Jim Gilbert got his PhD in social work in 1995. Few who knew him as a high school dropout struggling with addiction, alcoholism and incarceration would have predicted this outcome. In Dopefiend's Redemption, Jim writes about his good fortune-with the support of friends, family and the social safety net, he was able to change his life. As a social worker in the South Bronx, he met Kalief, an African-American youth of limitless potential but without the supports that had made Jim's redemption possible. Jim shines a light on white privilege and generational shift, the sharp contrasts between the life of a first-generation son of Polish immigrants growing up in the 1940s and an African-American teenager coming of age in the 2000s. For Kalief's generation there is no safety net, and social networks have been shredded by vicious policies. Suicide was the only way out in Kalief's mind. In his grief over the loss of this exceptional young man, Jim turned to writing and found his own riveting story. His book teaches us how the complexities of our society form our lives and our possibilities; and he offers a clear picture of how our path toward a just society can succeed.

Dopefiend's Redemption

Gilbert, Jim

Biographies & Memoirs

University of Orange

At the end of the nineteenth century, in the newly created city of Chatham, the possibilities seemed endless and almost utopian. Gone were the ramshackle wooden shacks that dominated its early days, and in their place were stately homes made of brick and stone. Taverns, mills, mercantile stores, mechanics' shops, shipbuilders, and iron foundries blossomed and flourished. Tall and small ships crowded the banks of the bustling Thames River, which had become Chatham's lifeline to the world. Such is the Chatham presented in this volume, which contains nearly two hundred striking images gleaned from personal and public collections. Many of these items, some published here for the first time, serve to present a stunning and fascinating commemorative pictorial album of Chatham's rich history. They will encourage readers to take a stroll on Tecumseh Park's lovers' lane, to board a grand steamer for an exciting river excursion, to prowl a King Street teeming with bicycles, horses, and carts, and to take a ride on those strange new horseless carriages.

Chatham (Historic Canada)

Arts & Photography

Gilbert, Lisa

Photography & Video

Arcadia Publishing

Driftfishing: The British Columbia Way

Sports & Outdoors

Hunting & Fishing

Heritage House Pub Co Ltd

This book contains step-step instructions and illustrations on the basics of drawing, designing, painting and carving in the Pacific Northwest Coast Native Indian art style. 
Fifteen educationally based concepts are arranged from simple to complex, with each step building on the previous. Over 300 black and white detailed illustrations and 32 photos enhance and clarify the straightforward instructions. Durable soft cover, 8 1/2" by 11" black and white, 160 pages.

Learning by Doing Northwest Coast Native Indian Art

Clark, Karin

Study & Teaching

Raven Publishing

This reference and instructional manual contains a detailed, thoroughly analyzed, well-supported comparison of the four Pacific Northwest First Nations art styles. There are 800 clear, detailed illustrations accompanied by straightforward copy. 
Topics include design formline, ovoids, U shapes, S shapes, heads, body parts, and design formation, as well as a step-by-step How to Draw section. 8 1/2" by 11", black and white, durable soft cover, 224 pages.

Learning by Designing Pacific Northwest Coast Native Indian Art, Vol. 1

This companion manual to Volume 1 puts First Nations art into deeper cultural context, providing Native Indian philosophy, knowledge and skills foundation, code of ethics, and interviews with a contemporary First Nations family, as well as some aspects of historical context and a description of the Potlatch. A full colour, 16-page creation story with 20 designs is included. Additional topics include: contemporary design evolution with 50 examples, 20 designs to draw and paint, and a Quick Reference Chart containing over 100 designs.

Learning by Designing: Pacific Northwest Coast Native Indian Art, Vol. 2

Raven Publishing, Inc.

Breach of Faith, Breach of Trust: The Story of Lou Ann Soontiens, Father Charles Sylvestre, and Sexual Abuse Within the Catholic Church

As a young child of twelve, Lou Ann Soontiens saw school as a place of refuge. When the school's resident priest, Father Charles Sylvestre, took an interest in her, she felt honoured and privileged. She put her complete faith and trust in this charismatic man of God and it resulted in years of sexual abuse, humiliation, and an unwanted pregnancy.
 This misplaced devotion would lead her to forty years of confusion, guilt, and pain and, ultimately, to her being awarded, by the Diocese of London, Ontario, the largest settlement ( 1.75 million Canadian dollars) ever given to an individual by the Catholic Church in Canadian history. 
 It was not until Lou Ann reached middle-age that she found out that she was not alone in her pain and guilt; at least forty-six other women had experienced the same degradation at the hands of Father Charles Sylvestre. Much to her shock, she discovered that the Catholic Church had known about Father Sylvestre's abusive nature, and, as with hundreds of other priests with the same problem, chose to ignore the dangerous situation and quietly move the offending priest to a new parish where the abuse of young children would once again commence.

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

iUniverse

Do you know what to say when your faith is on the line?
You've made the greatest discovery of life a personal faith in Christ. But your family, friends, neighbors and co-workers aren't impressed. They're resistant. Even antagonistic.
How do you overcome the terror of maybe saying the wrong thing? Or of being labeled a hypocrite when you make a mistake? And exactly how do you handle those hostile attitudes? With humor and street-savvy, How a Man Stands Up for Christ helps you understand in straightforward terms how to tell the real good news of the Gospel. You'll find out how to share your faith with all the characters in your world, including:
the friends and family who know everything you did before your spiritual awakening and wonder if your faith will last
people close to you who know you now and can list all your flaws
skeptics and cynics who challenge you
crude, dirty-jokers
New-Agers and "prophets of tolerance"
self-proclaimed atheists who want to shoot down your faith.
Jim Gilbert is an international evangelist as serious about his calling as he is funny in his delivery. Founder of the Nehemiah Project, he has for years opened hearts to Christ in countries hostile to Christianity.
"LIFESKILLS FOR MEN books that direct men to a life of strength, wisdom, spiritual character and practical know-how!"
 David Hazard

How a Man Stands Up for Christ (Lifeskills for Men)

Bethany House Pub

BITTEN: and other short stories (Quick Bite Horror)

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Independently published

For more than 30 years Jim Gilbert has been observing the changing Minnesota seasons with the accuracy of a trained biologist and the rapt attention of a poet, while also keeping in touch with events in remote corners of the state through friendships developed during his weekly WCCO Radio call-in program. Now Jim shares the fruits of his experience with us in a series of brief essays and remarks focused on each passing week of the year. The wide range of topics include animal tracking in the snow, apple-blossom time, tapping maple trees and more. Jim puts each event in perspective, as only he can. With more than 150 color photographs, suggestions for family activities and more, this book is a must-have.

Jim Gilbert's Minnesota Nature Notes: Exploring Changes in Our Backyards, Fileds, Lakes and Woods-- Week by Week, Season by Season

History

Americas

Nodin Pr

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