Beth Coates Ordine dei libri (cronologico)

Was wir von den antiken Göttinnen über Feminismus lernen können Sei 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 wir sie als moderne Inspiration für das eigene Leben nutzen können. Witzig, ironisch und auf den Punkt gebracht. Egal, ob es darum geht sich selbst zu priorisieren oder was es bedeutet, eine „starke“ Frau zu sein – in den Mythen, Legenden und Geschichten finden wir zahlreiche Ratschläge und inspirierende Beispiele.

What would happen if I found myself in a black hole?Why is a heart not heart-shaped?Will I ever understand crypto-currency?Would Mr Darcy make a good life partner?What am I doing when I apricate?Is Everything Getting Worse?Dip into A Year of Living Curiously and you'll discover the answers.Spend just three minutes a day with this clev[Bokinfo].

The much-loved authors of What Would Boudicca Do? channel the feminist power of mythical goddesses in this witty, inspirational gift.

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, kill it at work and trounce FoMo. With original illustrations by Bijou Karman, E. Foley and B. Coates' What Would Boudicca Do? will make you fired-up and ready for anything.

Need to swot up on your Shakespeare? For parents helping with their children's homework, casual theatre-goers who want to enhance their enjoyment of the most popular plays and the general reader who feels they should probably know more about Britain's most splendid scribe, Shakespeare for Grown-ups covers Shakespeare's time;

For all fans of Homework for Grown-ups, a fiendishly entertaining quiz book for all the family Full of fun questions to stimulate the grey matter, this quiz book provides the perfect framework for hours spent bettering yourself and your loved ones. Where would you find the islets of Langerhans? Which country has Ouagadougou as its capital city? Which former concubine went on to become the first, and only, Empress of China? Who did Stephen Hawking describe as "responsible for the birth of modern science?" In what language were the 39 book of the Bible's Old Testament originally written? How old was George Harrison when the Beatles split up? Whether you're the one shouting out the answers, or the simplest questions have you scratching your head, this quiz book will be a treat.

Don't know your isosceles from your equilateral? Forgotten what actually happened in 1066? Perplexed by past participles? Bewildered already? Fret no longer. Swot up with Homework for Grown-ups - a brilliantly informative and entertaining book of old-school knowledge for adults. 'An obvious candidate to take to a desert island, along with Shakespeare and the Bible' Daily Telegraph [pictures of Beth and Liz as children either side of biog:] E. Foley and B. Coates were star pupils who always got their homework in on time. Based in London, they now check other people's homework and grammar for a living. [jpegs of covers of Advanced Homework for Grown-ups and Homework for Grown-ups quiz book]