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Red notice: a true story of high finance, murder, and one man's fight for justice
By Bill Browder. 2015
A real-life political thriller about an American financier in the Wild East of Russia, the murder of his principled young…
tax attorney, and his dangerous mission to expose the Kremlin's corruption. Bestseller. 2015.Real justice: sentenced to life at seventeen : the story of David Milgaard (Real justice)
By Cynthia J Faryon. 2009
David Milgaard was a kid who got into lots of trouble. Unfortunately, that made it easy for the Saskatoon police…
to brand him as a murderer. At seventeen, David was arrested, jailed, and convicted for the rape and murder of a young nursing assistant, Gail Miller. Throughout his twenty-three years in prison, David maintained that he was innocent and refused to admit to the crime, even though it meant he was never granted parole. Finally, through the incredible determination of his mother and new lawyers who believed in him, David was released and proven not guilty. This is the true story of how bad decisions, tunnel vision, poor representation, and outright lying and coercion by those within the justice system caused a tragic miscarriage of justice. For junior high and older readers. 2009.Real ponies don't go oink!
By Patrick F McManus. 2000
In this collection of essays, McManus treats his audience to the exploits of his wife Bun, his buddies Retch and…
Eddie, and himself. He recounts the events that led to his dog’s climbing a tree, to the class clown’s finally making the fierce math teacher laugh, and to the garage door’s gobbling up the dog. He tells of the problems in pouring a concrete walk and of fireworks with the potential to bring down a B-29. 2000.Ready for the people: my most chilling cases as a prosecutor
By Marissa N Batt. 2005
L.A. deputy district attorney Batt draws on more than 25 years of experience in recalling her most challenging cases, also…
describing those involved, including biased judges, hardworking police, sleazy lawyers and expert witnesses. Batt's compassion toward crime victims and good case preparation are contrasted with rulings that reflect the fragility of the US criminal justice system. Explicit descriptions of sex, violence and explicit strong language. 2004.Ready to retire?: the new reality of retirement and what you and your spouse need to know
By Lyndsay Green. 2016
By looking at retirement from men's perspectives, this book will explore issues that have been given short shrift by the…
mass media and in retirement literature. The interviewees will include the newly retired, those working part-time, and the fully retired, and represent a range of income and education levels and professional and personal circumstances. The author will also be interviewing their wives and partners. By helping women understand why men think about retirement the way they do, the author hopes to separate fiction from fact and free people's minds to reimagine retirement. Bestseller. 2016.Raw knowledge II: interviews with health achievers
By Paul Nison. 2003
This book has been created to give you the knowledge to achieve a healthier, happier, freer life. It contains information…
you can use to take control of your health, environment, your whole life: mind body and soul. 2003.Read for your life: literature as a life support system
By Joseph Gold. 1990
The book includes sections on reading for children, adolescents, and the elderly; as well as reading during times of crisis,…
such as bereavement, divorce, and aging; reading for women, for the disabled, and for racial minorities. c1990.Que Freud me pardonne!
By Jacques Voyer. 2002
Qu'est-ce que je fuis?: enfin devenir qui je suis
By Claire Poulin. 2014
" Ce livre est une invitation à un voyage au plus profond de soi, où sont cachées les blessures vécues…
dans l'enfance et qui, à notre insu, se répètent dans le présent. Il est aussi une invitation à reconnaître notre processus intérieur pour nous reconnecter à nos expériences douloureuses enfouies et retrouver ainsi nos ressources, nos capacités et vivre un présent libéré du passé. " -- 4e de couv.Qui nous fera voir le bonheur?: de quoi a-t-on besoin pour être heureux, comment y parvenir et comment le rester (J'ai lu. Bien-être ; #11348)
By Martin Steffens, Christophe André. 2014
"Qui nous fera voir le bonheur" ? On ne sait pas qui, mais l'on sait déjà que ce doit être…
quelqu'un : une personne avec laquelle écrire une histoire d'amour, que ce soit un amant, un ami, un parent ou Dieu. Dans un échange au carrefour de la psychologie, de la philosophie et de la spiritualité, Christophe André et Martin Steffens dessinent des chemins possibles pour atteindre le bonheur. Une chose est certaine : la lecture de ce livre vous fera du bien et éveillera en vous un merveilleux sentiment de gratitude. 2016, c2014.Qui a tué Napoléon?
