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Bisexuality is the largest sexual minority in the world and the least well understood. This book sets out to answer some of the questions that many people have about bisexuality. In Bi, Julia Shaw explores how people have defined and measured bisexuality during its long and important history. She looks at behavioural bisexuality in animals, and investigates whether there is a bi gene. She introduces some famous bi activists and scholars whom everyone should know.

At Holistic Nutrition 101, you will find nuanced, effective and evidence based nutrition education that gets you results. No restrictive diets, no laundry list of supplements, just real, good food and sustainable, enjoyable lifestyle practices that help you feel your best, no matter what health challenges you are facing.

Julia Serano shares her experiences and insights - both pre- and post-transition - to reveal the ways in which fear, suspicion, and dismissiveness toward femininity shape our societal attitudes toward trans women, as well as gender and sexuality as a whole. Serano's well-honed arguments and pioneering advocacy stem from her ability to bridge the gap between the often-disparate biological and social perspectives on gender. In this provocative manifesto, she exposes how deep-rooted the cultural belief is that femininity is frivolous, weak, and passive.

Present day: Emma Lovett, who has dedicated her career to breathing new life into long-neglected gardens, has just been given the opportunity of a lifetime: to restore the gardens of the famed Highbury House estate, designed in 1907 by her hero Venetia Smith. But as Emma dives deeper into the gardens’ past, she begins to uncover secrets that have long lain hidden.

The year is 1731, and in a small village in Cheshire, England, the Reverend Browne has determined the future of his young daughter, Sarah. Her life will be dedicated to caring for him and his household affairs while he, acting as one of God’s chosen few, saves souls from the devil. Sarah dreams of a different future, one in which she will be happy and independent. As she grows older, she starts to see glimpses of a tantalizing world beyond her reach and longs one day to escape the drudgery of her life.

When it comes to what we believe, humans see what they want to see. In other words, we have what Julia Galef calls a 'soldier' mindset. From tribalism and wishful thinking, to rationalising in our personal lives and everything in between, we are driven to defend the ideas we most want to believe—and shoot down those we don't. But if we want to get things right more often we should train ourselves to think more like a scout.

We are in the midst of a mental health crisis. An estimated one in five American adults suffer from some form of mental illness. Despite the billions of dollars spent in pharmaceutical research and the rising popularity of antidepressant drugs, we are more depressed and anxious than ever before. What if we’re looking for solutions in the wrong places? What if instead of treating mental illness with prescriptions and medication, we changed what we eat and how we feed our brains?

It is 1745 and the rebellion that the Jacobites have worked towards for so many years is finally under way. Prince Charles is in Scotland gathering the clans and they are rising, ready to fight and if necessary, die for him. At his prince’s command, Alex, trapped by his own success as a spy, reluctantly remains in London with Beth. His clansmen, meanwhile, head north to join the rebels.

Join in the fun with the clever little ladybird as she thwarts the cunning plans of two greedy thieves, Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len, time and time again. From a plot to steal the farmer's fine prize cow to a wicked plan to take the queen's crown jewels, it's up to the tiniest, quietest creature of all to save the day. Featuring a cast of much-loved farmyard and zoo animals, sea creatures and even a magical mermaid, these fantastic rhyming stories from the stellar picture-book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks are perfect for listening to together.

A mouse took a stroll through the deep dark wood. A fox saw the mouse and the mouse looked good. Walk further into the deep dark wood, and discover what happens when a quick-witted mouse comes face to face with an owl, a snake...and a hungry Gruffalo!

After achieving her lifelong dream of solving a murder, Beatrice Steele feels like everything is finally falling into place. Accompanied by her ever-trusty chaperone, Miss Bolton, she's traded her small town for London and opened a new office with prickly, annoyingly logical Inspector Drake to solve the city's brutally thrilling crimes. However, nothing is turning out how Beatrice imagined it would. Famed gentleman inspector Sir Huxley is considered the real investigator in London, so the only cases left for Beatrice and Drake are lost pets and spectacles.

