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The reason I jump: the inner voice of a thirteen-year-old boy with autism
By David Mitchell, Naoki Higashida, Ka Yoshida. 2013
Naoki Higashida was only a middle-schooler when he began to write this book. Autistic and with very low verbal fluency,…
Naoki used an alphabet grid to painstakingly spell out his answers to the questions he imagines others most often wonder about him: why do you talk so loud? Is it true you hate being touched? Would you like to be normal? Naoki examines issues as diverse and complex as self-harm, perceptions of time and beauty, and the challenges of communication, and in doing so, discredits the popular belief that autistic people are anti-social loners who lack empathy. Bestseller. 2013.A new earth: awakening to your life’s purpose
By Eckhart Tolle. 2006
Yoga vrksa: the tree of yoga
By B K S Iyengar, Daniel Rivers-Moore. 1988
Iyengar offers his thoughts on many practical and philosophical subjects, ranging from the place of yoga in our daily lives…
to Patonjolis Yoga Sutras. He includes chapters on yoga and health, childhood, love, death, faith, teachers and teaching. The author argues that yoga is a spiritual path involving a great deal more than physical exercise. Yet this spirituality is deeply rooted in practicality, and all the philosophical concepts covered in the book are related directly and specifically to the practice of yoga postures and breathing. 1988.Writing with Grace: a journey beyond Down syndrome
By Judy McFarlane. 2014
"Put her away and forget about her." This was the blunt advice Grace Chen's grandfather gave Grace's parents when she…
was born with Down Syndrome. Twenty-four years later, Grace writes, "I always dream to be a famous writer." When Judy McFarlane is asked if she will help Grace, she realizes she holds deep, unacknowledged fears - that Grace will be a dull-eyed young woman who can't read, let alone write, that she might become agitated, even lash out. But the idea that Grace wants to be a writer, a dream McFarlane gave up when she was young, captures McFarlane. McFarlane delves into what it takes to face one's own prejudice, what it means to live a full life and believe you are worthy. 2014.Wise women: over two thousand years of spiritual writing by women
By Susan Neunzig Cahill. 1996
This anthology presents spiritual, but not necessarily religious, writings of women from ancient to modern times. Each entry includes a…
biographical sketch of the author and the time in which she lived. Among the selections are works by Joan of Arc, Anne Bradstreet, Emily Dickenson, and Eleanor Roosevelt. 1996.Wired for sound: a journey into hearing
By Beverly Biderman. 1998
Biderman follows the evolution of the cochlear implant and its use in restoring hearing to people who are deaf or…
hearing impaired. She shares her own journey from deafness to having a cochlear implant, and her research into the implant before she received it. She also discusses recent developments in the use of the implants.When the heart waits: spiritual direction for life's sacred questions
By Sue Monk Kidd. 2018
Blending her own experience with an intimate grasp of spirituality, Sue Monk Kidd relates the passionate and moving tale of…
her spiritual crisis, when life seemed to have lost meaning and her longing for a hasty escape from the pain yielded to a discipleship of "active waiting." 2018.Welcome, silence: my triumph over schizophrenia
By Carol S North. 1987
From childhood on, the author was dogged by the strange voices and hallucinations of schizophrenia. She graphically describes her breakdowns…
and traumatic hospitalizations. She succeeded in conquering her disability and went on to become a psychiatrist. Some strong language. 1987.Water my soul: cultivating the interior life
By Luci Shaw. 1998
Poet Lucy Shaw guides you into a deeper understanding of how to cultivate the life of the soul in relationship…
to God and help you enjoy a lifelong partnership with Him. 1998.Voix d'espérances ((Les racines du ciel).)
