検索キーワード： 女性

At twenty-two years old, Zahra Tangorra was trying on adulthood and trying to find herself when a harrowing, near-death experience stopped her in her tracks. It felt like a twisted version of a second chance. Who am I? She asked herself. What do I love? The answers started coming to her: stuffed shells and giant meatballs at J&J’s, the Italian red sauce joint of her Long Island childhood. Chickens roasted with the feet still on, eaten in a tiny bistro in Provence.

Alisa Cain shares a deeply personal and moving memoir that spans the breadth of her life, marked by both heartache and enduring love. Beginning with her humble beginnings in a small town in North Georgia, Alisa reflects on her early years, shaped by her mother’s struggles and the profound impact of losing a sibling. The birth of her brother with a rare condition, sacral agenesis, further influenced her understanding of strength and vulnerability.

Three-year-old Lainie kicks and screams as she tightly grips the leg of her older sister, pleading to stay with her family as she’s surrendered to the foster care system. Lainie, a year later, is reunited with her family, only to live another five tumultuous years hungry, neglected, and desperate for love and attention. Houseless again, Lainie’s mother breaks her promise of forever when she gives her away again, this time, in a motel parking lot, never to live with her or her family again.

Partos reúne los relatos de veintiún mujeres sobre su experiencia de dar a luz. Aquí conviven historias de partos en hospital y casa, vaginales y por cesárea, en el campo y en la ciudad. Este libro muestra que hay tantas maneras de dar a luz como mujeres que lo han hecho, y recuerda la fuerza que nace al contar nuestras historias.

In Chronicles of a Drama Magnet, our protagonist (a.k.a. walking disaster) takes you through the absolute circus that is her life. Losing a job on her wedding anniversary? Check. Shattering a glass and nearly losing a finger? Check. Breaking her leg—twice—while just trying to put on pants? Unfortunately, also check. And let’s not forget the grand finale—setting her own foot on fire while trying to bless her house.

In this lyrical and deeply personal memoir, author and joy-seeker Angie Lea traces the seasons of her life through love, loss, and the long road to healing. Rooted and guided by nature’s rhythms, Angie’s story unfolds through heartbreak and hope, transformation and trust, reminding us that grief and growth can coexist—and that beauty often returns after the darkest winters.

For years, she lived beneath the silence—trapped in a world of fear, addiction, and broken promises. A childhood shadowed by chaos gave way to a young adulthood filled with heartache, shattered trust, and desperate struggles to survive. Every day was a battle against the darkness inside and around her. But beneath that silence, something fierce and unbreakable was hope.

In Soccer Grannies, Jean Duffy, a soccer-playing mom herself, recounts how she and her team set to work to bring the Soccer Grannies to the U.S. after hearing their incredible story. Despite many obstacles that stand in their way, the Soccer Grannies finally arrive, and Jean describes the wonderful friendships and cultural exchanges that follow. But Soccer Grannies tells more than just the physical journey of the South African women; it also details the Grannies’ personal journeys, sharing poignant insights into the realities of women living in South Africa.

Per questo, la famiglia decide di trasferirsi in Italia. Ma Pegah non vuole. Non vuole separarsi da sua cugina Setareh. La vita in Iran per le donne diventa sempre più pericolosa. E quando Pegah perde le tracce di Setareh, capisce che c'è qualcosa che non va. Forse deve mettersi in viaggio e andare a cercarla. Deve riportarla a casa. Il papà stringe al petto la sua bambina e le promette che farà di ogni luogo del mondo una casa accogliente per lei. Pegah dovrà essere una bambina felice.

Una historia de lucha, fe y propósito. Leslie ha transitado un camino marcado por el dolor y la incertidumbre. Desde la pérdida de su hermano por suicidio hasta las batallas diarias con enfermedades como diabetes, convulsiones e hipotiroidismo, su vida parecía un constante enfrentamiento entre la oscuridad y la búsqueda de la luz.
Sin embargo, entre las cicatrices más profundas encontró raíces que la sostienen y le permitieron renacer. En esta obra, Leslie comparte, con honestidad y valentía, cómo un intento fallido de suicidio se transformó en un despertar hacia el sentido de su existencia.

Creative Lady celebrates the creative talents of my dear wife, Helen Tochen, through the multimedia and multi-disciplinary use of prose, poetry, photographs, and paintings. Helen has never spoken of her many accomplishments in her professional life, family life, or creative life.

In a world run amuck with seemingly irreparable differences and conflicts, Gail Straub’s memoir offers an antidote. As a seeker on pilgrimage across the Sahara with indigenous Tuaregs, trekking off the beaten trail high in the Himalayas, the intrepid Straub seeks out all that is different so that she can become whole.

Und so begibt sich Bettina Flitner auf eine Reise voller Überraschungen und Entdeckungen in den Luftkurort Wölfelsgrund im ehemaligen Niederschlesien, dem heutigen Miedzygorze, wo ihre Vorfahren bis zur dramatischen Flucht 1946 ein Sanatorium besessen und geleitet haben.

Nikki's life, once ordinary and content as a single mother and a professional working with prisoners, takes an unexpected turn. Violence in the confines of a maximum-security prison leaves her navigating the obstacles of Complex PTSD. With candid vulnerability, Nikki invites listeners into her world of triggers, flashbacks, and dissociation, along with lingering fears that many find incomprehensible.

Fatima: The Chosen One is the powerful true story of a woman who faced deep heartbreak, betrayal, and spiritual awakening but came out stronger, wiser, and more connected to her faith and purpose.

Do you think you know the real Mrs. Mary Todd Lincoln? This book was written in 1928, and Honore Willsie Morrow tells the story of Mrs. Mary Todd Lincoln based on research and personal interviews with Mrs. Lincoln herself, as well as her family, friends, associates, and colleagues in and outside of the White House. It was a tumultuous time in U.S. history, and Mrs. Mary Todd Lincoln was often the object of gossip and accusations in Washington, D.C. This book delves into that time period with the Lincolns in the White House and offers reasons to appreciate the former first lady.

Over a decades-long, distinguished career, award-winning journalist Norah O’Donnell has made it her mission to shed light on untold women's stories. Now, in honor of America’s 250th birthday, O’Donnell focuses that passion on sharing the stories of American heroines who helped change the course of history.

Em 2021, em plena pandemia, a navegadora Tamara Klink partiu da França com o objetivo de chegar até a costa brasileira pelo mar. Nessa empreitada ambiciosa, contou apenas com a companhia permanente de seu caderno e do barco, Sardinha. À distância, teve o apoio (e também a preocupação) constante da família, dos amigos, de Henrique — conselheiro de primeira hora —, e dos admiradores nas redes sociais, que seguiram a viagem praticamente em tempo real.

Women in War is a stirring, raw, and profoundly inspiring collection of over twenty true stories about the brave women who served and fought throughout history. Narrated by Julia Whelan, who provided the voice for NY Times best-selling book, The Women by Kristin Hannah.

Born in Buffalo, New York, Marilyn Ann Scales Underwood dreamed of becoming a fashion designer. Moving to New York City to study at the Traphagen School of Fashion, she became an assistant designer and eventually returned to her hometown where she began her career as the first Black female executive at Barmon Brothers Company. Independent and content with being single, she wasn’t interested in marriage until she met Lieutenant Frank Underwood.