She is a book of qualities illustrating the greatness of women. From "everywoman" to exemplars such as Madame Secretarys Hillary Clinton and Madeline Albright to visionary artist Shiloh McCloud and {insert} poet Maya Stein; these many women represent the very best in the human spirit. Author/artists Mary Anne Radmacher and Liz Kalloch have gathered these fierce and feisty females along with their best advice for our lifes journey on the topics of leadership; friendship; purpose; adventurousness; cooperation; collaboration; risk-taking; resourcefulness; happiness; compassion; and much more including what it is to inspire.Each page spread features a collection of vintage art and ephemera elegantly designed by Liz Kalloch paired with a love letter by Mary Anne Radmacher to each quality along with a tribute to womens strength; character; and the extraordinary capabilities within each and every woman. She gathers the wisdom of many wise women including Madeleine LEngle; Laura Schlessinger; Erica Jong; Rachel Carson; Oprah Winfrey; Harper Lee; Lucille Ball; Mother Teresa; Pearl Buck; Cheri Huber; Julia Child; Drew Barrymore; and many more.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy Alan LawrenceNot an easy read but extremely interesting. Gave insight into my own obsession with everything vinyl.4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. A MUST FOR MUSIC AND VINYL RECORD LOVERS. Just Loved it!By Jayan KrishnanFor vinyl and music lovers this is a must! It explores the resurgence and resistance of the analogue record amidst the digitalization of music. A history of music recordings from records; CDs; MP3 downloads and back to vinyl is masterly described. It very effectively psycho-socio analyses the basic human need to own tangible things and how this gives ourselves an identity and creates a (sub)culture. Ooh!..Too academic you think? No. There is a casual style as well; complete with photos and verbatim interviews with DJs; store owners; collectors that give it a personal; readable feel. If you are a music lover; especially a vinyl fan; youll see your experiences in every other page. Or one can read it just to understand the human condition that we all are. Never knew this vinyl/music culture has so many layers of humanness! Authors Ian and Dominik do not try to sell the vinyl message but leave You to experience and understand the subject matter. A great; insightful; reflective read. (Am not related or a personal friend of the authors or publisher. Just a genuine reviewer of a read I thoroughly enjoyed)2 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Huh?By wagtailIm an academic. Great idea to begin the books preface with a homespun tale of the delights of searching for vinyl; an almost unmatched pleasure. And then; CLUNK. Let the academic paralysis set in.And like bad graduate school poetry; the extensive need to impress sucks the life out of the subject matter. Before long; you just know the flow ofstilted and unnecessarily awkward academic vocabulary (locatedness; juxtaposition; vis a vis; temporality) is inevitable and this great topic gets hijacked..Phrases like "materially mediated cultural meanings" and "heuristically master trope" can only obscure; not reveal your subject. And the deeply"needy" description of "materially mediated intersubjective experiences" is only surpassed in irrelevance by the incredibly verbose "meaning centered analysis of material objects."And the "auratic affordances" and "engaging haptics" dont do anything to establish any balance to the attack. There are many references to the poetics and mystery of both vinyl and music here but; make no mistake; you wont find it in these pages.Absolutely deadly (and no fun; either).Just be glad they arent writing blues tunes.