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Canadian biography, Politics and government biography
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Depuis sa naissance, Justin Trudeau a passé sa vie sous le regard du public, mais, à part ses proches, peu…
de gens connaissent sa version de ce parcours unique. Dans Terrain d'entente, il révèle comment sa personnalité et ses idéaux ont été façonnés par les moments marquants de sa vie. Les difficultés maritales de ses parents et les liens profonds qui l'unissaient à son père sont décrits avec franchise et empathie. Il raconte sa maturation politique et ses années d'enseignement, brusquement interrompues par la mort tragique de son frère cadet et par celle de son père. Et nous découvrons dans quelles circonstances il a rencontré sa femme, Sophie Grégoire. Justin Trudeau nous confie ce qui l'a poussé à entrer en politique, et comment il a trouvé sa voie et consolidé sa vision des forces et du potentiel du Canada. Il nous explique pourquoi, à ses yeux, la défaite de 2011 a confirmé à quel point le Parti libéral avait perdu le contact avec les Canadiens, ce qui l'a convaincu de la nécessité de renouveler le parti de fond en comble. Sa campagne et son élection dans la circonscription de Papineau sont évoquées en détail, ainsi que son accession à la direction du Parti libéral du Canada. D'abord et avant tout, Justin Trudeau partage ici sa conviction que le Canada est fort grâce à sa diversité et non malgré elle, et que notre plein potentiel se réalisera en trouvant ce qui nous rassemble et en nous appuyant sur des objectifs communs - nos espoirs et nos rêves partagés - , bref, en étant réunis sur un terrain d'entente.
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Indigenous peoples in Canada, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Canadian biography
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Bestselling memoir Fatty Legs for younger readers. Olemaun is eight and knows a lot of things. But she does not…
know how to read. Ignoring her father’s warnings, she travels far from her Arctic home to the outsiders’ school to learn. The nuns at the school call her Margaret. They cut off her long hair and force her to do menial chores, but she remains undaunted. Her tenacity draws the attention of a black-cloaked nun who tries to break her spirit at every turn. But the young girl is more determined than ever to learn how to read. Based on the true story of Margaret Pokiak-Fenton, and complemented by stunning illustrations, When I Was Eight makes the bestselling Fatty Legs accessible to younger readers. Now they, too, can meet this remarkable girl who reminds us what power we hold when we can read.Available copies:
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Science and medicine biography, Health and aging, Journals and memoirs, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons
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From New York Times columnist and bestselling author Frank Bruni comes a wise and moving memoir about aging, affliction, and…
optimism after partially losing his eyesight. One morning in late 2017, New York Times columnist Frank Bruni woke up with strangely blurred vision. He wondered at first if some goo or gunk had worked its way into his right eye. But this was no fleeting annoyance, no fixable inconvenience. Overnight, a rare stroke had cut off blood to one of his optic nerves, rendering him functionally blind in that eye—forever. And he soon learned from doctors that the same disorder could ravage his left eye, too. He could lose his sight altogether. In The Beauty of Dusk , Bruni hauntingly recounts his adjustment to this daunting reality, a medical and spiritual odyssey that involved not only reappraising his own priorities but also reaching out to, and gathering wisdom from, longtime friends and new acquaintances who had navigated their own traumas and afflictions. The result is a poignant, probing, and ultimately uplifting examination of the limits that all of us inevitably encounter, the lenses through which we choose to evaluate them and the tools we have for perseverance. Bruni's world blurred in one sense, as he experienced his first real inklings that the day isn't forever and that light inexorably fades, but sharpened in another. Confronting unexpected hardship, he felt more blessed than ever before. There was vision lost. There was also vision found
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Psychology, Actors biography, Disabilities, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons
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Growing up, Mickey Rowe was told that he couldn't enter the mainstream world. He was iced out by classmates and…
