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Pandexicon: 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.The view from down here: Life as a young disabled woman
Par Lucy Webster. 2023
Women's lives are shaped by sexism and expectations. Disabled people's lives are shaped by ableism and a complete lack of…
expectations. But what happens when you're subjected to both sets of rules? This powerful, honest, hilarious, and furious memoir from journalist and advocate Lucy Webster looks at life at the intersection; the struggles, the joys, and the unseen realities of being a disabled woman. From navigating the worlds of education and work, dating and friendship; to managing care; contemplating motherhood; and learning to accept your body against a pervasive narrative that it is somehow broken and in need of fixing, The View from Down Here shines a light on what it really means to move through the world as a disabled woman. © 2023 Lucy Webster © 2023 DK AudioThe dreaming path: Indigenous ideas to help us change the world
Par Paul Callaghan. 2023
Drawing on ancient Aboriginal wisdom, a leading Indigenous Australian healer and an Elder show you how to find contentment, purpose,…
and healing by learning to reconnect with your story—and ultimately the universe. Dr. Paul Callaghan belongs to the land of the Worimi people who live north of Sydney along the east coast of Australia. Raised to live the western way, Paul found himself mired in deep depression—struggling to find meaning while raising a family and working as a senior education executive. Desperate to break free of his restlessness, he made a drastic change: He "went bush" and connected with his elders to "walk Country" and learn Aboriginal traditions. Twenty years later, Paul is an expert healer and spiritual guide eager to share the wisdom of his ancestors and the insights he discovered on his life journey. In this affirming, empowering, and transformative book, he teaches you about the Dreaming Path—a connection to the earth and the universe, past, present, and future that has always been there, but can be difficult to find amid the chaos of the modern world. The Dreaming Path offers tips, practices, inspiration, and motivation that can enable you to achieve a profound state of mind, body, and spirit wellness, while encouraging you to think deeply about essential life topics, including: Caring for our place and the importance of story Relationships, sharing, and unity Love, gratitude, and humility Learning and living your truth Inspiration and resilience Being present and healing from the past Contentment Leading The Dreaming Path reminds us that we are our stories; by learning to recognize that we are all an indelible part of something much larger, we can begin to heal ourselves and our communitiesUn dernier tour d'ambulance: récits d'un paramédic
Par Martin Viau. 2023
"« JE L'AI SENTIE. AUSSITÔT, J'AI SU QUE C'ÉTAIT ELLE. L'ODEUR DE LA MORT. » Peu de gens savent ce…
qui se passe réellement à l'arrière d'une ambulance. Martin Viau, paramédic, vous dirait que c'est très bien ainsi. Lui et ses collègues interviennent sur des corps amochés, parfois méconnaissables, retrouvés dans des circonstances souvent effroyables. Ils affrontent tous les jours la souffrance et parfois, presque régulièrement, la mort. Pourtant, un jour, Martin Viau a eu besoin de prendre du recul et de tout raconter, de lever le voile sur leur quotidien méconnu. Écrit avec un talent littéraire saisissant, ce récit-vérité nous plonge au coeur d'un métier passionnant. Au fil des pages, l'auteur expose les graves travers du système préhospitalier d'urgence québécois. Il fait voir les conditions de travail aberrantes des paramédics de la province, qui exercent pourtant l'un des métiers les plus importants et les plus délaissés : celui de sauver des vies.? Studio Bulldog 2023"Louis Braille: the boy who invented books for the blind
Par Margaret Davidson. 1971
Taking hold: my journey into blindness
Par Sally Alexander. 1994
Sally Hobart was twenty-four when she began to lose her sight. At first she saw a thin black line that…
disappeared after a few minutes. But the line returned, and Sally realized after visits to many specialists that she would soon be totally blind. She tells of her frustrations, the loss of her fiance, the support of family and friends, and the help she got in adjusting to her new world. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 1994Dare to dream: the Rose Resnick story
Par Rose Resnick. 1988
Resnick lost her sight in 1918 at the age of two--the result of measles. As a child growing up in…
