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Author: Darcy Gaechter Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 164313387X Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 304
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An extraordinary and inspiring chronicle of one woman’s harrowing journey to become the first female to kayak the entire Amazon River. Part memoir, part feminist manifesto, Amazon Woman shows what incredible feats we are capable of and will encourage people, especially women, across all backgrounds and ages to find the courage and strength to live the life they’ve imagined. This 148-day journey began on Darcy Gaetcher’s 35th birthday. The emotional waters that would fester and erupt on the ensuing journey was often more challenging to navigate than the mighty river itself. With blistering lips and irradiated fingernails, Darcy would tackle raging Class Five whitewater for twenty-five days straight, barely survived a dynamite-filled canyon being prepared for a new hydroelectric plan. She and her two companions would encounter illegal loggers, narco-traffickers, murderous Shining Path rebels, and ruthless poachers in the black market trade in endangered species. In a desperate attempt meant to give her some pretense of control, Darcy even cut off all her hair before entering Peru’s notoriously dangerous “Red Zone” in hopes of passing for a boy and being seen as less of a target. At once a heart-pounding adventure and a celebration of pushing personal limits, Amazon Woman speaks to all of us feeling trapped by our desk-bound, online society. This a story of finding the courage and strength to challenge nature, cultures, social norms, and oneself.
Author: Darcy Gaechter Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 164313387X Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 304
Book Description
An extraordinary and inspiring chronicle of one woman’s harrowing journey to become the first female to kayak the entire Amazon River. Part memoir, part feminist manifesto, Amazon Woman shows what incredible feats we are capable of and will encourage people, especially women, across all backgrounds and ages to find the courage and strength to live the life they’ve imagined. This 148-day journey began on Darcy Gaetcher’s 35th birthday. The emotional waters that would fester and erupt on the ensuing journey was often more challenging to navigate than the mighty river itself. With blistering lips and irradiated fingernails, Darcy would tackle raging Class Five whitewater for twenty-five days straight, barely survived a dynamite-filled canyon being prepared for a new hydroelectric plan. She and her two companions would encounter illegal loggers, narco-traffickers, murderous Shining Path rebels, and ruthless poachers in the black market trade in endangered species. In a desperate attempt meant to give her some pretense of control, Darcy even cut off all her hair before entering Peru’s notoriously dangerous “Red Zone” in hopes of passing for a boy and being seen as less of a target. At once a heart-pounding adventure and a celebration of pushing personal limits, Amazon Woman speaks to all of us feeling trapped by our desk-bound, online society. This a story of finding the courage and strength to challenge nature, cultures, social norms, and oneself.
Author: Elizabeth Demarest Publisher: WestBow Press ISBN: 1490847820 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 96
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Told with unblinking transparency, Amazon Girl: Dare to Dream vividly portrays a childhood paradise lost, a childlike faith uncovered, and courage forged in heartache. In this book, I share my adventures, my struggles, my hurt as a young girl, and the fulfillment of my dreams. Though I may describe joyful experiences, painful interruptions, and fear of the unknown, each chapter challenges you to never give up on your dreams. I encourage you to hang on to your faith and find the courage to step off your limb of safety and soar into the great adventure that God has for you. With God, nothing is impossible. God is the dream giver, and Hes deposited dreams inside you that only you can fulfill. Take this journey with me, and witness how my dreams became His dreams that are coming true.
Author: Kenny Abdo Publisher: ABDO ISBN: 1098223861 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 27
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This title focuses on Wonder Woman from the DC universe and gives information related to her backstory, journey, and legacy. This hi-lo title is complete with electrifying and colorful photographs, simple text, glossary, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Fly! is an imprint of Abdo Zoom, a division of ABDO.
Author: Suzan Colon Publisher: Chronicle Books ISBN: 9780811851770 Category : Humor Languages : en Pages : 136
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This hilarious book provides hints and tips for office etiquette, covering how to ace a job interview, combat a tyranical boss, deal with annoying co-workers, excel in your work, handle office romance, plan needed vacations, and much more.
