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The world out there: becoming part of the lesbian and gay community
Par Michael Ford. 1996
The author presents a young adult's guide to understanding and becoming a part of the gay and lesbian community. Discusses…
dating, sex, music, information sources, and educational opportunities. Offers portraits of gay subcultures in major American cities. For senior high and older readersThe dissident: Alexey navalny: profile of a political prisoner
Par David Herszenhorn. 2023
A news-driven biography of Vladimir Putin's nemesis Alexey Navalny— lawyer, blogger, anti-corruption crusader, protest organizer, political opposition leader, mayoral and…
presidential candidate, campaign strategist, provocateur, poisoning victim, dissident, and now, prisoner of conscience and anti-war crusader. THE DISSIDENT is the story of how one fearless man, offended by the dishonesty and criminality of the Russian political system, mounted a relentless opposition movement and became President Vladimir Putin's most formidable rival—so despised that the Russian leader makes a point of never uttering Navalny's name. There's an old saying that Russia without corruption isn't Russia. Alexey Navalny refuses to accept this proposition. His stubborn insistence that Russians can defy the stereotype and create an entirely different country made him such a threat to Putin that the Kremlin wanted him exiled—or dead—and now seems intent on keeping him locked in a prison colony for decades. International correspondent David M. Herszenhorn, weaves together the threads of Navalny's remarkable life and work: The assassination attempt with a military- grade nerve agent by an FSB hit squad in Siberia, his recovery, and the vigilante-style investigation with news outlet Bellingcat to identify and confront his own would-be killers; Navalny's personal biography as part of the generation that straddled the end of the Soviet Union and birth of the Russian Federation, including childhood summers with his Ukrainian grandparents near Chernobyl, and his fellowship at Yale University, which spurred conspiracy theories about his ties to the U.S.; His anti-corruption investigations that exposed billions in graft at Russia's biggest state-owned companies and vast bribe-taking by top Russian officials, including his blockbuster revelations about Putin's Black Sea Palace; His political activism, including huge street protests, his bid for Moscow mayor in 2013, renegade run for president in 2017, his controversial views on nationalism, gun rights and Crimea, his transformation into a prisoner of conscience bravely denouncing Putin's war of aggression in Ukraine, and more. Riveting and complex, THE DISSIDENT introduces readers to modern Russia's greatest agitator, a man willing to sacrifice his freedom—and even his own life—to build the decent, democratic country he wants to live in and hopes to pass on to his childrenParents toxiques: comment échapper à leur emprise
Par Susan Forward. 1991
L'auteure traite du problème des blessures (physiques, morales, psychologiques) subies dans l'enfance, qui ont affecté le développement de la personnalité…
et qui ont des séquelles à l'âge adulte. Deux parties: 1. Présentation, à l'aide d'exemples, de divers comportements, qui écrasent ou blessent les enfants: les parents trop idéalisés, les parents déficients (i.e. qui ne jouent pas leur rôle), les parents dominateurs, les parents alcooliques, les diverses formes de violence - 2. Conseils pour se libérer ou se guérir de ces séquelles. [SDMConsumer rites: the buying & selling of American holidays
Par Leigh Schmidt. 1995
A social study of the origin and evolution of U.S. holidays into highly commercialized events that clash with religious practices…
and the original intent. Includes chapters on Christmas and Easter, and covers Mother's, Father's, and St. Valentine's Days, as well as Halloween. Provides brief information on recent innovations such as Kwanzaa and Earth DayHeroin
Par Geraldine Woods. 1994
Discusses the history and usage of the powerful narcotic drug derived from opium poppies. Explains various aspects of addiction and…
describes treatments used to kick the habit. For junior and senior high readersAway from the dead
Par David Bergen. 2023
From Giller Prize-winning novelist David Bergen, an electrifying novel set in early-twentieth century Ukraine amidst the chaos of revolution. As…
anarchists, Bolsheviks, and the White Army come and go, each claiming freedom and justice, David Bergen tells a deceptively stunning story of the restorative power of love amidst the destruction of warDeux grandes dames: Bertha Wilson et Claire L'Heureux-Dubé à la Cour suprême du Canada (Biographies et mémoires)
Par Constance Backhouse. 2021
Bertha Wilson et Claire L'Heureux-Dubé ont été les premières femmes juges à la Cour suprême du Canada. L'une représentait le…
Canada anglais, l'autre le Québec. De milieux et de tempéraments opposés, les deux femmes ont affronté des défis similaires. Leurs nominations judiciaires dans les années 1980 ont ravi les féministes et bousculé l'establishment juridiqueLost in the system