By David Hapgood, Ben Weider. 1982
À Sainte-Hélène, l'empereur n'est pas mort d'un cancer: il a été empoisonné à l'arsenic... cette révélation est fondée sur les…
recherches d'un médecin suédois, expert en toxicologie, 20 ans d'enquête l'ont conduit à cette certitude. 1982. Titre uniforme: The Murder of Napoleon.Quiet strength: The Principles, Practices, And Priorities Of A Winning Life
By Tony Dungy, Nathan Whitaker. 2008
When Tony Dungy led the Indianapolis Colts to victory in Super Bowl XLI - and made history as the first…
African American coach to win the big game - millions of people, amazed by the success of his quiet, authoritative leadership style, wondered: how does he get it done? Dungy reveals the secrets to his success - principles, practices, and priorities that have kept him on track despite overwhelming personal and professional obstacles, including firings, stereotypes, and the tragic loss of a child. Bestseller. 2008.Quinn: the life of a hockey legend
By Dan Robson. 2015
Pat Quinn was the tough working-class kid who had fought his way to the very top of the hockey world.…
He had butted heads with superstars, with management, and with the league itself. And he had also succeeded at every level, finishing his journeyman's career as the captain of an NHL team, then quickly emerged as one of the best coaches in the league. He gathered executive titles like hockey cards, and done things his own way, picking up a law degree along the way. He was brash, dour, and abrasive--and people loved him for his alloy of pugnacity and flair, his three-piece suits and cigars, his Churchillian heft and his scowl. Bestseller. 2015.Quand nos émotions nous rendent fous: un nouveau regard sur les folies humaines
By Philippe Jeammet, Caroline Brizard. 2016
Nous pouvons tous, à un moment ou à un autre, être submergés par nos émotions. Ces débordements, s'ils sont souvent…
passagers, ne sont jamais anodins : ils nous font du mal, nous coupent des autres, nous enferment. Ils peuvent aussi nous emmener loin, très loin, parfois jusqu'à la folie. Et on en arrive à détruire ou à se détruire pour exister. Ce que montre Philippe Jeammet dans ce livre, c'est que tout cela est réversible. 2016.Que faire de notre cerveau? (Le temps d'une question)
By Catherine Malabou. 2004
La question que pose ici Catherine Malabou est la suivante: la description du cerveau aujourd'hui n'est-elle pas l'image du monde…
capitaliste dans lequel nous vivons? Ne décrit-elle pas une autre forme de pouvoir qui ne serait pas centralisé mais n'en resterait pas moins un poste de commande, d'où on encense l'adaptabilité absolue, la flexibilité et d'où on rejette les individus sans mobilité, trop rigides? Ne soyons pas dupes de la façon dont on nous parle de notre cerveau. 2004.Quantum healing: exploring the frontiers of mind/body medicine
By Deepak Chopra. 1989
Chopra brings together the current research of Western medicine, neuroscience, and physics with the insights of Ayurvedic theory to show…
that the human body is controlled by a "network of intelligence" grounded in quantum reality. 1989.Psychologie de l'enfant de zéro à dix ans
By Françoise Cholette-Pérusse. 1981
Écrit voilà plus de vingt-cinq ans, cet ouvrage demeure encore de nos jours un atout majeur pour les parents et…
les éducateurs de tous les milieux. Laissant de côté les termes trop techniques, il répond en toute simplicité aux questions fondamentales concernant la psychologie de l'enfant. 1981.Quai des Indes
By Irène Frain. 1993
Psyching in sport: the psychological preparation for serious competition in sport
By Brent S Rushall. 1979
This manual is one of the first to concentrate on the general psychological principles which apply to all competitive sport…
and lead to competition success. Professor Rushall believes that there is an ideal form of preparation, and sets out to define a procedure which takes into account scientific knowledge recently gained about performance at the highest level of competition. He has personally studied athletes of international standing, and correlates his findings about what affects performance with recent psychological studies of how humans cope with stress such as occurs in competitive sport. 1979.Dr. Alex Pattakos is a cofounder of the Innovation Group consulting firm. Here he illustrates acclaimed selfhelp guru Viktor Frankl's…
keys to finding meaning in even the most hopeless situations. Growing from his time spent in a Nazi concentration camp, Frankl's principles are easy to adopt and will help listeners press forward to escape mental ruts in their quest for a more fulfilling life. 2008.