The Bone Woman

Author : Clea Koff
Publisher : Vintage Canada
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2011-05-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780307369772

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Published ten years after the genocide in Rwanda, The Bone Woman is a riveting, deeply personal account by a forensic anthropologist sent on seven missions by the UN War Crimes Tribunal. To prosecute charges of genocide and crimes against humanity, the UN needs proof that the bodies found are those of non-combatants. This means answering two questions: who the victims were, and how they were killed. The only people who can answer both these questions are forensic anthropologists. Before being sent to Rwanda in 1996, Clea Koff was a twenty-three-year-old graduate student studying prehistoric skeletons in the safe confines of Berkeley, California. Over the next four years, her gruelling investigation into events that shocked the world transformed her from a wide-eyed student into a soul-weary veteran — and a wise and deeply thoughtful woman. Her unflinching account of those years — what she saw, how it affected her, who went to trial based on evidence she collected — makes for an unforgettable read, alternately riveting, frightening and miraculously hopeful. Readers join Koff as she comes face to face with the human meaning of genocide: exhuming almost five hundred bodies from a single grave in Kibuye, Rwanda; uncovering the wire-bound wrists of Srebrenica massacre victims in Bosnia; disinterring the body of a young man in southwestern Kosovo as his grandfather looks on in silence. As she recounts the fascinating details of her work, the hellish working conditions, the bureaucracy of the UN, and the heartbreak of survivors, Koff imbues her story with an immense sense of hope, humanity and justice.

Author : Debra Darnall
Publisher : Gray & Company, Publishers
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2015-12-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781938441837

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The Bone Lady by Debra Darnall Pdf

“It’s ironic, I know, that when I put on a costume I finally learned how to just be myself. But that’s what happened. I created the Bone Lady out of my passion for football and the Browns. I did it for fun, never thinking it would change my life. But it did . . .” In this unusual new memoir, NFL Ultimate Fan Debra “Bone Lady” Darnall tells about the wacky, bumpy, and ultimately wonderful ride of self-discovery she found herself on after deciding one day to put on an outrageous costume and start rooting like crazy for the Cleveland Browns. The struggling artist suddenly and surprisingly became one of the most visible women in football and a spokesperson for fans of all kinds. Now, she shares her offbeat and candid personal story to inspire others to discover their own passion. Debra writes with enthusiasm about becoming an “empowered fan” and taking joy where you can find it—even when your team’s on-field performance is less than rewarding. (She offers tips for how to watch a Browns game without smashing your TV in frustration.) “Women love football, too,” Debra says. She embraces the idea that fandom is open to everyone. (Just don’t get her started on “stripper cheerleaders!”) Browns fans looking to inspire a spouse, a friend, or or even a teenage daughter to share their love of the game will find THE BONE LADY a friendly guide for the journey.

Author : Mary H. Manhein
Publisher : LSU Press
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1999-03-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780807155615

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Author : De Lint, Charles
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 14 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0920623220

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The Bone Woman by De Lint, Charles Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:32044010590388

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The Young Woman's Journal by Anonim Pdf

Author : Miriam Nelson,Jennifer Ackerman
Publisher : Rodale Books
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2010-04-13
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781605290683

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The Strong Women's Guide to Total Health by Miriam Nelson,Jennifer Ackerman Pdf

This practical and interactive guide shows women how to optimize their potential for health and well-being through in-depth information, self-assessment quizzes, and checklists to determine individual risk factors for common ailments and more serious diseases. Dr. Miriam Nelson shares the preventative measures that can be taken now to avoid such health problems down the road. From sexual and reproductive health to beauty, heart health, emotional well-being, bone and muscle health, and weight control, The Strong Women's Guide to Total Health offers a complete picture of the broad spectrum of issues that impact overall health. It is essential reading for women of all ages.

Author : John Heidenry
Publisher : Kings Road Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2010-01-04
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781844548712

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Bad To The Bone by John Heidenry Pdf

The abduction and murder of Bobby Greenlease, the six year old son of a wealthy car dealer in Kansas City, shook the nation. The ransom demand of 600,000 dollars was the largest ever in American history, but by the time his parents received it, Bobby was already dead.

Author : Ghada Alatrash
Publisher : Petra Books
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781927032466

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Stripped to the Bone by Ghada Alatrash Pdf

Set between war-torn Syria and the West, Stripped to the Bone explores issues of identity, love, strife, courage and resilience in seven fictional portraits of Syrian women / women of Syria. Widely reviewed on PBS, CBC and on social media.

Author : Joyce L. Vedral
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1998-06-02
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780684847313

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Bone Building Body Shaping Workout by Joyce L. Vedral Pdf

Helps women over the age of thirty-five build protective muscles and increase bone mass.

