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In the 1960s, Lynn Povich was one of the lucky women, like Nora Ephron, Jane Bryant Quinn, Ellen Goodman, and…
Susan Brownmiller, to land a job at Newsweek, but it was a dead end - women researchers sometimes became reporters, rarely writers, and never editors. On March 16, 1970, the day Newsweek published a cover story on the fledgling feminist movement, forty-six Newsweek women charged the magazine with discrimination. It was the first female class action lawsuit - the first by women journalists - and it inspired other women in the media to quickly follow suit. Includes strong language. 2012.The case for Christ: a journalist's personal investigation of the evidence for Jesus
By Lee Strobel. 1998
Retracing his own spiritual journey from atheism to faith, the author cross-examines a dozen experts with doctorates who are recognized…
authorities in their own fields. He challenges them with questions like: How reliable is the New Testament? Does evidence for Jesus exist outside the Bible? Is there any reason to believe the resurrection was an actual event? It's a riveting quest for the truth about history's most compelling figure. 1998.The best of enemies: race and redemption in the new South
By Osha Davidson. 2017
C. P. Ellis joined the KKK as a youth. Ann Atwater quit her job as a maid to fight for…
civil rights. They met on opposite sides of the school segregation issue, yet forged a friendship. 2017.Testament of youth: an autobiographical study of the years 1900-1925
By Vera Brittain. 1933
First published in 1933, and rediscovered forty-five years later, this is a record of the author's experiences during the World…
War I years. Brittain tells not only of her own prematurely shattered youth, but that of an entire generation of young men and women who devoted themselves to the war effort. c1933.Star trek memories
By William Shatner, Chris Kreski. 1993
William Shatner, known to "Star Trek" fans as Captain James T. Kirk of the starship "Enterprise," tells the behind-the-scenes story…
of the original "Star Trek" television series that ran from 1966 to 1969. Gathering his memories with those of other cast members, writers, and technicians, Shatner shares anecdotes of writing, filming, and producing the fledgling series that became a cultural phenomenon. c1993.Requiem pour le rêve américain: les dix principes de concentration de la richesse et du pouvoir
By Noam Chomsky, Kelly Nyks, Jared P Scott, Peter Peter D. Hutchison, Dennis Collins. 2017
Le rêve américain est mort. Ce qui était possible autrefois aux États-Unis - partir de rien et gravir l'échelle sociale…
grâce à son travail, son mérite, ses efforts, quel que soit son milieu d'origine - ne l'est plus aujourd'hui. Pourquoi ? Parce que les inégalités n'ont jamais été aussi fortes, et la mobilité sociale jamais aussi réduite. Un cercle infernal voit la richesse et le pouvoir se concentrer dans les mains d'une infime minorité, qui applique la vile maxime d'Adam Smith : Tout pour nous, rien pour les autres. Noam Chomsky appelle au réveil de la majorité, aux innombrables petits actes de personnes anonymes. Ce sont ces derniers qui pourront faire basculer notre avenir. 2017. Titre uniforme: Requiem for the American dream (Film)Requiem for the American dream: the 10 principles of concentration wealth and power
By Noam Chomsky, Kelly Nyks, Peter Hutchison, Jared P Scott. 2017
In his first major book on the subject of income inequality, Noam Chomsky skewers the fundamental tenets of neoliberalism and…
casts a clear, cold, patient eye on the economic facts of life. What are the ten principles of concentration of wealth and power at work in America today? They're simple enough: reduce democracy, shape ideology, redesign the economy, shift the burden onto the poor and middle classes, attack the solidarity of the people, let special interests run the regulators, engineer election results, use fear and the power of the state to keep the rabble in line, manufacture consent, marginalize the population. Chomsky devotes a chapter to each of these ten principles, and adds readings from some of the core texts that have influenced his thinking to bolster his argument. 2017.Les miracles du paradis
By Christy Wilson Beam, Lise Malo. 2016
À l'âge de 5 ans, Annabel, une petite fille du Texas, a été diagnostiquée avec une maladie digestive incurable. Mais…
sa chute terrifiante d'un arbre en 2011, alors qu'elle a 12 ans, l'a miraculeusement guérie et elle n'a plus aucun symptôme. Les médecins ne s'expliquent pas cette guérison. Annabel Beam clame avoir rencontré Jésus. Son voyage au paradis est raconté par sa mère Christy. 2016. Titre uniforme: Miracles from heaven.Moi, Christiane F., 13 ans, droguée, prostituée
By Léa Marcou, Kai Hermann, Horst Rieck. 1981
Ce livre raconte l'histoire de Christiane, une jeune fille sensible et intelligente, qui, moins de deux ans après avoir fumé…
son premier "joint", se prostitue à la sortie de l'école afin de trouver l'argent nécessaire à l'achat de sa dose quotidienne d'héroïne. Quelques descriptions de violence. 1981.Le guerrier pacifique: un chemin vers la lumière
By Dan Millman. 1985
Comme un miroir, le guerrier pacifique renvoie à chacun l'image de sa vérité profonde. Dans ce livre inhabituel, Dan Millman,…
champion du monde sur trampoline, raconte son voyage extraordinaire à la découverte de lui-même. Guidé par un vieux guerrier plein de sagesse et d'humour, il triomphe peu à peu de ses peurs et de ses illusions. 1985. Titre uniforme: Way of the peaceful warrior.Miracles from heaven: a little girl, her journey to heaven, and her amazing story of healing
By Christy Wilson Beam. 2016
Annabel Beam spent most of her childhood in and out of hospitals with a rare and incurable digestive disorder that…
prevented her from living a normal, healthy life. One sunny day when she was able to go outside and play with her sisters, she fell three stories headfirst into an old, hollowed-out tree. Implausibly, she survived without a scratch. While unconscious inside the tree, with rescue workers struggling to get to her, she visited heaven. After being released from the hospital, she defied science and had inexplicably recovered from her chronic ailment. "Miracles from Heaven" will change how we look at the world around us and reinforce our belief in God and the afterlife. 2016.Le gai désespoir (Noms De Dieux Ser.)
