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Guía para madres rebeldes
By Agustina Guerrero, Marga Durá. 2018
Un libro imprescindible para futuras mamás que aspiran a que el bebé no las cambie a ellas del todo. ¿Cansada…
de prohibiciones absurdas? Cuando estás embarazada, y especialmente de tu primer hijo, familiares, amigos y hasta conocidos no suelen reprimirse en ofrecer muchos consejos y advertencias -todos ellos bien intencionados, claro está, pero a veces contradictorios- sobre lo que debes o no debes hacer. Las recomendaciones del tipo «por si acaso, mejor no lo hagas» se están convirtiendo para muchas madres en una verdadera dictadura. Algunas se constriñen en el papel de víctimas, otras reniegan de todo y entre medio, estamos las gestantes corrientes y molientes que únicamente aspiramos a obtener información para ir tomando nuestras propias decisiones sin hacer demasiado ruido. Marga Durá nos ayuda a tomar esas decisiones con ritmo y salero. Toma la descripción más irónica imaginable de un embarazo, el suyo, añade varios testimonios de eminencias médicas y riégalo con una pizca de contexto histórico. ¿Es resultado? Un cóctel hilarante que pretende demostrar que muchos de los sacrificios que se nos quieren imponer durante el embarazo no tienen ni pies ni cabeza.An Excellent Choice: Panic and Joy on My Solo Path to Motherhood
By Emma Brockes. 2018
From the author of She Left Me The Gun an explosive and hilarious memoir about the exceptional and life-changing…
decision to conceive a child on one s own via assisted reproduction When British journalist memoirist and New York-transplant Emma Brockes decides to become pregnant she quickly realizes that being single 37 and in the early stages of a same-sex relationship she s going to have to be untraditional about it From the moment she decides to stop futzing around have her eggs counted and get cracking through multiple trials of IUI which she is intrigued to learn can be purchased in bulk packages just like Costco to the births of her twins which her girlfriend gamely documents with her iPhone and selfie-stick Brockes is never any less than bluntly and bracingly honest about her extraordinary journey to motherhood She quizzes her friends on the pros and cons of personally knowing one s sperm donor grapples with esoteric medical jargon and the existential brain-melt of flipping through donor catalogues and conjures with the politics of her Libertarian OB GYN all the while exploring the cultural circumstances and choices that have brought her to this point Brockes writes with charming self-effacing humor about being a British woman undergoing fertility treatment in the US poking fun at the starkly different attitude of Americans Anxious that biological children might not be possible she wonders should she resent society for how it regards and treats women who try and fail to have children Brockes deftly uses her own story to examine how and why an increasing number of women are using fertility treatments in order to become parents and are doing it solo Bringing the reader every step of the way with mordant wit and remarkable candor Brockes shares the frustrations embarrassments surprises and finally joys of her momentous and excellent choice From the Hardcover editionUp at the Lake: Summer Cottage Memories
By Robert Amos. 2017
Canadian artist Robert Amos opens his scrapbook of watercolor paintings, sketches and old family photographs to give us a poetic…
and personal account of early childhood memories at a Muskoka Lakes cottage. Up at The Lake features read-along narration, natural soundscapes and music. Ages 4 - 8Discounted Life: The Price of Global Surrogacy in India
By Sharmila Rudrappa. 2015
India is the top provider of surrogacy services in the world, with a multi-million dollar surrogacy industry that continues to…
grow exponentially, as increasing numbers of couples from developed nations look for wombs in which to grow their babies. Some scholars have exulted transnational surrogacy for the possibilities it opens for infertile couples, while others have offered bioethical cautionary tales, rebuked exploitative intended parents, or lamented the exploitation of surrogate mothers--but very little is known about the experience of and transaction between surrogate mothers and intended parents outside the lens of the many agencies that control surrogacy in India. Drawing from rich interviews with surrogate mothers and egg donors in Bangalore, as well as twenty straight and gay couples in the U.S. and Australia, Discounted Life focuses on the processes of social and market exchange in transnational surrogacy. Sharmila Rudrappa interrogates the creation and maintenance of reproductive labor markets, the function of agencies and surrogacy brokers, and how women become surrogate mothers. Is