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The Five

The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper

par Hallie Rubenhold ...

Winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction and of the Goodreads Choice Award for History & BiographyThe award-winning, best-selling true crime book that changes the narrative of the “Ripper” murders foreverPolly, Annie, Elisabeth, Catherine, and Mary Jane are famous for the same thing, though they never met. They came from some of London’s wealthiest and poorest neighborhoods, from the ... En savoir plus

$13.99 CAD

Winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction and of the Goodreads Choice Award for History & BiographyThe award-winning, best-selling true crime book that changes the narrative of the “Ripper” murders foreverPolly, Annie, Elisabeth, Catherine, and Mary Jane are famous for the same thing, though they never met. They came from some of London’s wealthiest and poorest neighborhoods, from the
... En savoir plus
Liliana's Invincible Summer (Pulitzer Prize winner)

A Sister's Search for Justice

par Cristina Rivera Garza ...

PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • “A searing account of grief and the quest to bring her sister’s murderer to justice years after the fact” (The Boston Globe), from “one of Mexico’s greatest living writers” (Jonathan Lethem).“Part memoir, part true-crime story, Garza’s chronicle is both personal and political.”—The Washington PostA BEST BOOK OF ... En savoir plus

$11.99 CAD

PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • “A searing account of grief and the quest to bring her sister’s murderer to justice years after the fact” (The Boston Globe), from “one of Mexico’s greatest living writers” (Jonathan Lethem).“Part memoir, part true-crime story, Garza’s chronicle is both personal and political.”—The Washington PostA BEST BOOK OF
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Women Who Run With the Wolves

Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype

par Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ph.D. ...

"Within every woman there is a wild and natural creature, a powerful force, filled with good instincts, passionate creativity, and ageless knowing. Her name is Wild Woman, but she is an endangered species. Though the gifts of wildish nature come to us at birth, society's attempt to 'civilize' us into rigid roles has plundered this treasure, and muffled deep, life-giving messages of our own souls. ... En savoir plus

$13.73 CAD

"Within every woman there is a wild and natural creature, a powerful force, filled with good instincts, passionate creativity, and ageless knowing. Her name is Wild Woman, but she is an endangered species. Though the gifts of wildish nature come to us at birth, society's attempt to 'civilize' us into rigid roles has plundered this treasure, and muffled deep, life-giving messages of our own souls.
... En savoir plus
Dining Out

First Dates, Defiant Nights, and Last Call Disco Fries at America's Gay Restaurants

par Erik Piepenburg ...

From a New York Times journalist, a culinary tour of gay restaurants—their history, and how they evolved as a space of safety and celebration for the LGBTQ+ community—full of joy, sex, sorrow, activism, and nostalgia.Dining Out explores how gay people came of age, came out, and fought for their rights not just in gay bars or the streets, but in restaurants. From cruisy urban cafeterias of the ... En savoir plus

$21.99 CAD

From a New York Times journalist, a culinary tour of gay restaurants—their history, and how they evolved as a space of safety and celebration for the LGBTQ+ community—full of joy, sex, sorrow, activism, and nostalgia.Dining Out explores how gay people came of age, came out, and fought for their rights not just in gay bars or the streets, but in restaurants. From cruisy urban cafeterias of the
... En savoir plus
Men Explain Things to Me

par Rebecca Solnit ...

The National Book Critics Circle Award–winning author delivers a collection of essays that serve as the perfect "antidote to mansplaining" ( The Stranger).In her comic, scathing essay "Men Explain Things to Me," Rebecca Solnit took on what often goes wrong in conversations between men and women. She wrote about men who wrongly assume they know things and wrongly assume women don't, about why this ... En savoir plus

$2.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

The National Book Critics Circle Award–winning author delivers a collection of essays that serve as the perfect "antidote to mansplaining" ( The Stranger).In her comic, scathing essay "Men Explain Things to Me," Rebecca Solnit took on what often goes wrong in conversations between men and women. She wrote about men who wrongly assume they know things and wrongly assume women don't, about why this
... En savoir plus
Transgender History, Third Edition

A Resource for Today's Struggle—and Tomorrow's

par Susan Stryker ...

