Modern Women

Back in Edinburgh after a harrowing case in London, enchantress investigator Elle Chambers is ready for rest, recovery, and a return to normal life. But normal is a moving target when you’re a witch on trial for murder. With the coven watching her every move, Elle must prepare to defend her life, her powers, and her reputation. Trouble deepens when Elle slips into a powerful witch dream and makes contact with an alternate version of her mother—one who may still be alive in another reality. The dream brings not only emotional upheaval but also a mysterious artifact with dangerous ...

An explication of the major contributions to feminist theory in the late Twentieth Century. The book covers Initial Articulations of the ‘Woman’ Problem (Virginia Woolf; Simone de Beauvoir), Radical Feminism (Kate Millett; Shulamith Firestone; Radicalesbians; Mary Daly), Black Feminism (Audre Lorde; Alice Walker; Patricia Hill Collins), French Feminism (Luce Irigaray; Hélène Cixous; Monique Wittig; Julia Kristeva), Materialist Feminism (Gayle Rubin; Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak), Queer Theory (Adrienne Rich; Judith Butler; Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick; Wayne Koestenbaum). The author is an ...

In the world of art there are many 'undiscovered' artists, including sculptors and painters whom I have known personally. Many deserve a wider audience for their fine works. I doubt few can argue that the paintings included here, by Julia A. Eastberg, should remain in this obscure category. She was born in 1940 in the tiny lumber town of Index, Washington, and how she emerged from that environment to become such an accomplished fine artist is anyone's guess. Her adult life took her to San Jose art classes––she "trained with John Mark Briggs, who also taught Julia’s classmate, sculptor...

“You’re Hunting Her Sex, She’s Hunting Your Manhood, That’s Why You Lose To Her Every Time.” Your interactions with women will significantly change if you understand the female thought process, the motivations behind her actions, and then learning the specific techniques you can use to change her perspective in order to influence her thinking. It’s very important that every man learns how women really think and why she makes the decisions she does, rather than acting on what they "think" will work instead of what actually does. Now you can see what she can't, understand her ...

The foundations of society are more seriously shaken today than they were in Socrates’s time. Men who, reasonably enough, see no hope of preserving the ancestral order, are building new societies of one sort or another, from all of which certain fundamental values are absent. It seems worthwhile, then, to recall a man who under similar circumstances stood for the spirit of free inquiry, for the inviolability of the individual, with that lonely honesty and courage which are the badge of human dignity. — From the “Author’s Note” “Mask of Silenus deserves both reading and pondering...

When Daphne arrives in Berlin, the last thing she expects is to run into more drama than she left behind. Of course, she knew she'd need to do the usual: make friends, acquire lovers, grapple with German and a whole new way of life. She even expected the long nights gorging alone on family-sized jars of Nutella, and the pitfalls of online dating in another language. The paranoia, the second-guessing of her every choice, the covert behaviors? Probably come with the territory. But one night, when Daphne is alone in her apartment, something strange, unnerving and entirely unexpected intervenes.

Cinderella married the man of her dreams - the perfect ending she deserved after diligently following all the fairy-tale rules. Yet now, 13 and a half years later, things have gone badly wrong, and her life is far from perfect. One night, fed up and exhausted, she sneaks out of the palace to get help from the witch who, for a price, offers love potions to disgruntled housewives. But as the old hag flings the last ingredients into the cauldron, Cinderella doesn't ask for a love spell to win back her Prince Charming. Instead, she wants him dead.

In the small ghost town of Mae’s Second Chance, where centuries old secrets remain hidden and the surrounding hills continue to guard another woman’s treasures, Julie Engstrom brings her family in search of a place that can become what they had to leave behind…little do they know that they are not the first to come to this valley seeking a place to call home.Julie Engstrom didn’t think twice when she bought the small ghost town of Mae’s Second Chance. Something deep inside her knew the moment she saw pictures of the small single street town that was advertised for sale on the ...

When I go out to chop down a Christmas tree, the last thing I expect to find is a woman caught in a snowstorm. But there she is, lost and alone. And f*cking gorgeous. I take her home with me - my cabin will warm her up... and so will I. Meeting her was serendipity... and letting her go isn’t an option. But her life isn’t built around Mistletoe Mountain the way mine is. This mountain man is hoping for a Christmas miracle.

A former foster kid, Jane has led a solitary life as a waitress in the suburbs, working hard to get by. After graduating, Jane accepts a job offer at a distinguished law firm in downtown Toronto. Everyone at the firm thinks she is destined for failure because her boss is the notoriously difficult Edward Rosen. But Jane has known far worse trials and refuses to back down. Edward has never been able to keep an assistant—he’s too loud, too messy, too ill-tempered. Yet there’s something about Jane that intrigues him. As their orbits overlap, their feelings begin to develop.

