Welcome To My Country

Author : Lauren Slater
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0385487398
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Welcome to My Country written by Lauren Slater and published by Anchor. This book was released on 1997-07-14 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lauren Slater, a brilliant writer who is a young therapist, takes us on a mesmerizing personal and professional journey in this remarkable memoir about her work with mental and emotional illness. The territory of the mind and of madness can seem a foreign, even frightening place-until you read Welcome to My Country. Writing in a powerful and original voice, Lauren Slater closes the distance between "us" and "them," transporting us into the country of Lenny, Moxi, Oscar, and Marie. She lets us watch as she interacts with and strives to understand patients suffering from mental and emotional distress-the schizophrenic, the depressed, the suicidal. As the young psychologist responds to, reflects on, and re-creates her interactions with the inner realities of the dispossessed, she moves us to a deeper understanding of the complexities of the human mind and spirit. And then, in a stunning final chapter, the psychologist confronts herself, when she is asked to treat a young woman, bulimic and suicidal, who is on the same ward where Slater herself was once such a patient. Like An Unquiet Mind, Listening to Prozac and Girl, Interrupted, Welcome to My Country is a beautifully written, captivating, and revealing book, an unusual personal and professional memoir that brings us closer to understanding ourselves, one another, and the human condition.

Author : Laklak Burarrwanga
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
ISBN 13 : 1743313969
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Welcome to My Country written by Laklak Burarrwanga and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Come and spend some time with us at Bawaka. Get a taste of what it is like at different times of the year, and listen to our stories. Laklak Burarrwanga and family invite you to their Country, centred on a beautiful beach in Arnhem Land. Its crystal waters are full of fish, turtle, crab and stingray, to hunt; the land behind has bush fruits, pandanus for weaving, wood for spears, all kinds of useful things. This country is also rich with meaning. 'We can go anywhere and see a river, hill, tree, rock telling a story.' Here too is Laklak's own history, from her long walk across Arnhem Land as a child to her people's fight for land rights and for a say in their children's schooling. She and her family stand tall, a proud and successful Indigenous community. In the Yolngu world, we have a library in the land. You can't destroy it. If you burn it, it grows again. The land is full of more knowledge than you can imagine. 'Welcome to My Country is a beautifully warm, inviting experience. As soon as I read 'When the moon goes past you can see its reflection (in the water) like the inside of your heart', I knew this would be a very special read. Being immersed in an 'experience' is the way I would describe this book. It is an enticing journey into the heart of Yolngu life, in all its wonder across the physical, artistic and spiritual world. I love the conversational style - we walk, talk and sit down with family on every page. Lovely.' - Ros Moriarty, author of Listening to Country

Author : Stan Grant
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781460751985
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Talking to My Country written by Stan Grant and published by . This book was released on 2017-06 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The acclaimed national bestseller - moving, passionate, deeply felt and powerful. In July 2015, as the debate over Adam Goodes being booed at AFL games raged and got ever more heated and ugly, Stan Grant wrote a short but powerful piece for The Guardian that went viral, not only in Australia but right around the world, shared over 100,000 times on social media. His was a personal, passionate and powerful response to racism in Australia and the sorrow, shame, anger and hardship of being an indigenous man. ''We are the detritus of the brutality of the Australian frontier'', he wrote, ''We remained a reminder of what was lost, what was taken, what was destroyed to scaffold the building of this nation''s prosperity.'' Stan Grant was lucky enough to find an escape route, making his way through education to become one of our leading journalists. He also spent many years outside Australia, working in Asia, the Middle East, Europe and Africa, a time that liberated him and gave him a unique perspective on Australia. This is his very personal meditation on what it means to be Australian, what it means to be indigenous, and what racism really means in this country. Talking to My Country is that rare and special book that talks to every Australian about their country - what it is, and what it could be. It is not just about race, or about indigenous people but all of us, our shared identity. Direct, honest and forthright, Stan is talking to us all. He might not have all the answers but he wants us to keep on asking the question: how can we be better? Winner of the 2016 Walkley Book Award and the 2016 National Trust Heritage Award, and shortlisted for the 2016 NIB Waverley Library Award and the 2016 Queensland Literary Award. ''Grant will be an important voice in shaping this nation'' The Saturday paper ''It is a story so essential and salutary to this place that it should be given out free at the ballot box'' Sydney Morning Herald ''Grant is a natural storyteller - at his best when recounting his experiences and observations of Indigenous Australian life with devastating simplicity and acuity. This highly readable book ... has the potential to spark empathy and generate important discussion, and deserves to be read widely.'' Bookseller + Publisher ''...an urgent and flowing narrative in a book that should be on the required reading list in every school'' The Australian

Author : Karen Kwek
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780836825503
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Welcome to Denmark written by Karen Kwek and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides an overview of the geography, history, government, economy, people, and culture of Denmark.

Author : Aunty Joy Murphy
Publisher : Candlewick Press
ISBN 13 : 0763694991
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Welcome To Country written by Aunty Joy Murphy and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2018-01-02 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri People. We are part of this land and the land is part of us This is where we come from. Wominjeka Wrundjeri balluk yearmenn koondee bik. Welcome to Country.

Author : Nicole Frank
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780836824933
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Welcome to Brazil written by Nicole Frank and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An overview of the history, geography, government, economy, people and culture of the South American country, Brazil.

Author : Marcia Langton
Publisher : Hardie Grant Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1743585268
Total Pages : 548 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Marcia Langton: Welcome to Country written by Marcia Langton and published by Hardie Grant Publishing. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marcia Langton: Welcome to Country is a curated guidebook to Indigenous Australia and the Torres Strait Islands. In its pages, respected scholar and author Professor Marcia Langton offers fascinating insights into Indigenous languages and customs, history, native title, art and dance, storytelling, and cultural awareness and etiquette for visitors. There is also a directory of Indigenous tourism experiences, organised by state or territory, covering galleries and festivals, national parks and museums, communities that are open to visitors, as well as tours and performances. This book is essential for anyone travelling around Australia who wants to learn more about the culture that has thrived here for over 50,000 years. It also offers the chance to enjoy tourism opportunities that will show you a different side of this fascinating country — one that remains dynamic, and is filled with openness and diversity.

Author : Bee Hong Lim
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780836825084
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.8X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Welcome to Colombia written by Bee Hong Lim and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An overview of the history, geography, government, economy, people, and culture of Colombia.

Author : Lauren Slater
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0307829898
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Welcome to My Country written by Lauren Slater and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2012-11-07 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world of the schizophrenic, the depressed, the suicidal can seem a foreign, frightening place. Now, a brilliant writer/psychologist takes readers on a mesmerizing journey into this enigmatic world. As readers interact through Slater with patients Lenny, Moxi, Oscar, and Marie, they come to understand more about the human mind and spirit. First serial to Harper's.

Author : Jui Lin Yong
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780836825466
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Welcome to Singapore written by Jui Lin Yong and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing. This book was released on 2002-12 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a tiny trading post to a bustling global business center -- Singapore is an island city-state, yet one of the richest countries in the world. Join this voyage of discovery and take a closer look at the lives of hard-working, multicultural Singaporeans and the land of shophouses and skyscrapers. Book jacket.