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Grittily luscious prose; a triumphant debut. An unforgettable paean to the resilience of the human spirit. His pain is so palpable it will make you gasp. Real, empathetic, and driven by compassion and community. Emphasizes the importance of storytelling, and what a story! Thus he sets into motion a luminous tale of nine seemingly unrelated characters whose lives intersect over decades in profoundly unsettling ways. His life a shambles, an ultrarich but clueless hedge fund manager runs cross-country on a Greyhound bus in search of something more.

Familial jealousy, sexual tension, political turmoil, and shocking violence are served up with passion and verve in this India-set debut, as an elderly developer influential in every aspect of national business decides to relinquish control to his three very different daughters. Alas, their visions for the company diverge precipitously. A sophisticated iteration of King Lear.

This portrait of race and privilege centers on the relationship between Rebecca, a white woman, and Priscilla, the black woman who works for her and gives birth to the black son Rebecca eventually adopts. Her multigenerational saga churns with muscular prose that will break your heart. Four instrumentalists form a chamber group when they are graduate students. Jana, Henry, Brit, and Daniel are each talented in their own right, but together they approach genius.

They are not, however, geniuses in their love lives. In , year-old Florence Sally Horner was abducted and held captive for nearly two years. Greenwood turns that paradigm around, giving voice to Sally and her family. At times harrowing but never sensational, this novel will remain with readers long after the last page. Roy and Celestial are newlyweds when Roy is wrongly convicted of rape.

Despite her wild escapades and access to hot parties and hotter celebrities, Jo misses her true and unrequited love. A magnificent series begins. Danger-laced romance with abundant charm; an appealing series launch. Cowboys of Colorado, Bk. People are skeptical, of course, but the fairly new sheriff is more than willing to help pave the way. A sophomore effort of quality.

Wildes of Lindow Castle, Bk. A passion-laced thrill ride that solves one mystery and hints at others. Legend of All Wolves, Bk. This multilayered debut is rife with villains, violence, wolf pups, and unexpected humor. Exceptional worldbuilding and Old Norse references. Her hotshot colleague, who feels responsible for her injury, will do anything to keep her safe. A brilliant, adrenaline-fired series opener.

A scorching romance and a look at addiction and its consequences in a stunning love story. Gender is a fluid concept in this delightfully novel historical romance. Out in Portland, Bk. Nostalgia and flawed characters making tough decisions. And even a half-orc and his battle-hog have a destiny. SF A meteor strike puts the future of humanity at stake, pushing the need for space colonization decades ahead of schedule.

Elma York, a pilot and mathematician with the International Aerospace Coalition, advocates for one small step for womankind. A smart, speculative twist on the space race. FANTASY In this grimdark, ownvoices epic fantasy, every triumph turns to tragedy or worse, from the first moment its peasant heroine defies expectations, leaving her village and ascending to the lowest rung of a premier military academy. She emerges not triumphant but bloody, broken, and incandescent.

SF Military sf meets detective story in this standout debut. FANTASY This harsh and beautiful Rumpelstiltskin retelling follows a determined young Jewish woman who becomes a moneylender—braving opprobrium—to save her family from poverty. Her acumen attracts an elf king whose wintery land has an insatiable appetite for gold. Her cunning and fierce defense of her value and her people bring a hard-fought happy ending. SF The magnificent conclusion of the Binti trilogy draws the eponymous heroine literally down to Earth to reconnect with her home and people, bring them into alignment with her larger family from the stars, and try to save both from their tragedies of character—only to result in a surprising twist ending.

Maggie Hoskie, a monster slayer with clan abilities, must battle knowing that some monsters wear the face of a friend. An Indigenous urban fantasy debut that captures readers from the start. FANTASY A tale of self-exile and parental grief becomes stranger and more powerful as forces in an alternate, African Jewish homeland manipulate reality and borders for a defense that becomes a horror.

But Mensah is being held captive, and Murderbot must come to the rescue of humans, again. The snarkiest AI around, Murderbot lives up to its name in this fourth novella of the series. This stunningly original debut engages head-on with the darkest themes of contemporary life—race and racism, violence, consumerism, and the seductions of anger in a cruel world—in consistently surprising stories ranging from dystopian fantasy to satire to lovingly handled realism.