By André Comte-Sponville. 1999
Transcription intégrale d'un entretien diffusé sur les ondes radiophoniques belges où il est question d'accepter la vie telle qu'elle est…
avec ses difficultés mais aussi avec ses plaisirs et ses joies plutôt que d'en espérer une autre ici bas ou dans une autre vie. 1999.How do we look?: the body, the divine, and the question of civilization
By Mary Beard. 2018
From prehistoric Mexico to modern Istanbul, Mary Beard looks beyond the familiar canon of Western imagery to explore the history…
of art, religion, and humanity. Conceived as a gorgeously illustrated accompaniment to "How Do We Look" and "The Eye of Faith," the famed Civilisations shows on PBS, renowned classicist Mary Beard has created this elegant volume on how we have looked at art. Focusing in Part I on the Olmec heads of early Mesoamerica, the colossal statues of the pharaoh Amenhotep III, and the nudes of classical Greece, Beard explores the power, hierarchy, and gender politics of the art of the ancient world, and explains how it came to define the so-called civilized world. In Part II, Beard chronicles some of the most breathtaking religious imagery ever made, whether at Angkor Wat, Ravenna, Venice, or in the art of Jewish and Islamic calligraphers. to show how all religions, ancient and modern, have faced irreconcilable problems in trying to picture the divine. With this classic volume, Beard redefines the Western- and male-centric legacies of Ernst Gombrich and Kenneth Clark. 2018.Hamsher recounts how she and her partner, Don Murphy, both recent film school graduates, optioned the script of Natural Born…
Killers and made a hit movie. She chronicles their uphill battle to bring their project to fruition despite lawsuits and opposition from Hollywood moguls. Strong language. 1997.Another man's war: the true story of one man's battle to save children in the Sudan
By Sam Childers. 2009
This book recounts the rise of Sam Childers from violent, drug-addicted biker to a man willing to risk everything to…
rescue the orphans and child soldiers of Sudan. Today Sam spends his time in the most dangerous parts of Sudan and Uganda rescuing the youngest victims of war, orphans and child-soldiers. Includes violence. c2009.Heaven is for real: a little boy's astounding story of his trip to heaven and back
By Lynn Vincent, Todd Burpo. 2010
Burpo, a pastor in Nebraska, relates the 2003 experiences reported by his three-year-old son Colton, who believes that during an…
emergency appendectomy he died, went to heaven, and returned to life. Colton describes seeing Jesus, angels, and deceased relatives. c2010.American Bandstand: Dick Clark and the making of a rock 'n' roll empire
By John A Jackson. 1997
Chronicles the career of Dick Clark from a little-known radio disc jockey to the host of the national teen dance…
show "American Bandstand". Explores Clark's nonstop pursuit of wealth, his escape from the 1959 payola scandal, and his business affairs after the popularity of the show decreased. 1997.90 minutes in heaven: a true story of death & life (Strand Publishing Ser.)
By Don Piper, Cecil B Murphey. 2004
Don Piper's ninety minutes in heaven changed his life and his perspective. Reading this book will give you the assurance…
that God is faithful to bring you through even the most horrific of circumstances. 2004.Hillbilly elegy: a memoir of a family and culture in crisis
By J. D. Vance. 2016
Shares the story of the author's family and upbringing, describing how they moved from poverty to an upwardly mobile clan…
that included the author, a Yale Law School graduate, while navigating the demands of middle class life and the collective demons of the past. Bestseller. 2016.The world of Downton Abbey
By Jessica Fellowes. 2011
This guide profiles the main actors, gives behind-the-scenes insights and also showcases the costumes and props of 'Downton Abbey'. The…
book also looks at the social history of the time using fictional characters and plot to highlight life in the big house - both upstairs and down. 2011.