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Half of a Yellow Sun - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichieová
WINNER OF THE BAILEYS PRIZE BEST OF THE BEST Winner of the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction 2007, this is a heartbreaking, exquisitely written literary masterpiece Ugwu, a boy from a poor village, works as a houseboy for a university professor. Olanna, a young woman, has abandoned her life of privilege in Lagos to live with her charismatic new lover, the professor. And Richard, a shy English writer, is in thrall to Olanna's enigmatic twin sister. As the horrific Biafran War engulfs them, they are thrown together and pulled apart in ways they had never imagined. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's masterpiece, winner of the Orange Prize for Fiction, is a novel about Africa in a wider sense: about the end of colonialism, ethnic allegiances, class and race - and about the ways in which love can complicate all of these things.
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Half of a Yellow Sun (0007200285)
Kniha - autor Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, 434 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu lesklá Set in Nigeria during the 1960s, at the time of a vicious civil war in which a million people died and thousands were massacred in cold blood. The three main characters in the novel are swept up in the violence during these turbulent years. One is a young boy from a poor village who is employed at a university lecturer's house.The other is a young middle-class woman, Olanna, who has to confront the reality of the massacre of her relatives. And the third is a white man, a writer who lives in Nigeria for no clear reason, and who falls in love with Olanna's sister, a remote and enigmatic character. As these people's lives intersect, they have to question their own responses to the unfolding political events...
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A History of Burning - Janika Oza
Four generations. Three sisters. One impossible choice.Tricked aboard a boat to East Africa, Pirbhai is only thirteen when he is forced by the British into labouring on the railway. Under sweltering heat, hungry and frightened, he commits a terrible act just to survive. He will never tell a soul, even when he meets Sonal, a fierce, loving woman with whom he starts a family in Uganda, in hope of a better life.But their granddaughters come of age in a divided nation. Finally forced to flee, the family scatters across the world. They take with them a steel pot, a handful of photos, and a secret – that one day, will help them find each other again.A History of Burning is a gorgeous family portrait of love, survival, inheritance - and the eternal search for home. One family's search for a better life, for fans of Half of a Yellow Sun, Homegoing and Pachinko
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We Should All Be Feminists - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichieová
**DREAM COUNT, the searing, exquisite new novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is out now!**A personal and powerful essay from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the bestselling author of Americanah and Half of a Yellow Sun.‘I would like to ask that we begin to dream about and plan for a different world. A fairer world. A world of happier men and happier women who are truer to themselves. And this is how to start: we must raise our daughters differently. We must also raise our sons differently…’What does “feminism†mean today?In this personal, eloquently argued essay – adapted from her much-admired Tedx talk of the same name – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie offers readers a unique definition of feminism for the twenty-first century, one rooted in inclusion and awareness. Drawing extensively on her own experiences and her deep understanding of the often masked realities of sexual politics, here is one remarkable author’s exploration of what it means to be a woman now – an of-the-moment rallying cry for why we should all be feminists.‘The book I''d press into the hands of girls and boys, as an inspiration for a future''INDEPENDENT
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Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichieová
**DREAM COUNT, the searing, exquisite new novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is out now!**From the best-selling author of Americanah and We Should All Be Feminists comes a powerful new statement about feminism today – written as a letter to a friend.A few years ago, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie received a letter from a dear friend from childhood, asking her how to raise her baby girl as a feminist. Dear Ijeawele is Adichie''s letter of response.Here are fifteen invaluable suggestions–compelling, direct, wryly funny, and perceptive–for how to empower a daughter to become a strong, independent woman. From encouraging her to choose a helicopter, and not only a doll, as a toy if she so desires; having open conversations with her about clothes, makeup, and sexuality; debunking the myth that women are somehow biologically arranged to be in the kitchen making dinner, and that men can "allow" women to have full careers, Dear Ijeawele goes right to the heart of sexual politics in the twenty-first century. It will start a new and urgently needed conversation about what it really means to be a woman today.‘Take note world. When Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie tells you to listen, you listen’STYLIST
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Zápisky o smutku - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichieová
Na smrt blízkých se nikdy nepřipravíme. Má však smysl se o to pokoušet. V roce 2020 náhle zemřel James Nwoye Adichie. Jeho smrt zasáhla celou rodinu roztroušenou po světě, včetně jeho dcery a globální spisovatelské hvězdy Chimamandy Ngozi Adichieové. Ta chtěla vzdát svému otci hold, s láskou na moudrého a starostlivého tatínka zavzpomínat. A také vyjádřit soucit všem, které v pandemickém roce postihlo něco podobného a kteří se stejně jako ona museli vyrovnávat se zármutkem. Vznikl tak esej Zápisky o smutku, nejprve publikovaný v časopise The New Yorker a později rozšířený do knižní podoby. Adichieová v něm přemýšlí o pocitech, o nichž běžně přemýšlet nechceme.
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Co ti svírá hrdlo - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichieová
Povídky plné krásy i smutku mapují střet dvou kultur a touhu po jejich sjednocení. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichieová ve své povídkové sbírce upírá zrak nejen na Nigérii, ale také na Ameriku a ve dvanácti povídkách zkoumá pouta svazující muže a ženy, rodiče a děti, Afriku a Spojené státy. V povídce "Niterný prožitek" se studentka medicíny schovává před pouličními nepokoji spolu s chudou muslimkou, jejíž důstojnost a víra ji donutí čelit strachům, jimž se doposud vyhýbala. V příběhu nazvaném "Do zítřka daleko" žena odhalí zdrcující tajemství týkající se smrti svého bratra. Mladá matka v povídce "Napodobenina" zjistí, že její pohodlný život ve Filadelfii je ohrožen, protože manžel si do jejich domu v nigerijském Lagosu nastěhoval milenku. A titulní povídka zachycuje dusivou osamělost mladé Nigerijky, která se přestěhuje do Ameriky a zjistí, že tato země je úplně jiná, než čekala.
