'A daily dose of joy and wisdom. Just what we need to chase the gloom away!' OLIVIA COLMAN'This book makes me smile every day.' FEARNE COTTONWhy is a heart not heart-shaped? Will I ever understand cryptocurrency? What am I doing when I apricate? And is everything getting worse?Finding the time to appreciate the bounty of our world can be tricky amid the demands of work, family and scrolling our phones. Happily, E. Foley and B. Coates have curated

Tired of being talked over? Of social media making you feel crap? Of the pressure to 'have it all' and a hot bod too?Boudicca stuck up for herself and now she can help you do the same. It is time to start channelling the spiky superwomen of history to conquer today. It is time to turn to women like Frida Kahlo and Josephine Baker, Hypatia and Cleopatra, Coco Chanel and Empress Cixi. In this irreverent guide they will help you figure out how to dispatch a loverat, back yourself, kil...

Was wir von den antiken Göttinnen über Feminismus lernen könnenSei es die nordische Kriegsgöttin Freya, die alle Regeln bricht, die Yoruba-Göttin Oshun, die sich nicht scheut, das einzufordern, was ihr zusteht, oder die japanische Göttin Uzume, die zeigt, wie man selbst in den peinlichsten Situationen noch über sich selbst lachen kann: Diese wilde und fantastische Tour durch 25 antike Göttinnen zeigt uns, was wir in jeder Lebenslage von ihnen lernen können und wie ...

“Fun, cheeky” (Booklist), and a visual delight, What Would Cleopatra Do? shares the wisdom and advice passed down from Cleopatra, Queen Victoria, Dorothy Parker, and forty-seven other heroines from past eras on how to handle common problems women have encountered throughout history and still face today.What Would Cleopatra Do? tackles issues by reminding us of inspiring feminists from the past, telling their stories with warmth, humor, an...

Tired of your boss bropropriating your ideas and presenting them as his own? Wondering if the pursuit of having it all has in fact resulted in having not very much? It is time to start channelling the spiky superwomen of history and conquer the shit sh*w that is the modern world. It is time to turn to women like Mae West and Agatha Christie, Hypatia and Cleopatra, Coco Chanel and Cixi. In this irreverent guide they will help you figure out how to cope with impostor syndrome, dispatch a lov...

Eine brillante Sammlung voller kurioser Wissensschätze, die ein Jahr voller Staunen versprechen!Inmitten des stressigen Alltages kann es schwierig sein, die Zeit zu finden, die kleinen Wunder unserer Welt wahrzunehmen und wertzuschätzen. Dieses liebevoll gestaltete Buch soll uns dabei helfen und begleitet uns mit seinen 365 fröhlich-zufälligen und äußerst faszinierenden Einträgen durch ein ganzes Jahr, um uns Tag für Tag zum Staunen und Wundern zu bringen. Wir erfa...

Fatiguée que votre supérieur s’approprie vos idées ? Terrorisée à l’idée de devoir parler devant une assemblée ? Usée de devoir briller sur tous les fronts chaque jour ? Pas de panique : Cléopâtre, Agatha Christie, Coco Chanel, Frida Kahlo et beaucoup d’autres sont vos meilleurs coachs. On a beaucoup à apprendre des histoires libératrices de ces héroïnes qui, à des époques bien plus rudes que la nôtre, ont pris le contrôle de leur destin et fait avancer leur vie comme elles l’entendaient. ...

'What guts. What attitude! These are the immortals I wish I'd learned about at school.'OLIVIA COLMANChannel the feminist power of mythical goddesses in this witty, inspirational gift book.'Wonderful.' CERYS MATTHEWSWhether it's the Norse warrior goddess Freya breaking all the rules, the Yoruba goddess Oshun being unafraid to ask for what she's owed, or the Japanese goddess Uzume finding humour and playfulness...

If you paid attention to Homework for Grown-ups you should hopefully now have a grasp of the basics: know your chiasmus from your zeugma, your obliques from your acutes, and your Anne of Cleves from your Anne Boleyn. Now, sit up straight, and get your jotters and pencils out, because E Foley and B Coates are back to steer you through some of the more complicated elements of the curriculum and beyond.Advanced Homework for Grown-ups will revisit and refresh the core...

Herausforderungen gehören zum Leben, und oft ist guter Rat teuer. In diesem liebevoll gestalteten Buch erfahren wir, wie Powerfrauen wie Margarete Steiff, Clara Schumann, Kleopatra, Elizabeth I., Katharina von Bora, Erika Mann und viele andere ihre Probleme lösten und sich Situationen stellten, denen wir uns auch heute noch in ähnlicher Weise stellen müssen. Wie verlockend ist es da, sich Inspiration von beachtlichen Frauen und strahlenden Vorbildern der Geschichte zu holen! Was würde Frid...

'Rather jolly and very helpful’ The TimesNeed to swot up on your Shakespeare? The ultimate guide to the Bard, perfect for the Shakespeare aficionado and general reader alike.If you’ve always felt a bit embarrassed at your precarious grasp on the plot of Othello, or you haven’t a clue what a petard (as in ‘hoist with his own petard’) actually is, then fear not, because this, at last, is the perfect guide to the Bard.From the...

Why settle for mere mortal excellence when you could be living like a goddess?You Goddess! takes us on a colourful tour of ancient deities and legends through the prism of female power, sharing the mythical stories of 25 goddesses from every corner of the globe. From famous divas like Athena to less familiar heroines such as the Japanese dawn goddess Uzume, the Mayan 'jaguar goddess of midwifery' Ixchel and the African mermaid spirit Mami Wata, E. Foley and B. Coates show how the ta...