Women Lifers: Lives Before, Behind, and Beyond Bars (Dye Meredith Huey)(Pevná vazba)

Women Lifers: Lives Before, Behind, and Beyond Bars (Dye Meredith Huey)(Pevná vazba)

The number of women in United States prisons has increased dramatically since the 1980s, and has in proportion outpaced that of men's incarceration. Despite these numbers, incarcerated women, and women lifers specifically, represent a relatively small percentage of the overall correctional and

Behind Bars: The Definitive Guide to Music Notation (Gould Elaine)(Pevná vazba)

Behind Bars is the indispensable reference book for composers, arrangers, teachers and students of composition, editors, and music processors. In the most thorough and painstakingly researched book to be published since the 1980s, specialist music editor Elaine Gould provides a comprehensive

Sargent's Women: Four Lives Behind the Canvas (Lucey Donna M.)(Pevná vazba)

In this seductive, multilayered biography, based on original letters and diaries, Donna M. Lucey illuminates four extraordinary women painted by the iconic high-society portraitist John Singer Sargent. With uncanny intuition, Sargent hinted at the mysteries and passions that unfolded in his

Beyond Seven Years in Tibet - My Life Before, During and After (Harrer Heinrich)(Pevná vazba)

Heinrich Harrer, traveller, explorer and mountaineer led one of the most extraordinary lives of the twentieth century. This biography describes all his adventures, from the early days of climbing in the Alps, through his time in Tibet, to his expeditions including exploring the Congo with the King

Miles To Go Before I Sleep - Letters on Hope, Death and Learning to Live (Gilbert Claire)(Pevná vazba)

Behind Bars: High Class Cocktails Inspired by Low Life Gangsters (Pollard Vincent)(Pevná vazba)

Pairing notorious gangsters and mobsters, both real and fictional, with signature cocktails, this pocket-size collection of boozy recipes is so much fun, it's criminal. It's been a century since the prohibition sent Americans scurrying to speakeasies. And decades since the movie industry turned

Words to Live by: (Inspirational Quote Book for Women, Motivational and Empowering Gift for Girls and Women) (Brown Jade Purple)(Pevná vazba)

Great quotes from great women: Words to Live By is a gorgeous book of 50 illustrated quotes by 50 inspiring women. Presenting intelligent and powerful quotes from inspiring women, Words to Live By is a visually stunning motivational book brought to life by artist Jade Purple Brown's modern and

Chess Behind Bars (Portman Carl)(Pevná vazba)

At a time when prisons are in the news due to increasing violence, drug taking and low morale, it has never been more important to focus on education and rehabilitation. Chess makes a difference because it is a fantastic metaphor for life. We must think before making our move, and accept that our

Slut-Shaming, Whorephobia, and the Unfinished Sexual Revolution (Ralston Meredith)(Pevná vazba)

The sexual revolution is unfinished. A sexual double standard between men and women still exists, and society continues to punish bad girls and reward good ones. Until we eliminate good-girl privilege and bad-girl stigma, women will not be fully free to embrace their sexuality.In Slut-Shaming,

Rethink: Smashing the Myths of Women in Business (Simon Andi)(Pevná vazba)

Beyond the Glass Ceiling ​More and more, women today are challenging long-held beliefs about what they can and can't do. They're speaking up, stepping out, breaking through, and redefining what society has always told them was true about their capabilities. In Rethink: Smashing the Myths of

Daughters of Alchemy: Women and Scientific Culture in Early Modern Italy (Ray Meredith K.)(Pevná vazba)

The era of the Scientific Revolution has long been epitomized by Galileo. Yet many women were at its vanguard, deeply invested in empirical culture. They experimented with medicine and practical alchemy at home, at court, and through collaborative networks of practitioners. In academies, salons,

A Hopeful Heart: Louisa May Alcott Before Little Women (Noyes Deborah)(Pevná vazba)

