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By Nicole Gratton. 2006
Pressés, stressés, nous dormons le moins possible pour en faire le plus possible, et nous souffrons plus que jamais d'épuisement.…
Le manque de sommeil est un problème de société heureusement réversible auquel Nicole Gratton s'attaque dans ce livre. En nous invitant à aborder la question du sommeil sous l'angle du plaisir, elle suggère une véritable révolution des mentalités. Notre vie ne se réduit pas à ce que nous faisons du lever au coucher, nous pouvons en dormant non seulement régénérer notre organisme, mais aussi apprendre à mieux nous connaître et à développer notre plein potentiel. -- 4e de couvBy F. Paul Wilson. 2000
"Affronter en toute sérénité les contrariétés du quotidien, garder son sang-foid en période de stress, adopter une tournure d'esprit positive,…
aborder la vie avec enthousiasme, tels sont les objectifs que Paul Wilson propose d'atteindre.""Avez-vous jamais, dans un dîner, osé lancer la fameuse question : "Pourquoi les femmes font-elles plus pipi que les hommes…
?" Aussitôt, soyez-en sûr, chacun apportera son commentaire définitif à un problème non seulement complexe mais politiquement (et sexuellement) incorrect. L'urgentiste Billy Goldberg et l'écrivain satirique Mark Leyner n'hésitent pas, eux, à prendre frontalement ladite question et à livrer une réponse... qui pourrait bien vous servir en cas de besoin ! [...] Pourquoi les femmes n'ont-elles pas de pomme d'Adam ? Pourquoi sont-elles moins douées pour les maths que les hommes ? Pourquoi les hommes n'écoutent-ils jamais ?... et vivent-ils moins longtemps ! D'autres sujets sérieux (et moins sérieux) passent au scanner de nos deux compères à la verve scientifique et à l'humour dévastateur. [...]" -- 4e de couvBy Dominique Servant. 2007
"Comment préserver son bien-être face au stress de la vie quotidienne ? En apprenant la relaxation et la méditation !…
Ce guide va vous montrer comment ces méthodes peuvent devenir les outils les plus naturels et les plus efficaces de votre équilibre. Inspirés par le meilleur des grandes techniques, certaines bien connues (yoga, sophrologie, training autogène, méditation, hypnose), d'autres toutes récentes (pleine conscience, cohérence cardiaque, biofeedback), vous allez découvrir et pratiquer 25 exercices simples et rapides pour maîtriser la respiration, la détente musculaire, la concentration et la relaxation par la pensée et les images mentales. Loin d'être une perte de temps, la relaxation et la méditation vont vous aider à être plus en phase avec vous-même au quotidien. Pour vivre sereinement actifs et activement sereins." -- 4e de couvBy Christophe Lamoure. 2007
"Il y a en chacun de nous un marcheur. Prendre l'air, dégourdir ses jambes, découvrir de beaux paysages, sentir le…
sol sous ses pieds produit un effet à la fois dynamisant et apaisant. Peu importe le but poursuivi, la marche, la balade, la promenade, la randonnée, le pèlerinage - c'est selon - font du bien au corps et à l'esprit. D'ailleurs, les philosophes ont aussi pratiqué la marche, chacun à sa façon : Thalès, et son faux pas qui le précipita au fond d'un puits ; Kant que rien ne détourna jamais de sa sortie quotidienne, à cinq heures précises ; Kierkegaard et ses promenades imaginaires ; Cioran, déambulant loin des hommes et de leurs désastreuses ambitions... L'auteur, promeneur assidu, examine attentivement cette mystérieuse connivence du pas et du mot, du souffle et de l'idée, du muscle et de la pensée. La marche éveille et stimule l'esprit, mais, bien plus encore, elle est une sagesse, une sagesse du corps." -- 4e de couvBy Hugues Aufray. 2007
"Hugues Aufray nous explique comment préserver son capital santé en fonction de son hérédité, prévenir les rhumatismes et soigner sa…
circulation grâce à un certain art du bain, faire fonctionner son diaphragme, qui, sous l'effet du stress, peut bloquer toute l'énergie vitale. Et aussi... utiliser la nature et les animaux pour se régénérer, apprendre à surmonter les grandes douleurs à la manière ancestrale, découvrir les bienfaits de la convivialité, du "cercle" cher aux Indiens d'Amérique et aux Celtes, recevoir en donnant. La jeunesse n'a pas d'âge : un florilège de recettes glanées au fil des traditions, de l'expérience et du bon sens, qui ouvrira de nouveaux horizons aux lecteurs et lectrices en quête de bien-être et de longue joie de vivre." -- 4e de couvBy Michel Jouvet. 2000
By Briony Penn. 2020
Based on recorded interviews and journal entries this major biography of Cecil Paul (Wa’xaid) is a resounding and timely saga…
