Professional Women

Sie sind ins All geflogen, haben den Erdball umsegelt und die höchsten Gipfel bestiegen. In allen Ländern, zu allen Zeiten gab es Frauen, die mutige Vorreiter waren, neugierige Entdeckerinnen, kluge Forscherinnen und kreative Genies. Als passionierte Aktivistinnen protestierten und kämpften sie gegen Ungerechtigkeit, als Wissenschaftlerinnen erforschten sie unbekannte Pflanzen und gefährliche Tiere. Dieses Hörbuch versammelt 100 Geschichten über beeindruckende Frauen, die jedem Mädchen Mut machen, an seine Träume zu glauben.

Teva Harrison was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer at the age of 37. In this brilliant and inspiring graphic memoir, she documents through comic illustration and short personal essays what it means to live with the disease.

What happens when a person's reputation has been forever damaged? This riveting biography of Mary Mallon by the Sibert medalist and Newbery Honor winner Susan Bartoletti looks beyond the tabloid scandal of Mary's controversial life. How she was treated by medical and legal officials reveals a lesser-known story of human and constitutional rights, entangled with the science of pathology and enduring questions about who Mary Mallon really was. How did her name become synonymous with deadly disease?

Rosalie Linner hat viel erlebt in der Zeit, da sie als Landhebamme insgesamt über 4000 Kindern ans Licht der Welt half. Eine Fülle von Geschichten, in denen Freud und Leid der Familien oft nah beieinander liegen, kennen viele bereits aus Bänden wie "Tagebuch einer Landhebamme" oder "Als Landhebamme unterwegs". Für dieses Buch hat sie wiederum in Erinnerungen und Aufzeichnungen die interessantesten Begegnungen mit Müttern und Schwiegermüttern, Vätern und Großvätern und vor allem mit den Kleinsten gefunden und für ihre zahlreichen Leser niedergeschrieben.

Was auf dem Land rund um die Geburt von Kindern so alles geschieht, wie sich eine beherzte Hebamme manchmal zum Wohle von Mutter und Kind in das Eheleben einmischen muss, welche Familie an weiteren Kindern besonders schwer trägt und wo trotz aller Mühsal doch Frieden und Harmonie herrschen, dies erzählt Rosalie Linner in einem neuen Band ihrer überaus beliebten Landhebammen-Geschichten. Alle Schilderungen beruhen auf den wahren Erlebnissen der Autorin. Und auch viele Jahre später empfand sie für viele Kinder noch eine besondere Fürsorge und nahm Anteil an deren weiterem Schicksal.

FEAT DESCRosalie Linner hat mit ihren beiden Büchern "Tagebuch einer Landhebamme" und "Als Landhebamme unterwegs" viele begeisterte Leserinnen und Leser gefunden. Ihr drittes autobiographisches Werk enthält neue, bisher unveröffentlichte Texte über ihre Arbeit als Landhebamme. Die Autorin schildert darin nicht nur die Freuden und Leiden, sondern auch die Tücken, die ihr oft gar nicht einfacher Beruf mit sich brachte.

Autobiografia Marii Skłodowskiej-Curie to rzeczowa relacja z życia dwukrotnej laureatki nagrody Nobla. Autorka stawia na odtworzenie faktów, dzielenie się swoimi przemyśleniami, unikając przy tym górnolotnych słów i wygładzonej autokreacji. Jej opowieść daleka jest od stawiania sobie pomnika i budowania mitu. Skłodowska jako pisarka nie przestaje nigdy być naukowcem. Publikacja maluje obraz lat dzieciństwa i dorastania w Polsce w czasach zaborów. Odtwarza późniejsze życie obdarzonej wybitnym umysłem emigrantki, która za sprawą pracowitości i konsekwencji zostaje wybitną uczoną.

"From HOE to CEO! Never Out the Game..The Game Just Changes!" is a raw, gripping, and unfiltered account of survival, reinvention, and triumph. In this book, Dr. Audra stance doesn't tell her story--she dares you to feel it. From the dark corners of the streets to the bright lights of boardrooms, her life is a testimony that rock bottom can be the launchpad to your destiny.

