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Like all people, atheists contemplate issues of love, death, and morality, and in times of stress we long for solace and inspiration. A collection of uplifting quotations from some of mankind s most important philosophers, scientists, writers, and even comedians, THE INSPIRATIONAL ATHEIST will be a treasured daily companion for the growing demographic of humanists who believe that life has meaning when we live it meaningfully, independent of the existence of a higher power. With words from Carl Sagan, D. H. Lawrence, Julia Child, Douglas Adams, Charlotte Bronte, Bertrand Russell, Ralph Waldo Emerson, George Carlin, Joan Didion, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Thomas Jefferson and dozens of others on topics ranging from Love and Nature to Wisdom and Beauty, this book is a celebration of the sublime without the divine."

An exciting lineage of women singers--originating with Ma Rainey and her prot g e Bessie Smith--shaped the blues, launching it as a powerful, expressive vehicle of emotional liberation. Along with their successors Billie Holiday, Etta James, Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, and Janis Joplin, they injected a dose of reality into the often trivial world of popular song, bringing their message of higher expectations and broader horizons to their audiences. These women passed their image, their rhythms, and their toughness on to the next generation of blues women, which has its contemporary incarnation in singers like Bonnie Raitt and Lucinda Williams (with whom the author has done an in-depth interview). Buzzy Jackson combines biography, an appreciation of music, and a sweeping view of American history to illuminate the pivotal role of blues women in a powerful musical tradition. Musician Thomas Dorsey said, The blues is a good woman feeling bad. But these women show by their style that he had it backward: The blues is a bad woman feeling good.

WINNER OF THE COLORADO BOOK AWARD FOR HISTORICAL FICTION NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD FINALIST A heartrending novel based on a true story of love, loyalty, and the limits we confront when our deepest values are tested, by award-winning writer Buzzy Jackson How far would you go to protect the people and country you love? It's 1940 and Hannie Schaft is a shy nineteen-year-old law student living in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands with ambitious goals for her future. But dreams die in wartime, and Hannie's closest friends are no longer safe as fascism insidiously rises in her country. Hiding them is not enough. Hannie may be young but she can't stand aside as the menace of Nazi evil tightens its grip. Driven by love and moral outrage, Hannie soon becomes an armed member of the Dutch Resistance movement. Hannie discovers her own untapped ferocity--wearing lipstick and heels to lure powerful Nazis close and assassinate them at point-blank range, and bombing munitions factories. As humanity collapses around her, Hannie finds a chosen family of friends within the Resistance and falls in love with a dashing fellow resister at a tremendous cost. Her greatest weapon is her determination to "stay human" (blijf menselijk) . . . a promise increasingly difficult to keep. As Hannie is drawn deeper into a web of plots, disguises and assassinations, whispers spread like wildfire among enemy and friend alike. They all know of her, if not her name: she's "the Girl with Red Hair." A match for any Nazi soldier. A true threat. And a target. To Die Beautiful is a timely look at how fascism flourishes and what good people do to fight back. Based on real events, To Die Beautiful is told with the drama and emotional resonance of meticulously researched history.

PERFECT FOR FANS OF KATE QUINN'S THE ROSE CODE, THIS GRIPPING NOVEL OF COURAGE AND LOYALTY BRINGS THE UNSUNG TRUE STORY OF WW2'S GREATEST HEROINE HANNIE SCHAFT TO LIFEA tale of formidable defiance told through the eyes of a young heroine so notorious that Hitler himself personally ordered for her capture. 'Inspiring, empowering, and timely. An immersive story with the sort of hero we all need right now: relatable and resolute and absolutely right' Laurie Frankel, New York Times bestselling author of This Is How It Always Is ---- 1940, Amsterdam. You're nineteen years old. The war has stolen your future and your country is under siege. The people you love are no longer safe. Will you stand aside as the menace of Nazi evil tightens its grip on your homeland? Or do you unleash your fury, joining forces with your enemies' enemies, plotting to strike? Because if not you, then who? You're drawn deep into a web of plots, disguises and assassinations. The Resistance trained you for this. You flash your enemies a smile and beckon them closer. Little do they know you've grown used to the weight of a gun in your hand. Soon, they will all know your name . . .---- ‘I finished it in almost one gulp! What an amazing, inspiring, true-life hero she was. An engrossing read' Gwen Strauss, author of The Nine'An inspiring book with an immense amount of research. One of those books that will be with me for a long time' 5***** READER REVIEW'An intriguing story that keeps you captivated till the end. A true hero!' 5***** READER REVIEW'A mixture of emotions, from feeling hopeful to a pit of your stomach fear, from heart-warming to heartbreaking. A book I want on my bookshelf to pass down the generations' 5***** READER REVIEW

