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Lightning shell : people of Cahokia / by Gear, W. Michael,author.; Gear, Kathleen O'Neal,author.;
"Lightning Shell marks the dramatic conclusion to the People of Cahokia sub-series by bestselling authors W. Michael and Kathleen O'Neal Gear. Spotted Wrist's squadrons are about to launch an assault on Evening Star Town. Meanwhile, the new Keeper's loyal squadrons have taken control of central Cahokia. Blue Heron's enemies have declared her dead, a supposed victim of the fire that consumed her palace. She's alive and in the end it will be her wits, Seven Skull Shield's licentious cunning, and a desperate gamble that determine who lives and who dies in Cahokia. Meanwhile, in the distant east, a desperate three-way race is underway. Walking Smoke--the Lightning Shell witch--hastens to make his way back to Cahokia, understanding that the cure for his impotence lies atop Morning Star's Mound. Night Shadow Star means to stop him before he can get to Morning Star. Following in her wake, Fire Cat is merciless. He will stop at nothing to ensure that it is he, not Night Shadow Star, who pays the ultimate price. The final showdown will shake Cahokia to its roots, and nothing will be the same again"--
Subjects: Action and adventure fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Indigenous peoples; Witches;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Neglected no more : the urgent need to improve the lives of Canada's elders in the wake of a pandemic / by Picard, André,1960-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."It took the coronavirus pandemic to open our eyes to the deplorable state of so many of the nation's long-term care homes: the inhumane conditions, overworked and underpaid staff, and lack of oversight. In this timely new book, esteemed health reporter André Picard reveals the full extent of the crisis in eldercare, and offers an urgently needed prescription to fix a broken system. When COVID-19 spread through seniors' residences across Canada, the impact was horrific. Along with widespread illness and a devastating death toll, the situation exposed a decades-old crisis: the shocking systemic neglect towards our elders. Called in to provide emergency care in some of the hardest-hit facilities in Ontario and Quebec, the military issued damning reports of what they encountered. And yet, the failings that were exposed--unappetizing meals, infrequent baths, overmedication, physical abuse and inadequate personal care--have persisted for years in these institutions. In Time to care, André Picard takes a hard look at how we came to embrace mass institutionalization, and lays out what can and must be done to improve the state of care for our elders, a highly vulnerable population with complex needs and little ability to advocate for themselves. Picard shows that the entire eldercare system--fragmented, underfunded and unsupported--is long overdue for a fundamental rethink. We need to find ways to ensure seniors can age gracefully in the community for longer, with supportive home care and respite for family caregivers, and ensure that long-term care homes are not warehouses of isolation and neglect. Our elders deserve nothing less"-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Long-term care facilities; Older people; Older people;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The five people you meet in heaven / by Albom, Mitch,1958-;
Subjects: Accident victims; Amusement parks; Amusement rides; Future life; Aged men; Heaven; Death; Psychological fiction;
© c2003., Hyperion,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Cave baby / by Donaldson, Julia.; Gravett, Emily.;
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Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Prehistoric peoples; Cave paintings;
© 2010., Macmillan Children's Books,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Walking with Abel : journeys with the nomads of the African savannah / by Badkhen, Anna,1976-;
"An intrepid journalist joins the planet's largest group of nomads on an annual migration that, like them, has endured for centuries"--
Subjects: Badkhen, Anna, 1976-; Badkhen, Anna, 1976-; Fula (African people); Fula (African people); Fula (African people);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The curse of the cat people / by Salicrup, Jim.;
The curse of the cat people -- The pet show -- Bone diggers.LSC
Subjects: Comic books, strips, etc.; Garfield (Fictitious character); Cats;
© c2011., Papercutz,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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I am not a number / by Dupuis, Jenny Kay.; Kacer, Kathy,1954-; Newland, Gillian.;
When eight-year-old Irene is removed from her First Nations family to live in a residential school she is confused, frightened and homesick. She tries to remember who she is and where she came from despite the efforts of the nuns to force her to do otherwise. A picture book based on the life of Jenny Kay Dupuis' own grandmother, I Am Not a Number brings a terrible part of Canada's history to light in a way that children can learn from and relate to.LSC
Subjects: Native peoples;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Laptops for seniors for dummies / by Muir, Nancy,1954-;
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Subjects: Laptop computers.; Computers and older people.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Plutocrats : the rise of the new global super-rich and the fall of everyone else / by Freeland, Chrystia,1968-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- History and why it matters -- Culture of the plutocrats -- Superstars -- Responding to revolution -- Rent-seeking -- Plutocrats and the rest of us -- Conclusion.
Subjects: Poor.; Rich people;
© c2012., Doubleday Canada,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Sex and vanity : a novel / by Kwan, Kevin,author.;
"The iconic author of the bestselling phenomenon Crazy Rich Asians returns with a glittering tale of love and longing as a young woman finds herself torn between two worlds--the WASP establishment of her father's family and George Zao, a man she is desperately trying to avoid falling in love with"--
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Asian Americans; Rich people;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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