exhibit a unique style. Seleen Saleh's photographs reveal individuality, fearlessness, and creativity in the most vibrant beings who collectively represent street style. This style is as varied as the

Wasted (Hornbacher Marya)(Paperback / softback)

A 'retired career anorexic' examines herself and her, and our, culture in a masterpiece of confessional

Ten Women Who Changed Science, and the World (Whitlock Catherine)(Paperback / softback)

The moving stories of ten remarkable women who transformed science, and changed the

Montgomery Clift: A Biography (Bosworth Patricia)(Paperback)

'...Because of Bosworth's artistry, her ability to choose the right details, and her own immersion in the subject... this book is an amazing excursion into a life.' -New York Times Book Review 'It stands as the definitive work on the gifted, haunted actor.' -Los Angeles Times, 'Here it is - the

Laboratory Life: The Construction of Scientific Facts (LaTour Bruno)(Paperback)

This highly original work presents laboratory science in a deliberately skeptical way: as an anthropological approach to the culture of the scientist. Drawing on recent work in literary criticism, the authors study how the social world of the laboratory produces papers and other texts, ' and how

Diana: Her True Story--In Her Own Words (Morton Andrew)(Paperback)

The sensational biography of Princess Diana, written with her cooperation and now featuring exclusive new material to commemorate the 20th anniversary of her death. When Diana: Her True Story was first published in 1992, it forever changed the way the public viewed the British monarchy. Greeted

Women's Experiences in the Holocaust: In Their Own Words (Grunwald-Spier Agnes)(Paperback)

New paperback edition - A moving and detailed portrait of women in the most terrible circumstances, by a respected author and Holocaust

The Pride of the Peacock (Holt Victoria)(Paperback)

A young woman uncovers her family's dark secrets in this mystery and her connection to a famously cursed gemstone in this Victorian gothic thriller from an internationally bestselling authorTo secure her inheritance, Jessica Clavering agrees to a marriage of convenience, but will her handsome new

Queen Victoria and the Discovery of the Riviera (Nelson Michael)(Paperback / softback)

Queen Victoria fell in love with the Riviera when she discovered it on her first visit to Menton in 1882 and her enchantment with this paradise of nature' endured for almost twenty years. Victoria's visits helped to transform the French Riviera by paving the way for other European royalty, the

Indigenous Women and Feminism: Politics, Activism, Culture (Suzack Cheryl)(Paperback)

Can the specific concerns of Indigenous women be addressed by mainstream feminism? Indigenous Women and Feminism proposes that a dynamic new line of inquiry - Indigenous feminism - is necessary to truly engage with the crucial issues of cultural identity, nationalism, and decolonization particular

Delicioso: A History of Food in Spain (Sevilla Mara Jos)(Pevná vazba)

Spanish cuisine is a melting-pot of cultures, flavors, and ingredients: Greek and Roman; Jewish, Moorish, and Middle Eastern. It has been enriched by Spanish climate, geology, and spectacular topography, which have encouraged a variety of regional food traditions and 'Cocinas,' such as Basque,

Death and Bereavement Across Cultures: Second Edition (Parkes Colin Murray)(Paperback)

All societies have their own customs and beliefs surrounding death. In the West, traditional ways of mourning are disappearing, and although Western science has had a major impact on how people die, it has taught us little about the way to die or to grieve. Many whose work brings them into contact

Lost in the Spanish Quarter (Goodrich Heddi)(Paperback / softback)

Told with intimacy and ferocity and set in the passionate and crumbling Spanish Quarter of Naples, comes a poignant tale of first love - of a place, of a person - where languages and cultures collide while dreams soar and crash in spectacular

Taste of Romania, Expanded Edition (Klepper Nicolae)(Paperback)

Here is a real taste of both traditional and modern Romanian culture in a unique cookbook that combines over 140 traditional recipes with enchanting examples of Romania's folklore, humor, art, poetry and

Oxford Handbook of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation (Provan Drew)(Paperback)

With major advances in technology there are thousands of clinical and laboratory tests available, forming a key part of the diagnostic process in the highly complex field of modern medicine. This handbook provides a patient-orientated approach to investigation, with a comprehensive review