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'We Are Still Didene'

Detailing the history of the aboriginal village of Iskut, British Columbia over the past 100 years, 'We Are Still Didene' examines the community's transition from subsistence hunting to wage work in trapping, guiding, construction, and service jobs. Using naturally occurring, extended transcripts of stories told by the group's hunters, Thomas McIlwraith explores how Iskut hunting culture and the memories that the Iskut share have been maintained orally. McIlwraith demonstrates the ways in which these stories challenge the idealized images of Aboriginals that underlie state-sponsored traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) studies. McIlwraith instead illuminates how these narratives are connected to the Iskut Village's complex relationships with resource extraction companies and the province of British Columbia, as well as their interactions with animals and the environment.

'What is Truth?': Towards a Theological Poetics

In a culture where institutional religion is in decline there is a pressing need for new theological strategies. Andrew Shanks argues for a fresh 'theological poetics', providing an eloquent first step towards meeting these needs and an alternative strategy for reconciling Christian theology with poetic truth.

'Whole-Brain' Behaviour Management in the Classroom: Every Piece of the Puzzle

Representing a brave and insightful shift away from narrow perspectives on behaviour management, this book draws practitioners towards a more holistic understanding of ourselves and how we impact on children’s learning and behaviour. The authors’ brilliant new conceptual model of ‘whole-brain’ behaviour management challenges existing theories about the management of children’s behavioural issues. Their pioneering ‘whole-brain’ approach draws upon a range of influences and concepts that cross discipline boundaries, expanding on the practitioner’s understanding of the complexity of children’s behaviour through their own knowledge of neuroscience, biopsychosocial theory and interpersonal awareness. The book will take the reader through a process of self-evaluation in which their preferred ways of thinking, acting and relating will be explored and interpreted in order to help them understand the impact of their ‘personal style’ on how the children in their care behave. Offering new insights and creative solutions, this is a practical guide to coach practitioners in their personal and professional development, helping them to raise the achievement of children exhibiting even the most challenging of behaviour.

'Will the Circle be Unbroken?'

Embraced with zeal by a wide array of activists and policymakers, the restorative justice movement has made promises to reduce the disproportionate rates of Aboriginal involvement in crime and the criminal justice system and to offer a healing model suitable to Aboriginal communities. Such promises should be the focus of considerable critical analysis and evaluation, yet this kind of scrutiny has largely been absent. 'Will the Circle be Unbroken?' explores and confronts the potential and pitfalls of restorative justice, offering a much-needed critical perspective.Drawing on their shared experiences working with Aboriginal communities, Jane Dickson-Gilmore and Carol LaPrairie examine the outcomes of restorative justice projects, paying special attention to such prominent programs as conferencing, sentencing circles, and healing circles. They also look to Aboriginal justice reforms in other countries, comparing and contrasting Canadian reforms with the restorative efforts in New Zealand, Australia, and the United States.'Will the Circle be Unbroken?' provides a comprehensive overview of the critical issues in Aboriginal and restorative justice, placing these in the context of community. It examines the essential role of community in furthering both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal aspirations for restorative justice.

'Work Hard, Study...and Keep Out of Politics!': Adventures and Lessons from an Unexpected Public Life

The real inside story of why Gerald Ford did not ask Ronald Reagan to be his running mate in 1976-and why Reagan did not pick Ford in 1980; the battle over Florida 2000; the aborted White House job switch that inadvertently opened the door to the Iran-Contra scandal; the Bush campaign's wish that Dan Quayle would offer to resign from the ticket in 1992; the White House turmoil in the dark days following the Reagan assassination attempt; and a great deal more . . . White House Chief of Staff (twice), Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury, and campaign chairman for three different candidates in five successive presidential campaigns-few people have lived and breathed politics as deeply as James Baker. Now, with candor and Texas-style storytelling, and not a few surprises, he takes us into his thirty-five years behind the scenes. None of it was planned. His grandfather, the "Captain," drilled this advice into him: "Work hard, study . . . and keep out of politics!" Then a personal tragedy changed the life of a forty-year-old Texas Democratic lawyer and he never looked back. From campaign horsetrading, which sometimes got rough ("Politics ain't beanbag," says Baker), to the inner councils of the Reagan and Bush administrations to the controversies of today, Baker offers frank talk and spellbinding narratives, along with personal appraisals of six presidents and a constellation of others. It was a long, unexpected journey from Houston, Texas, to Washington, D.C.-and you'll want to travel it with him.