Author: Stephanie A. McCarter Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0143136364 Category : Literary Collections Languages : en Pages : 353
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Classical stories about women who wield power, from the Amazons to Dido to Cleopatra A Penguin Classic There is no other anthology that brings together similar stories of ancient women in power. These women threaten male power by stepping into the roles traditionally held by men. They command armies, exercise sexual autonomy and even dominance, speak in public, issue laws, and subject others (even masculine heroes and citizen men) to their control. All of these stories were written by men, and none of them can be read as affirmations or celebrations of women in power. They are instead misogynistic tales that aim to shore up masculine authority by exposing the consequences when women rather than men wield it. The sexist attitudes voiced in these stories continue to justify women’s exclusion from power in our contemporary world. Yet despite the fear and suspicion the male authors direct toward these women, we can find much to admire in their tales, from the coordinated action of the women of Aristophanes’s Assemblywomen, to Dido’s questioning of the male value system that leads Aeneas to abandon her, to the righteous anger of Boudicca against sexual violence by men in power, to the successful resistance of Amanirenas against Rome’s colonial expansion. Read differently, these tales testify to the long history of women in power and help us forge new paths for female empowerment.
Author: Alison Piepmeier Publisher: NYU Press ISBN: 0814767524 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 264
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Stroll through any public park in Brooklyn on a weekday afternoon and you will see black women with white children at every turn. Many of these women are of Caribbean descent, and they have long been a crucial component of New York's economy, providing childcare for white middle- and upper-middleclass families. Raising Brooklyn offers an in-depth look at the daily lives of these childcare providers, examining the important roles they play in the families whose children they help to raise. Tamara Mose Brown spent three years immersed in these Brooklyn communities: in public parks, public libraries, and living as a fellow resident among their employers, and her intimate tour of the public spaces of gentrified Brooklyn deepens our understanding of how these women use their collective lives to combat the isolation felt during the workday as a domestic worker. Though at first glance these childcare providers appear isolated and exploited—and this is the case for many—Mose Brown shows that their daily interactions in the social spaces they create allow their collective lives and cultural identities to flourish. Raising Brooklyn demonstrates how these daily interactions form a continuous expression of cultural preservation as a weapon against difficult working conditions, examining how this process unfolds through the use of cell phones, food sharing, and informal economic systems. Ultimately, Raising Brooklyn places the organization of domestic workers within the framework of a social justice movement, creating a dialogue between workers who don't believe their exploitative work conditions will change and an organization whose members believe change can come about through public displays of solidarity.
Author: Jomo Wahtuse Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency ISBN: 1681813947 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 149
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I Sentence You to Hell captures the atrocities of men like Hitler, Idi Amin, Eichmann, and a host of others who have left an indelible stain on mankind. It is hoped that the deeds of these tyrants will never be repeated. But what is important, is that whatever the scourge of wickedness has been enacted on man, purity and goodness of heart can overcome it. We must therefore be thankful that mankind is endowed with these qualities. Not often does the author dream, but on this occasion his dream was so real and frightening that he had to write a book about his terrifying experience. In his dream, the land was situated somewhere in the Mediterranean, its riches beyond one’s imagination. The inhabitants were people from all parts of the world, who brought with them their diverse cultures. The rulers were tyrants who fled their countries with hordes of wealth. They were utterly evil men and women. The destiny and fate of their land called Hadesia is recounted in this terrifying novel about man’s inhumanity to man.
Author: Victoria Lynn Schmidt Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1599635348 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 289
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Create unforgettable characters your readers will love! Want to make your characters and their stories more compelling, complex, and original than ever before? 45 Master Characters is here to help you explore the most common male and female archetypes--the mythic, cross-cultural models from which all characters originate. • Explore a wide variety of character profiles including heroes, villains, and supporting characters. • Learn how to use archetypes as foundations for your own unique characters • Examine the mythic journeys of heroes and heroines--the progression of events upon which each archetype's character arc develops--and learn how to use them to enhance your story. Complete with examples culled from literature, television, and film, 45 Master Characters illustrates just how memorable and effective these archetypes can be--from "Gladiators" and "Kings" like Rocky Balboa and Captain Ahab to "Amazons" and "Maidens" like Wonder Woman and Guinevere. Great heroes and villains are necessary to bring any story to life; let this guide help you create characters that stand the test of time.
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