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Emotional Labor

The Invisible Work Shaping Our Lives and How to Claim Our Power

by Rose Hackman ...

Narrated by Rose Hackman ...

Unabridged

8 hours 50 min

**This program is read by the author.For readers of Fair Play by Eve Rodsky and Burnout by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski comes a scathing, deeply-researched foray into the invisible, uncompensated work women perform every day.**We’re tired.A stranger insists you “smile more,” even as you navigate a high-stress environment or grating commute. A mother is expected to oversee every last detail of ... Read more

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**This program is read by the author.For readers of Fair Play by Eve Rodsky and Burnout by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski comes a scathing, deeply-researched foray into the invisible, uncompensated work women perform every day.**We’re tired.A stranger insists you “smile more,” even as you navigate a high-stress environment or grating commute. A mother is expected to oversee every last detail of
... Read more
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How to Kill a Witch

The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Women

by Zoe Venditozzi, Claire Mitchell ...

Narrated by Zoe Venditozzi, Claire Mitchell ...

Unabridged

8 hours 17 min

Scotland, 1563: Crops failed. People starved. And the Devil's influence was stronger than ever―at least, that's what everyone believed. If you were a woman living in Scotland during this turbulent time, there was a very good chance that you, or someone you knew, would be tried as a witch.During the chaos of the Reformation, violence against women was codified for the first time in the Witchcraft ... Read more

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Scotland, 1563: Crops failed. People starved. And the Devil's influence was stronger than ever―at least, that's what everyone believed. If you were a woman living in Scotland during this turbulent time, there was a very good chance that you, or someone you knew, would be tried as a witch.During the chaos of the Reformation, violence against women was codified for the first time in the Witchcraft
... Read more
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With Her Own Hands

Women Weaving Their Stories

by Nicole Nehrig ...

Narrated by Jenn Lee ...

Unabridged

7 hours 44 min

Knitting, sewing, embroidery, quilting―throughout history, these and other forms of textile work have often been dismissed as merely "women's work" and attached to ideas of domesticity and obedience. Yet, as psychologist and avid knitter Nicole Nehrig explores in this captivating book, textile work has often been a way for women to exercise power. When their voices were silenced and other avenues ... Read more

$18.89 USD

Knitting, sewing, embroidery, quilting―throughout history, these and other forms of textile work have often been dismissed as merely "women's work" and attached to ideas of domesticity and obedience. Yet, as psychologist and avid knitter Nicole Nehrig explores in this captivating book, textile work has often been a way for women to exercise power. When their voices were silenced and other avenues
... Read more
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Come As You Are: Revised and Updated

The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life

by Emily Nagoski, Ph.D. ...

Narrated by Emily Nagoski, Ph.D. ...

Unabridged

11 hours 30 min

A revised and updated edition of Emily Nagoski’s game-changing New York Times bestseller Come As You Are, featuring new information and research on mindfulness, desire, and pleasure that will radically transform your sex life.For much of the 20th and 21st centuries, women’s sexuality was an uncharted territory in science, studied far less frequently—and far less seriously—than its male counterpart ... Read more

$24.29 USD

A revised and updated edition of Emily Nagoski’s game-changing New York Times bestseller Come As You Are, featuring new information and research on mindfulness, desire, and pleasure that will radically transform your sex life.For much of the 20th and 21st centuries, women’s sexuality was an uncharted territory in science, studied far less frequently—and far less seriously—than its male counterpart
... Read more
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Invisible Women

Data Bias in a World Designed for Men

by Caroline Criado-Perez ...

Narrated by Caroline Criado-Perez ...

Unabridged

9 hours 25 min

Data is fundamental to the modern world. From economic development, to healthcare, to education and public policy, we rely on numbers to allocate resources and make crucial decisions. But because so much data fails to take into account gender, because it treats men as the default and women as atypical, bias and discrimination are baked into our systems. And women pay tremendous costs for this bias ... Read more

$17.96 USD

Data is fundamental to the modern world. From economic development, to healthcare, to education and public policy, we rely on numbers to allocate resources and make crucial decisions. But because so much data fails to take into account gender, because it treats men as the default and women as atypical, bias and discrimination are baked into our systems. And women pay tremendous costs for this bias
... Read more
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Data Feminism

by Catherine D'Ignazio, Lauren F. Klein ...

Narrated by Teri Schnaubelt ...