featuring the trials, tribulations, endurance, forgiveness, and survival of one of North America’s more prominent Indigenous leaders. Born in 1931 in the Kitlope, Cecil Paul, also known by his Xenaksiala name, Wa’xaid, is one of the last fluent speakers of his people’s language. At age ten he was placed in a residential school run by the United Church of Canada at Port Alberni where he was abused. After three decades of prolonged alcohol abuse, he returned to the Kitlope where his healing journey began. He has worked tirelessly to protect the Kitlope, described as the largest intact temperate rainforest watershed in the world. Now in his late 80s, he resides on his ancestors’ traditional territory.Following upon the success of Wa'xaid's own book of personal essays, Stories from the Magic Canoe, Briony Penn's major biography of this remarkable individual will serve as a timely reminder of the state of British Columbia's Indigenous community, the environmental and political strife still facing many Indigenous communities, and the philosophical and personal journey of a remarkable man.Wa'xaid passed away at the age of 90 on December 3, 2020.By Ted Nolan. 2023
In 1997 Ted Nolan won the Jack Adams Award for best coach in the NHL. But he wouldn’t work in…
pro hockey again for almost a decade. What happened?Growing up on a First Nation reserve, young Ted Nolan built his own backyard hockey rink and wore skates many sizes too big. But poverty wasn’t his biggest challenge. Playing the game meant spending his life in two worlds: one in which he was loved and accepted and one where he was often told he didn’t belong.Ted proved he had what it took, joining the Detroit Red Wings in 1978. But when his on-ice career ended, he discovered his true passion wasn’t playing; it was coaching. First with the Soo Greyhounds and then with the Buffalo Sabres, Ted produced astonishing results. After his initial year as head coach with the Sabres, the club was being called the "hardest working team in professional sports." By his second, they had won their first Northeast Division title in sixteen years.Yet, the Sabres failed to re-sign their much-loved, award-winning coach.Life in Two Worlds chronicles those controversial years in Buffalo—and recounts how being shut out from the NHL left Ted frustrated, angry, and so vulnerable he almost destroyed his own life. It also tells of Ted’s inspiring recovery and his eventual return to a job he loved. But Life in Two Worlds is more than a story of succeeding against the odds. It’s an exploration of how a beloved sport can harbour subtle but devastating racism, of how a person can find purpose when opportunity and choice are stripped away, and of how focusing on what really matters can bring two worlds together.By Vivian L King. 2020
By Dave Matheis. 2021
Collected by the Louisville Center for Accessible Living, these 30 short narratives are personal accounts of the triumphs and challenges…
of parenthood by people who happen to have a disability, whether sensory, physical, or cognitive. Some chapters include comments from spouses or children. Introduction by Jason Jones. 2021 AdultBy Claire Dederer. 2011
Claire Dederer started taking yoga because of a sore back. She wryly describes how it became part of her life…
as a wife, mother, daughter, and writer in Seattle. Adult. UnratedBy Jennifer Denetdale. 2007
In this groundbreaking book, the first Navajo to earn a doctorate in history seeks to rewrite Navajo history. Reared on…
the Navajo Nation in New Mexico and Arizona, Jennifer Nez Denetdale is the great-great-great-granddaughter of a well-known Navajo chief, Manuelito (1816-1894), and his nearly unknown wife, Juanita (1845-1910). Stimulated in part by seeing photographs of these ancestors, she began to explore her family history as a way of examining broader issues in Navajo historiography. Here she presents a thought-provoking examination of the construction of the history of the Navajo people (Diné, in the Navajo language) that underlines the dichotomy between Navajo and non-Navajo perspectives on the Diné past. Reclaiming Diné History has two primary objectives. First, Denetdale interrogates histories that privilege Manuelito and marginalize Juanita in order to demonstrate some of the ways that writing about the Diné has been biased by non-Navajo views of assimilation and gender. Second, she reveals how Navajo narratives, including oral histories and stories kept by matrilineal clans, serve as vehicles to convey Navajo beliefs and values. By scrutinizing stories about Juanita, she both underscores the centrality of women's roles in Navajo society and illustrates how oral tradition has been used to organize social units, connect Navajos to the land, and interpret the past. She argues that these same stories, read with an awareness of Navajo creation narratives, reveal previously unrecognized Navajo perspectives on the past. And she contends that a similarly culture-sensitive re-viewing of the Diné can lead to the production of a Navajo-centered history. AdultBy Sarah Zimmerman. 2021
"Discover how simple crafting your own crochet plush animals can be. From alligators to zebras, Crochet Cute Critters features 26…
