Jennifer lautstarke Stimme gegen Rassismus, Misogynie und Queerfeindlichkeit, Kraftpaket auf der Bühne, in jeder Hinsicht eine Frau mit Haltung. Aber wo kommt sie her, wie ist sie zu der starken und selbstbewussten Person geworden, die sie ist? In ihrem Memoir lässt sie nichts Sie erzählt ungeschönt von ihrer Kindheit ohne Vater, von Drogenerfahrungen und sexualisierter Gewalt. Und sie berichtet von dem Weg zum Erfolg mit ihrer Band Jennifer Rostock, der alles andere als leicht Es geht um Machtmissbrauch und Sexismus in der Musikindustrie, aber auch um Rebellion und Widerstand – Jennifer Rostock prägen die Jugendkultur einer ganzen Generation. Dann ist es Zeit für einen Richtungswechsel. Als die Band eine Pause auf unbestimmte Dauer einläutet, geht Jennifer ihren Weg als  Solokünstlerin Yaenniver weiter. Und jetzt? Viele Meilensteine sind bereits gesetzt, doch Jennifer steht mit ihrem Engagement erst in den Startlöchern, als Rolemodel für Female Empowerment und politische Anteilnahme abseits popkultureller Normen. Nicht nur davon erzählt sie in diesem Buch – gewohnt klar, streitbar und mutig.

After touring the rural areas of Panga, Sibling Dex (a tea monk of some renown) and Mosscap (a robot sent on a quest to determine what humanity really needs) turn their attention to the villages of the little moon they call home. They hope to find the answers they seek, while making new friends, learning new concepts, and experiencing the entropic nature of the universe. Becky Chambers' new series continues to ask: in a world where people have what they want, does having more even matter?

Powerbook - Kraftquelle für die Seele. Dieses Buch hilft jungen Menschen nach leidvollen Lebenserfahrungen, es ermutigt zur Versorgung seelischer Verletzungen. Die Erfahrung von Angst und Schrecken hat ein junger Mensch - äußerlich - oft schon überstanden, doch im "Inneren" wirkt das erfahrene Leid noch immer nach und sorgt für schwere Verstörungen. Mit dem Powerbook können betroffene junge Menschen - anhand zahlreicher Fallbeispiele - ihre traumatischen Erfahrungen besser verstehen; sie gewinnen Selbstsicherheit und erkennen schließlich: "Ich bin völlig normal - das, was ich erleben musste, ist das Verrückte!" In einfacher Sprache und anhand anschaulicher Bilder vermittelt der Autor Möglichkeiten zur Selbstheilung, die zu schneller, spürbarer Entlastung führen. Und er zeigt Wege auf, wie sich ein seelisch kranker Mensch selbst Halt geben kann. Durch zahlreiche praktische Tipps und Übungen eignet sich das Powerbook auch als "Vorlese- und Arbeitsbuch" für Kinder. Themen, die ein Kind nicht gleich versteht, kann der Erwachsene dem jüngeren Menschen auf verständliche Art erklären. Das Powerbook dient allen Eltern, Lehrern und Mitarbeitern sozialer und anderer Berufe als wertvolle Ergänzung für ihre praktisch-soziale Tätigkeit. Für Therapeuten und Pädagogen ist es ein unverzichtbares Arbeitswerkzeug.

After touring the rural areas of Panga, Sibling Dex (a tea monk of some renown) and Mosscap (a robot sent on a quest to determine what humanity really needs) turn their attention to the villages of the little moon they call home. They hope to find the answers they seek, while making new friends, learning new concepts, and experiencing the entropic nature of the universe. Becky Chambers' new series continues to ask: in a world where people have what they want, does having more even matter?

A Novel of High Fantasy and Low Stakes. After a lifetime of bounties and bloodshed, Viv is hanging up her sword for the last time. The battle-weary orc aims to start fresh, opening the first ever coffee shop in the city of Thune. But old and new rivals stand in the way of success—not to mention the fact that no one has the faintest idea what coffee actually is. If Viv wants to put the blade behind her and make her plans a reality, she won't be able to go it alone. But the true rewards of the uncharted path are the travelers you meet along the way. And whether drawn together by ancient magic, flaky pastry, or a freshly brewed cup, they may become partners, family, and something deeper than she ever could have dreamed.

For fans of The Midnight Library and Before the Coffee Gets Cold, this charming Japanese novel shows how the perfect book recommendation can change a reader's life.What are you looking for? This is the famous question routinely asked by Tokyo’s most enigmatic librarian, Sayuri Komachi. Like most librarians, Komachi has read every book lining her shelves—but she also has the unique ability to read the souls of her library guests. For anyone who walks through her door, Komachi can sense exactly what they’re looking for in life and provide just the book recommendation they never knew they needed to help them find it. Each visitor comes to her library from a different juncture in their careers and dreams, from the restless sales attendant who feels stuck at her job to the struggling working mother who longs to be a magazine editor. The conversation that they have with Sayuri Komachi—and the surprise book she lends each of them—will have life-altering consequences. With heartwarming charm and wisdom, What You Are Looking For Is in the Library is a paean to the magic of libraries, friendship and community, perfect for anyone who has ever found themselves at an impasse in their life and in need of a little inspiration.

The past is a foreign country: this is your guidebook. Take a step back into Ian Mortimer's guide and experience the middle ages like never before. In this compelling volume, Medieval history expert Mortimer (The Fears of Henry IV) transports readers to jolly, squalid old England for a thorough survey of everyday 14th century life. Going beyond the "nasty, brutish and short" of it, Mortimer's immersive visitor's-guide approach to popular history gives readers a seamless sense of being there. The population is young-"Half of the population is aged twenty-one or less"-but incredibly diverse. The idea that social classes were distinct and few-fighters, prayers, and farmers-gets exploded in Mortimer's examination society and the Medieval character, including everything from humor and juggling to mariners to doctors. Mortimer even argues, convincingly, over relative standards of hygiene ("to regard a medieval kitchen as 'dirty' because it has not been wiped down with modern detergent is to apply our own standards inappropriately"). He also looks at the role of period's four greatest writers of the time , and reveals the horrors of contemporary medicine (with terrifying descriptions of the plague) and law (the outskirts of every town were decorated with the hanged corpses of minor criminals). Mortimer's toungue-in-cheek vistor's guide is an impressive accomplishment, turning 600 years of history transparent to give 21st century audiences a clear view on Medieval life.

A woman inherits a pawnshop where you can sell your regrets, and then embarks on a magical journey when a charming young physicist wanders into the shop, in this dreamlike and enchanting fantasy novel. On a backstreet in Tokyo lies a pawnshop, but not everyone can find it. Most will see a cozy ramen restaurant. And only the chosen ones—those who are lost—will find a place to pawn their life choices and deepest regrets. Hana Ishikawa wakes on her first morning as the pawnshop’s new owner to find it ransacked, the shop’s most precious acquisition stolen, and her father missing. And then into the shop stumbles a charming stranger, quite unlike its other customers, for he offers help instead of seeking it. Together, they must journey through a mystical world to find Hana’s father and the stolen choice—by way of rain puddles, rides on paper cranes, the bridge between midnight and morning, and a night market in the clouds. But as they get closer to the truth, Hana must reveal a secret of her own—and risk making a choice that she will never be able to take back.