Author: Lily Anderson
Publisher: Wednesday Books
ISBN: 1250142105
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
Elliot Gabaroche is very clear on what she isn't going to do this summer. 1. She isn't going to stay home in Sacramento, where she'd have to sit through her stepmother's sixth community theater production of The Importance of Being Earnest. 2. She isn't going to mock trial camp at UCLA. 3. And she certainly isn't going to the Air Force summer program on her mother's base in Colorado Springs
Not Now, Not Ever
Author: Lily Anderson
Publisher: Wednesday Books
ISBN: 1250142105
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
Elliot Gabaroche is very clear on what she isn't going to do this summer. 1. She isn't going to stay home in Sacramento, where she'd have to sit through her stepmother's sixth community theater production of The Importance of Being Earnest. 2. She isn't going to mock trial camp at UCLA. 3. And she certainly isn't going to the Air Force summer program on her mother's base in Colorado Springs
Publisher: Wednesday Books
ISBN: 1250142105
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
Elliot Gabaroche is very clear on what she isn't going to do this summer. 1. She isn't going to stay home in Sacramento, where she'd have to sit through her stepmother's sixth community theater production of The Importance of Being Earnest. 2. She isn't going to mock trial camp at UCLA. 3. And she certainly isn't going to the Air Force summer program on her mother's base in Colorado Springs
Not Now, Not Ever
Author: Leigh Lowden
Publisher: Xulon Press
ISBN: 160957799X
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Not Now, Not Ever Book One of The Reluctant Journey Series Leigh Lowden Cam stood frozen in both time and space. His best friend, his partner was facing death head-on and Cam knew he had one chance, a split second to make a move. Cam and Greg had been friends for over 30 years, partners for the last ten years, and their entire relationship flashed through his mind. Cam knew it was now or never. If something happened to Greg, he would never be able to forgive himself - not now....not ever. Leigh became a published author with her first book, "With true affection, Millie B.", that told the story of Leigh's friendship with an 87-year old Alzheimer patient. Leigh's education includes a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Studies, a Master of Arts degree in Leadership and Liberal Studies and Leigh has completed three years of coursework in a Rhetoric and Philosophy of Communications Ph.D. program. Leigh is blessed to be married to a wonderful man, Dr. David J. Applegate. Leigh is eternally grateful for her two amazing children, Webby and Aggie and her beautiful step-daughter, Libby. Leigh dedicates her life to serving our Lord and being a minister to His people. Leigh founded Portion and Cup Ministries and performs two to three weekly services at various assisted living residences and thoroughly enjoys her time sharing the love of Jesus Christ with others. Not Now, Not Ever is the first book in The Reluctant Journey Series. This series takes you on the journey of Officer Greg Williams as he tries to make sense of the world around him. Faith has never played a role in Greg's life until he finds himself in a very precarious situation when it looks as if faith may be his only way out.
Publisher: Xulon Press
ISBN: 160957799X
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Not Now, Not Ever Book One of The Reluctant Journey Series Leigh Lowden Cam stood frozen in both time and space. His best friend, his partner was facing death head-on and Cam knew he had one chance, a split second to make a move. Cam and Greg had been friends for over 30 years, partners for the last ten years, and their entire relationship flashed through his mind. Cam knew it was now or never. If something happened to Greg, he would never be able to forgive himself - not now....not ever. Leigh became a published author with her first book, "With true affection, Millie B.", that told the story of Leigh's friendship with an 87-year old Alzheimer patient. Leigh's education includes a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Studies, a Master of Arts degree in Leadership and Liberal Studies and Leigh has completed three years of coursework in a Rhetoric and Philosophy of Communications Ph.D. program. Leigh is blessed to be married to a wonderful man, Dr. David J. Applegate. Leigh is eternally grateful for her two amazing children, Webby and Aggie and her beautiful step-daughter, Libby. Leigh dedicates her life to serving our Lord and being a minister to His people. Leigh founded Portion and Cup Ministries and performs two to three weekly services at various assisted living residences and thoroughly enjoys her time sharing the love of Jesus Christ with others. Not Now, Not Ever is the first book in The Reluctant Journey Series. This series takes you on the journey of Officer Greg Williams as he tries to make sense of the world around him. Faith has never played a role in Greg's life until he finds himself in a very precarious situation when it looks as if faith may be his only way out.
