Area Woman Blows Gasket
Area Woman Blows Gasket

Author: Patricia Pearson

Publisher: Vintage Canada

Published: 2010-04-30

Total Pages: 175

ISBN-13: 0307370895

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From the author of Playing House comes a sharp and sophisticated collection of essays that takes us on a hilarious tour of our twenty-first-century obsessions and distractions. Patricia Pearson is a working woman, wife and mother on the verge. Whether it’s being humiliated by the Beauty Bullies at the Lancôme counter or failing to live up to the Serene Mother ideal, Pearson is fed up with negotiating our present-day myths and fads. In Area Woman Blows Gasket, Pearson plumbs every facet of modern life, marriage and motherhood: from choosing the right vegan-bran-hemp diet for your family to confronting your husband’s irrational fear of mayonnaise. Adult education classes, psychotherapy, $100 haircuts, the latest news on what may or may not cause cancer, Christmas shopping — all come into sharp focus with the help of Pearson’s comic eye. Her wry brand of wisdom is a refreshing and long-awaited release from the contradictions thrown at us by society.

A Brief History of Anxiety (Yours and Mine)
A Brief History of Anxiety (Yours and Mine)

Author: Patricia Pearson

Publisher: Vintage Canada

Published: 2009-01-27

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 0679314997

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Patricia Pearson returns to non-fiction with a witty, insightful and highly personal look at recognizing and coping with fears and anxieties in our contemporary world. The millions of North Americans who silently cope with anxiety at last have a witty, articulate champion in Patricia Pearson, who shows that the anxious are hardly “nervous nellies” with “weak characters” who just need medicine and a pat on the head. Instead, Pearson questions what it is about today’s culture that is making people anxious, and offers some surprising answers–as well as some inspiring solutions based on her own fierce battle to drive the beast away. Drawing on personal episodes of incapacitating dread as a vivid, often hilarious guide to her quest to understand this most ancient of human emotions, Pearson delves into the history and geography of anxiety. Why are North Americans so much more likely to suffer than Latin Americans? Why did Darwin treat hypochondria with sprays from a hose? Why have we forgotten the insights of some of our greatest philosophers, theologians and psychologists in favor of prescribing addictive drugs? In this blend of fascinating reportage and poignant memoir, Pearson ends with her struggle to withdraw from antidepressants and to find more self-aware and philosophically-grounded ways to strengthen the soul.

Library Journal
Library Journal

Author: Melvil Dewey

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 1030

ISBN-13:

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Includes, beginning Sept. 15, 1954 (and on the 15th of each month, Sept.-May) a special section: School library journal, ISSN 0000-0035, (called Junior libraries, 1954-May 1961). Also issued separately.

Seal Team Seven 14: Death Blow
Seal Team Seven 14: Death Blow

Author: Keith Douglass

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2001-07-01

Total Pages: 279

ISBN-13: 1101220937

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Without warning, China and Pakistan launch devastating offensives against Nepal and Bangladesh. The U.N. Security Council is baffled—why would China ally itself with India’s northern neighbor? Then they learn that the Chinese are secretly planning to occupy Pakistan and take their oil reserves—by building a pipeline through India. Only one irrepressible force stands a chance against the immovable object that is the Chinese army—Lieutenant Commander Blake Murdock and his elite SEAL team. But they’ll have to walk a fine line, for even the slightest slip could lead to a full-blown nuclear war.

Canadian Who's Who 2008
Canadian Who's Who 2008

Author: Elizabeth Lumley

Publisher:

Published: 2008-01-05

Total Pages: 1464

ISBN-13: 9780802040718

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Now in its ninety-eighth year of publication, this standard Canadian reference source contains the most comprehensive and authoritative biographical information on notable living Canadians. Those listed are carefully selected because of the positions they hold in Canadian society, or because of the contribution they have made to life in Canada. The volume is updated annually to ensure accuracy, and 600 new entries are added each year to keep current with developing trends and issues in Canadian society. Included are outstanding Canadians from all walks of life: politics, media, academia, business, sports and the arts, from every area of human activity. Each entry details birth date and place, education, family, career history, memberships, creative works, honours and awards, and full addresses. Indispensable to researchers, students, media, business, government and schools, Canadian Who's Who is an invaluable source of general knowledge. The complete text of Canadian Who's Who is also available on CD-ROM, in a comprehensively indexed and fully searchable format. Search 'astronaut' or 'entrepreneur of the year,' 'aboriginal achievement award' and 'Order of Canada' and discover a wealth of information. Fast, easy and more accessible than ever, the Canadian Who's Who on CD-ROM is an essential addition to your electronic library.

A SEAL's Seduction
A SEAL's Seduction

Author: Makenna Jameison

Publisher: Makenna Jameison

Published: 2015-11-23

Total Pages: 88

ISBN-13:

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He’ll heal her wounds one night at a time…. Kenley Bristow has her future mapped out: she’ll meet a nice guy, settle down and have kids, and live the stable family life that she never had growing up. The last thing she wants is the assertive Navy SEAL who pinned her against the door, his hard body filling hers with desire she’d never felt before. Navy SEAL Mike “Patch” Hunter prefers his relationships to be only one night. The petite woman with the face of an angel wasn’t who he thought she was. But after he felt her trembling beneath him, he knew one taste would never be enough. When an accident leaves Kenley injured and alone, she’s forced to call on the one man she swore she’d never see again. But with heat she’s never felt before burning between them, can she fend him off long enough to escape what she really fears—a life together? A SEAL’S Seduction, a standalone novel, is book four in the addictive Alpha SEALs series.