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Dusk, night, dawn : on revival and courage / by Lamott, Anne,author.;
"In Anne Lamott's new book, she confronts the harsh truth that many of us grapple with every day: How can we recapture the confidence we once had in the world and in the future as we stumble through the dark times that seem increasingly bleak? As bad news piles up every day -- from climate crises to threats to democracy to daily assaults on civility -- how can we mere mortals cope? Where, Lamott asks, "do we start to get our joy and hope and our faith in life itself back ... with sore feet, hearing loss, stiff fingers, poor digestion, stunned minds, broken hearts?" We begin, Lamott explains, by accepting our flaws and embracing our humanity "in the here and now. ... We look up and around for [the] brighter ribbons" of connection, loyalty, and support. Drawing from her own experiences and her own faith journey, Lamott offers insights into the intimate and human ways we can bring back hope by demonstrating we can travel through the darkest places toward a more hopeful light that is still burning. As she does in Help, Thanks, Wow and her other bestselling books, Lamott explores the thorny issues of life and faith by breaking them down into managable, human-sized questions for readers to ponder, and in the process she shows how each of us can amplify life's small moments of joy by staying open to love and connection even in these dark times. As Lamott notes, "I got Medicare three days before I got hitched, which sounds like something an old person might do, which does not describe adorably ageless me." Marrying for the first time with a grown son and a grandson, Lamott explains that finding happiness with a partner isn't a function of age or beauty but of outlook and perspective. Full of the honesty, humor and humanity that have made Lamott beloved by millions of readers, this book is classic Anne Lamott -- thoughtful and comic, warm and wise -- and further proof that Lamott truly speaks to the better angels in all of us"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Self-help publications.; Lamott, Anne.; Novelists, American; Christian biography; Faith.;
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Water confidential : witnessing justice denied--the fight for safe drinking water in Indigenous and rural communities in Canada / by Blacklin, Susan,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."In Water Confidential, Susan Blacklin (formerly Sue Peterson) revisits the important work of her late ex-husband, Dr. Hans Peterson. Beginning in 1996, Peterson, growing frustrated with his work in government funded research in Saskatchewan, brought attention to the desperate need for equal access to safe drinking water after a health inspector encouraged him to visit the Yellow Quill First Nation. In response to the issue, he developed biological technology for effective water treatment, still in use today. Peterson and Blacklin joined forces with scientists from around the world to establish the registered national charity, the Safe Drinking Water Foundation. The SDWF developed accredited education programs for schools across Canada, while also educating the general public and Water Treatment Operators from Indigenous communities. Advocacy became a high priority when they discovered a variety of challenges to their mission, including questionable government practices that were blocking the reality of safe drinking water in First Nations communities. As committed activists, it became their life's work to ensure that access to Peterson's technology was available to all rural and First Nations communities. Thirty years later, the majority of First Nations communities in Canada continue to face atrocious health issues as a result of unsafe drinking water. Blacklin, now retired, shares her deep concerns at the indifference, corruption, and lack of due diligence from all levels of government in response to the safe water movement. She echoes the work of the SDWF stating that Canada needs to implement federal drinking water regulations, and that a responsible government should use rather than abuse science when accurately determining Boil Water Advisories and addressing the deplorable state of access to potable water. In this passionate and timely memoir, Blacklin shares her experiences with fundraising, activism and lobbying work. She reveals the complexities of negotiating between cultures, communities and the provincial and federal government. Blacklin emphasizes that ensuring safe drinking water to each and every First Nations community should be the top priority toward reconciliation with Indigenous people of Canada."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Blacklin, Susan.; Drinking water; Drinking water; Human rights workers; Right to water; Water quality management; Water-supply; First Nations; First Nations;
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Metahuman [sound recording] : unleashing your infinite potential / by Chopra, Deepak,author,narrator.; Random House Audio Publishing,publisher.;
Read by the author.Is it possible to venture beyond daily living and experience heightened states of awareness? Deepak Chopra, the author of 'You Are the Universe', says that higher consciousness is available here and now. In his latest book, 'Metahuman', Chopra unfolds a path for waking up that allows all of us to realize our infinite potential.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Mind and body.; Self-realization.; Spiritual life.;
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Raising hare : the heart-warming true story of an unlikely friendship / by Dalton, Chloe,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."A moving and fascinating meditation on freedom, trust, loss, and our relationship with the natural world, explored through the story of one woman's unlikely friendship with a wild hare. Imagine you could hold a baby hare and bottle-feed it. Imagine that it lived under your roof and lolloped around your bedroom at night, drumming on the duvet cover when it wanted your attention. Imagine that, over two years later, it still ran in from the fields when you called it and slept in your house for hours on end and gave birth to leverets in your study. For political advisor and speechwriter Chloe Dalton, who spent lockdown deep in the English countryside, far away from her usual busy London life, this became her unexpected reality. In February 2021, Dalton stumbles upon a newborn hare--a leveret--that had been chased by a dog. Fearing for its life, she brings it home, only to discover how impossible it is to rear a wild hare, most of whom perish in captivity from either shock or starvation. Through trial and error, she learns to feed and care for the leveret with every intention of returning it to the wilderness. Instead, it becomes her constant companion, wandering the fields and woods at night and returning to Dalton's house by day. Though Dalton feared that the hare would be preyed upon by foxes, stoats, feral cats, raptors, and even people, she never tried to restrict it to the house. Each time the hare leaves, Chloe knows she may never see it again. Yet she also understands that to confine it would be its own kind of death. Raising Hare chronicles their journey together, while also taking a deep dive into the lives and nature of hares, and the way they have been viewed historically in art, literature, and folklore. We witness first-hand the joy at this extraordinary relationship between human and animal, which serves as a reminder that the best things, and most beautiful experiences, arise when we least expect them"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Anecdotes.; Dalton, Chloe; European hare; European hare; European hare; Human-animal relationships;