"No women need apply." These four discouraging words of admonition often greeted female physicians looking for jobs in the frontier-era West. Despite the dire need for medical help, it seemed most trappers, miners, and emigrants would rather suffer and die than be treated by a female doctor. Nevertheless dozens of highly trained women headed West, where they endured hardship and prejudice as they set broken limbs, performed operations, delivered generations of babies - and solidified a place for women in the medical field.

A thorough and compelling biography of the life and career of late Supreme Court Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg, from birth to her passing in late 2020. Although there are many lawmakers in American history, few are as well-known as feminist icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Dubbed “The Notorious RBG” by members of the public, Ginsburg left behind an incredible legacy by the time she passed in late 2020.

This bundle contains both Mae Jemison: An Extraordinary Life and Serena Williams: An Extraordinary Life. Learn from the lives of two extremely successful, intelligent, inspirational women.

Casey Mackinlay’s recollection on beating life’s unforeseen challenges and her journey to success, Girls Don’t Lay Bricks is an inspiring yet humble and practical distillation of all the successful tactics, concepts, and reflections that took one hungry teenage mother from a young bricklayer to CEO. If you aspire to more than where you are at, to pave your own path to success, or simply need a dose of inspiration for business, then this is a must-listen.

Let’s face it: Every entrepreneur isn’t the next Mark Zuckerberg, and every new business isn’t Uber. But that doesn’t mean that they can’t be. Venture Forward is a collection of real-world stories from innovative founders of successful businesses gathered in one place. It shows new entrepreneurs that they’re not alone in their endeavors, and they’re not destined to fail (at least, not forever).

Altro che principesse, le bambine da grandi vogliono fare le astrofisiche! Questo audiolibro raccoglie venti storie di donne straordinarie che con intelligenza, amore, perseveranza e passione hanno contribuito all'avanzamento della scienza e del progresso umano. Dall’autrice bestseller di "L'incredibile cena dei fisici quantistici", il racconto accurato e appassionante dell'universo femminile della scienza: Samantha Cristoforetti, Marie Curie, Margherita Hack, Rita Levi-Montalcini, Maria Montessori, Ada Lovelace, Ipazia e altre.

Before she even turned 40, Florence Nightingale was the darling of the British public, the heroine of the Crimea. She could have sailed home to England and comfortably lived out her days. Instead she conducted a postmortem on every moment of her wartime service. She sought to broadcast her mistakes so everyone would understand what happens in unsanitary medical facilities. One hundred and fifty years ago, the respect we now have for nurses and the intense training that nurses must undergo was nothing but a seed in Florence Nightingale's imagination.

"One day, one of Bozana's Skojo's friends told her she was 'a good poor'. Bewildered by the words at first, Bozana gradually came to realize they really did describe her - someone who was never overcome by adversity, but who fixed up her hair, put on a little lipstick and her 'game face' to work her way out of any difficulties that fate tossed her way. She realized it was a strategy for living that could apply to any situation.

Called the “Queen of Beauty” and the most influential lone woman to impact the beauty industry since Estée Lauder by The New York Times, Leslie Blodgett’s story is anything but ordinary. As the CEO of BareMinerals, she reinvented how beauty was sold by tapping into the power of community before the idea of social media existed. In 2006, Blodgett took the company public in one of the largest cosmetic IPOs of the decade, and in 2010, the company was acquired for $1.8 billion. Pretty Good Advice is her next chapter.

After decades of success, which earned her innumerable professional accolades and awards, Mo is focused on the future. She continues to nurture the Keller Williams culture through training, coaching and consulting with Keller Williams associates and leaders. Her most recent and exciting endeavor has been writing this book: A Joy-filled Life, which she is currently touring North America and speaking about.

"I dissent - Ich widerspreche." - diese Worte haben sie berühmt gemacht. Ruth Bader Ginsburg hat die Welt verändert. Die zierliche Richterin am Obersten Gerichtshof der USA war moralischer Kompass und feministische Ikone der Millennials - geschätzt, mitunter auch gefürchtet für ihren messerscharfen Verstand, ihren Witz und ihren Kampfgeist. Zeit ihres Lebens hat sie unbeirrt für Gerechtigkeit gekämpft.

A deathbed request inspires an army nurse to tell the truth about the war. He Called Me Lieutenant Angel speaks to you with the insistent voice of love, hope and redemption, from the intensive care ward of a Vietnam hospital. It is a story of strength and enlightenment, a tribute to all the extraordinary young soldiers and nurses who share the intimate, final moments of life.