The groundbreaking guide to trans history in America, revised and updated for a new political era**.**Transgender History is the modern classic on transgender life in America since the nineteenth century, encompassing the major movements, writings, and events that shape today’s gender revolution.Susan Stryker’s sweeping, intersectional account charts more than a century of history, showing how ... En savoir plus

Prix courant $21.99 CAD Maintenant $1.99 CAD

The groundbreaking guide to trans history in America, revised and updated for a new political era**.**Transgender History is the modern classic on transgender life in America since the nineteenth century, encompassing the major movements, writings, and events that shape today’s gender revolution.Susan Stryker’s sweeping, intersectional account charts more than a century of history, showing how
... En savoir plus
All About Love

New Visions

par bell hooks ...

Collections Livre 1 - Love Song to the Nation
A New York Times bestseller and enduring classic, All About Love is the acclaimed first volume in feminist icon bell hooks' "Love Song to the Nation" trilogy. All About Love reveals what causes a polarized society, and how to heal the divisions that cause suffering. Here is the truth about love, and inspiration to help us instill caring, compassion, and strength in our homes, schools, and ... En savoir plus

$11.99 CAD

A New York Times bestseller and enduring classic, All About Love is the acclaimed first volume in feminist icon bell hooks' "Love Song to the Nation" trilogy. All About Love reveals what causes a polarized society, and how to heal the divisions that cause suffering. Here is the truth about love, and inspiration to help us instill caring, compassion, and strength in our homes, schools, and
... En savoir plus
Burnout

The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle

par Emily Nagoski PhD, Amelia Nagoski DMA ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “This book is a gift! I’ve been practicing their strategies, and it’s a total game changer.”—Brené Brown, PhD, author of Dare to Lead“A primer on how to stop letting the world dictate how you live and what we think of ourselves, Burnout is essential reading [and] . . . excels in its intersectionality.”—BustleThis groundbreaking book explains why women experience burnout ... En savoir plus

$10.99 CAD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “This book is a gift! I’ve been practicing their strategies, and it’s a total game changer.”—Brené Brown, PhD, author of Dare to Lead“A primer on how to stop letting the world dictate how you live and what we think of ourselves, Burnout is essential reading [and] . . . excels in its intersectionality.”—BustleThis groundbreaking book explains why women experience burnout
... En savoir plus
She Ran

The Media and the Public Response to Domestic Violence

par Ann Rauhala ...

Through the lens of a tragic 1975 murder and a piercing critique of media narratives, Ann Rauhala brings intimate partner violence out of the shadows.Almost every other day, a woman in Canada is murdered by her partner. Domestic violence kills as many as 187 women each year while terrorizing or maiming untold thousands, including children and bystanders. Gender-related homicide of women and girls ... En savoir plus

$15.99 CAD

Through the lens of a tragic 1975 murder and a piercing critique of media narratives, Ann Rauhala brings intimate partner violence out of the shadows.Almost every other day, a woman in Canada is murdered by her partner. Domestic violence kills as many as 187 women each year while terrorizing or maiming untold thousands, including children and bystanders. Gender-related homicide of women and girls
... En savoir plus
Letters to Our Sons

par Stephen Graham, Orly Klein ...

From the Emmy, Critics Choice and Golden Globe winning co-creator and star of Netflix’s acclaimed Adolescence comes an era-defining book on fathers, sons, and the meaning of manhood.What do you wish you could tell your son before he faced his first real failure? Before his heart got broken? Or before he had to stand on his own two feet? How would you teach him to show strength, courage, and ... En savoir plus

$20.99 CAD

From the Emmy, Critics Choice and Golden Globe winning co-creator and star of Netflix’s acclaimed Adolescence comes an era-defining book on fathers, sons, and the meaning of manhood.What do you wish you could tell your son before he faced his first real failure? Before his heart got broken? Or before he had to stand on his own two feet? How would you teach him to show strength, courage, and
... En savoir plus
Unbelievable

The Story of Two Detectives' Relentless Search for the Truth

par T. Christian Miller, Ken Armstrong ...

