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L’empio cammino di un avventuriero riluttante
Par Dr Rosie Kuhn. 2023
Neanche in un milione di anni avrei sognato una vita simile per me. Da bambina immaginavo solo di sposarmi il…
prima possibile, avere dei figli e vivere per sempre felice e contenta. Fine della storia. Qualcuno, non so chi, deve avermi lanciato una maledizione, quella che dice: "Che tu possa avere una vita interessante". Per quale altro motivo una brava ragazza cattolica dovrebbe finire per avere una vita come questa? Cosa avrebbe spinto la figlia di un medico del Midwest a fare il tipo di scelte che ho fatto io? Scegliere una vita come madre non affidataria di bambini, attraversare l'Oceano Atlantico su una goletta di ventotto metri, acquisire tre lauree magistrali e un dottorato e scrivere un libro sull'autoimprenditorialità... Cosa è successo al mio sogno di essere una mamma felice che gioca con i suoi figli? Sono abbastanza sicura che sia stata una maledizione. Raramente siamo in grado di comprendere lo svolgersi della nostra storia finché non cogliamo l'opportunità di guardarci indietro e di esserne testimoni.Megan en de Oude Dame Een Spirituele Gids, Een Geesttijger en Een Erg Angstaanjagende Moeder! Megan is een dertienjarig meisje,…
dat beseft dat ze psychische krachten bezit die anderen niet hebben. Aanvankelijk probeerde ze er met haar moeder over te praten, maar met rampzalige gevolgen, dus heeft ze geleerd om erover te zwijgen. Sommige mensen hebben echter hulp aangeboden en één dier toonde een speciale vriendschap, maar zij ‘leefden’ niet in de normale zin van het woord. Zij waren overleden. Megan heeft drie zulke vrienden: Wacinhinsha, haar spirituele gids, die in zijn laatste leven op aarde Sioux was geweest, Opa, haar grootvader langs moeder’s kant, en een enorme Siberische tijger die Grrr heet. Wacinhinsha heeft een buitengewone kennis over alle spirituele, psychische en paranormale dingen; haar grootvader is een beginnende ‘dode persoon’ en Grrr kan enkel Tijger spreken, zoals je je kan voorstellen en het meeste daarvan is natuurlijk onverstaanbaar voor mensen. In dit boek ontmoet Megan tijdens een onweer een oude dame, die een buurvrouw blijkt te zijn, een eenzaam persoon die alleen leeft. Ze worden bevriend en beïnvloeden mekaars leven onherroepelijk ten goede.Megan e o Ciclista Um guia espiritual, uma tigresa fantasma e uma mãe assustadora! Megan ajuda um ciclista emapuros, faz…
um novo amigo e ganha mais experiência! Em um dia de verão durante as férias escolares, Megan e Jane decidem andar de bicicleta pelo interior. Elas param para almoçar em um vilarejo pelo caminho e Jane tem sua primeira aula sobre como ver e tocar Grrr, a simpática tigresa siberiana fantasma de Megan. Depois de descansar, as duas continuam a segunda parte da jornada. De repente, elas se deparam com um ciclista ferido e ajudam a chamar uma ambulância para levá-lo ao hospital. O menino grato e seus pais querem agradecer Megan e Jane e uma longa amizade começa a partir de aulas de equitação na fazenda da família Will. O conhecimento de Megan se expande quando ela encontra sua montaria e, mais tarde, quando seu Guia Espiritual responde suas perguntas.My Life in Transition: A Super Late Bloomer Collection
Par Julia Kaye. 2020
My Life in Transition is a story that&’s not often told about trans lives: what happens beyond the early days of transition. Both deeply personal…
and widely relatable, this collection illustrates six months of Julia's life as an out trans woman—about the beauty and pain of love and heartbreak, struggling to find support from bio family and the importance of chosen family, moments of dysphoria and misgendering, learning to lean on friends in times of need, and finding peace in the fact that life keeps moving forward.After the nerve-wracking, anxiety-ridden early transition period has ended and the hormones have done their thing, this book shows how you can be trans and simply exist in society. You can be trans and have a successful future. You can be trans and have a normal life full of ups and downs. In our current political and social climate, this hopeful, accessible narrative about trans lives is both entertaining and vital.Megan et la Vielle Dame Un guide spirituel, un tigre fantôme et une mère effrayante ! Megan est une adolescente…