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Purple Hibiscus - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichieová
**DREAM COUNT, the searing new bestselling novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, is out now!**A haunting tale of an Africa and an adolescence undergoing tremendous changes from the talented bestseller and award-winning author.''A tale for our times'' DAILY MAIL‘Immensely powerful’ THE TIMESThe limits of fifteen-year-old Kambili’s world are defined by the high walls of her family estate and the dictates of her fanatically religious father. Her life is regulated by schedules: prayer, sleep, study, prayer.When Nigeria is shaken by a military coup, Kambili’s father, involved mysteriously in the political crisis, sends her to live with her aunt. In this house, noisy and full of laughter, she discovers life and love – and a terrible, bruising secret deep within her family.This extraordinary debut novel from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, author of ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’, is about the blurred lines between the old gods and the new, childhood and adulthood, love and hatred – the grey spaces in which truths are revealed and real life is lived.''I could not put it down’ IRISH TIMES''An intoxicating story that is at once distinctly feminine, African and universal'' OBSERVER
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Purple Hibiscus - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichieová
**DREAM COUNT, the searing new bestselling novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, is out now!**A haunting tale of an Africa and an adolescence undergoing tremendous changes from the talented bestseller and award-winning author.''A tale for our times'' DAILY MAIL‘Immensely powerful’ THE TIMESThe limits of fifteen-year-old Kambili’s world are defined by the high walls of her family estate and the dictates of her fanatically religious father. Her life is regulated by schedules: prayer, sleep, study, prayer.When Nigeria is shaken by a military coup, Kambili’s father, involved mysteriously in the political crisis, sends her to live with her aunt. In this house, noisy and full of laughter, she discovers life and love – and a terrible, bruising secret deep within her family.This extraordinary debut novel from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, author of ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’, is about the blurred lines between the old gods and the new, childhood and adulthood, love and hatred – the grey spaces in which truths are revealed and real life is lived.''I could not put it down’ IRISH TIMES''An intoxicating story that is at once distinctly feminine, African and universal'' OBSERVER
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The Thing Around Your Neck - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichieová
**DREAM COUNT, the searing, exquisite new novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is out now!**From the Women''s Prize-winning author of Half of a Yellow Sun come twelve dazzling stories that turn a penetrating eye on the ties that bind men and women, parents and children, Nigeria and the West.''Makes storytelling seem as easy as birdsong’ TELEGRAPH''Writing of clarity and brilliance'' GUARDIANIn ''A Private Experience'', a medical student hides from a violent riot with a poor Muslim woman whose dignity and faith force her to confront the realities and fears she''s been pushing away.In ''Tomorrow Is Too Far'', a woman unlocks the devastating secret that surrounds her brother''s death.The young mother at the centre of ''Imitation'' finds her comfortable life threatened when she learns that her husband back in Lagos has moved his mistress into their home.And the title story depicts the choking loneliness of a Nigerian girl who moves to an America that turns out to be nothing like the country she expected; though falling in love brings her desires nearly within reach, a death in her homeland forces her to re-examine them.Searing and profound, suffused with beauty, sorrow and longing, this collection is a resounding confirmation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie''s ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Americanah - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichieová
**DREAM COUNT, the searing new bestselling novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, is out now!**WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD''A delicious, important novel'' THE TIMES''Alert, alive and gripping'' INDEPENDENTIfemelu and Obinze are young and in love when they depart military-ruled Nigeria. In America, Ifemelu suffers defeats and triumphs, finds and loses relationships, all the while feeling the weight of something she never thought of back home: race. Meanwhile, Obinze plunges into a dangerous, undocumented life in London. Fifteen years later, when they reunite in a newly democratic Nigeria, and reignite their passion – for each other and for their homeland – they face the hardest decision of their lives.Fearless, gripping, spanning three continents and numerous lives, the National Book Critics Circle Award-winning Americanah is a literary masterpiece, and one of the defining books of the decade.''A love story for our time'' VOGUE‘A brilliant novel: epic in scope, personal in resonance and with lots to say’ OBSERVER''A tour de force. Hugely impressive'' MAIL ON SUNDAY
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The Best Short Stories 2021 - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichieová, Jenny Minton Quigley
Twenty prizewinning stories selected from the thousands published in magazines over the previous year—continuing the O. Henry Prize''s century-long tradition of literary excellence. "Widely regarded as the nation''s most prestigious awards for short fiction." —The Atlantic Monthly.Now entering its second century, the prestigious annual story anthology has a new title, a new look, and a new guest editor. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has brought her own refreshing perspective to the prize, selecting stories by an engaging mix of celebrated names and young emerging voices. The winning stories are accompanied by an introduction by Adichie, observations from the winning writers on what inspired them, and an extensive resource list of magazines that publish short fiction.Featured in this collection: Daphne Palasi Andreades • David Means • Sindya Bhanoo • Crystal Wilkinson • Alice Jolly • David Rabe • Karina Sainz Borgo (translator, Elizabeth Bryer) • Jamel Brinkley • Tessa Hadley • Adachioma Ezeano • Anthony Doerr • Tiphanie Yanique • Joan Silber • Jowhor Ile • Emma Cline • Asali Solomon • Ben Hinshaw • Caroline Albertine Minor (translator, Caroline Waight) • Jianan Qian • Sally Rooney
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Mama´s Sleeping Scarf - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichieová
A joyful exploration of family life, written by one of the most outstanding contemporary authors of our generation. This beautiful family story follows a young girl called Chino as she plays with her mama's sleeping scarf through the day. Running with the scarf, Chino weaves together little incidentals of home life into a glorious celebration of the power of a mother-daughter relationship, and the gentle joys that build a perfect day. Exquisitely written with compelling simplicity, this is a heartfelt homage to family love. A compelling debut picture book from one of the most important voices in literature today, brought into glorious technicolour through the vibrant and contemporary illustrations of Joelle Avelino.