When a popular uprising, dubbed as the Social Media Revolution, topples her husband’s regime, Siham Abdul Qader, the former first lady of a Middle Eastern country — which will remain unnamed but we will refer to it as Hayran— is forced to leave her home country and live in exile. In an attempt to defend her legacy, Siham decides to take on social media herself. Under a fake account, Siham starts tweeting and reconnecting with the people of Hayran. She starts seeing the people in her home country in a different light as she learns about their dreams, fears, and hopes. But will she be ...

After her troublemaker mother’s mysterious death, Kira fled her wealthy Texas town and never looked back. Now, decades later, Kira is invited to an old frenemy’s vow renewal celebration Though she is reluctant to go, there are things pulling her home. . . like chilled wine and days spent by the pool . . . like sexy Jack, her childhood crush. But more important are the urgent texts from her grandmother, who says she has something for Kira. Something related to her mother’s death, something that makes it look an awful lot like murder.

The first three books in the bestselling "Heart of a Witch" series, including: WITCH TO CHOOSE (Book 1) A newbie witch. A magical mentor. Two charming men. A new witch must not only choose between two rivals for her heart—but also between good magic and forbidden magic. Sahara’s ordinary life is turned upside down by the paranormal world when she finds out she’s a witch. Paris, a long cool witch in a black dress, makes her an offer she can’t refuse. Sahara’s eager to learn the magical tricks of the trade. As she comes into her powers, Sahara discovers that white magic is practical...

Things seem to be working out for Sophia in New York: having come from Australia to be at the centre of modernity, she’s working at the Museum of Modern Art, living in a great apartment with a boyfriend interviewing for Ivy League teaching positions. They’re smart, serious, dine in the right restaurants and have (a little unexpectedly) become engaged just before he leaves to hike the Appalachian Trail. Alone in the city, Sophia begins to wonder what it means to be married – to be defined, publicly – in the 21st century.

From Catholic schoolgirl to punk rocker to emergent church planter, Angela Doll Carlson traveled a spiritual path that in many ways mirrors that of a whole generation. She takes us with her on a deep and revealing exploration of the forces that drove her toward Orthodoxy and the challenges that long kept her from fully entering in.

Everybody wants to win in the mating game. Unfortunately, winning is getting more complex in Western society because it is experiencing a mating crisis. When men and women obstruct each other from achieving their desires in romantic relationships, a sexual conflict develops. In popular culture, this conflict is referred to by a more familiar phrase: The Battle of The Sexes. In recent years, a particular battle of the sexes has exploded over social media between Western men identifying themselves as “Passport Bros” and modern Western women. In this book, evolutionary psychologist Chris ...

Millie Garcia wakes up on a sunny Saturday with no birthday plans except to visit her mother’s gravesite and to hang out with her Pekingese. She feels sad about her diminished social life, but she is determined to be positive. She likes new beginnings. What could be a better beginning than her twenty-ninth birthday? Now is the time to make changes; so she vows to break through her safe, small, boxed-in existence. Starting today, she vows to face life with confidence and courage. Then she runs into Daryl at the cemetery. He has a sexy swoop of hair over one eye, a nice personality, and a ...

Dating In A Digital World The Woman's Guide to Online Dating By K.T. Harris Stuck swiping left in your search for Mr. Right? Discover how to conquer online dating and find real love, minus the heartache and confusion. Gone are the days of scoffing at romances that started online. In fact, with technology allowing us to connect with more people than ever before, digital dating is now the norm. Several people are adopting online dating platforms and apps, and the choices should be better than ever. So why does it sometimes feel like you're endlessly scrolling through the same matches, ...

Time magazine called her “the Dancer of the Century.” Her technique, used by dance companies throughout the world, became the first long-lasting alternative to the idiom of classical ballet. Her pioneering movements—powerful, dynamic, jagged, edgy, forthright—combined with her distinctive system of training, were the epitome of American modernism, performance as art. Neil Baldwin, author of admired biographies, gives us the artist and performer, the dance monument who led a cult of dance worshippers as well as the woman herself in all of her complexity.

THE LOVELY NEW SERIES FROM BEST-SELLING AUTHOR, BERNICE BLOOM "Feel-good happiness and four gorgeous sisters. It's Little Women for modern readers!"* Hello, and welcome to the wonderful world of the Lopez sisters - four great women living in a lovely yellow beach house in a pretty fishing village called Cove Bay in Devon. As we join them today, things are going seriously awry for Isabella, the chatty hairdresser who runs Curlers Hairdressing Salon. Izzy has seen her sister Lisa find love and would like to find someone for herself. But she is paranoid about her weight and convinced that no ...