How did Little Women-- the beloved literary classic and inspiration for Greta Gerwig's acclaimed feature film adaptation--come to be? This stunning biography explores the unique family and unusual circumstances of literary icon Louisa May Alcott. Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy. How did these cherished

Camouflage: The Hidden Lives of Autistic Women (Bargiela Sarah)(Pevná vazba)

Autism in women and girls is still not widely understood, and is often misrepresented or even overlooked. This graphic novel offers an engaging and accessible insight into the lives and minds of autistic women, using real-life case studies. The charming illustrations lead readers on a visual

Little Women: The Official Movie Companion (McIntyre Gina)(Pevná vazba)

Go behind the scenes with the March sisters in this in-world guide to Little Women, as adapted and directed by Greta Gerwig Greta Gerwig's 2019 adaption of Little Women is bringing new fans to Louisa May Alcott's beloved classic, and this comprehensive, in-world guide follows the making of this

Before the Ruins (Gosling Victoria)(Pevná vazba)

One long, hot summer Andy and her friends begin a game that will take their whole lives to play

Star Trek Designing Starships: Deep Space Nine and Beyond (Robinson Ben)(Pevná vazba)

Showcasing the concept art behind the Deep Space 9 station itself, the U.S.S. Defiant and dozens more ships from the award winning Star Trek series. Deep Space 9 is considered by some as the best Star Trek series. The fifth in the series of Star Trek Designing Starships is built around original

Women, Globalization and Fragmentation in the Developing World (Afshar H.)(Pevná vazba)

The process of globalization has had a dramatic impact on the lives of women in developing countries in the past decade. They have been increasingly drawn into insecure flexible employment working for the world market. The feminisation of the labour market has increased the burdens on women, and

150 Vineyards You Need to Visit Before You Die - Shana Clarke

After 150 Bars, 150 Restaurants, 150 Hotels, 150 Houses, 150 Gardens and 150 Golf Courses, there is now 150 Vineyards You Need to Visit Before You Die. For wine lovers, both professionals and hobbyists, vineyards are must-see places. They are found in the most scenic regions in the world where you

Women Artists in Paris, 1850-1900 (Madeline Laurence)(Pevná vazba)

A celebration of the work and lives of women artists who shaped the art world of 19th-century Paris In the second half of the 19th century, Paris attracted an international gathering of women artists, drawn to the French capital by its academies and museums, studios and salons. Featuring

Women of the Vatican: Female Power in a Male World (Telford Lynda)(Pevná vazba)

This readable and sometimes controversial book explores the lives of women who have had personal and unofficial influence at the Vatican over the centuries, revealing how they may have coerced or otherwise influenced various Popes into making decisions which may have affected the outcome of Papal

Women of the 1920s: Style, Glamour, and the Avant-Garde (Bleitner Thomas)(Pevná vazba)

Experience the glamor and excitement of the Jazz Age, through the lives of the women who defined it It was a time of unimagined new freedoms. From the caf s of Paris to Hollywood's silver screen, women were exploring new modes of expression and new lifestyles. In countless aspects of life, they

Women Before the Court: Law and Patriarchy in the Anglo-American World, 1600-1800 (Moore Lindsay R.)(Pevná vazba)

This book is a ground-breaking study of women in Britain and British America through two centuries of pivotal changes in the law, economy and empire. It shows how the expansion of women's legal status gave them increased financial independence and undermined patriarchal relationships within the

Competition, Gender and Management: Beyond Winning and Losing (Dennehy J.)(Pevná vazba)

Investigates eight dimensions of competition which are active yet covert in the lives of managers. Explains in great detail the everyday experiences of men and women and the ways in which different cultures at work and in wider society, particularly exposure to sport and media, affect and reflect

Another Life (Danziger Nick)(Pevná vazba)

In 2005, Nick Danziger began to create an archive of photographs documenting the lives of women and children in eight of the world's poorest countries. He returned five years later, and again in 2015. Had the United Nation's millennium development goals made a difference to their lives?The stories