Professional Women

Nina Godiwalla offers a behind-the-scenes look at the recklessness that ruled Wall Street during the dot-com boom days. But Suits is also a story of the family that Nina left behind: a story of fathers and daughters, the pursuit of honor, swapping your grandmother's shrimp curry for takeout sushi and cocktails. A vibrant snapshot of an immigrant family with big dreams, Suits reveals how much we've been conditioned to trade for success.

Documenting multiple challenges at every turn - as a target for racism from society at large and sexism both inside and outside of the Negro League - this is the unique story of the first woman to play professional baseball on a men's team, breaking barriers in sports while believing, "There's got to be a first in everything. Maybe it will be me." The text explains that as players began to leave the Negro League for major league teams, Toni Stone seized her only opportunity to play professional ball and replaced Henry Aaron on the Negro League's top team.

Break Free from Impostor Syndrome and Unleash Your True Potential! Did you know that 75% of female executives have faced impostor syndrome? If you're tired of self-doubt and ready to unlock your true potential, We Are Not Impostors! is your guide.

Rise to the Top discusses how companies approach compensation - the compensation game and its many players plus women's roles in that process. Highlights the integral role that personality type plays in how women are perceived in the workplace, and how their work style affects their paycheck. Reveals the four female "powerhouse personality types", and shares specific strategies on how women can leverage these work styles to earn more money and rewards.

In Just Show Up, Kara and her close friend, Jill Lynn Buteyn, write about what friendship looks like in the midst of changing life seasons, loads of laundry, and even cancer. Whether you are eager to be present to someone going through a difficult time or simply want inspiration for pursuing friends in a new way, this eloquent and practical audiobook explores the gift of silence, the art of receiving, and what it means to just show up.

A lot happened while I was trying to get my Master's degree in Mathematics. I thought to share some of it with you, it will inspire you.

Break Up! With Your Rental is the go-to primer for the professional woman who flirts with buying real estate but doesn't know where to start. Whether your taste is in investment, flipping, or buying to occupy, Break Up! With Your Rental will break down what to consider, how to plan your financing, and how to get over searching for the one when there are so many fish in the sea!

You're a Christian woman, and you want to succeed in your professional life. But you're not sure how to do that without compromising your faith. It can feel like there's a lot of pressure to choose between success and faith.

هذا الكتاب هو عبارة عن مذكرات مؤلمة كتبتها جين وايلد الزوجة الأولى لستيفن هوكينج، فتحكي قصة بعين الرائي لزواج غير عادي، فمنذ ارتفعت شهرة ستيفن الأكاديمية بدأ جسده بالانهيار أمام المرض، حاولت جين بدورها رعايته على مدار 24 ساعة إلى جانب احتياجات الأسرة المتزايدة لتكشف عن قوتها الداخلية في سبيل إعادة التوازن لحياة زوج عبقري.

Teva Harrison was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer at the age of 37. In this brilliant and inspiring graphic memoir, she documents through comic illustration and short personal essays what it means to live with the disease.

In this uniquely fascinating audiobook, internationally renowned psychic Sylvia Browne recounts her captivating life as a clairvoyant, telling of her earliest readings as a young child in Kansas City, and of her first contact with Francine, her spirit guide.

In "The Work of My Mother’s Hands: A Caregiver’s Journey," delve into the profound challenges and transformative moments defining caregiving. Through heartfelt narratives, explore the unseen labor, emotional, and physical demands caregivers endure. From diagnosis to tough decisions, the author shares a deeply personal narrative, offering solace and guidance.

When she arrives at the hotel for her business trip, Alice is dismayed that she left her vibrator at home, and eventually she decides she’ll just head out and buy one. Unfortunately, she ends up lost in the hotel hallways. On the other hand…maybe it’s not so unfortunate. She ends up walking in on a hotel employee and catches him watching porn. Before she knows it, this horny professional is in the middle of crazy sex with a stranger and this stranger wants her ass!

If you think sexism thrives only on Wall Street or Hollywood, you haven’t visited a lab, a science department, a research foundation, or a biotech firm. Rita Colwell is one of the top scientists in America: the groundbreaking microbiologist who discovered how cholera survives between epidemics and the former head of the National Science Foundation. But when she first applied for a graduate fellowship in bacteriology, she was told, “We don’t waste fellowships on women.” A lack of support from some male superiors would lead her to change her area of study six times.

Dorothy Carvello knows all about the music biz. She was the first female A&R executive at Atlantic Records and one of the few in the room at RCA and Columbia. Featuring never-before-heard stories about artists like Michael Jackson, Madonna, Steven Tyler, Bon Jovi, INXS, Marc Anthony, Phil Collins, and many more, this audiobook is a must-hear for anyone who has ever wondered what it's really like to be a woman in a male-dominated industry.

Ray & Joan is a quintessentially American tale of corporate intrigue and private passion: a struggling Mad Men-era salesman with a vision for a fast-food franchise that would become one of the world's most enduring brands and a beautiful woman willing to risk her marriage and her reputation to promote controversial causes that touched her deeply.

In a post-pandemic job market, creating a truly mom-supportive workplace is the ultimate competitive advantage. But there's a pervasive problem across workplaces big and small: Managers aren't asking new mothers what support they need to transition back to work successfully. At the same time, working moms are afraid to ask for help-resulting in poor employment outcomes for both parties. The solution? Intentional and open conversation, which has to start at the managerial level.

A thorough and compelling biography of the life and career of late Supreme Court Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg, from birth to her passing in late 2020. Although there are many lawmakers in American history, few are as well-known as feminist icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Dubbed “The Notorious RBG” by members of the public, Ginsburg left behind an incredible legacy by the time she passed in late 2020.

Mary Somerville née Fairfax (1780-1872), was a self-taught mathematician and polymath from Jedburgh in Scotland. She is the person for whom the word scientist was invented. She studied mathematics and astronomy and was admitted as one of the first female members of the Royal Astronomical Society, together with Caroline Herschel. She was also a tutor and friend to Ada Lovelace.

Rosalind Franklin was what can only be called an overlooked genius. Although she was not fully credited for the feat at the time, her work led to major breakthroughs in our understanding of DNA. In fact, she took the first X-ray photo of DNA in all of its double helix glory. By the time her former colleagues were being showered with accolades for results they made at least partially based on her findings, Franklin would not be around to see it. Sadly, it’s believed that her use of X-ray equipment gave her terminal cancer, cutting her life short at age 37.