Der neue Roman von den Gewinnern des Kindle Storyteller Award erzählt vom Mut einer Mutter und der Entschlossenheit einer Familie in dunkler Zeit Münster 1940: Die zweijährige Lotte Brinker ist anders - für ihre Familie ein Wunderkind, gesegnet mit einer außergewöhnlichen musikalischen Begabung, doch für die Nationalsozialisten gehört das seltsame Mädchen in eine Anstalt gesperrt. Lottes Eltern Anna und Gerhard ahnen, in welcher Gefahr ihre Tochter schwebt und tun alles, um sie zu schützen. Denn am Horizont ziehen dunkle Gefahren auf.

Entführt. Gequält. Aufgegeben Freunde werden zu Feinden Familie zu Fremden Herzen werden zerfetzt Seit sechs Tagen wird die sechzehnjährige Alyssa vermisst. Die Kommissare Silver und House sind restlos überfordert Zeitgleich wird ihr Privatleben auf eine harte Probe gestellt. Eine unerwartete Begegnung stellt alles auf den Kopf und verstrickt Silver in einen Kampf mit seinen Gefühlen. Eine furchtbare Tragödie ereilt die Kommissare. Währenddessen kämpft Alyssa qualvoll um ihr Überleben und wird mit ihren schlimmsten Ängsten konfrontiert. Ein dunkles Geheimnis kommt ans Licht.

🎙️ Longevity – Schön, gesund, mental stark Dein Podcast für ein langes, vitales Leben! Was wäre, wenn du nicht nur alt, sondern auch gesund, schön und mental stark alt wirst? In diesem Podcast verbinden sich medizinisches Fachwissen und psychologische Tiefe: Julia, ganzheitlich denkende Allgemeinmedizinerin mit Fokus auf Prävention, und Diana, Heilpraktikerin für Psychotherapie und Burnout-Prävention-Expertin, zeigen dir, wie du deinen Lebensstil Schritt für Schritt so gestaltest, dass du gesünder, wacher und widerstandsfähiger durchs Leben gehst – jetzt und in Zukunft. 🔬...

Safety isn’t just a policy — it’s a culture. And real culture starts with leadership.Beyond Compliance is the podcast for safety professionals, frontline workers, supervisors, and executives who know that true workplace safety goes deeper than checklists and compliance manuals. Hosted by speaker and trainer Julia Vaughan, each episode dives into the human side of safety — where influence, trust, and accountability shape the way we lead and protect our teams.From the warehouse floor to the C-suite, this show brings powerful conversations, real-world strategies, and leadership insights ...

"Problempferd war gestern" ist der Podcast für alle, die mit ihrem Pferd in echte Verbindung treten wollen. Hier findest Du fundiertes Wissen, ehrliche Einblicke aus dem Alltag und einen geschützten Raum für Fragen, Gedanken und Entwicklung – in Dir und mit Deinem Pferd.

Every person holds a story that is both uniquely their own and universally human.Podcast by Julia KrilFollow @onhumanjourney on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok

When I was a child, I loved old men, and I could tell that they also loved me. And so we meet our deliciously incisive narrator: a popular English professor whose husband, a charismatic professor at the same small liberal arts college, is under investigation for his inappropriate relationships with his former students. The couple have long had a mutual understanding when it comes to their extramarital pursuits, but with these new allegations, life has become far less comfortable for them both.

As a result of their broad experience on the world stage in politics, economics and global not-for-profits, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Julia Gillard have some strong ideas about the impact of gender on the treatment of leaders. Women and Leadership takes a consistent and comprehensive approach to teasing out what is different for women who lead. Almost every year, new findings are published about the way people see women leaders compared with their male counterparts. The authors have taken that academic work and tested it in the real world.

You may know comedian, actor, and self-described 'big deal' Julia Morris from her side-splitting stints as a television presenter on Australia’s Got Talent and I’m a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here or as the winner of 2011’s Celebrity Apprentice Australia. Now, Morris adds another title to her esteemed resume: life-expert and personal development guru....