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Notes on Grief - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichieová
On 10 June 2020, the scholar James Nwoye Adichie died suddenly in Nigeria.In this tender and powerful essay, expanded from the original New Yorker text, his daughter, a self-confessed daddy's girl, remembers her beloved father. Notes on Grief is at once a tribute to a long life of grace and wisdom, the story of a daughter's fierce love for a parent, and a revealing examination of the layers of loss and the nature of grief.
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Mama’s Sleeping Scarf - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichieová
A joyful exploration of family life, written by one of the most outstanding contemporary authors of our generation. This beautiful family story follows a young girl called Chino as she plays with her mama’s sleeping scarf through the day. Running with the scarf, Chino weaves together little incidentals of home life into a glorious celebration of the power of a mother-daughter relationship, and the gentle joys that build a perfect day.Exquisitely written with compelling simplicity, this is a heartfelt homage to family love. A compelling debut picture book from one of the most important voices in literature today, brought into glorious technicolour through the vibrant and contemporary illustrations of Joelle Avelino.
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Dream Count - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichieová
A publishing event ten years in the making-a searing, exquisite new novel by the best-selling and award-winning author of Americanah and We Should All Be Feminists-the story of four women and their loves, longings, and desires.Chiamaka is a Nigerian travel writer living in America. Alone in the midst of the pandemic, she recalls her past lovers and grapples with her choices and regrets. Zikora, her best friend, is a lawyer who has been successful at everything until - betrayed and brokenhearted - she must turn to the person she thought she needed least.Omelogor, Chiamaka's bold, outspoken cousin, is a financial powerhouse in Nigeria who begins to question how well she knows herself. And Kadiatou, Chiamaka's housekeeper, is proudly raising her daughter in America - but faces an unthinkable hardship that threatens all she has worked to achieve.In Dream Count, Adichie trains her fierce eye on these women in a sparkling, transcendent novel that takes up the very nature of love itself. Is true happiness ever attainable or is it just a fleeting state? And how honest must we be with ourselves in order to love, and to be loved? A trenchant reflection on the choices we make and those made ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Dream Count - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichieová
''Reads like a feminist War and Peace. A magnificent novel'' SUNDAY TIMES‘A complex, multi-layered beauty of a book. Extraordinary’ NEW STATESMANTHE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES NO.1 BESTSELLER; LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN''S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2025A publishing event ten years in the making – a searing, exquisite new novel by the bestselling and award-winning author of Americanah and We Should All Be Feminists – the story of four women and their loves, longings and desires.‘The major publication milestone of 2025’ OBSERVER''The return of a literary titan'' TELEGRAPHCHOSEN AS A SUNDAY TIMES, GUARDIAN, OBSERVER, FINANCIAL TIMES, INDEPENDENT, TELEGRAPH, GQ and COSMOPOLITAN BOOK OF 2025.Chiamaka is a Nigerian travel writer living in America. Alone in the midst of the pandemic, she recalls her past lovers and grapples with her choices and regrets. Zikora, her best friend, is a lawyer who has been successful at everything until — betrayed and brokenhearted — she must turn to the person she thought she needed least. Omelogor, Chiamaka’s bold, outspoken cousin, is a financial powerhouse in Nigeria who begins to question how well she knows herself. And Kadiatou, Chiamaka’s housekeeper, is proudly raising her daughter in America – but faces an unthinkable hardship that threatens all she has ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Americanah - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichieová
Introducing the Collins Modern Classics, a series featuring some of the most significant books of recent times, books that shed light on the human experience classics which will endure for generations to come. How easy it was to lie to strangers, to create with strangers the versions of our lives we imagined. Ifemelu and Obinze are young and in love when they depart military-ruled Nigeria.Self-assured Ifemelu heads for America. But quiet, thoughtful Obinze finds post-9/11 America closed to him, and plunges into a dangerous undocumented life in London. Fifteen years later, they reunite in a newly democratic Nigeria, and reignite their passion for each other and for their homeland.Fearless, gripping and spanning three continents and numerous lives, the National Book Critics Circle Award-winning Americanah is a richly told story of love and expectation in a globalised world.
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Americanah - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichieová
Some novels tell a great story and others make you change the way you look at the world. Americanah does both' Guardian As teenagers in Lagos, Ifemelu and Obinze fall in love. Their Nigeria is under military dictatorship, and people are fleeing the country if they can.The self-assured Ifemelu departs for America. There she suffers defeats and triumphs, finds and loses relationships, all the while feeling the weight of something she never thought of back home: race. Obinze had hoped to join her, but post-9/11 America will not let him in, and he plunges into a dangerous, undocumented life in London.Thirteen years later, Obinze is a wealthy man in a newly democratic Nigeria, while Ifemelu has achieved success as a blogger. But after so long apart and so many changes, will they find the courage to meet again, face to face? Fearless, gripping, spanning three continents and numerous lives, the National Book Critics Circle Award-winning 'Americanah' is a richly told story of love and expectation set in today's globalized world.
