Mary Holmes: 43 books

Why are we so insistent that women and men are different? This introduction to gender provides a fascinating, readable exploration of how society divides people into feminine women and masculine men. Gender and Everyday Life explores gender as a way of seeing women and men as not just biological organisms,...

Breaking away from the idea that sociology only ever elaborates the negative, Sociology for Optimists shows that sociology can provide hope in dealing with social issues through critical approaches that acknowledge the positive. From politics and inequality to nature and faith, Mary Holmes...

Is gender something done to us by society, or something we do? What is the relationship between gender and other inequalities? What is Gender? explores these complex and important questions, helping readers to critically analyse how women's and men's lives are shaped by the society in which...

Drawing on interviews with UK couples in distance relationships, this book seeks to explain, evaluate and advance sociological debates about intimate life. It provides a rich and human perspective on how bodies, emotions and connections to others are key in maintaining intimate relationships.

This book explores heterosexualities in their complex and everyday expressions. It engages with theories about the intersection of sexuality with other markers of difference, and gender in particular. The outcome will productively upset equations of heterosexuality with heteronormativity and accounts...

Sociology throws new light on the world we think we know. It can challenge long-held assumptions and it offers a spectrum of possibilities to extend our understandings of everyday life, politics, culture and relationships. It opens our eyes to alternatives for tackling social problems and connects...

21 works of Mary Jane Holmes Bestselling and prolific American author (1825-1907) This ebook presents a collection of 21 works of Mary Jane Holmes. A dynamic table of contents allows you to jump directly to the work selected. Table of Contents: Lena Rivers Aikenside Bad Hugh Bessie's...

Mary Jane Holmes (April 5, 1825 – October 6, 1907)  was a bestselling and prolific American author who published 39 popular novels, as well as short stories. Her first novel sold 250,000 copies; and she had total sales of 2 million books in her lifetime, second only to Harriet Beecher Stowe....

14 Complete Works of Mary J. Holmes Aikenside Bad Hugh Bessie's Fortune Cousin Maude Darkness and Daylight Dora Deane Lena Rivers Maggie Miller Miss McDonald Rosamond Tempest and Sunshine The Cromptons The English Orphans The Rector of St. Mark's

"Mrs. Holmes is a peculiarly pleasant and fascinating writer. Her books are always entertaining, and she has the rare faculty of enlisting the sympathy and affections of her readers, and of holding their attention to her pages with deep and absorbing interest." G.W. Dillingham Co., Publishers,...

Stripped: A Journey from Rejection to Redemption is the raw and revealing true story of a girl who endured childhood sexual trauma, unhealthy relationships, and depression to not only survive, but also to become a #1 International Best-Selling Author. Infused with emotion and saturated in hope, Dr....

"Mrs. Holmes is a peculiarly pleasant and fascinating writer. Her books are always entertaining, and she has the rare faculty of enlisting the sympathy and affections of her readers, and of holding their attention to her pages with deep and absorbing interest." G.W. Dillingham Co., Publishers,...

"Mrs. Holmes is a peculiarly pleasant and fascinating writer. Her books are always entertaining, and she has the rare faculty of enlisting the sympathy and affections of her readers, and of holding their attention to her pages with deep and absorbing interest." G.W. Dillingham Co., Publishers,...

"Mrs. Holmes is a peculiarly pleasant and fascinating writer. Her books are always entertaining, and she has the rare faculty of enlisting the sympathy and affections of her readers, and of holding their attention to her pages with deep and absorbing interest." G.W. Dillingham Co., Publishers,...