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The wisdom of nurses : stories of grit from the front lines / by Archibald-Varley, Amie,author.; Fung, Sara,author.;
"One of the enduring lessons of the pandemic has been the pivotal role that nursing plays in health care--vital work that isn't widely understood or, sadly, appreciated. Sara Fung and Amie Archibald-Varley started the wildly popular Gritty Nurses podcast to give voice to nurses all over the world, including more than 400,000 nurses in Canada. The authors have quickly become sought-after speakers and advocates for nurses and are called on regularly by the media to talk about a wide range of issues around the profession. In their first book, they take you to the front line of nursing to show the compassion, selflessness and dedication of professionals who not only give it all for their patients, but get up and do it over and over again"--
Subjects: Nurses; Nursing;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A century of wisdom : lessons from the life of Alice Herz-Sommer, the world's oldest living Holocaust survivor / by Stoessinger, Caroline.;
Subjects: Herz-Sommer, Alice, 1903-; Theresienstadt (Concentration camp); Holocaust survivors; Jews; Women pianists;
© c2012., Spiegel & Grau,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The wisdom of crowds / by Abercrombie, Joe,author.;
"Chaos. Fury. Destruction. The Great Change is upon us ... Some say that to change the world you must first burn it down. Now that belief will be tested in the crucible of revolution: the Breakers and Burners have seized the levers of power, the smoke of riots has replaced the smog of industry, and all must submit to the wisdom of crowds. With nothing left to lose, Citizen Brock is determined to become a new hero for the new age, while Citizeness Savine must turn her talents from profit to survival before she can claw her way to redemption. Orso will find that when the world is turned upside down, no one is lower than a monarch. And in the bloody North, Rikke and her fragile Protectorate are running out of allies ... while Black Calder gathers his forces and plots his vengeance. The banks have fallen, the sun of the Union has been torn down, and in the darkness behind the scenes, the threads of the Weaver's ruthless plan are slowly being drawn together ... "--
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Imaginary places; Imaginary wars and battles; Kings and rulers; Magic; Prophets;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The wisdom of the bullfrog : leadership made simple (but not easy) / by McRaven, William H.(William Harry),1955-author.;
"From the acclaimed, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Make Your Bed, a short, inspirational book of advice and leadership lessons that Admiral McRaven collected over his four decades as a Navy SEAL"--
Subjects: Communication.; Leadership.;
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The road to wisdom : on truth, science, faith, and trust / by Collins, Francis S.,author.;
"In The Road to Wisdom, Francis Collins reminds us of the four core sources of judgment and clear thinking: truth, science, faith, and trust. Drawing on his work from the Human Genome Project and heading the National Institutes of Health, as well as on ethics, philosophy, and Christian theology, Collins makes a robust, thoughtful case for each of these sources -- their reliability, and their limits. Ultimately, he shows how they work together, not separately -- and certainly not in conflict. It is only when we relink these four foundations of wisdom that we can begin to discern the best path forward in life."--
Subjects: Belief and doubt.; Judgment.; Knowledge, Sociology of.; Public opinion.;
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The wisdom of Sundays : life-changing insights from super soul conversations / by Winfrey, Oprah,author.;
In 'The Wisdom of Sundays', Oprah Winfrey shares the aha moments of inspiration and soul-expanding insight that have enlightened millions of people on her two-time Emmy Award-winning television show, 'Super Soul Sunday'. Features beautiful photographs, including many from Oprah's private property in California where each episode is filmed.
