In this new book, Wagamese again invites readers to accompany him on his travels. This time, his focus is on stories: what they teach us, how they shape us and how they can radically change our lives. The tales that unfold in these pages are ancient and contemporary, cultural and spiritual, funny and sad. Whether he's gleaning understanding from a wolf track, celebrating love on a wild roller-coaster ride, meeting residential school survivors or discovering the universe in an eagle feather, Wagamese offers his observations with true generosity of spirit. As always, the land serves as his guide. And as always, he finds that home means not just community but conversation---good, straight-hearted talk about important things. We all need to tell our stories, he says, and every voice matters.--Bk. jkt.
Authors
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- C813/.54
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 23
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- n-cn---
- ISBN
- 9781553656432 9781553655060
- LCCN
- E99.C6
- LCCN Item number
- W34 2011eb
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- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaOONL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (xii, 201 p.)
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)slc00228161 (OCoLC)727648525 (CaOOCEL)442162
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- CaOONL
Table of Contents
- Richard Wagameses writing is sweet medicine for the soul. 1
- Richard Wagamese reminds us that 1
- Contents 8
- Acknowledgements 12
- Introduction 14
- H u m i l i t y 20
- Living with Bears 24
- Spirit Place 27
- On the Wings of Eagles 34
- What We Share 37
- The Path to Healing 40
- The Caribou Teaching 45
- Harmony 48
- Getting to It 51
- What Its Worth 54
- The Real Experts 58
- New Shoes 62
- Birdman 65
- With This Ring. . . 72
- The Knuckle Curve 74
- The Word 78
- Trusting the Land 81
- A Crow Story 84
- Honouring the Story 87
- Beyond the Page 91
- The Kid 95
- Gathering 98
- The Power of Stories 102
- Street Gangs 105
- How to Change the World 109
- What Marriage Means 112
- Families 115
- Impossible Blue 122
- The Loons Necklace 125
- The Puzzle 128
- Reigniting the Spark 130
- The Never-ending Story 133
- The Emergency 137
- The Power in Silence 140
- A Day of Protest 142
- Now and Then 146
- Writing Space 148
- Making the Clouds Disappear 152
- Heroes 155
- Born to Roam 159
- Today Is a Good Day to Die 166
- The Roller Coaster 170
- Nothing Gold Can Stay 173
- Mrs. Fricke and the Bullies 176
- Unseen Visitors 180
- What Needs Fixing 183
- Feel the Breeze 186
- Talking the Talk 189
- Wasting It 192
- Healing the Spirit 196
- Truth and Reconciliation 200
- Surviving the Scoop 203
- Dog-Wise 207
- Wolf Tracks 210
- From the Ground 212
- Richard Wagameses writing is sweet medicine for the soul. 218
- Richard Wagamese reminds us that 218
