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Secrets of the sprakkar : Iceland's extraordinary women and how they are changing the world / by Reid, Eliza,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Iceland is the best place on earth to be a woman--but why? For the past twelve years, the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report has ranked Iceland number one on its list of countries closing the gap in equality between men and women. What is it about Iceland that makes many women's experience there so positive? Why has their society made such meaningful progress in this ongoing battle, from electing the world's first female president to passing legislation specifically designed to help even the playing field at work and at home? And how can we learn from what Icelanders have already discovered about women's powerful place in society and how increased fairness benefits everyone? Eliza Reid, the First Lady of Iceland, examines her adopted homeland's attitude toward women--the deep-seated cultural sense of fairness, the influence of current and historical role models, and, crucially, the areas where Iceland still has room for improvement. Reid's own experience as an immigrant from small-town Canada who never expected to become a first lady is expertly interwoven with interviews with dozens of sprakkar ("extraordinary women") to form the backbone of an illuminating discussion of what it means to move through the world as a woman, and how the rules of society play more of a role in who we view as "equal" than we may understand. Secrets of the Sprakkar is a powerful and atmospheric portrait of a tiny country that could lead the way forward for us all"--
Subjects: Women; Women; Women;
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Next : where to live, what to buy, and who will lead Canada's future / by Bricker, Darrell,1961-author.;
"Follow a link to an ad in a sponsored email and, no matter your age or stage of life, you will likely be directed to a product that marketers believe is right for you. More often than not, the ad will target those with a younger, trendier, hipper lifestyle, offering you products you never knew you needed or wanted. Companies market to a younger audience because they believe that's where the money and the excitement are. But are they wrong? Perhaps very wrong? This is only one of the counterintuitive arguments that Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs, a world leader in opinion polling, tackles in his groundbreaking new book, Next. Not since Boom, Bust & Echo has a Canadian expert in what Canadians will want and need distilled the growing trends based on real and extensive demographic data and dared to forecast what will come next in a major publication. Why is Harley-Davidson making smaller motorcycles and changing the way they sell their bikes? Should restaurateurs be focusing on vibrant, frenetic restaurants offering the latest food fashion or on open, quieter restaurants that focus on tasty standard fare? What's the fastest-growing sector in the housing market? Where should companies plan on setting up shop? Why do we face a population crisis? Which provinces will become the haves and which the have-nots? Where will Canadians be emigrating from, and where will they live? Should we be building more hockey arenas or basketball courts, or even cricket pitches? Next is the first book in decades that offers an honest, often provocative prescription for where we will live, what we'll be buying and who our leaders will be in the decades to come. Filled with stories of Canadians making critical decisions for their businesses and their personal lives, Next will appeal to a wide audience: anyone who is wondering where they should look for their next job or where they might plan on living in retirement--even how they will live in Canada's ever-changing future."--
Subjects: Social prediction; Economic forecasting; Political leadership;
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The crown / by Cass, Kiera.;
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Subjects: Love stories.; Princesses; Social classes; Contests; Mate selection;
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A rogue at Stonecliffe / by Camp, Candace,author.;
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Romance fiction.; Novels.; Aristocracy (Social class); Man-woman relationships; Extortion;
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The third chimpanzee : the evolution and future of the human animal / by Diamond, Jared M.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 371-390) and index.LSC
Subjects: Human evolution.; Social evolution.; Nature;
© 1993, c1992., Harper Perennial,
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Heartbreaker / by MacLean, Sarah.;
Adelaide Frampton, known as The Matchbreaker, a woman trained to help brides avoid the altar, finds herself racing across London with the Duke of Clayborn, who is harboring secrets of his own.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Historical fiction.; Regency fiction.; Aristocracy (Social class); Man-woman relationships; Scandals;
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10 rivers that shaped the world / by Peters, Marilee,1968-; Rosen, Kim,1978-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Learn how rivers shaped human civilizations by introducing the 10 most famous rivers in the world.LSC
Subjects: Rivers; Rivers;
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A spell of good things / by Adebayo, Ayobami,1988-author.;
"A dazzling story of modern Nigeria and two people caught in the riptides of wealth, power, poverty, and corruption, by the celebrated author of Stay With Me"--
Subjects: Novels.; Political corruption; Politicians; Social classes;
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Black City / by Richards, Elizabeth(Elizabeth Fleur),1980-;
Ash, a sixteen-year-old twin-blood who sells his addictive venom, "Haze," to support his dying mother, and Natalie, the daughter of a diplomat, discover their mysterious--and forbidden--connection in the Black City, where humans and Darklings struggle to rebuild after a brutal war.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Teenagers; Race relations; Drugs; Social classes;
© 2013, c2012., Speak,
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His study in scandal / by Frampton, Megan,1964-author.;
Visiting the Garden of Hedon to experience the pleasures long denied her, widow Alexandra, Duchess of Chelmsworth, willingly gives in to the passion a mysterious man offers her, believing she'll never see him again, but fate intervenes, turning their sensuous game into something much more.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Aristocracy (Social class); Man-woman relationships; Widows;
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