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First-wave feminism takes front and center in this fearless novel, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, about women determined to succeed in a man's world-only to be foiled by their own ambition "A Woman Needs a Man Like a Fish Needs a Bicycle." It's the 1970s, and the sexual revolution is just beginning. Four women have decided to open a feminist publishing house. Named in honor of the gorgon who turned men's hearts to stone, MedusaPublishing...
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Shelley is overweight but……is she overweight enough? In a near future world, is she is considered too skinny to be loved?Her friends tell her she needs to put on some pounds - a lot of pounds - if she is to get a good man.When a new man enters her life, can she beat the odds and find romance?Will she be everything he wants? Get yours today.
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Women can encounter unique communication challenges that are often treated with one-size-fits-all solutions. This book reveals strategies and tactics to help women specifically increase their influence through authentic, powerful communication behaviors. Your 'big girl pants' will help to communicate your authentic self-worth and confidence. Putting big girl pants on is a symbol of recognizing your intrinsic value in a world that doesn't always lend...
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Her husband in jail, a desperate young woman takes refuge among sharecroppers. Once, Cass Neely's farm stretched across the entire valley, but decades of bad decisions and rotten luck have forced him to sell off nearly every inch. He and his son farm the meager remains of a once-great property, living in a grim downward spiral - until Cass's daughter-in-law, Joy, moves in. She's by far the most beautiful thing this county has ever seen, but she's...
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In Big Fit Girl, Louise Green describes how the fitness industry fails to meet the needs of plus-size women and thus prevents them from improving their health and fitness. By telling her own story of how she stopped dieting, got off the couch, and unleashed her inner athlete-as well as showcasing similar stories from other women-Green inspires other plus-size women to do the same.
Green also provides concrete advice, based on the latest research,...
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My Girl Vaida is the story of Caitlin and Vaida, the bright-eyed lab mix puppy she adopts and takes along on her adventures, moving from interesting workplace to interesting workplace and from trail to trail while pursuing one of their shared favorite pastimes, hiking. Along their journey to the tops of all the four-thousand-foot mountains in New England and up and down the Appalachian Trail in the Northeast, they travel long distances, meet a colorful...
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In this 90-day devotional for young women, Grace Valentine encourages you to stop settling for the world's image of post-worthy perfection and live for more: more joy, more peace, and more meaning.
Grace has felt the pressure of our culture's conflicting messages about girls and God, from the picture-perfect "good Christian girl" that toxic culture touts or the God who treats women like sidekicks or after-thoughts. For any girl tired of the lies...
8) Big
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2022.
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IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
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Praised for acting like a big girl when she is small, as a young girl grows, "big" becomes a word of criticism, until the girl realizes that she is fine just the way she is.
9) Raanar
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Sometimes a gal's gotta do what a gal's gotta do… even if that involves big girl panties and a very sexy dragon-man.
A bounty hunter with her eyes on the prize, Jenna's to-do list includes making crazy amounts of money, ice-cream and retail therapy when she's not working. It does not include sabotage by space rat, or any kind of black hole. It most certainly doesn't include crash landing on a planet in the back end of beyond where everything is...
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Woman UP! is the go-to resource for women who want to finally get out of their own way and get ahead in their careers. Author Aimee Cohen's passionate approach is "like combining your best girlfriend and an elite career expert…in a powerful purse-sized package!" Her insights are a product of more than 20 years of experience and a nearly 100% success rate helping hundreds of clients. Woman UP! conveys a powerful and practical message that exposes...
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To go or not to go, that is the question… School reunions suck, everyone knows this, but Serena Carlisle has put herself down as a "maybe." Maybe she'll stay home and cry into her ice cream, or maybe she'll put on her big-girl pants and show her old classmates that she's managed to make something of herself. Marc di Gregorio is Hollywood's hottest property, and Serena's getting paid to kiss him on stage every night. A dream job, right? It would...
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An unexpected Christmas gift
An Amish Wife for Christmas by Patricia Davids
Bethany Martin has until Christmas to prove to the Amish community that she can raise her siblings-including her mischievous brother-without a husband. Then handsome newcomer Michael Shetler arrives, winning over Bethany's siblings. He might be the answer to their prayers, but Michael has a troubled past. Can Bethany love a man with secrets…even if it's the only thing...
13) Fated to Wolves
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Fated to Wolves is the first book in the Power Magic series. Each paranormal romance stands alone and features a delicious MFM ménage between a strong, BBW and two seriously hunky wolf shifters. I've always been a big girl… and girls like me don't normally attract the attention of gorgeous wolf shifters. But all that changes when tragedy strikes close to home and a magical anomaly occurs. Suddenly, the curvy and strong witches have immense power-and...
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From socialite to innkeeper to necromancer, Meredith undergoes a heck of a transformation.Divorcée Meredith Sullivan is starting over in rural Maine, leaving behind her glamorous NYC lifestyle and cheating husband. She's denied her necromancy magic all her life, but things are about to change. And she thought perimenopause was rough!The inn she inherits, dubbed Three Crones Inn by the locals, comes with three unexpected ghostly residents. Lottie...
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Meet these tattooed bad boys who have beef with the world, but will do anything for the women they love. Tough, sexy, dangerous... and full of heat for those cold nights.No Second ChancesEx-con Cole Devonport was always going to cause trouble. But seventeen-year old Gabi can't resist him, and he did exactly what everyone had warned her, and broke her heart. Years later, returning from the army with an injury she'll never recover from, Cole is back.And...
16) Here for It
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Getting a coveted internship with Fosters and Associates is exactly what Liz Collins needs to start her career path off on the right foot. With her big girl pencil skirt on she arrives at her first day only seconds late. But it isn't the clock that has her flustered. No, it's the really attractive man she ran into who happens to be one of her fellow interns.
Kyle Sutherland doesn't need this internship, but his Aunt said he can't work for her fresh...
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An "intelligently written and thought-provoking" novel of two women, an abandoned baby, a long-ago trauma, and a confrontation with truth (Cambridge Journal).
When they were nineteen, taking a summer journey along the British coast, Olivia and Eve found a newborn baby in a phone box.
The trip had been filled with adventures, arguments, and friendship. But that day marked the end of it all. The baby could have drawn them together, but instead,...
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The Good News is about seeing the good or positive in situations we face in life. Even though sometimes we feel alone, betrayed, forgotten, scrutinized, judged, ridiculed, or used in relationships, there is always an outcome at the end of every story. How your story ends is up to you. Some trials in life are short seasons, and some seem to take forever. Regardless of the circumstances you see before you, there is an answer to everything we face. As...
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Big girls don't get taken because all we have to do is sit down and refuse to move. Unless your kidnapper is a determined lunatic who enjoys a challenge. If that's the case, then I suggest you enjoy the wild ride while you can. Sammi I love dogs so much I've made them my life's work. As a dog walker to Florida's rich and famous, I should be fitter than I am, but I adore my snacks. Pushing thirty with many heartbreaks under my belt, I was okay with...
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"Being a girl isn't always easy, and growing up is far from a walk in the park. This time of transition is particularly confusing without a confidante to help. Meet Sarah O'Leary Burningham, a real-life big sister here to coach preteens through all of life's big moments, from first bras to first periods."--Amazon.com.
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