Author: Tom Symington Publisher: FriesenPress ISBN: 1039184650 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 394
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Growing up in post-World War II Alberta in a stable, loving home, Tom Symington didn’t feel that he was “different.” Evading early pressures of romance and sexual exploration, repressing instances of name-calling (“femmy”), and hostility from schoolmates, Tom was almost able to believe in a world that valued the rights and freedoms of all citizens. From Calgary to Sierra Leone to France, this candid, heartbreaking memoir braids the evolution of gay rights in Canada with the life journey of one individual. Following high school, as Tom entered university and became a teacher, he was forced to reconcile his sexual orientation with the prevailing social and legal environment in Alberta, Canada, and the world beyond. As decades passed, “femmy” merged with “gay,” “queer,” and “LGBTQ+ community” in a rallying movement and an enduring struggle towards pride and self-acceptance against the current of societal expectations and discriminatory legislation. Not So Normal is as much a coming-of-age odyssey and a celebration of selfhood as it is a grave reminder that there is still much work to be done in the realm of human rights, and an urgent call to action to recentre love in our increasingly diverse and divisive world.
Author: Claudia Marseille Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1647426278 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 205
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By age four, Claudia Marseille had hardly uttered a word. When her parents finally had her hearing tested and learned she had a severe hearing loss, they chose to mainstream her, hoping this would offer her the most “normal” childhood possible. With the help of a primitive hearing aid, Claudia worked hard to learn to hear, lipread, and speak even as she tried to hide her disability in order to fit in. As a result, she was often misunderstood, lonely, and isolated—fitting into neither the hearing world nor the Deaf culture. This memoir explores Claudia’s relationships with her German refugee parents—a disturbed, psychoanalyst father obsessed over various harebrained projects and moneymaking schemes and a Jewish mother who had survived the Holocaust in Munich—and with her own identity. Claudia shares how she emerged from loneliness and social isolation, explored her Jewish identity, struggled to find a career compatible with hearing loss, and eventually opened herself to a life of creativity and love. But You Look So Normal is the inspiring story of a life affected but not defined by an invisible disability. It is a journey through family, loss, shame, identity, love, and healing as Claudia finally, joyfully, finds her place in the world.
Author: James Sneyd Publisher: Springer Nature ISBN: 3031053184 Category : Mathematics Languages : en Pages : 964
Book Description
Mathematics and statistics are the bedrock of modern science. No matter which branch of science you plan to work in, you simply cannot avoid quantitative approaches. And while you won’t always need to know a great deal of theory, you will need to know how to apply mathematical and statistical methods in realistic scenarios. That is precisely what this book teaches. It covers the mathematical and statistical topics that are ubiquitous in early undergraduate courses, but does so in a way that is directly linked to science. Beginning with the use of units and functions, this book covers key topics such as complex numbers, vectors and matrices, differentiation (both single and multivariable), integration, elementary differential equations, probability, random variables, inference and linear regression. Each topic is illustrated with widely-used scientific equations (such as the ideal gas law or the Nernst equation) and real scientific data, often taken directly from recent scientific papers. The emphasis throughout is on practical solutions, including the use of computational tools (such as Wolfram Alpha or R), not theoretical development. There is a large number of exercises, divided into mathematical drills and scientific applications, and full solutions to all the exercises are available to instructors. Mathematics and Statistics for Science covers the core methods in mathematics and statistics necessary for a university degree in science, highlighting practical solutions and scientific applications. Its pragmatic approach is ideal for students who need to apply mathematics and statistics in a real scientific setting, whether in the physical sciences, life sciences or medicine.
Author: Jillian Theorgood Publisher: Archway Publishing ISBN: 1665726695 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 175
Book Description
When your child is born with a congenital or chronic illness, your life changes forever; it’s easy to become overwhelmed. When you’re the first or only one in the family with a child with their condition, you begin to feel a loneliness and separation you don’t think others can relate to. To add to your sense of desperation, you’re inundated with specialists, appointments, treatment plans, a plethora of medications, and required follow up visits. In Overwhelmed to Empowered, author Jillian Theorgood shares her experiences and lessons learned to show you’re not alone and that you, too, can shake the feeling of being overwhelmed and embrace the sentiment of being empowered. She includes a log to facilitate the tracking of vital information such as family history, immunizations, diagnosis, medications, customizable data tracking logs, and scheduling assistance. Overwhelmed to Empowered offers a resource that becomes your personal assistant, helping you advocate for and be the voice for your child in your interactions throughout the journey.
Author: Alexander Durig Publisher: SUNY Press ISBN: 9780791428139 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 334
Book Description
Provides a comprehensive understanding of the informal logics of meaningful perception and autistic perception, which promises to pave the way for social scientists to begin addressing the subjective human experience in logical terms.
Author: Aditi Bathia Publisher: One Point Six Technologies Pvt Ltd ISBN: 9354383688 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 144
Book Description
Can you ever forget your one true first love? Does marriage supersede love? Can marriage survive without love? And what happens when the love of your life leaves you, only to return at the most vulnerable time of your life? Join Anya, a successful advertising executive, on her journey to discover answers to these questions as she bumps into Aarav, her ex from her life before marriage and now her firm’s client, after eight long years. As sparks reignite instantly upon her reunion with Aarav, Anya risks her marriage with Yohan to explore what the other side of loyalty holds for her. The result is an epistolary of many letters written by Anya - to Aarav and to Yohan - that uncovers the various layers of emotions that envelope human nature and explores the various shades of greys - none pure white, or pure black. Will Anya find a solution to the perpetual question of choice between love and marriage? What sacrifices will she need to make both in her personal and professional life to achieve what her heart desires? Most importantly, will she find what she has set out in search of?
Author: James M. McMahon Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 0595226353 Category : Psychology Languages : en Pages : 199
Book Description
"In Praise of Psychotherapists" gets to the heart of what really happens between two people in psychotherapy. James M. McMahon boldly confronts the problems in the profession that have wounded psychotherapy, particularly over the past two decades. He challenges the daunting theory, political infighting, unexamined personal and professional shame, narcissism, and fusion-topped off by the managed care cabal-that have left the profession and its intended beneficiaries reeling. Still, McMahon maintains that an inexorable power of growth is unleashed when two people commit themselves to the examination of personal struggle, and he demonstrates the conditions necessary for that explosion of awake-ness to occur, in a way never before shown. "Not since Carl Rogers has a psychologist written with such courage, compassion, and insight. Dr. mcMahon brings a completely fresh perspective to understanding human experience and opens a previously unknown window into the subject of human change. He is the rare psychotherapist who writes of his work with such brilliance and beauty as to be inspirational." Ken Byrne, Psy.D., CEO, The Balint Group, Melbourne, Australia
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