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Dream Count - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichieová
Chiamaka is a Nigerian travel writer living in America. Alone in the midst of the pandemic, she recalls her past lovers and grapples with her choices and regrets. Zikora, her best friend, is a lawyer who has been successful at everything until—betrayed and brokenhearted—she must turn to the person she thought she needed least. Omelogor, Chiamaka’s bold, outspoken cousin, is a financial powerhouse in Nigeria who begins to question how well she knows herself. And Kadiatou, Chiamaka’s housekeeper, is proudly raising her daughter in America—but faces an unthinkable hardship that threatens all she has worked to achieve. In Dream Count, Adichie trains her fierce eye on these women in a sparkling, transcendent novel that takes up the very nature of love itself. Is true happiness ever attainable or is it just a fleeting state? And how honest must we be with ourselves in order to love, and to be loved? A trenchant reflection on the choices we make and those made for us, on daughters and mothers, on our interconnected world, Dream Count pulses with emotional urgency and poignant, unflinching observations of the human heart, in language that soars with beauty and power. It confirms Adichie’s status as one of ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Americanah - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichieová
Separated by respective ambitions after falling in love in occupied Nigeria, beautiful Ifemelu experiences triumph and defeat in America while exploring new concepts of race, while Obinze endures an undocumented status in London until the pair is reunited in their homeland 15 years later, where they face the toughest decisions of their lives. By the award-winning author of Half of a Yellow Sun.
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Dream Count - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichieová
A Most Anticipated Book of 2025 from The Washington Post, Harper’s Bazaar, Marie Claire, Elle, Oprah Daily, Readers Digest, The Seattle Times, LitHub, The Chicago Review of Books, BET, and Radio TimesA publishing event ten years in the making—a searing, exquisite new novel by the bestselling and award-winning author of Americanah and We Should All Be Feminists—the story of four women and their loves, longings, and desiresChiamaka is a Nigerian travel writer living in America. Alone in the midst of the pandemic, she recalls her past lovers and grapples with her choices and regrets. Zikora, her best friend, is a lawyer who has been successful at everything until—betrayed and brokenhearted—she must turn to the person she thought she needed least. Omelogor, Chiamaka’s bold, outspoken cousin, is a financial powerhouse in Nigeria who begins to question how well she knows herself. And Kadiatou, Chiamaka’s housekeeper, is proudly raising her daughter in America—but faces an unthinkable hardship that threatens all she has worked to achieve.In Dream Count, Adichie trains her fierce eye on these women in a sparkling, transcendent novel that takes up the very nature of love itself. Is true happiness ever attainable or is it just a fleeting state? And ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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We Should All Be Feminists - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichieová
Offers an updated definition of feminism for the twenty-first century, one rooted in inclusion and awareness.
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The Half of It - Emma Slade Edmondson, Nicole Ocran
The world and its politics are becoming ever more polarised, leaving no room for the light and the shade. In The Half of It, Emma and Nicole explore race and identity through the lens of the mixed-race experience, creating a space for discussion and illuminating the true nuances of the mixed-race identity.In The Half of It, Emma and Nicole, hosts of the critically acclaimed podcast Mixed Up, discuss what it truly means to be mixed-race. They delve into everything from culture and identity to interracial relationships, to adoption, to understanding the historical context of mixed-race people – ultimately culminating in a rounder and deeper appreciation for the mixed-identity.Emma and Nicole want to break down barriers and open up a deeper dialogue of the mixed-race experience. Although this book was born out of a desire to speak directly to the mixed-race community, they discovered there is something in it for everyone. Whether you are mixed, you know someone mixed, if you have ever considered dating outside of your race, if you’re a parent committed to sharing a more diverse view of the world with your child, or indeed an adult wanting to expand your views on culture and identity – then ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Women and Leadership - Julia Gillard, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
For readers of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Sheryl Sandberg and Mary Beard, Women and Leadership is a powerful call to arms about the lack of women at the top.'Who better qualified to delve into this topic?' Business Life_______________Women make up less than 10 per cent of national leaders, and behind this lies a pattern of unequal access to power. In conversation with some of the world's most powerful and interesting women, Women and Leadership explores gender bias and asks why there aren't more women in leadership roles?Using current research as a starting point, Gillard and Okonjo-Iweala form questions and hypotheses, then test them on the lived experiences of women leaders such as Jacinda Ardern, Hillary Clinton, Christine Lagarde, Michelle Bacheletand Theresa May.Speaking honestly and freely, they talk about having their ideas stolen by male colleagues, about what it's like to be called fat or a slut in the media, and about the things they wish they had done differently. Their stories reveal how gender and sexism affect perceptions of women as leaders, the trajectories of their leaderships, and the circumstances in which they come to an end.The result is a rare insight into life as a leader, and a powerful call ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The Art of War Illustrated - Sun Tzu
