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Toufah: The Woman Who Inspired an African #MeToo Movement
By Toufah Jallow. 2022
"This powerful story shouldn’t be missed." Publishers Weekly (starred) "A fiercely readable, potent memoir of a survivor who refuses to…
be silenced. . . . An inspirational page-turner." Kirkus Reviews (starred) An incandescent and inspiring memoir from a courageous young woman who, after she was forced to flee to Canada from her home in The Gambia, became the first woman to publicly call the country’s dictator to account for sexual assault—launching an unprecedented protest movement in West Africa. In 2015, Toufah Jallow was a nineteen-year-old dreaming of a scholarship. Encouraged by her mother, she entered a presidential competition designed to identify and support the country’s smart young women, ands he won. Which brought her to the attention of Yahya Jammeh, the country’s dictator, who styled himself as a pious yet progressive protector of women. At first, he behaved in a fatherly fashion towards his winner, butthen he proposed marriage. When Toufah turned him down, he drugged and raped her. She could not tell anyone what happened. Not only was there no word for rape in her native language, if she told her parents, they would take action and incur Jammeh’s wrath. Wearing a niqab to hide her identity, she gave his security operatives the slip and fled to Senegal, eventually making her way to safety in Canada. Then Jammeh was deposed. In July 2019, Toufah Jallow went home to testify against him in a public hearing, sparking marches of support and a social media outpouring of shared stories among West African women. Each bold decision Toufah made helped secure the future Jammeh had tried to steal from her, and also showed her a new path of leadership and advocacy for survivors of sexual violence.Cat daddy: what the world's most incorrigible cat taught me about life, love, and coming clean
By Jackson Galaxy. 2012
Cat behaviorist and star of TV's My Cat from Hell recounts working at an animal shelter and adopting injured feline…
Benny, who changed his life. Describes giving up drugs and overeating while honing his methods and techniques on prickly, beloved Benny for thirteen years. Strong language. 2012Twelve steps to a compassionate life
By Karen Armstrong. 2010
Author who spearheaded the Charter for Compassion, composed by representatives from six faiths in 2009, asserts that compassion is at…
the heart of all major religions and encourages people to practice this virtue. Describes twelve steps to follow to live by the Golden Rule. 2010Untied: a memoir of family, fame, and floundering
By Meredith Baxter. 2011
Actress known for roles in television's Bridget Loves Bernie, Family, and Family Ties recounts her career and often painful past,…
including raising five children with costar and abusive husband David Birney. Describes her late-in-life realization that she was gay and subsequent coming out. Some strong language. 2011How to change someone you love: four steps to help you help them
By Brad Lamm. 2010
Board-certified interventionist maintains that it is possible to help a loved one change destructive behavior by following this four-step plan.…
Provides case studies, personal experience, and concrete discussion points to illustrate using the method with people who have drug, alcohol, food, shopping, Internet, and other addictions. 2009Orange sunshine: the Brotherhood of Eternal Love and its quest to spread peace, love, and acid to the world
By Nick Schou, Nicholas Schou. 2010
Details the 1960s California drug-dealing group that established its own church, the Brotherhood of Eternal Love, and believed that LSD…
was the way to God. Portrays leader John Griggs, a protégé of Timothy Leary, who smuggled drugs from Mexico, Afghanistan, and Colombia into the United States. Strong language. Bestseller. 2010Sex Addicts Anonymous: S.A.A. Fellowship
By Anonymous, Saa Fellowship Staff. 2008
Describes the spiritual recovery program for sex addiction that is based on the principles of Alcoholics Anonymous. Explains each of…
the program's twelve steps and twelve traditions. Includes the personal stories of forty-six recovering addicts. Explicit descriptions of sex. 2005Shelter: Homelessness in Our Community (Orca Think #2)
By Lois Peterson, Taryn Gee. 2021
Part of the Orca Think series for middle-grade readers, this book answers the questions young people have about homelessness and…
its causes, effects, possible solutions and what we can all do help.In the realm of hungry ghosts: close encounters with addiction
By Gabor Maté. 2010
Canadian doctor uses anecdotes from his Vancouver practice and clinical work to define and explain addiction. Discusses brain development, the…
role of personality, the social aspects of dependency, and the path to healing. Suggests compassionate treatment of victims and offers advice to families. Some strong language. 2010Erased: missing women, murdered wives
By Marilee Strong, Mark Powelson. 2008
Drawing upon her research of the Scott and Laci Peterson case, journalist Strong explores more than fifty similar murders she…
terms "eraser killings." Describes well-planned intimate-partner homicides that employed soft-kill methods and left no evidence to link the murderer to his victim. Some violence and some strong language. 2008In his sights: a true story of love and obsession
By Kate Brennan. 2008
Writing from a secret location, the author describes being stalked by her wealthy former lover Paul, who has pursued her…
for more than thirteen years. Details repeated moves and identity changes to escape Paul's harassment, which includes threatening calls, notes, and break-ins. Some strong language. 2008Women, food and God: an unexpected path to almost everything
By Geneen Roth. 2010
The author explains her philosophy that our relationship to food is inseparable from our core beliefs about being alive. Discusses…
ways to move beyond food and become spiritually in tune with the soul, a process that she contends will lead to natural weight loss. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2010Quicksand: HIV/AIDS in our lives
By Anonymous. 2009
The anonymous author, who had a relative with the illness, discusses the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and its possible progression…
to acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Answers common questions, describes emotional effects, provides medical information, and lists resources. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2009No speed limit: the highs and lows of meth (The Highs And Lows Of Meth Ser.)
