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Sisters first: stories from our wild and wonderful life
By Barbara Bush, Jenna Bush, Laura Welch Bush. 2017
Born into a political dynasty, Jenna and Barbara Bush grew up in the public eye. In this book they take…
listeners on a revealing, thoughtful, and deeply personal tour behind the scenes of their lives, with never-before-told stories about their family, their adventures, their loves and losses, and the special sisterly bond that fulfills them. Bestseller. 2017.Sisters: Extraordinary True-life Stories From Nurses In World War Two
By Barbara Mortimer. 2013
On September 3, 1939, the Prime Minister declared that Britain was at war with Nazi Germany. Thousands of young women,…
many of them barely out of school, were sent headlong into gruelling training regimes that would see them become wartime nurses. 'Sisters' features over 150 previously unpublished stories from the archives of the Royal College of Nursing. The vivid, poignant, and riveting stories capture these nurses' incredible bravery and touching friendships. 2013.At twenty-one Maya Angelou's life has a double focus - music and her son. Working in a record store at…
the start of this third volume of autobiography, she is on the edge of new worlds: marriage, show business and, in 1954, a triumphant tour of Europe and North Africa as a feature dancer with "Porgy and Bess". Sequel to “Gather together in my name”, followed by “The heart of a woman“. 1985.Since you asked
By Pamela Wallin. 1998
Canadian media personality Pamela Wallin tells her story, from her birth in Wadena, Saskatchewan, to her role as host and…
producer of her television show. This book is her answer to the many questions asked about her life, as well as an examination of her own influences and aspirations. 1998.Sisters in the wilderness: the lives of Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill
By Charlotte Gray. 1999
Sisters Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill came to Canada with their husbands in the early 1800s. Both women recorded…
their experiences as pioneers in the new country in books that would later be held up as early examples of Canadian literature. Here, Gray sheds light on what their lives were like in relation to each other, in relation to their families, and in relation to the harsh environment that surrounded them every day. 1999.Shoot like a girl: one woman's dramatic fight in Afghanistan and on the home front (Lone Star audio)
By Mary Jennings Hegar. 2017
An Air National Guard officer describes her experiences after being shot down on a Medevac mission in Afghanistan, and her…
efforts to convince the U.S. government to allow women to serve openly on the front lines. 2017.Shards of glass
By C. W Seymore. 2013
"Were you ever raped?" That question was the catalyst to what you are now about to experience in revisiting my…
most vivid memories of childhood abuse. How I endured, coped, survived and healed from my past. This journey is one of pain, terror and an emotional roller coaster, but it is also a story of faith, resilience, hope, forgiveness and the magnificent blessing of healing and thriving. 2013.Send yourself roses: thoughts on my life, love, and leading roles
By Kathleen Turner. 2017
Turner shares her childhood challenges--a life lived in countries around the world until her father, a State Department official whom…
she so admired, died suddenly when she was a teenager. She talks about her twenty year marriage, and why she and her husband recently separated, her close relationship with her daughter, her commitment to service, and how activism in controversial causes has bolstered her beliefs. And Turner reveals the pain and heartbreak of her struggle with rheumatoid arthritis, and how, in spite of it, she made a daring decision: to take a break from the movies and relaunch her stage career. Along the way, Turner describes what it's like to work with legends like Jack Nicholson, Michael Douglas, William Hurt, Steve Martin, Francis Ford Coppola, John Huston, John Waters, and Edward Albee, and, with characteristic irreverent humour, shares her behind-the-screen stories of dealing with all types of creative, intimidating, and inspiring characters. 2017.Shrill: notes from a loud woman
By Lindy West. 2016
Lindy West is ferociously witty and outspoken, tackling topics as varied as pop culture, social justice, and body image. Her…
empowering work has garnered a coast to coast audience that eagerly awaits her highly anticipated literary debut. 2016.Shula, code name the Pearl: Code Name The Pearl
By Aviezer Golan, Danny Pinkas. 1980
Biography of the woman who was known as the Mata Hari of the Middle East. A Jerusalem-bred Beirut housewife and…
mother of seven, Shula became an important Israeli agent with access to the highest circles of power in Lebanon during the post-World War II period. c1980. Uniform title: Shem tsofen, ha-Peninah.Shoshanna's story: a mother, a daughter and the shadows of history
By Elaine Kalman Naves. 2003
At the end of the Second World War, a survivor of Auschwitz, her husband and most of her family dead,…