Now the Netflix Limited Series Unbelievable, starring Toni Collette, Merritt Wever, and Kaitlyn Dever • Two Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists tell the riveting true crime story of a teenager charged with lying about having been raped—and the detectives who followed a winding path to arrive at the truth.“Gripping . . . [with a] John Grisham–worthy twist.”—Emily Bazelon, New York Times Book Review ... En savoir plus

$14.99 CAD

Now the Netflix Limited Series Unbelievable, starring Toni Collette, Merritt Wever, and Kaitlyn Dever • Two Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists tell the riveting true crime story of a teenager charged with lying about having been raped—and the detectives who followed a winding path to arrive at the truth.“Gripping . . . [with a] John Grisham–worthy twist.”—Emily Bazelon, New York Times Book Review
... En savoir plus
Mansfield's Book of Manly Men

An Utterly Invigorating Guide to Being Your Most Masculine Self

par Stephen Mansfield ...

Discover how to become the man that God has called you to be—a manly man.In Mansfield's Book of Manly Men, join New York Times bestselling author Stephen Mansfield for a journey through millennia of wisdom from some of history's most remarkable men as you resurrect your inborn, timeless, essential, masculine self.The Western world is in a crisis of discarded honor, dubious integrity, and faux ... En savoir plus

$8.99 CAD

Discover how to become the man that God has called you to be—a manly man.In Mansfield's Book of Manly Men, join New York Times bestselling author Stephen Mansfield for a journey through millennia of wisdom from some of history's most remarkable men as you resurrect your inborn, timeless, essential, masculine self.The Western world is in a crisis of discarded honor, dubious integrity, and faux
... En savoir plus
The Dancing Girls of Lahore

Selling Love and Saving Dreams in Pakistan's Pleasure District

par Louise Brown ...

An unforgettable and compassionate look at the lives of the residents of Lahore's pleasure districtThe Dancing Girls of Lahore inhabit the Diamond District in the shadow of a great mosque. The 21st century goes on outside the walls, this ancient quarter, but scarcely registers within. Though their trade can be described with accuracy as prostitution, the dancing girls have an illustrious history: ... En savoir plus

$17.59 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

An unforgettable and compassionate look at the lives of the residents of Lahore's pleasure districtThe Dancing Girls of Lahore inhabit the Diamond District in the shadow of a great mosque. The 21st century goes on outside the walls, this ancient quarter, but scarcely registers within. Though their trade can be described with accuracy as prostitution, the dancing girls have an illustrious history:
... En savoir plus
The Family

A World History

par Mary Jo Maynes, Ann Waltner ...

Collections series New Oxford World History
People have always lived in families, but what that means has varied dramatically across time and cultures. The family is not a "natural" phenomenon but an institution with a dynamic history stretching 10,000 years into the past. Mary Jo Maynes and Ann Waltner tell the story of this fundamental unit from the beginnings of domestication and human settlement. They consider the codification of rules ... En savoir plus

$27.19 CAD

People have always lived in families, but what that means has varied dramatically across time and cultures. The family is not a "natural" phenomenon but an institution with a dynamic history stretching 10,000 years into the past. Mary Jo Maynes and Ann Waltner tell the story of this fundamental unit from the beginnings of domestication and human settlement. They consider the codification of rules
... En savoir plus
The Narrows of Fear (Wapawikoscikanik)

Wapawikoscikanik

par Carol Rose GoldenEagle ...