Thirty-five is young to be a burnout. At once goofy, poignant, and edged with the fantastic, the stories in this debut collection initially surprise, then turn into one long, delicious rush, as when a floundering grade school teacher buys two cheap plastic statues—an Electric Jesus and a Flashing Virgin—that when plugged in become alive and overbearing.

These deep dives into hearts and minds are warm and emotionally astute, the city settings vivid, and the writing beautiful. A recurring young protagonist, the son of Czech immigrants as is the author , is particularly engaging as he grapples with his emerging awareness of family dynamics during lates lakeside summers. Throughout these final stories from the masterly Trevor, limpid and clearly defined as dewdrops, we see characters dealing with the past and moving forward—or not.

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Again, Wilson limns fraught family relations and the trouble many adults have growing up. As absorbing as any mystery. Written in the heightened language of dreams, this new work from exiled Iranian award winner Mandanipour features a young wastrel carted off by the Revolutionary Guards, sent to fight in Iraq, and then institutionalized, who searches for the elusive Moon Brow as two scribes, his rational and demonically angry selves, perch on either shoulder. A famous painter succumbing to dementia. A wealthy, middle-aged man alone in a mountainside mansion. A motherless schoolgirl raised by an aunt.

And an unnamed artist, 36 and newly single. Indelible characters, historical resonance, a relentlessly entertaining plot, and a fluid translation reflecting the colloquial original. Originally published in Korea in to best-selling success. The dialog snaps, crackles, and pops as curmudgeonly illustrator Daniele Mallarico tends preternaturally bright four-year-old grandson Mario. Almostyear-old Yoshiro remains vigorous. In this alternate future, everything is potentially poisoned; even children face extinction, and the elderly bear responsibility for the fragile new generations.

Not your standard fiction, this Man Booker International Prize winner is essentially a meditation on travel—undertaken for various reasons but mostly for the journey itself. MEMOIR The author captures the private side of her enigmatic and legendary father, Leonard Bernstein, filling this exceptionally enthralling memoir with warm and often bittersweet recollections. She is honest about her struggles with the magnitude of his fame and personality as well as her fervent pursuit of her own identity. BIOG Decades after his death, street photographer and outsize personality Weegee, born Arthur Felig at the turn of the 20th century, is still leaving his mark on photography, both arty and journalistic.

New York magazine editor and photography connoisseur Bonanos writes a lively and entertaining biography of the man and his midcentury heyday, even making the physics of photography fascinating. This vivacious, arch work explores the man behind the art, introducing, and reintroducing, Gorey to a new generation of fans. MEMOIR Field holds nothing back, describing childhood sexual abuse, unsettling family issues, and complex personal relationships as well as her hard-won journey to become an award-winning actress. This powerful, timely narrative resonates with pain and triumph.

MUSIC More than just a style of music, hip-hop, writes Greenburg, is an integral part of our culture, leaving an imprint on fashion, TV and film, and business. LIT Though beloved, Little Women has fallen short of classic status—at least in the eyes of most academics and critics.

Its success led her to create the Well-Read Black Girl book club and literary festival. Here her journey comes full circle, as she gathers stories, quotes, and book lists from celebrated black women writers, further affirming the transformative power of reading. Border Patrol and how he struggles to justify his job to his Mexican family. She relays her journey to connect with her birth parents and, later, the sisters she never knew she had. This harrowing story of escaping terrorism yields an inside look at a conflict that continues to rage.

MEMOIR With dynamic prose, this powerful memoir by Khan-Cullors, one of the three founding women of the Black Lives Matter movement, is a call to action that adroitly illustrates the ongoing effects of systematic racism; a searing look into a contemporary movement. MEMOIR As beautiful as it is heartbreaking, this examination by Laymon explores the politics and policing of black male bodies along with the heartache of black excellence. Race, politics, poverty, addiction, body issues, family, manhood, feminism, education—this book has it all. MEMOIR Activist McBride writes movingly of her political activism, her experience as a trans person, and falling in love and then losing her love to cancer.