You Don't Have to Die, Not Now, Not Ever
Author: Devan Mair
Publisher: Xulon Press
ISBN: 1597812706
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
Publisher: Xulon Press
ISBN: 1597812706
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
My Story
Author: Julia Gillard
Publisher: Random House Australia
ISBN: 0857983997
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
On Wednesday 23 June 2010, with the government in turmoil, Julia Gillard asked Prime Minister Kevin Rudd for a leadership ballot. The next day, Julia Gillard became Australia's 27th prime minister, and our first female leader. Australia was alive to the historic possibilities. Here was a new approach for a new time. It was to last three extraordinary years. This is Julia Gillard's chronicle of that turbulent time, a strikingly candid self-portrait of a political leader seeking to realise her ideals. It is her story of what it was like - in the face of government in-fighting and often hostile media - to manage a hung parliament, build a diverse and robust economy, create an equitable and world-class education system, ensure a dignified future for Australians with disabilities, all while attending to our international obligations and building strategic alliances for our future. This is a politician driven by a sense of purpose - from campus days with the Australian Union of Students, to a career in the law, to her often gritty, occasionally glittering rise up the ranks of the Australian Labor Party. Refreshingly honest, peppered with a wry humour and personal insights, Julia Gillard does not shy away from her mistakes, admitting freely to errors, misjudgements, and policy failures as well as detailing her political successes. In the immediate aftermath of the leadership, here is her account, of what was hidden behind the resilience and dignified courage Gillard showed as prime minister, her view of the vicious hate campaigns directed against her, and a reflection on what it means - and what it takes - to be a woman leader in contemporary politics. With new material and fresh insights, Julia Gillard reveals what life was really like as Australia's first female prime minister. 'An honest and compelling account of what life is like at the highest political levels- Gillard is an engaging and incisive guide.' Sydney Morning Herald 'Julia Gillard's memoir provides real, detailed, forensic, and clinical insight into the government from her central, completely unique, vantage point.' Katharine Murphy, The Guardian 'Provides a cogent defence of the reasons for the challenge to Rudd, the difficulties her government faced, both internal and external, and an insight into Gillard herself.' The Conversation
Publisher: Random House Australia
ISBN: 0857983997
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
On Wednesday 23 June 2010, with the government in turmoil, Julia Gillard asked Prime Minister Kevin Rudd for a leadership ballot. The next day, Julia Gillard became Australia's 27th prime minister, and our first female leader. Australia was alive to the historic possibilities. Here was a new approach for a new time. It was to last three extraordinary years. This is Julia Gillard's chronicle of that turbulent time, a strikingly candid self-portrait of a political leader seeking to realise her ideals. It is her story of what it was like - in the face of government in-fighting and often hostile media - to manage a hung parliament, build a diverse and robust economy, create an equitable and world-class education system, ensure a dignified future for Australians with disabilities, all while attending to our international obligations and building strategic alliances for our future. This is a politician driven by a sense of purpose - from campus days with the Australian Union of Students, to a career in the law, to her often gritty, occasionally glittering rise up the ranks of the Australian Labor Party. Refreshingly honest, peppered with a wry humour and personal insights, Julia Gillard does not shy away from her mistakes, admitting freely to errors, misjudgements, and policy failures as well as detailing her political successes. In the immediate aftermath of the leadership, here is her account, of what was hidden behind the resilience and dignified courage Gillard showed as prime minister, her view of the vicious hate campaigns directed against her, and a reflection on what it means - and what it takes - to be a woman leader in contemporary politics. With new material and fresh insights, Julia Gillard reveals what life was really like as Australia's first female prime minister. 'An honest and compelling account of what life is like at the highest political levels- Gillard is an engaging and incisive guide.' Sydney Morning Herald 'Julia Gillard's memoir provides real, detailed, forensic, and clinical insight into the government from her central, completely unique, vantage point.' Katharine Murphy, The Guardian 'Provides a cogent defence of the reasons for the challenge to Rudd, the difficulties her government faced, both internal and external, and an insight into Gillard herself.' The Conversation
Women and Leadership
Author: Julia Gillard
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262543826
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
A powerful call-to-action for gender equity that offers 10 key lessons for women aspiring to a leadership role—be it in politics, business, law, or their local community. Featuring words of wisdom from female leaders like Hillary Clinton and Theresa May, this empowering study reads like a You Are a Badass volume on world leadership. Women make up fewer than 10% of national leaders worldwide. Behind this eye-opening statistic lies a pattern of unequal access to power. Through conversations with some of the world’s most powerful and interesting women—including Jacinda Ardern, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Christine Lagarde, Michelle Bachelet, and Theresa May—Women and Leadership explores gender bias and asks why there aren’t more women in leadership roles. Speaking honestly and freely, these women talk about having their ideas stolen by male colleagues, what it’s like to be called fat or a slut in the media, and what things they wish they had done differently. The stories they tell reveal vividly how gender and sexism affect perceptions of women as leaders. Using current research as a starting point, Julia Gillard and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala—both political leaders in their own countries—analyze the lived experiences of these women leaders. The result is a rare insight into life as a leader and a powerful call to arms for women everywhere.