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Our bodies, their battlefields : war through the lives of women / by Lamb, Christina,author.;
Includes bibliographical resources and index."In Our Bodies, Their Battlefields, longtime intrepid war correspondent Christina Lamb makes us witness to the lives of women in wartime. An award-winning war correspondent for twenty-five years (she's never had a female editor) Lamb reports two wars-the "bang-bang" war and the story of how the people behind the lines live and survive. At the same time, since men usually act as the fighters, women are rarely interviewed about their experience of wartime, other than as grieving widows and mothers, though their experience is markedly different from that of the men involved in battle. Lamb chronicles extraordinary tragedy and challenges in the lives of women in wartime. And none is more devastating than the increase of the use of rape as a weapon of war. Visiting warzones including the Congo, Rwanda, Nigeria, Bosnia, and Iraq, and spending time with the Rohingya fleeing Myanmar, she records the harrowing stories of survivors, from Yazidi girls kept as sex slaves by ISIS fighters and the beekeeper risking his life to rescue them; to the thousands of schoolgirls abducted across northern Nigeria by Boko Haram, to the Congolese gynecologist who stitches up more rape victims than anyone on earth. Told as a journey, and structured by country, Our Bodies, Their Battlefields gives these women voice."--Amazon.
Subjects: Crimes against humanity; Political science.; Rape as a weapon of war.; Sex crimes.; War crimes.; War victims.; Women and war; Women and war; Women and war; Women and war; Women and war; Women and war; Women and war; Women and war; Women and war; Women and war; Women and war.;
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Live right and find happiness (although beer is much faster) : life lessons and other ravings from Dave Barry / by Barry, Dave.;
"During the course of living (mumble, mumble) years, Dave Barry has learned much of wisdom,* (*actual wisdom not guaranteed) and he is eager to pass it on--to the next generation, the generation after that, and to those idiots who make driving to the grocery store in Florida a death-defying experience"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Families; Life;
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I was never here : my true Canadian spy story of coffees, code names and covert operations in the age of terrorism / by Kirsch, Andrew,author.;
With humour, honesty, and candour, Andrew Kirsch shares his on-the-ground experience of becoming a member of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS): from his vetting and training, to his initial desk job as a policy analyst, to his rise up the ranks to leading covert special operations missions. Kirsch lives in Toronto, ON.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Kirsch, Andrew.; Canadian Security Intelligence Service.; Spies;
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Little Bear. [videorecording] / by Fairlie, Kristin.; Minarik, Else Holmelund.Little Bear.Videorecording.; Sabiston, Andrew.; KaBOOM! Entertainment.; Nelvana (Firm); Phase 4 Films (Firm);
Voices: Kristin Fairlie, Andrew Sabiston.Based on the books illustrated by the renowned Maurice Sendak and written by Else Holmelund Minarik, Little Bear traces the spirited adventures of a curious, imaginative, and inventive Little Bear and his childhood friends. As Little Bear explores the world under his mother's watchful eye, curiosity and imagination lead to exploration, experience, and independence.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD ; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital.
Subjects: Animated television programs.; Bears; Children's television programs.; Friendship; Little Bear (Fictitious character : Minarik); Video recordings for children.;
© c2012., Distributed by Phase 4 Films,
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Little Bear. [videorecording] / by Fairlie, Kristin.; Minarik, Else Holmelund.Little Bear.Videorecording.; Sabiston, Andrew.; KaBOOM! Entertainment.; Nelvana (Firm); Phase 4 Films (Firm);
Voices: Kristin Fairlie, Andrew Sabiston.Based on the books illustrated by the renowned Maurice Sendak and written by Else Holmelund Minarik, Little Bear traces the spirited adventures of a curious, imaginative, and inventive Little Bear and his childhood friends. As Little Bear explores the world under his mother's watchful eye, curiosity and imagination lead to exploration, experience, and independence.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital.
Subjects: Animated television programs.; Bears; Children's television programs.; Friendship; Little Bear (Fictitious character : Minarik); Mother's Day; Video recordings for children.;
© c2012., KaBOOM Entertainment ; Distributed by Phase 4 Films,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Little Bear. [videorecording] / by Fairlie, Kristin.; Minarik, Else Holmelund.Little Bear.Videorecording.; Sabiston, Andrew.; Sendak, Maurice.; KaBOOM! Entertainment.; Nelvana (Firm); Phase 4 Films (Firm); Treehouse TV.;
Voices: Kristin Fairlie, Andrew Sabiston.Based on the books illustrated by the renowned Maurice Sendak and written by Else Holmelund Minarik, Little Bear traces the spirited adventures of a curious, imaginative, and inventive Little Bear and his childhood friends. As Little Bear explores the world under his mother's watchful eye, curiosity and imagination lead to exploration, experience, and independence.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital.
Subjects: Animated television programs.; Bears; Children's television programs.; Father's Day; Friendship; Little Bear (Fictitious character : Minarik); Video recordings for children.;
© c2012., KaBOOM Entertainment : Distributed by Phase 4 Films,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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