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The ADHD effect on marriage: understand and rebuild your relationship in six steps
Par Melissa Orlov. 2010
Going beyond traditional marriage counseling which can often discount the influence of ADHD, this straight-forward discussion offers advice from the…
author's personal experience and years of research. Orlov encourages both spouses to become active partners in improving their relationship and healing the fissures that ADHD can cause. c2010.The ambrose rock
Par Derek Tangye. 1982
The 7 habits of highly effective people: restoring the character ethic
Par Stephen R Covey. 1992
The $12 million stuffed shark: the curious economics of contemporary art
Par Donald N Thompson. 2008
Delves into the economics and psychology of the contemporary art world - artists, dealers, auction houses, and wealthy collectors. If…
it's true that 85 percent of new contemporary art is bad, why were record prices achieved at auction in 2006 and 2007? Explores money, lust, and the self-aggrandizement of possession in an attempt to determine what makes a particular work of art valuable while others are ignored. 2008.Soumission à l'autorité: un point de vue expérimental
Par Stanley Milgram, Emy Molinié. 2004
Entre 1950 et 1963, le psychosociologue a effectué une série d'expériences. Parmi les essais, des hommes et des femmes recevaient…
l'ordre d'infliger à une personne des chocs électriques de plus en plus violents. Les résultats firent naître une controverse sur la soumission humaine à l'autorité et sur la responsabilité individuelle. Titre uniforme: Obedience to authority : an experimental view.Se libérer de la souffrance: au-delà de nos peines quotidiennes
Par Mark Epstein, Dominique David. 2015
" Ambition professionnelle, course aux gratifications, addictions en tout genre, multiplication des relations amoureuses, accumulation de biens, voyages lointains, antidépresseurs...…
ce sont là les multiples stratégies que nous propose en vain la culture contemporaine pour nous affranchir de la souffrance inhérente à l'existence. Or, tenter de fuir les émotions qui nous perturbent ne fait qu'accroître leur emprise. La souffrance nous rattrape toujours. Il existe une alternative à ce chemin et c'est le propos de Mark Epstein de nous y introduire. Il le fait avec d'autant plus de force qu'il combine les avancées les plus récentes de la psychanalyse en matière de traumatisme avec les enseignements ancestraux du bouddhisme. Car La vie est souffrance - la vie est dukkha , est le premier enseignement du Bouddha. " -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: The Trauma of Everyday Life.Talking tails: the incredible connection between people and their pets
Par Jane Drake, Ann Love. 2012
From our earliest beginnings, we have shared our lives with animals. Jane Drake and Ann Love explore the ties that…
humans and their pets have formed. With fun and fascinating facts, they address Dog People and Cat People. They also introduce us to more unusual pets, like Polly the parrot, who lived through the Klondike Gold Rush to be 126 years old by belting back whiskey, swearing, and biting gold miners. And, of course, there are fish and reptiles, rodents and horses, all of whom can be beloved pets. Grades 4-7. 2012.Tar sands: dirty oil and the future of a continent
Par Andrew Nikiforuk. 2008
Canada has one third of the world's oil source; it comes from the bitumen in the oil sands of Alberta.…
Advancements in technology and frenzied development have created the world's largest energy project in Fort McMurray, where the sticky bitumen is extracted from the earth. Providing almost 20 percent of America's fuel, much of this dirty oil is being processed in refineries in the Midwest, but Nikiforuk believes the project is polluting the air, poisoning the water, and destroying boreal forest, and argues for change. Some strong language. c2008.Take action: World Wildlife Fund
Par Jane Drake, Ann Love, Pat Cupples. 1992
Discusses endangered species and endangered spaces such as condors, orchids and rain forests. Includes practical ideas on how to take…
action and various programs that some schools have tried. Grades 4-7. 1992.Tall blondes: a book about giraffes
Par Lynn Sherr. 1997
Tall animal tales: amazing true stories from the star of TV's Animal Hospital
Par Mike Lepine, Mark Leigh, Rolf Harris. 2001