New York City she attended public schools. Her musical talent was discovered at the New York Association for the Blind. Her love of music has aided her throughout her life in her careers in education and social work, and has brought her many awardsThe ledge between the streams
Par Ved Mehta. 1984
Continues the author's life as a blind boy growing up in India during the 1940s. He recalls his loving and…
cultured family, the political violence of partition, and his attempts, fired by a thirst for learning, to overcome his handicap. Sequel to "Vedi."Appointed chief medical officer of the King Feisal Special Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Dr. Gray's adventures begin as soon…
as he steps off the plane to treat the brother of the King. The Boston physician shares his experiences both in the hospital and at the Palace and presents a rare look at a little-known societyLosing music: A memoir
Par John Cotter. 2023
"I was in the car the first time music seemed strange: the instruments less distinct, the vocals less crisp." John…
Cotter was thirty years old when he first began to notice a ringing in his ears. Soon the ringing became a roar inside his head. Next came partial deafness, then dizziness and vertigo that rendered him unable to walk, work, sleep, or even communicate. At a stage of life when he expected to be emerging fully into adulthood, teaching, and writing books, he found himself "crippled and dependent" and in search of care. When he is first told that his debilitating condition is likely Ménière's Disease but that there is "no reliable test, no reliable treatment, and no consensus on its cause," Cotter quits teaching, stops writing, and commences upon a series of visits to doctors and treatment centers. What begins as an expedition across the country navigating and battling the limits of the American health-care system quickly becomes something else entirely: a journey through hopelessness and adaptation to disability. Along the way, hearing aids become inseparable from his sense of self, as does a growing understanding that the possibilities in his life are narrowing rather than expanding. And with this understanding of his own travails comes reflection on age-old questions around fate, coincidence, and making meaning of inexplicable misfortune. A devastating memoir that sheds urgent, bracingly honest light on both the taboos surrounding disability and the limits of medical science, Losing Music is refreshingly vulnerable and singularly illuminating?a story that will make listeners see their own lives anewSunshine
Par Jarrett Krosoczka. 2023
The extraordinary - and extraordinarily powerful - follow-up to HEY, KIDDO. When Jarrett J. Krosoczka was in high school, he…
was part of a program that sent students to be counselors at a camp forseriously ill kids and their families. Going into, Jarrett was worried: Wouldn't it be depressing, to be around kids facing such aserious struggle? Wouldn't it be grim?But instead of the shadow of death, Jarrett found something else at Camp Sunshine: the hope and determination that gets peoplethrough the most troubled of times. Not only was he subject to some of the usual rituals that come with being a camp counselor(wilderness challenges, spooky campfire stories, an extremely stinky mascot costume), but he also got a chance to meet someextraordinary kids facing extraordinary circumstances. He learned about the captivity of illness, for sure . . . but he also learnedabout the freedom a safe space can bring.Now, in his follow-up to the National Book Award finalist Hey, Kiddo, Jarrett brings readers back to Camp Sunshine so we canmeet the campers and fellow counselors who changed the course of his lifeCoeurs: du premier au dernier battement
Par Alain Vadeboncoeur. 2023
Ce qu'il faut savoir sur le cœur pour mieux le comprendre, bien le soigner et prévenir la maladie! Le cœur…
humain a longtemps été perçu comme le siège des émotions, de l'amour et de l'âme, si bien que, pendant longtemps, il a échappé à notre compréhension. Dans cet ouvrage, le médecin et vulgarisateur scientifique Alain Vadeboncoeur aborde cet organe sous tous les angles pouvant intéresser le public : ses origines, son développement, son rôle essentiel, son fonctionnement interne si fiable, les symptômes qu'il cause parfois, les examens qui permettent de diagnostiquer ses problèmes, les traitements qui sont offerts et les moyens de prévenir les maladies qui l'atteignent parfois. Alternant habilement récits vécus, découvertes scientifiques et explications claires, tirés de son expérience de plus de 20 ans à soigner les cœurs, l'auteur nous livre la grande histoire du cœur, de son premier battement jusqu'à son dernier soubresaut. Écrit dans un style vivant et accessible, combinant une grande rigueur à une langue de tous les jours, et illustré par l'auteur lui-même, Cœurs dévoile tous les secrets de cet organe capable d'émouvoirHow not to age: The scientific approach to getting healthier as you get older