Unabridged

7 hours 37 min

Today, data science is a form of power. It has been used to expose injustice, improve health outcomes, and topple governments. But it has also been used to discriminate, police, and surveil. This potential for good, on the one hand, and harm, on the other, makes it essential to ask: Data science by whom? Data science for whom? Data science with whose interests in mind? The narratives around big ... Read more

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Today, data science is a form of power. It has been used to expose injustice, improve health outcomes, and topple governments. But it has also been used to discriminate, police, and surveil. This potential for good, on the one hand, and harm, on the other, makes it essential to ask: Data science by whom? Data science for whom? Data science with whose interests in mind? The narratives around big
... Read more
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Tu éxito es inevitable

Manifiesta lo que deseas y mereces en todas las áreas de tu vida

by Maïté Issa ...

Narrated by Maïté Issa ...

Unabridged

7 hours 54 min

Hacer realidad tus sueños más grandes es fácil si sabes cómo.Descúbrelo con el poder de la manifestación.Para asegurarte una vida llena de amor, prosperidad, abundancia, salud y éxito, aprende a poner tu subconsciente y el universo a trabajar para ti.Durante generaciones, las mujeres hemos asumido el rol de cuidadoras, y lo hemos integrado tan profundamente que nos hemos olvidado de que nosotras ... Read more

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Hacer realidad tus sueños más grandes es fácil si sabes cómo.Descúbrelo con el poder de la manifestación.Para asegurarte una vida llena de amor, prosperidad, abundancia, salud y éxito, aprende a poner tu subconsciente y el universo a trabajar para ti.Durante generaciones, las mujeres hemos asumido el rol de cuidadoras, y lo hemos integrado tan profundamente que nos hemos olvidado de que nosotras
... Read more
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When God Was a Woman

by Merlin Stone ...

Narrated by Jo Anna Perrin ...

Unabridged

9 hours 25 min

The landmark exploration of the ancient worship of the Great Goddess and the eventual supression of women's rites.In the beginning, God was a woman…How did the shift from matriarchy to patriarchy come about? In fascinating detail, Merlin Stone tells us the story of the Goddess who reigned supreme in the Near and Middle East. Under her reign, societal roles differed markedly from those in ... Read more

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The landmark exploration of the ancient worship of the Great Goddess and the eventual supression of women's rites.In the beginning, God was a woman…How did the shift from matriarchy to patriarchy come about? In fascinating detail, Merlin Stone tells us the story of the Goddess who reigned supreme in the Near and Middle East. Under her reign, societal roles differed markedly from those in
... Read more
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Women Who Run With the Wolves

Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype

by Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Ph.D., PhD ...

Narrated by Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Ph.D., PhD ...

Unabridged

2 hours 18 min

First published three years before the print edition of Women Who Run With the Wolves made publishing history, this original audio edition quickly became an underground bestseller. For its insights into the inner life of women, it established Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés as one of the most important voices of our time in the fields of Jungian psychology, myth, and women's mysteries.Drawing from her ... Read more

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First published three years before the print edition of Women Who Run With the Wolves made publishing history, this original audio edition quickly became an underground bestseller. For its insights into the inner life of women, it established Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés as one of the most important voices of our time in the fields of Jungian psychology, myth, and women's mysteries.Drawing from her
... Read more
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Prinsessen. Den rystende sandhed om livet bag slør i Saudi-Arabien

by Jean Sasson ...

Narrated by Jette Mechlenburg ...

Unabridged

9 hours 43 min

Den saudiarabiske prinsesse Sultana Al-Sa’ud har adgang til overdådige mansions, privatfly og dyrebare smykker, men hendes tilværelse er langt fra en dans på roser, for hun har hverken frihed eller selvbestemmelse. Prinsessen styres med hård hånd af de omkringværende mænd – faren, ægtemanden, sønnerne og de patriarkalske magthavere i Saudi-Arabien. Men forfatterveninden Jean Sasson får lov at ... Read more

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Den saudiarabiske prinsesse Sultana Al-Sa’ud har adgang til overdådige mansions, privatfly og dyrebare smykker, men hendes tilværelse er langt fra en dans på roser, for hun har hverken frihed eller selvbestemmelse. Prinsessen styres med hård hånd af de omkringværende mænd – faren, ægtemanden, sønnerne og de patriarkalske magthavere i Saudi-Arabien. Men forfatterveninden Jean Sasson får lov at
... Read more
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Kvinder i modstandskampen

by Nina Bisgaard ...

Narrated by Tina Kruse Andersen ...

