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By Martin Heidegger, John Van Buren. 2002
By David W Shannon. 2007
The right to dignity for all is explicitly recognized in Canadian law; in practice a variety of individuals and groups…
have been excluded from the concern and respect that their nature as persons demands. Prominent among these excluded groups are members of the disabled community, who are marginalized by a society that regularly neglects to recognize their needs, capacities, and merits as individuals. Shannon identifies the social and attitudinal barriers still present in Canadian society today, and cites the factors needed to reverse the process of exclusion. 2007.By Alan P Lightman. 2018
By John Jerome. 1997
For Jerome, the work of building a stone wall on his property in the Massachusetts Berkshires provides an opportunity for…
reflection. During his year-long project, Jerome comes to realize that it is not the product, but the process that’s important. 1997.By Dhyan Cassie. 1984
Presents interviews with handicapped or physically "different" people. They tell of their experiences in childhood, school, social and work life,…
religious faith, and what they would like to share with society. 1984.By Torey L Hayden. 1999
Four problem children were put in Torey Hayden's class because no one else knew what to do with them. Together,…
with the help of a remarkable teacher who cared too much to ever give up, they became almost a family, able to give each other the love and understanding they had found nowhere else. 1999.By Jeffrey Kluger. 2008
Frustrated by the traffic on narrow bridges? Stunned by the number of buttons on a remote control? Saddened by the…
lack of basic medical care in the developing world? Kluger makes the modern world comprehensible, analyzing social and technological systems to reveal that things that seem complicated can be preposterously simple; things that seem simple can be dizzyingly complex. c2008.By Mortimer Jerome Adler. 1981
Adler's seminar consists of ideas that permeate our every waking moment which, through better understanding, will allow everyone to cope…
with the moral, social, and political issues that confront us today. 1981.By Beth Powning. 2005
Like many young women, Beth Powning faced decisions of whether and when to start a family. At age twenty-four she…
became pregnant, but eleven days past her due date, she delivered a perfect, stillborn son. In this exploration of motherhood and loss, we're taken on a powerful journey into the heart of grief and renewal. National Bestseller. 2005.By Ruth K Westheimer, Pierre A Lehu, Amos Grünebaum. 2012
Addresses the most pressing health issues women face today and provides everything needed to take charge of your health -…
from finding a gynecologist to having a happy sex life to planning or avoiding a pregnancy. Covers questions related to sexuality, hormones, STDs, pregnancy, menopause, fibroids, and ovarian cancer, and helps you overcome embarrassment and other common obstacles to understanding and safeguarding your personal health. Includes sex. c2012.By Alexis Carrel. 1952
By Luc Ferry, Anne Christine Fournier. 2013
Y a-t-il une fatalité du mal ? La vérité est-elle une quête ? Existe- t-il un droit au bonheur ?…
Notre civilisation décline-t-elle ? Qu'a- t-on fait de Dieu ? Ce livre d'entretiens avec cinq éminents intellectuels contemporains, Luc Ferry, Alain Finkielkraut, René Girard, Fabrice Hadjadj, Lucien Jerphagnon, livre leurs réponses à ces grandes questions et offre des clés pour comprendre notre monde. Des concepts fondamentaux en des termes simples et lumineux pour entrer dans une meilleure intelligence de notre condition d'homme et tracer un chemin de vie et de bonheur. 2013.By William T Vollmann. 2004
An extended inquiry into our motivations for and justification of violence. Why has violence always been a part of human…
affairs, and what forms of moral calculus have we used to sanctify and excuse it? Journalist Vollman scrutinizes everything from self-defence to suicide, slavery, torture, genocide, and war, using others for guidance, including Plato, Robespierre, Lenin, Hitler, Gandhi, and Martin Luther King. Descriptions of sex, violence and strong language. 2004.A look back on and celebration of Rick Hansen's Man In Motion World Tour, which began in 1985 and covered…
40,000 kilometres through 34 countries on four continents before ending in Canada in 1987. The tour raised $26 million for spinal cord injury research and initiatives to improve the quality of life and accessibility for those with disabilities. 2017.By Patrick Downes, Jessica Kensky. 2018
Rescue thought he'd grow up to be a Seeing Eye dog -- it's the family business, after all. When he…
gets the news that he's better suited to being a service dog, he's worried that he's not up to the task. Then he meets Jessica, a girl whose life is turning out differently than the way she'd imagined it, too. Now Jessica needs Rescue by her side to help her accomplish everyday tasks. And it turns out that Rescue can help Jessica see after all: a way forward, together, one step at a time. An endnote from the authors tells more about the training and extraordinary abilities of service dogs, particularly their real-life best friend and black lab, Rescue. Grades K-3. 2018.By Agnes De Mille. 1981
By Michael Chorost. 2005
Science writer recounts his decision to get a cochlear implant, or a computer surgically imbedded in the skull, to artificially…
restore hearing after he became totally deaf in 2001. Describes his physical and mental changes and reflects on the implications of technological advances on the deaf community and on humanity. 2005.By Jacques Voyer. 2002
By Gilles Deleuze, Félix Guattari. 2005
La philosophie comme activité qui crée les concepts se distingue de la science et de la logique, lesquelles opèrent par…
fonctions, sur un plan de référence et avec des observateurs partiels.By Eleanor Craig. 1972
An account of a teacher's experience with a class of special children who have serious emotional problems and are labelled…
'unteachable'. The author uses her resourcefulness and empathy to establish contact and make progress. 1972.