Search:

Results 21 to 30 of 714 | « previous |

Class : a memoir / by Land, Stephanie,1978-author.;
"Class paints an intimate and heartbreaking portrait of motherhood as it converges and often conflicts with personal desire and professional ambition. Who has the right to create art? Who has the right to go to college? And what kind of work is valued in our culture? In clear, candid, and moving prose, Class grapples with these questions, offering a searing indictment of America's educational system and an inspiring testimony of a mother's triumph against all odds"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Land, Stephanie, 1978-; Poverty; Single mothers; Women college graduates; Women household employees; Working class; Working poor;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

The totally unscientific study of the search for human happiness / by Poundstone, Paula,author.;
"A hilarious story of jumping into new experiences with both feet and a surprisingly poignant tale of a working mother raising three kids"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Poundstone, Paula.; American wit and humor.; Comedians; Happiness;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Love waves / by Wells, Rosemary.;
While they are at work a mother and father send powerful "love waves" to their child at home, offering reassurance and comfort in their absence.LSC
Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Rabbits; Parent and child; Separation anxiety; Love;
© 2011., Candlewick Press,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Drop the ball : achieving more by doing less / by Dufu, Tiffany,author.; Steinem, Gloria,writer of foreword.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A bold and inspiring memoir and manifesto from a renowned voice in the women's leadership movement who shows women how to cultivate the single skill they really need in order to thrive: the ability to let go. Once the poster girl for doing it all, after she had her first child, Tiffany Dufu struggled to accomplish everything she thought she needed to in order to succeed. Like so many driven and talented women who have been brought up to believe that to have it all, they must do it all, Dufu began to feel that achieving her career and personal goals was an impossibility. Eventually, she discovered the solution: letting go. In Drop the Ball, Dufu recounts how she learned to reevaluate expectations, shrink her to-do list, and meaningfully engage the assistance of others--freeing the space she needed to flourish at work and to develop deeper, more meaningful relationships at home. Even though women are half the workforce, they still represent only eighteen per cent of the highest level leaders. The reasons are obvious: just as women reach middle management they are also starting families. Mounting responsibilities at work and home leave them with no bandwidth to do what will most lead to their success. Offering new perspective on why the women's leadership movement has stalled, and packed with actionable advice, Tiffany Dufu's Drop the Ball urges women to embrace imperfection, to expect less of themselves and more from others--only then can they focus on what they truly care about, devote the necessary energy to achieving their real goals, and create the type of rich, rewarding life we all desire"--
Subjects: Dufu, Tiffany; Women professional employees; African American women; Mothers; Leadership in women; Women in the professions; Work-life balance; Sex role; Self-actualization (Psychology);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Liberation day : stories / by Saunders, George,1958-author.; Saunders, George,1958-Liberation day (Compilation);
"The 'best short story writer in English' (Time) is back with a masterful collection that explores ideas of power, ethics, and justice, and cuts to the very heart of what it means to live in community with our fellow humans. With his trademark prose--wickedly funny, unsentimental, and perfectly tuned--Saunders continues to challenge and surprise: here is a collection of prismatic, deeply resonant stories that encompass joy and despair, oppression and revolution, bizarre fantasy and brutal reality. 'Love Letter' is a tender missive from grandfather to grandson, in the midst of a dystopian political situation in the not-too-distant future, that reminds us of our obligations to our ideals, ourselves, and each other. 'Ghoul' is set in a Hell-themed section of an underground amusement park in Colorado, and follows the exploits of a lonely, morally complex character named Brian, who comes to question everything he takes for granted about his 'reality.' In 'Mother's Day,' two women who loved the same man come to an existential reckoning in the middle of a hailstorm. And in 'Elliott Spencer,' our eighty-nine-year-old protagonist finds himself brainwashed--his memory 'scraped'--a victim of a scheme in which poor, vulnerable people are reprogrammed and deployed as political protesters. Together, these nine subversive, profound, and essential stories coalesce into a case for viewing the world with the same generosity and clear-eyed attention as Saunders does, even in the most absurd of circumstances"--
Subjects: Short stories.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Working mummies / by Horton, Joan.; Kozjan, Drazen.;
Illustrations and rhyming text introduce the many careers and professions of mummies, such as real estate agents selling haunted houses and dentists filing vampires' fangs.
Subjects: Monsters; Mothers; Mummies; Occupations; Stories in rhyme.;
© c2012., Farrar Straus Giroux,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

My mom is a firefighter / by Grambling, Lois G.; Manning, Jane K.;
Billy spends time with his "second family" at the Floral Avenue firehouse where his mother works, and dreams of growing up to be a firefighter just like her."Ages 4-8"--P. [2] of cover.
Subjects: Women fire fighters; Fire departments; Mothers and sons;
© c2007., HarperCollins,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

The skills : from first job to dream job -- what every woman needs to know / by Husain, Mishal,1973-author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-276) and index."Acclaimed BBC anchor, Mishal Husain, inspires, champions, and encourages women to make their ambitions a reality by focusing on practical skills they can use throughout their careers, whether they are new graduates, working mothers, re-entering the workforce, or simply seeking a career change.".
Subjects: Career development.; Vocational guidance.; Women;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Paradox Effect. by Weintrob, Scott,film director.; Keitel, Harvey,actor.; Kurylenko, Olga,actor.; Trevena, Oliver,actor.; Gravitas Ventures (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Harvey Keitel, Olga Kurylenko, Oliver TrevenaOriginally produced by Gravitas Ventures in 2023.After a single mother is kidnapped by a corrupt cop, the two must work together to save her daughter's life.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; War films.; Horror films.; Crime.; Action films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures).; Action and adventure films.;
unAPI

Little Dorrit [videorecording] / by Courtenay, Tom.; Davies, Andrew,1936-; Dickens, Charles,1812-1870.Little Dorrit.Videorecording.; Foy, Claire.; Lawrence, Diarmuid.; Macfadyen, Matthew,1974-; Osborne, Lisa.; Smith, Adam,director.; Walsh, Dearbhla.; 2 Entertain (Firm); BBC Video (Firm); BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc.; WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.); Warner Home Video (Firm);
Claire Foy, Matthew Macfadyen, Tom Courtenay, Alun Armstrong, Judy Parfitt, Emma Pierson, Ruth Jones, Sue Johnston, Bill Paterson, Andy Serkis, James Fleet, Freema Agyeman.A man returns from abroad and finds himself intrigued by a seamstress working for his mother; his interest leads him to discover the hard truths about debt and deceit in 1820's London.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital.
Subjects: Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.; Marshalsea Prison (Southwark, London, England); Children of prisoners; Inheritance and succession; Love; Man-woman relationships; Prisons; Social classes; Television adaptations.; Television mini-series.; Young women;
© c2009., BBC Video ; Distributed by Warner Home Video,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Results 21 to 30 of 714 | « previous |