'Yogini' in South Asia: Interdisciplinary Approaches

In different stages in the history of South Asian religions, the term yoginī has been used in various contexts to designate various things: a female adept of yoga, a female tantric practitioner, a sorceress, a woman dedicated to a deity, or a certain category of female deities. This book brings together recent interdisciplinary perspectives on the medieval South Asian cults of the Yoginis, such as textual-philological, historical, art historical, indological, anthropological, ritual and terminological. The book discusses the medieval yoginī cult, as illustrated in early Śaiva tantric texts, and their representations in South Asian temple iconography. It looks at the roles and hypostases of yoginīs in contemporary religious traditions, as well as the transformations of yoginī-related ritual practices. In addition, this book systematizes the multiple meanings, and proposes definitions of the concept and models for integrating the semantic fields of ‘yoginī.’ Highlighting the importance of research from complementary disciplines for the exploration of complex themes in South Asian studies, this book is of interest to scholars of South Asian Studies and Religious Studies.

'You Dirty Old Man!': The Authorised Biography of Wilfrid Brambell

Wilfrid Brambell was one of Britain’s most loved and complex character actors. As Albert Ladysmith Steptoe, the unscrupulous rag-and-bone man with questionable habits in Ray Galton and Alan Simpson’s long-running Steptoe & Son, he quickly became a household name with co-star Harry H. Corbett. But despite scores of other successes in roles on stage, TV and film, Brambell died a sad and lonely man.Alongside fame and fortune, ‘You Dirty Old Man!’ reveals how Brambell suffered unbelievable personal heartache, battling an inner turmoil that eventually drove him to drink as his marriage collapsed in the most deceitful circumstances imaginable. His torment led to a secretive life off camera where he did everything possible to stay out of the public eye.Featuring original interviews with film directors Richard Lester, Terence Davies and Tony Palmer, as well as recollections from his own family members, the family of Harry H. Corbett and those who worked alongside him, author David Clayton seeks to re-examine the legacy of a man whose loyal fanbase remains undiminished sixty years on from his heyday.

'You've Never Had It So Good!': Memories and Recollections of Life in the 1950s

The 1950s saw a major shift in the lifestyles of many in Britain. The austerity that had dogged the 1940s after the end of the Second World War began to give way to better times. Employment levels rose to new heights, white consumer goods appeared in shop windows for the first time, television replaced the radio in most homes, rock and roll was born, the National Health Service provided free health care to the nation, more children went to grammar schools, leisure time increased, families went on holiday, and the new Queen was crowned — bringing in a glorious new Elizabethan age.Including interviews with former Labour leader Lord Neil Kinnock, footballers Bobby Charlton, Wilf McGuinness and Terry Venables, radio producer, author and journalist Clare Jenkins, and the eminent historian Lord Peter Hennessy, among others, this delightful compendium of reminiscences will appeal to all who grew up in this post-war decade, whether in town or country, wealth or poverty. With chapters on schooldays, TV and radio, trips to the seaside, music and fashion, these wonderful stories are sure to jog the memories of all who remember this exciting era.

'Young Man, You'll Never Die': A World War II Fighter Pilot In North Africa, Burma & Malaya (Reminiscence Ser.)

A British Royal Air Force pilot recounts fighting over African deserts and Asian jungles during World War II in this military memoir. Merton Naydler joined the RAF at the age of nineteen and served for the next six years until May 1946. He flew Spitfires and Hurricanes during a tour of duty that took him to North Africa, Burma, and Malaya. This well written and extremely entertaining memoir portrays wartime life in the desert environment where sand, flies, life under canvas made living and flying a daunting experience. When Naydler was posted to Burma he was filled with &“a deep and genuine dread.&” After a long uncomfortable trip, he joined 11 Squadron and was then faced with Japanese Zeroes in combat over dense tropical jungle rather than Bf 109s over a barren desert terrain. &“Daytime flying was hot as hell, the humidity intense&”—the author&’s description of his new posting that goes on to describe life in &“Death Valley,&” named because of the likeliness of falling victim to tropical disease rather than enemy aircraft . . . This is the story of a sergeant pilot who learned his trade the hard way in action over Africa and then honed his combat skills in the skies over Japanese-held tropical forests where he was eventually commissioned.

'Zine

Back in print for the first time in a decade, this is the hilarious autobiography of a pioneer of the 1990s zine movement. A young woman named Pagan, having just graduated from a writing program at a very prestigious university, is left with a single burning question: Now what? She then takes an unusual step by deciding to invent her new self--the one the public will know--by starting her own magazine, one that will be written, created, and star none other than herself.

