Social science

  • Witches : the transformative power of women working together

    Creator

    George-Allen, Sam

    Abstract

    Covens. Girl Bands. Ballet troupes. Convents. In all times and places, girls and women have come together in communities of vocation, of necessity, of support. In Witches, Sam George-Allen explores how magic happens wherever women gather. Female farmers change the way we grow our food. Online beauty communities democratize skin-care rituals. And more than any other demographic, it's teen girls that shape our culture. Patriarchal societies have long been content to champion boys' clubs while viewing groups that exclude men as sites of rivalry and suspicion.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [United States]

    Dreamscape Media, LLC

    Non spécifié
  • A mind spread out on the ground

    Creator

    Elliott, Alicia

    Abstract

    The Mohawk phrase for depression can be roughly translated as a mind spread out on the ground. In this urgent and visceral work, Alicia Elliott explores how apt a description that is for the ongoing effects of the personal, intergenerational, and colonial traumas she and so many Native people have experienced. Elliott's deeply personal writing details a life spent between Indigenous and white communities-a divide reflected in her own family-and engages with such wide-ranging topics as race, parenthood, love, art, mental illness, poverty, sexual assault, gentrification, and representation.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [United States]

    Dreamscape Media, LLC

    Non spécifié
  • The age of fentanyl : ending the opioid epidemic

    Creator

    Ramin, Brodie

    Abstract

    In this revealing analysis, Dr. Brodie Ramin tells the story of the opioid crisis, showing us the disease and cure from his perspective as an addiction doctor working on the front lines. We meet his patients, hear from other addiction experts, and learn about the science and medicine of opioid addiction and its treatments. He shows us how addiction can be prevented, how knowledge can reduce stigma, and how epidemics can be beaten. Dr.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [United States]

    Dreamscape Media, LLC

    Non spécifié
  • The price of justice : money, morals and ethical reform in the law

    Creator

    Goldfarb, Ronald L.

    Abstract

    Justice reform has become an increasingly present topic in the news and media, with movements like "I Can't Breathe" and Black Lives Matter prompting national outcry from the public over the unethical actions of law enforcement, and it remains one of the most controversial and highly debated issues for politicians and citizens today. With more than two million Americans incarcerated, it is beyond apparent that the justice system intrinsically ensures that lower-income people and minorities are shockingly underrepresented and offered little to no legal protection.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [United States]

    Dreamscape Media, LLC

    Non spécifié
  • Le guerrier désarmé : vers une nouvelle masculinité

    Creator

    Blondin, Robert

    Abstract

    R. Blondin a cherché à présenter des outils pertinents au questionnement actuel des hommes qui se donnent la peine d'envisager, d'accepter, de provoquer des changements profonds d'identité et de comportement.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Place of publication not identified]

    Éditions du Boréal

    Non spécifié
  • Le principe du cumshot

    Creator

    Boisvert, Lili

    Abstract

    "Dans le jargon de la pornographie, le cumshot, c'est le plan final qui met en scène la jouissance – exclusive – de l'acteur masculin. Lili Boisvert y voit l'illustration parfaite du principe dominant de la rencontre hétérosexuelle, lequel nous dit que le désir est un élan qui doit toujours partir de l'homme pour aller vers la femme. Quand on le remet en cause, on nous répond que c'est la « nature humaine », ou on nous ressort de vieilles théories psychologiques et biologisantes cent fois contredites par les faits.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Place of publication not identified]

    Vlb éditeur

    Non spécifié
  • The finest blend : graduate education in Canada

    Abstract

    As Canadian universities work to increase access to graduate education, many are adopting blended modes of delivery for courses and programs. Within this changing landscape of higher education, The Finest Blend answers the call for rigorous research into these methods to ensure quality learning and teaching experience and presents case studies of French and English universities across Canada that are experimenting with blended learning models in graduate programs.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Edmonton, Alberta

    AU Press

    Non spécifié
  • On our nature walk : our first talk about our impact on the environment

    Creator

    Roberts, Jillian

    Abstract

    Introduces children to the important topic of the environment. Crafted around a conversation between a grade-school-aged child and an adult, this inquiry-focused book using age-appropriate language and tone will help children shape their understanding of the natural world and how they participate in protecting it.

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    Victoria

    Orca Book Publishers

    Non spécifié
  • The fierce 44 : black Americans who shook up the world

    Creator

    The Staff of The Undefeated

    Abstract

    Meet forty-four of America's most impressive heroes in this collective biography of African American figures authored by the team at ESPN's TheUndefeated.com. From visionaries to entrepreneurs, athletes to activists, the Fierce 44 are beacons of brilliance, perseverance, and excellence. Bringing household names like Serena Williams and Harriet Tubman together with lesser-known but highly deserving figures such as Robert Abbott and Dr. Charles Drew, this collection is a celebration of all that African Americans have achieved, despite everything they have had to overcome.

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    Holland

    Dreamscape Media, LLC

    Non spécifié
  • When they call you a terrorist (young adult edition) : A story of black lives matter and the power to change the world

    Creator

    Khan-Cullors, Patrisse

    Abstract

    This program includes a foreword read by Angela Davis. Patrisse Khan-Cullors' and asha bandele's instant New York Times bestseller, When They Call You a Terrorist is now adapted for the YA audience! A movement that started with a hashtag—#BlackLivesMatter—on Twitter spread across the nation and then across the world. From one of the co-founders of the Black Lives Matter movement comes a poetic memoir and reflection on humanity. Necessary and timely, Patrisse Khan-Cullors' story asks us to remember that protest in the interest of the most vulnerable comes from love.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Macmillan Young Listeners

    Non spécifié