New Women

No one ever thinks after building a good life with someone they love that they will have to start over, but that is exactly where Margaret Brooks finds herself. The death of her husband of 30-plus years leaves her grief-stricken and uncertain about the future. Her children recognize her struggle and step in to take care of her. However, it’s not so much taking care of as taking over! Margaret realizes she must strike out on her own to find her way as a newly single middle-aged woman.

In the fall of 1973, the Greek oil shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis, husband of President John F. Kennedy's widow, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and arguably the richest man in the world, proposed to build an oil refinery on the New Hampshire coast, in the town of Durham. But three women vehemently opposed the project. Small Town, Big Oil is the story of how the residents of Durham, led by three women, out-organized, out-witted, and out-maneuvered the governor, media, and Onassis cartel to hand the powerful Greek billionaire the most humiliating defeat of his business career.

No one expects to meet their father at their mother’s funeral. But for Gabby Medina, that’s exactly what happens. Her dad abandoned her when she was a baby, and now he’s back. And he wants to give her a house. Gabby doesn’t want the house—or him. But she could use the money. So Gabby agrees to take it under two conditions: First, she can sell the house whenever she wants. Second, accepting it doesn’t mean she accepts him.

When it comes to the gender gap, it is not enough to ask women to "lean in" and demand promotions and raises. Organizations have an obligation to level up and provide women with more opportunities for advancement. In this book, leadership and governance expert Carol Geffner makes a strong case that for women to reach their full potential, workplaces and their leaders must take a more proactive role in combating gender discrimination.

After years of hard work, Madeleine’s life is very nearly perfect. She’s about to move to LA to pursue her dream job—and there’s a new man on the scene too. But when her mother falls ill, pulling her back to the world she’s tried so hard to leave behind, the repercussions of a life-changing decision Madeleine made seven years ago resurface, threatening to jeopardise everything she’s worked for.

Lake Winnipesaukee in central New Hampshire is a paradise on earth. A perfect place to unwind—until a ruthless killer starts taking innocent lives. Following a horrific double homicide, the small communities surrounding the lake are wondering who the next victim will be and what the killer wants. Russian-American police officer Vanya Petrova is enraged that someone has shattered paradise on her lake community. She seems to be the central figure in this murderer's bloody rampage. Vanya suspects she's somehow acquainted with the sick man responsible for the bloodshed.

When thirty-year-old Seattle-based Indian housewife Mira Sood is blindsided by her husband's extramarital affair, her three-year arranged marriage is shattered. Humiliated, heartbroken, near-broke, and facing the united dissension of her orthodox family, Mira is desperate to rebuild her life. She moves in with her rebel cousin, searches for any job that will take her, and impulsively signs up for a half-marathon race. There's just one problem—Mira's experience with running starts and ends with running to catch the bus.

How would you feel if your own mother stole your child? What would you do? Could you ever forgive her? Reflection is a powerful tool. From Luton, England to Adelaide, Australia, I've covered a lot of distance, geographically and emotionally. I'm no one special. My life is an ordinary one that became extraordinary. Everyone has their story to tell. This is mine.

“Bu kitabı, iş hayatına yeni atılacak gençlerle ve ilgilenen kimselerle âcizane tecrübelerimi paylaşmak için kaleme aldım. Hayattaki temel ilkelerimi, değerlerimi ve bunları uygularken karşılaştığım zorlukları paylaşmak istedim. Tabii ki herkes gibi ben de mükemmel deği­lim. Birçok doğru kararın ve başarının yanın­da hatalar da yaptım. Başarılarımdan ilham, hatalarımdan ibret alınmasını arzu ettim. Kimseye ders vermek niyetinde değilim ancak tecrübelerin bilinmesinin de önemli olduğu­nu ve insanlara katkı sağlayacağını düşünü­yorum.”

The work of a spy-woman is very different from that of a man. First, on the one hand it is easier, because you are less likely to be suspected of intelligence activities. On the other hand, it was harder for female spies, because they were required to gain the trust of high-ranking officials or people of power, by using their beauty, skills of seduction, and by attempting to make the person fall in love with them, so that they revealed their secrets. It could destroy destinies, but it was extremely useful for states and governments.

Have you ever wanted to travel? How about traveling solo? How about traveling solo as a female? Once you’ve made traveling a priority and want to make your dreams a reality, go ahead and pick up this quick guide! I’ll cover everything you need to know! It will help you manage details from trip preparation to your return home. I’ll even discuss concerns you might forget during your initial excitement.

Smart Woman's Guide to Finding a New Job is your instruction manual to the new job search. Learn how to: Write a cover letter HR recruiters can't ignore. Create a resume both humans and computers will love. How to work the room at a career fair. Why online job boards should only be a small part of your job search strategy. How to build a brag book. It will change the way you interview. Learn how to build a repertoire of stories that will reinvigorate your career search.

Let this positive affirmations blueprint take away the guesswork from the whole process of adopting positive affirmations! Powerful black women are known to use the power of positive affirmations to achieve great things and overcome obstacles. You, too, can use affirmations to be who you truly want to be, and this audiobook will help you with exactly that.

As a teenage orphan in England in 1791, Mary Reibey was sentenced to death for stealing a horse. When police cornered her, she was dressed as a boy, and she maintained that disguise until she was unmasked at her trial. Due to her 'tender age', Reibey was spared the hangman's noose and sentenced to seven years' transportation to the colony of New South Wales. With the odds stacked against her, Reibey went on to become Australia's first female business tycoon and the richest woman in the colony, founding the Bank of New South Wales, now one of the nation's biggest financial institutions.

Kate's perfect life is a lie. Her finances are a mess, her marriage is struggling, and her teenage daughter, Claire, makes life even more difficult with her moodiness. Day after day, she hides the truth. But when her estranged father schedules a visit, she seizes her last chance to try to make him proud of what she's made of her life since dropping out of law school. If Kate can't get life together before her father comes to town, she'll only prove she really is a failure. Just like he's always believed.

Elise Gilpatrick never thought she would be a parent, especially not like this. After agreeing to take 15-year-old DJ as a temporary foster placement straight from the police station, she feels like she's in over her head. But, as she learns on the job with a little help from her coworker, Elise realizes that she and DJ need to lean on each other and on the God who pieced them together. Their rocky journey will only prove that it's never too late to find the love of a family.

Sometimes the life you planned isn't the one you get to live. Sometimes the pain of the past overshadows the future. And sometimes to start over you have to go back to where it all began.

This is the story of four women. Soleil St. James, Dawn Anthony, Ebony Jones, and Dr. Jonelle "Johnnie" Edwards all live, work, and love in Jacksonville, Florida. The women from four different backgrounds are bonded when their worlds collide after one event, both tragic and triumphant, brings them together and tests them in ways they've never imagined.

For ladies who are keen on weight loss, intermittent fasting may appear to be an extraordinary decision, yet numerous individuals need to know, should ladies quick? Is intermittent fasting successful for ladies? There have been a couple of critical examinations about intermittent fasting, which can reveal some insight into this fascinating new dietary trend.

Welcome to the world of the Ketogenic (Keto) diet. This book is your guide to everything you need to know about the Keto diet in order to maintain a healthy and balanced life. We will explore the wellness and dietary world of food, while also learning about the processes that occur in the human body as a result of the external and internal situations we put it through.