Sally Armstrong Boeken

Wearing poppies on your lapel during the month of November. Enjoying local fiddlers playing music on Cape Breton Island. Cheering your favorite team on during Hockey Night. Swatting mosquitoes in Muskoka on the first long weekend in May. Driving the Trans-Canada Highway. Questioning why the ABC song ends in "z" and not "zed." All these things are distinctly Canadian and now there's another one Chicken Soup for the Canadian Soul. Written by fellow Canadians from Cape Breton Island to Prince Edward Island, from Montreal to Vancouver, this book reveals the people, the history and the special moments that give Canada such a distinctive charm and character. With chapters On Being Canadian, Living Your Dream, Overcoming Obstacles, On Love, On Kindness and Making a Difference, these stories weave a rich tapestry of life from the people who call Canada home. Notable stories hockey player Paul Henderson's "Goal of the Century"; Chief Dan George's recounting of his great land; Marilyn Bell DiLascio's historic 1954 Lake Ontario swim; cartoonist Lynn Johnston's delightful story of an encounter with Wayne Gretzky; and journalist Sally Armstrong's details of Princess Diana's first trip to Canada. Like hearing a heartfelt version of "O, Canada!", this book will instill renewed pride and patriotism in a well-deserving country and its people.

'Through her courageous resistance, she has, for a moment, drawn global attention to the ongoing struggle of Saudi women. The striking image of a young woman, wielding nothing but a cellphone, facing down the force of an oppressive government is an apt metaphor for this fraught moment in Saudi Arabia's history.'THE WASHINGTON POST

Podtitul: Úsvit nového věku pro všechny Eviny dcery Nastal čas změnit postavení žen na celém světě! Zastavit diskriminaci a násilí páchané na ženách, včetně znásilňování v oblastech válečných konfliktů. Na ně se Sally Armstrongová ve své nejnovější knize zaměřuje nejvíce. Navzdory líčení děsivých jevů vyznívá její vyprávění optimisticky. Hrdinkami příběhů jsou ženy, které si bez ohledu na zaběhnuté zvyklosti dokázaly vymoci některá nejzákladnější lidská práva, ženy, jež našly sílu se vzchopit a vymanit z pout tradičního útlaku a dosáhnout zasloužené emancipace. A to nejen v ohniscích bojů, ale i na poklidném venkově, v univerzitních kampusech či kuchyních, v Americe stejně jako v Asii a Africe.