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"CNN news anchor Brooke Baldwin explores the phenomenon of "huddling," when women lean on one another--in politics, Hollywood, activism, the arts, sports, and everyday friendships--to provide each other support, empowerment, inspiration, and the strength to solve problems or enact meaningful change. Whether they are facing adversity (like workplace inequity or a global pandemic) or organizing to make the world a better place, women are a highly potent...
2) 2nd chance
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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The Women's Murder Club returns for another thrilling crime investigation. Will their skills be enough to take down a brutal madman?
A brutal madman sprays bullets into a crowd of children leaving a San Francisco church. Miraculously-or was it intentionally?-only one person dies. Then an elderly black woman is hung. Police homicide inspector Lindsay Boxer senses a connection and together with medical examiner Claire, assistant D....
A brutal madman sprays bullets into a crowd of children leaving a San Francisco church. Miraculously-or was it intentionally?-only one person dies. Then an elderly black woman is hung. Police homicide inspector Lindsay Boxer senses a connection and together with medical examiner Claire, assistant D....
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 10
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English
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The Women's Murder Club faces its toughest challenge as Detective Lindsay Boxer investigates the high-profile murder of two San Francisco millionaires and reporter Cindy Thomas digs into the brutal slaying of a preacher with a message of hope for the homeless.
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Harper
Pub. Date
2007.
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English
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"You have an exciting, fulfilling job. You've fallen in love with the man of your dreams-- and met his three kids! Now what? Jacquelyn B. Fletcher shows how any professional woman turned wife and instant stepmother can build on the skills she employs at work-- organization, team-building, goal-setting, and planning-- to succeed at home in her new role as stepmom. Drawing on the latest research, her own experiences, and those of other real-life stepmothers,...
5) 3rd degree
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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"Detective Lindsay Boxer is jogging along a beautiful San Francisco street when a fiery explosion rips through the neighborhood. A town house ownded by an Internet millionaire is immediately engulfed in flames, and when Lindsay plunges inside to search for survivors, she finds three people dead. An infant who lived in the house cannot be found-- and a mysterious message at the scene leaves Lindsay and the San Francisco Police Department completely...
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English
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"Star quarterback, first-round draft-pick, and heartthrob Tyson Palmer has made a name for himself with his spectacular moves. When the head coach of the Austin Mavericks refuses to let him waste his million-dollar arm, Tyson makes a Hail Mary pass at redemption and succeeds with everyone... except Dani, whose negative comments about his performance draw high ratings and spectacular notices of her own. Dani can't forgive Tyson's transgressions or...
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Prometheus Books
Pub. Date
1994.
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English
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"The story of creative and innovative behavior is about change", says author Gene N. Landrum. "In this case it is about thirteen iconoclastic individuals who have demonstrated a unique ability to deal with change in the world and redefine it for their own purposes". Landrum calls these individuals the "change masters", entrepreneurial geniuses whose innovations have had a profound influence on modern society - Steven Jobs (Apple Computer), Fred Smith...
8) 1st to die
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 12
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English
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Imagine a killer who thinks. "What is the worst thing anyone has ever done?"{u2014}and then goes far beyond it! Four women who come to call themselves the Women's Murder Club{u2014}a police detective, an assistant D.A., a reporter, and a medical examiner{u2014}have the mettle to follow the leads to an impossibly heart-stopping conclusion, tracking and confronting the most terrifying serial killer ever imagined.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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When an unthinkable tragedy leaves one of the members of the Women's Murder Club in critical condition, the others must fight to keep a deranged man locked away. Meanwhile, a series of ransomless child kidnappings rocks the city and confounds law enforcement.
10) In the company of women: inspiration and advice from over 100 makers, artists, and entrepreneurs
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Artisan
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English
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"Across the globe, women are embracing the entrepreneurial spirit and starting creative businesses. In the Company of Women profiles over 100 of these influential and creative women from all ages, races, backgrounds, and industries"--Amazon.com.
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Simon Pulse
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English
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"Follow in the footsteps of amazing women who have the jobs of your dreams! This extensive and empowering career guide leads the way to a fulfilling professional life. Newly updated with seven additional cutting-edge careers! Go beyond the job description and get the scoop on what it's really like to work as a senator, a marine biologist, an actress, and much, much more. This exciting guide gives the behind-the-scenes scoop on a wide variety of careers...
12) The 5th horseman
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 11
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English
Description
Patients are dying in a San Francisco hospital with unknown causes and the Womans Murder Club investigate hospital personnel. They discover a hospital administrator determined to shield the hospitals reputation.
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Liveright Publishing Corporation
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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"Perceptively identifying a paradox at the very heart of feminism, editor Robin Romm has marshaled a stunning constellation of thinkers to examine their relationships with ambition with candor, intimacy and wit"--Jacket.
14) 7th heaven
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 10
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English
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Deadly fires are killing wealthy couples in California and golden boy, Michael Campion has been missing for a month. Detective Lindsay Boxer and her partner Rich Conklin must track down the arsonists and find Campion.
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English
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In this groundbreaking book about how women perceive, are prepared for, and cope with ambition and achievement, psychiatrist Anna Fels examines ambition at the deepest psychological level. Cutting to the core of what ambition can provide—the essential elements of a fulfilling life—Fels describes why, for women but not for men, ambition still remains fraught with often painful conflict. Fels draws on case studies, research, interviews,...
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English
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"Read this book to help bring to life your vision of a future in tech. With practical advice and inspiring stories, you'll develop the right tools and the right mindset. Whether you're just considering going into tech or you want to take your current career to the next level, Women of Color in Tech will show you how to uncover the resources you need to succeed."--
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English
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"In Take Back Your Power, president and CEO of Ancestry and former vice president of Facebook Deborah Liu breaks down the stereotypes and double standards that society imposes on women, equipping you with the tools to push back against them and achieve success, both in the workforce and at home"--
18) The 9th judgment
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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A young mother and her infant child are ruthlessly gunned down while returning to their car in the garage of a shopping mall. The same night, the wife of A-list actor Marcus Dowling is woken by a cat burglar and in just seconds there is a nearly empty safe, a lifeless body, and another mystery that throws San Francisco into hysteria. Before the Women's Murder Club can piece together either case, one of the killers forces Detective Lindsay Boxer to...
19) 4th of July
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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The world's bestselling detective series has never been more suspenseful. Trapped in deadly showdowns, courtroom trials, and dangerous secrets, the Women's Murder Club must fight for their lives.
In a deadly late-night showdown, San Francisco police lieutenant Lindsay Boxer fires her weapon and sets off a dramatic chain of events that leaves a police force disgraced, a family destroyed, and Lindsay herself at the mercy of twelve jurors....
In a deadly late-night showdown, San Francisco police lieutenant Lindsay Boxer fires her weapon and sets off a dramatic chain of events that leaves a police force disgraced, a family destroyed, and Lindsay herself at the mercy of twelve jurors....
Author
Publisher
Harvard Business School Press
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Gender equality is at a crossroads. Let your diverse talent shine.
In Our Separate Ways, Ella Bell Smith and Stella Nkomo take an unflinching look at the differences between Black and White women's experiences at work. Based on groundbreaking research, the book compares and contrasts the experiences of 120 first-generation Black and White female managers in the American business area. In-depth histories bring to life the women's powerful and often...