In a series of vignettes, she reflects on her Native identity, mental health, dysfunctional family, and relationships lost and found. After cracks in her upbringing started to appear, she began a delayed pursuit of education. In examining the way prosperous teams operate, Coyle looks at how culture can be created to help any group transform into a team. He offers examples of what to do and what not to do in order to create an environment of innovation and success.

The new space race is being fueled by the deep pockets of four billionaires: Davenport tells the story of their rivalry and competing projects. In order to make tough choices and focus on what matters, businesses need a way to measure what matters. Venture capitalist Doerr shares case studies of OKRs objectives and key results through the stories of companies such as Google and Intel.

Unlike old power, new power can be gained and wielded by anyone. CEOs Heimans and Timms explain this phenomenon—what it is and how to navigate it—as well as its importance for grassroots campaigns and start-ups. Tooze considers the financial history of the last ten years to show how current events trace back to their roots in the Great Recession and looks at how the world has changed as a result. This newest addition from award-winning author Beranbaum features several foolproof recipes for common baked goods.

These recipes by sisters Cohen and Fox reflect the spices of Lebanon, Israel, and Syria, with a Mediterranean core of vegetables and an American appetite for quick meals. The accessible vegan dishes will appeal to all cooks.

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The stunning easy-to-follow meals, both plant- and meat-based, will appeal to readers of culinary narratives. Hernandez shares recipes that highlight the similarities between Southern and Mexican cuisine. His stellar debut, with innovative foods and surprising flavor combinations, is imbued with his infectious excitement about cooking.

Sections on book club—ready snacks and cocktails are great for parties. Instagram and YouTube sensation Oakley debuts a bold vegan collection featuring recipes that helped him to give up meat and dairy. This visually stunning resource will especially interest foodies who love to cook.

Ottolenghi offers a pared-down version of his signature Middle Eastern—inspired fare. His many fans will want this book, but his creativity and humor will also appeal to home cooks looking for exciting, approachable recipes. No one is better than Turshen at coming up with unpretentious, delicious, and approachable recipes for home cooks of varying skill levels; plus recipes for a variety of occasions. This beautiful book teaches readers to use flowers, plants, and recycled food waste to create natural dyes and inks.

Behan also provides instructions for projects such as cushion covers and gift tags. With appealing projects organized by how much fabric they use swatches, fat quarters, one yard, or multiple yards , this book helps sewists make the most of prized fabrics in their stash. Featuring instructions for four sweater styles, plus the detailed, straightforward information about customization and fit Herzog is known for, this is a reference knitters will return to again and again.

Here she teaches readers how to design, create, and use hand-printed fabric. Focusing on ways to use your new calligraphy skills, this beautifully designed book features a variety of hand-lettering projects. Katz brings a fresh sensibility to an age-old craft, providing information about materials, knots, and techniques, as well as instructions for numerous decor projects. With in-depth discussion of the merits of different tools and how to move from foundation strokes to lettering, this is an excellent guide for those just getting started with calligraphy. The book works equally well as eye candy and instruction.

All poetry aims at refreshing language, but to find a new language for discussing the trans experience, Charles goes further than most: These meditations register righteous anger but also celebrate American greats from Baldwin to Hendrix—and prove that Hayes is an American great himself. Smart and witty, loose-limbed and energized, deeply personal yet never self-regarding, both pop cultural and classical in reference, full of hurt and triumph, and in the same breath combining slangy language with the whack of insight, this bright, shining book wants life to lift us but knows the dangers: A vibrant yet exacting work.

Blending sports and music, John Brown and Brown v. Bass delves into the spiritual aspects of gratitude and the life-changing effects of practicing gratefulness in personal and civic spaces. Personal insights enrich this portrait of gratitude as a goal and way of life. Responding to an increase in youth-led momentum, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama addresses the challenges upcoming generations will inherit: He calls for compassion as a means of moving forward.

