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by Kara Cooney

This riveting narrative explores the lives of six remarkable female pharaohs, from Hatshepsut to Cleopatra-women who ruled with real power-and shines a piercing light on our own perceptions of women in power today.

Female rulers are a rare phenomenon-but thousands of years ago in ancient Egypt, women reigned supreme. Regularly, repeatedly, and with impunity, queens like Hatshepsut, Nefertiti, and Cleopatra controlled the totalitarian state as power-brokers and rulers. But throughout human history, women in positions of power were more often used as political pawns in a male-dominated society. What was so special about ancient Egypt that provided women this kind of access to the highest political office? What was it about these women that allowed them to transcend patriarchal obstacles? What did Egypt gain from its liberal reliance on female leadership, and could today’s world learn from its example?

Celebrated Egyptologist Kara Cooney delivers a fascinating tale of female power, exploring the reasons why it has seldom been allowed through the ages, and why we should care.

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Cómo Empezar a ser Verdaderamente tú y Darte el Permiso de Brillar

by Laura Chica

La psicóloga Laura Chica ha escrito un libro liberador. Aprende a desechar tus máscaras y quédate con lo verdadero, desnuda frente a frente con lo que eres en esencia.

Conocerte.
Amar tus diferencias.
Honrar tu historia.
Romper patrones.
Soltar miedos aprendidos.
Cuestionar creencias.
Descubrir lealtades familiares.
Crear tu propio camino.

Darte cuenta de que tu vida no es tan tuya como creías, y que cada día tienes la oportunidad de reencontrarte contigo, desnudarte de todo lo que no eres tú y darte el permiso SER.

Ser auténtica es el mayor acto de amor que puedes hacer por ti, desde el respeto, la confianza y el auto amor. Quizá ha llegado el momento de ser verdaderamente tú. Quizá ha llegado el momento de brillar siendo auténtica .

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

Psychologist Laura Chica has written a liberating book. Learn how to get rid of your masks and keep what’s true, bare before the essence of who you are.

Know yourself.
Love your differences.
Honor your history.
Break patterns.
Let go of learned fears.
Question beliefs.
Find family loyalties.
Carve your own path.

Realize your life does not belong to you as much as you thought, and that everyday you have an opportunity to reconnect with yourself, strip off everything you are not, and give yourself permission to BE.

Being authentic is the greatest act of love you can do for yourself, from a place of respect, trust, and self-love. Perhaps it is time to be the real you. Perhaps it is time to cast an authentic light.

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Marianne Daventry haría cualquier cosa para escapar del aburrimiento de Bath y las atenciones amorosas de un cretino que no le interesa en absoluto.

Así que cuando le llega una invitación de su hermana gemela, Cecily, para que se una a ella en una maravillosa casa de campo, aprovecha la oportunidad. Por fin podrá relajarse y disfrutar del campo, que tanto le gusta, mientras su hermana se las arregla para librarse de las atenciones del guapo heredero de Edenbrooke.

Sin embargo, Marianne acabará por descubrir que incluso los mejores planes pueden salir mal: primero será un aterrador encuentro con un salteador de caminos, después un coqueteo aparentemente inofensivo… el caso es que, al final, Marianne se verá envuelta en una inesperada aventura llena de intriga y de amor, tan apasionante que no podrá dar descanso a su mente.

¿Será capaz de controlar su corazón traidor o caerá rendida ante un misterioso desconocido? Está claro, el destino quiere para Marianne algo distinto a lo que ella había planeado al ir a Edenbrooke.

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by Julianne Donaldson

Marianne Daventry would do anything to escape the boredom of Bath and the amorous attentions of a cretin she has absolutely no interest in.

So when an invitation arrives from her twin sister, Cecily, to join her at a wonderful country house, she jumps at the chance. At last she will be able to relax and enjoy the countryside, which she loves so much, while her sister manages to free herself from the attentions of the handsome heir of Edenbrooke.

However, Marianne will eventually discover that even the best laid plans can go wrong: first a terrifying encounter with a highwayman, then an apparently harmless flirtation… in the end, Marianne will find herself involved in an unexpected adventure full of intrigue and love, so passionate that she will not be able to give her mind a rest.

Will she be able to control her treacherous heart or will she fall for a mysterious stranger? It is clear that fate wants something different for Marianne than what she had planned when she went to Edenbrooke.

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Marianne Daventry haría cualquier cosa para escapar del aburrimiento de Bath y las atenciones amorosas de un cretino que no le interesa en absoluto.

Así que cuando le llega una invitación de su hermana gemela, Cecily, para que se una a ella en una maravillosa casa de campo, aprovecha la oportunidad. Por fin podrá relajarse y disfrutar del campo, que tanto le gusta, mientras su hermana se las arregla para librarse de las atenciones del guapo heredero de Edenbrooke.

Sin embargo, Marianne acabará por descubrir que incluso los mejores planes pueden salir mal: primero será un aterrador encuentro con un salteador de caminos, después un coqueteo aparentemente inofensivo… el caso es que, al final, Marianne se verá envuelta en una inesperada aventura llena de intriga y de amor, tan apasionante que no podrá dar descanso a su mente.

