NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER -Tarana Burke and Dr. Brené Brown bring together a dynamic group of Black writers, organizers, artists, academics, and cultural figures to discuss the topics the two have dedicated their lives to understanding...
Resilience (Personality trait)
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Auteur:Burke, TaranaSommaire: - Auteur:Winfrey, OprahSommaire:
"[Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D. Perry] are both capable, likable narrators who are sincerely engaged with their subject matter...The performances of these two humanitarians make this a must-hear for anyone recovering from their...
- Auteur:Lane, CassandraSommaire:
When Cassandra Lane becomes pregnant at thirty-five, she turns to creative nonfiction to recreate her great-grandparents' history, which was never officially documented by the state, in order to impart a familial legacy to her son...
- Auteur:Deborah, PriscilleSommaire:
Comment se donner le droit d'exister quand son frère de neuf ans vient de mourir d'une maladie incurable? Prisonnière de ce drame familial, Priscille Deborah peine à donner un sens à sa vie. Longtemps, elle se refuse au bonheur. Jeune...
- Auteur:Cuylenburg, Hugh van.Sommaire:
Hugh van Cuylenburg was a primary school teacher volunteering in northern India when he had a life-changing realisation: despite the underprivileged community the children were from, they were remarkably positive. By contrast, back in...
- Auteur:Mukwege, DenisSommaire:
From Nobel laureate, world-renowned doctor, and noted human rights activist Dr. Denis Mukwege comes an inspiring clarion call-to-action to confront the scourge of sexual violence and better learn from women's resilience, strength,...
- Auteur:Boss, PaulineSommaire:
The COVID-19 pandemic has left many of us haunted by feelings of anxiety, despair, and even anger. Pauline Boss provides strategies to increase our tolerance of ambiguity and look to the future with hope and possibility.
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Auteur:Poliquin, DanielSommaire:Facing the dwindling years of his life, an old man waits for his turn on the auction block, hoping to be sold to a family as decent as the one he is leaving. It is not the first time he has been here, and it may not be the last. Mute in...
- Auteur:Landry, JaniceSommaire:
Janice Landry asks the question, "What are you the most grateful for?" to fifteen Canadians from five provinces and two Americans. One of the seventeen is Dr. Bob Emmons, considered to be the world's pre-eminent expert in the study of...
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Auteur:Bearhead, Wilson, Bearhead, CharleneSommaire:"Paul (Siha Tooskin) spends some time with his mother and they discuss the nature of life with respect to animals, the environment, and the Creator in the Nakota Indigenous tradition. There are also themes of endurance and resilience...
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Auteur:Valaskakis, Gail Guthrie, Guimond, Eric, Dion Stout, MadeleineSommaire:First Nations peoples believe the eagle flies with a female wing and a male wing, showing the importance of balance between the feminine and the masculine in all aspects of individual and community experiences. Centuries of colonization...
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Auteur:Lisson, LisaSommaire:An inspiring book for readers of Sheryl Sandberg and Arlene Dickinson
Lisa Lisson’s life seemed perfect: she had married her high school sweetheart, applied her marketing degree to a position at FedEx Express...
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Auteur:Turmel, TheresaSommaire:"Mnidoo Bemaasing Bemaadiziwin is a twenty-five year research and community based book. It brings forward Indigenous thought, history, and acts of resistance as viewed through the survivors of residential school who through certain...
- Auteur:Spathelfer, TeoniSommaire:
A young Indigenous girl moves to the big city and learns to find connections to her culture and the land wherever she goes, despite encountering bullies and feelings of isolation along the way. When Little Wolf moves to the big city...
- Auteur:Thornton, JazzSommaire:
This book was designed to be read not just once, or in order, letter by letter, but to be used again and again as a tool when you encounter difficult emotions and experiences, to help you feel less alone. It is based on something that...
- Auteur:Grimaldi, VirginieSommaire:
Juliane n'aime pas les surprises. Quand son père fantasque vient s'installer chez elle, à la suite de l'incendie de sa maison, son quotidien parfaitement huilé connaît quelques turbulences. Jean dépense sa retraite...
- Auteur:Côté, GuySommaire:
Sommes-nous vraiment responsables de tout ce qui nous arrive ? Parfois oui ; mais à d’autres moments, nous ne pouvons contrôler le fait que la vie nous confronte à des murs qui, à première vue, nous semblent infranchissables. Vous êtes-...
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Auteur:Davies, KateSommaire:Climate disruption. Growing social inequality. Pollution. We are living in an era of unprecedented crises, resulting in widespread feelings of fear, despair, and grief. Now, more than ever, maintaining hope for the future is a...
- Auteur:McGonigal, JaneSommaire:
A world-renowned future forecaster and game designer teaches us to envision the future before it arrives--and gives us the tools to help shape the world we want to live in. The COVID-19 pandemic, one of the most disruptive events in...
- Auteur:Belzile, CarmenSommaire:
Anne Savoie a toujours eu honte de ses origines modestes. Avec David, son grand amour, elle réalise son rêve: travailler dans l’entreprise de sa belle-famille, gravir les échelons de la société, goûter enfin au luxe et au succès. Puis,...
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