What does it mean to love everyone and how can one go about it? In his latest work, Goff attempts to find out, offering a humorous and humanistic take on finding the right friends and discovering the upside of failure. This wide-ranging and often surprising history of Judaism as a religion and identity demonstrates that Jews have always been pluralistic. While dense and detailed, this work is ideal for anyone looking for a comprehensive history. Klein demonstrates how the Christianity of her youth was actively weaponized against female sexuality and examines the ingrained beliefs that influence how Evangelical girls and women should behave.

A potent account of purity culture that deserves attention.

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This engaging tale of the contentious relationship between two influential figures—one who remained a Catholic Desiderius Erasmus , the other whose teaching spawned Protestant denominations Martin Luther —provides much-needed historical insight. Whether discussing social justice, environmental activism, Native rights, and war and peace, Mitchell raises universal connections. The spirituality she displays is at once vibrant and intriguing. Anyone interested in holistic faith traditions will find her work rewarding. With lyrical prose, Stone expands upon her experiences as a doula in this quiet memoir of living among economically poor yet spiritually rich women.

Ultimately, she recognizes that life itself is a paradox, with hope as the most paradoxical of virtues. SCI As Brusatte tells the story of the dinosaurs, he also tells his own: He traces how dinosaurs adapted to drifting continents, shifting sea levels, and a fluctuating climate. Excellent character sketches make it almost novelistic, but readers never doubt that the details are backed by solid reporting.

TECH By exploring the potential of algorithms for everything from finding patterns in criminal activity to diagnosing cancer, this latest book from Fry raises hard questions about the ethics and hidden dangers of relying too heavily on artificial intelligence. SCI George explores the economic and social injustices surrounding blood, injustices that have a particularly high impact on women.

The result is a fascinating work for all those curious about blood as commodity in the world economy. TECH McCullough builds a detailed and highly insightful overview of the influencers and ideas that have shaped the everyday technologies we take for granted, showing how the Internet has infiltrated our homes and lives to the degree it has today. By showing their successes and mistakes, Mann counsels us to hope even as we cannot agree on how best to proceed.

SCI From the coast of Panama to the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, Pyenson explores remaining questions about whales while also examining evidence for the evolution of the species from land mammals to the sea creatures we are familiar with today. She was also featured in the Politico50 guide to the thinkers, doers and visionaries transforming American politics in She lives and works in Oakland, California. While she is a co-founder of the Black Lives Matter Network, and she is also a performance artist, Fulbright scholar, writer and mother.

Cullors brings her full self to this work and wants to use her talents to both grow the Network and its diverse leadership. Cullors serves the Network primarily on the field team and utilizes her energy for leadership development, political strategy and relationship building with chapters based on commitment and shared reciprocity. She is focused on deepening the Network's political work, both long-term and rapid response, specifically around legislation and policy.

The historic political project was launched in the wake of the murder of Trayvon Martin in order to explicitly combat implicit bias and anti-black racism, and to protect and affirm the beauty and dignity of all black lives. Tometi is credited with creating the project's online platforms and initiating the social media strategy during its early days. The campaign has grown into a national network of approximately 50 chapters.

Founded in , BAJI is a national organization that educates and advocates to further immigrant rights and racial justice together with African-American, Afro-Latino, African and Caribbean immigrant communities. The organization's most recent campaign helped win family reunification visas for Haitians displaced by the earthquake. BAJI is an award-winning institution with recognition by leading intuitions across the country. Prior to becoming executive director, Tometi worked as co-director and communications director at BAJI. Her contributions include leading organizing efforts for the first ever black-led rally for immigrant justice and the first Congressional briefing on black immigrants in Washington, DC.

Additionally, she coordinated BAJI's work as launch partner with Race Forward's historic "Drop the I-Word" campaign, working with the campaign to raise awareness about the importance of respectful language and history through the lens of the Great Migration, the Civil Rights Movement and current migration of the black diaspora. Tometi has been active in social movements for over a decade. She is a student of liberation theology and her practice is in the tradition of Ella Baker, informed by Stuart Hall, bell hooks and black Feminist thinkers.

