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Staying OK: How To Maximize Good Feelings And Minimize Bad Ones
Par Amy Bjork Harris, Thomas Anthony Harris. 1985
Something cloudy, something clear
Par Tennessee Williams. 1995
Autobiographical play set in 1940 dealing with Tennessee Williams' first love - a young Canadian draft dodger who was dying…
of a brain tumour. Descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1995, c1981.Something more: excavating your authentic self
Par Sarah Ban Breathnach. 1998
The author asserts that human beings are divided into two groups - the resigned, who think their time on earth…
is beyond their control, and the exhausted, who believe there is "something more" to life. To the exhausted she offers nine steps to achieving happiness: sensing, surviving, settling, stumbling, selling out, starting over, searching, striving, and something more. Bestseller. 1998.Bach offers advice on how couples can keep their financial lives in sync, with strategies on such concerns as investments,…
retirement and insurance. Bach also believes that all couples (gay and straight, married and unmarried) need to identify values as well as goals as their first step toward achieving financial security. 2003.Simply speaking: how to communicate your ideas with style, substance, and clarity
Par Peggy Noonan. 1998
A former speech writer for U.S. presidents Ronald Reagan and George Bush offers "advice and anecdotes about the writing and…
giving of speeches." Exhorts both veteran and novice speakers to organize their message using logic, sincerity, humour, and short sentences, while keeping the speech under twenty minutes. c1998.Readers will be enlightened after hearing Winget's humorous yet helpful interpretation of the way to a better life. Chapters such…
as "Everybody Screws Up", "Get Smarter", and "You Are Out of Time" force listeners to own up to the truth and take responsibility for their lives. 2005.Shakespeare: the seven major tragedies (The modern scholar)
Par William Shakespeare, Harold Bloom. 2005
Shadow syndromes: Recognizing And Coping With The Hidden Psychological Disorders That Can Influence Your Behavior And Silently Determine The Course Of Your Life
Par Catherine Johnson, John J Ratey. 1997
Chronic sadness, obsessiveness, outbursts of anger, the inability to finish tasks, acute anxiety or disabling discomfort in social situations -…
these are the often undiagnosed "shadow syndromes" of major mental disorders that limit the lives, productivity, and happiness of millions of people. The authors uncover the biological factors that often determine people's personalities. They use real-life case studies to illustrate how shadow syndromes affect our everyday lives and how they can be treated with diet, exercise, psychotherapy, and medication. 1997.Shakespeare's words: a glossary and language companion
Par David Crystal. 2002
A glossary including every word which presents the reader with difficulty. A scene-setting caption puts the quotation in its dramatic…
context and helps to clarify the meaning. The text also collates the way characters are named, the names of people and places they talk about, and the foreign languages that some of them use. Each play has a conventional plot synopsis and list of dramatis personae. 2002.Romeo and Juliet
Par William Shakespeare. 1997
A romantic tragedy of two teenagers from rival families who fall in love. A sentence of exile and an impending…
arranged marriage force the two to flee. A friar suggests a ruse to accomplish their union, but miscommunication causes it to backfire. This is a fully dramatised unabridged version. For Senior High readers. Originally published in 1597. 1997.Saint-André-de-l'Épouvante: théâtre (Série QR ; no 91)
Par Samuel Archibald. 2016
Ça fait deux jours qu'il mouille et les bêtes à l'étable s'ébrouent comme à l'approche d'un grand cataclysme. À Saint-André,…
des gens attendent au bar-salon Le Cristal que le temps se répare un peu. Au début, il n'y a que Loulou, la barmaid primordiale. Puis apparaît Rénald, très agité, nerveux comme un enfant qui a peur. Il y a un silence. Avec grand fracas entrent Martial, Mario et un inconnu, tous les trois détrempés. Prisonniers de la tempête, ils vont tour à tour raconter leur histoire et se confier leur peur la plus étrange, jusqu'à ce que chacun comprenne qu'il a un rôle à jouer dans une histoire plus terrible encore, et qui est toujours en train de s'écrire. 2016.S'affranchir de la honte: libérer l'enfant en soi
