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Seeking the sacred: leading a spiritual life in a secular world
By Elizabeth Etue, Roméo A Dallaire. 2006
In a world permeated by religious strife, renewed interest in issues of faith necessitates a journey beyond the orthodox institutions…
many have come to mistrust. This new brand of "seeker" is looking for an open and safe environment in which to discuss unique interpretations of consciousness, spirituality, ethics, and philosophy through the world's complex mosaic of beliefs and customs. Includes lectures by Jungian therapist Marion Woodman, Lt. General Roméo Dallaire, and Stephen Lewis. Descriptions of violence. 2006.In its early days as Bytown, Ottawa was a community of entrepreneurs. Through the stories of eight intriguing businessmen the…
development of the country's capital is revealed. These capital titans, in working toward their dreams, flavoured the region, and the country, with their strong personalities and opinions, and their legacy is still being felt today. 2004.Lord Beaverbrook (Extraordinary Canadians)
By David Adams Richards. 2011
Press baron, entrepreneur, art collector, and wartime minister in Churchill's cabinet, Max Aitken was a colonial Canadian extraordinaire. Rising from…
a hardscrabble childhood in New Brunswick, he became a millionaire at age 25, earned the title of Lord Beaverbrook at 38, and by age 40 was the most influential newspaperman in the world. Fiercely loyal to the British Empire, he was nonetheless patronized by London's upper class, whose country he worked tirelessly to protect during World War II. Richards, one of Canada's preeminent novelists, celebrates Beaverbrook's heroic achievements in this perceptive interpretive biography. 2011.Last Canadian beer: the Moosehead story
By Harvey Sawler. 2008
From the moment in 1867 when family matriarch Susannah Oland began brewing beer in her Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, backyard, the…
Oland name has been synonymous with Maritime beer and successful family business. Reveals who the Olands are and what has made them successful, and how the Olands will continue to keep Moosehead as an independently owned family business. 2008.Into the blast furnace: the forging of a CEO's conscience
By Courtney Pratt, Larry Gaudet. 2008
When steel manufacturer Stelco Inc. went into bankruptcy protection in early 2004, there was a lot at stake during the…
company's restructuring: 6,000 jobs, 10,000 pensions; the egos and pocketbooks of lawyers, investors, union leaders, politicians and hedge fund managers, each with a special interest to flog and no interest in compromise. CEO Courtney Pratt, hired to clean up the mess, believed in keeping the company alive while ethically reconciling the competing interests - and trying to stay human in a bottom-line world. Some strong language. c2008.Get smarter: life and business lessons for the 20- to 40-year-old
By Seymour Schulich. 2007
In examining his own life, Seymour Schulich, a Canadian billionaire and philanthropist, realized that at age 20, and even at…
age 30, he knew very little. This is his attempt to impart lessons learned in a lifetime to today's youth, by someone who has achieved success in both his personal and professional life. Covers such issues as how to make a decision, choosing a career, and how to deal with adversity. 2007.Cold hard truth: on business, money & life
By Kevin O'Leary. 2011
In every tiny grain of sand: a child's book of prayers and praise
By Reeve Lindbergh. 2000
A collection of seventy-seven poems, prayers and other writings gathered from many different cultures and faiths. It is arranged in…
four sections: For the Day, For the Home, For the Earth, and For the Night. Grades 3-6. 2000.The uncrowned king: the sensational rise of William Randolph Hearst
By Kenneth Whyte. 2008
More than a century ago, William Randolph Hearst stormed the Manhattan publishing establishment and usurped Joseph Pulitzer as the dominant…
force in the most hotly contested newspaper market the world has ever seen. In three years, Hearst built the foundation of one of America's greatest media empires, yet his reputation as a journalist has always been haunted by allegations of sensationalism, self-promotion, warmongering, and outright fakery. Some descriptions of violence. c2008.Éloge du carburateur: essai sur le sens et la valeur du travail
By Marc Saint-Upéry, Matthew B Crawford. 2010
Matthew B. Crawford était un brillant universitaire, bien payé pour travailler dans un think tank à Washington. Au bout de…
quelques mois, déprimé par son emploi, il démissionne pour ouvrir un atelier de réparation de motos. À partir du récit de son étonnante reconversion professionnelle, il livre dans cet ouvrage intelligent et drôle l'une des réflexions les plus fines qu'il ait été donné de lire sur le sens et la valeur du travail dans les sociétés occidentales. Mêlant anecdotes, récits et réflexions philosophiques et sociologiques, il montre que ce travail intellectuel , dont on nous rebat les oreilles depuis que nous sommes entrés dans l' économie du savoir , se révèle pauvre et déresponsabilisant. Il démontre que le travail manuel peut même se révéler beaucoup plus captivant d'un point de vue intellectuel que tous les nouveaux emplois de cette économie du savoir -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: Shop class as soul craft. An inquiry into the value of work.Le temps des turbulences
By Alan Greenspan, Thierry Piélat, Georges Nicolas. 2007
De 1987 à 2006, sous Reagan, Bush, Clinton et George W.Bush, Alan Greenspan, en tant que patron de la Federal…