Par Faclm Michael. 2023
This program is read by the author. Uncover the evidence-based science to slowing the effects of aging, from the New…
York Times bestselling author of the How Not to Die series When Dr. Michael Greger, founder of NutritionFacts.org, dove into the top peer-reviewed anti-aging medical research, he realized that diet could regulate every one of the most promising strategies for combating the effects of aging. We don't need Big Pharma to keep us feeling young—we already have the tools. In How Not to Age , the internationally renowned physician and nutritionist breaks down the science of aging and chronic illness and explains how to help avoid the diseases most commonly encountered in our journeys through life. Physicians have long treated aging as a malady, but getting older does not have to mean getting sicker. There are eleven pathways for aging in our bodies' cells and we can disrupt each of them. Processes like autophagy, the upcycling of unusable junk, can be boosted with spermidine, a compound found in tempeh, mushrooms, and wheat germ. Senescent "zombie" cells that spew inflammation and are linked to many age-related diseases may be cleared in part with quercetin-rich foods like onions, apples, and kale. And we can combat effects of aging without breaking the bank. Why spend a small fortune on vitamin C and nicotinamide facial serums when you can make your own for up to 2,000 times cheaper? Inspired by the dietary and lifestyle patterns of centenarians and residents of "blue zone" regions where people live the longest, Dr. Greger presents simple, accessible, and evidence-based methods to preserve the body functions that keep you feeling youthful, both physically and mentally. Brimming with expertise and actionable takeaways, How Not to Age lays out practical strategies for achieving ultimate longevityOutlive: The science and art of longevity
Par Peter Attia. 2023
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A groundbreaking manifesto on living better and longer that challenges the conventional medical thinking…
on aging and reveals a new approach to preventing chronic disease and extending long-term health, from a visionary physician and leading longevity expert "One of the most important books you’ll ever read."—Steven D. Levitt, New York Times bestselling author of Freakonomics Wouldn’t you like to live longer? And better? In this operating manual for longevity, Dr. Peter Attia draws on the latest science to deliver innovative nutritional interventions, techniques for optimizing exercise and sleep, and tools for addressing emotional and mental health. For all its successes, mainstream medicine has failed to make much progress against the diseases of aging that kill most people: heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, and type 2 diabetes. Too often, it intervenes with treatments too late to help, prolonging lifespan at the expense of healthspan, or quality of life. Dr. Attia believes we must replace this outdated framework with a personalized, proactive strategy for longevity, one where we take action now, rather than waiting. This is not "biohacking," it’s science: a well-founded strategic and tactical approach to extending lifespan while also improving our physical, cognitive, and emotional health. Dr. Attia’s aim is less to tell you what to do and more to help you learn how to think about long-term health, in order to create the best plan for you as an individual. In Outlive , readers will discover: • Why the cholesterol test at your annual physical doesn’t tell you enough about your actual risk of dying from a heart attack. • That you may already suffer from an extremely common yet underdiagnosed liver condition that could be a precursor to the chronic diseases of aging. • Why exercise is the most potent pro-longevity "drug"—and how to begin training for the "Centenarian Decathlon." • Why you should forget about diets, and focus instead on nutritional biochemistry, using technology and data to personalize your eating pattern. • Why striving for physical health and longevity, but ignoring emotional health, could be the ultimate curse of all. Aging and longevity are far more malleable than we think; our fate is not set in stone. With the right roadmap, you can plot a different path for your life, one that lets you outlive your genes to make each decade better than the one beforeDix aiguilles: récit
Par Martin Latulippe. 2007
De coeur inconnu: récit (Documents)
Par Charlotte Valandrey. 2011
" En 2005, Charlotte Valandrey révèle dans L'Amour dans le sang sa séropositivité depuis l'âge de 17 ans et sa…
