Two novellas, each by a different author Published in one full-color book beautifully illustrated by fiber artist Rachel May. WOMEN BORN WITH FUR by Beth Couture "A wondrous biography about excessively hairy women." "An intoxicating book and brew."-Frederick Barthelme, author of"Waveland" and "There Must Be Some Mistake" "A memorable and singular debut."-Peter Markus, author of "The Fish and the Not Fish" "Utterly heartbreaking."-Courtney Eldridge, author of"Unkempt"and"The Generosity of Women" OUT FROM THE PLEIADES by Leslie McGrath "A picaresque novella in verse about how a bully may come into being." "A rollicking, raucous, new myth."-Susanne Antonetta, author of "Make Me a Mother" and "Body Toxic" "A rich romp."-Amy King, poet, "I Want to Make You Safe" and "I'm the Man Who Loves You" "Marked by McGrath's signature wit, compassion and insight."-Bruce Snider, poet, "Paradise, Indiana" and "The Year We Studied Women
A prominent scientist and scholar documents and explains the thoughts, actions, and legacies of spiritual ecology's pioneers from ancient times to the present, demonstrating how the movement may offer the last chance to restore a healthy relationship between humankind and nature. An internet search for "Spiritual Ecology" and related terms like "Religion and Nature" and "Religion and Ecology" reveals tens of millions of websites. Spiritual Ecology: A Quiet Revolution offers an intellectual history of this far-reaching movement. Arranged chronologically, it samples major developments in the thoughts and actions of both historic and contemporary pioneers, ranging from the Buddha and St. Francis of Assisi to Wangari Maathai's Green Belt Movement and James Cameron's 2010 epic film Avatar. This foundational book is unique in that it provides a historical, cross-cultural context for understanding and advancing the ongoing spiritual ecology revolution, considering indigenous and Asian religious traditions as well as Western ones. Most chapters focus on a single pioneer, illuminating historical context and his/her legacy, while also connecting that legacy to broader concerns. Coverage includes topics as diverse as Henry David Thoreau and the Green Patriarch Bartholomew's decades-long promotion of environmentalism as a sacred duty for more than 250 million members of the Orthodox Church worldwide. For more information, visit www.spiritualecology.info.
There are some fine collections of essays on Canada's early library history, and a number of scholarly articles devoted to biographies of early Canadian librarians, but the story of children's services in the public library in Canada has yet to be written. Through a case study of children's services in the largest public library system in Canada, Toronto Public Library, during the years 1912--1949 when its children's services were first officially inaugurated and grew to international recognition for excellence, the present work offers a more detailed examination of the service than has yet been undertaken. Though many of Toronto Public Library's internal records are no longer extant, a number yet remain, and through an examination of this evidence, together with interviews with retired staff members, a picture emerges of the early years of children's services. The consistency with which the children's services staff followed and upheld their philosophical ideals was both the Boys' and Girls' Division's strength and its weakness: as the Division grew in size and reputation its internal operation became increasingly rigid and separate from the system as a whole. As the study ends an era of change was about to begin, where the Division would be reabsorbed into the larger structure. Yet for many years it served the purposes of both the library system and the Division to foster different approaches to service for the adult and children's services departments, and for a time, the educational role of library service for children was an important argument for library expansion and equalization of service. This study examines the period of establishment and growth of children's services, during years of political turbulence and economic upheaval, when libraries, like so many social and cultural organizations, began to allocate resources specifically for the needs of children. Toronto Public Library had impressive results to show for these early years. Though the structure of the children's services Division may have changed, children's librarians will recognize the values and ideals in place in their work today, as well as challenges that can only make one exclaim, plus ca change ...
Late-night radio-show psychologist Rain Sommers is used to the crazies who call in to rage from the back alleys of the French Quarter and the shadows of the bayou. But one caller's chilling obsession with her and her long-ago murdered mother—an iconic singer beloved among the city's Goth community—has even the jaded Rain running scared as a sadistic serial killer known as the Vampire prowls New Orleans. FBI agent Trevor Rivette is convinced her midnight caller and the killer are one and the same. As it becomes disturbingly clear that the Vampire has a sick bloodlust only Rain can satisfy, she allows Trevor to get closer and closer. But he soon discovers that his secretive past and troubled present are intertwined—and that he may die trying to keep Rain's fate out of a madman's control.
A vibrant city of many colours still has many shadows. A young black professional, André Reed, has a series of chance encounters with the ethereally beautiful Catherine Lee. André reaches out of his hard-driving, workaholic lifestyle to a woman radically different from himself yet somehow similar and just as strong. Catherine, André learns, is food for his soul - she nurtures him, laughs with him, completes him. But even in a city filled with many different kinds of people, the same old notions about race prevail. Entwined in a knot of bigotry, Andre and Catherine must struggle for their sanity, and for each other. While André wrestles with a haunting and secret past, Catherine navigates the conflict between new-world love and old-world Chinese tradition. When a violent crime committed by an Asian triad occurs, members in Catherine´s neighbourhood - and the entire city - cry out for justice. And Catherine might just lose André - and her family - for good.
Ordinary theology' characterizes the reflective God-talk of the great majority of churchgoers, and others who remain largely untouched by the assumptions, concepts and arguments that academic theology takes for granted. Jeff Astley coined the phrase in his innovative study, Ordinary Theology: Looking, Listening and Learning in Theology, arguing that 'speaking statistically ordinary theology is the theology of God's Church'. A number of scholars have responded to this and related conceptualizations, exploring their theological implications. Other researchers have adopted the perspective in examining a range of Church practices and contexts of Christian discipleship, using the tools of empirical study. Ordinary theology research has proved to be key in uncovering people's everyday lay theology or ordinary dogmatics. Exploring Ordinary Theology presents fresh contributions from a wide range of authors, who address the theological, empirical and practical dimensions of this central feature of ordinary Christian existence and the life of the Church.
The classic edition of Rhythms of Recovery sheds light on rhythm, one of the most important components of our survival and well-being. It governs the patterns of our sleep and respiration and is profoundly tied to our relationships with friends and family. But what happens when these rhythms are disrupted by traumatic events? Can balance be restored, and if so, how? What insights do eastern, natural, and modern western healing traditions have to offer, and how can practitioners put these lessons to use? Is it possible to do this in a way that’s culturally sensitive, multidisciplinary, and grounded in research? Rhythms of Recovery examines and answers these questions and provides clinicians with effective, time-tested tools for alleviating the destabilizing effects of traumatic events. It also explores integrative medicine, East/West medicine, herbal medicine, psychedelic medicine, complex trauma, yoga, and somatic and feminist therapies. For practitioners and students interested in integrating the insights of complementary/alternative medicine and 21st-century science, this deeply appealing book is an ideal guide.
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