By Frank Owen. 2008
Journalist examines the culture surrounding the manufacture, use, and trade of methamphetamine. Recounts interviews with addicts, "cooks," and dealers. Discusses…
the drug's origins and history--including military applications during World War II--and describes political and law-enforcement efforts to stop substance abuse. Some strong language. 2007In the shadow of the mountain: A memoir of courage
By Silvia Vasquez-Lavado. 2022
"In climbing the Seven Summits, Silvia Vasquez-Lavado did nothing less than take back her own life—one brave step at a…
time. She will inspire untold numbers of souls with this story, for her victory is a win on behalf of all of us."—Elizabeth Gilbert This audiobook is read by the author. "Complex and compelling, Vasquez-Lavado's quest to heal herself from the deep wounds of patriarchy is also a vibrantly feminist celebration of female resilience."— Kirkus Reviews "Making history is nothing new for adventurous mountaineer, explorer, entrepreneur, author, and activist Silvia Vasquez-Lavado."— Out Magazine Endless ice. Thin air. The threat of dropping into nothingness thousands of feet below. This is the climb Silvia Vasquez-Lavado braves in her page-turning, pulse-raising memoir following her journey to Mount Everest. A Latina hero in the elite macho tech world of Silicon Valley, privately, she was hanging by a thread. Deep in the throes of alcoholism, hiding her sexuality from her family, and repressing the abuse she'd suffered as a child, she started climbing. Something about the brute force required for the ascent—the risk and spirit and sheer size of the mountains and death's close proximity—woke her up. She then took her biggest pain as a survivor to the biggest mountain: Everest. "The Mother of the World," as it's known in Nepal, allows few to reach her summit, but Silvia didn't go alone. She gathered a group of young female survivors and led them to base camp alongside her. It was never easy. At times hair-raising, nerve-racking, and always challenging, Silvia remembers the acute anxiety of leading a group of novice climbers to Everest's base, all the while coping with her own nerves of summiting. But, there were also moments of peace, joy, and healing with the strength of her fellow survivors and community propelling her forward. In the Shadow of the Mountain is a remarkable story of heroism, one which awakens in all of us a lust for adventure, an appetite for risk, and faith in our own resilience. A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt and CompanyTexans who spent their youth in an institution for "dependent and neglected" children reveal both the positive outcomes and the…
horrific abuses that resulted when a government-run "home" was allowed to operate for decades without any public oversightBurn down the ground: a memoir
By Kambri Crews. 2012
In this memoir, a daughter looks back on her unconventional childhood with deaf parents in rural Texas while trying to…
reconcile it to her present life, one in which her father is serving a twenty-year sentence in a maximum security prison. As a child, she wished that she had been born deaf so that she, too, could fully belong to the tight-knit deaf community that embraced her parents. Some violence and strong languageEl niño sin nombre: la lucha de un niño por sobrevivir
By Dave Pelzer, David J Pelzer. 1995
"El niño sin nombre" es el relato de uno de los casos de abuso infantil mas extremos en la historia…
de California. Es la historia de Dave Pelzer, quien era golpeado y hambreado salvajemente por su madre emocionalmente desequilibrada y alcoholica. BestsellerADHD nation: children, doctors, big pharma, and the making of an American epidemic
By Alan Schwarz. 2016
More than 1 in 7 American children get diagnosed with ADHD, three times what experts have said is appropriate. That…
means millions of kids are misdiagnosed and taking medications for a psychiatric condition they probably do not have. The numbers rise every year. Yet many experts and drug companies deny cause for concern. Alan Schwarz says that while ADHD is real, he urges America to address this growing national health crisisNothing good can come from this: Essays
By Kristi Coulter. 2018