Author: Rhiannon Lee
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1510770887
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
Discover all there is to know about strong women in fiction: Hermione Granger, Wonder Woman, Princess Leia, and more! A strong woman is not just a badass lady who solves her problems with a high kick and a sassy comeback, all the while looking fabulous in a cape (although the cape is a plus!). A strong woman is a pioneer for bravery, intelligence, determination, and social justice for all. Compelling, humorous, and brilliantly illustrated in equal measures, The Science of Strong Women showcases a collection of fifty fantastic fictional feminists we all know and love. Through media analysis and awe-inspiring discoveries, this inspirational guide delves deeper into female-forward fiction and features a truly diverse collection of strong women including: June Osborne Star Carter Katniss Everdeen Elizabeth Bennet Éowyn Jo March Buffy Summers And many more Here’s to strong women. May we know them, may we be them, and may we learn from them with The Science of Strong Women.
The Science of Strong Women
Author: Rhiannon Lee
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1510770887
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
Discover all there is to know about strong women in fiction: Hermione Granger, Wonder Woman, Princess Leia, and more! A strong woman is not just a badass lady who solves her problems with a high kick and a sassy comeback, all the while looking fabulous in a cape (although the cape is a plus!). A strong woman is a pioneer for bravery, intelligence, determination, and social justice for all. Compelling, humorous, and brilliantly illustrated in equal measures, The Science of Strong Women showcases a collection of fifty fantastic fictional feminists we all know and love. Through media analysis and awe-inspiring discoveries, this inspirational guide delves deeper into female-forward fiction and features a truly diverse collection of strong women including: June Osborne Star Carter Katniss Everdeen Elizabeth Bennet Éowyn Jo March Buffy Summers And many more Here’s to strong women. May we know them, may we be them, and may we learn from them with The Science of Strong Women.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1510770887
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
Discover all there is to know about strong women in fiction: Hermione Granger, Wonder Woman, Princess Leia, and more! A strong woman is not just a badass lady who solves her problems with a high kick and a sassy comeback, all the while looking fabulous in a cape (although the cape is a plus!). A strong woman is a pioneer for bravery, intelligence, determination, and social justice for all. Compelling, humorous, and brilliantly illustrated in equal measures, The Science of Strong Women showcases a collection of fifty fantastic fictional feminists we all know and love. Through media analysis and awe-inspiring discoveries, this inspirational guide delves deeper into female-forward fiction and features a truly diverse collection of strong women including: June Osborne Star Carter Katniss Everdeen Elizabeth Bennet Éowyn Jo March Buffy Summers And many more Here’s to strong women. May we know them, may we be them, and may we learn from them with The Science of Strong Women.
The Strong Women's Guide to Total Health
Author: Miriam Nelson
Publisher: Rodale Books
ISBN: 1605290688
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
This practical and interactive guide shows women how to optimize their potential for health and well-being through in-depth information, self-assessment quizzes, and checklists to determine individual risk factors for common ailments and more serious diseases. Dr. Miriam Nelson shares the preventative measures that can be taken now to avoid such health problems down the road. From sexual and reproductive health to beauty, heart health, emotional well-being, bone and muscle health, and weight control, The Strong Women's Guide to Total Health offers a complete picture of the broad spectrum of issues that impact overall health. It is essential reading for women of all ages.
Publisher: Rodale Books
ISBN: 1605290688
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
This practical and interactive guide shows women how to optimize their potential for health and well-being through in-depth information, self-assessment quizzes, and checklists to determine individual risk factors for common ailments and more serious diseases. Dr. Miriam Nelson shares the preventative measures that can be taken now to avoid such health problems down the road. From sexual and reproductive health to beauty, heart health, emotional well-being, bone and muscle health, and weight control, The Strong Women's Guide to Total Health offers a complete picture of the broad spectrum of issues that impact overall health. It is essential reading for women of all ages.
Anne McCaffrey
Author: Robin Roberts
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 1604732997
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Anne McCaffrey: A Life with Dragons is the biography of a writer who vividly depicted alien creatures and new worlds. As the author of the Dragonriders of Pern series, McCaffrey (1926–2011) was one of the most significant writers of science fiction and fantasy. She was the first woman to win the Hugo and Nebula awards, and her 1978 novel The White Dragon was the first science-fiction novel to appear on the New York Times hardcover bestseller list. This biography reveals a fascinating and complex figure, one who created and re-created her fiction by drawing on life experiences. At various stages, McCaffrey was a beautiful young girl who refused to fit into traditional gender roles in high school, a restless young mother who wanted to write, an American expatriate who became an Irish citizen, an animal lover who dreamed of fantasy worlds with perfect relationships between humans and beasts, and a wife trapped in an unhappy marriage just as the women's movement took hold. Author Robin Roberts conducted interviews with McCaffrey, her children, friends, and colleagues, and used archival correspondence and contemporary reviews and criticism. The biography examines how McCaffrey's early interests in theater, Slavonic languages and literature, and British history, mythology, and culture all shaped her science fiction. The book is a nuanced portrait of a writer whose appeal extends well beyond readers of her chosen genre.
