Meet me in the middle : 8 mother-daughter conversations about life and faith / Cooney, Allie Stanley
Eight mother-daughter conversations about life and faith
"Mother-and-daughter team Sandra Stanley and Allie Stanley Cooney offer alternating chapters for mothers and their tween/early teen daughters in Meet Me in the Middle, a unique guide for you and your daughter to use as you engage in conversations, activities, and outings that pave the way to lasting connection"--

From bleeding edge to leading edge : a builders guide to net zero homes / Tarry, Doug

Buildings -- Energy conservation
Buildings -- Environmental aspects.
Sustainable architecture
Sustainable buildings -- Design and construction
Zero energy buildings.

High school was for boys / Cowger, Katie

This collection of free verse poetry intimately explores the lasting impact of internalized misogyny on women. Through evocative and challenging verses, the poet delves into a series of significant events that unfolded in her own life. She uncovers the profound moments that left an indelible mark on her psyche, and how they continue to ripple forward in her life. From the battleground of adolescence to the complexities of adulthood, High School Was for Boys explores themes of sexuality, toxic female friendships, anxiety, sexual assault, and healing.

Growth : a history and a reckoning / Susskind, Daniel

"Daniel Susskind traces the rich, surprisingly brief history of economic growth and responds to its ills. We cannot focus only on growth's upsides, but nor is degrowth a viable policy: the benefits of prosperity are too great to discard. Instead we must face hard tradeoffs, demoting growth from our top priority and reckoning with its moral challenges"--

Life and times of Frederick Douglass / Douglass, Frederick

"First published in 1892, Life and Times of Frederick Douglass is the final autobiography written by Frederick Douglass (1818-1895), a man who was born into slavery in Talbot County, Maryland. Securing his self-liberation at twenty years of age in 1838, he went on to become the most renowned antislavery activist, social justice campaigner, author, orator, philosopher, essayist, historian, intellectual, statesman, and liberator in U.S. history. A powerful literary work, Douglass' final autobiography shares the stories of his 'several lives in one.' This new edition examines Douglass' memorialization of his own and his mother's first-hand experiences of enslavement and of their 'mental' liberation through a 'love of letters;' his representation of Civil War Black combat heroism; his conviction that 'education means emancipation;' and finally, his 'unending battle' with white publishers for the freedom to 'tell my story.' This volume reproduces Frederick Douglass' emotionally powerful and politically hard-hitting anti-lynching speech, Lessons of the Hour, published in 1894. This edition includes explanatory notes, a revised introduction, and expanded bibliography"--

Mayhem : unanswered questions about the Tsarnaev brothers, the US government, and the Boston Marathon Bombing / Mcphee, Michele.

In her book The Brothers, journalist Masha Gessen says questions still remaining about the Boston Marathon bombing case are: "Where were the bombs made? And what had been Tamerlan's relationship to the FBI?" Investigative reporter McPhee goes a long way toward answering these questions with revelations that will cast a spotlight on the US Government's relationship with the older brother, Tamerlan, as his younger brother, Dzhokar, returns to court this year in an effort to have his death sentence commuted. The federal government may be forced to confirm a longstanding relationship with Tamerlan and its decision to shield him from investigation for the Sept. 11, 2011 ISIS-style triple murder of three friends with whom he trained and dealt drugs. As they infamously did with Whitey Bulger, federal agents appear to have protected Tamerlan because of his value to them as a paid informant against fellow Muslims. McPhee covered the bombing and the manhunt that followed for ABC-TV and has attended every hearing involving the case. Mayhem is a dramatically improved and significantly revised and updated first paperback version of her earlier book, Maximum Harm. A university press released that book after being shut down, and so the book received minimal attention and support. Since then, McPhee's reporting has proven out again and again. This page-turning narrative will renew interest in and add an important chapter to an American tragedy.

