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Wild life : finding my purpose in an untamed world / by Wynn-Grant, Rae,author.;
"Growing up in the diverse and bustling California Bay Area, renowned wildlife ecologist Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant always felt worlds away from the white male adventurers she watched explore the wilderness on TV. She dreamed of a future where she could spend sleepless nights under the crowded canopies of the Amazon and the starry skies of the savanna. But as Rae set off on her own expeditions in the wild, she saw nature's delicate balance in a new light. Wild Life follows Rae on her adventures and explorations in some of the world's most remote locales. Hers is a story about a nearly twenty-year career in the wild -- carving a niche as one of very few Black female scientists -- and the challenges she had to overcome, expectations she had to leave behind, and the many lessons she learned along the way. An incredible journey spanning the Great Plains of North America to the rainforests of Madagascar, Wild Life sheds light on our pivotal relationship and responsibility to the natural world and the relatives -- both human and otherwise -- that we share it with."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Wynn-Grant, Rae.; African American women scientists; African Americans; Ecologists; Environmentalism.; Nature; Scientists; Wildlife conservationists; Wildlife monitoring.; Women ecologists; Women ethologists; Women scientists; Women, Black;

You can't stay here forever : a novel / by Lin, Katherine,author.;
Desperate to obliterate her past, a young widow flees California for the French Riviera in this compelling debut. 'You Can't Stay Here Forever' explores the slippery nature of marriage, the push and pull between friends, and the interplay of race and privilege, seen through the eyes of a young Asian American woman. Goodreads Giveaway.#diversity.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Asian American women; Best friends; Grief; Interpersonal relations; Interracial marriage; Minority women lawyers; Vacations; Widows;

Bet on black : the good news about being black in America today / by Williams, Eboni K.,author.;
When 'The Real Housewives of New York City' hired its first black cast member after more than 13 years on the air, Eboni K. Williams knew that the public would consider her a diversity hire. But instead of accepting the label, Williams re-envisioned her role as a Diversity Higher, an opportunity to prove the significance of Black excellence in the workspace and in society at-large. In 'Bet on Black', she shares all the benefits and advantages that have helped her and many others reach great heights in their careers and beyond. #OwnVoices.
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Williams, Eboni K.; African American women lawyers; African American women; African Americans; African Americans; Women television personalities;

We Inherit the Fire : A Novel. by Molope, Kagiso Lesego.;
'We Inherit the Fire' is a vivid, atmospheric novel set against the end of apartheid in South Africa, centred on a family of Black women who fracture and fall back together again amidst a nation-wide reckoning. Kagiso Lesego Molope lives in Ottawa, ON. #diversity.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / Feminist; FICTION / Women; FICTION / World Literature / Africa / Southern Africa;

Likeable badass : how women get the success they deserve / by Fragale, Alison,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Behavioral scientist Alison Fragale offers powerful new insights and a practical playbook for women to advance in any workplace, full of tips, tricks, and strategies to help secure that elusive corner office.Over decades of research, speaking engagements, and mentorship, psychologist and professor Alison Fragale encountered recurring questions from high powered and early career women alike: How do women thread the needle of kindness and competence in the workplace? How can women earn credit for their accomplishments, negotiate better, and navigate complex office politics without losing the goodwill of their peers? Fragale investigated and determined that many women's workplace issues boil down to the perception of others. No degree, title, or paycheck will raise a woman's workplace stature unless it also affects how other people respect and regard her. Acknowledging this roadblock, Fragale pulls back the curtain on how we can change how others see us by developing our standing as a "likeable badass." By cultivating perceptions of warmth and assertiveness, women can achieve the kind of reputation that leads to a seat at the table and a fulfilling career path. Likeable Badass is equal parts behavioral science and life hacks, weaving together rigorous research with actionable advice and impactful stories from a diverse array of women. This is a warm, heartening book written for women of all stripes, as well as their allies, who want evidence-based, practical strategies for success, served with a side of inspiration and humor"--
Subjects: Career development.; Success in business.; Women;

The Wilderness [text (large print)] : A Novel. by Flournoy, Angela.;
'The Wilderness' is an era-defining novel about five Black women over the course of their 20-year friendship, as they move through the dizzying and sometimes precarious period between young adulthood and midlife. From the author of 'The Turner House'. #diversity.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / African American & Black / Women; FICTION / Friendship; FICTION / Literary; FICTION / Psychological; FICTION / Sagas;

Warrior queens & quiet revolutionaries : how women (also) built the world / by Mosse, Kate,1961-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.'Warrior Queens and Quiet Revolutionaries' is a beautifully illustrated book that features a diverse and global cast of names. It is an alternative feminist history of the world, a love letter to family history, and a personal memoir about the nature of women's struggles to be heard and their achievements acknowledged. Joyous, celebratory, and engaging, this is a book for everyone who has ever wondered how history is made.
Subjects: Feminism; Women; World history.;

The Wilderness : A Novel. by Flournoy, Angela.;
'The Wilderness' is an era-defining novel about five Black women over the course of their 20-year friendship, as they move through the dizzying and sometimes precarious period between young adulthood and midlife. From the author of 'The Turner House'. #diversity.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / African American & Black / Women; FICTION / Friendship; FICTION / Literary; FICTION / Psychological; FICTION / Sagas;

Bad Bad Girl : A Novel. by Jen, Gish.;
'Bad Bad Girl' is a novel about a mother and a daughter forced to reckon with each other across decades of curiosity and ambition, elation and disappointment, intense intimacy and misunderstanding. Spanning continents and generations, this is a heartbreaking portrait of two fierce women locked in a complicated lifelong embrace. From the author of 'The Resisters'.#diversity.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / Asian American; FICTION / Biographical; FICTION / Women;

Bitch : on the female of the species / by Cooke, Lucy,1970-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."It's a tale as old as time: the philandering man wants to chase sex with whomever, wherever, and at all costs-and to avoid supporting his offspring at all costs, too-while leaving a long-suffering wife to clean up his mess. You can find the idea in comedians' routines, inane self-help books, and any number of movies, novels, and television shows. It almost all comes from evolutionary biology and psychology, and the tale boils down to this: Females are naturally submissive, passive, and maternal, while males are necessarily dominant, competitive, and promiscuous. And as Lucy Cooke shows in Bitch, it's almost completely wrong. In its place, Cooke offers a new vision of the female sex: depending on which one you choose, you can find females that are inherently as promiscuous, competitive, strategically cooperative, ardent, aggressive, dominant, dynamic, complex and variable as evolutionary psychology's stereotypical male. So how did the idea of the passive female get so entrenched? Tracing biology from Darwin to today, Cooke shows how the men behind breakthrough theories in evolution have infused their ideas with a massive dose of societal sexism. Cooke surfs the work of two generations of feminist evolutionary biologists, showing how they've pushed back against the blinkered views of evolution's founding fathers to reveal the true diversity of nature. She meets with pioneering scientists--Sarah Blaffer Hrdy, Jeanne Altmann, Mary-Jane West-Eberhard, Patricia Gowaty and more--following their work around the globe. From the dominant female lemurs of Madagascar to same-sex female albatross couples in Hawaii to female killer whale elders in the Salish sea, Cooke takes us on a journey through a side of nature that's much less binary, less heterosexual, and less sexist than we have been led to expect. Fierce, funny, and revolutionary, Bitch is a scientific manifesto that shows us an entirely new perspective on what it means to be a female animal, with serious implications for all of us today"--
Subjects: Females; Psychology, Comparative.; Sexual behavior in animals.; Sexual dimorphism (Animals); Social behavior in animals.; Women.; Women;

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