Titoli in Donne

Tantalizing, eye-opening, and witty, Watching Porn is a provocative book about an average girl’s foray into the porn industry and the people who make it what it is, both in front of and behind the camera.

Forty minutes on February 21, 2019, changed Anjanette Young’s life forever. Her story made national news for months after it broke: A forty-eight-year-old social worker was winding down at home after a long day of work when police broke into her apartment with a faulty warrant and incorrect information. With guns drawn and flashlights shining, twelve cops converged in her home, demanding that Anjanette put her hands up, despite the fact that she was in the middle of changing her clothes. Naked and terrified, she watched as men in tactical gear ransacked her home.

In Alice Baber, the artist's fascinating story is finally revealed, despite concerted efforts to consign her to oblivion. Levin's book is a vital corrective to the history of American art and a thrilling opportunity for the next generation experience Baber anew.

Who’s Watching Shorty? is a fearless, timely memoir about one of the most high-profile cases of a generation. Reshona Landfair—known as “Jane Doe” when she testified at R. Kelly’s trial—was the 14-year-old-girl in the child pornography video that ultimately led to racketeering and...

Emmy Award-winning actress and legendary television icon Susan Lucci—affectionately known as “La Lucci” since her early days on All My Children—is set to captivate audiences once again with her second memoir, entitled La Lucci. This deeply personal and compelling new book explores Susan’s journey through love, joy, reinvention, and resilience in the face of profound loss—both personal and professional.

Ivy, Dulcie, Barbara, Ann, Dorothy and Jean all had different reasons for applying to work at Carr’s biscuits, but once they had put on their overalls and walked through the factory gates they discovered a community full of life, laughter and friendship. To those who didn’t know, the biscuit...

SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE In this searing and surprising memoir, Samantha Geimer, "the girl" at the center of the infamous Roman Polanski sexual assault case, breaks a virtual thirty-five-year silence to tell her story and reflect on the events of that day and their lifelong...

In this vulnerable and enlightening book of life lessons, globally renowned performer Cynthia Erivo draws from her singular experience to show us how to embrace being “too much” and to live up to the fullest iteration of ourselves. This program is read by the author. It is never too late to...

Poche donne possono vantare una vita come la basco-francese Jeanne Clérisse, assassinata a Tangeri nel 1948. Amante e spia del mitico Lawrence d'Arabia. La prima occidentale che cercò di visitare La Mecca, città santa islamica, imprigionata in un harem saudita, arrestata tre volte (e sempre rilasciata) per omicidio. Tenutaria di un bordello nella Parigi occupata dai nazisti e spacciatrice d'oppio, di lei si dice cavalcasse nuda su un cammello nel deserto della siriana Palmira.

Florence Nightingale, pionera en la práctica de la enfermería y madre de esta disciplina médica es acaso una de las figuras femeninas más recordadas del siglo XX. Metódica, analítica, obstinada, rebelde contra los prejuicios de su época hacia su género y la profesión que escogió, su férrea determinación la llevó a reestructurar y mejorar las condiciones de salud tanto en el frente de batalla como en los hospitales de ambos lados del Atlántico. Su innegable contribución a la humanidad.

Como una suerte de memorias, que van desde la infancia hasta la adultez, Desirée Bela-Lobedde, activista afroespañola, nos cuenta cómo es vivir siendo mujer y negra en España, cómo es sentirse siempre diferente y cómo es ser testigo del racismo que todavía existe en este país. Y lo hace desde el corazón y desde la profunda convicción de que esto puede cambiar y que, finalmente, todos podemos llegar a ser mejores personas si dejamos los prejuicios y la intolerancia de lado.

Le 8 mai 1941, Madame Jean McCormick, invitée de l'émission « We the people » sur CBS, déclare être la fille de Calamity Jane et tenir en sa possession les lettres que sa mère lui a écrites durant vingt-cinq ans. Le monde entier découvre alors une Calamity Jane sensible et aimante, une femme rongée par le remords d'avoir abandonné son enfant qu'elle ne pouvait élever. Cette femme d'exception, figure emblématique du Far West, voulait que sa fille connaisse une vie stable et profite d'une éducation solide.

Wie leben Frauen heute? Wie gehen sie um mit Schicksalsschlägen, dem gesellschaftlichen Wandel, dem Älterwerden, der Erschöpfung? Dies ist der Versuch einer Bestandsaufnahme, in der die Frauen selbst zu Wort kommen. Frauen, die wütend sind, die alleinerziehend sind, die ihre Heimat verloren haben, ihre Eltern, ihre Nerven. Sie hatten Glück im Leben, sagen sie. Sie brauchen ihre Freundinnen mehr denn je, sagen sie.

Für viele unvorstellbar, für Betty Taube Realität seit der Geburt: Die eigene Mutter wird zu einem anderen Menschen, sobald sie Alkohol trinkt. In ihrer Autobiografie erzählt Betty über ihre Kindheit, die Angst vor der eigenen Mutter und ihre Zeit im Kinderheim. Mit bemerkenswertem Mut enthüllt sie nicht nur die dunkelsten Kapitel ihrer Vergangenheit, sondern auch die komplizierte Liebe zu ihrer Mutter.

Debra Dank had long been desperate to visit the National Archives, to paint a fuller picture of her family, to add flesh to the name-bones and the few precious stories she possessed. What she discovered would shatter everything she thought she knew about her family and her past. She had been aware of her father's five siblings, some of whom had died before she could come to know them, but there were always whispers and gaps and silences.

Illuminating and captivating, New York Times bestselling author of Tinseltown and Bogart offers the first definitive account of the Black Dahlia murder—the most famous unsolved true crime case in American history—which humanizes the victim and situates the notorious case within an anxious...

“Arresting and vivid, raw and breathtaking . . . told with stunning originality. Annie Lord is a phenomenal talent.” ―Dolly Alderton, author of Everything I Know About Love “An electrifying debut.” ―Caroline O'Donoghue, author of The Rachel Incident With the incisive wit and depth of...

Castles in the Air is a beautifully written, autobiographical story of rescuing an ancient mansion. Gwydir Castle was inhabited by ravers and rats until Judy Corbett and her husband Peter Welford found and acquired this 500-year-old house mouldering in the foothills of Snowdonia. Despite the...

'I was six when my father died so my mother has been everything to me. Wherever I go I tell the world about my wonderful mother. I'm a singer today because of her encouragement. She has been the biggest influence in my life' - Daniel O'Donnell Irish singing star Daniel O'Donnell's mother, Julia...

In A Fighting Chance, an unlikely political star tells the inspiring story of the two-decade journey that taught her how Washington really works—and really doesn't As a child in small-town Oklahoma, Elizabeth Warren yearned to go to college and then become an elementary school teacher—an...