Ergebnis für "Woman to Woman" in Welt

Inspiring and exciting, Adams's memoir recounts the personal path leading to her historic achievements: a tomboy childhood in the Oregon high desert, an early marriage and painful divorce, and a second marriage that ended when her husband died of cancer. In the wake of his death and almost by accident, Adams discovered sailing. Six weeks after her first sailing lesson, she bought a boat, and within eight months, she set out to achieve her first world record.

Train to Nowhere is a war memoir seen through the sardonic eyes of Anita Leslie, a funny and vivacious young woman who reports on her experiences with a dry humour, finding the absurd alongside the tragic. Daughter of a baronet and first cousin once removed of Winston Churchill, she joined the Mechanised Transport Corps as a fully trained mechanic and ambulance driver during WWII, serving in Libya, Syria, Palestine, Italy, France and Germany.

Step back in time to 1899 and experience the rugged beauty of Alaska through the eyes of May Kellogg Sullivan. Unlike todays luxurious cruises that whisk travelers through breathtaking landscapes with ease, Sullivan embarked on a daring adventure that spanned 18 months and 12,000 miles. Instead of opulent dining and climate-controlled comfort, she faced the challenges of weeks spent aboard a steamer, followed by a two-week wait for the new railroad to traverse treacherous mountain passes. Her journey took her to rough mining camps, where the spirit of adventure and exploration thrived. This ...

Why do some women get the attention of all the great guys, while others end up alone...or with "little boys" who can't commit and aren't emotionally available? If you're looking to attract the right man, keep him around as long as you want, and put an end to bad relationships, this audiobook is for you.

Discover the little-known history of Nelly Benatar, Morocco's first female attorney, who transformed bureaucratic red tape into life-saving magic during World War II's darkest hours. Beyond the familiar backdrop of the film Casablanca, follow one extraordinary woman's courageous journey from wartime rescue missions to post-war humanitarian work, confronting issues of refugees, immigration, and identity that remain relevant today.

It was a normal day in high school, until one of my instructors began to lecture. That day, he used an inane theory to teach classrooms of students, most of whom were white, to believe that people of African descent were intellectually inferior. I didn’t believe him...Why, I wondered, were lies told about their intellectualism? I realized that these were the culprits and forerunners to intellectual colonialism which still exists in today’s academic environments and subsequent social cultures.