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This inspiring collection features more than 700 quotes from more than 400 notable women, ranging from Charlotte Brontë and Helen Keller, to Eleanor Roosevelt, Mother Teresa, Simone de Beauvoir, and Hillary Clinton.
Organized thematically, the selections explore a wide variety of subjects including: family, faith, character, education, leadership, the arts, humor, politics, self-image, women, and success. The Words of Extraordinary Women is a fascinating...
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Women were essential to the ministry of Jesus and the flourishing of the early church. In Women in the New Testament, trusted guide Catherine Cory delves into the lives of the fascinating women who befriended Jesus, were healed and transformed by him, followed him as disciples, and proclaimed the good news of his resurrection. Journey through the New Testament, exploring the social and religious world of first-century Palestine and the remarkable...
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Discover the untold stories of remarkable women who played pivotal roles in Czechoslovakia's national revolution and fought tirelessly for independence. In this captivating book, historian and translator Kytka Hilmarova presents a collection of biographical sketches that shed light on the courageous and often overlooked heroines who shaped the course of history.From the depths of Czechoslovakia's struggle for freedom, these unsung women emerged as...
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Women keep secrets – from friends and loved ones, even from themselves. So what are the secrets? And why would anyone want to live an airbrushed version of herself instead of a rich, unencumbered, authentic life? In The Secrets Women Keep, popular radio host and clinical psychologist Dr. Jill Hubbard shows you how to acknowledge your secrets, release them, and find an emotionally healthy way to live. A life without secrets is a life of freedom,...
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A Bible That Helps You See Yourself as God Sees You.
No matter your life stage, you're probably facing a challenge or a change. Whatever you're facing, you probably wish you had somewhere to turn for guidance and support. Imagine you had a resource that could not only share wisdom, but also lift you up and show you that you are more than just your struggles. That's what “Flourish: The NIV Bible for Women” is about: becoming who you are in Christ...
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Finally, a book designated for all men in our planet. How to understand women? The Universal question that been plaguing the opposite sex since the beginning of times. Without proper tools, the changing mood of women can be detrimental to the sanity of its male counterpart. So what to do? Simple. It's to create a manual, a guidebook so to speak, that will allow the man to browse through so he can understand his woman a bit better. Since this book...
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The Civil War is most often described as one in which brother fought against brother. But the most devastating war fought on American soil was also one in which women demonstrated heroic deeds, selfless acts, and courage beyond measure. Women mobilized soup kitchens and relief societies. Women cared for wounded soldiers. Women were effective spies. And it is estimated that 300 women fought on the battlefields, usually disguised as men. The most fascinating...
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Susan Hunt and Ligon Duncan walk through the Scriptures to help readers better understand what it means to have an effective, biblical women's ministry in the church. The benefits of women's ministries are great: training and discipling, evangelizing, and reaching out to the poor and needy. This book, written by seasoned ministry leaders, provides many proven tools to help start a women's ministry in your church.
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"Women Entrepreneurs in the Modern World" delves into the dynamic landscape of female entrepreneurship through a comprehensive lens. From tracing historical trajectories in Chapter 1 to envisioning the future in Chapter 16, this book navigates the multifaceted journey of women in business. Each chapter, meticulously structured, encapsulates pivotal themes such as challenges, success stories, leadership styles, innovations, and global perspectives....
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"I eagerly commend this series."
-R. Albert Mohler Jr., President, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Experience the Fullness of God's Grace in the Local Church
Many new believers have questions about what it means to live as a Christian in the context of a local church, and pastors are looking for resources to pass along to their congregations to help them think biblically about the Christian life. Church Questions is a series by 9Marks that...
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Meet the hostesses who have shaped cocktail history and learn how to make the drinks they loved.
Throughout American history, women have helped propel what we know as classic cocktails-the Martini, the Manhattan, the Old-Fashioned, and more-into popular culture. But, often excluded from private clubs, women exercised this influence from the home, in their cocktail parlors. In “The Cocktail Parlor”, Dr. Nicola Nice, sociologist and spirits entrepreneur,...
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A Biblical Primer on Men and Women in the Church
There is much at stake in God making humanity male and female. Created for one another yet distinct from each other, a man and a woman are not interchangeable-they are designed to function according to a divine fittedness. But when this design is misunderstood, ignored, or abused, there are dire consequences.
Men and women-in marriage especially, but in the rest of life as well-complement one another....
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'One the foremost writers and participants in the Kurdish women's movement' - Harsha Walia
The Kurdish women's movement is at the heart of one of the most exciting revolutionary experiments in the world today: Rojava. Forged over decades of struggle, most recently in the fight against ISIS, Rojava embodies a radical commitment to ecology, democracy and women's liberation. But while striking images of Kurdish women in military fatigues proliferate,...
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Presents a fully biblical and extremely practical vision for intergenerational ministry so that women of all ages can know the blessing of spiritual mother-daughter relationships.
For many churches, women's ministries, and women's Bible study groups, the missing element of discipleship is the interpersonal aspect. Titus 2:3-5 clarifies what mature spiritual relationships between generations of women should look like. Susan Hunt unveils how to put...
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Discover a world cloaked in the unknown, where the fragrant air of Tuscany is as heavy with magical energy as it is with the scent of sun-warmed olives... For Shaina Ingram, a summer retreat in an idyllic converted barn was meant to be a salve for her creative block, not a doorway into chaos. But when an earthquake shatters her silence, Shaina's life is turned upside down by the arrival of tiny, ethereal creatures with startling news: it seems Shaina's...
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This brand-new series highlights some of the major contributions women have made in the world of science.
Women have been pioneers of inventions. Some have come up with practical ways to solve problems in their own lives, such as Marie van Brittan Brown, who invented closed-circuit TV because she did not feel safe opening the door in her New York City tenement block in the 1960s. Other women have been trained scientists working in laboratories,...
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This brand-new series highlights some of the major contributions women have made in the world of science.
From studying stars and discovering comets to flying into space as pioneering astronauts, women have been central to learning about space. Female astronomers gave us our first understanding of how large the universe really is and how much matter it contains. They were key to designing humans' first rocket-powered flights into space. And as soon...
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This brand-new series highlights some of the major contributions women have made in the world of science.
What shapes our planet? Women have been answering the question for centuries on many levels. Scientists such as Marie Curie have investigated the building blocks of matter, and the physical forces that act upon them. Geologists have studied the rocks beneath our feet by venturing dangerously close to erupting volcanoes, and have figured out what...
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