Par Charlotte Lopez. 1996
Lopez, who became Miss Teen USA in 1992, tells of spending her entire childhood in foster care after being taken…
as a toddler from a mother she describes as mentally unbalanced. Although her sister is adopted by their foster parents, Lopez is seventeen before she is adopted by another couple. Some strong languagePlus aucun enfant autochtone arraché: pour en finir avec le colonialisme médical canadien (Futur proche)
Par Samir Shaheen-Hussain. 2020
Shaheen-Hussain documente ici la violence médicale infligée aux enfants autochtones et leurs familles. Il se penche sur la pratique qui…
interdisait l'accompagnement parental lors d'évacuations aéromédicales, laquelle affectait de façon disproportionnée les Autochtones. L'auteur y lance cet appel: il est impératif d'éliminer les impacts des politiques racistes et coloniales sur les déterminants sociaux de la santé, de décoloniser la pratique médicale et de soutenir les luttes d'autodétermination des peuples autochtones. Il s'agit de conditions préalables essentielles à toute réconciliation authentiqueLes putains du diable: le procès en sorcellerie des femmes
Par Armelle Le Bras-Chopard. 2006
"[...] Du XVe à la fin du XVIIe siècle, les aveux des sorcières, rapportés par les inquisiteurs et les magistrats,…
alimentent la démonologie : c'est par l'accouplement avec Satan que les sorcières obtiendraient leurs pouvoirs maléfiques. La sorcellerie : un "crime" de femmes? Elles ont fourni 80% des condamnés au bûcher. Pour Armelle Le Bras-Chopard, loin d'être secondaires, la féminité et le fantasme de sa dangerosité seraient le mobile même de cette persécution. Un phénomène plus politique que religieux, aboutissant à la construction au masculin de l'Etat moderne, et qui disparaîtra une fois les femmes assujetties sous la Loi. Aujourd'hui, avec la place grandissante des femmes dans l'espace public, les sorcières seraient-elles de retour? Pourquoi avoir peur de la mixité des sexes? Il ne s'agit pas de "partager le gâteau", simplement d'en modifier la recette, sans craindre qu'une sorcière y introduise quelque poison diabolique!" -- 4e de couvLa femme en moi
Par Britney Spears. 2023
La femme en moi est un témoignage poignant et courageux, une histoire de liberté, de célébrité, de maternité, de survie,…
de foi et d'espoir. En juin 2021, le monde entier a pu entendre Britney Spears s'exprimer sur sa mise sous tutelle lors de son audience publique. Son intervention a fait bouger les lignes. En faisant entendre sa voix — et sa vérité —, elle a non seulement changé sa vie mais aussi celle de nombreuses personnes. La femme en moi dévoile pour la première fois l'incroyable odyssée et la force inouïe d'une des plus grandes stars de la pop de tous les temps. Avec esprit, humour et sans fard, Britney Spears met en lumière dans ses mémoires le pouvoir indéfectible de la musique et de l'amour, ainsi que l'importance, pour une femme, de se réapproprier son histoire, et de la raconter avec ses propres mots, enfinThe other America: poverty in the United States
Par Michael Harrington. 1962
Originally written in 1962, the book depicts the poverty that existed in the United States at that time. The author…
surveys social classes and focuses on unskilled workers, the aged, and racial minorities from coast to coast. In an afterword to the 1981 edition, he analyzes subsequent events. Introduction written in 1993 by Irving HoweQuand les femmes auront disparu: l'élimination des filles en Inde et en Asie
Par Bénédicte Manier. 2008
"Entre 1990 et 2005, l'Asie a vu le nombre de "femmes manquantes" passer de 100 à 163 millions : toutes…
ces absentes sont des petites filles qui n'ont pas pu naître, qui ont été tuées à la naissance ou qu'on a laissé mourir en bas âge. L'Asie rejette les filles au nom de préjugés liés à l'honneur, de croyances religieuses et, de plus en plus, de calculs économiques qui font des garçons un investissement pour l'avenir et des filles une charge. En Inde, par exemple, la dot nécessaire à leur mariage en fait un insupportable fardeau financier. Échographie et avortement sont donc utilisés à grande échelle pour se débarrasser des foetus féminins, tandis qu'infanticides et abandons de bébés filles sont loin d'avoir disparu. Fruit d'une longue enquête de terrain, ce livre rend compte de cette impressionnante réalité. Bénédicte Manier relate l'élimination organisée des petites filles et ses répercussions, en particulier en Inde : femmes obligées d'avorter, célibataires ne trouvant plus d'épouse, fiancées vendues et "partagées" entre plusieurs hommes..." -- 4e de couvPandexicon: How the Language of the Pandemic Defined Our New Cultural Reality
Par Wayne Grady. 2023
Did you keep a list of the words coined by Covid? Wayne Grady did! They're deftly woven into a journal/timeline,…
