A Woman Without a Man Is Like a Fish Without a Bicycle
Author: Margie Melvin
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Published: 2009-02-10
Total Pages: 72
ISBN-13: 1467054046
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Margie Melvin
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Published: 2009-02-10
Total Pages: 72
ISBN-13: 1467054046
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Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2012-05-22
Total Pages: 310
ISBN-13: 0300136021
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Collects more than 1,400 English-language proverbs that arose in the 20th and 21st centuries, organized alphabetically by key words and including information on date of origin, history and meaning.
Author: Wolfgang Mieder
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Published: 2014-10-30
Total Pages: 480
ISBN-13: 1626743037
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The thirteen chapters of this book comprise an intriguing and informative entry into the world of proverb scholarship, illustrating that proverbs have always been and continue to be wisdom's international currency. The first section of the book focuses on the field of paremiology (proverb studies) in general, the spread of Anglo-American proverbs in Europe, and the phenomenon of modern proverbs. The second section analyzes the use of proverbs in the world of politics, including a chapter on President Obama, while the third concentrates on the uses of proverbs in literature. The final section ends with detailed cultural studies of the origin, history, dissemination, use, function, and meaning of specific proverbs. Noted scholar Wolfgang Mieder shows that proverbs matter in culture, literature, and politics. Proverbs remain part and parcel of oral and written communication, and, he demonstrates, they deserve to be studied from a range of viewpoints. While various chapters deal with a variety of issues and approaches, they cohere through a rhetorical perspective that looks at the text, texture, and context of proverbs as speech acts that make a noteworthy impact on culture and society. Whether proverbs appear in everyday speech, on the radio, on television, in films, on the pages of newspapers or magazines, in advertisements, in literary works, or in political speeches, they serve as formulaic verbal devices to add authoritative weight through tradition, convention, and wisdom.
Author: Catherine Gourley
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
Published: 2008-01-01
Total Pages: 148
ISBN-13: 0822568063
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Examines the symbols that defined perceptions of women during the 1970s through the 1990s and how they brought about major changes for women.
Author: Jennifer Baumgardner
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2008-03-04
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9780374531089
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →For author and activist Baumgardner, bisexuality has always been more than the "sexual non-preference of the '90s." Here she takes a close look at gay and bisexual people on the national cultural stage and the issues their growing visibility raises. In a society supposedly grown more open and accepting, what can it mean that bisexuality continues to be marginalized by both gay and straight cultures, and dismissed either as a phase or, worse, a cop-out? Baumgardner discusses her own experience as a bisexual, and the struggle she's undergone to reconcile the privilege of a woman who is perceived as straight, and the empowerment and satisfaction she's derived from her relationships with women. Her book is a study in bisexual lives lived secretly and openly, and an exploration of the lessons learned by writers, artists, and activists who have refused the either/or paradigm defended by both gay and straight communities.--From publisher description.
Author: Suzanne Mathis McQueen
Publisher:
Published: 2012-09
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780985895501
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →4 Seasons in 4 Weeks (4s4w) is a non-technical and symbolic journey through the 28 days of the female hormonal experience. It reveals a logical and predictable blueprint for optimizing rest, love, leadership, and problem-solving a remarkable monthly sequence that can be tapped into throughout a woman's lifetime. Using language and images that are clear, comfortable, and positive, this exquisite book sheds light on the true nature of the organic feminine rhythm and allows both women and men to embrace it with grace and ease.
Author: Margie Melvin
Publisher:
Published: 2008-04-08
Total Pages: 68
ISBN-13: 9781438931487
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A humorous reflection about men, based on 20 years of dating and marriage.
Author: Wolfgang Mieder
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Published: 2021-09-17
Total Pages: 241
ISBN-13: 1800731329
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Dictionary of Authentic American Proverbs offers a comprehensive reference guide for distinctly American proverbs. Compiled by Wolfgang Mieder, a key figure in the field of proverb studies, this compendium features nearly 1,500 proverbs with American origins, spanning the 17th century to present day, including a scholarly introduction exploring the history of proverbs in America, the structure and variants of these proverbs, known authors and sources, and cultural values expressed in these proverbs. Along with a comprehensive bibliography of proverb collections and interpretive scholarship, this dictionary offers a glimpse into the history of American social and cultural attitudes through uniquely American language.
Author: Steve Nakamoto
Publisher: Steve Nakamoto
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 206
ISBN-13: 0967089328
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Linda Silver Dranoff
Publisher: Second Story Press
Published: 2017-04-13
Total Pages: 376
ISBN-13: 1772600237
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →An eyewitness account of the revolution in women’s rights under the law. Lawyer, activist, and former Chatelaine legal columnist Linda Silver Dranoff details her own trailblazing journey from a traditional 1950s childhood to the battlegrounds of the courts of law and the halls of power where she and a generation of women lawyers, supporting a larger feminist movement, championed the rights of Canadian women and families. Through a combination of memoir and social history, Dranoff brings to life the struggles around family law, pay and employment equity, violence against women, abortion rights, childcare, pension rights, political engagement, public policy, and access to legal justice. From backroom battles to public and private protest, the stories are inspiring. Fairly Equal reminds us of the importance of remaining vigilant about our rights. Knowing what Dranoff’s generation of women lawyers and activists achieved, and how easily it can be taken away, we are encouraged in sisterhood and solidarity to ensure that the many hard-won gains of the feminist movement are maintained and expanded for the women who follow.