If you know your enemies and know yourself, you can win numerous battles without a single loss. – Sun Tzu, The Art of War Written in the 6th century BC, Sun Tzu’s The Art of War is still used as a book of military strategy today. Napoleon, Mae Zedong and Douglas MacArthur all claimed to have drawn inspiration from it.And beyond the world of war, modern-era business and management gurus have also applied Sun Tzu’s ideas to politics and corporate strategy. This illustrated dual-language edition not only presents the original Chinese characters with James Trapp’s translation on the facing page, it also tests Sun Tzu’s ideas against history. Each of the 13 chapters includes a new commentary giving examples of how Sun Tzu’s wisdom has been borne out on the world’s battlefields.When, for example, has information provided by spies changed the course of a battle? How has history shown Sun Tzu’s ideas on the importance of terrain in conflict to be true? And where can we best find examples of strategic warfare being waged? From the ancient world to the 20th century, the battles featured will be illustrated with colour battle maps, paintings and artworks. Of immense influence to leaders ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny - Kiran Desai
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2025A spellbinding story of two young people whose fates intersect and diverge across continents and years—an epic of love and family, India and America, tradition and modernity, by the Booker Prize-winning author of The Inheritance of LossWhen Sonia and Sunny first glimpse each other on an overnight train, they are immediately captivated, yet also embarrassed by the fact that their grandparents had once tried to matchmake them, a clumsy meddling that only served to drive Sonia and Sunny apart. Sonia, an aspiring novelist who recently completed her studies in the snowy mountains of Vermont, has returned to her family in India, fearing she is haunted by a dark spell cast by an artist to whom she had once turned for intimacy and inspiration. Sunny, a struggling journalist resettled in New York City, is attempting to flee his imperious mother and the violence of his warring clan. Uncertain of their future, Sonia and Sunny embark on a search for happiness together as they confront the many alienations of our modern world. The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny is the sweeping tale of two young people navigating the many forces that shape their lives: country, class, race, ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Sun Tzu's Art of War: The Manga Edition - Sun Tzu
Learn the full back story behind the world''s greatest book on military strategy!The Art of War is one of the world''s great masterpieces—presenting timeless strategies that are as important in the boardroom as on the battlefield. Now, experience Sun Tzu''s classic as never before in this riveting graphic novel brimming with battles, betrayals and political intrigues.The book recounts the conflict between the kingdom of Wu as they plot to attack the far more powerful state of Chu, with both leaders navigating internal plots and power struggles that will forever alter the fate of China. The fascinating accounts in this book include:The story of Sun Tzu, who became a trusted advisor to the powerful Wu clan and then a master military strategist, capturing the attention of Wu Zixu, the clan''s most formidable generalThe creation of the military strategies in The Art of War, as Sun Tzu develops his revolutionary philosophy of asymmetrical warfareThe high-stakes Battle of Boju where Sun Tzu''s teachings take center stage, shaping a battle that will become legendary in the chronicles of military historyAnd many other fascinating stories!Sun Tzu''s Art of War brings to life not only the tactical brilliance of Sun Tzu''s teachings but also the human ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The Mystery of the Yellow Room Extraordinary Adventures of Joseph Rouletabille Reporter - Gaston Leroux
"The Mystery of the Yellow Room" by Gaston Leroux is a classic detective novel that unfolds with gripping suspense and intrigue. Leroux's work is considered a pioneer in the locked-room mystery genre. The tale revolves across the perplexing case of a younger lady, Mathilde Stangerson, who is attacked in her locked bedroom at the Château du Glandier. Joseph Rouletabille, a younger and excellent journalist, takes on the venture of unraveling the mystery. The locked-room state of affairs, in which the crime happens in a seemingly inaccessible chamber, provides a detail of complexity to the investigation. As Rouletabille delves into the details, he uncovers a web of secrets, fake identities, and sudden twists that keep the reader on the threshold in their seat. Leroux masterfully combines factors of suspense, deduction, and mental intrigue in this captivating narrative. The novel is well known for its smart plot production and the imaginitive solutions to the reputedly impossible crime. "The Mystery of the Yellow Room" is a compelling exploration of crime and deduction, showcasing Leroux's talent in developing a charming thriller that has stood the check of time.
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Apollo's Chariot: The Meaning of the Astrological Sun - Liz Greene
Many people are familiar with astrology only through Sun-sign columns in newspapers, but they have little understanding of what it really means to be born “under†a particular zodiac sign. The astrological student may know that the Sun is the most important factor in the birth horoscope; but frequently used terms such as “self expressionâ€give little insight into this most profound and complex of astrological symbols. The seminars in this reprint of the CPA Press original volume explore the many dimensions of the astrological Sun, from the Sun as a father symbol to its importance as a significator of personal identity, vocation, and spiritual values. Also examined are progressions of the Sun to natal planets, and major planetary aspects to the natal Sun. With so little written work available on the Sun in the horoscope, this innovative volume off ers psychological and astrological perspectives, which will be invaluable for both the student and the professional astrologer.
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Litany of the Long Sun - Gene Wolfe
Litany of the Long Sun contains the full texts of Nightside the Long Sun and Lake of the Long Sun, that together make up the first half of The Book of the Long Sun. This great work is set on a huge generation starship in the same future as the classic Book of the New Sun (also available in two volumes from Orb).
