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Any Body Can Heal

A Memoir About Facing Down Trauma

by Sara Davidson ...

2025 BIBA Award Winner, Mental Health Memoir.From survivor to psychotherapist**—**one woman’s path to triumphing over trauma by understanding how the brain’s brilliant protective mechanisms helped keep her alive.In this powerful and deeply personal work of nonfiction, survivor and psychotherapist Sara Davidson explores one of life’s devastating but all too pervasive realities—trauma, and its ... Read more

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2025 BIBA Award Winner, Mental Health Memoir.From survivor to psychotherapist**—**one woman’s path to triumphing over trauma by understanding how the brain’s brilliant protective mechanisms helped keep her alive.In this powerful and deeply personal work of nonfiction, survivor and psychotherapist Sara Davidson explores one of life’s devastating but all too pervasive realities—trauma, and its
... Read more
Come to Dinner

Fifty Years of Friendship with Joan Didion

by Sara Davidson ...

""An icon, unmasked. A friendship, unforgettable."Didion, like you've never seen her—this memoir could have easily been titled EAT. PRAY. JOAN.""An intimate, affectionate memoir of friendship and craft.""—A Publishers Weekly Editor's Pick""Loving, funny, and generous.""—Susanah Moore, Author of In the CutAn invitation. A table. A friendship that lasted fifty years.When bestselling au... ... Read more

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""An icon, unmasked. A friendship, unforgettable."Didion, like you've never seen her—this memoir could have easily been titled EAT. PRAY. JOAN.""An intimate, affectionate memoir of friendship and craft.""—A Publishers Weekly Editor's Pick""Loving, funny, and generous.""—Susanah Moore, Author of In the CutAn invitation. A table. A friendship that lasted fifty years.When bestselling au...
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Leap!

What Will We Do with the Rest of Our Lives?

by Sara Davidson ...

Thirty years ago, Sara Davidson wrote the phenomenal bestseller Loose Change, the definitive book about the boomer generation’s coming-of-age. Now this witty social observer has again turned her discerning eye to her contemporaries, with Leap!, a no-holds-barred, illuminating, and hopeful look at the choices and challenges we face and the roads open to us.For many years Davidson earned a living as ... Read more

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Thirty years ago, Sara Davidson wrote the phenomenal bestseller Loose Change, the definitive book about the boomer generation’s coming-of-age. Now this witty social observer has again turned her discerning eye to her contemporaries, with Leap!, a no-holds-barred, illuminating, and hopeful look at the choices and challenges we face and the roads open to us.For many years Davidson earned a living as
... Read more

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The December Project

An Extraordinary Rabbi and a Skeptical Seeker Confront Life's Greatest Mystery

by Sara Davidson ...

"Thoroughly engaging, this book about the winter season of life glitters with insight and wisdom for all our years." — Andrew Weil, MD, author of Healthy Aging and Spontaneous HappinessWhen New York Times–bestselling author Sara Davidson received a call from Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, asking her to engage with him in what he called "The December Project," she jump... ... Read more

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"Thoroughly engaging, this book about the winter season of life glitters with insight and wisdom for all our years." — Andrew Weil, MD, author of Healthy Aging and Spontaneous HappinessWhen New York Times–bestselling author Sara Davidson received a call from Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, asking her to engage with him in what he called "The December Project," she jump...
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Jigging for Halibut With Tsinii

by Sara Florence Davidson, Robert Davidson ...

Illustrated by Janine Gibbons ...

Series series Sk'ad'a Stories Series
Based on Haida artist Robert Davidson's own experiences with Tsinii (his grandfather), this tender story highlights intergenerational knowledge and authentic learning experiences.Off the northern tip of Haida Gwaii, a boy goes fishing with Tsinii, his grandfather. As they watch the weather, jig for halibut, and row with the tides, the boy realizes there’s more to learn from Tsinii than how to ... Read more

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Based on Haida artist Robert Davidson's own experiences with Tsinii (his grandfather), this tender story highlights intergenerational knowledge and authentic learning experiences.Off the northern tip of Haida Gwaii, a boy goes fishing with Tsinii, his grandfather. As they watch the weather, jig for halibut, and row with the tides, the boy realizes there’s more to learn from Tsinii than how to
... Read more
Resurgence

Engaging With Indigenous Narratives and Cultural Expressions In and Beyond the Classroom

by KC Adams, Sonya Ballantyne, Charlene Bearhead, Wilson Bearhead, Lisa Boivin, Rita Bouvier, Nicola I. Campbell, Sara Florence Davidson, Louise B. Halfe, Lucy Hemphill, Wanda John-Kehewin, Elizabeth LaPensee, Victoria McIntosh, David A. Robertson, Russell Wallace, Christina Lavalley Ruddy, Reanna McKay (Merasty) ...

Series series The Footbridge
★ Starred selection for CCBC's Best Books Ideal for Teachers 2023!Resurgence is an inspiring collection of contemporary Indigenous poetry, art, and narratives that guides K–12 educators in bridging existing curricula with Indigenous voices and pedagogies. In this first book in the Footbridge Series, we invite you to walk with us as we seek to:connect peoples and placeslink truth and reconciliation ... Read more

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★ Starred selection for CCBC's Best Books Ideal for Teachers 2023!Resurgence is an inspiring collection of contemporary Indigenous poetry, art, and narratives that guides K–12 educators in bridging existing curricula with Indigenous voices and pedagogies. In this first book in the Footbridge Series, we invite you to walk with us as we seek to:connect peoples and placeslink truth and reconciliation
... Read more
Potlatch as Pedagogy

Learning Through Ceremony

by Sara Florence Davidson, Robert Davidson ...

