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Now, My Perspective is a book of poems about the Black experience, femininity, religion, belonging, and self-realization. The book is divided into three chapters, each of which documents a different phase of understanding about what it...

Ever felt bitten by a fundamentalist? Or had your biblical understanding discounted by a conservative? Or the validity of your beliefs questioned by a zealous evangelical? If you have, then you will find Faith without Fear absolutely therapeutic, ...

Larry Lizard lives deep in the Redwood Forest with his mom, dad, sisters, and brothers. At bedtime, under starry skies, his parents tell their little lizards tales about their ancestors: the mighty dragons and dinosaurs!Next day, while his parents are busy and his siblings are nowhere in sight, Larry pretends to be the great king of all dinosaurs-Tyrannosaurus rex-and as his imagination takes over, he sees dinosaurs in everything around him, from the water to the insects to even the clouds above! Soon he is battling a Brontosaurus, then leaping at a flying Pterodactyl, stomping, chomping, and roaring at his prey.As Larry walked, he passed a pooland watched his muscles flex;today our hero was a greatTyrannosaurus rex.The King of Dinos looked aboutand spied his meal at hand: a huge and heavy Brontosaurwas sleeping in the sand. . . .The Secret Life of Larry Lizard is a delightful poem about the fun of adventurous imaginative play and the excitement that comes with learning about one's ancestors-and the awesomeness of dinosaurs! This picture book includes a glossary, titled "Things to Know," which is both informative and humorous, plus a Family Tree where children can write the names of some of their ancestors.

A fresh and truthful story about the inner workings of schizophrenia. In this memoir Tamara goes deep into the world of madness and shares the experience of prolonged psychosis. Coupled with the artwork that she created, this story is a great read for people with schizophrenia, caregivers and mental health workers. Anyone who knows someone who has schizophrenia should read this book!While you travel into the depths of psychotic thinking to understand the delusional world of a person with schizophrenia, this book keeps you entertained and engaged. It is a detailed expression that tells the real-life story of slipping into and then out of madness. Tamara goes on to explain what it's like to live with schizophrenia and the prejudice that she faces on a day to day basis. The discrimination from even people who are close to her is evident, and goes to show that fighting stigma around schizophrenia is a never ending battle. Tamara is adamant that all people with schizophrenia can recover with the right medication and support. Her story is an example of how even in extreme cases schizophrenia can be managed with the right medications and doses. It took more than 5 years for Tamara to fully recover from this tragic illness, in the end she was in a better place than before the onset of psychosis.

Poetry is a universal language, and Raymond Fraser used it to speak to his readers about what life is-and what it can be. Over his impressive fifty-year career, Raymond wrote eight poetry collections, using deft insight and a masterful command of language to examine the complexities of life. No topic was too minute or too grandiose to be dissected, spread out, and examined. The included poems were chosen by the poet before he passed away.

This book features two charming and insightful stories for young readers that ask questions we've all had to face. Should we ever change ourselves for the sake of others? Is equal always fair? And what does it mean to be yourself and love yourself despite the pressure of the outside world?All Softy the wolf wants is to fit in. But when he tries to change himself, he learns that it's impossible to be something that you're not. Softy will have to embrace his nature as a feared hunter-or risk losing himself completely. In Justice's story, the king of the lions makes a decision based on the law, following what he thinks is right. But he learns that equal isn't always fair, and that sometimes, the law has to change to fit not only the crime, but the criminal. These timeless stories ask their readers to have a good long think about what it means to do something before they act. The characters are sympathetic and the stories engage readers with lessons they can carry forward into their own lives.

In Cuba, on a beautiful sandy beach, surrounded by clear blue water, stood a giant castle. People would come from far away to visit the castle and explore its surroundings. One day, when doing just that, a Canadian woman discovered a puppy outside of the fence lining the castle grounds. From the moment the two locked eyes, the woman knew the puppy was meant to be a part of her family. Inspired by the author's real-life experience, Chica, Chica, Señorita tells the story of a small dog's triumphant journey across the sea to her furever home. The author hopes to inspire young readers and families to consider if rescuing or adopting an animal is right for them.

Following the nuclear fallout of an event known as The Collapse, survivors in the Welsh hamlet of Tragumna have managed to rebuild peaceful lives for themselves through community, caring for crops and livestock, and living off the land. This tranquility, however, is jeopardized by the looming threats of plague and invasion. Thus, Tegwynn Galander must travel to the island now known as Faïl to meet its leaders and request that Tragumna's people be allowed to resettle there. On Faïl also grows a special medicinal plant-one needed to treat the chronic radiation burns of Teg's friend, Vanessa, whose condition constantly risks worsening. But Faïl will be more than just a difficult journey through the wilderness. Strange individuals- some benevolent, some dangerous-await Teg on his journey, as do romance, an awakening to esoteric spirituality, and encounters with beings straight from Celtic folklore. In the end, Teg's quest may force him to brave horizons even further than Faïl, ones of which he had never previously even dreamed.

Ladies, do your life, body, and relationships feel utterly blocked with negative energy? Do you struggle with knowing you're allowed to say "no"? And what ever happened to that little girl who could dance like nobody was watching her? Now it seems like you can't dance or even smile without feeling the eyes of too many unasked-for judges.Enter the Zen Den, a space of peace, healing, and female empowerment that is a refuge from the chaos of modern living. In this book of self-help fiction, the professors of the Zen Den introduce us to the therapy of yoga, meditation, breathing, dance, writing, and more. In the Zen Den, you will learn from your fellow Light Warriors that you are never alone and that true healing comes from within.

The scourge of the monster house affects communities all across Canada, so while the Toronto neighbourhood of York Mills is not unique in this respect, it has suffered more than most, owing to the generous size of its residential lots in what has now become the centre of the city.York Mills was still a rural community until after the Second World War, when a post-war population boom created a housing boom that gobbled up the local woods and farmland. By 1960 most of this land had been sacrificed for housing, and by the mid-1970s it was all gone. Then a strange thing began to happen. Developers, who had the money to outbid legitimate home buyers, started tearing down perfectly liveable post-war homes to build monster houses. Today, over fifty years later, this destructive practice continues. The environmental costs have been devastating, as affordable houses are demolished-their remains dumped in landfills-and mature trees are cut down to facilitate the new construction: construction that demands copious amounts of wood, cement, and other new building materials. The social cost has been equally damaging, as affordable homes are destroyed and replaced by multi-million-dollar houses that are out of reach of families who once called these neighbourhoods home.The three hundred colour photos in this book recall but a fraction of the homes we have lost in this one community alone. The text tells their stories, stories that take us back to a time when houses were places to live, not get-rich-quick schemes.