'da Kink in my hair: Voices of Black Womyn

Set in a West Indian hair salon in Toronto, da Kink in my hair gives voice to a group of women who tell us their unforgettable, moving, and often hilarious stories. Mixing laughter and tears—and told in words, music, and dance—the stories explore the hardship, struggles, and joys of black women's lives.

'k Wou dat je hier was: een queeste in de krochten van het verleden

Frederico Batalha is inspecteur bij de gerechtelijke politie. Hij komt voor zijn werk in de Algarve terecht, door de vondst van een lijk tijdens sloopwerkzaamheden in een vakantiepark. Dat is de katalysator voor opborrelende herinneringen aan zijn jeugdjaren en aan in Praia da Luz doorgebrachte vakanties. Sommige ervan zijn aangenaam, andere verdrongen. Dit is een verhaal over nostalgie, liefde, schuld en misdaad. Frederico dwaalt tegen wil en dank door de krochten van zijn verleden als gevolg van een min of meer inofficieel onderzoek dat zo min mogelijk stof moet doen opwaaien, omdat er mogelijk invloedrijke figuren bij de zaak betrokken zijn. Hij en Manuela Carvalho, zijn beeldschone en verleidelijke superieur, zijn belast met het in alle discretie te verrichten speurwerk. Intussen doemen schimmen, die meedeinen op de muziek van het beroemde album van Pink Floyd, uit Frederico’s verleden op.

'n Aand in Tussenwêreld: Die Storie van William Jones se Amper-Dood Ervaring (Tussenwêreld #1)

'n Aand in Tussenwêreld Die Storie van William Jones se Amper-Dood Ervaring William Jones, ‘n skaap boer in die Brecon Beacons, het ‘n gelukkige lewe gelei totdat sy vrou, Sarah, jonk oorlede is. Dit hom verpletter en het hom blykbaar op die pad van self-vernietiging gehad. Sy dogter, Becky, het probeer help, maar selfs sy het begin geduld verloor met haar pa. Een aand was hy seker hy het gesterf en is gered uit sy ellende, maar dit was nie so nie. Hy het herstel. Maar sy lewe sou nooit weer dieselfde wees nie. Hy het die Tussenwêreld ontdek waar sy vrou gebly het en het ‘n nuwe vitaliteit ontdek wat sy lewe verander het en die van almal met wie hy in kontak gekom het. ‘n Aand in Tussenwêreld is ‘n liefdes verhaal wat strek oor die grootste kloof – tussen lewe en dood; ‘n kykie na ‘n amper-dood ervaring en ‘n nuwe uitkyk aangaande die mitologiese Walliese Hemel wat bekend staan as Tussenwêreld. Wees voorbereid om ‘n anderkant van die Walliese Keltiese mitologie te sien maar jy sal nooit weer oor die dood dink in enige ander manier nie. Dit waarborg ek jou!

'n Alfa se Domein

'n Biljoenêr ysbeer-verwisselaar draai die hitte oop in sy betowerende yshotel. Biljoenêr verwisselaar Ben Broyles word geteister deur sy tragiese verlede. Hy bou 'n betowerende yshotel as 'n toevlugsoord vir die bonatuurlikes in 'n gevaarlike wêreld. Wanneer die bose kabouters wat verantwoordelik was vir sy familie se moord by die hotel inboek, is Ben vasberade om hulle te keer voordat hulle alles vernietig wat hy opgebou het. Met sy hotel en lewe op die spel, moet Ben sy vyande stop voordat dit te laat is. Sally is die kurwerige en bekwame bestuurderes van die Wondernasium Yshotel wat dink dat sy alles kan hanteer. 'n Hele mengelmoes van bonatuurlikes wat vuurballe skiet in die voorportaal? Hanteer. Gaste wat prober die ander gaste opeet? Geen problem nie. Maar daar is een ding wat Sally nie kan hanteer nie: Haar begeerte vir haar baas. Wanneer 'n stomende ontmoeting in Ben se kantoor haar hele wêreld onderstebo keer, moet Sally besluit of sy die towerkrag in haar wil omhels of wegvlug van haar ware self. Dit is 'n paranormale romanse vir volwassenes wat sexy verwisselaars, plofbare towerkrag en 'n werkplek romanse insluit wat so warm is dat dit selfs die koudste hart sal smelt.

'n Amerikaner in Rome

Die lewe is gemaak vir ontmoetings, in hierdie boek word daar van een so ontmoeting vertel. Dit is 'n eenvoudige storie, een wat tydens 'n somermiddag oor die tafels van 'n kroeg gehoor kan word

'n Baie lang man

Leesboek: Vlak – My Eerste Sinne

'n Eier vir bruidskat

Leesboek: Hardop Lees

'n Ernstige ongeluk

Leesboek: My Eerste Sinne

'n Feë verhaal

'n Skaam meisie sit alleen met feëtjies as haar enigste vriende, todat hulle haar leer om te glo in haarself. Baie kleur en lewendig.