de treize ans qui se rend compte qu'elle a des pouvoirs psychiques que les autres n'ont pas. Au début, elle a essayé d'en parler à sa mère, mais les conséquences ont été désastreuses. Elle a donc appris à ne pas en parler. Cependant, certaines personnes lui proposent leur aide et un animal lui témoigne une amitié particulière, mais ils ne sont pas "vivants" au sens normal du terme. Ils étaient décédés. Megan a trois amis de ce type : Wacinhinsha, son guide spirituel, qui était Sioux dans sa dernière vie sur Terre ; son grand-père maternel, Gramps, et un énorme tigre de Sibérie appelé Grrr. Wacinhinsha est extrêmement compétent dans tous les domaines spirituels, psychiques et paranormaux ; son grand-père est un "mort" novice et Grrr ne peut parler que le tigre, comme on peut l'imaginer, et la plupart de ses paroles sont bien sûr inintelligibles pour les humains. Dans ce livre, Megan rencontre une vieille dame lors d'un orage, qui s'avère être une voisine, une personne solitaire qui vit seule. Elles se lient d'amitié et changent irrémédiablement la vie de l'une et de l'autre.Megan e la Vecchia Signora Uno spirito guida, una tigre fantasma ed una madre spaventosa! Megan è una ragazzina tredicienne,…
che ha capito di possedere dei poteri psichici che altri non hanno. All'inizio ha provato a parlarne alla madre, con conseguenze disastrose, poi ha imparato a tenerli per se. Nonostante questo, alcune persone le hanno offerto il loro aiuto ed un animale le ha dimostrato un'amicizia speciale,ma non si tratta di 'vivi' nel significato normale della parole. Sono defunti. Megan ha tre amici del genere: Wacinhinsha, il suo Spirito Guida, che nella sua ultima vita sulla Terra è stato un Sioux; sua nonna materna, Nonnina e una enorme tigre siberiana di nome Grrr. Wacinhinsha è estremamente preparato in tutte le cose spirituali, psichiche e paranormali, sua nonna è una 'morta' di primo pelo,e Grrr può parlare solo la lingua delle tigri, come si può immaginare e per la maggior parte è incomprensibile per gli umani. In questo libro, Megan incontra un'anziana signora durante una tempesta, che si rivela essere una vicina di casa, una persona sola che vive per conto suo. Diventano amiche e questo cambia per sempre le loro vite.Megan und der Radfahrer Ein Geistführer, ein Geistertiger und eine unheimliche Mutter! An einem Sommertag in den Ferien beschließen Megan…
und Jane, mit dem Fahrrad aufs Land zu fahren. Unterwegs halten sie in einem Dorf zum Mittagessen, und Jane erhält ihre erste Lektion im Sehen und Berühren von Grrr, Megans freundlichem sibirischen Tigergeist. Nachdem sie sich ausgeruht haben, machen sie sich auf der zweiten Hälfte ihrer Radtour wieder auf den Weg. Plötzlich stoßen sie auf einen verletzten Radfahrer und bringen ihn ins Krankenhaus. Der dankbare Junge und seine Eltern wollen sich bei Megan und Jane bedanken, und es entsteht eine lange Freundschaft, die mit Reitstunden auf der Farm von Wills Familie beginnt. Megans Wissen wächst, als sie ihrem Pferd begegnet, und als ihr Geistführer später ihre Fragen beantwortet.Megan en de Fietser Een Spirituele Gids, Een Geesttijger en Een Erg Angstaanjagende Moeder! Megan helpt een fietser in nood…
en krijgt als gevolg daarvan een vriend en ervaring! Op een zomerdag tijdens de schoolvakantie beslissen Megan en Jane om te gaan fietsen op het platteland. Ze stoppen voor het middagmaal en een dorp en Jane krijgt haar eerste les in het zien en aanraken van Grrr, Megan’s vriendelijke Siberische geest tijger. Nadat ze hebben gerust, gaan ze opnieuw opweg voor de tweede helft van hun cirkeltocht. Plots vinden ze een gewonde fietser en brengen hem naar het ziekenhuis. De dankbare jongen en zijn ouders willen Megan en Jane bedanken en er volgt een lange vriendschap, die begint met paardrijlessen op Will’s familieboederij. Megan’s kennis breidt zich uit wanneer ze haar rijdier ontmoet, en later wanneer haar Spirituele Gids haar vragen beantwoord.Gilles Paquet: Homo hereticus (Governance Series)
Par Andrew, Caroline; Hubbard, Ruth; Roy, Jeffrey. 2009
This volume explores and contextualizes the contributions of Gilles Paquet as a social scientist. A quintessential public intellectual, Gilles Paquet's…
