The Genius Of Women

Author : Janice Kaplan
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2020-02-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781524744229

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The Genius of Women by Janice Kaplan Pdf

We tell girls that they can be anything, so why do 90 percent of Americans believe that geniuses are almost always men? New York Times bestselling journalist and creator and host of the podcast The Gratitude Diaries Janice Kaplan explores the powerful forces that have rigged the system—and celebrates the women geniuses, past and present, who have triumphed anyway. Even in this time of rethinking women’s roles, we define genius almost exclusively through male achievement. When asked to name a genius, people mention Albert Einstein, Leonardo da Vinci, and Steve Jobs. As for great women? In one survey, the only female genius anyone listed was Marie Curie. Janice Kaplan, the New York Times bestselling author of The Gratitude Diaries, set out to determine why the extraordinary work of so many women has been brushed aside. Using her unique mix of memoir, narrative, and inspiration, she makes surprising discoveries about women geniuses now and throughout history, in fields from music to robotics. Through interviews with neuroscientists, psychologists, and dozens of women geniuses at work in the world today—including Nobel Prize winner Frances Arnold and AI expert Fei-Fei Li—she proves that genius isn't just about talent. It's about having that talent recognized, nurtured, and celebrated. Across the generations, even when they face less-than-perfect circumstances, women geniuses have created brilliant and original work. In The Genius of Women, you’ll learn how they ignored obstacles and broke down seemingly unshakable barriers. The geniuses in this moving, powerful, and very entertaining book provide more than inspiration—they offer a clear blueprint to everyone who wants to find her own path and move forward with passion.

Author : Pope John Paul II,Catholic Church. Pope (1978-2005 : John Paul II)
Publisher : USCCB Publishing
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1574551132

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Pope John Paul II on the Genius of Women by Pope John Paul II,Catholic Church. Pope (1978-2005 : John Paul II) Pdf

This compendium includes major statements from Pope John Paul II to and about women. A bibliography is included.

Author : Chloe Langr
Publisher : Tan Books
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2021-03-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1505115159

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Letters to Women by Chloe Langr Pdf

What is the feminine genius, and what does it look like? Is it meant for each and every woman?

Author : Janice Kaplan
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2015-08-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780698404168

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The Gratitude Diaries by Janice Kaplan Pdf

In this New York Times bestseller, Janice Kaplan spends a year living gratefully and transforms her marriage, family life, work, and health. On New Year’s Eve, journalist and former Parade editor in chief Janice Kaplan makes a promise to be grateful and look on the bright side of whatever happens. She realizes that how she feels over the next year will have less to do with the events that occur than her own attitude and perspective. Getting advice at every turn from psychologists, academics, doctors, and philosophers, Kaplan brings readers on a smart and witty journey to discover the value of appreciating what you have. Relying on both amusing personal experiences and extensive research, Kaplan explores how gratitude can transform every aspect of life, including marriage and friendship, money and ambition, and health and fitness. She learns how appreciating your spouse changes the neurons of your brain and why saying thanks helps CEOs succeed. Through extensive interviews with experts, and lively conversations with real people, including celebrities like Matt Damon, Daniel Craig, and Jerry Seinfeld, Kaplan discovers the role of gratitude in everything from our sense of fulfillment to our children’s happiness. With warmth, humor, and appealing insight, Kaplan’s journey will empower readers to think positively and start living their own best year ever.

Author : Darrin M. McMahon
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9780465069910

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Divine Fury by Darrin M. McMahon Pdf

Genius. With hints of madness and mystery, moral license and visionary force, the word suggests an almost otherworldly power: the power to create, to divine the secrets of the universe, even to destroy. Yet the notion of genius has been diluted in recent times. Today, rock stars, football coaches, and entrepreneurs are labeled 'geniuses,' and the word is applied so widely that it has obscured the sense of special election and superhuman authority that long accompanied it. As acclaimed historian Darrin M. McMahon explains, the concept of genius has roots in antiquity, when men of prodigious insight were thought to possess -- or to be possessed by -- demons and gods. Adapted in the centuries that followed and applied to a variety of religious figures, including prophets, apostles, sorcerers, and saints, abiding notions of transcendent human power were invoked at the time of the Renaissance to explain the miraculous creativity of men like Leonardo and Michelangelo. Yet it was only in the eighteenth century that the genius was truly born, idolized as a new model of the highest human type. Assuming prominence in figures as varied as Newton and Napoleon, the modern genius emerged in tension with a growing belief in human equality. Contesting the notion that all are created equal, geniuses served to dramatize the exception of extraordinary individuals not governed by ordinary laws. The phenomenon of genius drew scientific scrutiny and extensive public commentary into the 20th century, but it also drew religious and political longings that could be abused. In the genius cult of the Nazis and the outpouring of reverence for the redemptive figure of Einstein, genius achieved both its apotheosis and its Armageddon. The first comprehensive history of this elusive concept, Divine Fury follows the fortunes of genius and geniuses through the ages down to the present day, showing how -- despite its many permutations and recent democratization -- genius remains a potent force in our lives, reflecting modern needs, hopes, and fears.

Author : Katrina J. Zeno
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0819818844

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Discovering the Feminine Genius by Katrina J. Zeno Pdf

Discovering the Feminine Genius presents a framework in which women can discover and understand their human and spiritual journey as a daughter of God, a woman, a unique individual, and spouse of the Spirit. Katrina Zeno, renowned speaker on the theology of the body, explores the role of women in our complex world and explains the concept of the feminine genius.

