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None of us are exempt from the difficulties that life can sometimes bring. Unforeseen and unfavorable circumstances can change our realities so significantly that our entire being is fundamentally changed forever.

Há um século era certo que uma mulher formada tinha que escolher entre ter uma carreira ou uma família. Já no século XXI, as mulheres estão se formando no nível superior em números recordes, alcançando os principais títulos de pós-graduação e os cargos mais altos em maior escala. Elas têm melhores condições para seguir carreiras de longo prazo, e um maior número delas está tendo mais filhos. Como explicar, então, o persistente hiato salarial entre homens e mulheres?

Maureen Sherry’s funny insider novel about a female Wall Street executive also trying to be a mother and a wife is a “compulsively readable…cheeky—and at times, romantic—battle-cry for any woman who’s ever strived to have it all and been told by a man that she couldn’t”...

Why do women find work-life balance so hard? Why is having it all such an elusive quest? Why haven't women achieved equality yet in the leadership ranks? Authors Jodi Ecker Detjen, Michelle A. Waters, and Kelly Watson probe these questions and more in this highly anticipated new book: The Orange Line™: A Woman's Guide to Integrating Career, Family & Life.

The #1 New York Times bestselling advice guru, Dr. Phil McGraw, presents a practical and inspiring guide to overcoming life’s seven biggest crises. Sooner or later, every adult faces a potentially devastating situation. Dealing with the stress of a traumatic event—whether it’s the loss of...

Every novelist dreams of it--writing the book that rockets to the top of the bestseller lists. Now, they can see how it's done, up close, in an audiobook by an agent who has sold manuscripts that turned into hits. Here Albert Zuckerman covers the essential elements of the blockbuster novel and...

“A deeply felt meditation on the vital role of passion in good teaching”—with useful samples, interviews, and advice (Anthony Rotundo, The Washington Post) Every teacher can be a passionate teacher—one who engages young people in the excitement of learning and ideas—if teaching is...

Existe una ingente cantidad de datos históricos disponibles sobre la incorporación de la mujer al mercado laboral, pero nadie antes de Claudia Goldin se había detenido a analizarlos. Los resultados de esta investigación pionera, realizada durante décadas y basada en información que se remonta a hace más de un siglo, dan lugar a un nuevo relato, revelador y muy ameno, de nuestro viaje hacia la equidad y de los orígenes de la gran brecha que aún impide a muchas mujeres y madres bien formadas incorporarse al mercado laboral en igualdad de condiciones con respecto a los hombres.

Three of Dr. Laura’s Ten Stupid Things audios, all on CD and in one box. Three of Dr. Laura’s very popular backlist titles available for the first time on CD in a box set, Ten Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up Their Relationships, Dr. Laura uses real-world examples to take a clear-eyed look...

Workaholic attorney Samantha Sweeting has just done the unthinkable. She’s made a mistake so huge, it’ll wreck any chance of a partnership. Going into utter meltdown, she walks out of her London office, gets on a train, and ends up in the middle of nowhere. Asking for directions at a big...

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Party Crasher and Love Your Life comes a novel with the same wicked humor, buoyant charm, and optimism as her beloved Shopaholic series. “Sophie Kinsella keeps her finger on the cultural pulse, while leaving...

"If Mr. and Mrs. Smith had kids and wrote a parenting book, this is what you'd get: a practical guide for how to utilize key spy tactics to teach kids important life skills--from self-defense to effective communication to conflict resolution." --Working Mother Christina was a single, successful...

What tools do you rely on to overcome life's most pressing challenges when your career, family, and life are on the line? The Moment That Defines Your Life ignites positive behavioral change to successfully address life's most trying circumstances. Filled with potent and practical calls to action, this book tells the story of ten people who developed the courage and conviction to overcome life's most frightening events and share their extraordinary stories of transformation.

A candid, humorous, and heartfelt guide to self-care in motherhood from a meditation expert and mother-of-five. Managing the Motherload is a practical system for sanity from a happy, ultra-productive, and sometimes tired mother of five. This four-part system will help readers create a life that...

Brought to you by Penguin. Survive and thrive in uncertain times by listening to the insights and inspirational ideas of world-leading experts on staying calm, focused and in control, brought to you by Penguin. Too much time on your hands? Too busy to think? Too tired to do anything? Too anxious?...

Executive Motherhood provides a one-of-a-kind toolkit for women who want to upgrade both their professional ambitions and their family lives. Ashley Quinto Powell combines 20 years of experience as an entrepreneur and executive, 10 years of raising two stellar kids, and the satisfaction of being married to a very hunky husband to the inspiring stories, practical tips, and unparalleled advice contained within.

Currently, in the United States alone, nearly 250,000 women under age 40 are living with breast cancer. This year, approximately 11,000 women under age 40 will be diagnosed with breast cancer, and close to 1,300 will die. For women in their twenties and thirties, being diagnosed with breast cancer is a vastly different experience than for their older counterparts. I'm Too Young considers how breast cancer affects young women's lives: their career goals, health insurance coverage, career changes, education, and shifting work/life priorities.

Lola Benson had put off settling down and having a family for the sake of her career and despite pressures from her family and loved ones, she sees no reason to relent until circumstances force her to have a rethink. How do a female executive find love before its too late amidst strict work ethics, coupled with a fiercely independent spirit.

The creator of the viral hit ""Empathy Cards"" teams up with a compassion expert to produce a guide to help you increase your emotional intelligence and learn how to offer comfort and support when someone you know is in pain. When someone you know is hurting, you want to let her know that you...

In this effervescent millennial coming-of-age novel, a woman accidentally upends her entire life after a disconcerting tarot reading Everyone knows the death card in a tarot reading isn’t a literal death sentence. Well, everyone except Becky. Becky is not doing well. Her dreaded thirtieth...