In 1884, the Canadian government enacted a ban on the potlatch, the foundational ceremony of the Haida people. The tradition, which determined social structure, transmitted cultural knowledge, and redistributed wealth, was seen as a cultural impediment to the government’s aim of assimilation.The tradition did not die, however; the knowledge of the ceremony was kept alive by the Elders through ... Read more

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In 1884, the Canadian government enacted a ban on the potlatch, the foundational ceremony of the Haida people. The tradition, which determined social structure, transmitted cultural knowledge, and redistributed wealth, was seen as a cultural impediment to the government’s aim of assimilation.The tradition did not die, however; the knowledge of the ceremony was kept alive by the Elders through
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Rattling the Cages

Oral Histories of North American Political Prisoners

Edited by Josh Davidson, Eric King ...

Dispatches from behind bars. Political prisoners speak out.The official story is that the United States has no political prisoners. The reality is that there are hundreds of people rounded up, placed behind bars, and kept there for inordinately long sentences because of their political beliefs and activities. A project of abolitionist Josh Davidson and political prisoner Eric King, this book is ... Read more

$29.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Dispatches from behind bars. Political prisoners speak out.The official story is that the United States has no political prisoners. The reality is that there are hundreds of people rounded up, placed behind bars, and kept there for inordinately long sentences because of their political beliefs and activities. A project of abolitionist Josh Davidson and political prisoner Eric King, this book is
... Read more
Dancing With Our Ancestors

by Sara Florence Davidson, Robert Davidson ...

Illustrated by Janine Gibbons ...

Series series Sk'ad'a Stories Series
In this tender picture book, Sara Florence Davidson transports readers to the excitement of a potlatch in Hydaburg, Alaska—her last memory of dancing with her late brother.It feels like my brother and I have always known how to sing the songs and dance the dances of our Haida ancestors. Unlike our father, we were born after the laws that banned our cultural practices were changed. The potlatch ban ... Read more

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In this tender picture book, Sara Florence Davidson transports readers to the excitement of a potlatch in Hydaburg, Alaska—her last memory of dancing with her late brother.It feels like my brother and I have always known how to sing the songs and dance the dances of our Haida ancestors. Unlike our father, we were born after the laws that banned our cultural practices were changed. The potlatch ban
... Read more
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Potlatch as Pedagogy

Learning Through Ceremony

by Sara Florence Davidson, Robert Davidson ...

Narrated by Sara Florence Davidson, Gary Farmer ...

Unabridged

3 hours 11 min

In 1884, the Canadian government enacted a ban on the potlatch, the foundational ceremony of the Haida people. The tradition, which determined social structure, transmitted cultural knowledge, and redistributed wealth, was seen as a cultural impediment to the government’s aim of assimilation.The tradition did not die, however; the knowledge of the ceremony was kept alive by the Elders through ... Read more

$28.99 CAD

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In 1884, the Canadian government enacted a ban on the potlatch, the foundational ceremony of the Haida people. The tradition, which determined social structure, transmitted cultural knowledge, and redistributed wealth, was seen as a cultural impediment to the government’s aim of assimilation.The tradition did not die, however; the knowledge of the ceremony was kept alive by the Elders through
... Read more

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Leap!

What Will We Do with the Rest of Our Lives?

by Sara Davidson ...

Narrated by Renée Raudman ...

Unabridged

10 hours 43 min

Thirty years ago, Sara Davidson wrote the phenomenal bestseller Loose Change, the definitive book about the boomer generation's coming-of-age. Now this witty social observer has again turned her discerning eye to her contemporaries, with Leap! a no-holds-barred, illuminating, and hopeful look at the choices and challenges we face and the roads open to us.For many years Davidson earned a living as ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

Also available as: eBook

Thirty years ago, Sara Davidson wrote the phenomenal bestseller Loose Change, the definitive book about the boomer generation's coming-of-age. Now this witty social observer has again turned her discerning eye to her contemporaries, with Leap! a no-holds-barred, illuminating, and hopeful look at the choices and challenges we face and the roads open to us.For many years Davidson earned a living as
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Learning to Carve Argillite

by Sara Florence Davidson, Robert Davidson ...

Illustrated by Janine Gibbons ...

Series series Sk'ad'a Stories Series
Based on Haida artist Robert Davidson's own childhood experiences, this beautiful story highlights learning through observation, as well as the role of Elders in sharing knowledge and mentorship.Learning to carve is a lifelong journey. With the help of his father and grandfather, a boy on Haida Gwaii practises to become a skillful carver. As he carefully works on a new piece, he remembers a trip ... Read more

$14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Based on Haida artist Robert Davidson's own childhood experiences, this beautiful story highlights learning through observation, as well as the role of Elders in sharing knowledge and mentorship.Learning to carve is a lifelong journey. With the help of his father and grandfather, a boy on Haida Gwaii practises to become a skillful carver. As he carefully works on a new piece, he remembers a trip
... Read more

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