Author : Theodore Dreiser
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 767 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2022-06-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547067177

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The "Genius" by Theodore Dreiser Pdf

"The "Genius"" by Theodore Dreiser is a book that mixes biography and fiction. Showing an all-too-familiar struggle of an artist's need to create and his need to express his sexuality in a way that he sees fit, the book has gripped readers for over a century.

Author : Charles Slack
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2011-04-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780062038111

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Hetty by Charles Slack Pdf

When J. P. Morgan called a meeting of New York's financial leaders after the stock market crash of 1907, Hetty Green was the only woman in the room. The Guinness Book of World Records memorialized her as the World's Greatest Miser, and, indeed, this unlikely robber baron -- who parlayed a comfortable inheritance into a fortune that was worth about 1.6 billion in today's dollars -- was frugal to a fault. But in an age when women weren't even allowed to vote, never mind concern themselves with interest rates, she lived by her own rules. In Hetty, Charles Slack reexamines her life and legacy, giving us, at long last, a splendidly "nuanced portrait" (Newsweek) of one of the greatest -- and most eccentric -- financiers in American history. This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.

Author : Gene N. Landrum
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105009689485

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Profiles of Female Genius by Gene N. Landrum Pdf

The author, creator of the Chuck E. Cheese "family entertainment" chain (parent torture to some), has chosen 13 women to profile--among them, Liz Claiborne, Jane Fonda, Madonna, Golda Meir, Gloria Steinem, and Margaret Thatcher--and he identifies the characteristics he thinks have made them succeed. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Iliza Shlesinger
Publisher : Hachette Books
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-07
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781602863248

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Girl Logic by Iliza Shlesinger Pdf

From breakout stand-up comedian Iliza Shlesinger comes a subversively funny collection of essays and observations on the secret genius of irrational behavior. Have you ever been pissed because you're not pretty enough, and then gotten even more pissed that someone didn't find you as pretty as you think you are? Have you ever obsessed over the size of your thighs while eating dessert, all the while saying you'll work out extra tomorrow? Or spent endless hours wondering why you have to bear the brunt of other people's insecurities? I mean, after all, I'm pretty great. Why cope with insecurities I don't already have? That last one's just me? All right, then. But if the rest sounds familiar, you are experiencing Girl Logic: a characteristically female way of thinking that appears contradictory and circuitous but is actually a complicated and highly evolved way of looking at the world. You end up considering every repercussion of every choice (about dating, career, clothes, lunch) before making a move toward what you really want. And why do we attempt these mental hurdles? Well, that's what this book is all about. The fact is, whether you're obsessing over his last text or the most important meeting of your career, your Girl Logic serves a purpose: It helps push you, question what you want, and clarify what will make you a happier, better person. Girl Logic can be every confident woman's secret weapon, and this book shows you how to wield it.

Author : The Editors of Time Magazine
Publisher : Time Inc. Books
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781547840496

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FIRSTS: Women Who Are Changing the World by The Editors of Time Magazine Pdf

This groundbreaking collection profiles nearly 50 women across a range of endeavors: business, politics, science, technology, sports, entertainment and more. A companion to TIME's multi-platform documentary, the book includes 15 first person deep-dives into the lives of influential women such as General Lori Robinson, the first woman to lead troops into combat, Kathryn Sullivan, the first woman to walk in space, and Aretha Franklin, the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Many others, including Oprah Winfrey, Madeline Albright, and Sheryl Sandburg offer their own personal reflections, thematic quotes and perspectives on balance, perseverance and strength. Each first-person piece or quote is accompanied by a distinctive portrait by photographer Luisa Dorr _ set up and taken on her iPhone. Others included in this unforgettable volume: Serena Williams, Ellen Degeneres, Loretta Lynch, Shonda Rimes, Nancy Pelosi, Rita Moreno, Cindy Sherman and MoÕNe Davis. With a stirring introduction by Nancy Gibbs, herself a pioneer as the first female editor of TIME magazine, this is an inspirational book for all women and men.

Author : James Essinger
Publisher : Severn House Paperbacks
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Calculators
ISBN : 1908096667

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A Female Genius by James Essinger Pdf

Ada Lovelace was the only legitimate child of Lord Byron, the dangerous romantice poet whose name became a byword for scandal. Over the past decades, she herself has become a surprising underground star for digital pioneers all over the world, starting with Alan Turing. Embraced by programmers and women intechnology, Ada even has her own day that is commemorated every year on Google's search engine.

Author : Christine Battersby
Publisher : Womens PressLtd
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0704343002

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Gender and Genius by Christine Battersby Pdf

Author : Izzi Howell
Publisher : Genius of the Ancients
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2019-07-31
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 077876592X

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The Genius of the Ancient Greeks by Izzi Howell Pdf

Which innovative ideas and inventions began with the ancient Greeks? Find out how the ancient Greeks organized their society, trained their soldiers, used their ships for trade and transportation, and built their temples. Discover how their brilliant developments in architecture, politics, art, medicine, theater, and sports still influence the way we live today.

Author : Mary Sarah Bilder
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Women
ISBN : 0813947200

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Female Genius by Mary Sarah Bilder Pdf

"A biography of Eliza Harriot Barons O'Connor, an educator whose 1787 Philadelphia public lecture attended by George Washington might have inspired the gender-neutral language of the Constitution. Explores women's public roles and political power following the American Revolution through the early nineteenth century, tracing the story of white and Black women's struggles for education and suffrage at a transformative moment"--