'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

Per dare una bella scrollata al soffocante ideale della brava bambina, affidatevi ai consigli delle spregiudicate e corsare figure femminili del passato. Cleopatra ci insegna a domare i parenti serpenti, Frida Kahlo a sfoggiare con orgoglio il nostro stile, Dorothy Parker a tenere testa ai maschi stronzi, Caterina la Grande a gestire i pettegolezzi. Dall’antichità all’età dell’oro elisabettiana, dalla Roma di Artemisia Gentileschi alla Parigi del dopoguerra, questa ricca carrellata di stor...

Levenslessen van 50 uitzonderlijk vrouwen In Wat zou Cleopatra doen? lezen we hoe Cleopatra, koningin Victoria, Aletta Jacobs, Dorothy Parker, Annie M.G. Schmidt en 45 andere heroïsche vrouwen door de eeuwen heen omgingen met dilemma's en uitdagingen waar vrouwen van nu nog steeds dagelijks mee worstelen. Van voor jezelf opkomen, je ritme vinden, de taakverdeling aan het thuisfront, je flaters onder ogen zien, weten wat je waard bent en je verdriet te boven komen tot tegen de stroom in zwe...

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...

Da sempre noi donne aspiriamo a migliorare noi stesse: amiamo confrontarci le une con le altre, imparare dai nostri errori, dispensare consigli. Ma perché accontentarsi di modelli mortali, quando disponiamo di esempi divini? I miti, antichi quanto l’umanità, con le loro storie popolate di creature magiche, di gesta coraggiose, ma anche di fallimenti epici, ci aiutano a comprendere il nostro posto nel mondo e a raggiungere i più alti obiettivi. Le autrici di questo libro ci accompagnano in ...

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 ...

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...

'An obvious candidate to take to a desert island, along with Shakespeare and the Bible' Daily TelegraphDon't know your isosceles from your equilateral? Forgotten what actually happened in 1066? Any idea why the sky is blue? This bestselling bible of old-school knowledge for grown-ups has all the answers.With fun lessons in mathematics and algebra, English language and literature, chemistry and the sciences, geography, history, Lati...

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...