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There's a snake in my garden
Par Jill Briscoe. 1975
The author has struggled with her faith, battled discouragement, fought demons of temptation, ministered to rebellious teenagers and resistant senior…
citizens, raised three children, moved her family across an ocean, and searched for God's will. 1975.The valley of cancer
Par Angelina Fast-Vlaar. 2008
The sun climbs slow: the International Criminal Court and the search for justice
Par Erna Paris. 2009
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is the first permanent tribunal of its kind, mandated to challenge criminal impunity on the…
part of national leaders and to promote accountability in world affairs. Independent and transnational, its indictments cannot be vetoed in the Security Council. Paris explores the history of global justice, the politics behind America's opposition to the creation of a permanent international criminal court, and the implications for the world at large. Some strong language and explicit descriptions of violence. c2009.The rights of nature: a legal revolution that could save the world
Par David R Boyd. 2017
Palila v Hawaii. New Zealand's Te Urewera Act. Sierra Club v Disney. These legal phrases hardly sound like the makings…
of a revolution, but beyond the headlines portending environmental catastrophes, a movement of immense import has been building in courtrooms, legislatures, and communities across the globe. Cultures and laws are transforming to provide a powerful new approach to protecting the planet and the species with whom we share it. Lawyers from California to New York are fighting to gain legal rights for chimpanzees and killer whales, and lawmakers are ending the era of keeping these intelligent animals in captivity. In Hawaii and India, judges have recognized that endangered species--from birds to lions--have the legal right to exist. Around the world, more and more laws are being passed recognizing that ecosystems--rivers, forests, mountains, and more--have legally enforceable rights. And if nature has rights, then humans have responsibilities. 2017.The road to daybreak: a spiritual journey
Par Henri J. M Nouwen. 1990
In his struggle to answer Christ's call, the author, a noted writer and teacher of theology, spent a year in…
France at L'Arche, a community formed to nurture mentally handicapped people. His journal records the daily lives of the people in this community as well as his struggle with personal faith. 1990.The master spirit of the age: Canadian engineers and the politics of professionalism, 1887-1922
Par J. Rodney Millard. 1988
Explores the issues that shaped engineers' perception of their work and its place in society. Determined to raise their status,…
schools and societies were organized and, eventually, engineers obtained licensing and regulatory powers. c1988.The making of a country lawyer: An Autobiography
Par Gerry Spence. 1996
Chronicles Spence's first forty years, before he gained fame for winning a multimillion-dollar verdict on behalf of the dead plutonium…
worker Karen Silkwood. Tells of his mother's suicide when Spence was ten, his own alcoholism, and his affair with the woman who became his second wife. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1996.The lives of Augustine, Luther, and Calvin reveal the glory and grace of our perfect God in the imperfect lives…
of his faithful servants. Followed by "The Hidden Smile of God". 2000.The law of the land: a history of the Supreme Court (The modern scholar)
Par Kermit Hall. 2003
Utah State University professor, Kermit L. Hall delivers a course that explores the Supreme Court as a living, breathing institution.…
Listeners will come to know the court through a thorough study of its most significant decisions. 2003.The implosion conspiracy
Par Louis Nizer. 1973
Over 200 years ago, Mary Jones longed to have a Bible of her own. After saving for six years, she…
set off on a 50 mile journey with the hope that she would be able to buy a bible and bring it home becoming one of the inspirations behind the founding of the British & Foreign Bible Society. For grades 5-8. 2000.You can't do that in Canada!: crazy laws from coast to coast
Par Beverley Spencer. 2000
You may not think twice about giving someone a hug in Wawa in public on a Sunday afternoon - until…
an officer of the law gets involved! And we know you usually enjoy wearing your snake outdoors in New Brunswick, but it's illegal, as is carrying your pet lizard around on your shoulder. This book contains over 200 crazy Canadian laws from coast to coast. Grades 3-6. 2000.Jesus led me all the way
Par Katharine Klassen Snider. 1998
Life of St. Vincent de Paul
Par F. A Forbes. 2013
Vincent De Paul (c.1581-1660) was a man renowned during his own century for his compassion, humility and generosity. When a…
young man he was captured by Turkish pirates, who brought him to Tunis and sold him into slavery. He escaped in 1607 and went on to become a priest with a ministry to the poor. In 1625 de Paul founded the Congregation of the Mission, a society of missionary priests commonly known as the Vincentians or Lazarists and with the assistance of Louise de Marillac he later founded the Daughters of Charity whose selfless nursing work in hospitals throughout the world and during many plagues is well known. First published in 1919. 2013.Forgiving the dead man walking
Par Debbie Morris, Gregg Lewis. 1998
Morris's story takes "Dead Man Walking" one step further to tell her gripping, first-person account of evil, suffering, healing, and…
above all, the incredible power of forgiveness in the face of tragedy. [1998].Judges
Par Jack Batten. 1986
In these first-hand accounts, the readers meet judges of every level, from Provincial Court where scrappy, street-level cases are heard,…
to the Supreme Court of Canada where lofty judgments and weighty reinterpretations of laws are made. 1986.L'expérience de Dieu avec Marcel Légaut ((L'Expérience de Dieu))
Par Marcel Légaut, Jean-Claude Breton. 2000
Catherine de Saint-Augustin ((Célébrités canadiennes).)
Par Lorraine Létourneau. 1990
Marie de l'Incarnation
Par Lorraine Létourneau. 1990
Jeanne Mance ((Célébrités canadiennes).)
Par Lorraine Létourneau. 1990