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Interpersonal relations Japan Japan Social life and customs 21st century Japon Mœurs et coutumes 21e siècle Loneliness Japan 21st century Morimoto, Shoji Psychologie sociale Japon 21e siècle Service social Japon 21e siècle Social psychology Japan 21st century Social service Japan 21st century Solitude Japon 21e siècleThanedar, Shri
Summary: "Shri Thanedar, an immigrant who grew up in a lower middle class family in a rural area of India, and who eventually overcame a myriad hurdles on his way to becoming a successful entrepreneur and business owner in the USA. More than a rags-to-riches story, this autobiographical narrative relates the journey of an ordinary man with an extraordinary will. Originally published in India in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shri Thanedar 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 THANEDAR, SHRI THAShears, Jake
Summary: The lead singer of the glam rock band Scissor Sisters examines his life and career.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SHEARS, JAKE SHEEbadi, Shirin
Summary: "For several years the Iranian government tried everything to silence Shirin Ebadi: They arrested her, bugged her phones, attacked her home, shadowed her everywhere she went, seized her office, and nailed a death threat to her front door. But nothing could stop Ebadi from her work as a human rights lawyer defending women, children, and the persecuted in Iran. After several years of harrassment...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 EBADI, SHIRIN EBAAmeri, Anan
Summary: "Born to a Syrian mother and a Palestinian father in 1944, Anan Ameri'a refreshing memoir, The Scent of Jasmine, offers a funny, spirited, unique self-portrait of her childhood, adolescence and passage to adulthood as a young woman in an Arab world. A collection of twenty-three vignettes, Anan's search for the familiar fragrance of jasmine blossoms leads her to reimagine the puzzle pieces of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Olive Branch Press, an imprint of Interlink Publishing Group Inc. 2017
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Summary: A memoir by a Saudi Arabian woman who became the unexpected leader of a movement to support women's rights describes how fundamentalism influenced her radical religious beliefs until her education, a job, and legal contradictions changed her perspectives.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2017
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Summary: "The grandson of Hollywood royalty on his father's side and Holocaust survivors on his mother's, Omar Sharif Jr. learned early on how to move between worlds, from the Montreal suburbs to the glamorous orbit of his grandparents's Cairo. His famous name always protected him wherever he went. When in the wake of the Arab Spring he made the difficult decision to come out in the pages of The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Counterpoint Press 2021
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Summary: "Shoji Morimoto was constantly being told that he was a 'do-nothing' because he lacked initiative. Dispirited and unemployed, it occurred to him that if he was so good at doing nothing, perhaps he could turn it into a business. And with one tweet, he began his business of renting himself out to do nothing. Morimoto, aka Rental Person, provides a fascinating service to the lonely and socially...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hanover Square Press 2024
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Summary: "Shoji Morimoto was constantly being told that he was a 'do-nothing' because he lacked initiative. Dispirited and unemployed, it occurred to him that if he was so good at doing nothing, perhaps he could turn it into a business. And with one tweet, he began his business of renting himself out to do nothing. Morimoto, aka Rental Person, provides a fascinating service to the lonely and socially...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hanover Square Press 0000
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1 available in Book Club Kit, Call number: BOOK CLUB KIT 921 MORSandberg, Sheryl
Summary: After the sudden death of her husband, Sandberg felt certain that she and her children would never feel pure joy again. Grant, a friend, told her there are concrete steps people can take to recover and rebound from life-shattering experiences. Here they combine personal insights with research on finding strength in the face of adversity. Resilience comes from deep within us and from support...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2017