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The Gospel of Thomas: the hidden sayings of Jesus
Par Harold Bloom, Marvin W Meyer. 1992
An English translation of 114 wise sayings attributed to Jesus as collected in the Coptic text found near Nag Hammadi…
in Upper Egypt. Discusses the history of the writings. Explanatory notes follow. Includes an interpretive essay by Harold Bloom. c1992.The first time: true stories
Par Charles Montpetit. 1995
A collection of true stories, written by some of Canada's best writers, about "the first time" -- their first sexual…
encounter. The writers include Brian Doyle, W.P. Kinsella, and Julie Lawson. Descriptions of sex. Junior high and older. 1995.The bloody red hand: a journey through truth, myth and terror in Northern Ireland
Par Derek Lundy. 2006
Author Derek Lundy, bearing in mind that the name "Lundy" is synonymous with traitor in Ulster, delves into the lives…
of ancestors Robert Lundy, Protestant governor of Derry in 1688, William Steel Dickson, a Protestant preacher of the early 19th century who advocated resisting the English, and Billy Lundy, born in 1890 and the embodiment of what the Ulster Protestants became - a tribe united in their hostility to Catholics and to the prospect of an independent Ireland. 2006.Stones into schools: promoting peace with books, not bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Par Greg Mortenson. 2009
Author of "Three Cups of Tea" and cofounder of the Central Asia Institute chronicles his school-building efforts and promotion of…
female literacy in remote areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Discusses Mortenson's long-term goals and shares anecdotes about those impacted by his work. Bestseller. 2009.Shadow child: an apprenticeship in love and loss
Par Beth Powning. 2005
Like many young women, Beth Powning faced decisions of whether and when to start a family. At age twenty-four she…
became pregnant, but eleven days past her due date, she delivered a perfect, stillborn son. In this exploration of motherhood and loss, we're taken on a powerful journey into the heart of grief and renewal. National Bestseller. 2005.Saints preserve us!: everything you need to know about every saint you'll ever need
Par Rosemary Rogers, Sean Kelly. 1993
Designed to help you determine your patron saints, this book provides a biographical listing of saints arranged alphabetically, a calendar…
of saints by day of the year, and a list of patron saints for such categories as ethnicity, occupation, illness, and lifestyle. 1993.Marguerite Bourgeoys and Montreal, 1640-1665 (McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion)
Par Patricia Simpson. 1997
Marguerite Bourgeoys is one of the most important figures in Quebec's religious and social history. In 1658 she founded the…
first school in the city of Montreal. From there she went on to establish a community of uncloistered women to assist in the education of women and children in New France. Bourgeoys was beatified in 1950 and canonized in 1982. She is still revered by many today. 1997.Birding with Yeats: a memoir
Par Lynn Thomson. 2014
The author is the mother of a blended family of four children. The book documents the five-year period when she…
and her youngest son start bird watching, when he’s 13, as a way to spend time in nature and away from everyday stress. Over the course of these five years, she learns a lot more about birds than she ever dreamed possible, but she also experiences a unique closeness with her son and the wonder that comes with the beauty of the natural world. 2014.A history of marriage
Par Elizabeth Abbott. 2010
An exploration of how marriage developed, and how it is likely to look in the future. Real-life experiences are presented…
in their wider historical context: What were a couple's alternatives to staying together? How long was the average marriage until death ended it? What were the differences between the experiences of wealthier and poorer spouses? Abbott puts a human face on marriage as she explores its nature in the context of love, sex, loyalty, childrearing, shared finances, and social recognition. Some descriptions of sex. c2010.Saints and angels
Par Claire Llewellyn. 2003
Leaving the Saints: one child's story of survival and hope
Par Martha Nibley Beck. 2005
As "Mormon royalty" within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Martha Beck was raised in a home frequented…
