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A Mind of Its Own

How Your Brain Distorts and Deceives

by Cordelia Fine ...

"Provocative enough to make you start questioning your each and every action."—Entertainment WeeklyThe brain's power is confirmed and touted every day in new studies and research. And yet we tend to take our brains for granted, without suspecting that those masses of hard-working neurons might not always be working for us. Cordelia Fine introduces us to a brain we might not want to meet, a brain ... Read more

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"Provocative enough to make you start questioning your each and every action."—Entertainment WeeklyThe brain's power is confirmed and touted every day in new studies and research. And yet we tend to take our brains for granted, without suspecting that those masses of hard-working neurons might not always be working for us. Cordelia Fine introduces us to a brain we might not want to meet, a brain
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Delusions of Gender: How Our Minds, Society, and Neurosexism Create Difference

How Our Minds, Society, and Neurosexism Create Difference

by Cordelia Fine ...

“[Fine’s] sharp tongue is tempered with humor. . . . Read this book and see how complex and fascinating the whole issue is.”—The New York TimesIt’s the twenty-first century, and although we tried to rear unisex children—boys who play with dolls and girls who like trucks—we failed. Even though the glass ceiling is cracked, most women stay comfortably beneath it. And everywhere we hear about vitally ... Read more

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“[Fine’s] sharp tongue is tempered with humor. . . . Read this book and see how complex and fascinating the whole issue is.”—The New York TimesIt’s the twenty-first century, and although we tried to rear unisex children—boys who play with dolls and girls who like trucks—we failed. Even though the glass ceiling is cracked, most women stay comfortably beneath it. And everywhere we hear about vitally
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Testosterone Rex

Myths of Sex, Science, and Society

by Cordelia Fine ...

“Beliefs about men and women are as old as humanity itself, but Fine’s funny, spiky book gives reason to hope that we’ve heard Testosterone rex’s last roar.” —Annie Murphy Paul, New York Times Book ReviewMany people believe that, at its core, biological sex is a fundamental force in human development. According to this false-yet-familiar story, the divisions between men and women are in nature ... Read more

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“Beliefs about men and women are as old as humanity itself, but Fine’s funny, spiky book gives reason to hope that we’ve heard Testosterone rex’s last roar.” —Annie Murphy Paul, New York Times Book ReviewMany people believe that, at its core, biological sex is a fundamental force in human development. According to this false-yet-familiar story, the divisions between men and women are in nature
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Patriarchy Inc.

What We Get Wrong About Gender Equality?and Why Men Still Win at Work

by Cordelia Fine ...

A razor-sharp and quick-witted analysis of why we need a new approach to fixing the gender inequality embedded in work.Work remains much as it always has: men occupy the vast majority of leadership roles and are overrepresented in positions from engineer to plumber. We see many jobs as “male” or “female,” with women dominating in healthcare and childcare professions. Pretending that this is the ... Read more

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A razor-sharp and quick-witted analysis of why we need a new approach to fixing the gender inequality embedded in work.Work remains much as it always has: men occupy the vast majority of leadership roles and are overrepresented in positions from engineer to plumber. We see many jobs as “male” or “female,” with women dominating in healthcare and childcare professions. Pretending that this is the
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Testosterone Rex

Myths of Sex, Science, and Society

by Cordelia Fine ...

Narrated by Cat Gould ...

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7 hours 59 min

Many people believe that, at its core, biological sex is a fundamental, diverging force in our development. According to this familiar story, differences between the sexes are shaped by past evolutionary pressures—women are more cautious and parenting-focused, men seek status to attract more mates—re-created in each generation by sex hormones and male and female brains. This, in turn, is the basis ... Read more

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Many people believe that, at its core, biological sex is a fundamental, diverging force in our development. According to this familiar story, differences between the sexes are shaped by past evolutionary pressures—women are more cautious and parenting-focused, men seek status to attract more mates—re-created in each generation by sex hormones and male and female brains. This, in turn, is the basis
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Patriarchy Inc.

What We Get Wrong About Gender Equality - And Why Men Still Win at Work

by Cordelia Fine ...

Narrated by Vanessa Daniels ...

Unabridged

7 hours 9 min

Work remains much as it always has: men occupy the vast majority of leadership roles and are overrepresented in positions from engineer to plumber. We see many jobs as "male" or "female," with women dominating in healthcare and childcare professions. Pretending that this is the natural state of things―or that, instead, both sexes should submit to working 24/7—is just not right.In Patriarchy Inc., ... Read more

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Work remains much as it always has: men occupy the vast majority of leadership roles and are overrepresented in positions from engineer to plumber. We see many jobs as "male" or "female," with women dominating in healthcare and childcare professions. Pretending that this is the natural state of things―or that, instead, both sexes should submit to working 24/7—is just not right.In Patriarchy Inc.,
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Bliss & Blunder

by Victoria Gosling ...

Narrated by Catrin Walker-Booth ...

