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To Cross an Ocean: Apognosis by Chris Angelis

To Cross an Ocean: Apognosisby Chris Angelis

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"Brilliantly engaging and authentic language"
"Hauntingly, beautifully written"
"A smooth work of literary fiction"

For Danny, a young American residing in Athens, Greece, life is all but an eternal present. Traumatized by the past and scared of the future, he leads an enigmatic existence sharing a rundown apartment with Yasir and Nazim, two illegal immigrants who try to continue their long journey to Germany. Danny’s best friend is Sophia, a young British-Greek woman that clearly desires more than a friendship.
The turning point comes when Danny’s roommates announce they have finally found a trafficker to get them out of Greece. Danny is now forced to acknowledge his past and face his fears, wondering whether it is too little too late.

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What My Mother Gave Me: Thirty-One Women on the Gifts That Mattered Most by Elizabeth Benedict

What My Mother Gave Me: Thirty-One Women on the Gifts That Mattered Mostby Elizabeth Benedict

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New York Times Bestseller: “A winning collection” of essays by daughters including Elinor Lipman, Margo Jefferson, Jean Hanff Korelitz, Lisa See, and more (Kirkus Reviews).

Each of these thirty-one “beautifully crafted” essays (Publishers Weekly) is a story about a mother’s gift to a daughter–one that touched her, taught her something, or symbolized a unique bond. Whether a gift was meant to keep a daughter warm, instruct her in the ways of womanhood, encourage her talents, or just remind her of a mother’s love, each story gets to the heart of a relationship.

Rita Dove recalls the box of polish that inspired her to paint her nails in the stripes and polka dots she wears to this day. Lisa See writes about the gift of writing from her mother, Carolyn See. Cecilia Muñoz remembers the wok her mother gave her and a lifetime of family meals. Judith Hillman Paterson revisits the year of sobriety her mother bequeathed to her when Paterson was nine, the year before her mother died of alcoholism. Abigail Pogrebin describes her middle-aged bat mitzvah, for which her mother provided flowers after a lifetime of guilt for skipping her daughter’s religious education. Margo Jefferson writes about her mother’s gold dress from the posh department store where they could finally shop as black women.

Collectively, the pieces have a force that feels as elemental as the tides: outpourings of lightness and darkness; love and rage; joy and grief. From literary prize winners, bestselling authors, and other celebrated women, they are “as varied and unexpected and eloquent and moving as mother love itself” (Cathleen Schine, New York Times-bestselling author of The Grammarians).

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Awakening: Ladies, Leadership, and the Lies We've Been Told by Areva Martin

Awakening: Ladies, Leadership, and the Lies We've Been Toldby Areva Martin

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A SELF-HELP BOOK AND FEMINIST MANIFESTO ALL IN ONE – AWAKENING IS A CALL FOR ACTION AND GENDER EQUITY IN A POST-COVID WORLD.

Awakening goes beyond the idea that women should ask for a seat at the table. Areva Martin makes the case for women to tear down the building, build anew, and choose tables that make room for everyone.

Martin does this by exposing five lies told by society that have kept women held back for so long. By further exploring the problem and offering solutions that benefit all people, Awakening gives women in all careers a path toward a more equitable world. Pick up Awakening for your next book club, to gift to a new grad, or to show a woman in your life that you support their journey.

Uncover the lies we have been told and discover how we can move toward a more equitable world.

— Areva Martin provides statistics and stories on how our current system works to keep women as the inferior sex and why it needs a complete overhaul.
— Case studies from real women at work demonstrate the barriers that hold women back and the conflicts that they face if they choose to start a family.
— Readers will explore “how we got here” and the movements, milestones, and men who have shaped where women stand in the workplace today.
— Martin zooms out to describe how expectations, norms, and culture need to change before equity can be achieved.
— Action items throughout the book offer small and quick exercises that become stepping stones to larger solutions.

The past decade has been a whirlwind of fighting for equity, seeing the consequences of small-scale strategies, and being pushed back by the COVID-19 pandemic. Areva Martin lays all of this out on the table and provides a map for pushing forward in the corporate jungle, nonprofit world, and society at large.

Grab your copy of Awakening today to expose the lies told by society and become leaders at work and home.

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