Inspiring Women

Today, millions of women and girls around the world enjoy running and entering races. It wasn't always so. First Ladies of Running tells the inspiring stories runners who refused to give up despite the cultural and sports barriers they faced. Legends such as Doris Brown, Francie Larrieu, Mary Decker, Jackie Hansen, Miki Gorman, and Grete Waitz are chronicled by Runner's World editor Amby Burfoot.

At the height of the Great Depression, Sam Babb, the charismatic basketball coach of tiny Oklahoma Presbyterian College, began dreaming. Like so many others, he wanted a reason to have hope. Traveling from farm to farm, he recruited talented, hardworking young women and offered them a chance at a better life: a free college education if they would come play for his basketball team, the Cardinals. Despite their fears of leaving home and the sacrifices faced by their families, the women followed Babb and his dream.

Pursuing my dreams was worth all the sacrifices. Finding the secret to a happy, peaceful life in self-love was worth the 13-year journey in a foreign country, because without it, I may have never found it. Life is about the choices we make. Each choice decides about our destiny. We are in charge of our destiny, especially when it comes to love and relationships....

Despite lacking pitch, rhythm, or tone, Florence Foster Jenkins became one of America's best-known sopranos, celebrated for her unique recordings and her sell-out concert at Carnegie Hall. Born in 1868 to wealthy Pennsylvanian parents, Florence was a talented young pianist, but her life was thrown into turmoil when she eloped with Frank Jenkins, a man twice her age. The marriage proved a disaster, and, in order to survive, Florence was forced to abandon her dreams of a musical career and teach the piano.

A pocket book of comfort, advice and love for any woman, anywhere. Coach and therapist, Donna Lancaster, brings her 32 years of experience helping people find their authentic selves, heal pain and overcome setbacks to this collection of honest words, counsel, and self-love. Dip in every morning to bring joy to your day or pick up for strength and solace after a tough moment. These wise words will lift you spirits and help you through.

The Will of Heaven is the powerful true story of how one woman overcame a debilitating addiction - rising from the courtrooms of her past to the grass plains of Kenya as a conservation research scientist. It was there she could finally fulfill her lifelong dream of working with wild elephants.

Did you know that listening to a story engages the mind twice as much as watching the the TV? Stories are known to improve mental cognition, improve memory, and keep the mind stimulated. Perhaps you (or your parents) are looking for some inspiring stories from the last century? Our audiobook is exactly that! A handful of 22 short-stories (each around 10 minutes) that will bring joy, entertainment & knowledge to those who have lived through the 1950's, 1960's, 1970's and all the way to the present day.

Best-selling novelist Cindy Woodsmall might seem to have little in common with Miriam Flaud, a woman immersed in the culture of Old Order Amish. But with nine children and almost 60 years of marriage between them, Cindy and Miriam both have found the secrets to facing life with strength and grace. Whether enduring financial setbacks, celebrating new babies and times of prosperity, grieving the crushing losses in the deaths of family and friends, or facing disappointments with their respective communities—through it all they find guidance for each day by looking to God.

The strong Black woman is the healed woman. Emotional self-care affirmations are grounded on kindness, even when the message is brutal honesty. They are not just a ritual to cross off a checklist. They are a hard reset of the way you show yourself love. They are a reminder that you are beautifully created, no matter your flaws, and that you are brilliant and wonderful regardless of what life is throwing at you. Listen to them everyday. Feel them in your soul. Make it a ritual that you’ll look forward to performing each and every day.

Join us on a journey through the life of Rosa Parks, the woman who changed history with a single act of courage. From her childhood in Alabama to her role as a leader in the civil rights movement, Rosa Parks' story is one of determination, resilience, and a deep commitment to justice. Along the way, you'll learn about the segregation laws of the time, the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and the impact of the civil rights movement on the world we live in today.

This beautiful tribute to motherhood is an inspiring collection of 35 intimate stories by women for women to celebrate God's faithfulness and the powerful influence of a mother's love. These mothers and daughters reveal their heartfelt stories of joy, pride, and grief as they share about the deep bond, the unconditional love, the lifelong connection, as well as the pain, the trials, and the inevitable heartbreak.