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'It's high time we expose and remedy the pseudo-feminist marketing malarkey holding women back under the guise of empowerment' Amanda Montell, author of Wordslut________________Brands profit by telling women who they are and how to be.Now they've discovered feminism and are hell bent on selling 'fempowerment' back to us. But behind the go-girl slogans and the viral hash-tags has anything really changed?...

Miracle-worker or man of straw? Count Alessandro Cagliostro was a cult figure of European society in the tumultuous years leading to the French Revolution. An alchemist, healer and Freemason, he inspired both wild devotion and savage ridicule – as well as novels by Alexandre Dumas, a drama by Goethe and Mozart’s opera The Magic Flute.Count Alessandro Cagliostro’s sincere belief in the magical powers, including immortality, conferred by his Egyptian Rite of Freemasonry won him fame,...

With a history of use extending back to Vedic texts of the second millennium BC, derivations of the name Mithra appear in the Roman Empire, across Sasanian Persia, and in the Kushan Empire of southern Afghanistan and northern India during the first millennium AD. Even today, this name has a place in Yazidi and Zoroastrian religion. But what connection have Mihr in Persia, Miiro in Kushan Bactria, and Mithras in the Roman Empire to one another? Over the course of the volume, specialists in ...

Amor, riqueza e ambição entram em conflito no período da restauração da monarquia inglesa em Marés sombrias, de Philippa Gregory, autora de grandes sucessos como A irmã de Ana Bolena e A rainha branca.É véspera do solstício de verão de 1670. Dois visitantes inesperados chegam a um armazém na margem direita do Tâmisa.O primeiro é um homem rico que espera encontrar a mulher que abandonou vinte e um anos antes. James Avery r...

In this lively romance of intrigue and independence, Philippa, a spirited young woman with artistic ambitions, becomes entangled in social scandal and hidden dangers after crossing paths with a principled diplomat. As secrets surface and reputations tremble, she must rely on her wit and courage to navigate ambition, loyalty, and unexpected love, ultimately discovering her own power and destiny.

Endlich ist es fertig unser Hörbuch zum Sammelband: "Schrei, wenn Du kannst Löwe – Mobbing in der Schule" inkl. dem "Schrei wenn Du kannst -Song" feat. Axel Müller (Saxophon). 16 Texte von jungen Autoren der Löwenburgschule Bad Honnef haben zusammen mit prominenten Sprechern ihre Texte eingesprochen, die sie im Rahmen der Geschichtenerfinderwerkstatt erstellt hatte. Vorwort: Carsten Krause CD1 Sprecher/innen: Robert Habeck, Torsten Sträter, Sonja Fuhrmann, Birte Schrein, Steffen Laube, Oli...

The birth of the Greek alphabet marked a new horizon in the history of writing, as the vowelless Phoenician alphabet was borrowed and adapted to write vowels as well as consonants. Rather than creating a single unchanging new tradition, however, its earliest attestations show a very great degree of diversity, as areas of the Greek-speaking world established their own regional variants. This volume asks how, when, where, by whom and for what purposes Greek alphabetic writing developed. Anne...

Set against the vibrant backdrop of pre–World War I Europe, The Girl Philippa is a captivating tale of courage, intrigue, and unexpected romance.When the spirited and enigmatic Philippa suddenly enters the life of a young American traveler, what begins as a chance encounter quickly unfolds into an adventure filled with secrets, danger, and political intrigue. As tensions rise across Europe, the pair find themselves drawn into a web of espionage, hidden identities, and dari...

Learn how to rewire your attachment style and unlock stronger relationships, better health, greater resilience and a more fulfilling life in the empowering new book from the acclaimed psychiatrist and neuroscientist, and the multi-million bestselling co-author of Attached, Dr Amir Levine.Years after revolutionising our understanding of attachment theory, Dr Amir Levine returns with a brilliant, paradigm-shifting work on the science of secure human connection.

In this lively romance of intrigue and independence, Philippa, a spirited young woman with artistic ambitions, becomes entangled in social scandal and hidden dangers after crossing paths with a principled diplomat. As secrets surface and reputations tremble, she must rely on her wit and courage to navigate ambition, loyalty, and unexpected love, ultimately discovering her own power and destiny.

In "The Girl Philippa," Robert W. Chambers crafts a richly atmospheric narrative that explores themes of love, identity, and the complexity of the human experience. Set against the backdrop of early 20th-century Europe, the novel employs a lyrical prose style that amalgamates elements of naturalism and symbolism. Chambers weaves a tale that skillfully navigates the psychological landscape of its characters, particularly focusing on the titular Philippa, whose journey reflects broader exist...