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Be kind to the planet, but most of all, be kind to yourself When you feel the weight of the…
world on your shoulders, grab this book for a dose of calm and courage. Packed with reassuring tips and advice, from mindfulness exercises to practical steps you can take to make a difference, this guide will ease your eco-anxiety and help you to live a more environmentally friendly lifeOption Québec (La Voie ouverte #8)
By René Lévesque. 1988
René Lévesque lance Option Québec en 1968, quelques mois après avoir quitté le Parti libéral. Texte de combat, défense et…
illustration de la souveraineté-association, Option Québec demeure l'oeuvre la plus importante de René Lévesque et l'expression la plus achevée d'une pensée qui a animé tous nos débats politiques depuis trente ans.Our enemies will vanish: The russian invasion and ukraine's war of independence
By Yaroslav Trofimov. 2024
“ Our Enemies Will Vanish achieves the highest level of war reporting: a tough, detailed account that nevertheless reads like…
a great novel. One is reminded of Michael Herr's Dispatches . . . Frankly, it's what we have all aspired to. I did not really understand Ukraine until I read Trofimov's account.” — Sebastian Junger A revelatory eyewitness account of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and heroism of the Ukrainian people in their resistance by Yaroslav Trofimov, the Ukrainian chief foreign-affairs correspondent for The Wall Street Journal. Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Yaroslav Trofimov has spent months on end at the heart of the conflict, very often on its front lines. In this authoritative account, he traces the war’s decisive moments—from the battle for Kyiv to more recently the gruelling and bloody arm wrestle involving the Wagner group over Bakhmut—to show how Ukraine and its allies have turned the tide against Russia, one of the world’s great military powers, in a modern-day battle of David and Goliath. Putin had intended to conquer and annex Ukraine with a vicious blitzkrieg, redrawing the map of Europe in a few short weeks with seismic geopolitical consequences. But in the face of this existential threat, the Ukrainian people fought back, turning what looked like certain defeat into a great moral victory, even as the territorial battle continues to seesaw to this day. This is the story of the epic bravery of the Ukrainian people—people Trofimov knows very well. For Trofimov, this war is deeply personal. He grew up in Kyiv and his family has lived there for generations. With deep empathy and local understanding, Trofimov tells the story of how everyday Ukrainian citizens—doctors, computer programmers, businesspeople, and schoolteachers—risked their lives and lost loved ones. He blends their brave and tragic stories with expert military analysis, providing unique insight into the thinking of Ukrainian leadership and mapping out the decisive stages of what has become a perilous war for Ukraine, the Putin regime, and indeed, the world. This brutal, catastrophic struggle is unfolding on another continent, but the United States and its NATO allies have become deeply implicated. As the war drags on, it threatens to engulf the world. We cannot look away. At once heart-breaking and inspiring, Our Enemies Will Vanish is a riveting, vivid, and first-hand account of the Ukrainian refusal to surrender. It is the story of ordinary people fighting not just for their homes and their families but for justice and democracy itselfHbr guide to navigating the toxic workplace (HBR Guide)
By Harvard Business Review. 2024
Are you enduring a toxic workplace? Toxic workplaces take all kinds of forms-whether it's a narcissist boss who belittles and…
bullies, colleagues who backstab and gaslight, "work friends" who drain you with endless complaining, or a culture of overwork and burnout. It can feel impossible to know whether to speak up and when to keep your head down. Do you try to address it head-on, go to HR, or play office politics? And what can you do if you don't want to leave-or if your situation doesn't allow you to? The HBR Guide to Navigating the Toxic Workplace will help you set boundaries and change what you can while helping you maintain your mental health and your self-respect in some of the toughest situations at work. You'll learn how to: recognize what's fixable; help bring problems to light; protect your reputation and your career; prevent a toxic culture from infecting your team; keep your performance up; and move on if you choose, without burning bridges. Arm yourself with the advice you need to succeed on the job, with the most trusted brand in business. Packed with how-to essentials from leading experts, the HBR Guides provide smart answers to your most pressing work challengesAdhd for smart ass women: How to fall in love with your neurodivergent brain
By Tracy Otsuka. 2023
An unprecedented guide for any woman with ADHD looking to celebrate her unique brilliance and to embark on a journey…
