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This is the story of Ida, a tiny resilient restaurant situated on an unlovely arterial road between Kilburn and Kensal Rise, a barren thoroughfare with few shops and zero passing trade. A restaurant that survived (only just) the 2008 economic crash and the pandemic lockdown to become an internationally renowned haven of Italian home cooking.

For fans of Radium Girls and history and WWII buffs, The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line takes you inside the lives and experiences of 15 unknown women heroes from the Greatest Generation, the women who served, fought, struggled, and made things happen during WWII - in and out of uniform, for theirs is a legacy destined to embolden generations of women to come.

Ida Scudder was sure she would never follow in the footsteps of her medical missionary father. But when she witnessed Indian women dying because their religious beliefs didn't allow male doctors to treat them, Ida heard herself pray, "God, if You want me to, I will spend the rest of my life in India trying to help these women." Serving for nearly sixty years, Dr. Ida Scudder lived out the truth and compassion found in Christ.

Kandahar. The ancient desert crossroads and, as of fall of 2001, ground zero for the Taliban and al-Qa'ida in southern Afghanistan. In the northern part of the country, the US-supported Northern Alliance has made progress on the battlefield, but in the south, the country is still under the Taliban's bloody hold and al-Qa'ida continues to operate there. With no "Southern Alliance" for the US to support, a new strategy is needed if victory is to be achieved. Veteran CIA officer Duane Evans is dispatched to Pakistan to "get something going in the South." Foxtrot in Kandahar is his story.

Born in 1857 and raised in oil country, Ida M. Tarbell was one of the first investigative journalists and probably the most influential in her time. Her series of articles on the Standard Oil Trust, a complicated business empire run by John D. Rockefeller, revealed to readers the underhanded, even illegal practices that had led to Rockefeller's success.

Ida B. Wells is an American icon of truth telling. Born to slaves, she was a pioneer of investigative journalism, a crusader against lynching, and a tireless advocate for suffrage, both for women and for African Americans. She cofounded the NAACP, started the Alpha Suffrage Club in Chicago, and was a leader in the early civil rights movement. This engaging memoir relates Wells’ private life as a mother as well as her public activities as a teacher, lecturer, and journalist in her fight for equality and justice.

Ida ist glücklich. Zumindest immer dann, wenn sie sich ihrer Phantasie hingeben und ihre verrückten Ideen in die Tat umsetzen kann. Neu mit ihren Eltern in einem kleinen Ort in Süddeutschland angekommen, möchte Ida eigentlich auch neue Freundschaften schließen, doch stattdessen verkauft sie lieber bemalte Steine in ihrem „Laden des Glücks“, plaudert auf ihrem Schulweg mit einer älteren Dame, die immer rauchend am Fenster steht oder organisiert Geburtstagspartys für all ihre Puppen.

Ida and Louise Cook are two ordinary Englishwomen, seemingly destined never to stray from their quiet London suburb and comfortable jobs—Ida as a budding romance novelist and Louise as a civil service typist. But in 1923, a chance hearing of an aria from Madame Butterfly sparked a passion for opera in the sisters that led to the formation of friendships with some of Europe's leading singers and their network, many of them Jewish. As the Nazis rose to power, Ida and Louise began working with the opera world's insiders to save members of the community from persecution and death.

SUKCESY W PRACY – SĄ. PRZYJACIÓŁKI – SĄ. ŻYCIE MIŁOSNE – HMM... Ida: po trzydziestce, rozmiar czterdzieści, wzrost sto siedemdziesiąt siedem. Pracuje głównie w domu, w swojej kawalerce. I choć trudno jej się otrząsnąć z marazmu, w jaki ostatnio wpadła, potrafi spojrzeć na siebie z dystansem. Bernadetta: profesjonalistka, na pozór chłodna i pozbawiona skrupułów. Nie stroni od przygód miłosnych, byleby były krótkie i bez zobowiązań. Przebojowa Natalia przeprowadziła się z innego miasta, które opuściła porzucona przez narzeczonego.

Don’t try to put out the fires—learn to dance in the flames. In her latest work, Unbreak Me, award-winning author and fitness expert Wendy Ida explores the nature of trauma, resilience, and gratitude in overcoming a myriad of life’s obstacles. A prolific journey of healing and self-exploration, Ida’s remarkable life has primed her to help others make the same transition from hardship to happiness.

Sie ist eine der bekanntesten Patientinnen des 20. Jahrhunderts: Dora, das jüdische Mädchen mit der petite hystérie und der verschlungenen Familiengeschichte. Dora, die kaum achtzehn war, als sie es wagte, ihre Kur bei Sigmund Freud vorzeitig zu beenden, und ihn, wie er es fasste, "um die Befriedigung brachte, sie weit gründlicher von ihrem Leiden zu befreien". Von ihr, die eigentlich Ida hieß, handelt dieser mitreißende Roman. Katharina Adler erzählt mit großem gestalterischen Können von einem weitreichenden Leben - von Welt- und Nervenkriegen, Ehe und Exil, Analyse und Erinnerung.

Before she became a warrior, Ida B. Wells was an incomparable flirt with a quick wit and a dream of becoming a renowned writer. The first child of newly freed parents who thrived in a community that pulsated with hope and possibility after the Civil War, Ida had a big heart, big ambitions, and even bigger questions: How to be a good big sister when her beloved parents perish in a yellow fever epidemic?

Can’t Nothing Bring Me Down is the memoir of 104-year-old world-record-holding runner Ida Keeling. Miss Ida, as she’s known throughout her Bronx community, isn’t your typical runner. Her fierce independence helped her through the Depression and the civil rights movement. But her greatest trials were yet to come.

Forfatter Ida Jackson og forfatter Jan Grue er gift og kollegaer. I denne podcasten leser vi bøker og snakker om dem - tenk på det som en lesesirkel for åpen scene!Vi vil ha med deg! Hver måned slipper vi en liste over hvilke bøker vi kommer til å snakke om på podcasten, så du kan lese sammen med oss!Du finner månedens bøker på idajackson.no/podcast

KAPTAJNEN OG ANN BARBARA er en western fra den jyske hede i midten af 1700-tallet - dengang landet endnu skulle erobres. Den handler om en indædt og kompromisløs tysk kaptajn, hans kamp mod de rå naturkræfter, hans store drømme og endnu større ofre - og om den kvinde, som bliver hans elskede og allierede. Det er en intens historie om kold krig mellem sammenbidte mænd, om sigøjnere med wandergeist, om hævn og disciplin, kærlighed, fortabelse og den reneste ondskab.

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Ida B. Wells committed herself to the needs of those who did not have power. In the eyes of the FBI, this made her a “dangerous negro agitator”. In the annals of history, it makes her an icon. Ida B. the Queen tells the awe-inspiring story of a pioneering woman who was often overlooked and underestimated - a woman who refused to exit a train car meant for White passengers; a woman brought to light the horrors of lynching in America; a woman who cofounded the NAACP.

How much do you know about Ida B. Wells? Find out the facts you need to know about this journalist and activist. You’ll learn about the early life, challenges, and major accomplishments of this important American.

Ida Lewis spent a lifetime on the water, starting when her family moved to the island of Lime Rock in 1857 for her father's job as lighthouse keeper. By age 15, Ida was the best swimmer in Newport, Rhode Island. And when her father suffers a stroke, Ida herself takes over as keeper of the lighthouse. But guarding the shore also means guarding the water. And when Ida spots four local boys in danger on the water, she knows she must take action, the boys' lives depend on it.