makes her way home to Hungary. After giving birth to another man's child, her husband returns home, forcing her to make a choice that will cloud her life, and her daughter's, forever. The author is the daughter who grew up with the consequences of that decision, and who was raised on family stories that were both a burden and a gift. Their inescapable message of lost love and lost lives create a resentful divide between mother and daughter, until they finally lead to acceptance and reconciliation. Some descriptions of sex, and descriptions of violence. 2003.Shirley: an appreciation of the life of Shirley Bassey
By Muriel Burgess. 1999
Shirley Bassey has sold more records than any other British female singer, but the personal tragedies that have fuelled the…
emotionalism of her songs have not been revealed. This biography covers her poverty-stricken childhood, her pregnancy at 16, her marriages and affairs, and her alcoholism. 1999.She dared: true stories of heroines, scoundrels, and renegades
By Edward Butts. 2005
Details the lives of some of Canada's most famous and infamous women, showcasing explorers, spies, criminals, and pioneers in a…
variety of career fields. From Marguerite de la Roque de Roberval, a sixteenth-century aristocrat who dared to love a lowly commoner, to four women who flew military planes during World War II, these accounts introduce 15 women who ventured into behaviour considered inappropriate for women in their time. Grades 5-8. Some descriptions of violence. 2005.She persisted around the world: 13 women who changed history
By Chelsea Clinton. 2018
She persisted: 13 American women who changed the world
By Chelsea Clinton. 2017
Clinton celebrates thirteen American women who helped shape our country through their tenacity, sometimes through speaking out, sometimes by staying…
seated, sometimes by captivating an audience. This book is for everyone who has ever wanted to speak up but has been told to quiet down, for everyone who has ever tried to reach for the stars but was told to sit down, and for everyone who has ever been made to feel unworthy or unimportant. Shows readers that no matter what obstacles may be in their paths, they shouldn't give up on their dreams. Persistence is power. This book features Harriet Tubman, Helen Keller, Clara Lemlich, Nellie Bly, Virginia Apgar, Maria Tallchief, Claudette Colvin, Ruby Bridges, Margaret Chase Smith, Sally Ride, Florence Griffith Joyner, Oprah Winfrey, Sonia Sotomayor--and one special cameo. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2017.Sheila Scott: A Biography
By Judy Lomax. 1990
Sheila Scott was portrayed to the public as a glamorous and courageous record-breaking heroine of the air. With Sheila's full…
co-operation before her death, Judy Lomax has interviewed people who knew her and reveals the true nature of her lonely battle against drug and alcohol addiction, mental and physical illness, injury and rejection, as well as paying full tribute to her achievements and the positive aspects of her nature. 1990.Shadow child: an apprenticeship in love and loss
By Beth Powning. 2005
Like many young women, Beth Powning faced decisions of whether and when to start a family. At age twenty-four she…
became pregnant, but eleven days past her due date, she delivered a perfect, stillborn son. In this exploration of motherhood and loss, we're taken on a powerful journey into the heart of grief and renewal. National Bestseller. 2005.Shadow maker: the life of Gwendolyn MacEwen
By Rosemary Sullivan. 1995
Using the personal impressions of the poet's intimate friends, Rosemary Sullivan builds a composite portrait of Gwendolyn MacEwan, the Toronto…
poet who died in 1987 at the age of 46. The daughter of an alcoholic father and mentally ill mother, MacEwen's story is a painful one, yet the richness of her art and inner life redeemed the pain. Winner of the 1995 Governor General's Award for Non-fiction.Settle for more
By Megyn Kelly. 2016
Megyn Kelly, one of the most respected, hardest-hitting TV journalists in America, speaks candidly about her decision to "settle for…
more" -- a motto she credits as having changed her life, and the reason she abandoned a thriving legal career to follow her dream in the news business. She opens up about Donald Trump's feud with her, and the challenges she has faced as a professional woman and working mother. A deeply personal and surprising account, one that will inspire men and women of all ages and political persuasions to embrace the values of determination, honesty, and courage in the face of fear. Bestseller. 2016. Tough questions -- No false praise -- Mean girls -- Silent night, holy night -- Who's getting hit first? -- Trial team Barbie -- Legally blond -- Self-pity is not attractive -- Calling and calling; nobody's home -- "Who's here?" "Me!" -- Lawyer, broadcaster, journalist -- So long, Little Miss Perfect -- Nights of fear -- Writing the wrong things -- All the days of my life -- The best line -- Now everyone's here -- Ready for prime time -- On "having it all" -- Election season -- The first debate -- Fallout -- Relentless -- The Trump Tower accords -- Paying it forward -- Settling for more today.Second sight: the true story of Britain's most remarkable medium
By Sharon Neill. 2007
Born prematurely and blinded by the oxygen in her incubator, it was clear that Sharon Neill would lead anything but…
a conventional life. In her autobiography, Sharon describes her journey to become one of the most revered mediums in the psychic world. 2007.