The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty are Used Against Women by Naomi Wolf
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The bestselling classic that redefined our view of the relationship between beauty and female identity .
Every day, women around the world are confronted with a dilemma – how to look. In a society embroiled in a cult of female beauty and youthfulness, pressure on women to conform physically is constant and all-pervading. In this iconic, gripping and frank exposé, Naomi Wolf exposes the tyranny of the beauty myth through the ages and its oppressive function today, in the home and at work, in literature and the media, in relationships between men and women, between women and women. With pertinent and intelligent examples, she confronts the beauty industry and its advertising and uncovers the reasons why women are consumed by this destructive obsession.
‘Essential reading’ Guardian
‘A smart, angry, insightful book, and a clarion call to freedom. Every woman should read it’ Gloria Steinem
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Rafiki – Man Guitar By Meja Mwangi
KShs950.00Add to cartRafiki, an out-of-luck musician, turned bounty hunter and debt collector, volunteers to help a failing shopkeeper find his debtors and collect the money they owe him. However, the mile long list of loan defaulters comprises of the town’s poorest residents, many of whom have changed their residences, their names and identities and gone underground. Others will not part with the goods they got on credit, and will defend them with their lives. Moreover, Rafiki’s friends, and relatives are on the list, and so is the Chief, and he has the power to arrest and detain Rafiki without trial.
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Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World book by Tim Ferriss
KShs3,950.00Add to cartThis book contains their answers – practical and tactical advice from mentors who have found solutions. Whether you want to 10x your results, get unstuck, or reinvent yourself, someone else has traveled a similar path and taken notes.
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The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers Ben Horowitz
KShs2,995.00Read moreBen Horowitz, cofounder of Andreessen Horowitz and one of Silicon Valley’s most respected and experienced entrepreneurs, offers essential advice on building and running a startup—practical wisdom for managing the toughest problems business school doesn’t cover, based on his popular ben’s blog.
While many people talk about how great it is to start a business, very few are honest about how difficult it is to run one. Ben Horowitz analyzes the problems that confront leaders every day, sharing the insights he’s gained developing, managing, selling, buying, investing in, and supervising technology companies. A lifelong rap fanatic, he amplifies business lessons with lyrics from his favorite songs, telling it straight about everything from firing friends to poaching competitors, cultivating and sustaining a CEO mentality to knowing the right time to cash in.
Filled with his trademark humor and straight talk, The Hard Thing About Hard Things is invaluable for veteran entrepreneurs as well as those aspiring to their own new ventures, drawing from Horowitz’s personal and often humbling experiences.
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Anna Karenina
KShs1,595.00Read moreAnna Karenina seems to have everything – beauty, wealth, popularity and an adored son. But she feels that her life is empty until the moment she encounters the impetuous officer Count Vronsky. Their subsequent affair scandalizes society and family alike, and soon brings jealousy and bitterness in its wake. Contrasting with this tale of love and self-destruction is the vividly observed story of Konstantin Levin, a man striving to find contentment and meaning to his life – and also a self-portrait of Tolstoy himself.
Author: Ana Karenina
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Best Foot Forward Stepping into a Life of Value and Significance book by Fred Geke
KShs1,290.00Add to cartYou have probably asked yourself the questions: “Who am I really?” “What’s life all about?” “Is anything worth the effort?” You probably desire a life that counts for something and want to eventually leave a longlasting legacy.
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The Queen’s Gambit: Now a Major Netflix Drama (W&N Essentials) by Walter Tevis
KShs1,595.00Read moreThe Queen’s Gambit: Now a Major Netflix Drama (W&N Essentials) by Walter Tevis
NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES starring Anya Taylor-Joy from Academy-Award nominee Scott Frank and BAFTA nominee Allan Scott
‘Superb‘ Time Out
‘Mesmerizing‘ Newsweek
‘Gripping‘ Financial Times
‘Sheer entertainment. It is a book I reread every few years – for the pure pleasure and skill of it‘ Michael Ondaatje
‘Don’t pick this up if you want a night’s sleep‘ ScotsmanWhen she is sent to an orphanage at the age of eight, Beth Harmon soon discovers two ways to escape her surroundings, albeit fleetingly: playing chess and taking the little green pills given to her and the other children to keep them subdued. Before long, it becomes apparent that hers is a prodigious talent, and as she progresses to the top of the US chess rankings she is able to forge a new life for herself. But she can never quite overcome her urge to self-destruct. For Beth, there’s more at stake than merely winning and losing.
‘Few novelists have written about genius – and addiction – as acutely as Walter Tevis’ The Telegraph
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