¿Será capaz de controlar su corazón traidor o caerá rendida ante un misterioso desconocido? Está claro, el destino quiere para Marianne algo distinto a lo que ella había planeado al ir a Edenbrooke.

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by José Antonio Lucero

Tras su exitoso debut con La vida en un minuto, en esta emotiva novela José Antonio Lucero nos descubre la valiosa figura de las madrinas de guerra y su olvidado papel en la Guerra Civil.

¿Puede una carta de amor cambiar una vida o detener una guerra? ¿Esperarías esas palabras hasta el final de tus días?

Madrid, 1936. Aurora acaba de cumplir la mayoría de edad y ejerce como enfermera en una ciudad convulsa que resiste al fuego y a las bombas de la guerra. En este clima de violencia, decide contribuir a la esperanza en el frente republicano y comienza a escribirse con un joven soldado, Teófilo, convirtiéndose así -como otras muchas mujeres de la época- en madrina de guerra.

En cada carta, los jóvenes encontrarán un refugio donde expresar los miedos y secretos que no pueden decir en voz alta al tiempo que descubren un amor que nunca imaginaron. Sin embargo, en una guerra repleta de intrigas y espionaje, en la que todo el mundo es sospechoso, la palabra escrita puede ser el arma más peligrosa…

Cuando años después, aislado en el silencio de la posguerra, Teófilo averigua que Aurora sigue con vida, no duda en intentar recuperar a la persona que, entre el fuego y la pólvora, hizo florecer en él el amor, la calma y la paz.

Este relato supone un homenaje a todas aquellas mujeres que tomaron la palabra como fusil y consiguieron hacer crecer en la línea de fuego la fortaleza y la esperanza de los soldados.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

After his successful debut with Life in a Minute, José Antonio Lucero reveals the valuable figure of the “godmothers of war” and the forgotten role they played in the Spanish Civil War.
 
Can a love letter change a life? Could it stop a war? Would you wait for that letter until your last day?
 
Madrid, 1936. Aurora has just come of age. She works as a nurse in a city resisting fire and bombings. Amidst the violence, she decides to bring hope to the republican front, corresponding with a young soldier, Teófilo, thus becoming (like many other women then) a “war godmother”.

In every letter, these youngsters find refuge. In them, they can express what they cannot say out loud, while discovering a love they never imagined. But in a war in which everyone could be a spy, written words can be exceptionally dangerous.

Years later, in the silence of the post-war period, Teófilo finds out that Aurora is still alive. He immediately tries to bring the person who gave him love and peace, despite the fire and gunpowder, back into his life.

This story is a tribute to all those women who took the floor as a rifle and managed to make the strength and hope of the soldiers grow in the line of fire.

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by Curtis Sittenfeld

Sally Milz is a sketch writer for The Night Owls, a late-night live comedy show that airs every Saturday . With a couple of heartbreaks under her belt, she’s long abandoned the search for love, settling instead for the occasional hook-up, career success, and a close relationship with her stepfather to round out a satisfying life.

But when Sally’s friend and fellow writer Danny Horst begins dating Annabel, a glamorous actress who guest-hosted the show, he joins the not-so-exclusive group of talented but average-looking and even dorky men at the show–and in society at large–who’ve gotten romantically involved with incredibly beautiful and accomplished women. Sally channels her annoyance into a sketch called The Danny Horst Rule, poking fun at this phenomenon while underscoring how unlikely it is that the reverse would ever happen for a woman.

Enter Noah Brewster, a pop music sensation with a reputation for dating models, who signed on as both host and musical guest for this week’s show. Dazzled by his charms, Sally hits it off with Noah instantly, and as they collaborate on one sketch after another, she begins to wonder if there might actually be sparks flying. But this isn’t a romantic comedy–it’s real life. And in real life, someone like him would never date someone like her . . . right?

With her keen observations and trademark ability to bring complex women to life on the page, Curtis Sittenfeld explores the neurosis-inducing and heart-fluttering wonder of love, while slyly dissecting the social rituals of romance and gender relations in the modern age.

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by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one is more astounded than Monique herself. Why her? Why now?

Monique is not exactly on top of the world. Her husband has left her, and her professional life is going nowhere. Regardless of why Evelyn has selected her to write her biography, Monique is determined to use this opportunity to jumpstart her career.

Summoned to Evelyn’s luxurious apartment, Monique listens in fascination as the actress tells her story. From making her way to Los Angeles in the 1950s to her decision to leave show business in the ’80s, and, of course, the seven husbands along the way, Evelyn unspools a tale of ruthless ambition, unexpected friendship, and a great forbidden love. Monique begins to feel a very real connection to the legendary star, but as Evelyn’s story near its conclusion, it becomes clear that her life intersects with Monique’s own in tragic and irreversible ways.

“Heartbreaking, yet beautiful” (Jamie Blynn, Us Weekly), The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is “Tinseltown drama at its finest” (Redbook): a mesmerizing journey through the splendor of old Hollywood into the harsh realities of the present day as two women struggle with what it means–and what it costs–to face the truth.

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