Unabridged

6 hours 45 min

Meget er i årenes løb skrevet om den danske modstandsbevægelse under besættelsen. Fælles for en stor del af litteraturen er, at den primært er skrevet af mænd og handler om mænd. Men ét emne er i høj grad stadig underbelyst, nemlig kvindernes rolle. Kvinderne stod primært for at udføre sekretærarbejde, kurerarbejde, indkvartering og madlavning - funktioner, der muliggjorde mændenes udøvende ... Read more

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Meget er i årenes løb skrevet om den danske modstandsbevægelse under besættelsen. Fælles for en stor del af litteraturen er, at den primært er skrevet af mænd og handler om mænd. Men ét emne er i høj grad stadig underbelyst, nemlig kvindernes rolle. Kvinderne stod primært for at udføre sekretærarbejde, kurerarbejde, indkvartering og madlavning - funktioner, der muliggjorde mændenes udøvende
... Read more
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What the Oceans Remember

Searching for Belonging and Home

by Sonja Boon ...

Narrated by Ryanne Chisholm ...

Series series Life Writing
Unabridged

9 hours 9 min

Sonja Boon’s heritage is complicated. Although she has lived in Canada for more than 30 years, she was born in the UK to a Surinamese mother and a Dutch father. An invitation to join a family tree project inspired a journey to the heart of the histories that have shaped her identity, as she sought to answer two questions that have dogged her over the years: Where does she belong? And who does she ... Read more

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Sonja Boon’s heritage is complicated. Although she has lived in Canada for more than 30 years, she was born in the UK to a Surinamese mother and a Dutch father. An invitation to join a family tree project inspired a journey to the heart of the histories that have shaped her identity, as she sought to answer two questions that have dogged her over the years: Where does she belong? And who does she
... Read more
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A Single Touch

Queen of the Hill

by Maryjane Spillane ...

Narrated by T.K. Love ...

Unabridged

4 hours 6 min

Maria is a nineteen-year-old virgin whose heart is racing with anticipation as she sits in a bar and attempts to look conspicuous. When a suave gentleman approaches and asks her to dance, Maria immediately becomes enamored, especially when Nick gives her his phone number and asks her to call.Nick is a recent honorably discharged marine who has returned from Vietnam to his family and his old job in ... Read more

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Maria is a nineteen-year-old virgin whose heart is racing with anticipation as she sits in a bar and attempts to look conspicuous. When a suave gentleman approaches and asks her to dance, Maria immediately becomes enamored, especially when Nick gives her his phone number and asks her to call.Nick is a recent honorably discharged marine who has returned from Vietnam to his family and his old job in
... Read more
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The Game Changer

by Baroness Sue Campbell ...

Narrated by Baroness Sue Campbell ...

Unabridged

7 hours 16 min

'Sue's passion for sport in this country is unmatched' David Beckham'England means so much to Sue. She has made a massive difference over the years for the Lionesses and she has left the whole game in a much better place' Jill ScottSue Campbell has been creating change all her life. Starting as a young PE teacher on Manchester's Moss side, she saw first-hand the transformative power of sport. Once ... Read more

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'Sue's passion for sport in this country is unmatched' David Beckham'England means so much to Sue. She has made a massive difference over the years for the Lionesses and she has left the whole game in a much better place' Jill ScottSue Campbell has been creating change all her life. Starting as a young PE teacher on Manchester's Moss side, she saw first-hand the transformative power of sport. Once
... Read more
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Economica

A Global History of Women, Wealth, and Power

by Victoria Bateman ...

Narrated by Victoria Bateman ...

Unabridged

17 hours 23 min

In a book that “sets a new standard in economic history” (Tim Harford, author of The Undercover Economist), acclaimed economic historian Victoria Bateman tells the story of how women made the world richHow many female entrepreneurs, economic revolutionaries, merchants, and industrialists can you name? You would be forgiven for thinking that, until very recently, there were none at all.But what ... Read more

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In a book that “sets a new standard in economic history” (Tim Harford, author of The Undercover Economist), acclaimed economic historian Victoria Bateman tells the story of how women made the world richHow many female entrepreneurs, economic revolutionaries, merchants, and industrialists can you name? You would be forgiven for thinking that, until very recently, there were none at all.But what
... Read more
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المناطق المُحرمة بالخوف والإثم

by نوال السعداوي, نوال السعداوي ...

Narrated by نور الصباح ...

