A lighthearted celebration of the contributions of women in male-dominated arenas features essays on a range of topics, from computer technology and Dungeons and Dragons to comic books and cyberlaw, in an anthology that includes pieces by such contributors as Ellen Spertus, Wendy Seltzer, and Devin Grayson. Original.
Mainstream society has often had a deeply rooted fear of intelligent women. Why do brilliant women make society ill at ease? Focusing on the US, Sherrie Inness and contributors explore this question in the context of the last two decades, arguing that more intelligent women are appearing in popular culture than ever before.
When Cosmo Greco gets laid off from his job, he takes up his sister on her offer to drive with her to Portland. A near fatal car accident in the beginning of the trip wakes him up to the fragility of life and to the fact that he's been leading a dull, mediocre existence. Characters he meets along the way further open his eyes. But his pragmatic nature and his fears come into play and he's conflicted about whether to go back to his old way of life or to go forward in his journey of self-discovery. His inner conflict grows when he learns that the lay-off is ending and he's been invited to interview for a promotional job. Will he be able to take the leap of faith and find true happiness? Read this book and find out while going on a magical, spirited road trip filled with quirky characters, humor, inspiration and vividly painted landscape. "a soaring story," Midwest Book Review "a transformative road trip," Kirkus Reviews
Ray Caster is a regular guy who drew the short stick on life. He works in a miserable office doing a miserable job. He gets no respect from his co-workers. For that matter, he gets no respect from his friends. Caster's existence is one pathetic downward spiral of TiVo and fast food until the day his life is turned upside-down by a goddess from an auto parts store. With its snappy, conversational writing style, Caster's Blog captures the comedy and tragedy of geek life from a first-hand perspective. To learn more about Caster's Blog, or to download the entire book as a free PDF, visit CastersBlog.com.
Kendra, the most popular girl in school, decides to make Reagan part of her elite crew. But Reagan finds that acceptance has a steep price, as her new friends make life miserable for anyone who gets in their way. And after a tragic accident and party gone too far, can Reagan make the right choices? The twelfth book in the TrueColors fiction series, Harsh Pink goes deeper into important teen issues such as peer pressure, relationships, identity, and values.
In Girl Walking Backwards, Skye wants what all teenagers want--to survive high school. She lives in Southern California, though, which is making that difficult. Her mother has fallen victim to the pseudo-New Age culture and insists on dragging her to consciousness-raising workshops and hypnotists. As if this weren't difficult enough, Skye falls in love with Jessica, a troubled gothic punk girl who cuts herself regularly with sharp objects. When she finds her boyfriend having sex with Jessica in a bathroom stall at a rave, her romantic illusions collapse and she has to face the fact that she's been running away from her mother's insanity. Right when things look their worst though, Skye is helped by Mol, a pagan who becomes her true friend, and Lorri, a graceful volleyball player with whom she finds real love. From them she learns how to feel authentic emotions in a culture of poseurs and New Age charlatans. In this anti-coming-of-age novel by Bett Williams, where growing up is irrelevant, this is the best gift of all.
This is a job-finder book for different groups of people like: minority (Asian, Black, Hispanic) young people (24 and under) women older people criminal record GLBTQ new immigrants Native veteran disabled I provide information, job websites and organizations for the main types of people. The 54 volumes are as follows: Volume 1. A Minority Business-Job Guide Volume 2. A Diversity Job Guide 1 Volume 3. A Diversity Job Guide 2 Volume 4. A Diversity Job Guide 3 Volume 5. A Diversity Job Guide 4 Volume 6. A Diversity Job Guide 4 Volume 7. A Diversity Workplace Guide Volume 8. A Canada Diversity Job Guide Volume 9. An Employment Law Guide web.archive.org/web/20170120174732/http://www.jobboardreviews.com/jobboardreviews/job-boards/diversity_c361 Volume 10. A Foreign Language Teaching-Translation Job Guide Volume 11. An African-American/ Black Resource Guide Volume 12. A Latino U.S. Job Guide Volume 13. A Jewish Resource Guide Volume 14. An Arab-Moslem Resource Guide Volume 15. A Criminal Record Job Guide Volume 16. An Ex-Offender Guide by U.S. State at careeronestop Volume 17. A Gay-Lesbian-Transgender-Business-Job Guide Volume 18. A Gay Student Guide Volume 19. A Native-Indigenous-Indian People Guide Volume 20. An Asian-American Job-Culture Guide Volume 21. A World Multiculture Guide Volume 22. A Non-Christian Religion Guide Volume 23. A Christian Website Guide Volume 24. A Woman’s Business Guide Volume 25. A Woman’s Job Guide 1 Volume 26. A Woman’s Job Guide 2 Volume 27. A Woman’s Science-Technology-Engineering Job Guide Volume 28. A Woman’s Money Guide Volume 29. A Career Exploration Guide for Young People Volume 30. A Young Person Business-Job Guide 1 Volume 31. A Young Person Business-Job Guide 2 Volume 32. A Young Adult-Entry Level-College Student Job Guide Volume 33. A College Career Center Website Guide Volume 34. A U.S. College Website Guide in Alphabetical Order Volume 35. Education and Job Websites by U.S. State Volume 36. A Job Website Guide for Young People from sc.edu/career Volume 37. A Canada Youth Job-Business Guide Volume 38. A Canadian College Career Center and Job Website Guide Volume 39. A Canada-United States Summer Job Guide Volume 40. A Young Person’s Money Guide Volume 41. An Internship Guide Volume 42. A World Internship Guide Volume 43. A Volunteer Guide Volume 44. Volunteer with Animals Guide Volume 45. A Career Change Job Guide Volume 46. An Older Person Job Guide Volume 47. A Military Job Guide ...
