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- The power of scars : my journey from refugee to CEO / by Ladak, Nizar,author.;
"A deeply moving and impactful narrative that bridges the gap between Nizar Ladak's harrowing experiences as a refugee fleeing Uganda and his remarkable rise to success as a corporate leader. Through this journey, Ladak explores how hardship has shaped his resilience, providing invaluable lessons for both personal and professional growth. This book offers a unique perspective by intertwining Ladak's personal narrative with leadership insights and academic research, demonstrating how resilience developed in the face of racial and social challenges can be a powerful tool for success. From the trauma of displacement to the challenges of building a new life in Toronto, and the eventual loss of his job at Health Quality Ontario, Ladak shares his story with vulnerability and wisdom, offering readers practical guidance on overcoming adversity. In an era where equity, diversity, and inclusion are more crucial than ever, The Power of Scars provides a roadmap for cultivating resilience. While scars may be lasting, they do not have to define one's future."-- Provided by publisher.- Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Ladak, Nizar.; Executives; Refugees; Refugees; Ugandan Canadians;
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- Ace and the misfits / by Kawooya, Eddie,author.;
"New to Canada, Ace is battling ignorance, bullying, and a new culture. Now he seeks to regain his confidence and show himself he has the tools to make it in his new life. In his debut novel, Eddie Kawooya presents a fish-out-of-water story of immigration and the pains and joys of integration into a new and sometimes frightening environment. Arriving in Canada, Ace finds himself living in a basement apartment, having to integrate into a new community where he is the "African." Struggling with his grades and his self worth, he finds ignorance and bullying at school until he falls in with a crew of international misfits who understand what he's going through. With their support, Ace starts to regain the confidence he lost in the move and his subsequent troubles. He wants to show himself and his misfit friends that he has the tools to make it in his new life. This book tackles self esteem and how it can be easily lost when one feels alone. At the core of this story is the isolation a child feels after his world is snatched from him, and the journey of self worth and self confidence he must undertake to rise above it."--4.8.012-018.HL710L.- Subjects: High interest-low vocabulary books.; Novels.; Young adult fiction.; Belonging (Social psychology); Bullying; Confidence; Friendship; Immigrants; Prejudices; Racism; Self-esteem; Social integration; Ugandans; Belonging; Bullies and bullying; Friendship; Immigrants; Prejudices; Racism; Self-confidence; Self-esteem; Social integration; Ugandans;
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- This Eden / by O'Loughlin, Ed,author.;
"Alice and Michael meet at university: she is a young computer prodigy, he is a hapless engineer. First love is followed by a rift, and then Alice disappears -- suicide is suspected. Soon after, Michael is recruited by Campbell Fess, founder of the San Francisco tech firm Alice had been doing work for. But upon arrival he finds himself at the centre of a con managed by a spy named Aoife, who leads him to her handler, the shape-shifting government war-gamer Towse. Michael and Aoife are plunged into an urgent struggle that neither of them understands -- one that will take them by air and sea from California to New Jersey, the Ugandan rainforest, Jordan, Jerusalem, Paris, and finally Dublin, where Fess's crowning achievement will be unveiled. With This Eden, Ed O'Loughlin has crafted the spy novel into a sharp and engrossing narrative of a world overrun by cyber-warfare, moral bankruptcy, and the assassination of identity."--Provided by publisher.- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Spy fiction.; Women intelligence officers; Interpersonal relations; Betrayal;
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