Unabridged

4 hours 21 min

كان الوقت يمضي وهي نائمة وابنها في حضنها، يدفئها بجسده وتدفئه بجسدها، ومهما طال الليل وطال الحُلم تصحو من النوم فلا ترى سندس الجنة الأخضر، بل جدار المحكمة الأسود الملطّخ بدماء الأمهات وبراز الأطفال، وشيء في صدرها يهمس، لا يمكن أن يكون الكون بغير عدل، ويعلم الله أن ابنها له أب معروف، وأنه قال لها أنت حبي والله يشهد، ثم بعد أن أنجبت طفلهما قال لها، عندي حبّ جديد، اذهبي فأنت طالق. كان أنف الابن يشبه ... Read more

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كان الوقت يمضي وهي نائمة وابنها في حضنها، يدفئها بجسده وتدفئه بجسدها، ومهما طال الليل وطال الحُلم تصحو من النوم فلا ترى سندس الجنة الأخضر، بل جدار المحكمة الأسود الملطّخ بدماء الأمهات وبراز الأطفال، وشيء في صدرها يهمس، لا يمكن أن يكون الكون بغير عدل، ويعلم الله أن ابنها له أب معروف، وأنه قال لها أنت حبي والله يشهد، ثم بعد أن أنجبت طفلهما قال لها، عندي حبّ جديد، اذهبي فأنت طالق. كان أنف الابن يشبه
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Todos los caminos llevan a África

by Loreto Hernández, Loreto Hernández ...

Narrated by María Pérez ...

Unabridged

3 hours 16 min

Médicos con vocación solidaria, ex azafatas, ex ejecutivas y mujeres de éxito, decidieron cambiar de vida para aportar soluciones prácticas y creativas entre los más necesitados del continente africano. Iniciativas contra la ablación, para crear pozos de agua, construir escuelas, ambulatorios, orfanatos… Premiado con la medalla de oro del Latino Books Awards al mejor libro sobre mujeres en la que ... Read more

$5.71 USD

Médicos con vocación solidaria, ex azafatas, ex ejecutivas y mujeres de éxito, decidieron cambiar de vida para aportar soluciones prácticas y creativas entre los más necesitados del continente africano. Iniciativas contra la ablación, para crear pozos de agua, construir escuelas, ambulatorios, orfanatos… Premiado con la medalla de oro del Latino Books Awards al mejor libro sobre mujeres en la que
... Read more
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Suffrage

Women's Long Battle for the Vote

by Ellen Carol DuBois ...

Narrated by Cynthia Farrell ...

Unabridged

12 hours 20 min

Honoring the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment to the Constitution, this “indispensable” (Ellen Chesler, Ms. magazine) book explores the full scope of the movement to win the vote for women through portraits of its bold leaders and devoted activists.Distinguished historian Ellen Carol DuBois begins in the pre-Civil War years with foremothers Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. ... Read more

$24.29 USD

Honoring the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment to the Constitution, this “indispensable” (Ellen Chesler, Ms. magazine) book explores the full scope of the movement to win the vote for women through portraits of its bold leaders and devoted activists.Distinguished historian Ellen Carol DuBois begins in the pre-Civil War years with foremothers Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B.
... Read more
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The Power of the Dark Feminine

Discovering the Energy of Fierce Compassion

by China Galland ...

Narrated by China Galland ...

Unabridged

1 hour 48 min

For centuries, a hidden current has run through the world’s wisdom traditions—a dark, positive, feminine energy represented by such striking symbolic figures as the Tibetan Buddhist Tara, the Black Madonna of Catholicism, and the Hindu Kali.On The Power of the Dark Feminine, award-winning author and researcher China Galland escorts you on a spiritual pilgrimage in search of these inspiring mythic ... Read more

$12.59 USD

For centuries, a hidden current has run through the world’s wisdom traditions—a dark, positive, feminine energy represented by such striking symbolic figures as the Tibetan Buddhist Tara, the Black Madonna of Catholicism, and the Hindu Kali.On The Power of the Dark Feminine, award-winning author and researcher China Galland escorts you on a spiritual pilgrimage in search of these inspiring mythic
... Read more
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Generation F

Why we still struggle with sex and power

by Virginia Trioli ...

Narrated by Virginia Trioli ...

