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Return : why we go back to where we come from / by Al-Solaylee, Kamal,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.Kamal Al-Solaylee yearns to return to his homeland of Yemen, now wracked by war, starvation and daily violence, to reconnect with his family. In 'Return', Al-Solaylee interviews dozens of people who have chosen to or long to return to their homelands, from the Basques to the Irish to the Taiwanese. This is a book for anyone who has ever wondered what it would be like to return to their roots. Al-Solaylee lives in Toronto, ON. From the author of 'Intolerable: A Memoir of Extremes', which won the 2013 Toronto Book Award.
Subjects: Al-Solaylee, Kamal.; Cross-cultural orientation.; Repatriation.; Return migrants; Return migrants.; Return migration; Return migration.; Reverse culture shock.; Social adjustment.;
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Out of the woods : a memoir of wayfinding / by Darling, Lynn.;
"Combining the soul-baring insight of Wild, the profound wisdom of Shop Class as Soulcraft, and the adventurous spirit of Eat, Pray, Love, Lynn Darling's powerful, lyrical memoir of self-discovery, full of warmth and wry humor, Out of the Woods. When her college-bound daughter leaves home, Lynn Darling, widowed over a decade earlier, finds herself alone--and utterly lost, with no idea of what she wants or even who she is. Searching for answers, she leaves New York for the solitary woods of Vermont. Removed from the familiar, cocooned in the natural world, her only companions a new dog and a compass, she hopes to develop a sense of direction--both in the woods and in her life. Hiking unmapped trails, Darling meditates on the milestones of her past; as she adapts to her new surroundings, she uses the knowledge she's gained to chart her future. And when an unexpected setback nearly derails her newfound balance, she is able to draw upon her newfound skills to find her bearings and stay the course. In revealing how one woman learned to navigate--literally and metaphorically--the uneven course of life, Out of the Woods is, in the words of Pulitzer-prize winning author Geraldine Brooks, 'a marvelous book; both a compass and a manifesto for navigating the often-treacherous switchbacks of the second half of life'"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Darling, Lynn.; Adjustment (Psychology); Life change events; Middle-aged women; Self-actualization (Psychology); Solitude; Widows; Women journalists;
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Adjustment day / by Palahniuk, Chuck,author.;
As the politicians bring the nation to the brink of war, a mysterious book appears offering directives and carrying wisdom to prepare people for Adjustment Day.
Subjects: Satirical literature.; Humorous fiction.; Politicians;
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The progressive parent : harnessing the power of science and social justice to raise awesome kids / by Senapathy, Kavin,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.How can we raise happy, well-adjusted kids today amid so much injustice and uncertainty? This is the question at the heart of the progressive parent's dilemma. Fortunately, award-winning science journalist Kavin Senapathy has the answers.
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Child rearing; Parenting;
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Becoming wild : how animal cultures raise families, create beauty, and achieve peace / by Safina, Carl,1955-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Some people insist that culture is strictly a human feat. What are they afraid of? This book looks into three cultures of other-than-human beings in some of Earth's remaining wild places. It shows how if you're a sperm whale, a scarlet macaw, or a chimpanzee, you too experience your life with the understanding that you are an individual in a particular community. You too are who you are not by genes alone; your culture is a second form of inheritance. You receive it from thousands of individuals, from pools of knowledge passing through generations like an eternal torch. You too may raise young, know beauty, or struggle to negotiate a peace. And your culture, too, changes and evolves. The light of knowledge needs adjusting as situations change, so a capacity for learning, especially social learning, allows behaviors to adjust, to change much faster than genes alone could adapt. Becoming Wild offers a glimpse into cultures among non-human animals through looks at the lives of individuals in different present-day animal societies. By showing how others teach and learn, Safina offers a fresh understanding of what is constantly going on beyond humanity. With reporting from deep in nature, alongside individual creatures in their free-living communities, this book offers a very privileged glimpse behind the curtain of Life on Earth, and helps inform the answer to that most urgent of questions: Who are we here with?"--
Subjects: Animal communities.; Animal societies.;
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Majesty / by McGee, Katharine.;