She was a lead architect of the Black-Brown Coalition of Arizona and was involved in grassroots organizing against SB with the Alto Arizona campaign. Tometi is a former case manager for survivors of domestic violence and still provides community education on the issue. Tometi holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and a Masters of Arts degree in communication and advocacy. The daughter of Nigerian immigrants, she grew up in Phoenix, Arizona.

She currently resides in the Brooklyn, New York where she loves riding her single speed bike and collecting African art.

Mia Birdsong has spent more than 20 years fighting for the self-determination and pointing out the brilliant adaptations of everyday people. Birdsong, whose TED talk " The story we tell about poverty isn't true " has been viewed more than 1. She speaks on economic inequality, race, gender and building community at universities and conferences across the country. Birdsong is also modern Renaissance woman.

She has spent time organizing to abolish prisons, teaching teenagers about sex and drugs, interviewing literary luminaries like Edwidge Danticat, David Foster Wallace and John Irving, and attending births as a midwifery apprentice. That work led her to explore the complex ways our identities shape our health, especially for people of color, LGBT folks and women.

Her work has been foundational in two fields of study that have come to be known by terms that she coined: Key Documents That Shaped the Movement. She has lectured widely on race matters, addressing audiences across the country as well as in Europe, India, Africa and South America. A specialist on race and gender equality, she has facilitated workshops for human rights activists in Brazil and in India, and for constitutional court judges in South Africa.

Her groundbreaking work on intersectionality has traveled globally and was influential in the drafting of the equality clause in the South African Constitution. Crenshaw authored the background paper on race and gender discrimination for the United Nation's World Conference on Racism, served as the rapporteur for the conference's expert group on gender and race discrimination, and coordinated NGO efforts to ensure the inclusion of gender in the WCAR Conference Declaration.

Crenshaw has worked extensively on a variety of issues pertaining to gender and race in the domestic arena including violence against women, structural racial inequality and affirmative action. She has served as a member of the National Science Foundation's committee to research violence against women and has consulted with leading foundations, social justice organizations and corporations to advance their race and gender equity initiatives.

In partnership with the Aspen Roundtable for Community Change, Crenshaw facilitated workshops on racial equity for hundreds of community leaders and organizations throughout the country. With the support of the Rockefeller Foundation, Crenshaw facilitates the Bellagio Project, an international network of scholars working in the field of social inclusion from five continents.

She formerly served as Committee Chair for the U. Crenshaw received her J. Dobson has performed at venues such as S. Her interests have been deeply impacted by intersectionality discourse and critical race theory. An artist and independent scholar, Dobson's interests focus on the intersection of race and gender in the imagination, creation and consumption of music.

A sampling of recent presentations include: Passionate about using music as a tool for empathy cultivation, Dobson creates music to inspire audiences to reflect on the world we live in and engage in action to promote transformative social change. She creates music to privilege black female voices and highlight the human condition. As a writer and researcher, C. Nicole Mason advocates for economic, racial and gender justice.

She founded the Lead the Way Initiative, a resource for women of color rising through middle and upper management. Sandi Toksvig OBE is an award-winning writer, broadcaster and performer. She was born in Copenhagen, Denmark but grew up traveling the world with her family as they followed the work of her father, Claus Toksvig, Danish television's most famous foreign correspondent. After graduating with a first class degree from Cambridge University she began her acting career first at Nottingham Playhouse and then the Open Air Theatre in Regent's Park.

Toksvig's first experience of live television was when she hosted and co-wrote the children's Saturday morning show "No 73," which she did for six years. She has also had recent acting cameos in "Call the Midwife" and "Up the Women. Toksvig has also produced television. The current Playhouse Presents strand on Sky Arts was conceived by her and she produced and wrote much of the content for the first three years.

Toksvig has written over twenty books including fact and fiction for both children and adults. The piece also had a successful run in Copenhagen. It's a sequel to her last novel A Slice of the Moon about the Irish potato famine. Her new comedy play Silver Linings deals with society's attitudes to older women. It will open at the Rose Theatre in February before going on tour. Toksvig has many honorary degrees. She is a vocal advocate of both LGBT rights and music education. She also conducts economic analyses related to diversity and the financial performance of films.

