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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • An exhilarating blend of autobiography and mythology, of world and self, of hot rage and cool analysis. First published in 1976, it has become a classic in its innovative portrayal of multiple and intersecting identities—immigrant, female, Chinese, American. • NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER
“A classic, for a reason.” —Celeste Ng, bestselling author of Little...
“A classic, for a reason.” —Celeste Ng, bestselling author of Little...
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Men speak of sacrifice, but only a woman who has lost everything truly knows what the word means.It is said that the gods become offended when mere humans try to usurp their supremacy in directing earthly affairs. Keiko learns this in a way that leaves her with nothing but crushing grief.To catch a traitor, Keiko must lower herself to serve the man who betrayed her, forced to become his slave. When she loses the thing that has come to mean more to...
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"Mulan is a curious, clever young girl with a love for adventure and learning. But there is no greater love than the one she has for her family. She will do anything for them—even if it means joining the army disguised as a man in her father’s place. In battle, Mulan must find her bravery and her strength to become the legendary woman warrior she is destined to be. In this retelling of The Ballad of Mulan, the Chinese folktale comes to life through...
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Warrior Woman is the story of Lozen, sister of the famous Apache warrior Victorio, and warrior in her own right. Hers is a story little discussed in Native American history books. Instead, much of what is known of her has been passed down through generations via stories and legends.
For example, it is said that she was embued with supernatural powers, given to her by the gods. She would lift her arms to the sky and place her palms against the wind,...
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A Study Guide for Maxine Hong Kingston's "The Woman Warrior," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Novels for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Novels for Students for all of your research needs.
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For 80 years Wonder Woman has stood as a symbol of truth, justice, and equality to people everywhere! Follow along in this incredible collection as the Amazon Warrior fights for justice-starting from the first appearance of Wonder Woman through some of her most incredible battles against foes like the Cheetah and Ares. This anniversary hardcover collects stories from All-Star Comics #8, Sensation Comics, #1, Comic Cavalcade #11, Wonder Woman (vol....
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Part memoir and part positive body image manifesto, this is an insider's perspective on the industry and how the images the world gets to see are only part of the story. The modeling and advertising industries persistently tell women they're fat, ugly, and abnormal if they conform to anything other than a western ideal of beauty. In 2002 Chelsea Bonner founded BELLA, a modeling agency focused on healthy body size and dedicated to changing our dangerously...
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I am whole. I am powerful. I am divine. When you say these words, do you feel the weight of self-judgment and doubt? Or do you feel their truth ringing in your bones? "A Warrior Goddess," teaches HeatherAsh Amara, "is one who dares to face her fears and doubts, claims the ancestral power that pulses through all women, and lives it with unstoppable purpose, energy, and compassion." With The Warrior Goddess Training Program, HeatherAsh Amara guides...
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Graceful Woman Warrior is a gutsy, thought-provoking and deeply moving posthumous memoir about mindfully living and dying with cancer. Compelled to use a Stage 4 metastatic breast cancer diagnosis as an opportunity to grow, learn and discover who she truly was, Terri Luanna da Silva started a blog about her journey. Riding the terrifying cancer treatment roller coaster of hope to despair over and over again, Terri struggled to balance her heart's...
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In her 1991 bombshell book, Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women, author and activist Susan Faludi wrote "a backlash against women's rights" is a "recurring phenomenon" and that it usually occurs whenever women make significant advances in society. In the new millennium, the world has seen more and more women leading countries, winning Nobel Prizes, and attaining positions at all levels of government. Enter the #MeToo movement in the...
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The Real Housewives of New York City star and life coach shares stories from forty survivors of racism, abuse, illness, relationship problems, and more.
Unstoppable Warrior Women inspires readers as they read forty short stories of different women who have struggled with horrendous family issues, race issues, health issues, education issues, and romance issues, only to rise above these obstacles and challenges to make something meaningful of their...
19) Chameleon
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Keiko thought she was becoming a true samurai warrior, but the loss of her sister will make her doubt everything.
Keiko's revenge on her enemies is almost complete. Like the chameleon, she has changed herself to attract and entrap the men she seeks. Now, just one man remains unpunished. But before she can complete her vengeance, karma destroys her plans cruelly.
Niko-her adopted younger sister-is kidnapped.
Keiko is sure she knows who is behind...
20) Moth
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At the end of the beginning, and the beginning of the end, a journey will come full circle...
When Keiko suffers a terrible, personal loss, she believes that she has been reduced to nothing and can no longer wield her samurai sword. In order to survive, she is forced to become little more than a beggar, a humiliating ending for a woman who once inspired legends.
But fate still has her own plans for Keiko's future.
After traveling the world, and...
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