The career of Stefanie Powers is one of so many stage, screen, and television credits that her name alone recalls memories as varied as her roles—on screen and off. From movie roles including John Wayne’s daughter in McLintock! and Lana Turner’s rival in Love Has Many Faces, to being terrorized by Tallulah Bankhead in Die, Die My Darling and befriending a Volkswagen in Herbie Rides Again, she stepped onto the television screen as the sexy secret agent April Dancer in The Girl from U.N.C.L....

They are the legendary women of television who strolled, sprinted, fought, laughed, cried and loved through worlds that took viewers to places past, present and future. They broke through barriers and glass ceilings to become much beloved and powerful television stars. Join us as they share their compelling behind-the-scenes stories from their illustrious careers that are featured in PBS's "Pioneers of Television."

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This book explores the tumultuous war years through the lens of the British Embassies in Cairo and Baghdad, demonstrating the role that the Second World War played in shaping the political and social map of the contemporary Middle East. The war served as a catalyst for seismic changes in Arab society and the emergence of new movements that provided powerful critiques of British intervention and of the governments that facilitated it, making the war a critical turning point in Britain's emp...

Learn how to get out of debt from an expert. Forbes calls David Carlson’s personal finance blog Young Adult Money “a must-read for millennials.”Hustle Away Debt, Carlson’s new book, gives millennials drowning in debt—student and otherwise—a lifeline. He introduces the concept of “side hustles,” so you can develop new sources of income that allow you to pay off debt faster. He also shows how this can lead you to explore new fields you might not have otherw...

**A compelling proposal for new international law and institutions to address the planetary crisis that improves biodiversity protection, supports Indigenous peoples, and prevents catastrophic climate change.Honorable Mention, The International Study Association Theory Section Best Book Award**In The Ecology Politic, Anthony Burke and Stefanie Fishel contend that the roots of our planetary crisis lie in the modern state: in its destructive entanglement wit...

Wall Street Journal BestsellerIn this groundbreaking guide, a management expert outlines the transformative leadership skill of tomorrow—a new framework for diversity and inclusion that can make it possible to build truly diverse teams which value employees’ need to belong while being themselves.Humans have two basic desires: to stand out and to fit in. Companies respond by creating groups that tend to the extreme—where everyone fi...

You don't need to be louder. You don't need to be tougher. You just need to stop being so easy to interrupt.This book is for those who were raised to be polite, accommodating, and agreeable - and who now find themselves exhausted, overextended, and quietly furious at how often their boundaries get crossed. It's for the people-pleasers, the fixers, the peacemakers, the "reasonable ones" who keep absorbing chaos while others take up space.Rather than teaching...

How do we explain the conspicuous absence of disability from the histories we write? What forces and factors create this dynamic? How can disability be everywhere and nowhere, present and absent, and obvious and overlooked in both the historical record and historians’ interpretations of the past?Jenifer L. Barclay and Stefanie Hunt-Kennedy edit a collection of interdisciplinary essays that consider how and why physical, sensory, intellectual, and psychological disabilities are unde...

Simulation of Power System with Renewables provides details on the modelling and efficient implementation of MATLAB, particularly with a renewable energy driven power system. The book presents a step-by-step approach to modelling implementation, including all major components used in current power systems operation, giving the reader the opportunity to learn how to gather models for conventional generators, wind farms, solar plants and FACTS control devices. Users will find this to be a ce...

Schlafen am Arbeitsplatz gilt immer noch als faul und wird von der Gesellschaft kaum akzeptiert. Dabei ist es wissenschaftlich erwiesen, dass maximal 30 Minuten Schlaf in der Mittagspause die Leistungsfähigkeit für den gesamten Tag steigern und gleichzeitig das Risiko für Herz-Kreislauf-Erkrankungen verringern. Die Autorinnen zeigen, wie Power-Napping funktioniert, wie es in der Praxis umgesetzt werden kann und wie es Ihren Alltag nachhaltig verändert - beruflich und privat.

Armed, Annoited & Appointed! Equip Yourself for the Fight: A Full-Color Illustrated Guide to Spiritual Authority and Biblical VictoryIn an age of increasing uncertainty, pressure, and spiritual conflict, the call for the modern believer to stand firm has never been more urgent. 27 Spiritual Warfare Power Prayers & Armor of God Devotional is a high-impact, visually stunning resource designed to transform your prayer life from a passive ritual into a proacti...