Not One of the Boys

Not One of the Boys
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Publisher : Knopf
Total Pages : 357
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ISBN-10 : 9780593319062
ISBN-13 : 0593319060
Rating : 4/5 (62 Downloads)

Synopsis Not One of the Boys by : Brenda Feigen

WITH A NEW CHAPTER WRITTEN SPECIFICALLY FOR THE RELEASE OF THE EBOOK From women’s rights, voting and abortion to same-sex marriage, the climate crisis, commercial surrogacy, Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ rights to the gender self-identity movement. From an outspoken feminist, a leader of the Women's Movement in the 1960s and '70s—a candid, wide-ranging and deeply personal memoir that is, as well, an illuminating historical document of a time and a fight for profound societal change. Brenda Feigen has lived many lifetimes within one—lawyer, wife and mother, civil rights activist, politician, Hollywood movie producer—and in each she has faced down the specter of discrimination against women. She describes how at Harvard Law School she fought to change blatantly sexist practices such as Ladies' Days and quotas on women set by law-firm interviewers; how she waged battles for women as National Vice President of NOW; how, with Gloria Steinem, she founded Ms. and cofounded the National Women's Political Caucus in the early 1970s; how she became director with Ruth Bader Ginsburg of the ACLU's Women's Rights Project in 1972, as well as its spinoff, the Reproductive Freedom Rights Project; and how, in Hollywood, she met obstacles at every turn while fighting for movies with strong, positive roles for women. She describes, as well, the struggles and triumphs of her private life: her marriage (she and her husband were once considered "the perfect feminist couple"); being a (feminist) mother; her relationships with women; her breast cancer. She chronicles recent advances and losses in the Women's Movement, making clear how far women have come (5.2 million people marched for their rights in 2017), and how far they have yet to go to overcome, for example, the Supreme Court’s now open hostility to abortion rights. And, in a moving and stunning new chapter, Feigen writes of the fight for same-sex marriage that started with DOMA and ended in 2015 with the Supreme Court case that fully granted marriage rights to same-sex couples. She writes further, and in-depth, of her work and friendship with Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Ginsburg’s prescient concerns about Roe v. Wade, as well as her recent contributions to the Court, including her many dissents of the past two decades, among them the voting rights case, the partial birth abortion case and the Hobby Lobby case that removed contraceptive rights for many working women. And finally, Feigen writes of her concerns that the gender self-identity movement has overwhelmed priorities of civil rights groups that recently won the fight for same-sex marriage and shows how that movement conflicts with the progress feminists must continue to make for women’s rights, particularly in sports. Despite a disturbing wave of right-wing attacks on reproductive rights from state legislatures and the U.S. Supreme Court, she signs off, optimistic about the resurgence of feminist consciousness displayed in on-going world-wide protests and marches.

Just for Boys

Just for Boys
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Publisher : Parragon Pubishing India
Total Pages : 100
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ISBN-10 : 1407515705
ISBN-13 : 9781407515700
Rating : 4/5 (05 Downloads)

Synopsis Just for Boys by : Matt Crossick

Growing up is a whole lot easier if you know what to expect This book describes exactly what will happen in a straightforward and easy-to-understand way A popular purchase by parents The perfect book for girls and boys reaching puberty Packed with advice, tips and fact boxes throughout Features a question and answer section at the back of the book

Not Just for the Boys

Not Just for the Boys
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 289
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ISBN-10 : 9780192645579
ISBN-13 : 0192645579
Rating : 4/5 (79 Downloads)