“WHO ARE YOU AND WHERE DO YOU COME FROM? ” As a historian, Buzzy Jackson thought she knew the answers to these simple questions—that is, until she took a look at her scrawny family tree. With a name like Jackson (the twentieth most common American surname), she knew she must have more relatives and more family history out there, somewhere. Her first visit to the Boulder Genealogy Society brought her more questions than answers . . . but it also gave her a tantalizing peek into the fascinating (and enormous) community of family-tree huggers and after-hours Alex Haleys. In Shaking the Family Tree, Jackson dives headfirst into her family gene pool: flying cross-country to locate an ancient family graveyard, embarking on a weeklong genealogy Caribbean cruise, and even submitting her DNA for testing to try to find her Jacksons. And in the process of researching her own family lore (Who was Bullwhip Jackson?) she meets legions of other genealogy buffs who are as interesting as they are driven—from the boy who saved his allowance so he could order his great-grandfather’s death certificate to the woman who spends her free time documenting the cemeteries of Colorado ghost towns. Through Jackson’s research she connects with distant relatives, traces her roots back more than 250 years and in the process comes to discover—genetically, historically, and emotionally—the true meaning of “family” for herself.

LA RESISTENCIA LA ADORA. LOS NAZIS LA TEMEN. Basada en la historia real de amor y lealtad de Hannie Schaft, La joven del pelo rojo es una novela sobre los l mites a los que nos enfrentamos cuando se ponen a prueba nuestros valores. msterdam, 1940. Hannie es una estudiante de diecinueve a os y, a pesar de que vive en la Holanda ocupada, tiene grandes ambiciones de futuro. No obstante, no tarda en descubrir que, mientras el fascismo se extiende por su pa s, sus seres queridos ya no est n a salvo, y no puede quedarse de brazos cruzados ante la maldad y la injusticia. Movida por el amor y la indignaci n, se une a la Resistencia y descubre en su interior una ferocidad que la empuja a usar todas sus armas, protegi ndose tras la fachada de su sensualidad, para ejecutar a sus enemigos. Y aunque su humanidad se resiente, Hannie encuentra una nueva familia entre sus compa eros y se enamora perdidamente de uno de los rebeldes. Conforme se adentra en un mundo de conspiraciones, enga os y asesinatos, los rumores corren como la p lvora entre enemigos y aliados. Todos saben de su existencia, pero desconocen su nombre: para ellos es «la joven del pelo rojo . Una rival digna ante cualquier nazi. Una aut ntica amenaza. Y un objetivo a abatir. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION A heartrending novel based on a true story of love, loyalty, and the limits we confront when our deepest values are tested, by award-winning writer Buzzy Jackson How far would you go to protect the people and country you love? It's 1940 and Hannie Schaft is a shy nineteen-year-old law student living in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands with ambitious goals for her future. But dreams die in wartime, and Hannie's closest friends are no longer safe as fascism insidiously rises in her country. Hiding them is not enough. Hannie may be young, but she can't stand aside as the menace of Nazi evil tightens its grip. Driven by love and moral outrage, Hannie soon becomes an armed member of the Dutch Resistance movement. Hannie discovers her untapped ferocity--wearing lipstick and heels to lure powerful Nazis close and assassinate them at point-blank range and bombing munitions factories. As humanity collapses around her, Hannie finds a chosen family of friends within the Resistance and falls in love with a dashing fellow resister at a tremendous cost. Her greatest weapon is her determination to "stay human" (blijf menselijk) . . . a promise increasingly difficult to keep. As Hannie is drawn deeper into a web of plots, disguises and assassinations, whispers spread like wildfire among enemy and friend alike. They all know of her, if not her name: "the Girl with Red Hair." A match for any Nazi soldier. A true threat. And a target. To Die Beautiful is a timely look at how fascism flourishes and what good people do to fight back. Based on real events, To Die Beautiful is told with the drama and emotional resonance of meticulously researched history.

Nainen josta kasvoi taistelija.Huikaiseva tositarina vastarintaliikkeestä, rakkaudesta ja inhimillisyyden rajoista.On vuosi 1940, ja Hannie Schaft on ujo oikeustieteen opiskelija natsien miehittämässä Amsterdamissa. Kun hänen juutalaiset ystävänsä joutuvat vaaraan, hän päättää liittyä Hollannin vastarintaliikkeeseen. Pian hänet tunnetaan ”punatukkaisena tyttönä”, joka ei epäröi tappaa vihollisiaan - ja jota natsit jahtaavat kiihtyvällä raivolla.Buzzy Jackson on yhdysvaltalainen historioitsija, joka on ennen esikoisromaaniaan Punatukkainen tyttö kirjoittanut tietokirjoja muun muassa bluesmuusikkonaisista. Hän sai kipinän tositarinaan perustuvaan romaaniinsa Amsterdamin-lomalla, ja kirjan vaatima tutkimustyö sai hänet palaamaan Hollantiin vielä seitsemästi tapaamaan Hannie Schaftin tuttavien ja sukulaisten jälkeläisiä.*”Kuvaa rohkeaa ja vahvaa naista, joka on päättänyt tehdä oikein väärämielisessä maailmassa.” - Booklist”Kuin valkokankaalle luotu tarina, jonka panokset ovat korkeat ja jonka draama vie mukanaan.” - Boulder Weekly”Tyrmäävä romaani.” - Denver Post