Author : Mary Holland
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781105613968

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The Bone Road by Mary Holland Pdf

Author : Jacqueline Woodson
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781474616461

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Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson Pdf

THE TIMES '100 BEST SUMMER READS' NEW YORK TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE 2020 'Sublime' Candice Carty-Williams 'An epic in miniature' Tayari Jones 'A banger' Ta-Nehisi Coates 'Generous and big-hearted' Brit Bennett 'A true spell of a book' Ocean Vuong 'A proclamation' R.O. Kwon 'A little masterpiece' Paula Hawkins 'I adored this book' Elizabeth MacNeal 'Pure poetry' Observer 'A sharply focused gem' Sunday Times 'Will remind you why you love reading' Stylist 'Haunting' Guardian 'A wonderful, tragic, inspiring story' Metro 'Prose that sings off the page... Gorgeous' Mail on Sunday 'A nuanced portrait of shifting family relationships' Financial Times 'As seductive as a Prince bop' O, The Oprah Magazine 'Razor-sharp' Vanity Fair 'Dazzling... With urgent, vital insights into questions of class, gender, race, history, queerness and sex' New York Times An unexpected teenage pregnancy brings together two families from different social classes, and exposes the private hopes, disappointments and longings that can bind or divide us. From the New York Times-bestselling and National Book Award-winning author of Another Brooklyn and Brown Girl Dreaming. Brooklyn, 2001. It is the evening of sixteen-year-old Melody's coming of age ceremony in her grandparents' brownstone. Watched lovingly by her relatives and friends, making her entrance to the music of Prince, she wears a special custom-made dress - the very same dress that was sewn for a different wearer, Melody's mother, for a celebration that ultimately never took place. Unfurling the history of Melody's family - from the 1921 Tulsa race massacre to post 9/11 New York - Red at the Bone explores sexual desire, identity, class, and the life-altering facts of parenthood, as it looks at the ways in which young people must so often make fateful decisions about their lives before they have even begun to figure out who they are and what they want to be. *** ONE OF THE BOOKS OF THE YEAR FOR: New York Times; Washington Post; Time; USA Today; O, The Oprah Magazine; Elle; Good Housekeeping; Esquire; NPR; New York Public Library; Library Journal; Kirkus; BookRiot; She Reads; The Undefeated ***

Author : Lisa Ray
Publisher : Doubleday Canada
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780385695725

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Close to the Bone by Lisa Ray Pdf

“A thrilling journey. . . . A must-read.” Freida Pinto “How fortunate a thing it is, when life alters you without warning.” Lisa Ray is one of India’s first supermodels. She’s also an acclaimed actor, a cancer survivor, a mother of twins born through surrogacy, a lifelong student, and a person of no fixed address. She is a woman who has lived many lives. And this is her story. Unflinching and deeply moving, Close to the Bone traces Lisa Ray’s serendipitous life, from her childhood in Canada as the biracial daughter of an Indian man and Polish woman, to her rise as a Bollywood star; from her battle with a rare and incurable cancer, to her journey to find identity and belonging, both in the world and in her own body. Transporting and atmospheric, it takes readers across the globe: Toronto in the 1970s, when Lisa was searching for place and purpose; the intense, frenetic streets of Bombay, where, young and unmoored, she became a peer of some of the biggest names in the Bollywood industry; the lush sensuality of Colombo and a film role that changed the course of her career; and in London, where she simultaneously found her footing in drama school and lost herself in an abusive relationship. It is a storied life, and one whose adventures teach Lisa that in the brightest and darkest moments, no matter where she travels to, she can always find her way back home—to herself. At once charming and wise, intimate and gut-wrenchingly honest, Close to the Bone is a revealing travelogue of the soul—a brave and inspiring story of a life lived on one’s own terms.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : Home economics
ISBN : UOM:39015002214248

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The Woman's Book, Dealing Practically with the Modern Conditions of Home-life, Self-support, Education, Opportunities, and Every-day Problems ... by Anonim Pdf

Author : Patricia Cornwell
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2012-10-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101606636

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The Bone Bed by Patricia Cornwell Pdf

From one of the world’s number top selling crime writers comes the extraordinary twentieth Kay Scarpetta novel. A woman has vanished while digging a dinosaur bone bed in the remote wilderness of Canada. Somehow, the only evidence has made its way to the inbox of Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta, over two thousand miles away in Boston. She has no idea why. But as events unfold with alarming speed, Scarpetta begins to suspect that the paleontologist’s disappearance is connected to a series of crimes much closer to home: a gruesome murder, inexplicable tortures, and trace evidence from the last living creatures of the dinosaur age. When she turns to those around her, Scarpetta finds that the danger and suspicion have penetrated even her closest circles. Her niece Lucy speaks in riddles. Her lead investigator, Pete Marino, and FBI forensic psychologist and husband, Benton Wesley, have secrets of their own. Feeling alone and betrayed, Scarpetta is tempted by someone from her past as she tracks a killer both cunning and cruel.

Author : Jean Shinoda Bolen
Publisher : Conari Press
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2007-04-01
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 1573243035

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Close to the Bone by Jean Shinoda Bolen Pdf

This is a book for any person who is living with a life-threatening illness and for anyone who is caring for and/or loves a person who is ill. Bolen affirms that the price of going into the scary places, of feeling like a piece of green meat on a hook, is high, but worth it. We have no choice. We will all face health crises--our own and others. We can try to bury our heads in the sand. Or we can travel to the underworld. We can probe. We can listen. We can connect to what we know in our bones. In the ten years since the original publication of Close to the Bone, Jean Bolen has continued to explore the impact and the possibilities for finding purpose that confronting a serious illness and possible death present us. This expanded edition includes a new section about forming circles in the time of crises, plus more stories that support the process of hope and the desire to live and change as well as a very personal passage in which Dr. Bolen tells the story of the death of her son. This book is meant to help and heal, to make people less afraid, and to encourage them to trust the wisdom they have inside--what they know in their bones. * 10th Anniversary revised edition, with a guide for those who want to form support circles.