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In Unbending Gender, Joan Williams takes a hard look at the state of feminism in America. Concerned by what she finds--young women who flatly refuse to identify themselves as feminists and working-class and minority women who feel the movement hasn't addressed the issues that dominate their daily lives--she outlines a new vision of feminism that calls for workplaces focused on the needs of families and, in divorce cases, recognition of the value of family work and its impact on women's earning power.
Williams shows that workplaces are designed around men's bodies and life patterns in ways...

These classic myths from the Greek pantheon are given a modern twist that contemporary tweens can relate to, from dealing with bullies like Medusa to a first crush on an unlikely boy. Goddess Girls follows four goddesses-in-training - Athena, Persephone, Aphrodite, and Artemis - as they navigate the ins and outs of divine social life at Mount Olympus Academy, where the most priviledged gods and goddesses of the Greek pantheon hone their mythical skills.

In book 5, Principal Zeus asks Athena to help Heracles (aka Hercules in the Roman pantheon) complete his twelve labors. But when Heracles...

Spojrzenie na mity greckie okiem współczesnej nastolatki. Cztery przyszłe gwiazdy Olimpu Atena, Persefona, Afrodyta i Artemida uczą się w Akademii Olimpijskiej, w której elita ateńskiej młodzieży szkoli swe boskie umiejętności. Boskie dziewczyny bardzo przypominają współczesne rówieśniczki. Choć czeka je mityczna przyszłość, teraz stawiają czoła typowym nastoletnim problemom z jednej strony koleżanka dokucza, z drugiej u drzwi stoi pierwsza miłość. Tom 3 Piękna Afrodyta AFRODYTA MA POWAŻNĄ KONKURENCJĘ...Afrodyta uwielbia pomagać śmiertelnikom w poszukiwaniu...

When a flock of angry birds threaten Zeus and his fellow Olympians, they need the help of a new friend--assuming the stranger is actually a friend

After a horrible drought, Zeus and his fellow Olympians are determined to help restore the land as they try to figure out their current mission, to find a special shield called an aegis. Thanks to some grateful villagers, who benefit from the rain and crops that the young Olympians magically create, they find the armor they need.

But they are suddenly swarmed by birds--thousands of killer, scary birds. And when a mysterious boy appears in...

Po malutkim nieporozumieniu (no dobra, może nie takim malutkim, w końcu przypadkowo rozpętała wojnę!) Afrodyta oblewa herosologię. Aby poprawić ocenę, wymyśla genialny plan dodatkowy projekt zaliczeniowy dla zaprzyjaźnionych śmiertelników czyli Klub Samotnych Serc. Trafia do Egiptu, gdzie staje twarzą w twarz z poważną konkurencją boginią o imieniu Izyda. Rozpoczyna się wyścig o to, która z nich znajdzie odpowiednią parę dla najbardziej irytującego śmiertelnika w historii!Spojrzenie na mity greckie okiem współczesnej nastolatki. Cztery przyszłe gwiazdy Olimpu ...

Medusa is the ultimate mean girl in this series that blends modern drama with ancient myths.

Well researched and true to the original myths, each volume in the Goddess Girls series addresses contemporary issues, like friendships and relationships, from a classically accurate--and entertaining--perspective.

In Medusa the Mean, Medusa is sick and tired of being the only mortal at Mount Olympus Academy. Not only is she surrounded by beautiful, powerful, immortal classmates, but she also has snakes for hair and a reputation for being mean. Immortality, she thinks, will solve...

A new mergirl shows up at Mount Olympus Academy--and Poseidon just might be her perfect match in this seventeenth Goddess Girls adventure.

Amphitrite is a mergirl with a big crush on Poseidon--but will his quirks make her fall out of like?

Calliope, the muse of epic poetry, has trouble putting her bright and fun ideas into action in this twentieth Goddess girls adventure

Get to know Goddess Girl Pheme...the original "gossip girl"

As the goddess girl of rumor and gossip, Pheme prides herself on being "in the know" and having the most up-to-date info on anyone and everyone at Mount Olympus Academy. To make sure that people really get her VIP messages, her words tend to linger in cloud letters above her head--just in case people don't catch what she says

But not everyone is thrilled with Pheme's insider knowledge on everything MOA--including the Goddess Girls. Can Pheme ever be trusted? Or will this "gossip girl" find herself on the other end of...

In Persephone the Phony, Persephone develops a crush on bad-boy Hades. Her mom (Ceres) and friends don't approve, and Persephone finds herself sneaking around to see him. Hades convinces her to tell the truth, and it's revealed that he isn't all that bad, just misunderstood

Well-researched and true to the original myths, each volume in the Goddess Girls series addresses contemporary issues, like friendships and relationships, from a classically accurate--and entertaining--perspective.

In Artemis the Brave, Artemis, goddess of the hunt, is always perceived as the bravest goddessgirl at Mount Olympus Academy. What her classmates and best friends don't realize is that sometimes she isn't as courageous as she looks. And when Orion--a foreign exchange student from Earth--enters the picture, she is even more nervous than usual Can Artemis prove to...