Unabridged

5 hours 30 min

‘For me these Ormond College women were, and are, the first voices of the revolution that is #MeToo in Australia.’Twenty-five years ago, Australia was in the grip of another debate about sex and power.The Master of Ormond College at the University of Melbourne had been acquitted of indecent assault after complaints by two female students. Helen Garner’s bestselling book about the case, The First ... Read more

$20.69 USD

‘For me these Ormond College women were, and are, the first voices of the revolution that is #MeToo in Australia.’Twenty-five years ago, Australia was in the grip of another debate about sex and power.The Master of Ormond College at the University of Melbourne had been acquitted of indecent assault after complaints by two female students. Helen Garner’s bestselling book about the case, The First
... Read more
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Erótica y materna

Viaje al universo femenino

by Mariolina Ceriotti Migliarese, Mariolina Ceriotti Migliarese ...

Narrated by Estela Fernández ...

Unabridged

4 hours 10 min

La reflexión sobre la condición femenina es urgente en nuestro tiempo.Nunca hasta hoy hemos estado más cerca de comprender la igualdad de valor entre los sexos. Y nunca nos hemos encontrado más alejados y confundidos, al convivir en una cultura que niega el valor de la diferencia.Precisamente en esto reside la paradoja de nuestro mundo.Nuestro tiempo acelerado, obsesionado en "hacer cosas útiles", ... Read more

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La reflexión sobre la condición femenina es urgente en nuestro tiempo.Nunca hasta hoy hemos estado más cerca de comprender la igualdad de valor entre los sexos. Y nunca nos hemos encontrado más alejados y confundidos, al convivir en una cultura que niega el valor de la diferencia.Precisamente en esto reside la paradoja de nuestro mundo.Nuestro tiempo acelerado, obsesionado en "hacer cosas útiles",
... Read more
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Brave Dames and Wimpettes

What Women Are Really Doing on Page and Screen

by Susan Isaacs ...

Narrated by Tracy Brooks Swope ...

Unabridged

2 hours 56 min

What makes Buffy the Vampire Slayer a "brave dame" but Ally McBeal a "wimpette"? In this witty, incisive look at the role of women on screen and page, Susan Isaacs argues that assertive, ethical women characters are losing ground to wounded, shallow sisters who are driven by what she calls, "the articles of wimpette philosophy." Although female roles have included lawyers like Ally McBeal, they ... Read more

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What makes Buffy the Vampire Slayer a "brave dame" but Ally McBeal a "wimpette"? In this witty, incisive look at the role of women on screen and page, Susan Isaacs argues that assertive, ethical women characters are losing ground to wounded, shallow sisters who are driven by what she calls, "the articles of wimpette philosophy." Although female roles have included lawyers like Ally McBeal, they
... Read more
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Walking through Fire

The Later Years of Nawal El Saadawi, In Her Own Words

by Nawal El Saadawi ...

Narrated by Nadia Albina ...

Unabridged

10 hours 42 min

Bloomsbury presents Walking through Fire by Nawal El Saadawi, read by Nadia AlbinaIn Walking through Fire, Nawal El Saadawi, author of Woman at Point Zero and one of the Arab world’s greatest writers, tells the story of the later years of a life which shaped an iconic voice in global feminism. Covering her life in Nasser’s then Sadat’s and Mubarak’s Egypt, we learn about Saadawi’s experience of ... Read more

$20.70 USD

Bloomsbury presents Walking through Fire by Nawal El Saadawi, read by Nadia AlbinaIn Walking through Fire, Nawal El Saadawi, author of Woman at Point Zero and one of the Arab world’s greatest writers, tells the story of the later years of a life which shaped an iconic voice in global feminism. Covering her life in Nasser’s then Sadat’s and Mubarak’s Egypt, we learn about Saadawi’s experience of
... Read more
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Power, Grit and Glamour

The Women Behind Halston

by Tamara Sturtz-Filby ...

Narrated by Jilly Bond ...

Unabridged

7 hours 31 min

Bloomsbury presents Power, Grit and Glamour by Tamara Sturtz-Filby, read by Jilly Bond.An intimate look at the Halstonettes—the women who inspired legendary fashion designer Halston.One of the greatest fashion designers of all time, Halston defined and dominated the 1970s. He was America's first fashion superstar, a groundbreaking craftsman and a pioneering businessman who also exuded glamour, wit ... Read more

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Bloomsbury presents Power, Grit and Glamour by Tamara Sturtz-Filby, read by Jilly Bond.An intimate look at the Halstonettes—the women who inspired legendary fashion designer Halston.One of the greatest fashion designers of all time, Halston defined and dominated the 1970s. He was America's first fashion superstar, a groundbreaking craftsman and a pioneering businessman who also exuded glamour, wit
... Read more

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