Jesse

What drove a boy and his family to emigrate to Canada?

*#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER *Winner, Kobo Emerging Writer Prize Nonfiction *Winner, Indigenous Voices Awards *Winner, High Plains Book Awards *Finalist, CBC Canada Reads *A Globe and Mail Book of the Year *An Indigo Book of the Year *A CBC Best Canadian Nonfiction Book of the Year In this extraordinary and inspiring debut memoir, Jesse Thistle, once a high school dropout and now a rising Indigenous scholar, chronicles his life on the streets and how he overcame trauma and addiction to discover the truth about who he is. If I can just make it to the next minute...then I might have a chance to live; I might have a chance to be something more than just a struggling crackhead. From the Ashes is a remarkable memoir about hope and resilience, and a revelatory look into the life of a Métis-Cree man who refused to give up. Abandoned by his parents as a toddler, Jesse Thistle briefly found himself in the foster-care system with his two brothers, cut off from all they had known. Eventually the children landed in the home of their paternal grandparents, whose tough-love attitudes quickly resulted in conflicts. Throughout it all, the ghost of Jesse’s drug-addicted father haunted the halls of the house and the memories of every family member. Struggling with all that had happened, Jesse succumbed to a self-destructive cycle of drug and alcohol addiction and petty crime, spending more than a decade on and off the streets, often homeless. Finally, he realized he would die unless he turned his life around. In this heartwarming and heart-wrenching memoir, Jesse Thistle writes honestly and fearlessly about his painful past, the abuse he endured, and how he uncovered the truth about his parents. Through sheer perseverance and education—and newfound love—he found his way back into the circle of his Indigenous culture and family. An eloquent exploration of the impact of prejudice and racism, From the Ashes is, in the end, about how love and support can help us find happiness despite the odds.

Abbas Kiarostami (*1940 in Teheran) became known primarily for his films made in the seventies, which were awarded prizes at film festivals such as Cannes (Golden Palm 1997) and Venice. Despite large-scale solo exhibitions at institutions such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the photographic oeuvre of this artist, who studied painting, has yet to be showcased in germanophone countries. Whereas Kiarostami's films contain haunting images of the human experience, he trains his photographic eye on untouched landscapes, often taking years to develop the images into series such as Snow White (1978-2004) and Rain and Wind (2007). This publication explores the correlation between photographic and filmic vision, between still and moving images. Exhibition schedule: Situation Kunst (for Max Imdahl), Kunstsammlungen der Ruhr-Universität, Bochum, October 6, 2012-January 20, 2013 - Museum Wiesbaden, March 29-June 30, 2013 - Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz, July 14-September 29, 2013 - And further venues

A fast-paced teen revenge-thriller from the author of Dial A for Aunties, The Obsession will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the very end. Boy Meets Girl. Boy Stalks Girl. Girl Gets Revenge. Logan thinks he and Delilah are meant to be. Delilah doesn't know who Logan is. Logan believes no one knows Delilah like him. He makes sure of it by learning everything he can by watching her through a hidden camera. Some might call him a stalker. Logan prefers to be called "romantic". Delilah is keeping secrets though, deadly ones. There's so much more to her than meets the eye. Logan is determined to make Delilah the heroine in his twisted fantasy and he'll do anything to get what he wants. Delilah is done with the men in her life controlling her. If Logan won't let her go...she'll make him. "Sutanto has crafted a page-turning work of suspense that questions the line between romantic 'research' and stalking in the age of the internet, analyzing the roles played by abuse, misogyny, racism, and violence in contemporary relationships."—Booklist "Set against a Northern California private school backdrop, the sensational plot is riddled with twists that come at a furious pace...A suspenseful page-turner."—Kirkus Reviews "This tense, quick-moving thriller is also a thought-provoking story about the different shapes of abuse. Fans of high-drama fiction with a dark edge, like Karen McManus's One of Us Is Lying or Gretchen McNeil's #murdertrending, will be hooked."—School Library Journal

When Sheriff Cornelius Doyle is killed, his estranged son Kane sets out to find the culprit, hoping to reconcile with a family that doesn't want to know him - but he soon discovers that his father's apparently honourable life was a lie. The sheriff had become a legend when he killed the notorious outlaw Jesse Sawyer, but Kane discovers that the facts are at odds with the legend, as Jesse is still alive. With the sheriff's murder apparently being connected to the events of ten years ago, Kane hopes that Jesse can lead him to the killer. Instead he uncovers a dark secret that will not only put his life in peril, but could make it impossible for his family to ever accept him.

Mummy, Can You Take Me to the Rainbow? The faith of Elle causes the miraculous to occur in the most fantastic and amazing way. Jesus appears to Elle, Mum, and Loanne and takes them to the rainbow. See what unfolds as they zoom off to the rainbow with Jesus. The Angel’s Feather Jesse’s persistent prayer and desire to have angelic encounters finally comes to pass. His guardian angel appears to him. He freaks out when his guardian angel transforms into an ordinary human being and hangs out with him in town. What are their adventures?

Jesse's Wife is a story for anyone who has suffered by loves broken arrow, all its perversions and lies, and learned to love again. It describes the raw torment of Jessica and Jesse, a husband and wife whose marriage is ripping apart by alcohol abuse and adultery. Jesse and Jessica have too many secrets that have added to the demise of their relationship. Supernatural characters, angels and demons, work to push them towards reconciliation and peace or divorce and hate. Jessica sees Jesse with another woman. Nicole, a young beautiful girl, has sold her soul to the devil for the chance to have someone to love. Jessica plans a new life for herself unaware that an angel, Abbygail, a little girl in a blue taffeta dress with blonde ringlets of hair falling around her face, is attempting to help Jesse with his alcoholism and reconciliation with her. Both Jessica and Jesse will suffer through the pain of exposing the lies and truths in their lives. Mel, the owner of a grocery store, and Claire, a long time employee, will help them expose the secrets hidden in their lives that even they are unaware exist. Jesse and Jessica are pawns in a battle between lies and truth. The prize of their suffering is something that evil's demons want to acquire very much. Demons have earned this prize because of Nicole's deal. Everything will change when Jessica and Nicole discover that they too share a very important secret. Demons are working hard to destroy all of them. One little child angel, Abbygail, is there to help. This first tale in the saga of An Angel's Tale captures the essence of human fear matched against human faith, rivaling them against life's overwhelming temptations and desires.

"When Jesse finds some mementos for a project about his ancestors, he is transported back in time to Russia for an exciting adventure, and a better understanding of his family" Cf. Our choice, 2001.