Ergebnis für "2" in Frauen

Jeanne d'Arc. Anführer, Held, Krieger, Märtyrer. Verfolgen Sie Joans beeindruckende Verwandlung von einer ungewöhnlichen Kriegerin zu einer verehrten Militärkommandeurin, die sich gesellschaftlichen Normen widersetzt und sich unüberwindlichen Widrigkeiten gegenübersieht. Mit unerschütterlichem Glauben und unnachgiebiger Entschlossenheit versammelt sie die französischen Truppen und inspiriert sie mit ihrem Eifer und ihrer strategischen Brillanz. Während Joans Legende wächst, wächst auch die Komplexität ihrer Welt.

Hannelore Kohl (1933–2001) war First Lady, Zeitzeugin und engagierte Ehrenamtlerin. Sie hat die deutsche Nachkriegsgeschichte hautnah erlebt und als Frau des früheren Bundeskanzlers Helmut Kohl in der zweiten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts mitgeprägt. Doch Hannelore Kohl hatte auch eine zweite, private Seite, die sie in der Öffentlichkeit nie zeigen konnte. Patricia Clough hat mit vielen Wegbegleitern von Hannelore Kohl gesprochen und zeichnet in dieser Biografie das Bild einer starken Frau, die viel mehr war als nur Kanzlergattin.

Read by the author, Robert Hardman. An intimate, authoritative, richly entertaining new portrait of Elizabeth II in her centenary year from the Sunday Times number 1 bestselling author of Charles III. Biographer and royal commentator Robert Hardman has had unique access to the world of the late...

„Prawie wolna” to kontynuacja prawdziwej historii młodej Rosjanki, która pada ofiarą handlu ludźmi. Po ucieczce z piekła, którym była przymusowa praca seksualna, osiemnastoletnia Natasza staje przed najtrudniejszą próbą: konfrontacją w sądzie z handlarzami ludźmi. W obecności swoich oprawców – odpowiedzialnych za jej uprowadzenie, przymus seksualny, groźby i stręczycielstwo – musi ponownie opowiedzieć o koszmarze bycia seksualną niewolnicą.

"Ein glückliches Leben voller Leidenschaft, Neugier und Großmut leben - und die Welt nach Herzenslust erforschen." Mit diesem Credo porträtieren Elena Favilli und Francesca Cavallo weitere 100 Frauen, von Nofretete bis Beyoncé, von Clara Schumann bis J. K. Rowling. 100 Geschichten von Frauen, die etwas wollen und es dann auch tun. Frauen, die ihr Leben selbst in die Hand nehmen und nicht abwartend im Turm sitzen, bis ein Prinz daherkommt und sie rettet. Die Fortsetzung des Bestsellers, der allen Mädchen Mut macht, sich Ziele zu setzen und ihre Träume zu verwirklichen - eindrucksvoll gelesen von starken weiblichen Stimmen.

Beginning with Nin's arrival in New York, this volume is filled with the stories of her analytical patients. There is a shift in emphasis also, as Nin becomes aware of the inevitable choice facing the artist in the modern world.

"How do I love thee? Let me count the ways." With these words, Elizabeth Barrett Browning has come down to us as a romantic heroine, a recluse controlled by a domineering father and often overshadowed by her husband, Robert Browning. But behind the melodrama lies a thoroughly modern figure whose extraordinary life is an electrifying study in self-invention.

A Sunday Times Book of the Year Queen Of Our Times, read by the author, is the definitive biography of Queen Elizabeth II by one of Britain’s leading royal authorities, Robert Hardman. This commemorative edition includes an epilogue reflecting upon Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee, her passing...

OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Chosen as a BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR by NPR, the New York Public Library, Amazon, the Seattle Times, the Washington Independent Review of Books, PopSugar, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, BookBrowse, the Spectator, and the Times of...

One of the New York Times's 100 Notable Books of 2016 One of NPR's 10 Best Books of 2016 "Heartachingly relevant...the Eleanor Roosevelt who inhabits these meticulously crafted pages transcends both first-lady history and the marriage around which Roosevelt scholarship has traditionally pivoted...

Library Journal Best Books of 2025 * New York Public Library Best Books of 2025 * Finalist, Lambda Literary Award for Best Lesbian Biography * Hyperallergic Favorite Art Books of 2025 * Publishers Weekly Best Books of Summer 2025 * BookBub Best Non-Fiction Release of the Season * Newsday’s Top...

Winner of the Plutarch Award for Best Biography PEN Literary Award Finalist National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist New York Times Notable Book Washington Post Notable Book Boston Globe Best Book of the Year The award-winning author of Villa Air-Bel returns with a painstakingly researched...

Tales of a Multifaceted Life by Enice Toussaint is a powerful and deeply personal memoir that tells the story of a woman determined to reclaim her life, protect her children, and rediscover her voice after years of hardship.

The central volume in the definitive biography of America's most important First Lady. "Engrossing" (Boston Globe). The captivating second volume of this Eleanor Roosevelt biography covers tumultuous era of the Great Depression, the New Deal, and the gathering storms of World War II, the years...

Follow Joan's awe-inspiring transformation from an unlikely warrior to a revered military commander, defying societal norms and facing insurmountable odds. With unwavering faith and unyielding determination, she rallies the French troops, inspiring them with her fervor and strategic brilliance. As Joan's legend grows, so too, does the complexity of her world. Navigate the treacherous political landscape of medieval Europe, where allegiances shift, betrayals abound, and the consequences of her actions have far-reaching implications.

Elephant Mountain is the gripping tale of Debbie Ethell, a young woman whose fascination with an elephant skull in a bone museum leads her down an unexpected path. What begins as a curiosity about the tragic love story of Morgan Berry, the man who gave us Packy (the first baby elephant born in a U.S. zoo in forty-four years), and Eloise Berchtold, one of the world’s greatest animal trainers, soon becomes a chilling mystery.

SIMONE WEIL (1909-1943) suscitó en vida tanta admiración como feroces antipatías, y después de muerta empezó a ser leída y estudiada con fascinación por un público cada vez más numeroso. Escritora y polemista ecléctica e incansable, crítica ferviente del estalinismo desde la izquierda, dispuesta a experimentar en primera persona el trabajo en la fábrica e incluso la realidad del frente en la Guerra Civil española, participante activa en la resistencia francesa desde el exilio… hasta su muerte con apenas treinta y cuatro años, en plena Segunda Guerra Mundial.

In 1932, Hazel Ying Lee, a nineteen-year-old American daughter of Chinese immigrants, sat in on a friend's flight lesson. It changed her life. In less than a year, a girl with a wicked sense of humor, a newfound love of flying, and a tough can-do attitude earned her pilot's license and headed for China to help against invading Japanese forces. In time, Hazel would become the first Asian American to fly with the Women Airforce Service Pilots. As thrilling as it may have been, it wasn't easy.

The True Story of One Woman's Triumph of Faith Newlywed American missionary Darlene Deibler Rose survived four years in a notorious Japanese prison camp set deep in the jungles of New Guinea. Thinking she was never to see her husband again, Darlene Rose was forced to sign a false confession and...

'What a strong lady, so down to earth, she's very tough. Such an easy read, loved it.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A really great book for mums to read' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Loved it. A very honest and open book. Felt like it was a friend I was reading about. Such a strong woman. Definitely worth a read.'...