long and multifaceted career has shown him to be a thinker of significant power and creativity. This self-described "homo hereticus"--always critical and sometimes controversial--has influenced scholars and policy makers in Canada and around the globe. The contributors reveal how his assessments of economics, politics, public administration, and education have stirred their minds and helped them make sense of the world around them. The volume also provides comments on Paquet's vision of governance, touching on concepts of which he has made extensive use: meso-analysis, social learning, and moral contracts.Jacob Isaac Segal: A Montreal Yiddish Poet and His Milieu (Canadian Studies)
Par Pierre Anctil. 2017
Translated by Vivian Felsen Finalist, 2018 Governor General’s Literary Awards (GGBooks), Translation category Born in the Ukraine in 1896, and settling…
in Montreal in 1910, Segal became one of the first Yiddish writers in Canada. His poetry, infused with lyricism and mysticism, along with the numerous essays and articles he penned, embodied both a rich literary tradition and the modernism of his day. Pierre Anctil has written so much more than a biography. For the first time, Segal’s poetic production is referenced, translated and rigorously analyzed, and includes over 100 pages of appendices, shedding light on the artistic, spiritual, cultural and historical importance of his oeuvre. By introducing the reader to the poet’s work through previously unpublished translations, Anctil demonstrates that in many respects it reflects the history of the Jewish immigrants who arrived in North America from Russia, the Ukraine and Poland at the beginning of the 20th century, as well as the tragic experiences of Jewish intellectual refugees of the interwar period. This admirably written, sweeping yet subtle, work will appeal both to scholars and to a broader audience. The original French version was awarded the prestigious 2014 Canada Prize in the Humanities by the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences.Taking Aviation to New Heights: A Biography of Pierre Jeanniot
Par Jacqueline Cardinal, Laurent Lapierre. 2013
To chart the inspiring journey of Pierre Jeanniot is to trace the remarkable development of the air transport industry. In…
his youth, Jeanniot survived the bombing of Rome, the occupation of France, and was a witness to the Resistance in the Jura Mountains. In 1963, after the Sainte-Thérèse air tragedy and the threat of finding himself jobless, Jeanniot was inspired to create the famous Black Box, which has since become a pillar of aviation security. Under his direction, Air Canada chose the Airbus rather than the Boeing to renew its fleet, in the midst of a highly visible political crisis. Against all odds, Jeanniot also orchestrated the successful privatization of the airline. His visionary speech at Amman, delivered when he was at the helm of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), laid out modern aviation’s most urgent priorities regarding accident prevention, protection of the environment, and technological progress. A master of logistics, he successfully negotiated the impasse in the skies following the September 11 terrorist attacks and handled the many complications that came in their wake. Pierre Jeanniot’s influence has been felt far beyond the aviation world. His longstanding desire to facilitate access to higher learning led him to participate actively in the founding of the Université du Québec. A skilled diplomat, he also helped to resolve political problems in Iran, Libya, North Korea, and the Middle East. Taking Aviation to New Heights is the story of a great leader who has left an indelible mark on his milieu. He has truly piloted aviation to new heights. - This book is published in EnglishUn historien dans la cité: Gaétan Gervais et l’Ontario français (Amérique française)
Par François-Olivier Dorais. 2016
À la fois témoin et acteur des grandes transformations socio-identitaires qui ont marqué l’Ontario français depuis la fin des années…
1960, Gaétan Gervais est aussi connu à titre de créateur du drapeau franco-ontarien en 1975. Les divers lieux d’enracinement de sa pensée sont étudiés depuis le Sudbury français des années 1940 et 1950, en passant par le contexte de mutations culturelles, politiques et historiographiques des décennies d’après-guerre. L’étude s’étend au contenu des écrits de l’historien ainsi qu’à ses interventions dans les sphères publique et gouvernementale de l’Ontario et de la francophonie canadienne, notamment au regard de l’éducation postsecondaire. L’analyse fait ressortir les paramètres structurants de sa pensée et montre comment celle-ci opère dans l’espace propre au milieu minoritaire francoontarien. Elle fait apparaître l’historien comme l’une des principales figures énonciatrices d’une représentation identitaire axée sur une continuité référentielle avec la mémoire du Canada français historique.Fatty Fatty Boom Boom: A Memoir of Food, Fat, and Family