of self-discovery. ADHD is one of the most common neurological disorders in the United States—yet a staggering 75 percent of girls and women remain undiagnosed. Due to the gender gap in medical research, which does not account for symptoms manifesting differently in women—leading to increased problems with anxiety, depression, working memory, sleep, energy, and concentration—many ADHD women are left to navigate a society that fails to understand their struggles and gifts. But what if every woman had the resources and support to uncover the hidden wonders of her neurodivergent brain? Enter certified ADHD coach and podcast host Tracy Otsuka. Armed with her experience coaching thousands of women, cutting-edge medical research, and personal insights from her own diagnosis, she presents a revelatory guide tailored specifically for girls and women with ADHD. In it, Otsuka offers an entirely new set of tools, systems, and strategies to access a world of boundless productivity, focus, and confidence. With her signature wit and levity—in entertaining chapters designed for ADHD readers—Otsuka explores the unique challenges that ADHD women face and illuminates the extraordinary qualities that set them apart: overflowing creativity, laser-focused attention, deep empathy, and fearless entrepreneurial spirit. Even without an official diagnosis, readers will be equipped with the tools to conquer any to-do list and to tap into their true purpose, personally or professionally. By dismantling the long-standing stereotypes and misinformation surrounding women with ADHD, Otsuka offers a beacon of hope for any woman looking to transform her symptoms into strengths. Comprehensive, lively, and long overdue, ADHD for Smart Ass Women is the key to unlocking unparalleled potential and to understanding your truly magnificent and brilliant brain. Are you ready to discover your superpower? Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobookAdieu mon ami: faire le deuil de son animal de compagnie
By Gary A Kowalski. 2012
La mort de notre petit compagnon est une épreuve des plus douloureuses. Ce livre rempli de conseils et de compassion…
aidera les lecteurs à accepter le deuil et à poursuivre leur vie.Autobiographie (Babel #388)
By Martin Luther King. 2000
Chroniques internationales (Points. Actuels #43)
By Gil Courtemanche. 1990
Une sorcière comme les autres (Deux continents. Best-sellers)
By Louise Lanctôt. 1981
Ce livre va beaucoup plus loin que le froid document politique, on l'aura deviné. C'est une voix de femme qui…
s'élève: c'est avec sa troublante sensibilité de femme que Louise Lanctôt nous fait ses confidences, nous raconte sa traversée du désert, ses doutes, sa solitude, ses conflits, ses inquiétudes et son anxiété de mère de famille emportée dans un tourbillon où elle n'arrive plus à rien contrôler... Une femme à la recherche d'un idéal, tandis qu'autour d'elle s'effondrent les rêves et que le quotidien l'use tout doucement.Sans yeux et sans mains (Le Livre de poche #5061)
By Jacques Lebreton. 1966
C'est un soldat français, dans le désert de Libye, après la bataille d'El-Alamein. Une grenade éclate dans ses mains. L'accident…
le laisse presque mort. Il vivra, mais il n'a plus d'yeux et plus de mains. Ce livre est son histoire et une longue confidence, franche, abrupte, pudique. Acceptera-t-il ? Un combat terrible se livre en lui au moment de la double révélation. Mais après, un autre combat commence, plus long et peut-être plus âpre accepter, mais ne pas se résigner. Ne pas être un inutile, tenir sa place parmi les hommes malgré le double handicap telle sera la vraie lutte de Jacques Lebreton. Mais ce n'est pas assez. Une aventure spirituelle le happe sans lui laisser de repos. Son frère est prêtre-ouvrier. Il décide avec sa femme (car il s'est marié et est devenu père de famille) d'aller le rejoindre en banlieue et de vivre en baraque. Il participe de très près à la grande espérance de ceux qui se voulaient présents au monde ouvrier. Il fait du syndicalisme. Il passe au communisme. Il se révolte et perd la foi quand survint la condamnation de Rome. Il est à nouveau mutilé, mais c'est dans son âme. La reconquête de la foi, la rentrée dans l'Eglise sans rien renier de sa soif de justice sociale, c'est un nouveau combat qu'il mène. Comme le premier, il le gagne, avec la grâce de Dieu. Lebreton a simplement voulu conter sa vie. L'infirme devenu homme mène une bataille d'homme. C'est là sa vraie grandeur. On ne sait s'il faut admirer davantage celui qui surmonta son affreux handicap ou celui qui, devenu pareil aux autres, traverse victorieusement les risques de l'engagement spirituel. Louis Rétif, confident de Jacques Lebreton tout au long de son itinéraire, fait apparaître, dans la Préface qu'il a écrite pour ce livre, les racines mêmes de ce combat où la foi en l'homme et la foi en Dieu se rejoignent dans la plénitude de la vocation humaine.Afghanistan, la spirale infernale
By Eric Cheysson. 2023
Le 15 août 2021, les talibans reprennent le pouvoir à Kaboul. Dans le chaos créé par leur retour, l'Institut médical…
