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In this collection of essays, Lambda Literary Award-winning writer and longtime activist and performance artist Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha explores the politics and realities of disability justice, a movement that centers the lives and leadership of sick and disabled queer, trans, Black, and brown people, with knowledge and gifts for all. Care Work is a mapping of access as radical love, a celebration of the work that sick and disabled queer/people of color are doing to find each other and to build power and community.

This book gives hope to everyone connected to endometriosis. That includes every woman and young girl who has it, and the women and men in their lives who know something is wrong, but do not know what it is or what to do about it. This book is written at a level that everyone with ties to this disease can relate to and understand, but it is also for doctors with good intentions who lack the knowledge of how to diagnose or treat it.

In The Future Is Disabled, Leah Laksmi Piepzna-Samarasinha asks some provocative questions: What if, in the near future, the majority of people will be disabled—and what if that's not a bad thing? And what if disability justice and disabled wisdom are crucial to creating a future in which it's possible to survive fascism, climate change, and pandemics and to bring about liberation?

You’re invited to the most romantic, chaotic wedding of the season! For the first time, Simran Gopal is living out her own romance to rival the beloved Bollywood films of her childhood… Leo Bridgers, the man Simran has spent the last seven years swooning over, has declared he feels just as...

Transformative justice seeks to solve the problem of violence at the grassroots level, without relying on punishment, incarceration, or policing. Community-based approaches to preventing crime and repairing its damage have existed for centuries. However, in the putative atmosphere of contemporary criminal justice systems, they are often marginalized and operate under the radar. Beyond Survival puts these strategies front and center as real alternatives to today's failed models of confinement and "correction."

A vivid memoir of food and family, survival and triumph, Love, Loss, and What We Ate traces the arc of Padma Lakshmi’s unlikely path from an immigrant childhood to a complicated life in front of the camera—a tantalizing blend of Ruth Reichl’s Tender at the Bone and Nora Ephron’s...

Inspirées des guerres les plus sanglantes de toute l'Histoire, découvrez les 33 stratégies les plus efficaces pour vaincre le jeu social et subtil de notre quotidien.

A collection of the year’s top food and travel writing, selected by the trailblazing New York Times bestselling author and Emmy-nominated host of Taste the Nation and Top Chef Padma Lakshmi. “Food and travel are natural companions,” writes guest editor Padma Lakshmi. From this pairing...

A contract marriage meant to end—until love rewrites the terms. Sindhu Rani has spent years being unwanted and labelled as bad luck. When an unexpected proposal from Raja comes her way, she seizes it as a chance for independence—even if it means that she must eventually let him go. Raja has everything—wealth, power, and a past he’d rather forget. Thrust into a marriage he never wanted, he has no intention of making it last. But fate has other plans.

Dans cet ouvrage incontournable, Robert Greene nous propose d’apprendre à reprendre le pouvoir sur notre vie, à travers 365 lois tirées de ses réflexions sur la nature humaine.

Join this spiritual podcast to listen to Smt. Malladi Lakshmi Prasanna as she reads శంఖారావము Sankhaa raavamu (Bhagavad Gita) by Master EK and discusses the inner meanings of this sacred text with perspectives for practical living. Language: Telugu

L’édition condensée de 365 lois ! Le monde est une immense cour où se trament toutes sortes d'intrigues : nous sommes piégés dedans, donc rien ne sert de vouloir rester en marge. Tout le monde doit jouer, alors autant savoir comment être le meilleur à ce jeu de l’existence. L’auteur, expert mondial en matière de pouvoir et de stratégie, nous révèle au fil de leçons hebdomadaires comment décrypter ce qui se cache derrière le masque social de nos interlocuteurs, comment motiver les foules, comment maîtriser l’art de l’insinuation.

The legend of the exquisitely beautiful Shakuntala and the mighty king Dushyanta is a thrilling love story from the epic Mahabharata, which the great ancient poet Kalidasa retold in his immortal play Abhijnanashakuntalam (The Recognition of Shakuntala). English and Sanskrit verses intermingle to recreate Kalidasa’s greatest play.

Family drama meets romantic comedy when a young woman's new boyfriend accidentally shows up in the midst of a two-week-long wedding, kicking off a comedy of errors in this funny, colourful and heartwarming debut. You're invited to the most romantic, dysfunctional wedding of the season For the...

The Real Exchange is about the career stories we don't usually hear - the real ones, not the LinkedIn highlight reel.Host Lakshmi Rajasekhar talks with everyday professionals about the pivotal moments, hard lessons, and wisdom that shaped who they became at work and in life.Honest conversations with people who would never call themselves inspiring but absolutely are.

“Leave and Come Back is a phenomenal debut. Prepare to fall in love with the entire cast of characters while Lakshmi expertly weaves humor, heart, and tenderness onto every page.” —Hannah Bonam-Young, New York Times bestselling author of People Watching You’re invited to the most...

Welcome to Holistic Lifestyle Podcast hosted by Lakshmi Nanduri. Join us as we dive deep into the realm of holistic lifestyle involving service to humanity and lead an enhanced Quality of Life, bringing you invaluable insights and strategies to help you excel in service to enable extend reach for NGOs through Digital Ecosystem and Social Media presence. Each episode of Holistic Lifestyle Podcast is packed with actionable advice, inspiring stories, and expert interviews that will empower you to extend reach for NGOs through Digital Ecosystem. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced ...

இந்த நாவலின் நாயகி ஓவியா… மலரினும் மென்மையானவள். சூறாவளியால் அலைக்கழியும் மலர்க்கொடி போல் பிரச்சனைகள் அவளை அலக்கழிக்கின்றன. பெண் சித்தரின் அனுக்கிரகத்தால் இருண்டு கிடந்த அவளது வாழ்வில் வெளிச்சம் ஜனித்து… அவளது வாழ்வே வேறு திசையில் பயணிக்கிறது… அடுத்தது என்ன? என்ற பரபரப்பும் விறுவிறுப்புமான இந்த நாவல்… உங்கள் மனதை நிச்சயம் கொள்ளை கொள்ளும் என் நம்புகிறேன்

Classics are Love is now One day at a Time.

Welcome to my first podcast , I hope you enjoy listening to it!