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Featuring the work of: Patty Stonefish, Allie Vasquez, Mia Casesa, Darcie Little Badger, Tara Ogaick, Kimberly Robertson, Barbara Kenmille, Maria Wolf Lopez, Tatum Bowie, Jackie Fawn, Rebecca Roanhorse, Carolyn Dunn, Nashoba Dunn-Anderson, and more, this anthology is an important addition to the current conversation about violence against women, especially Native women.-from publisher's website.
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""A fighting machine" was one of the terms folks used for Quentin Reed. He was "a man born for trouble" because he seemed, through no conscious effort, to gravitate to it, to fall into the middle of it, especially if a beautiful woman was involved. When Quentin Reed won control of the only freight line to the White River Indian Agency from James Otis, he unwittingly forced into motion one of the vilest schemes for frontier plunder ever conceived....
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Approximately 15 million adolescent girls worldwide have experienced sexual abuse, and only one percent of this number has ever sought professional help. There is the fear of being just a girl, and the question of belief in a story told by one who has only been through a trauma. The girl child has quietly sought that one weapon to fight this, yet the cycle continues until we know we need to change the status quo. Emerge is a collection of untold stories...
388) Johanna's bridegroom
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"Johanna's Bridegroom by Emma Miller: Johanna Yoder stuns Roland Byler when she asks him to be her husband--in a marriage of convenience. With both of them widowed single parents, why shouldn't their families become one? But Roland has never forgotten his long-ago love for her and he's determined to woo the stubborn Johanna and convince her to accept his offer of happily-ever-after."--Page 4 of cover.
"Plain Protector by Alison Stone: Social worker...
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El maltratador escoge a su victima con cuidado, realiza sus primeras tentativas al inicio y extiende su control hasta apoderarse de los sentimientos de su victima, quien acabara por creer que se somete al maltratador por voluntad propia. Solo una informacion detallada que ayude a las mujeres a identificar las estrategias especificas usadas por los maltratadores puede mantenerlas a salvo o, ya iniciada la relacion, ayudarlas a ponerle fin. La psicologa...
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"Christy Martin spent most of her life hiding. For someone who for two decades was the most famous female fighter in the world, that wasn't easy. This book is the extraordinary tale of a female athlete's rise to become the fighter who legitimized women in combat sports and the personal turmoil she hid from the world." --
393) Malowane henną
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Po ucieczce od męża i od życia w zapadłej wsi Lakszmi pokonuje drogę, która ostatecznie doprowadzi ją do Dźajpuru, rozedrganego kolorami i dźwiękami Różowego Miasta, i do pozycji wybitnej hennistki. Jako słynąca z niepowtarzalnych wzorów rozchwytywana artystka i powierniczka kobiet z najwyższych kast poznaje ich najgłębiej skrywane tajemnice, lecz nikomu nie może zdradzić swojej... Zawiść i plotki mogłyby zniszczyć jej reputację...
396) La carta
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"Una mujer cuyo pasado permanece oculto, otra cuyo futuro depende de él"--Cover.
Tina Craig sueña con dejar a un marido violento que la maltrata. Para eso, trabaja todo lo que puede con el fin de ahorrar el dinero suficiente que le permita hacerlo, además de colaborar en una tienda solidaria con tal de irse de casa. Y un día, repasando los bolsillos de un abrigo de segunda mano, encuentra una vieja carta, una misiva que nunca ha sido abierta...
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Sixteen-year old Caitlyn wants to forget the abusive relationship with her ex-boyfriend, but she is still dealing with the psychological damage. When she and best-friend Conner become exchange students to Quebec, she thinks this may help her start afresh. But she is still plagued by her fears and insecurities.
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Ocho tipologías de hombres peligrosos, estrategias de defensa, señales de alarma e historias reales de éxitos y de fracasos ¿Qué es un hombre peligroso? Muchas de nosotras pensamos de inmediato en alguien físicamente violento, pero hay otros comportamientos que también ponen en peligro no sólo el equilibrio espiritual y emocional de una mujer, sino también su calidad de vida."--Back cover.
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