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“Disability is not our worst-case scenario – our worst-case scenario would be its annihilation.” This is the starting point for this powerful collection of writing by and about Catherine Frazee, disability activist, Officer of the Order of Canada, and poetic scholar of justice. For Frazee, disability is not something to be dreaded or overcome but a force to be reckoned with – a prism of insight and experience that refracts new light upon our fundamental ideals of justice, beauty, and community. Catherine Frazee has been a central figure in the disability rights landscape in Canada for decades. Her reasoned and passionate insights are topical and often ahead of their time. Always bold, always progressive, and frequently provocative, Frazee’s work presents an unwavering, fierce commitment to engage in public debate from a position that centres the lives of disabled people. Taken together, these writings chronicle the rising consciousness of a social movement of disabled people staking their claim in public policy and popular culture, a claim that is overdue for honest recognition.
As a boy, Sammy McCue had long been fascinated by nappies and baby things. When Sam first ‘borrowed’ a nappy at age 4, his indulgent mother noticed her son’s odd attachment. When Sam had an accident in grade school, his Mom nappied him overnight to protect his bed. Little did parent or child know where that incident would lead them. Months later, Sam’s Mom hired a college-student nanny to help out over the holidays, and Sam and his Nanny Sanny quickly became inseparable. Sam and Sandy’s bourgeoning relationship spans decades and continents. Their haunting love story is one you’ll remember long after you’ve finished these books. Both storylines are filled with detail and accurac...
School teacher, Anna O 'Riley's melancholy Sunday abruptly changes with a knock on her door from an Austin Police Officer. She's even more startled to learn that she is a person of interest in a brutal homicide that occurred at the downtown Cathedral that she has been an active member of for almost twenty years. Her summer vacation from school takes her from Cozumel to San Miguel De Allende and back to Austin all in a vain attempt to solve the mystery surrounding the death of her fiancé and the whereabouts of his autistic child. Betrayal and lies confront her at every turn. But through peril and love she eventually discovers her own oasis of truth.
Introduction by Stephen Osbourne One Ring Circus pays homage to the wrestling lifestyle that spawned such stars as Hulk Hogan and The Rock. Brian Howell spent three years following the circuit, amidst the backdrop of household lightbulbs, screaming sound systems and near-raid fans who are almost as colourful and outrageous as the wrestlers they clamour for. Capturing the visceral energy of a remarkable, near-clandestine community, this book is nothing short of inspirational. Includes more than 100 b/w photographs.
As a boy, Sammy McCue had long been fascinated by diapers and baby things. When Sam first ‘borrowed’ a diaper at age 4, his indulgent mother noticed her son’s odd attachment. When Sam had an accident in grade school, his Mom diapered him overnight to protect his bed. Little did parent or child know where that incident would lead them. Months later, Sam’s Mom hired a college-student nanny to help out over the holidays, and Sam and his Nanny Sanny quickly became inseparable. Sam and Sandy’s bourgeoning relationship spans decades and continents. Their haunting love story is one you’ll remember long after you’ve finished these books. Both storylines are filled with detail and ac...
This volume contains the proceedings of the conference, Symbolic Dynamics and its Applications, held at Yale University in the summer of 1991 in honour of Roy L. Adler on his sixtieth birthday. The conference focused on symbolic dynamics and its applications to other fields, including: ergodic theory, smooth dynamical systems, information theory, automata theory, and statistical mechanics. Featuring a range of contributions from some of the leaders in the field, this volume presents an excellent overview of the subject.
Seven Steps on the Path to a Good Life for People with Disabilities is an inspirational guidebook for parents and other family members who are concerned about the future of their relative with a disability, particularly after the parents are gone. Any parent who has a child with a disability will find their story in the book, plus advice and tips appropriate to their child's age and circumstance. The book offers a step by step guide to creating a plan for the future which provides for the safety, security and well being of people with disabilities. It leads the reader to look beyond professional social services when creating a safe and secure future. It offers alternatives based on the autho...
Politician and bestselling novelist Sam McCue has led a pretty charmed life … until now. In Baby Governor, this American wunderkind takes the reins with youthful energy and finds that power isn’t always what it seems. Picking up where The Candy Stripers and The Nannies left off, this third instalment goes all the way as Sam becomes the youngest-ever Governor of his state. With diapers, bottles and three willing nannies added to the mix, Sam’s improbable political journey turns into the ride of a lifetime. Sam and his nannies savour their moment in the sun and grope for change in a world turned upside down by 9/11 and the challenges of high office. An insider’s glimpse into the lifestyles of famous and powerful people, Baby Governor strips away the carefully crafted veneer of American politicians. This final book in an autobiographical trilogy is written by a New York Times bestselling author and lifelong infantilist.
The rodeo cowboy is one of the most evocative images of the Wild West. The master of the frontier, he is renowned for his masculinity, toughness, and skill. A Wilder West returns to rodeo's small-town roots to explore how rodeo simultaneously embodies and subverts our traditional understandings of power relations between man and nature, women and men, settlers and Aboriginal peoples. An important contact zone – a chaotic and unpredictable place of encounter – rodeo has challenged expected social hierarchies, bringing people together across racial and gender divides to create friendships, rivalries, and unexpected intimacies. At the rodeo, Aboriginal riders became local heroes, and rodeo queens spoke their minds. A Wilder West complicates the idea of western Canada as a “white man's country” and shows how rural rodeos have been communities in which different rules applied. Lavishly illustrated, this creative history will change the way we see the West's most controversial sport.
Like most adult babies, diapers had fascinated Sammy McCue since he was a small boy. The big difference: Sam’s Mom knew of his unusual interest and, as a former nurse, had no problem helping her son become a baby again. When Sam was 10, his Mom hired a college nanny to babysit, and Sam and his Nanny Sanny shared an evolving love story like no other. Written by a New York Times bestselling author, The Candy Stripers is a full-length novel based on actual events. Sam and Sandy’s unique journey will stick with you long after you’ve finished the book.