The Narrows of Fear (Wapawikoscikanik) weaves the stories of a group of women committed to helping one another. Despite abuse experienced by some, both in their own community and in residential schools, these women learn to celebrate their culture, its stories, its dancing, its drums, and its elders. Principal of these elders is Nina, the advisor at the women’s shelter. With the help of Sandy and ... En savoir plus

$9.89 CAD

The Narrows of Fear (Wapawikoscikanik) weaves the stories of a group of women committed to helping one another. Despite abuse experienced by some, both in their own community and in residential schools, these women learn to celebrate their culture, its stories, its dancing, its drums, and its elders. Principal of these elders is Nina, the advisor at the women’s shelter. With the help of Sandy and
... En savoir plus
Heretic's Heart

A Journey through Spirit and Revolution

par Margot Adler ...

Starting in 1964, writes Margot Adler in this dazzling memoir, “I found myself mysteriously at the center of extraordinary events.” Now a correspondent for National Public Radio, Adler was a young woman determined to be taken seriously and to be an agent of change—on her own terms, free from dogma and authoritarian constraints. From campus activism at the University of California at Berkeley to ... En savoir plus

$23.99 CAD

Starting in 1964, writes Margot Adler in this dazzling memoir, “I found myself mysteriously at the center of extraordinary events.” Now a correspondent for National Public Radio, Adler was a young woman determined to be taken seriously and to be an agent of change—on her own terms, free from dogma and authoritarian constraints. From campus activism at the University of California at Berkeley to
... En savoir plus
Queer Villains of Myth and Legend

A Revelry of Queer Rogues and Outlaws Through the Ages

par Dan Jones ...

Every good hero needs a villain! Explore the hidden world of magnetic and mysterious villains, often cast aside and misunderstood in tales of mythology and folklore. Through the pages of Queer Villains of Myth and Legend, discover a diverse community of fascinating characters, ranging from seductive and cunning to powerful and awe-inspiring.Experience the dark allure of Circe and Medusa through to ... En savoir plus

$1.99 CAD

Every good hero needs a villain! Explore the hidden world of magnetic and mysterious villains, often cast aside and misunderstood in tales of mythology and folklore. Through the pages of Queer Villains of Myth and Legend, discover a diverse community of fascinating characters, ranging from seductive and cunning to powerful and awe-inspiring.Experience the dark allure of Circe and Medusa through to
... En savoir plus
Unbroken

My Fight for Survival, Hope, and Justice for Indigenous Women and Girls

par Angela Sterritt ...

"A remarkable life story. . . Angela Sterritt is a formidable storyteller and a passionate advocate."—Cherie Dimaline, author of The Marrow Thieves"Sterritt's story is living proof of how courageous Indigenous women are."—Tanya Talaga, author of Seven Fallen Feathers and All Our RelationsUnbroken is an extraordinary work of memoir and investigative journalism focusing on missing and murdered Indig ... En savoir plus

$21.59 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

"A remarkable life story. . . Angela Sterritt is a formidable storyteller and a passionate advocate."—Cherie Dimaline, author of The Marrow Thieves"Sterritt's story is living proof of how courageous Indigenous women are."—Tanya Talaga, author of Seven Fallen Feathers and All Our RelationsUnbroken is an extraordinary work of memoir and investigative journalism focusing on missing and murdered Indig
... En savoir plus
Witches, Witch-Hunting, and Women

par Silvia Federici ...

We are witnessing a new surge of interpersonal and institutional violence against women, including new witch hunts. This surge of violence has occurred alongside an expansion of capitalist social relations. In this new work that revisits some of the main themes of Caliban and the Witch, Silvia Federici examines the root causes of these developments and outlines the consequences for the women ... En savoir plus

$10.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

We are witnessing a new surge of interpersonal and institutional violence against women, including new witch hunts. This surge of violence has occurred alongside an expansion of capitalist social relations. In this new work that revisits some of the main themes of Caliban and the Witch, Silvia Federici examines the root causes of these developments and outlines the consequences for the women
... En savoir plus
Gender Rituals

Creating a Sacred Space for Your Body, Your Gender, and Your Becoming

par Eli Lawliet PhD ...

