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Leben in einer männergemachten Welt schlaucht: angefangen bei ungleichen Job- und Gehaltsaussichten über fragwürdige Sprach- und Schönheitsnormen bis hin zu gravierenden Ungerechtigkeiten in Medizin oder Sexualität. Fundiert und unterhaltsam zeigt Evelyn Höllrigl Tschaikner, was kleine Gesten, alltägliche Handlungen und leicht umsetzbare Strategien bewirken. Eine Form der Revolution im Kleinen, die zeigt: so nicht.

When a large, winged humanoid with glowing red eyes was spotted in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, the Mothman legend was born. Since that fateful November night, the flying cryptid has become one of the most famous monsters of all time. Richard Estep and renowned Mothman researcher Tobias Wayland document firsthand witness accounts and conduct detailed investigations with the hope of seeing the iconic cryptid themselves. This book chronicles their discoveries, which include large concentrations of sightings in the Chicago and Lake Michigan area.

There's more magic in your life than you think. In We're All Witches, writer and magical practitioner Lida Pavlova reveals how ancient witchcraft practices live on in our daily routines—often without us realizing it.

Rigorously empirical and rich in historical insight, The Sentinel State is a singular contribution to our knowledge about Chinese state coercion and, more generally, the survival strategies of authoritarian regimes.

What makes us human? And why does it matter? Poetic and practical advice on who we are—and what we need to become—to move forward in togetherness and mutual responsibility in an age of uncertainty and climate chaos Zen and Indigenous Hawaiian wisdom for navigating the timeplace of...

What does it look like to be hopelessly, serially, persistently, and stubbornly in love not with someone, but with longing itself? Journalist and late-in-life virgin Amanda McCracken dated over 100 men before she realized she was addicted to longing, setting her on a 10-year journey to...

An audacious and inspiring debut social history that explores how entrepreneurial members of the tight-knit hardcore punk scene within the vibrant heart of Boston cashed in on one of baseball's greatest rivalries. For eighty-six years Boston Red Sox baseball fans lived in the shadow of their...

For fans of the witty and evocative writing of Anne Helen Petersen and Amanda Montell, a sharply clever exploration of what it means to be a “bad mom” by delving into the world of momfluencers, stage moms, trad wives, and more. We all have an idea what it means to be a good mom: little...

Top political strategist Maya Rupert reveals how, for people of color, being real comes at a cost and authenticity is a privilege the marginalized cannot afford—that is, unless we change the system that keeps sending us the bill. . . One of Maya Rupert’s earliest memories was learning how to...

An urgent and deeply affecting account of America's failure to provide meaningful support to its chronically ill and disabled citizens and our resulting reliance on the unpaid caregiving labor of spouses and intimate partners. When twenty-seven-year-old Laura Mauldin moved to New York for...

The second volume of the Pulitzer Prize–winning biography that The Washington Post hailed as “an engrossing masterpiece.” In this final magisterial volume, fifteen years in the research and writing, David Levering Lewis stunningly recreates the second half of W.E.B. Du Bois’s charged and...

Peter Kanne schetst een verontrustend beeld van de Nederlander als genotzuchtige individualist. In vergelijking met inwoners van andere landen trekt de Nederlander zich nog meer terug in zijn eigen kleine, genoegzame wereldje. Als we niet bereid zijn uit onze comfortabele cocons te stappen, komen niet alleen onze welvaart en onze mentale en fysieke gezondheid, maar ook onze democratie in gevaar. Aan de hand van objectieve cijfers, wetenschappelijk onderzoek en opinieonderzoek duidt Kanne de ontwikkelingen op het gebied van economie, communicatie, gezondheid, duurzaamheid en democratie.

كتاب للعقاد يتناول فيه بالتحليل المرأة، صفاتها وطبائعها التي فرضتها عليها طبيعة التكوين وغير ذلك مما يراه البعض خلافيًا.

القصص الهامشية في الهجرة النبوية المشرفة، قصص ساهمت في تكوين ذلك البناء الكبير وتضحيات وبذل بالمال والجهد والمشقة وتكبد الأخطار، في 6 حلقات منفصلة.

حلقات منفصلة تحكي في كل واحدة منها القصة الأصلية لنشأة مثل من الأمثال الاجتماعية التي نضربها ونستعين بها في حياتنا اليومية، مسلطة قليلاً من الضوء على جانب من جوانب المجتمع الذي نشأت فيه.. ثلاثون مثلاً تلتقط من تفاصيل حياة الناس ما ينقل التجربة إلى غيرهم رغم بعد المسافة والعصور"

هو مجموعة من الخواطر لمؤلفة كتابها عائشة عادل، يعكس مشاعر وأفكار المهجّرين والمنفيين من أوطانهم. يتناول الكتاب آلام الغربة، والفقد، والندم، والحنين، ويبحث في موضوعات مثل فقدان الذات والانتماء، وكيف أن ترك الوطن يعني تسليم الأماكن لمن لا يمكن استرجاعها.

A 2006 report commissioned by Brown University revealed that institution's complex and contested involvement in slavery--setting off a controversy that leapt from the ivory tower to make headlines across the country. But Brown's troubling past was far from unique. In Ebony and Ivy, Craig Steven Wilder, a rising star in the profession of history, lays bare uncomfortable truths about race, slavery, and the American academy.

There is a generosity crisis in North America. The number of individuals giving to charity is on the decline. For nonprofits that rely on the generosity of everyday individuals, this is an alarming statistic. But amidst these challenges, a new opportunity has arisen: the subscription economy has transformed donor behavior and preferences, making recurring giving more accessible than at any other time in history.

His Side brings previously silenced straight male perspectives to light with in-person interviews by psychologist and men's rights advocate Helen Smith, author of Men on Strike. These interviews are first-person accounts of how young, middle-aged, and older men experience dating apps, marriage, and work while living in a world that no longer values masculine traits and desires.

A powerful and personal examination of our most persistent and dangerous misunderstandings, myths and stereotypes about sexual harassment and assault In 2017, Brooke Nevils made a confidential HR complaint about one of the most powerful and familiar faces in media. Twenty-four hours later, the...