Reserve Board - la FED - a été sans contexte l'homme le plus puissant du monde économique. Un mot de sa part, et les bourses plongeaient ou se redressaient. Il a été l'analyste le plus écouté, jusqu'à devenir une sorte d'oracle. Aujourd'hui encore son influence demeure incontestable.Voici les mémoires d'un homme qui a suivi comme nul autre les soubresauts, les crises majeures, les retournements de la vie économique de ces vingt dernières années. De la panique boursière de 1987 au choc du 11 septembre, de la défaillance sud-américaine à celle du Japon, de l'optimisme de Reagan aux turbulences de Bush, Alan Greenspan nous restitue les coulisses et nous livre ses analyses. Avec comme credo que le monde économique actuel est infiniment plus changeant mais aussi plus résilient que celui d'hier. Il nous livre région par région ses prévisions, ses convictions sur les grands changements à venir ainsi que sur les effets de la globalisation. -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: The age of turbulence.Bernard Madoff: l'escroc du siècle : biographie
By Peter Sander, Carole Gilet. 2009
[... ]Le 11 décembre 2008, alors que la crise financière fait rage aux États-Unis comme partout dans le monde, Bernard…
Bernie Madoff, éminent personnage de Wall Street et ancien patron du NASDAQ, est arrêté par le FBI et mis en examen pour fraude. La confiance qu'il inspirait lui a permis de construire ce qui semble être la plus grande escroquerie de tous les temps, avec plus de 50 milliards de dollars détournés. [...] Dans ce livre, Peter Sander retrace l'ascension extraordinaire de Bernard Madoff, celle d'un petit écolier juif ordinaire qui devint teneur de marché, puis gestionnaire d'un portefeuille de 17 milliards de dollars. Son récit passionnant analyse la façon dont Bernard Madoff a créé sa stratégie frauduleuse chaîne de Ponzi et infiltré les cercles d'influence. Sander pose de vraies questions sur ce scandale financier : comment Madoff a-t-il réussi à convaincre autant d'investisseurs chevronnés de se séparer de leur fortune sans poser de questions ? Comment a-t-il pu échapper aux organismes de réglementation pendant toutes ces années ? Quel impact ce scandale aura-t-il sur Wall Street ? Et comment pouvons-nous, en tant que citoyens prudents, éviter à l'avenir une telle débâcle ? -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: Madoff.Transforming grace: living confidently in God's unfailing love
By Jerry Bridges. 2008
The freedom in falling short of God’s standard relies on His gift of grace. Unfortunately, too many of us forget…
the free offer. We spend our lives basing our relationship with God on our performance rather than on Him. We see ourselves as never being worthy of His love. The author challenges us to stop trying to measure up, and to begin accepting the transforming power of God’s grace. 2008.The author of "Bringing Down the House" chronicles the invention of the Facebook social-networking computer web site by Harvard students…
Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin. Describes Zuckerberg's use of the university's database and legal problems with a rival site. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2009.Histoire de Casavant frères: Facteurs d'orgues, 1880-1980
By Jeanne Daigle. 1989
Say a little prayer
By Tonya Bolden, Dionne Warwick, David Freeman Wooley, Soud. 2008
American icon and international superstar Dionne Warwick presents an inspiring and entertaining children's picture book that encourages kids to find…
their best talent in life and embrace it. "Little D" is ambling through childhood like any other little kid - enjoying her family and neighbours, her pet dog, her hobbies, and school - when one day she discovers that she has a special talent. In her first-ever singing performance in front of an audience, Little D brings the house down! And she discovers, with her grandfather's encouragement, that everyone has a special talent and it's up to each person to find it, embrace it, perfect it, and enjoy it! Grades K-3. 2008.A Woman after God's own heart
By Elizabeth George. 2004
A guide for personal and group study filled with advice, spiritual wisdom, and practical applications. The author offers practical, Scripture-based…
principles to women who want to become God's women of excellenceKnit together: discover God's pattern for your life
By Debbie Macomber. 2007
The author shares her life story as a means of counseling women about God's greater purpose in their own lives,…
in a personal account that explains how to recognize divine intentions. Debbie Macomber's belief is that God made you for a purpose and that what God calls you to do He also equips you to do. She encourages readers to follow their dreams and never give up. She explains the three lies that hold us back: "It's who you know, I'm too old, and it's too hard." Chapters are named for the different facets of life each of us is created for: purpose, dreams, risks, gratitude, and worship. Scripture passages are combined with anecdotes to flesh out insightsThe battle belongs to the Lord: defeating life's struggles through worship
By Joyce Meyer. 2002
Author and speaker Joyce Meyer shows you how to break through and trust God to do for you what you…
can never do for yourself -- overcome your battles and live in lasting freedom and victoryThe present: the gift that makes you happier and more successful at work and in life
By Spencer Johnson. 2003
A "practical parable" for rediscovering what is truly important in life. Relates a young man's journey to adulthood and search…
for a magical "present"--the power to focus on right now, learn from the past, and plan for the future. Bestseller