Her research sets the global standard for data on employment diversity in entertainment, and she is a trusted source to the entertainment industry. Smith has written more than journal articles, book chapters, and reports on content patterns and effects of the media. Before launching her career as a writer, Caroline Paul embarked on a long list of unlikely adventures, ranging from flying experimental planes to whitewater rafting unexplored rivers in Borneo and Australia.

Filming secretly with a variety of hidden cameras and devices, Wang found herself followed, interrogated and constantly in fear of her work and life being destroyed. Born in a remote farming village in Jiangxi Province, Chinese-American filmmaker Wang seeks to illuminate lives normally hidden from the view of the West.

Sisonke Msimang tells stories about justice and human rights. In the early part of her career, Msimang set up a fund fight for people whose health had been compromised by their race, class and gender identities. In she became the executive director of the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa, responsible for making grants on human rights projects. Msimang is now the head of programs at the Centre for Stories, a new initiative that collects, preserves and shares stories about migrants, refugees and diverse people and places linked to the Indian Ocean Rim.

Msimang has been awarded a number of fellowships including from Yale University, the University of the Witwatersrand and the Aspen Institute. Myers is a media ecologist at marketing intelligence firm MyersBizNet. He is the founder of marketing information network Media Village and its affiliated organization, WomenAdvancing, an all-female advertising industry group.

Myers is also the author of Hooked Up , a survey of changing generational attitudes towards sex and politics. In , Ashley Judd tweeted a casual, critical comment at the Arkansas Razorbacks -- and found herself plunged into the world of cyberbullying and violence. But rather than backing off, Judd pushed back, seeking legal action and lending her voice to growing demands for a safe internet free from abuse. Jude Kelly was appointed artistic director of Southbank Centre, Britain's largest cultural institution, in In , Kelly founded Metal, a platform where artistic hunches can be pursued in community contexts, with bases in Liverpool, Southend-On-Sea and Peterborough.

She led the cultural team for the successful London Olympic and Paralympic bid and then served on the Board of the cultural Olympiad. She is a regular broadcaster and commentator on a range of issues relating to society, art and education. Women of the World Festival , now heading into its 7th year at Southbank Centre as well as in other parts of the UK and in countries all over the world. Drawing insight from ecological systems, her analytical and creative approach has produced some of today's most compelling architecture, including the Aqua Tower and Nature Boardwalk at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, and the Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership at Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

She collaborates and innovates with experts across fields on pursuits ranging from the development of stronger materials to fostering stronger communities. Through teaching, speaking, writing, advocacy and advising, she engages with others to make a positive impact at multiple scales. Sullivan has held various globally influential leadership positions at Caterpillar during her year career.

Throughout Sullivan's career, she has dramatically grown the reach, influence and impact of each role. Her time with the Caterpillar Foundation is no different. She has taken the Caterpillar Foundation from a transactional Foundation into a global and strategic Foundation. This strategy places the human need first, not as an afterthought of profit. Sullivan is well known for her global expertise and sustainable and collaborative approach to philanthropic investing.

Sullivan strongly believes monumental and sustainable change in our largest global challenges can only happen through partnerships and collaboration between public, private and non-profit entities. Determination and resilience have been present throughout Sullivan;s life. She endured many years of orthopedic surgeries and other challenges. She was named by Inside Philanthropy as one of the 50 most powerful women in philanthropy and she served as a US delegate to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women.

With her pioneering spirit and tenacious nature, Dr. Kathy Hull recognized an unmet need in the provision of services to children with incurable medical conditions. Working in a traditional medical environment at a prominent children's hospital, with its emphasis on curative treatment, Hull realized the necessity for a more supportive medical model, and setting, for children at the end of their lives. Her research of pediatric care modalities convinced her that a well-established prototype of pediatric palliative care existed throughout Europe and could be replicated here. Acting as an architect for creative change, Hull navigated the labyrinth of permits and approvals, as well as managed the design and building of the George Mark Children's House GMCH.

The House opened in in San Leandro, California, where it's set on five beautifully landscaped acres. Since opening its doors, more than twelve hundred children and their families have been lovingly cared for by the staff of GMCH. Additionally, George Mark has served as the role model for sixteen other entities currently under development throughout the United States. Hull and her husband Bill reside in the San Francisco Bay Area and are proud parents of eight offspring and have eight delightful grandchildren.

