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"From Joan of Arc to Queen Elizabeth I, to Harriet Tubman and Susan B. Anthony, to Sally Ride and Jennifer Aniston, history is full of women without children. Some chose to forgo reproduction in order to pursue intellectually satisfying work -- a tension noted by medieval European nuns, 1970s women's liberationists, and modern professionals alike. Some refused to bring children into a world beset by famine, pollution, or climate change. For others,...
82) Diez mujeres
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300 pages ; 23 cm
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Español
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"Nueve mujeres, muy distintas entre sí y que nunca se han visto antes, comparten sus historias. Natasha, su terapeuta, ha decidido reunirlas en la convicción de que las heridas empiezan a sanar cuando se rompen las cadenas del silencio. No importa el origen ni la extracción social, la edad o la profesión: todas acarrean sobre sus hombros el peso del miedo, la soledad, el deseo, las inseguridades. A veces ante un pasado que no pueden dejar atrás;...
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335 pages ; 22 cm
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"A spellbinding, deeply felt debut novel--haunting and poignant, soaring and gorgeously wrought--about motherhood, freedom, and our own power to shape our destinies. Oona grew up on the island of Inis: a wind-blasted rock off the coast of Ireland where the men went out on fishing boats and the women tended sheep; where the only book was the Bible; and where girls stayed at home until they became mothers themselves. Even as a child, Oona knew she wanted...
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x, 275 pages ; 24 cm
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"Part social commentary, part cultural analysis, part careful investigation and part powerful personal anecdotes, a provocative book explores the relationship between appearance and science, social media, sex, friendship, language and advertising to show how beauty actually affects us day to day"--NoveList.
86) Una guía rápida de imagen integral: secretos de estilo y belleza para lograr la mejor versión de ti
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174 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
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En esta nueva guía abreviada, Gisela Méndez selecciona las claves más importantes para reconocer tu estilo y explotar al máximo tus puntos fuertes, con el objetivo de que muestres siempre la mejor versión de ti. Este libro te ofrece tips para explorar tu personalidad y tu estilo, sugerencias para resaltar tu figura y tus rasgos, información para tu arreglo y tus compras, consejos para cuidar tu piel, tu cabello y tus instrumentos de maquillaje....
87) Persona
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1 videodisc (83 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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Swedish
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A famous actress is stricken with psychosomatic muteness and is placed under a nurse's care in an isolated house, where the two gradually assume each other's personalities.
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viii, 197 pages ; 24 cm
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Every woman is composed of many selves-archetypal players of the psyche who contribute their voices to her greater "I."This Is Woman's Work introduces us to our council of inner women, delving into the secret wisdom and gifts of the Willing Woman, the Rebel, the Shapeshifter, the Warrior, and more. Combining writing exercises with fresh and dynamic insights, Dominique helps us make an intimate connection with each inner woman-known and unknown, loved...
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viii, 296 pages ; 24 cm
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"Florence Williams explores the fascinating, cutting-edge science of heartbreak while seeking creative ways to mend her own. When her twenty-five-year marriage unexpectedly falls apart, journalist Florence Williams expects the loss to hurt. What she doesn't expect is that she'll end up in the hospital, examining close-up the way our cells listen to loneliness. She travels to the frontiers of the science of "social pain" to learn why heartbreak hurts...
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xiv, 288 pages ; 21 cm
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"Sigmund Freud once said: 'The great question that has never been answered, and which I have not yet been able to answer, despite my thirty years of research into the feminine soul, is "What does a woman want?"" Through the relatable and moving stories of seven very different women, Maxine Mei-Fung Chung refutes this inscrutability and sheds light on our most fundamental needs and desires. From a young bride-to-be struggling to accept her sexuality,...
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lxvi, 226 pages ; 22 cm
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"In You Can't Judge a Body by Its Cover, you'll read seventeen stories of individual women who open the door to their souls: stories of shame and self-love, victimization and empowerment, being small and being big, fear and hope. In his illuminating therapeutic interviews, you'll witness women discover the secret behind their resistance to diet programs, the beauty of their bodies and hingers, and redeeming insights of what moves them to reclaim authenticity,...
92) Do it scared: finding the courage to face your fears, overcome adversity, and create a life you love
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240 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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English
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True courage means taking action despite our fears. Soukup combines practical, easy-to-implement strategies for overcoming fear and resistance in your life. She helps you identify your own unique fear archetype, and embrace the core beliefs you need to overcome different types of fear. What would you do if fear no longer stood in your way? -- adapted from jacket
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229 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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"Tras veinte anos de investigaciones y de experiencia practica, las autoras comparten con nosotras, amen de numerosas experiencias, una multitud de herramientas precisas para reapropiarnos del funcionamiento de nuestro ciclo, valorar las reglas, liberarnos de los sindromes premenstruales, gestionar los embarazos de forma natural, superar la dura prueba de un aborto o incluso intensificar la fertilidad y aumentar la libido. Descubre como conectarte...
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"'Do I have enough friends?' 'Why did my friendship end?' and 'What makes a good friendship work?' ... [Sharing] stories from a ... diverse cast of women, many of whom speak about feelings they haven't shared before, ... [Barth provides] advice on how to manage betrayal and rejection, how to deal with a narcissistic or bossy friend, what to do when your best friend and your family don't get along, how to let go of a friendship that has stopped working,...
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1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Français
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Talented art student Angelique is madly in love with Loic, a married cardiologist whose wife is expecting their first child. Things take a dangerous turn as Angelique grows less discrete in her affections and her attempts to separate the couple fail.
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xiii, 210 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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English
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A world-renowned relationship researcher and author of the best-selling 7 Principles of Making Marriage Work, drawing on 40 years of scientific study and based on his popular couples' workshops and the "love lab" at the University of Washington, helps men to understand women. --Publisher's description.
97) Thrive: the third metric to redefining success and creating a life of well-being, wisdom, and wonder
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342 pages ; 22 cm
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Our relentless pursuit of the two traditional metrics of success, money and power, has led to an epidemic of burnout and stress-related illnesses, and an erosion in the quality of our relationships, family life, and, ironically, our careers. In a commencement address Arianna Huffington gave at Smith College in the spring of 2013, she likened our drive for money and power to two legs of a three-legged stool. They may hold us up temporarily, but sooner...
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vi, 218 pages ; 22 cm
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Ever wonder how the great flirts manage to attract a man's attention, even in the distracting setting of a crowded bar? The people standing behind the bar watch this game play out night after night. A good bartender doesn't just know how to mix drinks--he knows how to read people. Dushan and Jason have witnessed every kind of hookup (and screwup) you can imagine. They know who is going to send over a drink before he even thinks of it. They can tell...
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230 pages ; 22 cm
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What are you afraid of? Being assertive? Looking fat? Getting older? Going broke? Whatever your fear, women everywhere confront the same fears every day. Huffington believes that conquering fear is crucial to living a full life and to making a difference in the world, and in this manifesto, she inspires us to take on the task. Huffington is fearless, but not by nature; she's had to learn to overcome her fears and relies on these hard-won lessons every...
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317 pages ; 23 cm.
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"Tras dedicarse por entero a formar una familia, dejando atrás proyectos profesionales, Emma llega a la madurez de sus 48 años. Sus dos hijos ya se han marchado de casa y la relación con su marido ha perdido el encanto de los primeros años. Cuando su cuerpo de mujer atractiva y sensual muestra los primeros signos de cambio, Emma se angustia y teme perder los atributos de su feminidad. En medio de una vorágine de pensamientos negativos, un hecho...
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