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Smoking (H wise guides)
Par Matthew Whyman. 2000
Drawing on real teenagers' experiences and statistics, this guide discusses smoking. It includes advice on coping with peer pressure and…
resisting temptation. It also provides practical strategies for giving up smoking and hard-hitting information on its effects.Things no longer there: a memoir of losing sight and finding vision
Par Susan Krieger. 2005
Krieger, a sociologist and writer who is also losing her vision to a rare eye disease, goes bird watching in…
New Mexico, learns to use a white cane, revisits an old love, and returns to the summer camp of her youth, while reflecting on the nature of blindness and sight. She explains that that while outer landscapes may change, the inner visions persist, giving meaning and jarring the senses with a very different picture from what appears before the eyes. Some descriptions of sex. 2005.The weather in Japan (Cape Poetry Ser.)
Par Michael Longley. 2000
This book of poetry leads the reader through the various hells we made last century. The author takes us from…
the fields of Flanders, through Terezin and Auschwitz to the troubles of Northern Ireland.Hillbilly elegy: a memoir of a family and culture in crisis
Par J. D. Vance. 2016
Shares the story of the author's family and upbringing, describing how they moved from poverty to an upwardly mobile clan…
that included the author, a Yale Law School graduate, while navigating the demands of middle class life and the collective demons of the past. Bestseller. 2016.Years of dust: the story of the Dust Bowl
Par Albert Marrin. 2009
Discusses causes and effects of the environmental and social disaster that swept across the Great Plains in the 1930s during…
the Great Depression. Explains that farmers and ranchers unwittingly caused conditions that led to the dust storms and the loss of the land they had settled. Grades 5-8. c2009.Writing the revolution (A feminist History Society Book Ser.)
Par Michele Landsberg. 2011
A collection of journalist Michele Landsberg's Toronto Star columns, where she was a regular columnist for more than twenty-five years…
between 1978 and 2005. An icon of the feminist movement and a hero to many, through her writing and activism Michele played an important role in fighting for the rights of women, children, and the disenfranchised. Her insights are as powerful for the generation of women who experienced the second wave as for the rising tide of young feminists taking action today. 2011.Why I didn't say anything: the Sheldon Kennedy story
Par James Grainger, Sheldon Kennedy. 2006
In 1996, Sheldon Kennedy rocked Canadian hockey by announcing that his former minor league coach, Graham James, had sexually abused…
him more than three hundred times. While portrayed as a hero in the media, Kennedy's hockey career, plagued by rumours of drugs and alcohol, a string of injuries, and the demons of his abuse, did not materialize. Ominously, Kennedy tells his story as coach Graham James is now out of prison and coaching hockey in Europe. Some descriptions of sex and violence, strong language. 2006.Why dissent matters: because some people see things the rest of us miss
Par William Kaplan. 2017
Frances Kelsey was a quiet Canadian doctor and scientist who stood up to a huge pharmaceutical company wanting to market…
a new drug--Thalidomide--and prevented an American tragedy. The nature writer Rachel Carson identified an emerging environmental disaster and pulled the fire alarm. Dissenting juries can and do change the law. Occasionally dissenting judges save lives, or at least try to. Occupy Wall Street was the first truly international protest. Who were the occupiers and what did they want? Another growing international protest movement is BDS: Boycott, Divest, Sanction. It is directed at Israel. In October 1973 Israel came close to defeat when Egyptian and Syrian forces massed on the borders and overconfident Israeli officials did virtually nothing. Forty-five years later Israel's leaders seem woefully blind to another unfolding national security threat. Our world has been saved by dissenters: people who have been attacked, bullied, ostracized, jailed, and sometimes, when all is over, celebrated. 2017.Who can you trust?: how technology brought us together and why it might drive us apart
Par Rachel Botsman. 2017
From government to business, banks to media, trust in institutions is at an all-time low. But this isn't the age…
of distrust--far from it. In this book, trust expert Rachel Botsman reveals that we are at the tipping point of one of the biggest social transformations in human history--with fundamental consequences for everyone. 2017.Where children run
Par Karen Emilson. 1996
For more than a decade two young brothers suffered starvation and abuse at the hands of their mentally unstable stepfather…
in a rural Manitoba community. Their story of a hellish existence and the means they found to survive is frightening, but it is also a heartwarming account of the strength and adaptability of the human spirit. 1996.When luck runs out: help for compulsive gamblers and their families
Par Robert L Custer, Harry Milt. 1985
The authors cite the increasingly destructive stages through which the compulsive gambler passes, discuss how the problem can be recognized,…
and list the steps that can be taken to remedy the behaviour. c1985.When love goes wrong: what to do when you can't do anything right
Par Ann Jones, Susan Schechter. 1992
"When Love Goes Wrong" shows women what their options are in or out of the relationship, provides concrete guidance on…
finding safety and support for themselves and their children, and includes a comprehensive list of agencies offering information or assistance. 1992.When all you have is hope