beginner-friendly patterns for creating all kinds of cuddly companions. Amigurumi--the Japanese art of crocheting stuffed toys--might seem intimidating, but this book keeps it easy and fun with complete guides that cover everything you need to know. Whether you're stitching up huggable gifts for kids or grandkids or just looking to assemble your own plush menagerie, this crochet pattern book will have you up and going in no time. Crochet your way through the alphabet with: -Animal projects from A to Z: using easy crochet patterns, learn to craft cute animal friends like Alex the Alligator, Freddy the Fox, and Zina the Zebra -Easy-to-follow instructions: step-by-step guidance makes stitching, detailing, and stuffing your animals easy for beginners -Basics to build on: each animal project shares the same basic head and body pattern, allowing you to carry your practice and experience from project to project. Discover how fun and easy it can be to crochet your own Amigurumi with the help of Crochet Cute Critters." -- Provided by publisherBy Stephen E Ambrose. 1996
By Margaret Macpherson. 2022
In this challenging memoir about her formative years in Yellowknife in the '60s and '70s, author Margaret Macpherson lays bare…
her own white privilege, her multitude of unexamined microaggressions, and how her childhood was shaped by the colonialism and systemic racism that continues today. Macpherson's father, first a principal and later a federal government administrator, oversaw education in the NWT, including the high school Margaret attended with its attached hostel: a residential facility mostly housing Indigenous children.Ringing with damning and painful truths, this bittersweet telling invites white readers to examine their own personal histories in order to begin to right relations with the Indigenous Peoples on whose land they live. Tracking the Caribou Queen is beautifully crafted to a purpose: poetic language and narrative threads dissect the trope that persisted through her girlhood, that of the Caribou Queen, a woman who seemed to embody extreme and contradictory stereotypes of Indigeneity. Here, Macpherson is not striving for a tidy ideal of "reconciliation"; what she is working towards is much messier, more complex and ambivalent and, ultimately, more equitable.By Karan Rajan. 2024
A hilarious, myth-busting survival guide that explains the weird and wonderful bodily functions that keep us alive—and how to make…
them work better for longer—from TikTok's favorite doctor Your body is incredible, but it’s also out to destroy you. Your brain is like an early computer operating system, riddled with bad code, slow to load, and more likely to watch cat memes than go to sleep. You’d be a mess without your skeleton, but it can be a bony cage if you’re tortured by backaches, niggling neck pain, and knee joints that crumble under pressure. And your nose is a design disaster, getting blocked, springing leaks, and growing random tufts of hair. You are the sum total of a lot of mistakes, trials, and errors, and you have to learn to live with them as best you can. That’s where this book comes in. Here’s everything you need to know to slow the inevitable decay that’s plagued your body from the moment of your birth. You will: • Enjoy the most epic and efficient dump of your existence • Optimize brain efficiency by putting an end to multitasking • Give your breath a sniff test to assess your health • Start treating your eye socket dumplings with the respect they deserve Here’s how to keep all your organs living in peaceful harmony so that you can enjoy a better, longer, healthier lifeBy Pierre Philip. 2022
Le sommeil repose sur trois piliers fondamentaux : la régularité, la durée et la qualité. Le spécialiste aborde toutes les…
maladies liées au sommeil comme l'insomnie ou l'apnée du sommeil, répond à une centaine de questions liées à la vie courante et propose des solutions concrètes, personnalisées et adaptées à chaque âge de la vie. Avec des fiches pratiques.By Angela Sterritt. 2023
"A remarkable life story.... Angela Sterritt is a formidable storyteller and a passionate advocate." (Cherie Dimaline, author of The Marrow…
Thieves) "Sterritt's story is living proof of how courageous Indigenous women are." (Tanya Talaga, author of Seven Fallen Feathers and All Our Relations) In her memoir, Angela Sterritt shares her story from navigating life on the streets to becoming an award-winning journalist. As a teenager, she wrote in her notebook to survive. Now, she reports on cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada, showing how colonialism and racism create a society where Indigenous people are devalued. Unbroken is a story about courage and strength against all odds.By Mikella Nicol. 2023
Après une rupture amoureuse, Mikella Nicol s'entraîne intensivement pour se réapproprier sa vie. Dans le sillon de sa pratique, elle…
fera l'expérience des contradictions de l'industrie du fitness et de son idéal de beauté. À la croisée du récit autobiographique et de l'essai, déclaration de résistance au nom des portées disparues, Mise en forme témoigne d'une histoire intime et collective des corps, revendiquant le droit des femmes à disposer du leur et à circuler librement