Book Description
Ruth Rothwax had no trouble composing letters for others, but is at a loss for words when she attempts to confront her parents horrific past--and her own possible future. Print features.
Author : Lily Brett
Publisher : William Morrow
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 38,86 MB
Release : 2001-07-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780688177553
Ruth Rothwax had no trouble composing letters for others, but is at a loss for words when she attempts to confront her parents horrific past--and her own possible future. Print features.
Author : John G. Robertson
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 48,4 MB
Release : 2018-07-26
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 147663288X
Entering the 1978-1979 season, the Boston Bruins had been one of the best teams in the National Hockey League for more than a decade. Yet they could not shake the postseason jinx the Montreal Canadiens held over them--the Habs had ousted them in 13 consecutive playoff series going back to 1940s. The Bruins wanted one more shot at their nemeses, after coming up short in both the 1977 and 1978 Stanley Cup finals. They got their chance in the semifinal round. Led by the colorful but embattled coach Don Cherry, the underdog Bruins played seven heart-stopping games. Victory seemed within their grasp but was snatched away with an untimely penalty in the final minutes of game seven. The author looks back at the season from opening night at Boston Garden to the catastrophic conclusion at the Montreal Forum, with detailed accounts of the semifinal games and a post-mortem of the infamous bench penalty.
Author : Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic
Publisher : Harvard Business Press
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 40,35 MB
Release : 2019-02-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1633696332
Look around your office. Turn on the TV. Incompetent leadership is everywhere, and there's no denying that most of these leaders are men. In this timely and provocative book, Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic asks two powerful questions: Why is it so easy for incompetent men to become leaders? And why is it so hard for competent people--especially competent women--to advance? Marshaling decades of rigorous research, Chamorro-Premuzic points out that although men make up a majority of leaders, they underperform when compared with female leaders. In fact, most organizations equate leadership potential with a handful of destructive personality traits, like overconfidence and narcissism. In other words, these traits may help someone get selected for a leadership role, but they backfire once the person has the job. When competent women--and men who don't fit the stereotype--are unfairly overlooked, we all suffer the consequences. The result is a deeply flawed system that rewards arrogance rather than humility, and loudness rather than wisdom. There is a better way. With clarity and verve, Chamorro-Premuzic shows us what it really takes to lead and how new systems and processes can help us put the right people in charge.
Author : Lily Brett
Publisher : Picador Australia
Page : 724 pages
File Size : 43,62 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780330361927
Ruth Rothwax, a successful woman with her own business, Rothwax Correspondence, can find order and meaning in writing words for other people--condolence letters, thank-you letters, even you-were-great-in-bed letters. But as the daughter of Edek Rothwax, an Auschwitz survivor with a somewhat idiosyncratic approach to the English language, Ruth can find no words to understand the loss of her family experienced during World War II. Ruth is obsessed with the idea of returning to Poland with her father, but she doesn't quite understand why she feels this so intensely. To make sense of her family's past, yes. To visit the places where her beloved mother and father lived and almost died, certainly. But she knows there's more to this trip. By facing Poland, and the past, she can finally confront her own future.
Author : Ravinder Kaur (Professor)
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,38 MB
Release : 2016
Category : China
ISBN : 9788125062493
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Author : Jonathon Lazear
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 18,87 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Meditations
ISBN : 0671759086
Through quotations from a wide variety of people, and through his own thoughtful reflections, Jonathan Lazear encourages men to look at their overextended lives and think about how they should be spending that precious resource, time. For every day of the year, here are inspiring words to help men discover a new sense of themselves. Introduction by Anne Wilson Schaef, author of Meditations for Women Who Do Too Much.
Author : Justin Baldoni
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 41,75 MB
Release : 2021-04-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0063055619
A GRIPPING, FEARLESS EXPLORATION OF MASCULINITY The effects of traditionally defined masculinity have become one of the most prevalent social issues of our time. In this engaging and provocative new book, beloved actor, director, and social activist Justin Baldoni reflects on his own struggles with masculinity. With insight and honesty, he explores a range of difficult, sometimes uncomfortable topics including strength and vulnerability, relationships and marriage, body image, sex and sexuality, racial justice, gender equality, and fatherhood. Writing from experience, Justin invites us to move beyond the scripts we’ve learned since childhood and the roles we are expected to play. He challenges men to be brave enough to be vulnerable, to be strong enough to be sensitive, to be confident enough to listen. Encouraging men to dig deep within themselves, Justin helps us reimagine what it means to be man enough and in the process what it means to be human.
Author : Steven O'Connor
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 46,81 MB
Release : 2022-12-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 166242941X
This coming-of-age story follows two fanatical Boston Bruins fans, Steve and Dan, across Canada to Alaska, chasing 1979 Stanley Cup dreams. Throughout their journey, these young men learn a lot about Canadian hospitality and the beautiful country that created the greatest game of all time: hockey. "A great story with a very easy reading style" Terry O'Reilly # 24
Author : Lily Brett
Publisher :
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 28,15 MB
Release : 1995-03-01
Category :
ISBN : 9780330356466
Novel telling the story of Esther Zepler, a modern woman who is happily married to Sean, an artist. She is mother to Zachary, Zelda and Kate, and lives in a New York loft. She enjoys long lunches with her pregnant friend Sonia, and writes obituaries for a living. She struggles with the issues of pathos and tragedy in her own life, and at the same time is reminded of who she is and where she comes from through her communication with her father Edek, an Auschwitz survivor, who lives in Australia. Presents humour and information through the one-liners pervading the story. The author has two other novels to her credit as well as five collections of poetry.
Author : Lorna Schultz Nicholson
Publisher : James Lorimer & Company
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 14,21 MB
Release : 2006-10-31
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781550289480
Sam has just moved with his family to Ottawa. He's quickly made first goalie on the Kanata Kings, but he feels insecure about his place on the team and at school.