by the Church's high elders in an existence framed by the strictest code of conduct. As an adult, she moved to the east coast, outside of her Mormon enclave for the first time in her life. When her son was born with Down syndrome, Martha and her husband left their graduate programs at Harvard to return to Utah, where they knew the supportive Mormon community would embrace them. But when she was hired to teach at Brigham Young University, Martha was troubled by the way the Church's elders silenced dissidents and masked truths that contradicted its published beliefs. Most troubling of all, she was forced to face her history of sexual abuse by one of the Church's most prominent authorities. 2005.The period book: everything you don't want to ask (but need to know) (Youth project)
Par Karen Gravelle, Jennifer Gravelle. 1997
Karen Gravelle and her 15-year-old niece, Jennifer, look at physical, emotional and social changes, as well as other issues associated…
with menstruation. The book seeks to ease the confusion many teenage girls might feel, and celebrates the new sense of maturity their period can bring.The men they will become: the nature and nurture of male character
Par Eli H Newberger. 2000
Written by a distinguished pediatrician, this text delves to the roots of the male character. A baby boy, says the…
author, has traits but no character. At each stage, characteristics such as self-control are either nurtured or thwarted. He suggests a way to bring up a new generation of men. 2000.Under pressure: how the epidemic of hyper-parenting is endangering childhood
Par Carl Honoré. 2008
When the impulse to give children the best of everything runs rampant, parents, schools, communities, and corporations unwittingly combine forces…
to create over-scheduled, over-stimulated, and overindulged kids. Rather than micromanaging every moment of children's lives, Honoré describes an emerging new movement that tries to find the balance between too much and too little. c2008.Baptism of fire
Par Frank Collins. 1997
Following a life of gang-led petty crime and poverty in Newcastle, Frank Collins finally joined the SAS. After spending time…
in America and Northern Ireland there was nothing he didn't know about guns and killing. Then, out of the blue, he experienced an extraordinary religious conversion, so powerful that he was compelled to change his life. He is now ordained as a Church of England minister.A faith that challenges: the life of Jim McSheffrey (Out of the ordinary)
Par Maura Hanrahan. 2002
Written by a friend, who knew firsthand his many strengths as well as his faults, this is a portrait of…
Jim McSheffrey, a complex yet humble man who pursued religious life as a Jesuit brother. Shy and awkward, McSheffrey became passionate about justice in his young adult years. While working in Ontario with the Children's Aid Society and a half-way house, and then with unemployed people in Newfoundland, he developed a profound respect for the poor. Never a mere do-gooder, McSheffrey acquired a strong, lifelong commitment to social reform and community-building in every region of Canada in which he lived and worked. 2002.Gem: the life of Sister Mac, Geraldine MacNamara (Out of the ordinary)
Par Rosemary Radford Ruether, Eleanor Joyce Stebner. 2001
A petite Winnipeg nun founded a drop-in centre that soon became a beacon of hope for Native youth in the…
city's poorest neighbourhood; 25 years later, Rossbrook House remains a thriving school, training centre and a place for young people to socialize safely. This "social-spiritual" biography explores how MacNamara - a privileged, well-educated religious sister - was changed by the experience of living with and serving the poor, especially Native young people. Her personal journals, her speeches and writings, and interviews with people who knew her reveal both the internal and external person. 2001. (Out of the ordinary ; 1)The bigamist: the true story of a husband's ultimate betrayal
Par Mary Turner Thomson. 2007
In April 2006, Mary Turner Thomson received a call that blew her life apart: the woman on the other end…
of the line told her that Will Jordan, Mary's husband and the father of her two younger children, had been married to her for fourteen years and they had five children together. It's a story we all think could never happen to us, but this shameless con man has been doing the same thing to various other women for at least 27 years, spinning a tangled web of lies and deceit to cover his tracks. 2007.When a crocodile eats the sun: a memoir
Par Peter Godwin. 2006
An unforgettable story of one man's struggle to discover his past and come to terms with his present. The author…
writes with pathos and intimacy about Zimbabwe's spiral into chaos and, along with it, his family's steady collapse. 2006.Modern romance
Par Eric Klinenberg, Aziz Ansari. 2015
The acclaimed comedian teams up with a New York University sociologist to explore the nature of modern relationships, evaluating how…
technology is shaping contemporary relationships and considering the differences between courtships of the past and present. Bestseller. 2015.