Par Rabia Chaudry. 2022
&“A delicious and mouthwatering book about food and family, the complicated love for both, and how that shapes us into…
who we are . . . I absolutely loved it!&” —Valerie BertinelliRabia Chaudry—known from the podcast Serial and her bestselling book, Adnan&’s Story, as well as her own wildly popular podcast, Undisclosed—serves up a candid and intimate memoir about food, body image, and growing up in a tight knit but sometimes overly concerned Pakistani immigrant family. &“My entire life I have been less fat and more fat, but never not fat.&” Rabia Chaudry was raised with a lot of love—and that love looked like food. Delicious Pakistani dishes—fresh roti, chaat, pakoras, and shorba—and also Pizza Hut, Dairy Queen, and an abundance of American processed foods, as her family discovered its adopted country through its (fast) food. At the same time, her family was becoming increasingly alarmed about their chubby daughter&’s future. Most important, how would she ever get married? In Fatty Fatty Boom Boom, Chaudry chronicles the dozens of times she tried and failed to achieve what she was told was her ideal weight. The truth is, though, she always loved food too much to hold a grudge against it. At once an ode to Pakistani cuisine, including Chaudry&’s favorite recipes; a love letter to her Muslim family both here and in Lahore; and a courageously honest portrait of a woman grappling with a body that gets the job done but refuses to meet the expectations of others. For anyone who has ever been weighed down by their weight— whatever it is—Chaudry shows us how freeing it is to finally make peace with body we have.Distributed on behalf of the University of Florida College of Journalism and CommunicationsRae O. Weimer founded the University of Florida’s…
first school of journalism, and within one year of his arrival in Gainesville, the school received accreditation. No longer would Florida’s students have to leave the state to pursue dreams of becoming journalists. Just Call Me Rae chronicles the life of the man who pioneered journalism education in Florida and built one of the most innovative journalism and communications programs in the country. Rae grew up in a small Midwestern town where he learned to be resourceful and hardworking, traits that would make him—along with his reputation—the prime candidate to lead UF’s small journalism department. Due to economic hardship, he dropped out of college in his final year, but he knew he was destined to be a newspaperman. He learned everything he could about the profession, taking any job that came his way. Between 1925 and 1940, Rae worked for eleven newspapers in six states, including the Akron Beacon Journal and Cleveland Press in Ohio and the Buffalo Times in New York. The culmination of his newspaper career was his role at the revolutionary and historic PM newspaper in New York City. At PM, Rae rubbed elbows with some of the greatest journalists and writers of his generation, including Dorothy Parker, Ernest Hemingway, Ted Geisel (Dr. Seuss), Max Lerner, I. F. “Izzy” Stone, Dashiell Hammett, and Pulitzer Prize-winner Edna Ferber. Rae’s reputation ran ahead of him to Florida, where the state’s newspapers were agitating for upgrading journalism education at UF. Rae might not have had the degrees that other candidates had, but he had the credentials—he was a seasoned newspaperman, a trained newspaper technician, and his years at PM had honed his teaching instinct. UF President J. Hillis Miller agreed to hire Rae, and so would begin the legend of the degreeless dean. Rae re-envisioned journalism at the University of Florida. With his leadership, what had been a three-person department that rarely exceeded twenty students grew into the School of Journalism. He expanded the school to include advertising and radio and television journalism in the curriculum, and by the 1960s UF's School of Journalism was the fastest growing journalism program in the