colleagues, infantilized by well-meaning theatre directors, barred from even earning a minimum wage. Why? Because he is autistic. Fearlessly Different: An Autistic Actor's Journey to Broadway's Biggest Stage is Mickey Rowe's inspiring story. As an autistic and legally blind person, it was always made clear to Mickey the many things he was apparently incapable of doing. But Mickey did them all anyway—and he succeeded because of, not in spite of, his autism. He became the first autistic actor to play the lead role in the play The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, landed the title role in the play Amadeus, cocreated the theatre/philanthropy company Arts on the Waterfront, and founded the National Disability Theatre. Mickey faced untold obstacles along the way, but his story ends in triumph. Many people feel they are locked out of the world of autism—that it's impossible to even begin to understand. In Fearlessly Different, Mickey guides readers to that world while also helping those with autism to feel seen and understood. And he shows all people—autistic and nonautistic alike—that the things that make us different are often our biggest strengths
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Biography, Politics and government biography, Journals and memoirs, Canadian biography
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Le chef du Nouveau Parti démocratique du Canada, Jagmeet Singh, nous livre le récit fascinant et bouleversant de sa famille…
: une histoire de courage et de résilience face à l'adversité.En octobre 2017, Jagmeet Singh est devenu le premier membre d’une minorité visible à diriger un parti politique majeur au Canada. Cet événement marquant a été célébré à travers le pays. Un mois plus tôt, durant la course à la chefferie du NPD, Jagmeet a tenu des assemblées publiques partout au pays. Durant l’un de ces événements, une perturbatrice dans la foule l’a interrompu avec des accusations racistes. Jagmeet lui a répondu calmement, appelant les Canadiens et Canadiennes à répondre à la haine avec « l’amour et le courage ». Cette réponse est immédiatement devenue virale, et les gens à travers le pays sont devenus curieux. Qui est Jagmeet Singh? Et pourquoi « amour et courage » ? Dans ce récit personnel et touchant, Jagmeet répond à ces questions. Il nous invite à revivre avec lui son passage de l’enfance à l’âge adulte, alors qu’il apprend des leçons importantes et parfois traumatisantes sur les hauts et les bas de la vie, la dépendance, et l’impact de ne pas se sentir à sa place. Nous découvrons sa courageuse famille, notamment sa mère, qui lui enseigne que « nous ne faisons qu’un, nous sommes tous connectés », une leçon inestimable qui a considérablement influencé la personne qu’il est devenu. Il ne s’agit pas de mémoires politiques. C’est l’histoire d’une famille, un récit sur l’amour et le courage, un vibrant rappel que renforcer les liens qui nous unissent est la première étape dans l’édification d’un monde meilleur.
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Biography, Literature biography, Journals and memoirs, Canadian biography
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Peter Mansbridge invites us to walk the beat with him in this entertaining and revealing look into his life and…
career, from his early broadcasting days in the remote northern Manitoba community of Churchill to the fast-paced news desk of CBC's flagship show, The National , where he reported on stories from around the world. Today, Peter Mansbridge is often recognized for his distinctive deep voice, which calmly delivered the news for over fifty years. But ironically, he never considered becoming a broadcaster. In some ways, though, Peter was prepared for a life as a newscaster from an early age. Every night around the dinner table, his family would debate the news of the day, from Cold War scandals and Vietnam to Elvis Presley and the Beatles. So in 1968, when by chance a CBC radio manager in Churchill, Manitoba, offered him a spot hosting the local late night music program, Peter embraced the opportunity. Without a teacher, he tuned into broadcasts from across Canada, the US, and the UK to learn the basic skills of a journalist and he eventually parlayed his position into his first news job. Less than twenty years later, he became the chief correspondent and anchor of The National . With humour and heart, Peter shares never-before-told stories from his distinguished career, including reporting on the fall of the Berlin Wall and the horror of 9/11, walking the beaches of Normandy with Tom Brokaw, and talking with Canadian prime ministers from John Diefenbaker to Justin Trudeau. But it's far from all serious. Peter also writes about finding the "cure" for baldness in China and landing the role of Peter Moosebridge in Disney's Zootopia . From the first (and only) time he was late to broadcast to his poignant interview with the late Gord Downie, these are the moments that have stuck with him. After years of interviewing others, Peter turns the lens on himself and takes us behind the scenes of his life on the frontlines of journalism as he reflects on the toll of being in the spotlight, the importance of diversity in the newsroom, the role of the media then and now, and the responsibilities we all bear as citizens in an increasingly global world
