Picking Up the Pieces

Author: Carey Newman
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1459819969
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 374

Book Description
“Will educate and enlighten Canadians for generations to come. It's a must-read for anyone seeking to understand Canada's residential-school saga. Most importantly, it's a touchstone of community for those survivors and their families still on the path to healing.”—Waubgeshig Rice, journalist and author of Moon of the Crusted Snow Picking Up the Pieces tells the story of the making of the Witness Blanket, a living work of art conceived and created by Indigenous artist Carey Newman. It includes hundreds of items collected from residential schools across Canada, everything from bricks, photos and letters to hockey skates, dolls and braids. Every object tells a story. Carey takes the reader on a journey from the initial idea behind the Witness Blanket to the challenges in making it work to its completion. The story is told through the objects and the Survivors who donated them to the project. At every step in this important journey for children and adults alike, Carey is a guide, sharing his process and motivation behind the art. It’s a personal project. Carey’s father is a residential school Survivor. Like the Blanket itself, Picking Up the Pieces calls on readers of all ages to bear witness to the residential school experience, a tragic piece of Canada’s legacy.

Pick Up the Pieces

Author: John Corbett
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022660473X
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 505

Book Description
Unless you lived through the 1970s, it seems impossible to understand it at all. Drug delirium, groovy fashion, religious cults, mega corporations, glitzy glam, hard rock, global unrest—from our 2018 perspective, the seventies are often remembered as a bizarre blur of bohemianism and disco. With Pick Up the Pieces, John Corbett transports us back in time to this thrillingly tumultuous era through a playful exploration of its music. Song by song, album by album, he draws our imaginations back into one of the wildest decades in history. Rock. Disco. Pop. Soul. Jazz. Folk. Funk. The music scene of the 1970s was as varied as it was exhilarating, but the decade’s diversity of sound has never been captured in one book before now. Pick Up the Pieces gives a panoramic view of the era’s music and culture through seventy-eight essays that allow readers to dip in and out of the decade at random or immerse themselves completely in Corbett’s chronological journey. An inviting mix of skilled music criticism and cultural observation, Pick Up the Pieces is also a coming-of-age story, tracking the author’s absorption in music as he grows from age seven to seventeen. Along with entertaining personal observations and stories, Corbett includes little-known insights into musicians from Pink Floyd, Joni Mitchell, James Brown, and Fleetwood Mac to the Residents, Devo, Gal Costa, and Julius Hemphill. A master DJ on the page, Corbett takes us through the curated playlist that is Pick Up the Pieces with captivating melody of language and powerful enthusiasm for the era. This funny, energetic book will have readers longing nostalgically for a decade long past.

Picking Up the Pieces

Author: Elizabeth Hayley
Publisher: Waterhouse Press
ISBN: 1642632406
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 407

Book Description
Mistakes, love, and hopefully happiness. After myriad mistakes and a devastating breakup, Lily Hamilton is no longer the impulsive, selfish person she used to be. She longs for the chance to prove she’s changed to the one person she believes holds the key to her happiness. Adam Carter’s days of serial monogamy are long gone, and he’s been burying his hurt by dating women he has no intention of committing to. But when he sees Lily for the first time in months, he’s reminded of the man he used to be, the man he wants to try to be again—for her. Max Samson is on a downward spiral, reverting back to the hard-partying, reckless man he’d been before Lily fell into his life. But when his mother invites Lily back into his world, he suddenly remembers how good it felt to have her there. It’s now up to Lily to pick up the pieces and figure out which two are the perfect fit.

Picking Up the Pieces

Author: Sorcha Faal
Publisher: Long Trail Acres Publishing
ISBN: 0975322834
Category : Preparedness
Languages : en
Pages : 412

Book Description

The Witness Blanket

Author: Carey Newman
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1459836146
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132

Book Description
For more than 150 years, thousands of Indigenous children were taken from their families and sent to residential schools across Canada. Artist Carey Newman created the Witness Blanket to make sure that history is never forgotten. The Blanket is a living work of art—a collection of hundreds of objects from those schools. It includes everything from photos, bricks, hockey skates, graduation certificates, dolls and piano keys to braids of hair. Behind every piece is a story. And behind every story is a residential school Survivor, including Carey's father. This book is a collection of truths about what happened at those schools, but it's also a beacon of hope and a step on the journey toward reconciliation.

Picking Up the Pieces

Author: Mary Sheepshanks
Publisher: Center Point
ISBN: 9781611730975
Category : Domestic fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Kate Rendlesham has spent most of her life being someone's wife, mother, or grandmother. In her fifties and recently widowed, she lives on a Yorkshire estate bustling with family, including high-strung daughter Joanna, three grandchildren, and her crotchety yet delightful mother-in-law. When Joanna's husband leaves her, everyone expects Kate to play the supportive mother role while Joanna reconstructs her life. But Kate has other plans. Lately, she's bursting with new dreams. It all began when she stumbled upon a house and immediately fell in love with it. Every nook and cranny seemed special. And meeting the owner, self-made millionaire Jack Morley is an unexpected surprise. But Jack has his own grand plans - for the house, for his future, and for Kate.

Picking Up The Pieces: A Powerful Story That Will Make You Get Back Up.

Author: Marie Joiner
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781950621163
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 144

Book Description
Marie Joiner is on fire. Author, Owner of Two Thriving companies, Mentor to women in business and Keynote Speaker. Marie survived homelessness and abuse as a child. She built her life from the ground up without knowing how to read and with only a fifth-grade education to back her. She is the definition of inspirational. Marie's story leaves you with the realization that we can not only break free from anything we've experienced-we can literally create our own destiny.

Picking Up the Pieces

Author: Clyde Colvin Bensson
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 9780345350558
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 212

Book Description
Clyde Colvin Besson, a minister with extensive experience in marriage and family counseling, offers comfort and guidance to the recently divorced and to anyone else struggling with feelings of despair and isolation.

Picking Up the Pieces : Moving Forward After Surviving Cancer

Author: Sherri Magee
Publisher: Raincoast Books
ISBN: 9781551928999
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 170

Book Description
Stepping back into everyday life after having faced a life- threatening illness is not as simple as it sounds. Now what? How do you pick up the pieces of your life and put them back together again? There are no guidelines to follow once treatment for cancer finishes--no bridge from hospital to home. How do you discuss the variety of changes you are experiencing when you may not even know how to describe them? All you know is that you are confused and that you feel out of sync with yourself and with others. Picking Up the Pieces will guide you through this difficult time. Reassuring, realistic, and insightful, this book presents a unique four-phase process with useful daily practices to support you along your recovery journey. Drawing on the inspiring voices of cancer survivors, the authors give practical advice on how to design your own unique Healing Plan, including suggestions on ways to handle physical side effects and stress, and how to connect with yourself, with others, and with a higher power. They provide informational and educational resources and professional support services, and they suggest ways that you may find healing through your own contributions and creativity. For the more than 11 million cancer survivors in North America who have spent months and, in many cases, years, battling disease, this book is essential for reclaiming mind, body, and spirit to move forward with recovery.

Picking Up the Pieces

Author: Louis Paul Priolo
Publisher: P & R Publishing
ISBN: 9781596383807
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 272

Book Description
Ending a romantic relationship can wreck lives, especially for the one who didnt want it to end. A book that leads you from heartache to a healthier relationship with Christ.