country. In 1968, shortly after Rae retired, the School became the College of Journalism and Communications, and today it is still ranked among the nation’s top journalism programs, with students hired at news organizations across the country, including highly competitive newsrooms in New York, Washington, D.C., Chicago, and Los Angeles. With the communication skills they developed at the college, many pursue careers in public service, politics, law and public relations. This book is an eye-opening chronicle of Rae Weimer’s lasting legacy to journalism in the state of Florida.Distributed by University Press of Florida on behalf of the University of Florida College of Journalism and CommunicationsA powerful, heartbreaking, and redemptive account of a boy who endured a childhood of poverty and abuse in an American…
Southwest trailer park named Cloud 9.Abandoned by his father at age two, Rick Sylvester lived with an abusive mother whose struggles as a member of the working poor led her to drugs, alcohol, theft, and prostitution--and eventually attempted suicide. Rick battled depression, anxiety, and PTSD as the chaos, neglect, and unpredictability of his childhood seemed to doom him to follow in his mother's footsteps.Well into adulthood, Rick stumbled through unemployment and divorce, using drugs and alcohol to numb the pain until he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Miraculously, though, he overcame the odds and today is a happy husband and father. How did this happen? Rick's answer is this: "It was the Lord."A message of hope to those who are drowning from an undeserved childhood, Leaving Cloud 9 speaks to millions who grew up poor, feeling ignored and hopeless, and who need the healing power of God. This indelibly American story conveys the steadfast love of Jesus and his power to deliver us from the most devastating of pasts.Draft Day: How Hockey Teams Pick Winners or Get Left Behind
Par Doug MacLean, Scott Morrison. 2023
Doug MacLean, former NHL coach, general manager, team president, and one of the game&’s biggest personalities, reveals how teams build…
for greatness—or fail to—on hockey&’s most anticipated day. A Moneyball for hockey.The NHL draft is a critical time for teams, when the foundation for future championships is laid—or when championship dreams die. Only time will tell if a draft is successful, but a failed draft can severely set teams back for seasons, much to the dread of ownership, management, and most importantly, the fans. For even the most die-hard hockey fan, the preparation for draft day is a black box. Former president, general manager, and coach Doug MacLean takes readers behind the scenes, from the 2022 draft in Montreal to revealing draft stories from the past, to show how players are discovered and evaluated to create successful teams. Just as Moneyball illustrated the value of analytics in building teams in baseball and beyond, Draft Day shows the careful considerations that go into assessing talent for success. What is that balance in today&’s game between metrics and instinct, between analytics and traditional scouting? MacLean draws from his own career as well as anecdotes from across the league to illustrate the hard-won lessons and principles that lead to building successful teams. Hockey is big business, and this book is an invaluable resource for any leader seeking an edge for building resilient organizations. Entertaining and informative, with never-before-told details from some of the biggest moments in NHL history, Draft Day is for every hockey fan who wonders how their team develops that hard-to-define winning chemistry—or fails to, year after year.Jane Austen: A Literary Celebrity (Christian Encounters)
Par Peter J. Leithart. 2010
Jane Austen is famous for such books as Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice, and Emma. Now learn about the author&’s journey through a life spent…