surrogacy solely a labor contract for which the surrogate mother receives wages, or do its meanings and import exceed the confines of the market? Rudrappa argues that this reproductive industry is organized to control and disempower women workers and yet her interviews reveal that, by and large, the surrogate mothers in Bangalore found the experience life affirming. Rudrappa explores this tension, and the lived realities of many surrogate mothers whose deepening bodily commodification is paradoxically experienced as a revitalizing life development. A detailed and moving study, Discounted Life delineates how local labor markets intertwine with global reproduction industries, how Bangalore's surrogate mothers make sense of their participation in reproductive assembly lines, and the remarkable ways in which they negotiate positions of power for themselves in progressively untenable socio-economic conditions.David Watmough's 2-Book Bundle: Myself Through Others / The Moor is Dark Beneath the Moon
By David Watmough. 2017
David Watmough, often spoken of as Canada’s senior gay male fiction writer, has committed his memories to paper in Myself…
Through Others. Watmough is well-known for his fiction featuring gay "everyman" Davey Bryant, and the novel The Moor is Dark Beneath the Moon is bundled together in this special 2-book collection. Includes: The Moor is Dark Beneath the Moon Davey Bryant returns to England for the funeral of a mysterious relative and lands in an inheritance squabble that threatens to escalate into something far worse. Myself Through Others: Memoirs Given the autobiographical nature of his fiction, the prolific raconteur has opted for a novel approach to his own life by telling his story through his encounters with the numerous people he has met, befriended, loved, and jousted with over the years. And what a parade of personalities it is! Watmough serves up incisive, trenchant, often witty profiles of writers W.H. Auden, T.S. Eliot, Stephen Spender, Raymond Chandler, Tennessee Williams, Carol Shields, Margaret Laurence, Jane Rule, and Wallace Stegner; artists Bill Reid and Jack Shadbolt; politicians and celebrities Pierre Trudeau, Clement Atlee, and Eleanor Roosevelt; Hollywood actress Jean Arthur; and a host of others.Mike Filey's Toronto Sketches, Books 10–12
By Mike Filey. 1975
Mike Filey brings the stories of Toronto its people and places to life Mike Filey …
s column The Way We Were first appeared in the Toronto Sunday Sun not long after the paper s first edition hit newsstands on September 16 1973 Now almost four decades later Filey s column has had an uninterrupted stretch as one of the newspaper s most widely read features In 1992 a number of his columns were reprinted in Toronto Sketches The Way We Were Since then another eleven volumes have been published to great success with over 5 000 copies sold Includes - Toronto Sketches 10 - Toronto Sketches 11 - Toronto Sketches 12¡Cuéntamelo!: Testimonios de Inmigrantes Latinos LGBT / Oral Histories by LGBT Latino Immigrants
By Juliana Lopera, Laura Melo, Eva Seifert, Shadia Savo, Santiago Acosta, Adela V zquez, Marlen Hern ndez, Carlos Wong, Mahogany S nchez, Nelson D Alerta. 2014
¡Cuéntamelo! Oral Histories by LGBT Latino Immigrants. ¡Cuéntamelo! began as a cover story for SF Weekly, and, eventually in 2014…
with local grant support, Juliana Delgado Lopera was able to publish a limited first edition of 300. Aunt Lute is pleased to bring this title back into circulation. In addition to beautiful black and white drawings of the contributors by artist Laura Cerón Melo, this edition features a number of candid earlier photographs of several of the contributors, as well as a new introduction from Juliana. ¡Cuéntamelo! is “[a] stunning collection of bilingual oral histories and illustrations by LGBT Latinx immigrants who arrived in the U.S. during the 80s and 90s. Stories of repression in underground Havana in the 60s; coming out trans in Catholic Puerto Rico in the 80s; Scarface, female impersonators, Miami and the 'boat people'; San Francisco’s underground Latinx scene during the 90s and more.”¡Cuéntamelo! is bilingual. All stories in this book have both an English and Spanish version.Budgeting for Infertility
By Angie Best-Boss, Evelina W Sterling. 2009
Having a baby can be one of the most wonderful times of your life -- but if you need help…