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262543826
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
A powerful call-to-action for gender equity that offers 10 key lessons for women aspiring to a leadership role—be it in politics, business, law, or their local community. Featuring words of wisdom from female leaders like Hillary Clinton and Theresa May, this empowering study reads like a You Are a Badass volume on world leadership. Women make up fewer than 10% of national leaders worldwide. Behind this eye-opening statistic lies a pattern of unequal access to power. Through conversations with some of the world’s most powerful and interesting women—including Jacinda Ardern, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Christine Lagarde, Michelle Bachelet, and Theresa May—Women and Leadership explores gender bias and asks why there aren’t more women in leadership roles. Speaking honestly and freely, these women talk about having their ideas stolen by male colleagues, what it’s like to be called fat or a slut in the media, and what things they wish they had done differently. The stories they tell reveal vividly how gender and sexism affect perceptions of women as leaders. Using current research as a starting point, Julia Gillard and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala—both political leaders in their own countries—analyze the lived experiences of these women leaders. The result is a rare insight into life as a leader and a powerful call to arms for women everywhere.
Not Here, Not Now, Not That!
Author: Steven J. Tepper
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226792889
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 379
Book Description
In the late 1990s Angels in America,Tony Kushner’s epic play about homosexuality and AIDS in the Reagan era, toured the country, inspiring protests in a handful of cities while others received it warmly. Why do people fight over some works of art but not others? Not Here, Not Now, Not That! examines a wide range of controversies over films, books, paintings, sculptures, clothing, music, and television in dozens of cities across the country to find out what turns personal offense into public protest. What Steven J. Tepper discovers is that these protests are always deeply rooted in local concerns. Furthermore, they are essential to the process of working out our differences in a civil society. To explore the local nature of public protests in detail, Tepper analyzes cases in seventy-one cities, including an in-depth look at Atlanta in the late 1990s, finding that debates there over memorials, public artworks, books, and parades served as a way for Atlantans to develop a vision of the future at a time of rapid growth and change. Eschewing simplistic narratives that reduce public protests to political maneuvering, Not Here, Not Now, Not That! at last provides the social context necessary to fully understand this fascinating phenomenon.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226792889
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 379
Book Description
In the late 1990s Angels in America,Tony Kushner’s epic play about homosexuality and AIDS in the Reagan era, toured the country, inspiring protests in a handful of cities while others received it warmly. Why do people fight over some works of art but not others? Not Here, Not Now, Not That! examines a wide range of controversies over films, books, paintings, sculptures, clothing, music, and television in dozens of cities across the country to find out what turns personal offense into public protest. What Steven J. Tepper discovers is that these protests are always deeply rooted in local concerns. Furthermore, they are essential to the process of working out our differences in a civil society. To explore the local nature of public protests in detail, Tepper analyzes cases in seventy-one cities, including an in-depth look at Atlanta in the late 1990s, finding that debates there over memorials, public artworks, books, and parades served as a way for Atlantans to develop a vision of the future at a time of rapid growth and change. Eschewing simplistic narratives that reduce public protests to political maneuvering, Not Here, Not Now, Not That! at last provides the social context necessary to fully understand this fascinating phenomenon.
The Only Thing Worse Than Me Is You
Author: Lily Anderson
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250079098
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
After years of competing against each other, Trixie and Ben form a fandom-based tentative friendship when their best friends start dating each other, but after Trixie's friend gets expelled for cheating they have to choose which side they are on.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250079098
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
After years of competing against each other, Trixie and Ben form a fandom-based tentative friendship when their best friends start dating each other, but after Trixie's friend gets expelled for cheating they have to choose which side they are on.