greffe cardiaque récente, le remplacement de son coeur passionné, éreinté : C'est l'histoire d'une femme qui aima tellement qu'elle eut besoin d'un autre coeur.... Un mois après la parution de ce livre, Charlotte reçoit une lettre anonyme : Je connais le coeur qui bat en vous, je l'aimais... Ces mots, qui pourraient sembler fous, la bouleversent alors qu'elle est en proie à des cauchemars récurrents, des sensations impérieuses de déjà-vu et des changements intérieurs surprenants. C'est le début d'un étrange parcours pour Charlotte qui veut comprendre pour se libérer d'une présence qu'elle ressent intimement. Y a-t-il vraiment une autre vie en elle ? Un voyant troublant, un cardiologue amant, une psychanalyste rationnelle et un professeur figé dans le secret médical vont tenter de lui répondre. En quête de vérité, Charlotte, mère battante, femme joyeuse qui connaît le prix de la vie, nous entraîne avec elle dans un voyage initiatique captivant qui, des mystères de la mémoire cellulaire aux errances du coeur, la mènera peut-être vers ce port lumineux, but ultime de sa vie, l'amour rêvé, l'amour immense. " -- 4e de couvComprendre] la malvoyance chez l'adulte: la comprendre, la vivre mieux
Par Caroline Kovarski. 2007
"La personne malvoyante est celle dont la vision est mauvaise, handicap suffisamment marqué pour la gêner dans sa vie relationnelle…
et professionnelle. Néanmoins, même si sa vision est plus ou moins gravement déficitaire, elle voit ou perçoit encore. Cette réduction de la vision est cependant lourde de conséquences, tant sur le plan psychologique que celui de la réduction de l'autonomie. Fatalité subie, la malvoyance est aujourd'hui une déficience à laquelle peuvent être apportées certaines assistances. Si la survenue de la maladie ne peut être évitée, une rééducation spécifique, des aides techniques et humaines, des outils optiques adaptés, des prises en charge appropriées... sont autant de propositions qui peuvent désormais aider la personne malvoyante à utiliser le meilleur de son potentiel visuel. Toutes ces informations sont ici regroupées, synthétisées, clarifiées pour répondre aux besoins et questions des personnes malvoyantes, de leur entourage et des "professionnels de santé". Motivée par l'ambition du projet, l'équipe de spécialistes internationaux qui a rédigé cet ouvrage a souhaité transmettre toutes ses connaissances et savoir-faire pour donner à la personne malvoyante la possibilité de vivre au mieux avec elle-même, et aux autres acteurs de saisir le handicap que la malvoyance représente." -- 4e de couvRecollections, wrecks, and reflections: my journey from daylight through darkness and beyond
Par Edward Legge. 2022
A revealing chronicle of how a West Virginia youth managed to navigate his way through obstacles posed by life with…
limited vision and eventual total blindness to become successful, both personally and professionally. Describes the importance of a supportive family and special services in his journey, and relates how he transformed from an introvert to an extrovert, thanks to success in higher education and athletics. AdultQuinine and quarantine: Missouri medicine through the years (Missouri heritage readers series)
Par Loren Humphrey. 2000
"Combining the latest developments and research discoveries, board-certified gastroenterologist and medical host on CNN and Fox News, Dr. Roshini Raj…
shows the ways in which the microbiome impacts overall well-being, and helps readers reset their biological clocks by improving their gut health. With one in four Americans suffering from digestive health issues every day, gut health has become an increasingly important part of wellness. With the human body, so many issues can be improved upon, or cured, by balancing the microbiome. But the microbiome--a community of bacteria, viruses, and yeasts that dwell in the body--has long been something that the average person can find baffling--and maybe a little bit gross. By offering simple and straightforward answers to questions like what one should be eating, what probiotics are, which vitamins and medicines really work, Dr. Raj demystifies the gut. She uses the idea of a home renovation to show how different organs and parts of the body can be "renovated" in order to optimize the microbiome. After all, balancing one's microbiome improves digestive health, brain function, emotional stability, the body's response to inflammation, immunity, and lessens premature aging. Melding the latest developments and discoveries in microbiome research, along with Dr. Raj's practical tips developed from her years of clinical experience, Gut Renovation shows readers how to turn back the biological clock and revamp the way they live forever." -- Provided by publisher