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Sun of God - Gregory Sams
In Sun of gOd, cultural pioneer and philosopher Gregory Sams takes a fresh look at our solar benefactor. As Sams sees it cultures throughout the ancient world were right to recognize the Sun as a living, conscious being. The implications of a conscious provider in the sky are startling, though often obvious -- and in harmony with science, logic and common sense. Sun of gOd explores exciting new ground, adding a crucial piece to the jigsaw-puzzle picture we have of the cosmos. In the light of a conscious Sun, Sams looks at our hard-wired tendency for religion, notions of god and divinity, our place in the firmament, star formation, intelligent light, electromagnetism, feedback, chaos theory, free will, the four elements, and the near-universal self-organization of systems from the bottom up. "Could it really be that the universe waited 13.7 billion years -- until we came along --to manifest the phenomenon of consciousness and made ours the only type of vessel able to experience it?" Sams thinks not. Citing David Bohm''s discovery that even on the subatomic level of electrons there appears to be intention and choice, Sams goes on to suggest that creative intelligence may be a bottom-up system in ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The Other Half of Augusta Hope - Joanna Glen
Shortlisted for the Authors’ Club Best First Novel Award‘A therapeutic dose of high-strength emotion’ GUARDIAN*JOANNA GLEN''S LATEST NOVEL MAYBE, PERHAPS, POSSIBLY IS OUT NOW*Augusta Hope has never felt like she fits in.At six, she’s memorising the dictionary. At seven, she’s correcting her teachers. At eight, she spins the globe and picks her favourite country on the sound of its name: Burundi.And now that she''s an adult, Augusta has no interest in the goings-on of the small town where she lives with her parents and her beloved twin sister, Julia.When an unspeakable tragedy upends everything in Augusta''s life, she''s propelled headfirst into the unknown. She''s determined to find where she belongs – but what if her true home, and heart, are half a world away?‘It’s going to be all over every book club in Britain before you can say Burundi’THE TIMES‘Full of the reality of hope and despair in everyone’s lives’ MIRANDA HART‘This gem of a novel entertains and moves in equal measure’ DAILY MAIL‘Keep the tissues close’ GOOD HOUSEKEEPING ‘An irresistible message of redemption and belonging’ RED magazine‘Heartening and hopeful’ JESS KIDD, author of Things in Jars‘Mesmerizingly beautiful’ SARAH HAYWOOD, author of The Cactus‘An extraordinary masterpiece’ ANSTEY HARRIS, author of ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Secret of the Yellow House - Gertrude Chandler Warner
The Alden children were searching for a home–and found a life of adventure! Embark on an exciting journey with the Boxcar Children in this Step 2 leveled reader, as they investigate a mysterious house on their family’s private island. Perfect for early readers learning to read simple sentences. Many years ago, a man disappeared from the yellow house on Surprise Island. With a bit of sleuthing, the Aldens find a clue to the mystery! Can they uncover the truth of what happened so long ago? Adapted from Gertrude Chandler Warner''s The Yellow House Mystery chapter book, this early reader allows children to start reading with a Boxcar Children classic.Step 2 Readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories. For children who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help.
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A Bollywood State of Mind - Sunny Singh
'Prepare to laugh, sob and dance: this lively history of Indian cinema is imprinted with the memories of a life-long cinephile.' The Telegraph'A gem of a book and a must for film lovers everywhere' Abir Mukherjee'My biggest recommendation of the year. Sunny Singh's honouring of story and history shine through powerfully - an exquisitely enjoyable read' Nikita GillLike all Indians, Sunny Singh was born and brought up in a country of film fanatics. She and her friends waited impatiently for the latest releases, listened to the songs on radio and wore clothes inspired by those seen on screen. They learned about India and the world, determined their enemies and friends, and chose their moralities thanks to films.A Bollywood State of Mind is a personal, intellectual and emotional journey which crosses five continents and 50 years of modern Indian history and cinema and explores why Bollywood means so much to so many across the globe. Sunny describes how this exceptional cinema retains its hold on the national imagination, how Bollywood has enhanced India's global standing in the 21st century, and how its characteristics endure despite the social and political changes.Ranging over history, aesthetic theory and politics, A Bollywood State of Mind ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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RITUALS The Ritual of Karma After Sun Hydrating Lotion 200 ml (8719134039726)
Krém po opalování - objem 200 ml Hledáte produkt, který ochrání pokožku po slunění? Pak zajisté využijete hydratační krém po opalování After Sun Hydrating Lotion. Přípravek z řady RITUALS The Ritual of Karma obsahuje bílý čaj s antioxidačními účinky a koncentrovaný výtažek z ginko biloby. Díky tomu vaši pokožku ochladí a vyživí, což představuje dokonalé řešení po opalování. Karma After Sun Hydrating Lotion s příjemnou vůní lotosových květů zklidňuje pleť podrážděnou dlouhým sluněním a prodlužuje opálení. Jednoduše naneste krém na pokožku po každém pobytu na slunci. Pro zvýšení chladivého účinku ho můžete před aplikací vložit do ledničky. Klíčové vlastnosti krému po opalování RITUALS The Ritual of Karma After Sun Hydrating LotionKrém po opalování z řady The Ritual of Karma zajistí spolehlivou ochranu po sluněníAfter Sun Hydrating Lotion zklidní podrážděnou pleťPřípravek od RITUALS potěší svěží vůní...
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The Fate of Third Worldism in the Middle East - Rasmus C. Elling, Sune Haugbolle
A provocative reinterpretation of the tumultuous late 1970s and early 1980s in the Middle EastIn the latter half of the twentieth century, a revolutionary idea promised to upend the global order. Anti-imperialist militancy, bolstered by international solidarity, would lead to not only the national liberation of oppressed peoples but universal emancipation, shattering the division between the prosperous nations of the capitalist West and the poorer countries of the Global South. The idea was Third Worldism, and among others it inspired struggles in Iran and Palestine. By the early 1980s, however, progressive visions of independence and freedom had fallen to the reality of an oppressive Islamic theocracy in Iran, while the Palestinian Revolution had been eclipsed by civil war in Lebanon, Israeli aggression and intra-Arab conflict. This thought-provoking volume explores the dramatic decline of Third Worldism in the Middle East. It reveals the lived realities of the time by focusing on the key protagonists – from student activists to guerrilla fighters, and from volunteer nurses to militant intellectuals – and juxtaposes the Iranian and Palestinian cases to offer a riveting re-examination of this defining era. Ultimately, it challenges us to reassess how we view the end of the long 1960s, prompting ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The Indies of the Setting Sun - Ricardo Padron
