Novedades

Raising a seven-year-old daughter and caring for a newborn, single mother Stephanie Land tries her best to persevere through fatigue, hunger, a depleted food stamp balance, and a bank account hovering around ten dollars. Not to mention postpartum hormones, anxiety over finding suitable housing, and the fear of defeat in the battle of fulfilling her children’s needs and forging her own identity as a writer. With the help of a community of friends and her own steely will, Stephanie is determined to find a way forward to a life that can afford her family hope and joy.

Much of today's telecom tech – was invented by a woman. She was a very famous actress in her day. Can you name her? One famous photograph of a very tiny thing led to the discovery of the structure of DNA. Do you know the name of the woman who took that photo? You're watching a police drama on TV and you see an officer put on a bullet-proof vest made of Kevlar. Know which woman invented that? Before computers, there were "computers," women who did the heavy math lifting with the pre-electronic tools available to them, namely their math-inclined brains. Would you recognize the names of ...

Leyla King has been a keeper of family stories since long before she sat down across from her grandmother with a tiny cassette tape recorder. And in this beautifully crafted memoir, she braids matriarchal memory into a vivid saga of love and survival as her ancestors flee war and poverty. From Haifa to Ramallah, Damascus, Beirut, and finally Texas, Leyla makes global politics deeply personal as family squabbles, ambition, mental illness, romance, and religion shape their immigrant journey.

Are you facing obstacles that feel impossible to overcome? Positioned for Victory: Eleven Breakthrough Stories of Triumph Amid Life's Greatest Challenges offers powerful testimonies from those who have walked through hardship and emerged stronger. In this inspiring collection, eleven Christian authors open up about their personal struggles—grief, betrayal, illness, abuse, and more—and the moments when hope seemed distant. Yet, through every trial, they discovered a profound truth: God was positioning them for victory. Each story reveals how God’s presence brought strength, clarity, ...

They looked like caretakers, wives, and mothers… but behind the smile was a killer. From poison to cold-blooded murder, these women shocked the world. Deadly Women Serial Killers reveals the chilling true crime stories of black widows, psychopathic nurses, killer moms, and female masterminds who got away with murder—until they didn’t. This gripping case file collection dives deep into what drove them, how they escaped suspicion, and the dark psychology behind their crimes. Meet the monsters hidden in plain sight—and discover why women kill.

A brilliant look at colonialism and its effects in Antigua—by the author of Annie John.

The enchanting story of one woman and how she raised eight unique kids (each believing they’re the favorite!) Marilyn McGloin is no ordinary mom… or grandma. She’s survived a strict upbringing, raised a gang of saucy children, taken in a struggling niece, and taught students with learning differences. But once her kids were grown, Marilyn took off on her wildest adventure yet—reclaiming life for herself. From leaping out of planes to zooming down highways on her beloved pink Harley, Marilyn has challenged every boundary.

Embark on a poignant journey through a life marked by devotion, ambition, and fortitude. She grew up in a home where love flourished and a community where Catholic traditions were not just rituals but the fabric of her existence in the quaint town of Turlock, California. Her educational voyage began at Sacred Heart Catholic School, igniting a thirst for knowledge that would sculpt her worldview. The notion that suffering was not merely to be endured, but was a sacred avenue to heaven took root in her soul.

If God is really at work in our lives, how can we see His active involvement in our circumstances? Seasons: Stories of Loss, Light, Hope and Harvest tells the story of an ordinary woman who has taken faith steps that haven’t always turned out the way she envisaged.

Am 3. Juni 1968 schoss sie dreimal auf den Künstler und verletzte ihn schwer. Patrick Findeis' Hörspiel ist eine Annäherung. Sie hatte den Mut, das ganz Andere zu denken: Die amerikanische Frauenrechtlerin Valerie Solanas verfasste das radikalste feministische Manifest weltweit.

'Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome on board this journey into my glamorous lifestyle. Please sit back, relax and enjoy the flight and if there is anything more I can tell you to help you make your decision to become a cabin crew member, please let me know when you see me walking through the cabin one day or else crossing your path on the street. I will be very happy to tell you more stories and answer all your questions concerning this so-called glamorous job of mine.' Bring Out the Glamour offers a lively, funny, sardonic but accurate picture of the low-paid, body crushing, ...