making up stories that touched the lives of millions.Jane Austen is now what she never was in life, and what she would have been horrified to become--a literary celebrity. &“Janeia&” is the author&’s term for the mania for all things Austen. Dive into Jane Austen: A Literary Celebrity and discover:how it all began and Austen&’s love of poetryher early masterpieces and the inspiration behind the storiesher road to getting published and the health decline that led to her deathIn this updated edition, you&’ll also find discussion questions that work well for book clubs and ELA lesson plans. This biography is perfect for:Jane Austen fans and collectorsmen and women who have enjoyed Austen-inspired films and TV series adaptationsanyone interested in learning about the varied sides of Austen&’s character and the characters she createdJane Austen: A Literary Celebrity is a fascinating look at a woman who never meant to be famous.Angels: True Stories
Par Robert J. Morgan. 2011
Yes, angels are real. They are not the product of your imagination. &“If we had open spiritual eyes we would see not only…
a world filled with evil spirits and powers—but also powerful angels with drawn swords, set for our defense.&”—Billy GrahamDr. Graham lifts the veil between the visible and the invisible world to give us an eye-opening account of these behind-the-scenes agents. This best-selling classic records the experiences of Dr. Graham and others who are convinced that at moments of special need they have been attended by angels. With keen insight and conviction, Dr. Graham affirms that:God's invisible hosts are better organized than any of the armies of man—or Satan.Angels "think, feel, will, and display emotions."Angels guide, comfort, and provide for people in the midst of suffering and persecution.At death, the faithful will be ushered by angels into the presence of God.Make Your Own History: Timeless Truths from Black American Trailblazers
Par Joseph H. Holland. 2023
Celebrating the vast breadth and scope of Black excellence, Make Your Own History shares success principles exemplified by 120 Black…
unsung heroes who have blazed trails throughout American history. One hundred and twenty Black leaders, innovators, and entrepreneurs share their wisdom and experience across the centuries in Make Your Own History, an inspiring collection of exemplary Black voices—past and present, familiar and unsung—which have the power to guide us today. Make Your Own History gathers together motivational quotes, historical contexts, and enlightening precepts from Black trailblazers spanning the eighteenth century to the present. These insights encompass twelve central themes: courage, self-discipline, compassion, perseverance, teamwork, integrity, industriousness, self-reliance, optimism, purposefulness, civility, and faith. These vigorous virtues will: *Deepen your courage through journalist Ida B. Wells&’ strategic activism in the face of professional and personal peril . . . *Fuel your perseverance through tennis superstar Serena Williams&’ journey to 23 Grand Slam singles titles . . . *Spark optimism through poet Langston Hughes&’ work as an artistic and intellectual catalyst for the Harlem Renaissance . . . Through these perspectives and so many more, Make Your Own History serves not only as an uplifting historical resource, but also as a spiritual road map for the life-long journey of purposefully setting and meeting personal goals. These pioneers are more than historic examples of Black excellence; their unique lives highlight universal truths that will inspire all readers to achieve great success and make their own history.The Education of Kendrick Perkins: A Memoir
Par Kendrick Perkins. 2023
The Education of Kendrick Perkins is an intimate memoir about race, fatherhood, and basketball, from former NBA player and outspoken…
cultural critic, Kendrick "Perk" Perkins. At age eighteen, Kendrick Perkins left his grandparents' run-down yellow house in Beaumont, Texas for the last time. Sure, he'd traveled the country for camps and tournaments. He'd banged and bruised with the biggest and most skilled players the amateur basketball world had to offer. But he'd always come back home. In this powerful and intimate memoir, readers follow Perkins on his journey from small-town Texas athlete to the NBA.Both on and off the court, Perk gained a reputation for his candor and conviction--his unabiding sense of right and wrong. Now he tells all, offering the sports insights for which he has become a stellar ESPN commentator, and for the first time ever, sharing frank opinions about racial justice, political consciousness, and fatherhood. Years spent playing against and alongside giants like Kobe Bryant and LeBron James helped shape Perk's athleticism, but this is a story all his own, the story of an education.