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The circle maker: praying circles around your biggest dreams and greatest fears
By Mark Batterson. 2011
Pastor of the National Community Church on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., offers suggestions for using the ancient practice of…
prayer circles. Provides examples of what the ritual can achieve and asserts that "who you become is determined by how you pray." Bestseller. 2011.The Christian atheist: believing in God but living as if he doesn't exist
By Craig Groeschel. 2010
After over a decade of successful ministry, Groeschel had to make a painful self-admission: although he believed in God, he…
was leading his church like God didn't exist. Now the founding and senior pastor of the multi-campus, pace-setting LiveChurch.tv, Groeschel’s personal journey toward a more authentic God-honoring life is more relevant than ever. 2010.This history of Chinese immigration to Canada includes an examination of the impact of racism on the Chinese community and…
the occupational achievements of Chinese-Canadians in the 1960s and after. c1988.The broken biscuit
By John Cowell. 1999
Author John Cowell’s mother Winifred is a woman of true courage, generosity and spirit; a woman who throughout her life…
has pitted herself against poverty and hardship. The heart-rending story of one woman's struggle and refusal to succumb to adversity - the beatings of a violent husband, the crippling poverty of age – and to raise six children in the only way she knew how. 1999.The Celtic year: a month-by-month celebration of Celtic Christian festivals and sites
By Shirley Toulson. 2002
The author takes us, month by month through the cycle of the four seasons of the Celtic year - Samhain,…
Imbolc, Beltane and Lammas. For each month she suggests a pilgrimage we can take to a particular holy site - a temporal pilrimage which we can also make of our own inner journey. 2002.The Canadian 100: the 100 most influential Canadians of the twentieth century
By J. L Granatstein, H. Graham Rawlinson. 1997
Do you know who Frank Scott, Ernie Coombs, Norval Morriseau and Oscar Peterson are? Who are the most influential Canadians…
of the past century? The Canadian 100 is an attempt to answer this question, and to gain an understanding of ourselves through the people and personalities who have had an impact on our society. This is a collection of biographies of significant Canadians, from politicians and scientists to business people and film stars.The boy on the beach: my family’s escape from Syria and our hope for a new home
By Tima Kurdi. 2018
Alan Kurdi's body washed up on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea on September 2, 2015, and overnight, the political…
became personal, as the world awoke to the reality of the Syrian refugee crisis. Tima Kurdi first saw the shocking photo of her nephew in her home in Vancouver, Canada. Tima recounts her idyllic childhood in Syria, where she grew up with her brother Abdullah and other siblings in a tight knit family. A strong willed, independent woman, Tima studied to be a hairdresser and had dreams of seeing the world. At twenty two, she emigrated to Canada, but much of her family remained in Damascus. As Tima struggled to adapt to life in a new land, war overtook her homeland. Caught in the crosshairs of civil war, her family risked everything and fled their homes. Tima worked tirelessly to help them find safety, but their journey was far from easy. Although thwarted by politics, hounded by violence, and separated by vast distances, the Kurdis never gave up hope. And when tragedy struck, Tima suddenly found herself thrust onto the world stage as an advocate for refugees everywhere, a role for which she had never prepared but that allowed her to give voice to those who didn't have an opportunity to speak for themselves. Bestseller. 2018.Recounts the author's experiences caring for a flock of chickens on a farm north of San Francisco, documenting her personal…
discovery, political commitment, and the joys of relating to animals. 2011.The Catholic Church in the modern age (The modern scholar)
By Thomas F Madden. 2007
In this course, Saint Louis University professor Thomas F. Madden focuses on a Church both adapting to a world in…
flux and striving to exert its influence and power. Throughout modernity, the Church responded to - and weathered - a host of major world events: the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, colonization of the New World, and the World Wars that in large part defined the twentieth century. 2007.The center cannot hold: my journey through madness
By Elyn R Saks. 2007
Professor of psychiatry Elyn R. Saks writes about her struggle with schizophrenia in this unflinching account of her mental illness.…
Saks draws readers into a nightmare world of medications, a misguided health care system, and social stigmas. But she would not be defeated. With a strength and force of will that most can only imagine, Saks reclaimed her life and went on to achieve great success. 2007.The case of Valentine Shortis: a true story of crime and politics in Canada
By M. L Friedland. 1986
Two men were shot and killed at the Montreal Cotton Company in 1895. This is the dramatic story of the…
trial of Valentine Shortis, a young Irish immigrant who was accused of the murders. 1986.The chief: the life of William Randolph Hearst
By David Nasaw. 2000
An account of publishing-heir Hearst's childhood as the wealthy son of a California gold miner, his own family with five…
sons, life with his mistress Marion Davies, his acquisition of fabulous homes and artifacts, as well as his political views and use of power. c2000.The case for Christ: a journalist's personal investigation of the evidence for Jesus
By Lee Strobel. 1998
Retracing his own spiritual journey from atheism to faith, the author cross-examines a dozen experts with doctorates who are recognized…
authorities in their own fields. He challenges them with questions like: How reliable is the New Testament? Does evidence for Jesus exist outside the Bible? Is there any reason to believe the resurrection was an actual event? It's a riveting quest for the truth about history's most compelling figure. 1998.In 1934 Idina Sackville met the son she had last seen fifteen years earlier, when she shocked high society by…
running off to Africa with a near-penniless man, abandoning her son, his brother and their father. So scandalous was Idina's life - she was said to have had 'lovers without number' - that it was kept a secret from her great-granddaughter, Frances Osbourne. Now Frances explores her tale of betrayal and heartbreak. 2009, c2008.The Canadians
By Andrew H Malcolm. 1985
The book of sacramental basics
By Tad W Guzie. 1981
This book is a fundamental work that explores the underlying meaning of Christian sacraments and how they function. The author…
offers a modern understanding of the sacraments - not as encounters that "give grace" but as opportunities for people already in God's grace to celebrate the fact. Includes violence. 1981.The Canada we want: competing visions for the new millennium
By John F Godfrey, Rob McLean. 1999
The authors trace the development of Canada's greatest achievements in the second half of the 20th century, including public health…
insurance, the social safety net, and a massive investment in education. The authors believe these achievements hold the key to Canada's future and that we cannot afford to give them up. In offering hope for the future, they also showcase leading Canadian ideas, research and technology, which they feel have the potential to strengthen the economy, improve the health and well-being of all citizens, and combat global warming. 1999.The Canadians
By George Woodcock. 1979
The Canadian revolution, 1985-1995: from deference to defiance
By Peter C Newman. 1995
Newman charts the changes in Canadian life from 1985 to 1995. He argues that Canada underwent fundamental, irreversible political and…
social changes. Not only did Canadians abandon their traditional deference to authority, but the old institutions of Canadian life fell apart. Some strong language. 1995.The book of miracles: the meaning of the miracle stories in Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam
By Kenneth L Woodward. 2000
Author of Making Saints and veteran Newsweek religion writer presents his view that miracles are best understood in the context…
of a story. Explains the relevance of marvellous deeds in the major world faiths; presents accounts of saints, sages, and revered masters in each of the great traditions. c2000.