straight talk for women to stay smart in a dumbed down world
Bloom, Lisa
2011
Lisa Bloom, an American lawyer, journalist, and legal analyst for television, offers advice and guidance for women, discussing aspects of education and culture, and providing tips to reclaim the female brain with a reading list and suggestions for women to become more involved in local, national, and global causes.
Annie O'Sullivan spends a year being held captive by a madman in a remote mountain cabin, and as she recounts the experiences of her captivity and escape to her psychiatrist, she begins to put the pieces of her life back together.
As they attend bridal shower after bridal shower, Isabella, Mary, and Lauren feel like everyone around them is getting married and finding dream jobs, and the three women frantically try to find their own path in life.
Chronicles the life of Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor, discussing her difficult childhood, schooling, activism for civil rights, years as a lawyer, appointment to the Supreme Court, important court decisions, and other related topics.
Chronicles the life of singer Lady Gaga, discussing her childhood, start in the music business, career successes, controversial lyrics, videos, and antics, charity work, fashion statements, and other related topics.
Provides an overview of the life and career of professional golfer Michelle Wie, discussing her childhood, family life, training, amateur and professional accomplishments, and other related topics.
a memoir of my extraordinary, ordinary family and me
Rice, Condoleezza
2010
A memoir in which Condoleezza Rice, who served as National Security Advisor and as Secretary of State during the George W. Bush administrations, looks back over her life, discussing her childhood in Birmingham, Alabama, in the 1950s, her career in education, and her service in the government, and sharing stories of her family.