By Frédéric Lenoir, Laylī Anvar, Karima Berger. 2016
Par ces temps troublés, où trouver matière à espérer ? Répondant aux questions de Frédéric Lenoir et de Leili Anvar,…
artistes, penseurs et écrivains tracent des chemins où inscrire nos pas. Ce sont autant d'invitations : cultiver l'indignation face à l'injustice avec Stéphane Hessel ; incarner le vivre-ensemble dans une unité féconde avec Jean Vanier ; être à l'écoute d'une voix de fin silence avec Sylvie Germain ; célébrer, au-delà des ténèbres, la joie avec Magda Hollander-Lafon ; ou suivant les paroles du poète Salah Stétié, ajouter chacun un peu d'humanité à l'humanité... Ces témoignages, ainsi que le parcours exemplaire d'Etty Hillesum évoqué par Karima Berger, sont porteurs d'une espérance insoupçonnée. Ces entretiens sont issus de l'émission Les Racines du Ciel, diffusée sur France Culture chaque dimanche de 7h05 à 8h00. Frédéric Lenoir et Leili Anvar y évoquent toutes les formes de spiritualité, d'hier et d'aujourd'hui, d'Orient et d'Occident, ancrées ou pas dans une tradition religieuse. 2016.Vivre en face au cancer: mon deuxième souffle
By Yvan Ducharme. 1979
Avec toute l'honnêteté dont un homme est capable à certains moments de sa vie, Yvan Ducharme relate les difficultés de…
son réapprentissage de la vie familiale et de sa réintégration dans le monde du show-business. Un homme qui sait raconter non pas le combat, mais le terrible face-à-face qu'il a vécu avec la mort et le cancer. 1979.Viens la mort, on va danser
By Patrick Segal. 1979
Dans son fauteuil roulant, il partait à la découverte des autres et de lui-même. Aujourd'hui, au-delà d'une guérison dont il…
n'aurait que faire, la vie l'a enfin saisi et l'emporte. 1979.Under the eye of the clock: the life story of Christopher Nolan
By Christopher Nolan, John Carey. 1987
Severe birth trauma left Christopher Nolan paralyzed and lacking the power of speech, but not without a quick intelligence and…
a remarkable gift for language. A published poet at fifteen, Christopher has written his autobiography at twenty-one. His story is of a determined young man who, with the support of a loving family, persevered in his struggle to define himself and find his voice through the act of writing. 1987.Un long cri dans la nuit: 5 années à l'asile (Collection Témoignage)
By Alys Robi. 1990
Alys Robi raconte, avec une franchise bouleversante, les cinq années d'enfer qu'elle a passées dans un institut psychiatrique. Du jour…
au lendemain, la première grande star du Québec que Hollywood s'arrachait déjà, a vu basculer son destin à la suite d'un terrible accident d'automobile. 1990.Un dernier printemps: le récit émouvant d'un groupe fraternel qui accompagna Margaret jusqu'à la fin de sa vie (Collection Parcours)
By Jean-Louis Morgan, June Callwood. 1988
En mars 1985, Margaret Frazer, une enseignante de 68 ans, apprend qu'elle est atteinte d'un cancer en phase terminale. Célibataire,…
sans famille présente, elle semble condamnée à finir sa vie à l'hôpital, dans la solitude la plus complète. Mais Margaret a consacré sa vie à aider les autres. Ces gens, une soixantaine, s'organisent spontanément pour accompagner Margaret jusqu'à sa mort. 1988. Titre uniforme: Twelve weeks in spring.Trusting God day by day: 365 daily devotions
By Kai Meyer. 2012
In this devotional, international speaker Joyce Meyer provides you with powerful 'starting points' for every day of the year. Each…
day's devotion is filled with practical advice along with life-changing promises from God's word that you can quickly and easily apply in your own life. 2012.There's a spiritual solution to every problem
By Wayne W Dyer. 2002
This text proposes that we hold the keys to solving any problems we face within us. The author sets out…
basic principles and foundations we can understand and practice in order to access spiritual solutions to any problems we are experiencing. The book is in two sections. The first sets out the theory, the second enables you to put the wisdom into practice. Part one discusses the theory that everything in the universe is nothing more than energy. Part two shows how we can transform any negative energy into positive energy: hate into love; hurt into forgiveness; doubt into faith; despair into hope; sadness into joy. 2002.The woman who changed her brain: and other inspiring stories of pioneering brain transformation
By Barbara Arrowsmith-Young. 2012
Arrowsmith-Young was born with severe learning disabilities - she read and wrote everything backward, struggled to process concepts in language,…
continually got lost, and was physically uncoordinated. By relying on her formidable memory and iron will, she made her way to graduate school, where she chanced upon research that inspired her to invent cognitive exercises to “fix” her own brain. Interweaves her personal tale with case histories from her more than thirty years of working with both children and adults. 2012.The wise woman within: sprials to wholeness
By Jill Treseder. 2004
The way I see it
By Nicole Dryburgh. 2008
At the age of 11, Nicole Dryburgh was diagnosed with a malignant tumour on her spine. After an operation to…
remove the tumour, followed by an intensive course of radiotherapy, Nicole's life returned to normal and the doctors were pleased with her progress. Two years later, aged 13, Nicole suffered a brain hemorrhage. Desperately ill, blind and unable to move, she was given weeks to live. Against all odds, she came home. For Junior and Senior High readers. 2008.