Synopsis Not Just for the Boys by : Athene Donald

Why are girls discouraged from doing science? Why do so many promising women leave science in early and mid-career? Why do women not prosper in the scientific workforce? Not Just For the Boys looks back at how society has historically excluded women from the scientific sphere and discourse, what progress has been made, and how more is still needed. Athene Donald, herself a distinguished physicist, explores societal expectations during both childhood and working life using evidence of the systemic disadvantages women operate under, from the developing science of how our brains are—and more importantly aren't—gendered, to social science evidence around attitudes towards girls and women doing science. It also discusses how science is done in practice, in order to dispel common myths: for example, the perception that science is not creative, or that it is carried out by a lone genius in an ivory tower, myths that can be very off-putting to many sections of the population. A better appreciation of the collaborative, creative, and multi-disciplinary nature of science is likely to lead to its appeal to a far wider swathe of people, especially women. This book examines the modern way of working in scientific research, and how gender bias operates in various ways within it, drawing on the voices of leading women in science describing their feelings and experiences. It argues the moral and business case for greater diversity in modern research, the better to improve science and tackle the great challenges we face today.

For Boys Only

For Boys Only
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 162
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ISBN-10 : 9780312377069
ISBN-13 : 0312377061
Rating : 4/5 (69 Downloads)

Synopsis For Boys Only by : Marc Aronson

A book filled with information for every adventurer.

The Dangerous Book for Boys

The Dangerous Book for Boys
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Publisher : HarperCollins
Total Pages : 561
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ISBN-10 : 9780062874979
ISBN-13 : 0062874977
Rating : 4/5 (79 Downloads)

Synopsis The Dangerous Book for Boys by : Conn Iggulden

The bestselling book—more than 1.5 million copies sold—for every boy from eight to eighty, covering essential boyhood skills such as building tree houses*, learning how to fish, finding true north, and even answering the age old question of what the big deal with girls is—now a Prime Original Series created by Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) and Greg Mottola (Superbad). In this digital age, there is still a place for knots, skimming stones and stories of incredible courage. This book recaptures Sunday afternoons, stimulates curiosity, and makes for great father-son activities. The brothers Conn and Hal have put together a wonderful collection of all things that make being young or young at heart fun—building go-carts and electromagnets, identifying insects and spiders, and flying the world's best paper airplanes. Skills covered include: The Greatest Paper Airplane in the World The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World The Five Knots Every Boy Should Know Stickball Slingshots Fossils Building a Treehouse* Making a Bow and Arrow Fishing (revised with US Fish) Timers and Tripwires Baseball's "Most Valuable Players" Famous Battles-Including Lexington and Concord, The Alamo, and Gettysburg Spies-Codes and Ciphers Making a Go-Cart Navajo Code Talkers' Dictionary Girls Cloud Formations The States of the U.S. Mountains of the U.S. Navigation The Declaration of Independence Skimming Stones Making a Periscope The Ten Commandments Common US Trees Timeline of American History *For more information on building treehouses, visit www.treehouse-books.com and www.stilesdesigns.com or see “Treehouses You Can Actually Build” by David Stiles.

All Boys Aren't Blue

All Boys Aren't Blue
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Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Total Pages : 191
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ISBN-10 : 9780374312725
ISBN-13 : 0374312729
Rating : 4/5 (25 Downloads)

Synopsis All Boys Aren't Blue by : George M. Johnson

In a series of personal essays, prominent journalist and LGBTQIA+ activist George M. Johnson's All Boys Aren't Blue explores their childhood, adolescence, and college years in New Jersey and Virginia. A New York Times Bestseller! Good Morning America, NBC Nightly News, Today Show, and MSNBC feature stories From the memories of getting his teeth kicked out by bullies at age five, to flea marketing with his loving grandmother, to his first sexual relationships, this young-adult memoir weaves together the trials and triumphs faced by Black queer boys. Both a primer for teens eager to be allies as well as a reassuring testimony for young queer men of color, All Boys Aren't Blue covers topics such as gender identity, toxic masculinity, brotherhood, family, structural marginalization, consent, and Black joy. Johnson's emotionally frank style of writing will appeal directly to young adults. (Johnson used he/him pronouns at the time of publication.) Velshi Banned Book Club Indie Bestseller Teen Vogue Recommended Read Buzzfeed Recommended Read People Magazine Best Book of the Summer A New York Library Best Book of 2020 A Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2020 ... and more!