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 1604732997
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Anne McCaffrey: A Life with Dragons is the biography of a writer who vividly depicted alien creatures and new worlds. As the author of the Dragonriders of Pern series, McCaffrey (1926–2011) was one of the most significant writers of science fiction and fantasy. She was the first woman to win the Hugo and Nebula awards, and her 1978 novel The White Dragon was the first science-fiction novel to appear on the New York Times hardcover bestseller list. This biography reveals a fascinating and complex figure, one who created and re-created her fiction by drawing on life experiences. At various stages, McCaffrey was a beautiful young girl who refused to fit into traditional gender roles in high school, a restless young mother who wanted to write, an American expatriate who became an Irish citizen, an animal lover who dreamed of fantasy worlds with perfect relationships between humans and beasts, and a wife trapped in an unhappy marriage just as the women's movement took hold. Author Robin Roberts conducted interviews with McCaffrey, her children, friends, and colleagues, and used archival correspondence and contemporary reviews and criticism. The biography examines how McCaffrey's early interests in theater, Slavonic languages and literature, and British history, mythology, and culture all shaped her science fiction. The book is a nuanced portrait of a writer whose appeal extends well beyond readers of her chosen genre.
The Strong Women's Journal
Author: Miriam E. Nelson
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780399529283
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
A year-long journal designed to help women reach their individual fitness goals helps readers track their goals, progress, daily eating and exercise patterns, and thoughts and feelings along the way, with a step-by-step plan to shape up, dietary tips, aerobic and strength-training exercises, inspirational quotes, charts, and more. Original.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780399529283
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
A year-long journal designed to help women reach their individual fitness goals helps readers track their goals, progress, daily eating and exercise patterns, and thoughts and feelings along the way, with a step-by-step plan to shape up, dietary tips, aerobic and strength-training exercises, inspirational quotes, charts, and more. Original.
Introducing Philosophy of Science
Author: Ziauddin Sardar
Publisher: Icon Books Ltd
ISBN: 1848319800
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
What do scientists actually do? Is science "value-free"? How has science evolved through history? Where is science leading us? "Introducing Philosophy of Science" is a clear and incisively illustrated map of the big questions underpinning science. It is essential reading for students, the general public, and even scientists themselves.
Publisher: Icon Books Ltd
ISBN: 1848319800
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
What do scientists actually do? Is science "value-free"? How has science evolved through history? Where is science leading us? "Introducing Philosophy of Science" is a clear and incisively illustrated map of the big questions underpinning science. It is essential reading for students, the general public, and even scientists themselves.
Learning to Succeed in Science
Author: Saima Salehjee
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350232165
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
This book offers a positive and compelling exploration of how young south Asian women can be encouraged to study science further and to consider STEM as a career. Drawing together both intersectional and personal perspectives, the book celebrates south Asian culture, sharing the stories of these individuals, their multifaceted identities, aspirations and successes. At the micro-level, an intersectional analysis reveals complicated identity negotiations of being young, female, a science-orientated student, imigré, Muslim, a daughter and a sister, as well as how these identities might interact, nest, and shift. The chapters build on the authors' previous work in science education, developing models of science identity (Sci-ID) and women's engagement with the study of science and their aspirations for a science-based career.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350232165
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
This book offers a positive and compelling exploration of how young south Asian women can be encouraged to study science further and to consider STEM as a career. Drawing together both intersectional and personal perspectives, the book celebrates south Asian culture, sharing the stories of these individuals, their multifaceted identities, aspirations and successes. At the micro-level, an intersectional analysis reveals complicated identity negotiations of being young, female, a science-orientated student, imigré, Muslim, a daughter and a sister, as well as how these identities might interact, nest, and shift. The chapters build on the authors' previous work in science education, developing models of science identity (Sci-ID) and women's engagement with the study of science and their aspirations for a science-based career.
Good Science, Strong Bones, and the Case for Supporting Discovery
Author: David M. Findlay
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1527549089
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
This book opens the door to the frequently obscure world of scientific discovery, not just to document discoveries, but also to explain how these discoveries come about. As an example, it tells, in an accessible way, the exciting story of the important discovery of a protein called RANKL, which led to the development of a drug therapy that is used worldwide to treat osteoporosis, cancer and other diseases. The story will be of interest to informed laypersons, students, and people with osteoporosis.