to conceive, it can swiftly become a staggeringly expensive undertaking. With the average cost of infertility treatments ranging from $35,000 to $85,000 in the United States (most of which is not covered by insurance companies), many women and couples find themselves having to make difficult choices about building their families. Getting a grip on your finances is one of the few things you can do to regain control of this process. Infertility experts Evelina Weidman Sterling and Angie Best-Boss have created the ultimate guide to ensuring the most cost-effective care with the highest chances for success. With anecdotes, interviews, and advice from both doctors and patients, you can easily apply these specific money-saving strategies to your own unique situation. Learn how to: - Select a fertility clinic with a high rate of success - Convince your insurance company to cover more of the costs - Track down the most affordable fertility drugs - Travel abroad for cheaper care or international surrogacy - Avoid the scams and unnecessary expenses every step of the way Personal and professional, Budgeting for Infertility is an invaluable resource that shows you how to pay for infertility treatment...and still have money in the bank for diapers and day care.The Official Lamaze Guide: Giving Birth With Confidence
By Charlotte Devries, Judith Lothian. 2010
Safe and Healthy Birth... Your Way! Finally, a book that tells you what to expect, not what to fear, during…
pregnancy and birth! The Official Lamaze Guide is the first and only pregnancy and childbirth guide endorsed by Lamaze International, the leading childbirth education organization in North America. Its goal is to take the mystery out of having a baby and help you better understand how your body works during pregnancy and childbirth, giving you the confidence to make decisions that best ensure the safety and health of you and your baby. Written in plain English with a respectful, positive tone, this book presents: how pregnancy and birth progress naturally, information on choosing your maternity care provider and place of birth, the best available medical evidence to help you make informed decisions, steps you can take to alleviate fear and manage pain during labor, and practical strategies to help you work effectively with your care provider. This book is an essential resource for all expectant parents who want to make decisions they can feel confident aobut for a safe, healthy pregnancy and birth, and the best start for their baby. The Official Lamaze® Guide is a celebrated winner of an iParenting Media Award.Bitter Ashes: The Story of WW II
By John Wilson. 2009
World War Two was the greatest conflict in human history. It gave birth to the Atomic Age, the Cold War…
and the economic boom of the 1950s and 60s, and planted the seeds of today’s Middle East crises. But it is not distant history. Most Canadians have relatives who were part of this world-wide tragedy. Bitter Ashes puts these events in context for them. This book in the illustrated historical series Stories of Canada is a companion to Desperate Glory: The Story of WWI. A clear and concise text leads the reader though the major military and political events and issues of the war. Sidebars add detail and a personal element. Every page is illustrated with either photographs or maps.Maple Leaf in Space: Canada's Astronauts
By John Melady. 2011
Marc Garneau, Roberta Bondar, Julie Payette, Robert Thirsk, Chris Hadfield, and more recently, Guy Laliberté, the founder of Cirque de…
Soleil, all have one thing in common: they’re some of the very few Canadians who have been in space. The launch of a spaceship is terribly exciting. That’s why thousands of people come to watch. They laugh, cheer, and applaud as the rocket rises. They see the smoke, steam, and white-hot fire as millions of litres of fuel burn in seconds. They feel the chest-thumping impact of the sound. Then they stare upward for a long time until they can no longer see even a tiny speck in the distant sky. By that time, the craft is in space. Canada’s astronauts come from across the nation: from farms, cities, and little towns. They went to large schools and to small ones. Maple Leaf in Space showcases these amazing Canadians who have ventured off our planet and delivers some of the thrill of what that’s like.Toronto's Many Faces
By Tony Ruprecht. 2010
Toronto is truly a city of communities Designed for tourists and for residents Toronto s Many…
Faces is the one and only guide to the multicultural character of the city featuring profiles of more than 60 ethnic communities including local histories festivals food and art The book identifies each community - where its people come from why when and where they settled in Toronto The contribution of each community is also traced with biographical notes on prominent people whose achievements have been extraordinary Monuments memorials theatres museums cultural centres and restaurants are identified while detailed maps and photographs of festival events help bring the city s varied communities to life Toronto s Many Faces is a guide for tourists a sourcebook for newcomers a directory for businesses and organizations and a passport for Torontonians to the many cultures that exist at their doorstepsSee You Next Summer: Postcard Memories of Sparrow Lake
