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By Jeffrey Kluger. 2008
Frustrated by the traffic on narrow bridges? Stunned by the number of buttons on a remote control? Saddened by the…
lack of basic medical care in the developing world? Kluger makes the modern world comprehensible, analyzing social and technological systems to reveal that things that seem complicated can be preposterously simple; things that seem simple can be dizzyingly complex. c2008.By Mortimer Jerome Adler. 1981
Adler's seminar consists of ideas that permeate our every waking moment which, through better understanding, will allow everyone to cope…
with the moral, social, and political issues that confront us today. 1981.By Peggy Noonan. 1998
A former speech writer for U.S. presidents Ronald Reagan and George Bush offers "advice and anecdotes about the writing and…
giving of speeches." Exhorts both veteran and novice speakers to organize their message using logic, sincerity, humour, and short sentences, while keeping the speech under twenty minutes. c1998.Readers will be enlightened after hearing Winget's humorous yet helpful interpretation of the way to a better life. Chapters such…
as "Everybody Screws Up", "Get Smarter", and "You Are Out of Time" force listeners to own up to the truth and take responsibility for their lives. 2005.By Paul J Donoghue, Mary E Siegel. 1992
Millions of people suffer from chronic diseases such as multiple sclerosis, migraine headaches and Crohn's disease. This book offers way…
to enhance the quality of life through positive thinking, effective communication and pain management techniques.By Armine Yalnizyan, Ran Ide, Arthur J Cordell. 1994
This text presents two essays: "Securing society: creating Canadian social policy;" and, "The new tools: implications for the future of…
work." The essays discuss the decline of work and its meaning, while considering the new realities of work. The job search is obstructed by "technological progress", a situation which results in loss of tax revenue, fewer people in standard employment, and sociological and moral consequences. The proposed solutions for these problems include suggestions ranging from an equitable distribution of wealth to a national strategy for child care. c1994.By Catherine Johnson, John J Ratey. 1997
Chronic sadness, obsessiveness, outbursts of anger, the inability to finish tasks, acute anxiety or disabling discomfort in social situations -…
these are the often undiagnosed "shadow syndromes" of major mental disorders that limit the lives, productivity, and happiness of millions of people. The authors uncover the biological factors that often determine people's personalities. They use real-life case studies to illustrate how shadow syndromes affect our everyday lives and how they can be treated with diet, exercise, psychotherapy, and medication. 1997.By Mark M Orkin. 1978
By David Levine, Danièle Blain. 2015
Levine revient sur son passé en politique et sur son expérience de gestionnaire. Il redit son appui indéfectible à un…
système de santé gratuit et universel. Il remet en question toutefois la manière dont ce système est géré et dénonce les effets que certaines décisions politiques, y compris les toutes dernières réformes mises en oeuvre par le gouvernement Couillard, peuvent avoir sur son efficacité. À la fois mémoires retraçant un parcours exceptionnel, source d'enseignements sur la manière d'exercer son leadership et réflexion en profondeur sur notre système, ce livre est une lecture indispensable pour tous ceux qui s'intéressent à la santé. 2015. Titre uniforme: Health care and politics.By Patrick Conlon. 1991
In 1988, Casey House in Toronto became North America's first community-based AIDS hospice. This book tells of the people who…
planned Casey House, the people who work and volunteer there, and the people who will die there. c1991.By Alexis Carrel. 1952
By John Bradshaw, Céline Sinclair. 1993
La honte, qui provoque en nous un besoin maladif d'accomplir des performances, est à l'origine de bien des problèmes de…
compulsion et de dépendance. John Bradshaw nous livre ici un témoignage bouleversant et propose de nouvelles techniques de guérison. c1993.By Nicole Bordeleau. 2017
Combien sommes-nous à vivre enfermés dans notre tête, à courir d'urgence en urgence, à oublier de savourer l'instant présent? Avec…
la simplicité et l'authenticité qu'on lui connaît, Nicole Bordeleau nous invite à revenir au monde. Grâce à des enseignements et à des exercices accessibles, elle nous accompagne à la découverte d'une pratique simple, ancrée dans le quotidien, appelée méditation de pleine présence. En vous y exerçant chaque jour, vous découvrirez comment: vivre pleinement chaque instant, le coeur et l'esprit en paix; être plus bienveillant envers vous-même et plus attentif aux autres; affronter les changements de l'existence avec lucidité et sérénité; solidifier la confiance en soi en devenant qui vous êtes réellement. 2017.By Linda Berube. 2001
La séparation d'un couple n'est pas la fin du monde, mais c'est certainement la fin d'un monde pour ceux qui…
vivent cette situation. Dans cet ouvrage, l'auteure, présidente fondatrice de l'Association de médiation familiale du Québec passe en revue des sujets importants comme la garde partagée des enfants ainsi que les négociations des aspects financiers et matériels en plus de proposer des orientations à prendre pour régler les obstacles qui se présentent. 2001.By Anita Roberts. 2001
The author explains violence, looking at its roots, identifying potentially dangerous behaviour, and always offering teens strategies to protect themselves…
and diffuse situations--from small misunderstandings to outright assault. The book also includes discussion of gender stereotypes, self-esteem, handling cliques and social pressures, acknowledging and transforming emotions, and differentiating between "good sex" and harmful sex. Poems, quotes, and practical exercises are also added. Some strong language. For junior and senior high readers. 2001.By Margo Goodhand. 2017
In the supposedly enlightened 60s and 70s, violence against women was widespread. It wasn't talked about, and women had few,…
if any, options to escape their abusers. Yet in 1973, with no statistics, no money and little public support, five disparate groups of Canadian women quietly opened Canada's first battered women's shelters. Today, there are well over 600. Goodhand tracks down the rogue feminists whose work forged an underground railway for women and children, weaving their stories into an until now untold history. As they lobbied for funding, scrounged for furniture and fended off outraged husbands, these women marked a defining moment in Canadian history, triggering monumental changes in government, schools, courts and law enforcement. But was it enough to stop the cycle of violence? Forty years later, these pioneers describe how and why Canada has lost its ground in the battle for women's rights. Winner of the 2018 Alexander Kennedy Isbister Award for Non-fiction and the 2018 Eileen McTavish Sykes Award for Best First Book. 2017.By Herb Shoveller. 2006
When Ryan's first-grade teacher told his class about countries where people didn't have clean drinking water, he became determined to…
change things. His first well was built in Uganda, and a local orphan named Akana Jimmy longed for a chance to thank Ryan. When they finally meet, an unbreakable bond unites these boys from very different backgrounds, and a long and sometimes life-threatening journey begins. Some descriptions of violence. Grades 3-6. 2006.By Luc Ferry, Anne Christine Fournier. 2013
Y a-t-il une fatalité du mal ? La vérité est-elle une quête ? Existe- t-il un droit au bonheur ?…
Notre civilisation décline-t-elle ? Qu'a- t-on fait de Dieu ? Ce livre d'entretiens avec cinq éminents intellectuels contemporains, Luc Ferry, Alain Finkielkraut, René Girard, Fabrice Hadjadj, Lucien Jerphagnon, livre leurs réponses à ces grandes questions et offre des clés pour comprendre notre monde. Des concepts fondamentaux en des termes simples et lumineux pour entrer dans une meilleure intelligence de notre condition d'homme et tracer un chemin de vie et de bonheur. 2013.