Subjects: Spirituality.; Quotations.; Interviews.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The wisdom of plagues : lessons from 25 years of covering pandemics / by McNeil, Donald G.,Jr.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."For a certain class of American's, Donald McNeil was a comforting voice when the Covid-19 pandemic broke out. He was the regular reporter on the New York Times's popular Daily podcast, and he was telling folks to prepare for the worst. A generation of NYT readers went out and stocked up on food and PPE stuff because of his clear advice. He'd covered public health for the Times for 25 years and understood what he was seeing out of China. THE WISDOM OF PLAGUES is his account of what he learned over a quarter-century of reporting on public health in over 60 countries: part-memoir, part history, and part activism. Many science reporters understand the basics of diseases--how a virus works, for example, or what goes into making a vaccine. But very few understand the psychology of how small outbreaks turn into pandemics: How everyone from hunters to farmers to guano-diggers gets exposed to animal diseases. How diseases spread through networks of similar people and by "mass-gathering" events. How surveillance fails. How countries respond slowly or even cover up outbreaks. Why people refuse to believe they're at risk, or why they reject protective measures like quarantine or vaccines. How wild rumors spring up and scare people away from common sense responses. How greedy makers of false remedies spread confusion. Why public health agencies fumble and let things spiral out of control. The Covid pandemic was the story McNeil had trained his whole life to cover. His experience and deep bench of sources let him make many accurate predictions in 2020 about the course that a deadly new respiratory virus in Wuhan, China, would take and how different countries would respond. By the time McNeil wrote his last Times stories about the Covid-19 pandemic he had not lost his compassion, but he had grown far more stone-hearted about how he thought governments should react. He had witnessed so many failures and read enough history to realize that while every epidemic is different, failure was the one constant. Again and again, containable outbreaks ballooned into catastrophes because weak leaders were mired in denial. Citizens refused to make even minor sacrifices for the common good and were encouraged in that by money-hungry entrepreneurs and power-hungry populists. Science was ignored, obvious truths were denied, and the innocent too often died. THE WISDOM OF PLAGUES is ultimately about what we can do to improve global health and be better prepared for the next pandemic, which is coming"--
Subjects: COVID-19 (Disease); Epidemiology.; Pandemics.; Public health surveillance.; Public health;
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The wisdom of your body : finding healing, wholeness, and connection through embodied living / by McBride, Hillary L.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."An invitation to unlearn the lies about your body that make you feel less-than, and learn to love the home where your life happens. In This Is My Body, clinical therapist and award-winning researcher Dr. Hillary McBride offers a pathway from disconnection to embodied living by making peace with the living, breathing story of who you are. Packed with illuminating research and stories from her work and deeply personal journey of healing from a life-threatening eating disorder, a car wreck the EMTs thought she wouldn't walk away from, and chronic pain, McBride brings meaningful insights to why the relationship with our bodies matters for the quality of our whole lives. A specialist in embodiment practices, McBride shares the truths and tools to embrace the whole of yourself and, in turn, experience your life to the fullest. This book will show you: how to unlearn the lies about your body that hold you back from the life you were meant to live; practices for reclaiming your body--and your life--from stress, trauma, appearance ideals, and the expectations of others; how to access the healing that is written in our very DNA; tools for regulating your emotions through physical awareness. For anyone who has ever felt unsafe, unloved, or insufficient in their own skin, McBride offers a better way toward health and true acceptance. This is the invitation to live a better story with your body, to come home to the gift of yourself and the wholeness that has been there all along."--
Subjects: Body image.; Healing; Mind and body therapies.; Mind and body.; Self-actualization (Psychology);
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The secret wisdom of nature : trees, animals, and the extraordinary balance of all living things : stories from science and observation / by Wohlleben, Peter,1964-author.; translation of:Wohlleben, Peter,1964-Geheime netzwerk der natur.English.; Billinghurst, Jane,1958-translator.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Animal-plant relationships.; Mutualism (Biology); Nature.; Symbiosis.; Food chains (Ecology); Biotic communities.; Animal behavior.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Wisdom from our First Nations / by Sigafus, Kim.; Ernst, Lyle.;
Includes Internet addresses.First Nation and Native American elders share lessons on learning from the past, living responsibly in the present, and gaining wisdom for the future.LSC
Subjects: Older Indians; Older Indians; Indian philosophy;
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