Padrón reveals the evolution of Spain’s imagining of the New World as a space in continuity with Asia. Narratives of Europe’s westward expansion often tell of how the Americas came to be known as a distinct landmass, separate from Asia and uniquely positioned as new ground ripe for transatlantic colonialism. But this geographic vision of the Americas was not shared by all Europeans. While some imperialists imagined North and Central America as undiscovered land, the Spanish pushed to define the New World as part of a larger and eminently flexible geography that they called las Indias, and that by right, belonged to the Crown of Castile and León. Las Indias included all of the New World as well as East and Southeast Asia, although Spain’s understanding of the relationship between the two areas changed as the realities of the Pacific Rim came into sharper focus. At first, the Spanish insisted that North and Central America were an extension of the continent of Asia. Eventually, they came to understand East and Southeast Asia as a transpacific extension of their empire in America called las Indias del poniente, or the Indies of the Setting Sun. The Indies of the Setting Sun charts ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Beauty Of Joseon Matte Sun Stick Mugwort + Camelia opalovací krém v tyčince SPF 50+ 18 g
Beauty Of Joseon Matte Sun Stick Mugwort + Camelia, 18 g, Ochrana proti slunečnímu záření pro ženy, Zajistěte své pleti ochranu před UV zářením praktickým a rychlým způsobem. Opalovací krém v tyčince SPF 50+ Beauty Of Joseon Matte Sun Stick Mugwort + Camelia byl speciálně vyvinut pro každodenní použití jak v náročném městském prostředí, tak při aktivitách v přírodě. Pomocí tyčinky se krém pohodlně nanáší a díky obsahu křemičitého prášku reguluje kožní maz, dobře přilne k pokožce a zanechává ji vyhlazenou, zmatněnou a hydratovanou. Vlastnosti: praktická a hygienická aplikace opalovacího krému z tyčinky poskytuje pokožce optimální ochranu před UV zářením díky SPF 50+ vhodný pro použití ve městě i v přírodě nezanechává lesklý, mastný vzhled reguluje produkci kožního mazu, propůjčuje pokožce matný finiš textura dobře splyne s pokožkou a vyhladí ji rychle se vstřebává vhodný na obličej i tělo lze použít pod make-up i na něj Složení: extrakt z pelyňku a zeleného čaje – vyhlazuje a hydratuje pokožku křemičitý písek – reguluje tvorbu kožního mazu vitaminy A a C, minerály – vyživují a zklidňují pokožku Jak aplikovat: Vysuňte pouze malou část tyčinky opalovacího krému Beauty Of Joseon Matte Sun Stick a krouživými pohyby naneste na místa, která chcete chránit před ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The Half of It - Emma Slade Edmondson, Nicole Ocran
The world and its politics are becoming ever more polarised, leaving no room for the light and the shade. In The Half of It, Emma and Nicole explore race and identity through the lens of the mixed-race experience, creating a space for discussion and illuminating the true nuances of the mixed-race identity.
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The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny - Kiran Desai
The soaring new novel from Kiran Desai, Booker Prize-winning author of The Inheritance of LossThe Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny is the sweeping tale of two young people, abroad in the United States and at home in India, navigating the many forces that shape their lives: country, class, race, history, and the complicated bonds that link one generation to the next. A love story, a family saga, and a rich novel of ideas, it is the most ambitious and accomplished work yet by one of our greatest novelists.In the words of the author: 'Using the comic lens of an endlessly unresolved romance between two modern Indians, The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny examines Western and Eastern notions and manifestations of love and solitude as they play out across the geographical and emotional terrain of today's globalized world. I think only a novel can get at the raw truth regarding what people are privately thinking and negotiating.'The publication of this new novel from Kiran Desai will be a major international publishing event.
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Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun Aqua-Fresh ochranný gelový krém SPF 50 50 ml
Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun Aqua-Fresh, 50 ml, Přípravky před opalováním pro ženy, Lehký, hydratující a osvěžující – přesně takový je ochranný gelový krém Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun Aqua-Fresh s SPF 50. Kromě dokonalé ochrany před slunečním zářením poskytne vaší pleti zklidňující péči a příval hydratace díky obsahu panthenolu. Navíc téměř třetinu jeho složení tvoří rýžová voda, která je přímo nabitá vitamíny i minerály a má úžasné rozjasňující účinky. Lehká gelová textura krému zajistí, že po nanesení bude vaše tvář stále svěží, bez nepříjemného lepení a bílého filmu. Vlastnosti: chrání pleť před škodlivým slunečním zářením díky vysokému SPF dodává pleti intenzivní hydrataci, působí revitalizačně, zklidňuje má lehkou gelovou texturu, zanechává pleť pěkně svěží rychle se vstřebává, netvoří na pleti bílý film, nelepí vhodný pro všechny typy pleti Výsledky testování: → klinická studie, krém testovalo 21 osob ve věku 21–43 let po dobu 42 dní o 55 % se zlepšila ochranná funkce kožní bariéry proti vnějším vlivům o 38,9 % se snížila tvorba kožního mazu (po 2 týdnech testování) Složení: rýžová voda (30 %) – obsahuje celou řadu vitamínů, minerálů a antioxidantů, zanechává pleť čistou, zářivou a zdravě vypadající panthenol – hydratuje, zklidňuje, posiluje ochrannou kožní bariéru SPF 50 Jak ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun Rice + Probiotics ochranný pleťový krém s probiotiky SPF 50+ 50 ml
Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun Rice + Probiotics, 50 ml, Přípravky před opalováním pro ženy, Vysoká ochrana proti UV záření a intenzivní hydratace v jediném produktu I když sluneční paprsky milujeme, jejich vliv na naši pleť je bohužel veskrze negativní. Postavte se předčasnému stárnutí pleti čelem a vystavte se slunečním paprskům zcela bez obav. Ochranný pleťový krém Beauty Of Joseon Relief Sun: Rice + Probiotics zajišťuje vysokou ochranu proti zrádným slunečním paprskům a zároveň pleť intenzivně hydratuje. Krémové složení obohacené o rýžové a obilné fermentované výtažky, které jsou bohaté na vitamíny B, C, E, aminokyseliny a minerály, se příjemně nanáší, krásně splyne s pletí a nabídne jí potřebnou výživu. Chraňte svoji pleť a ona se vám odmění zářivým vzhledem. Vlastnosti: poskytuje vysokou ochranu proti UV záření intenzivně pleť hydratuje a vyživuje pomáhá předcházet předčasnému stárnutí pleti nezanechává bílé stopy lehoučké krémové složení, které nelepí Složení: 30 % výtažku z rýže výtažky z fermentovaných obilovin SPF 50+ veganské složení bez parfemace a esenciálních olejů Jak aplikovat: Aplikujte jako poslední krok pleťové péče a rovnoměrně rozetřete.