Par John Bradshaw, Céline Sinclair. 1993
La honte, qui provoque en nous un besoin maladif d'accomplir des performances, est à l'origine de bien des problèmes de…
compulsion et de dépendance. John Bradshaw nous livre ici un témoignage bouleversant et propose de nouvelles techniques de guérison. c1993.Revenir au monde
Par Nicole Bordeleau. 2017
Combien sommes-nous à vivre enfermés dans notre tête, à courir d'urgence en urgence, à oublier de savourer l'instant présent? Avec…
la simplicité et l'authenticité qu'on lui connaît, Nicole Bordeleau nous invite à revenir au monde. Grâce à des enseignements et à des exercices accessibles, elle nous accompagne à la découverte d'une pratique simple, ancrée dans le quotidien, appelée méditation de pleine présence. En vous y exerçant chaque jour, vous découvrirez comment: vivre pleinement chaque instant, le coeur et l'esprit en paix; être plus bienveillant envers vous-même et plus attentif aux autres; affronter les changements de l'existence avec lucidité et sérénité; solidifier la confiance en soi en devenant qui vous êtes réellement. 2017.Safe teen: powerful alternatives to violence
Par Anita Roberts. 2001
The author explains violence, looking at its roots, identifying potentially dangerous behaviour, and always offering teens strategies to protect themselves…
and diffuse situations--from small misunderstandings to outright assault. The book also includes discussion of gender stereotypes, self-esteem, handling cliques and social pressures, acknowledging and transforming emotions, and differentiating between "good sex" and harmful sex. Poems, quotes, and practical exercises are also added. Some strong language. For junior and senior high readers. 2001.Romeo and Juliet (SmartPass)
Par William Shakespeare, Simon Potter, Phil Viner, Jools Viner. 2006
The noble Veronese houses of Montague and Capulet are locked in a bitter feud. When Romeo, a Montague, and Juliet,…
a Capulet, fall in love they are swept up in a series of violent events and cruel twists of fortune. For senior high readers. 2006.Richard III: The tragedy of Richard the Third (Plays (Nick Hern Books))
Par William Shakespeare, Nick De Somogyi. 2002
This edition accurately reproduces the First Folio of the plays of William Shakespeare. As a further aid to understanding, on…
each opposite page, the same text appears, but this time in a fully modernized version. Edited by Shakespeare scholar Nick de Somogyi, it also contains two introductions, textual notes, and an appendix giving variant versions from the Quarto where appropriate. 2002, c1592.Rediscovering love
Par Willard Gaylin. 1986
Psychiatrist Gaylin reinforces his message that one must give love, not merely want to be loved. He argues for responsibility…
and shared love that, he insists, must be extended to include caring for all people and the physical world. Gaylin believes that "our survival depends on rediscovering our need for community and, ultimately, to rediscovering love." 1986.Relationship rescue: don't make excuses! Start repairing your relationship today
Par Phillip C McGraw. 2002
Society today teaches us that it is good and natural to share our lives with another person. This same society…
in part defines and measures success by how we manage our relationships. But it never teaches us how we are supposed to do that. No one ever trained us to relate to another. We were never shown how to select a good mate, or how to be a good husband or wife. It is therefore unsurprising that relationships, marriages and families continue to disintegrate before our eyes. In this book, the author helps you get back in touch with, and take responsibility for, yourself and your relationship needs. 2002.Ranger inspire la joie: la méthode KonMari pas à pas
Par Marie Kondō. 2017
Trier, simplifier et embellir son intérieur a le pouvoir de rendre heureux. Marie Kondo expose la méthode qui l'a rendue…
célèbre. En plaçant la joie au coeur du rangement, elle nous fait redécouvrir le plaisir que nous procurent certains objets et écarter systématiquement tout ce qui nous encombre. Après les vêtements et les techniques de pliage, la consultante japonaise détaille chaque catégorie de biens qu'il faudra ranger pour que toute la maison soit en ordre : du bureau à la cuisine en passant par la salle de bains. Son livre est une source de motivation et un compagnon essentiel pour nous lancer dans cette grande révolution qui peut changer notre vie et nous permettre de ne plus jamais succomber au désordre ! 2017.