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Biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian biography
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Un portrait nuancé et complet d'un des personnages les plus connus de l'histoire québécoise, celui qu'on considère comme le fondateur…
de la science historique. Il analyse les éditions de l'Histoire du Canada et la réception décevante de l'oeuvre. Il met en scène l'homme, son temps et sa société, et le libère des mythes qui l'entouraient
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Biography, Canadian biography
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Depuis toujours, cet homme singulier décline sa passion de la musique au pluriel : trames sonores, chansons, concertos, publicités, comédies…
musicales et plus encore. Mais Dompierre, cest aussi douze années de radio et cinq années dateliers culinaires, trois livres et treize disques, des milliers de kilomètres à pied et un formidable appétit de vivre
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Blindness and visual impairment, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons
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From Homer to Helen Keller, from Dune to Stevie Wonder, from the invention of braille to the science of echolocation,…
M. Leona Godin explores the fascinating history of blindness, interweaving it with her own story of gradually losing her sight. There Plant Eyes probes the ways in which blindness has shaped our ocularcentric culture, challenging deeply ingrained ideas about what it means to be “blind.” For millennia, blindness has been used to signify such things as thoughtlessness (“blind faith”), irrationality (“blind rage”), and unconsciousness (“blind evolution”). But at the same time, blind people have been othered as the recipients of special powers as compensation for lost sight (from the poetic gifts of John Milton to the heightened senses of the comic book hero Daredevil). Godin—who began losing her vision at age ten—illuminates the often-surprising history of both the condition of blindness and the myths and ideas that have grown up around it over the course of generations. She combines an analysis of blindness in art and culture (from King Lear to Star Wars) with a study of the science of blindness and key developments in accessibility (the white cane, embossed printing, digital technology) to paint a vivid personal and cultural history.
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Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Canadian non-fiction
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Robert Mercer's life could have been very different. He was born with very low vision and, as a youngster, struggled…
in school. But through the intervention of a caring teacher and the support of his family, he found his way to the Halifax School for the Blind and into the classroom of Mrs. Beaton. It was there that he discovered his voice, a voice he uses to recount his remarkable journey from a shy little boy to a community leader.
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Sports biography, Canadian biography
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10 mai 1979, Forum de Montréal, 7 e match de la demi-finale Bruins-CH. Les colonnes du temple tremblent sur leurs…
assises. Un but – le but – qui vient de sauver la saison, l’honneur et la dynastie de la Sainte-Flanelle est marqué en prolongation par le numéro 11, Yvon Lambert. Quarante ans plus tard, ce but fait encore sa renommée (on lui en parle tous les jours), mais il est bien loin de résumer à lui seul la carrière de ce petit gars de Saint-Germain-de-Grantham.
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Biography of blind or visually impaired persons
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This is Melanie's story about how her life changed dramatically after suffering a severe stroke. The stroke left her legally…
blind and completely paralyzed on her left side. She imparts her experiences in a unique and inspiring way, providing profound insights for the reader to relate to in their own unforeseen journeys. After years of therapy, Melanie was able to regain her independence and go on to become the first legally blind teacher to graduate in Ontario - now a certified special education teacher with over ten years of experience in program development, fundraising, community outreach, volunteer management, and public speaking. 2019.