'n Gids tot Versapping, Rou Kosse en Superkosse

" 'n Gids tot Versapping, Rou Kosse en Superkosse " is ‘n samevatting van inligting wat nie net die wonderlike voordele van die insluit van versapping, rou kosse en Superkosse in jou dieet beklemtoon nie, dit bevat ook meer as 30 lekker en maklike resepte om te volg. Dit is die eerste stap op jou reis om die beste opsies vir 'n gesonde lewenstyl te vind. Die skrywers, Geoff en Vicky Wells, het reeds hierdie reis begin en sien merkwaardige resultate. Hulle is bewus daarvan dat daar 'n toenemende groep mense is wat op soek is na natuurlike oplossings vir hul gesondheidsprobleme en het probeer om 'n aantal oplossings uit hul eie ervarings te verskaf. Die items wat aanbeveel word, kan maklik gevind word in enige plaaslike boeremark of kruidenierswinkel. As jou inkopies behoorlik beplan word, sal dit nie jou inkopiesbegroting onder druk plaas nie. Beide die inligting en lekker resepte in hierdie boek is 'n moet-hê vir enige individu wat optimale gesondheid wil bereik. Dit dien ook as 'n verwysing vir diegene wat net die voordele van versapping, rou kos en Superkos-dieet begin ondersoek. Nou is altyd die beste tyd om jou reis te begin na 'n fikser, langer, gesonder lewe. Hier is net 'n paar opskrifte uit ons gekoppelde inhoudsopgawe Wat Is Versapping? •Tipes versappers Wat Is ‘n Rou Kos Dieet? •Eet Ek Niks Anders As Rou Kos Nie? Wat Is Superkosse? •Sommige Hoogs-Gegradeerde Superkosse Wat Is Die Voordele Van Versapping? •Versapping Help Gee Jou Immuniteitstelsel 'n Hupstoot •Versapping Help om Jou Verteringstelsel Skoon te Maak •Versapping Help Jou om Gewig te Verloor •Versapping Gee Jou Meer Energie •Versapping Help om Jou Vel te Verbeter en Hou Jou Jonk Lyk •Versap

'n Klein Saadjie: Die verhaal van Wangari Maathai

Leesboek: Langer paragrawe

'n Kristal Engel

’n Dronk belofte van verlowing het Thor se familie teen hom gedraai. Sal Thor Pia se vergifnis verdien en hulle weghardlopende kinders betyds vir Kersfees vind? Na 'n nag van kaarte en drinkery, was Thor se skeurende hoofpyn die minste van sy bekommernisse. Wanneer 'n boodskapper opdaag met 'n kontrak vir hom om te teken, ontdek sy vrou Pia hy het ingestem om hulle seun aan die graaf van Devon se dogter te verloof. Pia is verby woedend en eis dat hy dit regmaak—of anders. Nadat hulle die argument tussen hulle ouers gehoor het, besluit die tweeling Liam en Lily om weg te hardloop uit protes teen die kontrak. Thor en Pia gaan op soek na hulle opstandige kinders voordat iets verskrikliks met hulle gebeur. Sal Thor Pia oortuig om hom te vergewe en die tweeling voor Kersfees te vind, of sal hulle gesin vir altyd uitmekaar val?

'n Man vir Mia (Romanza)

'n Mens kan nooit genoeg dankie se vir Jesus nie

Hierdie boek maak die leser weer attent op Jesus en Sy goedheid en genade. Dit bring 'n vars blik op die eenvoudige ingesteldheid wat 'n mens op die lewe behoort te he, om sodoende 'n geseende lewe te kan geniet.

'n Nag van Angs: @@@center@@@REËNBOOGRANT MAATS: 'N NAG VAN ANGS 4 (Reenboogrant-maats Ser.)

Sunette is moeg daarvoor om te wonder of Pierre van haar hou. Sy weet Johan stel in haar belang, en hy's nogal oulik. Daarom is Sunette baie opgewonde toe haar eksperiment gekies word vir die wetenskapkompetisie. Sy en Johan en Tina moet die streekuitdun bywoon, en dit beteken sy kan saam met Johan agter in juffrou De Wet se oulike nuwe Volksie ry. Maar op pad van die kompetisie af, loop dinge lelik skeef...