Rocky meets I'm Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter in this YA novel about a young female boxer who learns to fight for what she wants. *"A riveting pugilistic must-read." --Kirkus Reviews, starred Gravity "Doomsday" Delgado is good at breaking things. Maybe she learned it from her broken home. But since she started boxing with a legendary coach at a gym in Brooklyn, Gravity is finding her talent for breaking things has an upside. Lately, she's been breaking records, breaking her competitors, and breaking down the walls inside her. Boxing is taking her places, and if she just stays focused, she knows she'll have a shot at the Olympics. Life outside the ring is heating up, too. Suddenly she's flirting (and more) with a cute boxer at her gym--much to her coach's disapproval. Meanwhile, things at home with Gravity's mom are reaching a tipping point, and Gravity has to look out for her little brother, Ty. With Olympic dreams, Gravity will have to decide what is worth fighting for.
When Iris Greenwold receives a copy of "Bulfinch's Mythology" for her 12th birthday, she discovers that all of the ancient gods are living in the greater Philadelphia area.
Using original survey data from a convenience sample of 1,776 mothers across the United States, this research explored the intersection of motherhood and women's paid work at three distinct axes: 1) before the arrival of children, as women make plans about how and whether to alter their paid work to accommodate the demands of childrearing, 2) immediately following the transition to motherhood, as they attempt to translate their initial plans into on-the-ground arrangements, and 3) over the ensuing years of raising children. Mixed methods analysis identified that mothers' preferences, resources, and logistics influenced mothers' initial decision-making as well as the work paths they subsequently followed. The quantitative data allowed for the tracking of large-scale patterns, while the complementary open-ended responses revealed more nuanced sources of support and constraint that bolstered or impeded mothers in attaining (and maintaining) arrangements that suited their unique circumstances. By giving voice to the mothers on the ground, both those who are valiantly making it all work and those who feel frustratingly stuck in less-than-ideal arrangements, this research paints a more complex and honest picture of the pushes and pulls where work and motherhood converge.
No other individual has had as broad an impact on the auto industry during the past fifty years as Dave Power. Dave’s persistence in getting auto executives to listen to customer concerns was key to the across-the-board rise in car quality, and the influence of his J.D. Power and Associates rankings has permanently raised the bar on customer satisfaction. Enhanced with anecdotal quotes from Dave as well as dozens of industry insiders, POWER is a compelling study of an intelligent, polite, market-research wonk who unblinkingly spoke truth to power, and ended up making customer satisfaction a watchword not just in automotive but in all manufacturing and service industries. Foreword by CNBC's Bill Griffeth
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