By Bruce Mccraw. 1998
Bustling station platforms, with quaint steamers nearby, often appear on early Sparrow Lake postcards. It was at the station that…
rail passengers were met and taken by boat to one of the over 20 hotels that once flourished in this holiday area. Such a trip could take about three hours on this roughly three-mile lake, bordering the southern Muskoka arm of the Canadian Shield. Upon arrival, the outdoors beckoned to one and all.Vintage postcards illustrate the stories of an earlier time in "cottage country." Bruce McCraw’s lifetime familiarity with the lake has been augmented by contributions from local residents and guests of Sparrow Lake resorts.Myself Through Others: Memoirs
By David Watmough. 2008
Born in London, England, of Cornish stock, David Watmough arrived on Canada’s West Coast in 1961 and quickly became a…
fixture on the Canadian cultural scene. Now in his eighth decade, Watmough, often spoken of as this country’s senior gay male fiction writer, has decided to commit his memories to paper. Given the autobiographical nature of his fiction, the prolific raconteur has opted for a novel approach to his own life by telling his story through his encounters with the numerous people he has met, befriended, loved, and jousted with over the years. And what a parade of personalities it is! Watmough serves up incisive, trenchant, often witty profiles of writers W.H. Auden, T.S. Eliot, Stephen Spender, Raymond Chandler, Tennessee Williams, Carol Shields, Margaret Laurence, Jane Rule, and Wallace Stegner; artists Bill Reid and Jack Shadbolt; politicians and celebrities Pierre Trudeau, Clement Atlee, and Eleanor Roosevelt; Hollywood actress Jean Arthur; and a host of others.Découvrons Notre Patrimoine: Guide des plaques historiques de l'Ontario
By Nicole Andre, Mary Ellen Perkins. 1813
Depuis que le programme de commémoration historique a été inauguré par le gouvernement de l’Ontario en 1956, plus de 1…
000 plaques ont été érigées d’un bout à l’autre de la province. La variété des sujets commémorés est étonnante, qu’il s’agisse de ruées vers les mines du nord de l’Ontario ou de l’invention de la vis à tête creuse … de Harold Innis ou de Stephen Leacock … de l’épidemie de typhus de 1847 ou de la découverte de l’insuline. La culture populaire est également bien représentée: "Beautiful Joe" commémore un roman célêbre dans le monde entier racontant l’histoire d’un chien ; "When You and I Were Young, Maggie" chante une ballade romantique très en vogue ; "Jumbo" marque l’emplacement où est mort un éléphant de cirque très aimé. L’histoire de l’Ontario, tout comme sa géographie et ses habitants, est vaste et variée. Ce guide peut donc être utile, que l’on circule sur l’autoroute, se promène a la campagne ou flâne dans son propre quartier. Il reste encore tant à découvrir.The Tooth Fairy
By Clifford Chase. 2014
The Tooth Fairy is an extraordinarily honest, shockingly funny memoir of a man torn between isolation and connection. In shimmering…
prose that weaves between intimate confessions, deadpan asides, and trenchant reflections on the fear and turmoil that defined the long decade after 9/11, Clifford Chase tells the stories that have shaped his adulthood. There are his aging parents, whose disagreements sharpen as their illnesses looms larger; and his beloved brother, lost tragically to AIDS; and his long-term boyfriendalways present, but always kept at a distance. There is also the revelatory, joyful music of the B-52s, Chase’s sexual confusion in his twenties, and more recently, the mysterious appearance in his luggage of weird objects from Iran the year his mother died. In the midst of all this is Chase’s singular voiceincisive, wry, confiding, by turns cool and emotional, always engaging. The way this book is writtenin pitch-perfect fragmentsis crucial to Chase’s deeper message: that we experience and remember in short bursts of insight, terror, comedy, and love. As ambitious in its form as it is in its radical candor, The Tooth Fairy is the rare memoir that can truly claim to remake the genre. .Your Pregnancy Day by Day
By Stuart Campbell. 2005
Through the wonder of three-dimensional ultrasound, mothers-to-be can literally watch their babies develop right before their eyes. Now in this…
fully illustrated and astonishing journey, you can witness a baby's progress throughout the approximately 280 days of pregnancy. Inside you'll find* a day-by-day view of the normal course of a baby's growth and behavior* the current facts on how babies develop, when they acquire abilities, and how they respond to their environment* advice on how to interact with your baby during pregnancy* tips on keeping your growing baby safe in his or her surroundings* essential information about pre-natal exams, routines, and proceduresFrom trimester to trimester, this reassuring volume provides expert guidance on experiencing a happy, healthy, and stress-free pregnancy.From the Trade Paperback edition.Wild Mares: My Lesbian Back-to-the-Land Life