pour la mère et l'enfant tente de poursuivre son action humanitaire et reste un refuge pour soigner les plus démunis. Président de la Chaîne de l'espoir, ONG française qui a conçu cet hôpital, E. Cheysson retrace ce moment de bascule dans l'histoire de l'Afghanistan.Renaissance d'une aveugle après une enfance martyrisée
By Lola Redon. 2021
Issue d'une modeste famille algérienne, l'auteure reçoit des coups de ceinture au visage de sa mère, à la suite d'un…
banal incident domestique. Une prise en charge trop tardive entraîne une cécité totale. Malgré ce drame, elle a pu mener un cursus scolaire puis travailler dans une administration publique.Un guide dans ma nuit
By Frédéric Gaillanne. 2022
Devenu aveugle à la suite d'un accident à 18 ans, F. Gaillanne découvre les chiens guides quelques années plus tard.…
Il décrit son chemin de vie pour s'adapter au handicap et la réalisation de son projet d'école d'entraînement de chiens guides d'aveugles pour les enfants.La philosophie face au handicap (Connaissances de la diversité)
By Bertrand Quentin. 2013
Donnant la parole aux grands philosophes, Q. Bertrand s'interroge sur la place du handicap dans la société, sur le rapport…
de la personne handicapée à autrui mais aussi avec elle-même. Il interroge ainsi ce qui fonde l'humanité d'un homme et l'origine des peurs que suscite le handicap.Les aventurières du ciel (Points)
By Katell Faria. 2021
Portraits de six femmes d'exception qui, entre les deux guerres mondiales, occupèrent une place de premier plan dans l'épopée de…
l'aviation. Leurs exploits, leurs peines et leurs joies, mais aussi leurs amours et parfois leurs fins tragiques sont racontés dans le détail, faisant revivre la grande aventure des airs et les débuts de l'émancipation féminine.Histoire des préjugés
By Jeanne Guérout. 2023
39 historiennes et historiens décryptent les différentes formes de stéréotypes et de préjugés, selon les domaines, les périodes ou les…
zones géographiques. Parmi les sujets abordés : les écologistes seraient opposés au progrès, les Français seraient arrogants, la couleur verte porterait malheur, entre autres.Beryl: The Making of a Disability Activist
By Dustin Galer. 2023
The story of a mid-century working-class housewife whose extraordinary physical transformation empowered her to become a dynamic social activist who…
fueled a movement to create a more inclusive future for people with disabilities.Essays concerned with diplomacy of the period between the two world wars. The editors have assembled a study of the…
roles played by personality, foreign service training, tradition, ambition, honesty, loyalty, intuition, secrecy, suspicion, communication devices, and the presence or absence of principles in the making of a diplomatThe Wall Street Journal lifetime guide to money: everything you need to know about managing your finances--for every stage of life
By Staff of the Wall Street Journal. 1997
A lay person's guide to planning personal finances. Explains basic concepts of saving and investing, insurance, credit, taxes, estate planning,…
and money management. Tells people in various age-groups and circumstances how to avoid mistakes and to make the best of opportunitiesAcclaimed journalist Simon Shuster gives us the first inside account of the Russian invasion of Ukraine from the perspective of…
President Volodymyr Zelensky and his team, who granted him unprecedented access. Time correspondent Simon Shuster chronicles the life and wartime leadership of Volodymyr Zelensky from the dressing rooms of his variety show in Ukraine to the muddy trenches of his war with Russia. Based on four years of reporting; extensive travels with President Zelensky to the front; and dozens of interviews with him, his wife, his friends and enemies, his advisers, ministers and military commanders, The Showman tells an intimate and eye-opening story of the President's evolution from a slapstick actor to a symbol of resilience, revealing how he managed to rally the world's democracies behind his cause. The book's early chapters offer the first detailed account of Zelensky's life in a nuclear bunker in the opening weeks of the invasion and the circumstances of his wife's escape to safety with their children. Later, as the Russians retreat from Kyiv, we see Zelensky and his team emerge from the bunker and lead Ukraine in a series of crucial victories. The result is a riveting, up-close picture of the invasion as experienced by its number one target and improbable hero. Clear-eyed about the President's early failures as a peacemaker and his willingness to silence political dissent, the book offers a complex picture of a man struggling to break what he sees as a historical cycle of oppression that began generations before he was born. Even as the war drags on, Zelensky lays out his vision for its future course and, through his actions, demonstrates his strategy for countering the Russians and keeping the West on his side. The Showman, as a work of eyewitness journalism, provides an essential perspective on the war defining our age. As a study in leadership and human resolve, its appeal is timeless and universal. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook