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In a Festschrift to Yale historian Howard Lamar, other historians have contributed essays on topics such as the need to…
expand the traditional definition of "western art"; Native American writings such as nineteenth-century Cherokee periodicals; the often-ignored imperial role in the West; and the politics of the twentieth-century West. Other essayists explore the role of women and of religion in the WestGarry has spent a dozen years gathering and telling tales of the American West. His stories are a mixture of…
fact and fiction, extending from pioneer days to modern times, and they come from sources ranging from his Texas ancestors to the Wyoming ranchers he happens upon in diners. Humor permeates all of the adventures in these stories--from bank robbing, to cowboying, to practical jokesCow people
Par J. Dobie. 1964
The late historian has written a chronicle of the old-time Texas ranchers and their customs. Written in the natural rhythm…
of spoken language, it is an affectionate and nostalgic remembrance of the life he lived and those who lived with himSeven western writers who are eighty years old or more share what it was like growing up on the prairies…
or in the mountains during the early part of the century. An introduction about the writer precedes each reminiscenceTout nu! Dictionnaire bienveillant de la sexualité
Par Myriam Daguzan Bernier. 2019
L'ouvrage documentaire est de très bonne qualité, sa présentation graphique est sobre, mais attrayante. Les connaissances que le dictionnaire véhicule…
sont bien documentées et actuelles. Cet ouvrage tend à effacer la frontière entre les genres et son propos fait la part belle aux valeurs LGBTQ+.The college of trivial knowledge
Par Robert Nowlan. 1983
More than one hundred tests of trivial knowledge divided into three levels, the B.A., M.S., and Ph.D., reflecting increasing levels…
of difficulty. Subjects include movies, TV, sports, music, literature, theater, history, and artThe Arbor House treasury of Nobel prize winners
Par Martin Greenberg, Charles Waugh. 1983
Anthology of thirteen short stories by Nobel laureates in literature. Includes stories by Rudyard Kipling, William Faulkner, William Butler Yeats,…
George Bernard Shaw, Sinclair Lewis, Pearl S. Buck, Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck, and others. Some strong languageZen! La méditation pour les nuls! (Pour les nuls)
Par Stephan Bodian. 2005
Comment utiliser positivement son énergie et trouver la forme de méditation qui convient à chacun : concentration dans le travail,…
recherche de moins de stress et de plus de tranquillité d'esprit, perception plus profonde de la beauté et de la richesse de la vie.Les mots qui font du bien: que dire quand on ne sait pas quoi dire
Par Nance Guilmartin. 2004
À partir de témoignages, l’auteur nous invite à réfléchir avec elle à la façon dont on peut, en toute simplicité,…
offrir du réconfort dans les moments difficiles, en espérant nous sensibiliser, par la même occasion, à tout ce qui pourrait nous faire du bien quand un malheur nous a laissé une plaie vive. Tout le prodige de la parole et de l’écoute s’étale de page en page à travers ces confidences, aussi émouvantes que déstabilisantes.La plus belle histoire du langage (La plus belle histoire ...)
Par Pascal Picq. 2008
"Il nous est indispensable pour organiser nos pensées, partager nos idées, communiquer, aimer, rêver peut-être. Le langage est assurément le…
propre de l'homme, une aptitude si naturelle que nous en oublions combien elle est exceptionnelle. Chaque être humain naît apte à parler, mais il lui faut pourtant apprendre à le faire. Quel bricolage de l'évolution a conduit, un jour, dans la nuit des temps, à l'apparition du langage ? Comment s'exprimaient nos ancêtres ? Y avait-il autrefois une langue unique, universelle ? Pourquoi les langues se sont-elles ensuite diversifiées sur la planète ? Comment, éternel prodige, chaque bébé humain ré-apprend-il à parler, comment reconnaît-il les mots, que se passe-t-il dans son cerveau ? [...] Trois grands chercheurs et conteurs se passent ici le relais pour raconter, dans un dialogue accessible à tous, l'une des plus belles de nos histoires, sans doute la plus singulière. [...]" -- 4e de couvSoon: an overdue history of procrastination, from Leonardo and Darwin to you and me
Par Andrew Santella. 2018
Draws on the stories of history's most notable habitual postponers and on the insights of psychologists, philosophers, and behavioral economists…
to explain why procrastination happens and how it can help promote healthy priorities Adult. UnratedThe enemy never came: the Civil War in the Pacific Northwest
Par Scott McArthur. 2012
Although the Pacific Northwest was the area furthest removed from the actual battles of the Civil War, it was nonetheless…
profoundly affected by the war. The Enemy Never Came examines the everyday lives of the volunteer soldiers who battled Native American renegades of the region and of the settlers who were deeply affected by the war yet unable to do much about it. Pacific Northwest pioneers soon chose sides, most allying with the North, others supporting the southern states' right to withdraw from the union. Still others attempted to ignore the entire issue of the War between the States, leaving "that problem" to the folks back east. Because communication with the rest of the nation was slow and tenuous during the early years of the war, the early settlers of what are now Oregon, Washington, and Idaho concentrated on controlling the restive Native Americans whose land and society had been overwhelmed by white settlers. These same settlers, however, nonetheless vigorously argued politics and worried about invaders from the south, from the British colonies to the north, and from the sea-none of whom ever materialized. AdultSuncoast empire: Bertha Honoré Palmer, her family, and the rise of Sarasota, 1910-1982
Par Frank A Cassell. 2017
In 1910, Bertha Honore? Parker ventured to the gulf coast of Florida to investigate real estate opportunities, launching her family's…
decades-long development of the Sarasota area. Parker, a businesswoman, women's rights activist, and Queen of Chicago Society, initiated infrastructure, expanded agriculture, and navigated political hiccups to lay the foundation for Sarasota's growth and legacy. Adult. Some strong languageFor more than thirty years Elton Miles, a past President of the Texas Folklore Society, has been collecting the stories…
and legends that spring from the unique Big Bend lifestyle. This volume includes never-before-published tales, variations on familiar legends, local border corridos, folk poems and other regional lore. AdultGhosts and legends of Nevada's highway 50 (Haunted America Ser.)
Par Janice Oberding. 2018
The 287-mile stretch of highway that runs east to west across Nevada's desert is billed as the "Loneliest Road in…
America." But those who explore it find there is plenty to discover along the way in the towns of Austin, Eureka, Ely, Fallon and Fernley. Every one of these places has its own unique history, ghosts and stories to tell. From the sordid lynching of Richard Jennings to the humorous legend about a famous sack of flour, author Janice Oberding treks across Highway 50 seeking spirits and uncovering the tales of Singing Sand Mountain, the Red-Headed Giants, the Giroux Mine Disaster and many more. AdultHistoric tales of Utah (American chronicles)
Par Eileen Hallet Stone. 2016
The experts' guide to 100 things everyone should know how to do
Par Samantha Ettus. 2004
Tips and pointers from specialists in their fields covering personal and professional situations. Provides advice on the best way to…
apply lipstick, tie a Windsor knot, handle job interviews, make conversation, give and receive compliments, do laundry, be a good houseguest, kiss, and plan and pack for a trip. 2004A continual feast: words of comfort and celebration collected by Father Tim
Par Jan Karon. 2005
Words of wisdom, faith, and encouragement, as well as lively ideas, humor, commonsense advice, and more, that fictional Father Tim…
of Mitford has collected over the years from writers, philosophers, and the Bible. Companion to Patches of Godlight (DB 61575). 2005Patches of Godlight: Father Tim's favorite quotes
Par Jan Karon. 2001
Collection of favorite quotes and passages that have a special meaning for fictional Father Tim. They are drawn from the…
works of poets, humorists, clerics, philosophers, and others. Companion to A Continual Feast (DB 62403). 2001De l'estime de soi à l'estime du soi: de la psychologie à la spiritualité
Par Jean Monbourquette. 2002
La psychologie de l'estime de soi a oublié ses racines spirituelles. D'ailleurs, la psychologie dans son ensemble s'est éloignée de…
toutes formes de spiritualité. Si bien que, entre croissance psychologique et épanouissement spirituel, il s'est creusé un fossé presque infranchissable.Le présent ouvrage reconnaît les affinités profondes entre psychologie et spiritualité, et se propose de rétablir les articulations entre la démarche de l'estime de soi et celle de l'estime du Soi.