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Taito Prize Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun Coreful figurka Nanachi (TAPR451534500)
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The Book Of The New Sun: Volume 1 - Gene Wolfe
An extraordinary epic, set a million years in the future, in the time of a dying sun, when our present culture is no longer even a memory. Severian, a torturer's apprentice, is exiled from his guild after falling in love with one of his prisoners. Ordered to the distant city of Thrax, armed with his ancient executioner's sword, Terminus Est, Severian must make his way across the perilous, ruined landscape of this far-future Urth. But is his finding of the mystical gem, the Claw of the Conciliator, merely an accident, or does Fate have a grander plans for Severian the torturer . . . ? This edition contains the first two volumes of this four volume novel, The Shadow of the Torturer and The Claw of the Conciliator.
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The Book of the New Sun: Volume 2 - Gene Wolfe
An extraordinary epic, set a million years in the future, in the time of a dying sun, when our present culture is no longer even a memory. The torturer's apprentice, Severian, exiled from his guild after falling in love with one of his prisoners, is now the Lictor of Thrax, a city far distant from his home. But it is not long before Severian must flee this city, too, and journey again into the world. Embattled by friends and enemies alike, pursued by monstrous creatures, the one-time torturer's apprentice must overcome hitherto unimagined perils, as he moves closer to fulfilling his ultimate destiny. This edition contains the concluding two volumes of this four-volume novel, The Sword of the Lictor and The Citadel of the Autarch.
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The Art of War - Thomas Cleary, Sun Tzu
Compiled more than two thousand years ago by a mysterious warrior-philosopher, The Art of War is still perhaps the most prestigious and influential book of strategy in the world today, as eagerly studied in Asia by modern politicians and executives as it as been by military leaders since ancient times. As a study of the anatomy of organizations in conflict, The Art of War applies to competition and conflict in general, on every level from the interpersonal to the international. Its aim is invincibility, victory without battle, and unassailable strength through understanding of the physics, politics, and psychology of conflict. Translated from a standard collection of commentaries on Sun Tzu''s text by eleven interpreters, this pocket classic has been edited by Thomas Cleary to bring out the meaning of the principles of strategy.
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The Art of War & Other Classics of Eastern Philosophy - Sun Tzu, Confucius, Mencius, Lao-Tzu
The words of ancient Chinese philosophers have influenced other thinkers across the world for more than 2,000 years and continue to shape our ideas today. The Art of War & Other Classics of Eastern Philosophy includes translations of Sun Tzu's Art of War, Lao-Tzu's Tao Te Ching, the teachings of the master sage Confucius, and the writings of Mencius. From insights on warfare and diplomacy to advice on how to deal with one's neighbors and colleagues, this collection of classical Eastern philosophy will provide readers with countless nuggets of wisdom. IBPA Benjamin Franklin Gold Award Winner 2017!
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The Yellow Jersey - Peter Cossins
* WINNER OF THE 2020 TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS CYCLING BOOK OF THE YEAR*Discover this 100-year anniversary celebration of the hardest-earned and most sacred prize in sport, the Tour de France''s Yellow Jersey. In 2019, the cycling world will celebrate the 100th anniversary of sport''s most iconic and distinguished prize: the Yellow Jersey. Beautifully produced and packed full of interviews with riders such as Chris Froome, Thomas Voeckler and the oldest living wearer of the Yellow Jersey at 94, Antonin Rolland, The Yellow Jersey is a fitting celebration of the ''maillot jaune''. In 1919 the leading rider was first instructed to wear the Yellow Jersey, following a campaign from fans and journalists who were struggling to identify the winning rider. 100 years on, the jersey has passed into almost sacred status. You''ll never see an amateur rider wearing yellow - it is reserved purely for those who have sacrificed themselves in the world''s greatest race. Cossins will take the reader on a journey to the origins of the jersey and its early winners. He''ll explore the effect of wearing yellow as a motivator and occasionally as a curse. Beautifully produced with original photography, The Yellow Jersey is an exquisite tribute ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Tits Up - The Top Half of Women's Liberation - Sarah Thorntonová
An innovative investigation of the five strange worlds that worship women’s chests.After years of biopsies, best-selling author Sarah Thornton made the difficult decision to have a double mastectomy. But, after her reconstructive surgery, she was perplexed: What had she lost? And gained? An experienced sleuth, she resolved to venture behind the scenes to uncover the social and cultural significance of breasts.Riotous and galvanizing, Tits Up excavates the diverse truths of mammary glands from the strip club to the operating room, from the nation’s oldest human milk bank to the fit rooms of bra designers. Thornton draws insights from plastic surgeons, lactation consultants, body-positive witches, lingerie models, and “free the nipple” activists to explore the status of breasts as emblems of femininity. She examines how women’s chests have become a billion-dollar business, as well as a stage for debates about race, class, gender, and desire. Everywhere she turns, Thornton encounters chauvinist myths about this elemental body part that quietly justify deficits in women’s bodily autonomy and endorse shortfalls in their political status. Blending sociology, reportage, and personal narrative with refreshing optimism and wit, Thornton has one overriding ambition―to liberate breasts from centuries of patriarchal prejudice.
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