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1527549089
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
This book opens the door to the frequently obscure world of scientific discovery, not just to document discoveries, but also to explain how these discoveries come about. As an example, it tells, in an accessible way, the exciting story of the important discovery of a protein called RANKL, which led to the development of a drug therapy that is used worldwide to treat osteoporosis, cancer and other diseases. The story will be of interest to informed laypersons, students, and people with osteoporosis.
Strong Women, Strong Hearts
Author: Miriam E. Nelson
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780399532375
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
A comprehensive guide for women shares up-to-date advice on diet, exercise, weight loss, stress reduction, and other strategies that may help prevent or reverse heart disease, in a volume designed to inform readers on their risks and treatment options. By the author of Strong Women, Strong Bones. Reprint. 50,000 first printing.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780399532375
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
A comprehensive guide for women shares up-to-date advice on diet, exercise, weight loss, stress reduction, and other strategies that may help prevent or reverse heart disease, in a volume designed to inform readers on their risks and treatment options. By the author of Strong Women, Strong Bones. Reprint. 50,000 first printing.
Darwinian Feminism and Early Science Fiction
Author: Patrick B Sharp
Publisher: University of Wales Press
ISBN: 1786832313
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
This book is the first detailed scholarly examination of women’s SF in the early magazine period before the Second World War. This is a sustained study of women writing in the genre before World War II, something that has never been done in a monograph. The author shows how women such as Margaret Cavendish and Mary Shelley drew critical attention to the colonial mindset of scientific masculinity which was attached to scientific institutions that excluded women.
Publisher: University of Wales Press
ISBN: 1786832313
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
This book is the first detailed scholarly examination of women’s SF in the early magazine period before the Second World War. This is a sustained study of women writing in the genre before World War II, something that has never been done in a monograph. The author shows how women such as Margaret Cavendish and Mary Shelley drew critical attention to the colonial mindset of scientific masculinity which was attached to scientific institutions that excluded women.
Critical Storytelling in Millennial Times
Author:
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004396470
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Critical stories are more than just anecdotes or tales. They are narratives that raconter, or recount, the author’s own experiences, situating them in broader cultural contexts. Just as the autoethnographer situates the self in relation to the “others” of which the self is both a part and from which it is distinct, the critical storyteller situates his or her story of conflict in relation to the broader reality from which the conflict arises. The key is the reality that is being related and the perspective from which it is being shared. In Critical Storytelling in Millennial Times, marginalized, excluded, and oppressed people share insights from their liminality and help readers learn from their perspectives and experiences. Examples of stories in this volume range from undergraduate perspectives on financial aid for college students, to narratives on first-hand police brutality, to heartbreaking tales about addiction, bullying, and the child sex trade in Cambodia. Undergraduate authors relate their stories and pose important questions to the reader about inciting change for the future. Follow along in their journeys and learn what you can do to make a change in your own reality. Contributors are: Ben Brawner, Dwight Brown, Bryce Cherry, Kaytlin Jacoby, Jimmy Kruse, Dean Larrick, Bric Martin, Kara Niles, Claire Parrish, Grace Piper, Claire Prendergast, Alexsenia Ralat, Alec Reyes, Stephanie Simon, S. H. Suits, Katy Swift, Morgan Vogels, and Brittany Walsh.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004396470
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Critical stories are more than just anecdotes or tales. They are narratives that raconter, or recount, the author’s own experiences, situating them in broader cultural contexts. Just as the autoethnographer situates the self in relation to the “others” of which the self is both a part and from which it is distinct, the critical storyteller situates his or her story of conflict in relation to the broader reality from which the conflict arises. The key is the reality that is being related and the perspective from which it is being shared. In Critical Storytelling in Millennial Times, marginalized, excluded, and oppressed people share insights from their liminality and help readers learn from their perspectives and experiences. Examples of stories in this volume range from undergraduate perspectives on financial aid for college students, to narratives on first-hand police brutality, to heartbreaking tales about addiction, bullying, and the child sex trade in Cambodia. Undergraduate authors relate their stories and pose important questions to the reader about inciting change for the future. Follow along in their journeys and learn what you can do to make a change in your own reality. Contributors are: Ben Brawner, Dwight Brown, Bryce Cherry, Kaytlin Jacoby, Jimmy Kruse, Dean Larrick, Bric Martin, Kara Niles, Claire Parrish, Grace Piper, Claire Prendergast, Alexsenia Ralat, Alec Reyes, Stephanie Simon, S. H. Suits, Katy Swift, Morgan Vogels, and Brittany Walsh.