Snappsy the Alligator (Did Not Ask to Be in This Book)
Author: Julie Falatko
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698154940
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Snappsy the alligator is having a normal day when a pesky narrator steps in to spice up the story. Is Snappsy reading a book ... or is he making CRAFTY plans? Is Snappsy on his way to the grocery store ... or is he PROWLING the forest for defenseless birds and fuzzy bunnies? Is Snappsy innocently shopping for a party ... or is he OBSESSED with snack foods that start with the letter P? What's the truth? Snappsy the Alligator (Did Not Ask to Be in This Book) is an irreverent look at storytelling, friendship, and creative differences, perfect for fans of Mo Willems.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698154940
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Snappsy the alligator is having a normal day when a pesky narrator steps in to spice up the story. Is Snappsy reading a book ... or is he making CRAFTY plans? Is Snappsy on his way to the grocery store ... or is he PROWLING the forest for defenseless birds and fuzzy bunnies? Is Snappsy innocently shopping for a party ... or is he OBSESSED with snack foods that start with the letter P? What's the truth? Snappsy the Alligator (Did Not Ask to Be in This Book) is an irreverent look at storytelling, friendship, and creative differences, perfect for fans of Mo Willems.
Performance, Feminism and Affect in Neoliberal Times
Author: Elin Diamond
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137598107
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
This book is a provocative new study of global feminist activism that opposes neoliberal regimes across several sites including Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Latin America and the United States. The feminist performative acts featured in the book contest the aggressive unravelling of collectively won gains in gender, sexual and racial equality, the appearance of new planes of discrimination, and the social consequences of political economies based on free market ideology. The investigations of affect theory follow the circulation of intensities – of political impingements on bodies, subjective and symbolic violence, and the shock of dispossession – within and beyond individuals to the social and political sphere. Affect is a helpful matrix for discussing the volatile interactivity between performer and spectator, whether live or technologically mediated. Contending that there is no activism without affect, the collection brings back to the table the activist and hopeful potential of feminism.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137598107
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
This book is a provocative new study of global feminist activism that opposes neoliberal regimes across several sites including Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Latin America and the United States. The feminist performative acts featured in the book contest the aggressive unravelling of collectively won gains in gender, sexual and racial equality, the appearance of new planes of discrimination, and the social consequences of political economies based on free market ideology. The investigations of affect theory follow the circulation of intensities – of political impingements on bodies, subjective and symbolic violence, and the shock of dispossession – within and beyond individuals to the social and political sphere. Affect is a helpful matrix for discussing the volatile interactivity between performer and spectator, whether live or technologically mediated. Contending that there is no activism without affect, the collection brings back to the table the activist and hopeful potential of feminism.
Know My Name
Author: Chanel Miller
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0735223726
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
A NEW YORK TIMES READERS’ CHOICE BEST BOOK OF THE CENTURY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR in PEOPLE | NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW | WASHINGTON POST | NPR | PARADE | TIME |GLAMOUR | CHICAGO TRIBUNE | MARIE CLAIRE | ELLE | FORTUNE "Know My Name is a gut-punch, and in the end, somehow, also blessedly hopeful." —Washington Post Universally acclaimed, rapturously reviewed, and an instant New York Times bestseller, Chanel Miller's breathtaking memoir "gives readers the privilege of knowing her not just as Emily Doe, but as Chanel Miller the writer, the artist, the survivor, the fighter." (The Wrap). Her story of trauma and transcendence illuminates a culture biased to protect perpetrators, indicting a criminal justice system designed to fail the most vulnerable, and, ultimately, shining with the courage required to move through suffering and live a full and beautiful life. Know My Name will forever transform the way we think about sexual assault, challenging our beliefs about what is acceptable and speaking truth to the tumultuous reality of healing. Entwining pain, resilience, and humor, this memoir will stand as a modern classic.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0735223726
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
A NEW YORK TIMES READERS’ CHOICE BEST BOOK OF THE CENTURY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR in PEOPLE | NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW | WASHINGTON POST | NPR | PARADE | TIME |GLAMOUR | CHICAGO TRIBUNE | MARIE CLAIRE | ELLE | FORTUNE "Know My Name is a gut-punch, and in the end, somehow, also blessedly hopeful." —Washington Post Universally acclaimed, rapturously reviewed, and an instant New York Times bestseller, Chanel Miller's breathtaking memoir "gives readers the privilege of knowing her not just as Emily Doe, but as Chanel Miller the writer, the artist, the survivor, the fighter." (The Wrap). Her story of trauma and transcendence illuminates a culture biased to protect perpetrators, indicting a criminal justice system designed to fail the most vulnerable, and, ultimately, shining with the courage required to move through suffering and live a full and beautiful life. Know My Name will forever transform the way we think about sexual assault, challenging our beliefs about what is acceptable and speaking truth to the tumultuous reality of healing. Entwining pain, resilience, and humor, this memoir will stand as a modern classic.