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Language
English
Description
This is Viola Davis' story, in her own words, and spans her incredible, inspiring life, from her coming-of-age in Rhode Island to her present day. Hers is a story of overcoming, a true hero's journey.
"In my book, you will meet a little girl named Viola who ran from her past until she made a life changing decision to stop running forever. This is my story, from a crumbling apartment in Central Falls, Rhode Island, to the stage in New York City, and...
Author
Publisher
Women Changing the World Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Sacred Promise is an amazing collection of true stories courageously exploring the deeper meaning of existence, the journeys we travel and the challenges we overcome, inviting us to consider the true purpose of our lives and how we can take action on the sacred promises we make for ourselves."--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Grupo Nelson
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
Español
Description
"In this ... book, which is part self-help and part autobiography, award-winning correspondent Mariana Atencio digs into what makes each of us special and the ways in which we can become a force for good in a broken world"--Publisher of English-language printing.
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
A hilarious, quirky, and unflinchingly honest memoir about one young woman's terrible and life-changing decisions while hoping (and sometimes failing) to find herself, in the style of Never Have I Ever and Adulting. Join Dana Schwartz on a journey revisiting all of the terrible decisions she made in her early twenties through the internet's favorite method of self-knowledge: the quiz. Part-memoir, part-VERY long personality test, CHOOSE YOUR OWN DISASTER...
Author
Publisher
Harper Select
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"In her first solo memoir, New York Times bestselling author Joanna Gaines invites us on an authentic and deeply vulnerable journey into her story--and helps shine a light on the beauty of our own--guiding us to release the weights that hold us back so we may live and share our story in truth. We've all dropped anchor in places that suited us for a time: a city, a perspective, a lie we mistook as truth. This book is an invitation to a kind of life...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Fresh, accessible, and inspiring, Shaking Things Up introduces fourteen revolutionary young women--each paired with a noteworthy female artist--to the next generation of activists, trail-blazers, and rabble-rousers. From the award-winning author of Ada's Violin, Susan Hood, this is a poetic and visual celebration of persistent women throughout history. In this book, you will find Mary Anning, who was just thirteen when she unearthed a prehistoric...
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The New York Times bestselling author of Next Level Basic and fan-favorite alumna of Bravo's Vanderpump Rules returns from cancellation and pregnancy with the definitive Basic Bitch handbook for surviving bad days (or years)"--
Publisher
Rayo
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
Español
Description
Six dynamic women, who have named theirselves the "Miami Bombshells", meet monthyl to eat chocolate, drink wine and disconnect from the complicated worl of their modern lives.
"Seis mujeres dinámicas, que se autodenominan las "Miami Bombshells", se reunen mensualmente para comer chocolate, beber vino y desconectarse del complicado mundo de sus vidas modernas."
Author
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
A conversation between friends Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark about what they've learned from their biggest mistakes, their most triumphant successes, their favorite therapists, and their mutual obsession with true crime. From growing up as latchkey kids to their formative years working at the Gap and Hot Topic to their struggles with substances and mental health, Karen and Georgia share some of the most significant moments in their lives....
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Though born and raised in Detroit, it was in Atlanta that playwright and author Pearl Cleage encountered the forces that would most shape her experience. Married to Michael Lomax, she worked with Atlanta's first African-American mayor Maynard Jackson. Here Cleage charts not only the political fights but also the pull she began to feel on her own passions -- a pull that led her away from Lomax as she grappled with ideas of feminism and self-fulfillment....
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"A writer's search for inspiration, beauty, and solace leads her to birds in this intimate and exuberant meditation on creativity and life--a field guide to things small and significant. When it comes to birds, Kyo Maclear isn't seeking the exotic. Rather she discovers joy in the seasonal birds that find their way into view in city parks and harbors, along eaves and on wires. In a world that values big and fast, Maclear looks to the small, the steady,...
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