For the Boys

For the Boys
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 9798985807004
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (04 Downloads)

Synopsis For the Boys by : Amanda Chaperon

Berkley Daniels is a no one special. Sure, she's going to be a kick ass lawyer soon, but otherwise she's your average 20-something. Since she started law school, the promise of her career has sustained her, no man necessary. She has great friends, a family that adores her, and a love of Detroit Warriors hockey. Brent Jean is a professional hockey player for the Warriors. He's young, single, and living a charmed lifestyle. He has everything he could ever want and yet, something is missing. He's ready to settle down, and when he first lays eyes on Berkley, he can't help feeling she could be the one. Too bad she won't give him the time of day. When he finally gets her attention, she's less than impressed. But she doesn't say no when he asks her out. Things between them heat up quickly, but dating a hockey player isn't always smooth skating, and both of them have some serious emotional baggage. Will they be able to find a way to work through those hang ups to save their relationship, or will they lose each other forever?

To Best the Boys

To Best the Boys
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Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Total Pages : 334
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ISBN-10 : 9780718080976
ISBN-13 : 0718080971
Rating : 4/5 (76 Downloads)

Synopsis To Best the Boys by : Mary Weber

The task is simple: Don a disguise. Survive the labyrinth . . . Best the boys. Every year for the past fifty-four years, the residents of Pinsbury Port have received a mysterious letter inviting all eligible-aged boys to compete for an esteemed scholarship to the all-male Stemwick University. The poorer residents look to see if their names are on the list. The wealthier look to see how likely their sons are to survive. And Rhen Tellur opens it to see if she can derive which substances the ink and parchment are created from, using her father’s microscope. In the province of Caldon, where women train in wifely duties and men pursue collegiate education, sixteen-year-old Rhen Tellur wants nothing more than to become a scientist. As the poor of her seaside town fall prey to a deadly disease, she and her father work desperately to find a cure. But when her mum succumbs to it as well? Rhen decides to take the future into her own hands—through the annual all-male scholarship competition. With her cousin, Seleni, by her side, the girls don disguises and enter Mr. Holm’s labyrinth, to best the boys and claim the scholarship prize. Except not everyone is ready for a girl who doesn’t know her place. And not everyone survives the deadly maze. Welcome to the labyrinth. Praise for To Best the Boys: “Atmospheric, romantic, inspiring.” —KRISTEN CICCARELLI, internationally bestselling author of The Last Namsara "Smart, determined, and ready to take on the world: Rhen Tellur is an outstanding heroine with every reason to win a competition historically intended for boys." —Jodi Meadows, New York Times bestselling author of The Incarnate Trilogy and coauthor of My Lady Jane A “Hunger Games/Handmaid’s Tale mash-up.” —BN Teen Blog

One of the Boys

One of the Boys
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 176
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781501156168
ISBN-13 : 1501156160
Rating : 4/5 (68 Downloads)

Synopsis One of the Boys by : Daniel Magariel

"A ... debut about two young brothers and their physically and psychologically abusive father"--

The Boys on the Bus

The Boys on the Bus
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Publisher : Random House
Total Pages : 417
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780804149839
ISBN-13 : 0804149836
Rating : 4/5 (39 Downloads)

Synopsis The Boys on the Bus by : Timothy Crouse

Cheap booze. Flying fleshpots. Lack of sleep. Endless spin. Lying pols. Just a few of the snares lying in wait for the reporters who covered the 1972 presidential election. Traveling with the press pack from the June primaries to the big night in November, Rolling Stone reporter Timothy Crouse hopscotched the country with both the Nixon and McGovern campaigns and witnessed the birth of modern campaign journalism. The Boys on the Bus is the raucous story of how American news got to be what it is today. With its verve, wit, and psychological acumen, it is a classic of American reporting. NOTE: This edition does not include photographs.