Million Dollar Women: The Essential Guide to Taking Your Business Further, Faster
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Are you the next Million Dollar Woman? Women run an increasing number of businesses, but female...
Lee (2222 KP) rated The Post (2017) in Movies
Jan 26, 2018
Tom Hanks is obviously brilliant, playing Ben Bradlee, editor of The Washington Post. But it's Meryl Streep that really shines here as Katharine Graham, the country's first female newspaper publisher and Bens boss. Following her journey through the male led news industry as she gradually finds the strength and confidence she needs.
The second half ramps up the tension somewhat and is a great improvement over the first half. Unfortunately for me though it just wasn't enough to leave any kind of lasting impression.
Awix (3310 KP) rated The Aeronauts (2019) in Movies
Nov 9, 2019 (Updated Nov 9, 2019)
Two people get into a balloon; they go up, they come back down again. There is a bit of jeopardy along the way, and moments which may give people with a fear of heights a funny turn, but it all feels oddly low-octane and polite. The film is given extra ballast by extended flashbacks to what led them up to this point, but this is quite ordinary bonnet opera stuff. You do wonder what kind of film this is meant to be: not enough depth for a genuine drama, not enough action for an adventure. Works hard to tick all the diversity boxes, naturally. Looks great and the score is impressive, but I came out wondering what the point of it was.
Ending The Sexual Dark Age
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Despite what most of us are led to believe, there is nothing mysterious or elusive about the female...
The Island of Sea Women
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A new novel from Lisa See, the New York Times bestselling author of The Tea Girl of Hummingbird...
The Making of the West End Stage: Marriage, Management and the Mapping of Gender in London, 1830-1870
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All roads lead to London - and to the West End theatre. This book presents a new history of the...
The Domesticated Penis: How Womanhood Has Shaped Manhood
Loretta A. Cormier and Sharyn R. Jones
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The Domesticated Penis challenges long-held assumptions that, in the development of Homo sapiens,...
Cut: One Woman's Fight Against FGM in Britain Today
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Imagine for a moment that you are 6-years-old and you are woken in the early hours, bathed and then...
Biography memoir social issues
Billie Wichkan (118 KP) rated Ahriman: The Spirit of Destruction in Books
May 22, 2019
Homeland meets Syriana in the near future.
When the CIA intercepts intelligence on a terrorist attack in Kuwait, Petra Shirazi, a former field agent, comes face to face with the Ahriman, one of Iran's deadliest assassins.
The story is led by a strong female protagonist who is pitted against her nemesis. To stop him, Petra must confront her past and the traumatic experience that took her out of the field.
This was a well thought out, well written intricate international thriller. The main character, Petra, is an intelligent and independent woman who is forced to overcome her fears and PTSD from a failed field op in order to prevent a massive terrorist attack.
Ms. Guha does a great job weaving the political landscape of the today’s Middle East with a future (2021) that she’s created. It’s a refreshing change from the majority of spy thrillers in that the author stays away from all the typical clichés that can slow a fast paced thriller down. A great first novel.
Very good strong characters and loved the plot.
Really enjoyed this and highly recommend!
This book was provided to me for free for an honest and unbiased review
Love Smarter: Relationship Advice for Women Who Like Personal Development
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Do you want a relationship that gets better and better over time? Welcome to Love Smarter! The show...