A life beyond words : a family's journey through hardship and loss to the joy of unspoken possibilities / Baker, Susan

Finding light in the darkness. Courage in the face of adversity. Hope in the practice of surrender. When Susan Baker's infant son died in her arms, and her firstborn child was diagnosed with severe autism a mere twelve months later, her entire experience of motherhood changed. Given little hope for their son's future, Susan and her husband began their emotional journey of navigating an unfamiliar, often turbulent path. In this poignant memoir, Susan shares how believing in the possibility of more for their child led to a life-changing discovery that unlocked their son's innermost thoughts and insights. What followed was not only extraordinary but also a testimony to the power of perseverance and love within a growing family, and a stunning example of the light that can come after dark. Susan delivers an honest and unflinching account of personal transformation while raising a nonspeaking autistic child within complex family dynamics and societal limitations. A Life Beyond Words will inspire hope and compassion far beyond the world of autism.

We could have been friends, my father and I : a Palestinian memoir / Shehadeh, Raja

"A subtle psychological portrait of the author's relationship with his father during the twentieth-century battle for Palestinian human rights. Aziz Shehadeh was many things: lawyer, activist, and political detainee, he was also the father of bestselling author and activist Raja. In this new and searingly personal memoir, Raja Shehadeh unpicks the snags and complexities of their relationship. A vocal and fearless opponent, Aziz resists under the British mandatory period, then under Jordan, and, finally, under Israel. As a young man, Raja fails to recognize his father's courage and, in turn, his father does not appreciate Raja's own efforts in campaigning for Palestinian human rights. When Aziz is murdered in 1985, it changes Raja irrevocably. This is not only the story of the battle against the various oppressors of the Palestinians, but a moving portrait of a particular father and son relationship"--

Prepared libraries, empowered teams : a workbook for navigating intellectual freedom challenges together / Calzada, Becky

"Whether a book challenge is upon you, on the horizon, in your rearview mirror, or not yet in sight, now is the time to start envisioning what a challenge-ready team looks like in your organization. This unique workbook will equip you and your colleagues with the tools and resources to tailor a challenge preparedness action plan to the needs of your library and community. Preliminary data for 2023 from ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) shows an all-time high number of book challenges, shattering the previous record set only the year before. Anticipating and preparing for challenges can only be done effectively when the library has a unified team. This workbook will help library directors and managers at all types of libraries ensure that all members of their staff understand the essential role they have to play when challenges arise. Simultaneously, it will guide you towards managing the stress of the circumstances with lessened impact on team well-being and organizational reputation. Solo librarians will also find resources for coalition-building in the absence of library colleagues within their institution. Assisting you as a library worker in creating your own challenge readiness roadmap, this workbook. This workbook surveys the national intellectual freedom landscape, then guides you through a review of your current circumstances, structures, and team member strengths; provides considerations for developing strong policies and procedures on which your action plan rests; shares recommendations for gathering team input and building team capacity at every step of the way; includes planning templates, strategies, checklists, and suggested scripts to assist in co-constructing a unified approach with your team; identifies methods for developing deep knowledge of your organization's selection policy in your team members; uses a conflict mediation perspective to show how to de-escalate tense conversations involving patrons, members of the community, and team members; outlines best practices for communication and capacity-building in the face of all manner of challenges, helping you stay clear and intentional in your interactions with stakeholders; and includes numerous real-world examples of different book challenges, showing how this approach to team preparedness can be applied."--

It's on the way : don't give up on your dreams and prayers / Comes, Lisa Osteen
It is on the way
"Heaven heard the moment you prayed. The answer to your prayer, the blessing you believe God has promised to you, the dream you have been anticipating ... is on the way! At times, we all find ourselves in seasons of waiting--for our dreams to be fulfilled, our prayers to be answered, or our circumstances to change. But your dream has an appointed time and God always has victory in store for you. And the seasons of waiting don't need to be periods of discouragement or hopelessness. Instead, they can be rich periods of joy, growth and preparation for the plans and promotion that God has in store for you. In It's On the Way, Lisa Osteen Comes reminds readers that during these inevitable times in our lives, God is faithful and our current season is temporary. Lisa teaches readers how to press through challenges, quit taking shortcuts instead of trusting God to give you His best, allow God to fight your battles, and silence the enemy within, while giving encouragement and practical steps to take when you don't know what to do next"--