Par John Lawrence Reynolds, Frank O'Dea. 2007
Born in Montreal to an upper-middle-class family, Frank O'Dea's life took a downturn as a young man when he was…
sexually assaulted by a priest - he began drinking, smashing up cars, and soon was living on the streets of Toronto. By way of a sympathetic employer and the Salvation Army, O'Dea quit drinking and started a small business that developed into the Second Cup coffee chain. Over the years, his philanthropic activities extended to AIDS fundraising, child literacy in the Third World, and landmine removal. Some descriptions of sex and violence. 2007.What makes a terrorist: economics and the roots of terrorism
Par Alan B Krueger. 2018
Many popular ideas about terrorists and why they seek to harm us are fueled by falsehoods, misinformation, and fearmongering. Many…
believe that poverty and lack of education breed terrorism, despite the wealth of evidence showing that most terrorists come from middle-class, and often college-educated, backgrounds. Krueger closely examines the factors that motivate individuals to participate in terrorism, drawing inferences from terrorists' own backgrounds and the economic, social, religious, and political environments in the societies from which they come. He describes which countries are the most likely breeding grounds for terrorists, and which ones are most likely to be their targets. Krueger addresses the economic and psychological consequences of terrorism and puts the threat squarely into perspective, revealing how our nation's sizable economy is diverse and resilient enough to withstand the comparatively limited effects of most terrorist strikes. He also calls on the media to be more responsible in reporting on terrorism. Bringing needed clarity to one of the greatest challenges of our generation, this 10th anniversary edition features a new introduction by the author that discusses the lessons learned in the past decade from the rise of ISIS and events like the 2016 Pulse nightclub attack in Orlando, Florida. 2018.What the eyes don't see: a story of crisis, resistance, and hope in an American city
Par Mona Hanna-Attisha. 2018
By the heroic pediatrician who rallied a community and brought the fight for justice to national attention, the powerful first-hand…
account of the Flint water crisis, the signature environmental disaster of the time, and a dramatic and inspiring story of citizen advocacy and action. 2018.Weekends at Bellevue: Nine Years On The Night Shift At The Psych Er
Par Julie Holland. 2009
Dr. Holland recounts her nine years as a psychiatrist in New York City's Bellevue Hospital emergency room. She provides a…
detailed glimpse into the lives of admitted patients ranging from serial killers to schizophrenics. Holland also reflects on her professional challenges and triumphs and the job's personal toll. Some strong language. 2009.We matter: athletes and activism (Griot audio)
Par Etan Thomas. 2018
Featuring interviews by former NBA player Etan Thomas with over fifty athletes, executives, media figures, and more--and interwoven with essays…
and critiques by Thomas--We Matter shares the personal tales and opinions of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Russell, Dwyane Wade, Russell Westbrook, Steve Kerr, Oscar Robertson, Mark Cuban, Michael Bennett, Carmelo Anthony, Derrick Rose, Swin Cash, Alonzo Mourning, Chris Webber, Jemele Hill, Anquan Boldin, Jamal Crawford, Juwan Howard, Ray Jackson, Shannon Sharpe, James Blake, John Carlos, Laila Ali, Michael Eric Dyson, Joakim Noah, Eric Reid, Adam Silver, Soledad O'Brien, John Wall, Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, Bradley Beal, Tamika Catchings, Curtis Conway, Harry Edwards, Chris Hayes, Chamique Holdsclaw, Scoop Jackson, Bomani Johnes, Shaun King, Jimmy King, Ted Leonsis, Thabo Sefolosha, Ilyasah Shabazz, Torrey Smith, Kenny Smith, Michael Smith, David West, Michael Wilbon, Jahvaris Fulton (brother of Trayvon Martin), Emerald Snipes (daughter of Eric Garner), Allysza Castile (sister of Philando Castile), Valerie Castile (mother of Philando Castile), and Dr. Tiffany Crutcher (sister of Terence Crutcher). 2018.Journalist and writer Pattillo was one of the nine black students to start integrating Central High School in Little Rock,…
Arkansas, in 1957. Diary entries and newspaper headlines supplement her description of the intense battle she endured during that year. Her attackers included other students, their parents, the national guard, and even the governor. Violence and some strong language. 1994.Walls: travels along the barricades
Par Marcello Di Cintio. 2012
Di Cintio travels to the world’s most disputed edges to meet the people who live alongside the razor wire. He…
shares tea with Saharan refugees on the wrong side of Morocco’s desert wall, walks Arizona’s migrant trails, travels to Native American reservations on the US-Mexico border, and visits Cyprus’s divided capital and the Peace Lines of Belfast. Di Cintio seeks to understand what these structures say about those who build them and how they influence the cultures that they surround. Winner of the 2013 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. 2012.Walking after midnight: one woman's journey through murder, justice & forgiveness
Par Katy Hutchison. 2006
The dramatic story of a life forever changed, and of how unthinkable horror, the murder of a husband and father…
of young twins, became a transformative gift. A story about triumph over tragedy, and a journey that breaks all the rules. It challenges society's expectations around grief and loss, victimhood, forgiveness, and restorative justice. 2006.