**Rituals and practices for reclaiming your gender journey, nurturing trans joy, and coming home to your innate, embodied sacrednessDrawing from his lived experience as a trans person, his training as a gender doula, and years of leading ritual and body-based healing work, Eli Lawliet offers tools for both personal transformation and collective survival—so you can live your gender journey wholly ... En savoir plus

$20.79 CAD

**Rituals and practices for reclaiming your gender journey, nurturing trans joy, and coming home to your innate, embodied sacrednessDrawing from his lived experience as a trans person, his training as a gender doula, and years of leading ritual and body-based healing work, Eli Lawliet offers tools for both personal transformation and collective survival—so you can live your gender journey wholly
... En savoir plus
If Women Rose Rooted

A Life-changing Journey to Authenticity and Belonging

par Sharon Blackie ...

'Mind-blowing. An anthem for all we could be... I sincerely hope every woman who can read has the time and space to read it' Manda Scott, author of Boudica and A Treachery of SpiesA life-changing journey from the wasteland of modern society to a place of nourishment and connection.If Women Rose Rooted has been described as both transformative and essential. Sharon Blackie leads the reader on a ... En savoir plus

$8.69 CAD

'Mind-blowing. An anthem for all we could be... I sincerely hope every woman who can read has the time and space to read it' Manda Scott, author of Boudica and A Treachery of SpiesA life-changing journey from the wasteland of modern society to a place of nourishment and connection.If Women Rose Rooted has been described as both transformative and essential. Sharon Blackie leads the reader on a
... En savoir plus
Bad Gays

A Homosexual History

par Huw Lemmey, Ben Miller ...

These “very funny-deep dives into the lives of the most dastardly queer people in history” offer apassionate argument for rethinking gay politics beyond identity (Vogue).What can we learn from the homosexual villains, failures, and baddies of our past?We all remember Oscar Wilde, but who speaks for Bosie? What about those ‘bad gays’ whose unexemplary lives reveal more than we might expect? Many ... En savoir plus

$11.19 CAD

These “very funny-deep dives into the lives of the most dastardly queer people in history” offer apassionate argument for rethinking gay politics beyond identity (Vogue).What can we learn from the homosexual villains, failures, and baddies of our past?We all remember Oscar Wilde, but who speaks for Bosie? What about those ‘bad gays’ whose unexemplary lives reveal more than we might expect? Many
... En savoir plus
On My Own

The Art of Being a Woman Alone

par Florence Falk ...

At some point over the course of the average American woman’s life, she will find herself alone, whether she is divorced, widowed, single, or in a loveless, isolating relationship. And when that time comes, it is likely that she will be at a loss as to how to handle it. As a society, we have an unspoken but omnipresent belief that a woman alone is an outcast, inherently flawed in some way. In this ... En savoir plus

$10.99 CAD

At some point over the course of the average American woman’s life, she will find herself alone, whether she is divorced, widowed, single, or in a loveless, isolating relationship. And when that time comes, it is likely that she will be at a loss as to how to handle it. As a society, we have an unspoken but omnipresent belief that a woman alone is an outcast, inherently flawed in some way. In this
... En savoir plus
Hags

*SHORTLISTED FOR THE NERO BOOK AWARDS 2023*

par Victoria Smith ...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE NERO PRIZE 2023'A book that could not be more necessary' Observer'Eloquent, clever and devastating' The Times'Deftly illustrates how ageist misogyny remains an acceptable prejudice' GuardianWhat is about women in middle-age and beyond that seems to enrage - almost everyone?In the last few years, as ident... ... En savoir plus

Prix courant $18.99 CAD Maintenant $1.99 CAD

SHORTLISTED FOR THE NERO PRIZE 2023'A book that could not be more necessary' Observer'Eloquent, clever and devastating' The Times'Deftly illustrates how ageist misogyny remains an acceptable prejudice' GuardianWhat is about women in middle-age and beyond that seems to enrage - almost everyone?In the last few years, as ident...
... En savoir plus

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