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As obras de Frida Kahlo carregam dor, mas também a resiliência de uma artista que soube transformar tragédia em arte. Ao longo da vida, trouxe em suas telas um recorte íntimo de sua jornada, passando por suas vivências como mulher e pessoa com deficiência, e também retratando dilemas sobre ancestralidade e sexualidade. Por meio de sua força e coragem, tornou-se símbolo de resistência ao redor do mundo.

The most advanced technology on the planet is not artificial intelligence. It is you. We are living through the greatest technological disruption in human history. AI is rewriting industries, reshaping culture, and redefining what it means to be human. And in the midst of it all, millions are asking the same question: where do I fit in? The answer has always been within you. In SoulTech: 12 Codes for Awakening Your Higher Consciousness, three-time bestselling author and cultural pioneer Cynthia L. Elliott reveals a revolutionary truth: you are the only technology that truly matters.

In the decades since his execution by the Nazis in 1945, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German pastor, theologian, and anti-Hitler conspirator, has become one of the most widely read and inspiring Christian thinkers of our time. Now, drawing on extensive new research, Strange Glory offers a definitive account, by turns majestic and intimate, of this modern icon.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An inspiring personal story of redemption, second chances, and the transformative power within us all, from the founder and CEO of the nonprofit charity: water. At 28 years old, Scott Harrison had it all. A top nightclub promoter in New York City, his life was an...

For decades, Demi Moore has been synonymous with celebrity. From iconic film roles to high-profile relationships, Moore has never been far from the spotlight - or the headlines. Even as Demi was becoming the highest paid actress in Hollywood, however, she was always outrunning her past, just one step ahead of the doubts and insecurities that defined her childhood. Inside Out is a story of survival, success, and surrender - a wrenchingly honest portrayal of one woman’s at once ordinary and iconic life.   

Growing up as a second-generation Indian immigrant, Kajal Odedra remembers the first time she cut her waist-length hair. It was an act of rage, of defiance, an attempt to push back against societal expectations and regain control. Odedra realised at an early age that hair is never "just hair," and both its presence and absence can have a profound impact on our lives across race, gender, and sexuality. Whilst hair is a powerful form of self-expression, it is also a political battleground, where bodies are policed and normative beauty standards wreak havoc.

Une réflexion générale sur le féminisme, avec, comme fil rouge : le refus absolu de la résignation. " Comment devient-on féministe ? Existe-t-il un parcours type, une expérience, un enseignement qui métamorphose une femme ordinaire, "tranquille' (aurait dit ma mère), en une révoltée...

Gloria Steinem était une enfant curieuse : elle accompagnait son père nomade sur les routes, prenait soin de sa mère et dévorait tous les livres qui lui tombaient sous la main. Dans Une vie inattendue, elle revient sur les expériences improbables et les moments charnières de son parcours qui ont façonné la femme visionnaire qu'elle allait devenir. Elle partage son expérience des années passées en Inde, où elle s'est inspirée du mouvement non-violent, et ses voyages pour défendre les droits des femmes.

THE MUST-READ MEMOIR FROM THE BELOVED FEMINIST ICON The definitive final memoir from the late feminist icon Gloria Steinem - a candid, powerful and inspiring account of her path to becoming one of the world’s most influential voices. Before she was an iconic feminist leader, Gloria Steinem was...

Es fing nicht mit Politik an. Es fing damit an, dass ihn jemand haben wollte. Philip Schlaffer wächst behütet an der Ostseeküste auf. Mit zehn zieht er nach England, wird dort als Deutscher gemobbt und kehrt vier Jahre später zurück – in ein Land, dessen Sprache er inzwischen halb verlernt hat. Er ist der Außenseiter. Bis er eine Gruppe findet, in der er plötzlich dazugehört. Und eine Musik, die ihm vermittelt: Du bist richtig, so wie du bist.

La lauréate du Prix Nobel de la Paix et défenseuse des droits humains, Narges Mohammadi, se livre pour la première fois. Narges Mohammadi est ce que nous appelons une femme libre. Depuis sa jeunesse, elle a décidé de renoncer à une vie conventionnelle pour s'engager dans la lutte pour l'égalité et les droits des femmes, mais également de tout un peuple. Dans Une Femme ne renonce jamais, elle revient sur son parcours hors normes, celui d'une infatigable militante qui, malgré les emprisonnements et la torture, refuse de se taire.

Community leader and former Manitoba MLA, Kevin Chief shares his story of strength, resilience, recovery, and identity. In With a Name Like Chief, Kevin frankly and honestly recounts growing up in poverty in Winnipeg's North End, navigating the challenges of growing up in a single-parent home with his alcoholic father, becoming an MVP basketball star and captain of his university team, overcoming his own alcohol addiction to find recovery, and being elected to the Manitoba legislature twice.

A revelatory and immersive biography of a white Southern woman who was a key figure in the early civil rights movement, devoting her life to ending segregation in America only to be forgotten by history. Born in Florida to a religious family, Lillian Smith (1897-1966) was a white Southern woman...

In 2008, Annabelle Chauncy, a 21-year-old Australian university student, visited a school in Uganda, a country that had the highest school dropout rates in the world. Shocked by what she saw, she decided to act. Eighteen years later, her foundation, School for Life, oversees three schools with a...

The Founding Fathers are often revered as American saints; here are the stories of those Founders who were schemers and scoundrels, vying for their own interests ahead of the nation's. We now have a clear-eyed understanding of Founding Fathers such as George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas...

Esta nova e controversa biografia revela o homem por trás do Mahatma. Sem incorrer na apologia das demais obras sobre o libertador da Índia, mas também sem questionar a santidade pessoal do apóstolo da não violência, Jad Adams nos mostra as múltiplas facetas de Gandhi: sua defesa da...

Finalmente chega ao mercado uma biografia equilibrada, objetiva e imparcial do presidente brasileiro mais popular da história, cuja odisseia inigualável se entrelaça com os principais acontecimentos do Brasil contemporâneo. Este livro conta a história completa do homem, do sindicalista e do...

A poignant and powerful memoir from BAFTA award-winning filmmaker, Syrian refugee, hospital cleaner and activist, Hassan Akkad. I’ve experienced the best and worst of humanity. I’ve been detained and beaten, and welcomed and respected. And yet, this story – my story – is one of hope, not...

How one father, determined to reclaim his daughter’s memory, brought down Alex Jones. On December 14, 2012, Robbie Parker’s daughter, Emilie, was killed at Sandy Hook Elementary in an unthinkable tragedy that changed both Robbie’s life and our country forever. By December 15, Alex Jones...

FINALIST FOR THE GOVERNER GENERAL'S LITERARY AWARD FOR NON-FICTION FINALIST FOR THE VANCOUVER BOOK AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 EVERGREEN AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE HUBERT EVANS NON-FICTION PRIZE AN AUDIBLE BEST BOOK OF 2024 "A vital addition to queer Arab lit." —Kirkus Reviews “Writing...