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1) 1st to die
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Four crime-solving friends face off against a killer in San Francisco in the Women's Murder Club novel that started James Patterson's thrilling series.
Each one holds a piece of the puzzle: Lindsay Boxer is a homicide inspector in the San Francisco Police Department, Claire Washburn is a medical examiner, Jill Bernhardt is an assistant D.A., and Cindy Thomas just started working the crime desk of the San Francisco Chronicle.
But the...
Each one holds a piece of the puzzle: Lindsay Boxer is a homicide inspector in the San Francisco Police Department, Claire Washburn is a medical examiner, Jill Bernhardt is an assistant D.A., and Cindy Thomas just started working the crime desk of the San Francisco Chronicle.
But the...
2) 3rd degree
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Detective Lindsay Boxer rushes into a burning house where she finds three dead bodies and a mysterious message. When another message is left at the scene of another bizarre murder, Lindsay asks her friends, Medical Examiner Claire Washburn, Assistant D.A. Jill Bernhardt, and Chronicle reporter Cindy Thomas to help her figure out who is committing these murders, and why they intend to kill someone every three days. Even more terrifying, the killer...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
When a horrifying attack leaves one of the Women's Murder Club struggling for her life, the others fight to keep a madman behind bars before anyone else is hurt.
Lindsay Boxer and her new partner in the San Francisco police department are racing to stop a series of kidnappings that has electrified the city: children are being plucked off the streets together with their nannies, but the kidnappers aren't demanding ransom. Amid uncertainty...
Lindsay Boxer and her new partner in the San Francisco police department are racing to stop a series of kidnappings that has electrified the city: children are being plucked off the streets together with their nannies, but the kidnappers aren't demanding ransom. Amid uncertainty...
5) 2nd chance
Author
Series
Women's murder club volume 2
Language
English
Description
"The Women's Murder Club is back! A brilliantly diabolical killer is murdering people from every walk of life. The deaths seem unrelated but police homicide inspector Lindsay Boxer senses a connection and, together with medical examiner Claire, assistant D.A. Jill, and Chronicle reporter Cindy, finds a link that sends a chill through the entire nation. This killer's motives are unspeakable." -- Page [4] cover.
Author
Language
English
Description
"The bestselling author of "Big Girl Panties" is back with a funny, sweet, and sizzling novel about the game of love, in which a hot quarterback must figure out how to score big with a beautiful and talented media analyst after a heartbreaking fumble. Star quarterback and heartthrob Tyson Palmer has made a name for himself with his spectacular moves--except Dani, whose negative comments about his performance draw high ratings and spectacular notices...
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Language
English
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Description
"CNN news anchor Brooke Baldwin explores the phenomenon of "huddling," when women lean on one another--in politics, Hollywood, activism, the arts, sports, and everyday friendships--to provide each other support, empowerment, inspiration, and the strength to solve problems or enact meaningful change. Whether they are facing adversity (like workplace inequity or a global pandemic) or organizing to make the world a better place, women are a highly potent...
Author
Publisher
Artisan
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
359 pages : color illustrations, color portraits ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"Across the globe, women are embracing the entrepreneurial spirit and starting creative businesses. In the Company of Women profiles over 100 of these influential and creative women from all ages, races, backgrounds, and industries"--Amazon.com.
11) Women in fashion
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Lexile measure
1100L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Shares the history of women in fashion, including important designers, fashionistas, models, and fashion icons.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Lexile measure
1180L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Introduces important women in literary history, including Maya Angelou, Emily Dickinson, and Roxane Gay.
This book introduces readers to dozens of women who have made groundbreaking contributions in literary fiction, genre fiction, science fiction, nonfiction and memoir, feminist writing, poetry, and young adult literature. Features include essential facts, a timeline, a glossary, additional resources, source notes, and an index.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Leadership, an imprint of HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
xxi, 215 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Kathy Caprino guides women to take the reins in their careers by identifying and overcoming the 7 most damaging power gaps holding them back and accessing new levels of internal and external power to propel you forward to the success you want and deserve." -- From Amazon summary.
The business world has been forever changed by the important progress and contributions that women have made. Yet, with only 38% of manager roles and 22% of C-suite positions...
Author
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
Simon Pulse edition, newly updated.
Lexile measure
1170L
Physical Desc
xviii, 460 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Follow in the footsteps of amazing women who have the jobs of your dreams! This extensive and empowering career guide leads the way to a fulfilling professional life. Newly updated with seven additional cutting-edge careers! Go beyond the job description and get the scoop on what it's really like to work as a senator, a marine biologist, an actress, and much, much more. This exciting guide gives the behind-the-scenes scoop on a wide variety of careers...
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
359 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Charlize 'Charlie' Edwards certainly knows, in theory, what it takes to lead a successful and happy life. She owns a nice house in Silverlake, the trendiest neighborhood in L.A. She has glamorous and loyal friends who accompany her to the hottest clubs in town. And she works as the personal assistant to Drew Stanton, Hollywood's sexiest movie star. But she's also turning thirty, chronically single, and faced with serving as maid of honor at her younger...
Publisher
Dreamscape Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 250 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This television program features 5-minute segments that chronicle the lives of fifty women who have conquered many obstacles in their lives in order to change the world around them and become successful.
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Description
"Women of color are experiencing an unprecedented wave of 'firsts'--whether it's the first in a family to attend college, the first to serve as CEO of a Fortune 500 company, or the first to serve in Congress for a red state, women of color have reached new heights of influence. Cecilia Mu©łoz was a first, too, and she knows the difficulties of making her way without exemplars to follow. The first Latinx to direct national domestic policy issues,...
Author
Publisher
Seal Press, Hatchette Book Group
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
x, 211 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Women of color are experiencing an unprecedented wave of 'firsts'--whether it's the first in a family to attend college, the first to serve as CEO of a Fortune 500 company, or the first to serve in Congress for a red state, women of color have reached new heights of influence. Cecilia Muñoz was a first, too, and she knows the difficulties of making her way without exemplars to follow. The first Latinx to direct national domestic policy issues, More...
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 286 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"A renowned expert in the women's leadership movement, Tiffany Dufu was once like so many other driven and talented women who have been brought up to believe that to have it all, they must do it all. But after she gave birth to her first child, she struggled to accomplish everything she thought she needed to in order to succeed. Dufu began to feel that achieving her career and personal goals was an impossibility. Eventually, she discovered the solution:...
Publisher
Pyramid, an imprint of Octopus Publishing Group Ltd
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
192 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
The 20th century began with a sense of great optimism after centuries of oppression. It was to be one of the most violent and tumultuous in world history, and paved the way for many people to seize opportunities and make a difference. It has also been the most progressive, tipping into the 21st century where those achievements are as publicized as ever. And women have been there every step of the way. From extraordinary breakthroughs and inventions...