In spite of the noncommittal reaction of the police, Barakat recognized the shooting for what it really was -- a hate crime. Ian McCallum is a psychiatrist, analytical psychologist and writer. Rediscovering Ourselves in Nature, addresses the interconnectedness of all living things and, ultimately, the survival of the human animal. In , together with his friend and journalist, Ian Michler, he completed a 5-month, km journey through six southern African countries walking, kayaking and cycling. Deepika Kurup is a scientist, speaker, social entrepreneur and student at Harvard University.

She has been passionate about solving the global water crisis ever since she was in middle school. After witnessing children in India drinking dirty water, Kurup developed a water purification system that harnesses solar energy to remove contaminants from water. She attended the and White House Science Fair. Currently she is CEO and founder Catalyst for World Water, a social enterprise aimed at deploying the technology she developed in water-scarce areas.

In her free time, she enjoys giving talks and writing articles to encourage students all around the world to pursue science, technology, engineering and math, and to increase awareness of the global water crisis. She has been invited to speak at schools, international conferences and the United Nations. Her interviews reveal an uncomfortable truth: A woman in a man's race. Nancy Pelosi is the Democratic Leader of the U. House of Representatives for the th Congress.

From to , Pelosi served as Speaker of the House, the first woman to do so in American history. Under the leadership of Pelosi, the th Congress was heralded as "one of the most productive Congresses in history" by Congressional scholar Norman Ornstein. Nancy Pelosi is the most powerful woman in American politics and the most powerful House Speaker since Sam Rayburn a half century ago. IKAR quickly became one of the fastest growing and most influential Jewish congregations in the country, and it's widely credited with sparking a rethinking of religious life in a time of unprecedented disaffection and declining affiliation.

As a Juilliard drama graduate, serial entrepreneur Erika Gregory might seem like an unlikely candidate to disrupt the nuclear weapons industry.

But given an establishment built on Cold War stereotypes and motivated by profits, outside innovation may be just what the world needs to shrink our still-growing atomic-weapons stockpile. Now in her role as the Managing Director of N Square Collaborative, the brainchild of five of the world's largest peace and security funders, Gregory is exploring cross-disciplinary, collaborative approaches to nuclear weapons threat -- from engaging emerging technology innovators to recasting the way nuclear weapons are portrayed in games and other media.

Chinaka Hodge is a writer and educator from Oakland. Alana Nichols is a world-class athlete with a passion for challenging herself and others. From a young age, her passion for sports and adventure has driven her and no matter what obstacle life throws her way, she takes a challenge head on. After suffering a spinal cord injury at age 17 while attempting a backflip on her snowboard, Nichols quickly transitioned to adaptive sports. Home Program Speakers Sponsors. Wednesday, October 26, 6: Global showcase Opening night features a global showcase of artisans and entrepreneurs , curated by the Alliance of Artisans and funded by individual donors.

It will include 12 women artisans from every region of the world, featuring designs and products that tell stories of social enterprise and community impact. The community can purchase directly from artisans. Following the dinner and community time, visit the artisan exhibition. The garden stage will feature the following performers: Thursday, October 27, 8: Brittney Cooper Cultural theorist Watch talk.

With scholarship and incisive commentary that exposes the marginalized narratives hidden within "mainstream" history, Brittney Cooper writes at the vanguard of cultural criticism. Laura Vanderkam Author Watch talk. Peter Boyd Social entrepreneur. Linda Sivertsen was sick of wasting time on doomed relationships -- so she created an app to track partner satisfaction and put boyfriends on notice.

Lila Davachi Memory researcher. Neurologist Lila Davachi plumbs the secret life of the brain. Katie Hinde Lactation researcher Watch talk. Elizabeth Lesser Wellness specialist Watch talk. Elizabeth Lesser helps her readers and students transform their lives after brushes with pain, adversity and life's myriad problems. Thursday, October 27, Tiq Milan Transgender activist Watch talk.

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