taking us through two years of surrealism and limbo.—Margaret AtwoodThis exploration of the many new terms of the Covid-19 pandemic provides insight into the ways an ever-evolving vocabulary helped us cope with our anxiety and adapt to a new reality When the pandemic struck in early 2020, Wayne Grady started collecting the words and phrases that arose from our shared global experience. Some, such as "uptick" and "pivot," had existed before but now took on new meaning, and others, such as "covidivorce," "quarantini," "covexit," and "shecession," appeared for the first time, their meaning instantly clear. Through this new vocabulary, we became more able to adapt to change, to domesticate it in a sense, and to reduce our fears. Moving from the very beginning of the pandemic (the "Before Times") and our early response to it through the peaks and troughs of the various waves in countries throughout the world, and ending with a contemplation of what the "After Times" might look like, this book takes us on a journey through the pandemic and illuminates both how this new language has unfolded and how it has changed the way we think about ourselves and each other.Gay rights
Par Judith Galas. 1996
This history of the modern gay rights movement looks at such topics as the struggle for family rights, discrimination in…
the workplace, gays in the military, referendums and legislation, and the impact of AIDS. Includes organizations to contact and suggestions for further reading. For junior and senior high readersForty-one essays by gay and lesbian youth ranging in age from twelve to twenty-four. The authors relate their experiences in…
dealing with their sexuality and the difficulties encountered in "coming out" to family and friends and finding a network of support. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. For senior high and older readersClass: A memoir
Par Stephanie Land. 2023
A Good Morning America Book Club Pick "Raw and inspiring." — People "Land is not just exploring her own story,…
but also the larger implications of what it means to fall between the cracks of American capitalism." — The New York Times From the New York Times bestselling author who inspired the hit Netflix series about a struggling mother barely making ends meet as a housecleaner—a gripping memoir about college, motherhood, poverty, and life after Maid . When Stephanie Land set out to write her memoir Maid , she never could have imagined what was to come. Handpicked by President Barack Obama as one of the best books of 2019, it was called "an eye-opening journey into the lives of the working poor" ( People ). Later it was adapted into the hit Netflix series Maid , which was viewed by 67 million households and was Netflix's fourth most-watched show in 2021, garnering three Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Stephanie's escape out of poverty and abuse in search of a better life inspired millions. Maid was a story about a housecleaner, but it was also a story about a woman with a dream. In Class , Land takes us with her as she finishes college and pursues her writing career. Facing barriers at every turn including a byzantine loan system, not having enough money for food, navigating the judgments of professors and fellow students who didn't understand the demands of attending college while under the poverty line—Land finds a way to survive once again, finally graduating in her mid-thirties. Class paints an intimate and heartbreaking portrait of motherhood as it converges and often conflicts with personal desire and professional ambition. Who has the right to create art? Who has the right to go to college? And what kind of work is valued in our culture? In clear, candid, and moving prose, Class grapples with these questions, offering a searing indictment of America's educational system and an inspiring testimony of a mother's triumph against all oddsFist, stick, knife, gun: a personal history of violence in America
Par Geoffrey Canada. 1995
Canada recounts his experiences growing up in the South Bronx and the culture of violence that governed daily survival. He…
reflects on the increase of inner-city youth violence and discusses programs such as New York's Beacon Schools as a way to help America's troubled youth. Strong language and violenceThe words of Martin Luther King, Jr (The Newmarket Words Of Pocket Edition Series)
Par Martin King. 1987
Selections from King's speeches and writing arranged in seven areas of concern: the community of man, racism, civil rights, justice…
and freedom, faith and religion, nonviolence, and peace. Introduction by Coretta Scott King provides personal and historical background for King's words. Also includes a chronology of his lifeOscar Wilde (Lives of notable gay men and lesbians)
Par Jeff Nunokawa. 1995
Shows how Wilde achieved fame in London as a poet, playwright, and the author of The Picture of Dorian Gray…
(BR 9281), though he was later imprisoned for his homosexuality. Born in 1854 to a prominent Irish family, Wilde first gained notoriety at Oxford for his flamboyant manner and nontraditional religious views. For senior high and older readers