She’s disposable… and she knows it. A survivor of too many foster homes, B.J. Larson is content living in a youth center where your status is determined by how long your arrest record is. And hers is lengthy. Then she’s placed in her 13th foster home in the small town of Stewart Falls, Washington - with foster parents who will “love” her, not just the money the state pays for her care. B.J. knows kids like her never get “real homes,” much less “real families.” She's not stone stupid. She knows a scam when she sees one but if these new foster parents want to pay her for grades and trying new things, she'll get the A's... Ah heck, she'll even be a cheerleader!
A guide to using App Inventor to create Android applications presents step-by-step instructions for a variety of projects, including creating location-aware apps, data storage, and decision-making apps.
In Smart Chicks on Screen: Representing Women's Intellect in Film and Television, Laura Mattoon D’Amore brings together a collection of essays that examine the disparate portrayals of beauty and brains in film and television. This text will be of interest to scholars of film and television, communications, and women’s studies, to name a few.
When a batch of his experimental sweets goes wrong at the McBudge Confectionery Company, Archie needs a distraction. And when he hears about a book of magical wisdom lost in a tunnel beneath the mountains, Archie is determined to find it. It's DEFINITELY so he can be the best magical guardian of Dundoodle that he can be and DEFINITELY NOT so he can turn tree branches into flying surfboards. Only trouble is, the key to open the tunnel was broken into four pieces hundreds of years ago and hidden. Archie, Fliss and Billy set out to find the pieces of the key, but why was the tunnel sealed off in the first place? And what is the deep, sinister, MOUNTAINOUS voice Archie keeps hearing on the wind? David O'Connell, author of The Chocolate Factory Ghost, returns with the latest adventure in his madcap magical mystery series for anyone who loves monsters, puzzles and SWEETS.
A novel that explores the surprising ways that families—even the most fractured—can save each other, over and over again by the author of Finding Georgina. Julia Maxton can’t imagine anything worse than losing one of her three daughters—until the day seventeen-year-old Haley runs a stop sign, killing her younger sister Caitlin. Six weeks after the crash, the family is falling apart. Julia struggles not to show hostility toward Haley, but her deep-rooted anger won’t go away. Her husband, Ben, has drifted away emotionally. Their youngest daughter, Izzy, is lost in the shuffle. And despite Haley’s insistence that she’s fine, her actions scream otherwise. Fearing that she’s about to lose a second child, Julia decides to take Haley on a cross-country drive. Maybe somewhere between Nevada and Maine they can bridge the gulf between them. But first there will be painful questions to face—is Julia a good mother? Did she secretly love responsible, respectful Caitlin more than defiant Haley? Can Haley ever find peace with her mother—and herself—again? In Colleen Faulkner’s most thought-provoking and complex novel to date, an unthinkable tragedy becomes the starting place for a powerful journey toward healing and hope. Praise for Colleen Faulkner’s Just Like Other Daughters “This deeply moving story of maternal love and renewal will touch your heart. It’s a celebration of the capacity of the human heart to heal itself and embrace change, beautifully written with rare insight.”—Susan Wiggs, #1 New York Times–bestselling author “Be prepared to weep tears of sorrow as well as tears of joy. This is a novel you won’t soon forget.” —Holly Chamberlin, author of Barefoot in the Sand