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Canadian biography, Music biography
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The popular Canadian performer recounts his childhood, discusses his father, who was a renowed portrait photographer, and describes the influences and values that have shaped his career
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Canadian biography
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Les parcours personnels et professionnels de dix hommes contemporains, des gars passionnés qui ont fait leur marque dans différents domaines,…
sont autant de modèles qui démontrent aux jeunes qu'il est possible d'atteindre leurs objectifs et de réaliser leurs rêves peu importe leurs origines culturelles ou sociales. Ces portraits inspirants sont aussi la preuve que tout est possible.
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Historical fiction, Indigenous peoples in Canada fiction, Indigenous peoples fictionIndigenous peoples biography, Canadian biography, Canadian authors (Non-fiction)
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Using rhyming lyrics from a previously written rap song, Midewin author, Manitoba politician, and creator Kinew tells the stories of 14 Indigenous heroes both historical and contemporary. Grades K-3. 2018.
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Biography, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Women biography
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Blind, deaf and unable to speak from toddlerhood, young Helen Keller lived in a dark, silent world. Despite her handicaps,…
Helen wanted to experience every part of life; with her passion for discovery and the help of an outstanding teacher, Annie Sullivan, Helen found that knowledge would soon lead to freedom. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2012.Available copies:
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Chris loves rockets and planets and pretending he's a brave astronaut, exploring the universe. Only one problem--at night, Chris doesn't…
feel so brave. He's afraid of the dark. But when he watches the ground-breaking moon landing on TV, he realizes that space is the darkest dark there is--and the dark is beautiful and exciting, especially when you have big dreams to keep you company. Inspired by the childhood of real-life astronaut Chris Hadfield. Grades K-3. 2016.Available copies:
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He weighed as much as a horse; he once wrestled a bear; he could devour twenty-five chickens in one sitting.…
This whimsical book tells the story of Antonio Barichievich, the larger-than-life strongman who had muscles as big as his heart. Grades K-3. 2016.Available copies:
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Biography, Music biography, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction)
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Somali-Canadian poet, singer, and songwriter K’naan tells his story. Born in Somalia, he grew up in Mogadishu. When the Somali…
Civil War began in 1991, K’naan was just thirteen. His mother made the difficult decision to move her family so that they could grow up in safety. First in New York and then in Toronto, K’naan faced many challenges. Like many other immigrants, he had to make a place for himself in a world of alien customs, clothes, and language. His road was a hard one: he lost many friends to violence. But K’naan’s love of music, and his enormous talent, became a way for him to connect with his past, with his classmates, and eventually to millions of people around the world. Grades K-3. 2012.Available copies:
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Women biography, Canadian biography, Canadian authors (Non-fiction)
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This timely and relevant collection of fascinating stories about groundbreaking Canadian women, present and past, offers an inspiring, one-of-a-kind look…
at Canadian history. Canadian women have long been trailblazers, creating art, making discoveries and setting records --- and often battling incredible odds and discrimination in the process. Here, award-winning children's writer Elizabeth MacLeod presents biographies of more than one hundred of these remarkable women, from the famous, such as Margaret Atwood, to the lesser known, such as multi-award-winning mathematician Karen Yeats. There are stories of activists and architects, engineers and explorers, poets and politicians and so many more. Each category pairs a historical groundbreaker with a present-day woman making her mark in that same field. Included are stories of Indigenous women, immigrants, women with disabilities and women from the LGBTQ+ community. Together, they tell the story of Canada. And together they offer a vision of what's possible, to inspire all children to blaze trails of their own. This unique look at Canadian history is engagingly written with a storyteller's touch, making this a book that will be read for both research and pleasure. Organized by profession, it includes women in science, the arts, sports, politics, activism, law, business and more. The clean, modern design, along with the color portraits of each woman by Maia Faddoul, make the pages accessible and inviting. This excellent resource for social studies lessons also contains a time line of significant dates in Canadian women's history, a list of author's sources, further resources and an index.