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Caroline Johnson was an unlikely aviator candidate. A tall blonde debutante from Colorado, she could have just as easily gone into fashion or filmmaking, and yet she went on to become an F/A-18 Super Hornet Weapons System Operator. She was one of the first women to fly a combat mission over Iraq since 2011, and she was the first woman to drop bombs on ISIS. Jet Girl tells the remarkable story of the women fighting at the forefront in a military system that allows them to reach the highest peaks and yet is in many respects still a fraternity.

In this revised and expanded edition of his essential volume Dark City Dames, Eddie Muller—Turner Classic Movies host and author of Dark Cityand Noir Bar—offers a uniquely intimate look at the women who defined film noir, now featuring updated text and 10 new star profiles. Film noir was the...

Was hat unser Frausein mit Ost und West zu tun? "Ost*West*frau*. Wie wir wurden, wer wir sind" ist eine subjektive Erkundung, eine transgenerationale und feministische Momentaufnahme. Vor 35 Jahren scheiterte der erste Ost-West-Frauenkongress. Was hat sich seitdem bewegt? "Die Anthologie von Franziska Hauser und Maren Wurster ist somit eine vielstimmige und äußerst lesenswerte Momentaufnahme der aktuellen feministischen Debatte." MDR Kultur. Von Prägungen und Zuschreibungen handeln diese Texte, erzählt anhand der eigenen Biografie, der eigenen Intimität.

This book is based on a journey within the depths of Selira's soul. Journey From Midnight is a compelling and extraordinary true account of a young girl adapting into the life of adulthood while dealing with the streets and all the snares and setbacks along the way. Get a first-hand look into the life of a former runaway. In an attempt to escape abuse, Selira V. Samanne set out into the world alone at age 11, only to find herself lost on a lonesome road while trying to find her way to a better place and to herself as well.

From the founder of the worldwide 30% Club campaign comes a career book for women in a transforming world who don't just want to lean in, but instead, shatter the paradigm as we know it. ‘I absolutely love her, I think she’s such a force for good’ Pandora Sykes, The High Low In A Good Time...