Barbara Fisher: 11 books
by Barbara Fisher
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2016
In this, her fourth book, Barbara Fisher addresses diverse subjects ranging from literature and art to the natural world, traveI, food, family, and narratives of colonial days and the migrant experience. ‘Barbara Fisher has a highly personal way of seizing an historicaI moment or a daily...
The Gloomy Prospect
Early Voices — Portraits of Canada by Women Writers, 1639–1914
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2015
This selection of writings by twenty-nine women, known and unknown, professional and amateur, presents a unique portrait of Canada through time and space, from the seventeenth to the early twentieth centuries, from the Maritimes to British Columbia and the Far North. There is a range of voices from...
Religion and Intimate Partner Violence
Understanding the Challenges and Proposing Solutions
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2017
Intimate partner violence is a complex, ugly, fear-inducing reality for large numbers of women around the world. When violence exists in a relationship, safety is compromised, shame abounds, and peace evaporates. Violence is learned behavior and it flourishes most when it is ignored, minimized, or...
Everything Beautiful
Perspectives for Your Daily Life
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2018
Life is filled with ups and downs, disappointments and uncertainties. And whether its our mental and physical health, our diet and exercise, our careers, or our relationships, sometimes it seems like there are just so many things we cannot change. But what if our attitude affects our outcome? What...
by Katharina Gerlach, Ava Fairhall, K.V. Moffet
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2018
Solve a mermaid's problem…
Step off the edge of a roof…
Dig up a grave at midnight…
Take advice from a fortune cookie…
Visit the last library…
Meet a bridge troll…
And more…
In one instant, like a bolt of lightning, a single impossible event changes a person's life. And like the...
by Philip Fisher, Judith Jarvis Thomson, Martha C. Nussbaum
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2009
How should we live? What do we owe to other people? In Goodness and Advice, the eminent philosopher Judith Jarvis Thomson explores how we should go about answering such fundamental questions. In doing so, she makes major advances in moral philosophy, pointing to some deep problems for influential...
American Catholics, American Culture
Tradition and Resistance
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2004
Sheed & Ward, in partnership with Commonweal magazine, presents the second of two volumes in the groundbreaking series, American Catholics in the Public Square, a project funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts. Essays by scholars, journalists, lawyers, business and labor leaders, church administrators...
by Lillia M. Fisher, Barbara Kiwak
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2012
Uncover the “sunshine” of a Mohawk-Algonquin girl who experiences loss, ostracism, and religious persecution, yet courageously holds on to her faith. Perfect for ages 9–12, this 31st volume in the Encounter the Saints series familiarizes children with the first Native American woman to be declared...
Museum Mediations
Reframing Ekphrasis in Contemporary American Poetry
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2006
First published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
by Carol S. Baugh, Melanie F. Myers, Michael S. Hendryx
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2012
Appalachians have been characterized as a population with numerous disparities in health and limited access to medical services and infrastructures, leading to inaccurate generalizations that inhibit their healthcare progress. Appalachians face significant challenges in obtaining effective care, and...
Sex-Offender Therapy
A "How-To" Workbook for Therapists Treating Sexually Aggressive Adults, Adolescents, and Children
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2014
Groundbreaking information for treating sex offenders
Sexual abuse, sexual addiction, and sexual offending have become a significant clinical problem. Successfully treating these disorders is the first step toward preventing future victims. Sex-Offender Therapy is a practical workbook for clinicians...