Rolf Harris presents a collection of true animal tales featuring the cleverest and cheekiest animals and birds you'll ever meet.…
These tales include: Pepsi, the cat who hitched a 70mph ride on a van roof; the sheep dog who rounds up stray supermarket trolleys; the seals who saved a woman from drowning; and Barney, the police dog who was afraid of the dark. 2001.Take off your glasses and see: how to heal your eyesight and expand your insight
Par Jacob Liberman. 1995
Drawing on his own experiences and the success of the people he has treated, Liberman reveals how the fundamental self-healing…
properties of the body/mind connection can change the way you see the world. Liberman focuses on the intimate connection between "eyesight" and "insight" and makes it clear that changing our awareness and perceptions is the best "prescription" of all. 1995.Take the step: the bridge will be there : inspiration and guidance for moving your life forward
Par Grace Cirocco. 2001
Most people want to change their lives for the better but don't know how. Cirocco gives readers an opportunity to…
assess their strengths and weaknesses and diagnose why they haven't taken the step. She then teaches how to take action by crystallizing goals and dreams, and shows how to nurture faith in ourselves and remove personal obstacles to accomplish our life's work. c2001.Stress sans détresse
Par Hans Selye. 1974
D'une façon directe et simple, un expert dit ce qu'est le stress, ce qu'il n'est pas. Tout homme a besoin…
de travailler. Les vrais malheureux sont ceux qui n'ont d'intérêt pour rien. (Ré-enregistré) 1988, c1974. Titre uniforme: Stress without distress.Stress (Chicken Soup For The Soul Healthy Living Ser.)
Par Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Leslie Godwin. 2005
Everyone feels stressed. Everyone knows they should do something about it. But no one wants to be lectured. This book…
gives people the basic tools they need to slow down, breathe deep and enjoy everything life has to offer. Includes advice on and stories about work, home, kids, diet and dealing with the stress of loved ones. 2005.Suleiman the elephant
Par Margret Rettich, Elizabeth D Crawford. 1986
In 1551, Prince Max of Austria married Princess Maria of Spain. One of their wedding presents was an Indian elephant.…
As the procession went from Spain to Vienna, the people came to watch the gigantic beast pass by. Grades K-3. c1986. Uniform title: Soliman der Elefant.Stumbling on happiness
Par Daniel Todd Gilbert. 2006
Harvard psychologist uses anecdotes and scientific research to argue that people cannot predict what will make them happy. Claims that…
individuals cannot accurately envision their future and are often surprised at how it really turns out. 2006.Survival stories: memoirs of crisis
Par Kathryn Rhett. 1997
Anthology of twenty-two pieces by American writers, each articulating a personal crisis. Selected from already published sources for their power…
to convey such emotional experiences as death, divorce, and suicidal depression. Authors include Jamaica Kincaid, Alan Shapiro, William Styron, and Isabel Allende. 1997.Shift happens!: how to live an inspired life starting from now!
Par Bob Holden. 2010
Shift happens is about more - more happiness, more success, more love, more peace, more prosperity and more joy. The…
author tackles the fundamental everyday concerns that can undermine true joy and fulfilment. Written in a short essay style, Dr Robert Holden offers a mix of inspiring principles and proven methods that help to unblock yourself, release fears, drop the struggle, transform relationships and embrace a new level of creativity and joy. Originally published 2000, c2010.Slick water: fracking and one insider's stand against the world's most powerful industry
Par Andrew Nikiforuk. 2015
When Jessica Ernst’s well water turned into a flammable broth that even her dogs refused to drink, the biologist and…
long-time oil patch consultant discovered that energy giant Encana had secretly fracked hundreds of gas wells around her home, piercing her community’s drinking water aquifer. Since then, her ongoing lawsuit against Encana, Alberta Environment, and the Energy Resources Conservation Board has made her a folk hero in many places worldwide where fracking is underway. Winner of the 2016 Alberta Literary Award. 2015.