By Dianna Hunter. 2018
A wry memoir of growing up, coming out, and going back to the land as a lesbian feminist in the…
rural Midwest of the 1960s and 70s Dianna Hunter was a softball-loving, working-class tomboy in North Dakota, surviving the threat of the Cuban Missile Crisis and Mutually Assured Destruction in the shadow of a strategic air command base. Communists and antiwar hippies were the enemy, but lesbians were a threat, too: they were unhealthy, criminal, and downright insane. It took Dianna a while to figure out that she was one, a little longer to discover how she fit in with her new communities in the city and the countryside. This is her story—a frank account by turns comic and painful of a well-behaved Midwestern girl finding her way through polite denial and repression and running head-on into the eye-opening events of the 1960s and ’70s before landing on a dairy farm.A bumpy route takes Dianna to the Twin Cities, then to rural Minnesota and Wisconsin as—by way of the antiwar movement, women’s liberation, and a dose of lesbian feminism—she and her friends try to establish a rural utopia free of sexual oppression, violence, materialism, environmental degradation—and men. They dream big, love as they see fit, and make do until they don’t. Dianna buys a dairy farm and, with it, a new set of problems thanks to the Reagan-era farm crisis. A firsthand account of the lesbian feminist movement at its inception, Wild Mares is a deeply personal, wryly wise, and always engaging view of identity politics lived and learned in real life and, literally, on the ground, flourishing in the fertile soil of a struggling dairy farm in the American heartland.Moon Victoria & Vancouver Island: Including Whistler And Vancouver Island (Travel Guide)
By Andrew Hempstead. 2018
Moon Travel Guides: Your World Your Way Steep mountains divide dense rainforests and rocky shores from thriving cities. Discover the…
rugged and the cosmopolitan with Moon Victoria & Vancouver Island. Inside you'll find:Strategic, flexible itineraries, from a long weekend in Victoria to two weeks exploring Vancouver Island, designed for outdoor adventurers, culture and history buffs, families, and moreMust-see highlights and unique experiences: Complete one of the world's great coastal hikes on the West Coast Trail, or try your hand at stand-up paddleboarding through protected fjords. Surf off the wild coast of Tofino, or experience the thrill of hooking a giant salmon on the Campbell River. Taste seafood fresh from the ocean in downtown Victoria and admire the city's timeless architecture. Spend the day in the colorful Butchart Gardens, learn the history of the First Nations, or discover the region's natural origins at the Royal BC MuseumHonest advice from Vancouver Island expert Andrew Hempstead on when to go, where to eat, and where to stay, from waterfront lodges to secluded campsitesFull-color photos and detailed maps throughoutBackground information on the landscape, climate, wildlife, culture, and local historyWith Moon Victoria & Vancouver Island's practical tips, myriad activities, and insider's view on the best things to do and see, you can plan your trip your way.Expanding your trip? Try Moon British Columbia. Craving more of Canada's incredible wilderness? Check out Moon Banff National Park.While postpartum depression has become a recognizable condition, THE POSTNATAL DEPLETION CURE is the first book to treat the nutrient…
depletion, sleep loss, and emotional shifts that afflict women up to a decade after giving birth. Most mothers have experienced exhaustion, pain, forgetfulness, indecision, low energy levels, moodiness, or some form of baby brain. And it's no wonder: The process of growing a baby depletes a mother's body in substantial ways--on average, a mother's brain shrinks 5% during pregnancy, and the placenta saps her of essential nutrients that she needs to be healthy and contented. But with postnatal care ending after 6 weeks, most women never learn how to rebuild their strength and care for their bodies after childbirth. As a result, they can suffer from the effects of depletion for many years, without knowing what's wrong as well as getting the support and treatments that they need.Any woman who has read What to Expect When You're Expecting needs a copy of THE POSTNATAL DEPLETION CURE. Filled with trustworthy advice, protocols for successful recovery, and written by a compassionate expert in women's health, THE POSTNATAL DEPLETION CURE will help every mother restore her energy, replenish her body, and reclaim her sense of self.