Unabridged

13 hours 14 min

Exquisitely written and structurally bold ... a deeply impressive novel' Eva Dolan, author of This Is How It EndsSelected for TLS Summer Books 2023Arthur and Gwen married young. Twenty years on, Gwen's got it all: wealth, beauty, a famous husband who's the founder of Britain's most successful tech company, stables full of horses, millions of followers on Instagram, an unstable lover, a wayward son ... Read more

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Exquisitely written and structurally bold ... a deeply impressive novel' Eva Dolan, author of This Is How It EndsSelected for TLS Summer Books 2023Arthur and Gwen married young. Twenty years on, Gwen's got it all: wealth, beauty, a famous husband who's the founder of Britain's most successful tech company, stables full of horses, millions of followers on Instagram, an unstable lover, a wayward son
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Saint Petersburg

Sacrifice and Redemption in the City That Defied Hitler

by Sinclair McKay ...

Narrated by Sinclair McKay ...

Unabridged

15 hours 45 min

From Peter the Great to Putin, a biography of the city Hitler tried - and failed - to wipe off the mapThe siege of Saint Petersburg – then known as Leningrad – stands as a testament to human endurance. Intended by the Nazis as civilian extermination, the numbers who perished in this 900-day ordeal almost outweighed the entire total of British and American troop deaths in the Second World War.The ... Read more

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From Peter the Great to Putin, a biography of the city Hitler tried - and failed - to wipe off the mapThe siege of Saint Petersburg – then known as Leningrad – stands as a testament to human endurance. Intended by the Nazis as civilian extermination, the numbers who perished in this 900-day ordeal almost outweighed the entire total of British and American troop deaths in the Second World War.The
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If Jewels Could Talk

by Carol Woolton ...

Narrated by Carol Woolton ...

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7 hours 50 min

A treasure trove of forgotten stories about jewels throughout history by internationally renowned jewellery expert, Carol Woolton.If Jewels Could Talk: Links Through Time delves into the history, cultural significance and eclectic trivia of jewellery. As a jewellery historian, jewellery editor at British Vogue and now podcast host, Carol Woolton is uniquely qualified to take us on a whistlestop ... Read more

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A treasure trove of forgotten stories about jewels throughout history by internationally renowned jewellery expert, Carol Woolton.If Jewels Could Talk: Links Through Time delves into the history, cultural significance and eclectic trivia of jewellery. As a jewellery historian, jewellery editor at British Vogue and now podcast host, Carol Woolton is uniquely qualified to take us on a whistlestop
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Fulvia

The Woman Who Broke All the Rules in Ancient Rome

by Jane Draycott ...

Narrated by Julia Anthony ...

Unabridged

7 hours 53 min

Fulvia was born into wealth, privilege, and prestige around the year 80 BCE, yet there was nothing inherently special about her—she was not a saint, an empress, or a queen. But during the years leading up to the fall of the Roman Republic, Fulvia was moving in the most powerful social circles, and by her death in 40 BCE she had amassed a degree of political and military power unprecedented for a ... Read more

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Fulvia was born into wealth, privilege, and prestige around the year 80 BCE, yet there was nothing inherently special about her—she was not a saint, an empress, or a queen. But during the years leading up to the fall of the Roman Republic, Fulvia was moving in the most powerful social circles, and by her death in 40 BCE she had amassed a degree of political and military power unprecedented for a
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Why Women Grow

Stories of Soil, Sisterhood and Survival

by Alice Vincent ...

Narrated by Fiona Hampton ...

Unabridged

7 hours 41 min

LONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITINGSHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKSHOP.ORG INDIE CHAMPION AWARDSSHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS AWARD FOR NON-FICTIONTHE TIMES / WATERSTONES TOP 10 BESTSELLERAN INDEPENDENTBESTBOOK TO READ IN 2023A STYLIST NONFICTION MUST-READ FOR 2023Women have always gardened, but our stories have been buried with our work. Alice Vincent is on a quest to ... Read more

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LONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITINGSHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKSHOP.ORG INDIE CHAMPION AWARDSSHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS AWARD FOR NON-FICTIONTHE TIMES / WATERSTONES TOP 10 BESTSELLERAN INDEPENDENTBESTBOOK TO READ IN 2023A STYLIST NONFICTION MUST-READ FOR 2023Women have always gardened, but our stories have been buried with our work. Alice Vincent is on a quest to
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Thou Savage Woman

Female Killers in Early Modern Britain

by Blessin Adams ...

Narrated by Blessin Adams ...

Unabridged

8 hours 21 min

A Daily Telegraph and BBC History Magazine Book of the Year'Popular history at its best' Spectator'Boisterous… replete with stabbings, bashing and thumping' Daily Mail'A cocktail of brutal, tragic, and fascinating true crime from the era of the Tudors and Stuarts. This dark history at its best, narrated with empathy and precision' Gareth RussellLADY KILLERS AND FEMM... ... Read more

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A Daily Telegraph and BBC History Magazine Book of the Year'Popular history at its best' Spectator'Boisterous… replete with stabbings, bashing and thumping' Daily Mail'A cocktail of brutal, tragic, and fascinating true crime from the era of the Tudors and Stuarts. This dark history at its best, narrated with empathy and precision' Gareth RussellLADY KILLERS AND FEMM...
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