This book was not written as most books, where the author knows they were meant to write a book. This book did not even start with a storyline or outline. It was written by the author, as she was forced to revisit her horrendous past as a child sex slave from the age of four to eighteen. She reveals how she was finally able to escape the lifelong terror of her captor. As she writes, she realizes that the end of her life as a child sex slave, was the beginning of a beautiful life (foreordained by her loving Father in heaven), which she could have never imagined possible.

In this startling new memoir, Sibel Edmonds—the most classified woman in U.S. history—takes us on a surreal journey that begins with the secretive FBI and down the dark halls of a feckless Congress to a stonewalling judiciary and finally, to the national security whistleblowers movement she spearheaded. Having lived under Middle East dictatorships, Edmonds knows firsthand what can happen when government is allowed to operate in secret. Hers is a sobering perspective that combines painful experience with a rallying cry for the public’s right to know and to hold the lawbreakers accountable.

Having spent ten summers on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation near Glacier National Park, part of her doctoral fieldwork for a PhD in Native American Art History, forty-two-year-old Lynne Spriggs thinks of Montana as her healing place. When she moves to “Big Sky Country” from the East Coast in a quest to reset her life, she has high hopes for what awaits her. Great Falls, a farming and military town in central Montana, is not what Lynne imagined when she decided to leave city life behind.

Between 1950 and 1952, Peggy Iris Thomas and her Airedale dog, Matelot, travelled 14,000 miles through Canada, United States and Mexico on a 125cc BSA Bantam. Perhaps when rounding a corner on some highway between Nova Scotia and Key West you have chanced upon this incredible trio: Oppy the indomitable motorcycle, its 125 pound frame swaying under three times its weight; Matelot, the automotive Airedale, perched on his box, ears flying in the breeze; and our gasoline gypsy herself, Peggy Iris Thomas, who has bumped her way over more than 14,000 miles of the United States, Mexico and Canada.

Grace Brewster Hopper (December 9, 1906 to January 1, 1992) was an American computer scientist, mathematician, and United States Navy rear admiral. A pioneer of computer programming, Hopper was the first to devise the theory of machine-independent programming languages and used this theory to develop the FLOW-MATIC programming language and COBOL, an early high-level programming language still in use today. She was also one of the first programmers on the Harvard Mark I computer.

Grace Brewster Hopper (December 9, 1906 to January 1, 1992) was an American computer scientist, mathematician, and United States Navy rear admiral. A pioneer of computer programming, Hopper was the first to devise the theory of machine-independent programming languages and used this theory to develop the FLOW-MATIC programming language and COBOL, an early high-level programming language still in use today. She was also one of the first programmers on the Harvard Mark I computer.

In un mondo spesso caotico, in cui le anime vagano cercando connessioni autentiche, Monica e Chiara si sono incontrate come due stelle destinate a brillare insieme. La loro amicizia ha radici così profonde da resistere alle tempeste della vita, un legame intessuto di desiderio di diffondere valori nobili, di generosità e amore fraterno. Ogni passo del loro viaggio è illuminato da una guida invisibile ma potente, la mano di Dio che, con il suo tocco miracoloso, le protegge e le sostiene nelle sfide e negli ostacoli che incontrano lungo il cammino.

Jasmine always trusted her instincts—until someone refused to take “no” for an answer. In the dead of night, a single glance becomes a chilling pursuit. As cryptic gifts and relentless messages encircle her every move, Jasmine must discover just how far she’ll go to protect her freedom—and reclaim the power of her voice. STALKED is a pulse-pounding thriller about boundaries, bravery, and the unbreakable resolve of a woman who refuses to be silenced. When Jasmine tells him “No,” she means it. But Mark doesn’t listen. What begins as an innocent rose on her doorstep escalates ...

She Shall Be Called Abigail reveals the love story of the author with her husband from the time of their meeting and marriage to his untimely death. The years of companionship and ministry of the couple’s journey together explores how many ways Pam was being prepared for seventeen years and counting, as a widow. The reader will laugh and cry as the story unfolds of her embarkation alone into the world of self-support and ministry. Most importantly, the message of healing and hope flows from the heart of this amazing woman of God.