Power is intoxicating. Like first love, it can leave you breathless. As America adjusts to the idea of a queen on the throne, Beatrice grapples with everything she lost when she gained the ultimate crown. Samantha is busy living up to her party princess persona and maybe adding a party prince by her side. Nina is trying to avoid the palace and Prince Jefferson at all costs.LSC
Subjects: Love stories.; Alternative histories (Fiction); Courts and courtiers; Kings and rulers; Princes; Princesses; Interpersonal relations in adolescence;
© [2020], Random House,
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The resilience myth : new thinking on grit, strength, and growth after trauma / by Chemaly, Soraya L.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The author of the "must read" (NPR) Rage Becomes Her presents a powerful manifesto for communal resilience based on in-depth investigations into history, social science, and psychology. We are often urged to rely only on ourselves for strength, mental fortitude, and positivity. But with her distinctive "skill, wit, and sharp insight" (Laura Bates, author of Girl Up), Soraya Chemaly challenges us to adapt our thinking about how we survive in a world of sustained, overlapping crises. It is interdependence and nurturing relationships that truly sustain us, she argues. Based on comprehensive research and eye-opening examples from real-life, The Resilience Myth offers alternative visions of relational hardiness by emphasizing care for others and our environments above all.
Subjects: Adaptability (Psychology); Adjustment (Psychology); Resilience (Personality trait);
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Pyre / by Murugan, Perumalauthor.; Aniruddhan Vasudevan,translator.; translation of:Perumal MuruganPookkuzhi.English.;
"Saroja and Kumaresan are young and in love. After meeting in a small southern Indian town where Kumaresan works at a soda bottling shop, they quickly marry before returning to Kumaresan's family village, where they hope to build a happy life together. But they are harboring a terrible secret: Saroja is from a different caste than Kumaresan, and if the villagers find out, they will both be in grave danger. Faced with venom from her mother-in-law and questions from her new neighbors, Saroja tries to adjust to a new lonely and uncomfortable life, while Kumaresan struggles to scrape together enough money for them to start over somewhere new. Will their love keep them safe in a world filled with thorns?"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Caste-based discrimination; Newlyweds; Social classes;
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Confessions of a forty-something / by Potter, Alexandra,author.;
Nell Stevens' life is a mess. When her business goes bust and her relationship with it, Nell's happy ever after in California falls apart and she moves back to London to start over. But a lot has changed since she's been gone. All her single friends are now married with children, sky-high rents force her to rent a room in a stranger's house and in a world of perfect instagram lives, she feels like a f*ck up. Even worse, a forty-something f*ck-up. But when an old work contact lands her a job writing obituaries, Nell meets the fabulous Cricket, an eighty-something widow, who is also adjusting to her new life and they strike up an unlikely friendship. Together they help each other heal their aching hearts, cope with the loss of the lives they had planned, and push each other into new adventures and unexpected joys. Because Nell is determined. She's going to completely turn her life around. This time next year things are going to be very different. First, though, she has a confession.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Single women; Middle-aged women; Widows; Female friendship; Social media;
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Sing Street [videorecording] / by Carney, John,1972-film director.; Gillen, Aidan,1968-actor.; Kennedy, Maria Doyle,actor.; Reynor, Jack,1992-actor.; Walsh-Peelo, Ferdia,actor.; Bord Scannán na hÉireann.; Elevation Pictures.;
Ferdia Walsh-peelo, Aidan Gillen, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Jack Reynor, Lucy Boynton, Kelly Thornton.See 1980s Dublin through the eyes of fourteen-year-old Conor, who is looking for a break from a home strained by his parents' relationship and money troubles while trying to adjust to his new inner-city public school where the kids are rough and the teachers are rougher. He finds a glimmer of hope in the mysterious, uber-cool Raphina. With the aim of winning her heart he invites her to star in his band's music videos. There's only one problem: he's not part of a band yet.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic elements including strong language and some bullying behavior, a suggestive image, drug material and teen smoking.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Musical films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Rock music; Teenage boys; Man-woman relationships;
For private home use only.
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