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Journalist/filmmaker vacations in seven polluted places, including Chernobyl, site of the 1986 Ukrainian nuclear disaster; Alberta, home of Canada's oil-sand…
mines; and India, where the Yamuna river is full of sewage and industrial runoff. Describes the environmental devastation and discusses the motivations of polluters and activists. Some strong language. 2012
Selection of thirty essays that originally appeared in Condé Nast Traveler between 1988 and 2011. In "The Peak of My…
Desire" Russell Banks--author of The Lost Memory of Skin (DB 74780)--reminisces about his attempt to climb the Andes in Ecuador. 2011
Chronicles the discovery of gold in 1890s Alaska and the Canadian Klondike through the lives of three of the participants:…
cowboy-turned-Pinkerton-detective Charlie Siringo; George Carmack, who lived with a local tribe and became rich from mining; and con man Jefferson "Soapy" Smith. 2011
Acclaimed British novelist chronicles his 1842 trip to the United States and offers observations about North American society. Includes Dickens's…
celebrated visit with Laura Bridgman at the Perkins Institution and Massachusetts Asylum for the Blind. Introduction and notes by Patricia Ingham. 2004
Dans cet essai poétique, l'auteure de Pointe-Maligne, l'infiniment oubliée (Prix du gouverneur général 2009) remonte cette fois le Saint-Laurent jusqu'aux…
chutes de Niagara pour nous raconter, avec son érudition et sa sensibilité, la beauté mythique de ce lieu, sacralisé par les Autochtones et découvert par les premiers Français d'Amérique.
À un Québec qui change, voici un récit d'histoire au scénario changé. Qui pense la condition québécoise en la sortant…
de sa mémoire tragique et de sa culture de la séparation. Qui met l'emphase sur les adaptations et actualisations d'une société plutôt que sur ses détournements et empêchements. Qui voit les oscillations québécoises non pas à l'origine d'une succession d'inhibitions nationales, mais comme un mode d'évolution par lequel une collectivité n'a cessé de passer à l'avenir. On lira cet ouvrage comme une tentative de cadrer le parcours historique du Québec en dehors des mythistoires et du schéma narratif qui accueillent et charpentent habituellement son déroulement. On le considérera aussi comme un essai visant à poser les bases d'une nouvelle référence historiale, si ce n'est mémorielle, pour les Québécois d'aujourd'hui, vecteurs de leur revitalisation identitaire en cours
Actor and travel writer McCarthy discusses the impact his travels have had on his psyche. Describes climing Mt. Kilimanjaro; visiting…
Baltimore, Maryland; and boating on the Amazon. Details the ways the trips helped him grow up, learn about himself, and better relate to others. 2012
Author of Roads to Quoz (DB 68364) compiles fifty-six short works on his travels all over the world. In "Crossing…
Kansas" the native Missourian pokes fun at just-passing-through vacationers' misconceptions about that state. "Into the Antipodes" relates a journey to New Zealand. 2013
Journalist recounts her walk along St. Declan's Way, from the Rock of Cashel in County Tipperary to Ardmore in County…
Waterford, as she sought to reconnect with her Irish heritage. Describes local scenery and life. Explores Christian and pagan tales related to sites along the ancient road. 2011
En 1960, RENÉ LÉVESQUE fait le saut en politique avec l'«équipe du tonnerre» de Jean Lesage. Ministre des Ressources naturelles,…
l'ancien journaliste pilote le projet de nationalisation de l'électricité. Sa conviction profonde que le Québec doit être maître de son destin l'incite à fonder le Mouvement souveraineté-association, puis le Parti québécois. Une fois aux commandes de l'État, de 1976 à 1985, il poursuit l'héritage de la Révolution tranquille en multipliant les réformes.Profondément démocrate, René Lévesque aura jonglé tout au long de sa carrière politique avec la quête d'un pays et la gestion d'un État en mutation.À l'aube de son centième anniversaire de naissance, que reste-t-il de lui et de l'empreinte qu'il a voulu laisser sur le Québec? Les auteurs sont allés à la rencontre de membres de sa famille, d'amis, de collaborateurs, d'observateurs et d'adversaires pour tenter de répondre à cette question complexe. Ceux-ci se sont confiés avec franchise pour nous faire découvrir «leur» René Lévesque dans ce portrait intime et pluriel.
Author of Our Man in Havana (DB 26596) recounts the 1935 trip he took through the interior of Liberia. Discusses…
his preparations for the trip, challenges his group faced, and his impressions of the people he met and environment he encountered. Includes an introduction by Paul Theroux. 1936
Racontant sous forme narrative les moments clés de la carrière de plus d'une vingtaine de Québécoises inspirantes et audacieuses, ce…
livre, illustré par une douzaine d'illustratrices au talent indéniable, se démarque par l'originalité de son angle d'approche. Ce n'est qu'après avoir pris connaissance de l'histoire que le lecteur découvre à quelle femme québécoise elle se rapporte !
Woman chronicles a three-week trip through Europe and Turkey with a man she had met on a dating site only…
a few weeks earlier. They traveled with no luggage and no set agenda or reservations. Discusses their adventures, the philosophy of minimalism, and the development of their relationship. 2016
Journalist recounts a summer internship with Zagreb Film in 1968. Discusses the mentors she encountered at the studio, reconnecting with…
the history of her family--many of whom had died in the Holocaust--and reevaluating what it meant to be American when living in a culture markedly different from her own. 2015
Collection of thirty-two essays by authors of fiction about their travel adventures. Includes stories from Frances Mayes, author of Under…
the Tuscan Sun (DB 44847); Joyce Carol Oates, author of Carthage (DB 78237); Alexander McCall Smith, author of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (DB 55503); and more. 2012
Professional navigator and travel company executive shares the tips and tricks he has learned over his twenty years of experience…
about orienting yourself in both urban and rural environments using nature's clues. Includes information on using your senses, identifying landmarks big and small, and ways different environments affect indicators. 2014
Author of The Last Train to Zona Verde (DB 76902) and The Lower River (DB 75221) explores life in America's…
Deep South as he travels across the region over the course of a year. Describes interactions with residents, events he attended, and cultural mores. Some strong language. 2015
Poet and author of These Are My Rivers (DB 64517) describes his travels over a period of fifty years. These…
include witnessing the Cuban Revolution, a dysfunctional trip on the Trans-Siberian Railway, tracking down his father's birthplace in Italy, and exploring countries in the South Pacific with his son. 2015
Profile of artist Andy Warhol (1928-1987) and an account of the road trip he took from New York to California.…
Describes artistic and business influences of Warhol, his personal relationships, and the works he accomplished. Argues that this trip was a pivotal point in his career progression. 2015
The author, whose brother Chris was the subject of Jon Krakauer's bestselling Into the Wild (DB 41823) and a movie…
directed by Sean Penn, now describes the dysfunctional family dynamics behind Chris's rejection of conventional life and ill-fated Alaskan journey. Strong language and some violence. 2014