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Professor of theological studies suggests that contemplative ecological thought and practice can restore Earth as a sacred place. Discusses ways…
humans can live in a sustainable relationship with all living things, as Henry David Thoreau did, which in turn will inspire a greater responsibility and spiritual awareness. 2013
La Montréalaise Natalie McLennan connaît le prix véritable de la gloire. Sa fulgurante carrière d'escorte a été ponctuée de splendeurs…
et de misères. Recrutée par Jason Itzler, le "roi des proxénètes", elle deviendra Natalia - la fille la plus sollicitée par l'élite new-yorkaise, prisée des vedettes du rock et des athlètes. Le talent de Natalia ne tarde pas à lui valoir la réputation d'escorte la plus chère de la métropole américaine. Le magazine New York la surnommera la "femme à 2 000 $ l'heure"
Clara perd ses parents accidentellement. Encore sous le choc, elle tombe sur des textes dont elle ignorait l'existence, rédigés par…
sa mère. Par ces écrits, Clara reconstitue la femme complexe que fut Marie-Louise Chamelian. Une femme qui chercha à replanter ses racines dans le Québec de la Révolution tranquille après avoir émigré d'Égypte, notamment à travers les amours, l'engagement citoyen, la maternité, les deuils et la pratique de la médecine
England, 1912. Edward Swift leaves his wife Charlotte's country home to try and borrow money to save the house from…
creditors. Charlotte's daughter Emerald is hosting her own twentieth birthday party when third-class survivors from a train wreck arrive seeking assistance, disrupting the celebration, and causing mischief. 2012
Boy technonaut Jasper Dash and his friends Lily and Katie are trying to get home to New Jersey, but they…
can't escape the fantastical state of Delaware. The Ministry of Silence has spies everywhere, and it wants to capture the trio. Sequel to Jasper Dash...(DB 72734). For grades 5-8. 2010
Nia Hollister isn't convinced that her cousin Jolene's killer has been caught--a few things don't quite add up. Nia returns…
to Ash, Kentucky, to search for the truth, but keeps running into Law Reilly, who proves to be a distraction. Strong language, explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. 2012
Profiles thirty-six sports and recreational activities, from alpine skiing to yoga ,that are adapted for individuals with low or no…
vision. Lists camps, products, and organizations and highlights athletes, coaches, and participants in a variety of programs. 2013
Explores the ways that modern science uncovered the truth behind the suspicious deaths of historical figures such as King Tut,…
Napoleon, and the Russian princess Anastasia. Includes glossary and a timeline of advances in forensics. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2013
Kent, England; 1919. Scotland Yard detective Ian Rutledge is dispatched to Marling to investigate the murder of two veterans. Rutledge,…
still suffering from shell shock and ghosts of the past, has also been accused of sending the wrong man to the gallows seven years earlier. Some violence. 2002
Lake District, England; 1919. After the Elcott family is murdered, Scotland Yard inspector Ian Rutledge investigates the crime. Ten-year-old Josh…
Elcott is missing and is possibly a victim or the perpetrator. Rutledge, haunted by his own war ghost, searches for the boy and the killer. Some violence. 2005
"Le vélo, c'est pour s'amuser et ça grille les feux rouges." "C'est bien gentil, mais il faut de la place…
pour les voitures." "C'est dangereux! Et puis on ne peut pas tout transporter sur un vélo." Qui de mieux pour démonter ces idées reçues qu'un Néerlandais installé en France? Peu savent que les Pays-Bas, reconnus comme le paradis du vélo, étaient eux-mêmes un "pays de la bagnole" dans les années 1970, avant que la population ne déclenche une révolution du vélo spectaculaire. Comme quoi la révolution de la pédale relève avant tout d'une volonté citoyenne et politique
Anthropology professor examines theories of deceit and self-deception from an evolutionary viewpoint. Discusses both scientific bases and social results--such as…
positive effects on survival and reproduction--of self-deceit, including neurophysiology, immunology, family and romantic relationships, and social psychology. Provides suggestions on avoiding self-deception. 2011
Provides background on the controversy over teen cell-phone use. Details the dangers of texting while driving, the consequences and laws…
related to sexting, and the mental and emotional results of cell-phone addiction. Includes facts, resources, and additional reading. For junior and senior high readers. 2013
Journalist with exclusive access to imprisoned former nurse Charles Cullen describes Cullen's path to becoming possibly the most prolific serial…
killer in history. Details the ease with which Cullen gave fatal drug overdoses to hospitalized patients and, despite suspicions, kept getting jobs until his arrest in 2003. 2013
Former senate staffer posits that bipartisan politicians of the 1960s and 1970s put constitutional concerns over party and ideology to…
govern the nation through the civil rights movement, Watergate, and the Vietnam War. Portrays statesmen from 1977 to the 1980 election of Republican president Ronald Reagan. 2012
Rolling Stone magazine editor details his dinner with music virtuoso Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) in November 1989--the last long interview the…
composer gave before his death the following October. Recounts Bernstein's discussions on the state of music performance and contemporary popular personalities such as John Lennon and the Beatles. 2013
Award-winning reporter recounts the scheme of two Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, judges who received kickbacks for sending several thousand juveniles to…
for-profit detention centers between 2003 and 2008. Portrays the youth and their families and examines the consequences of widespread political corruption. 2012
Nantucket, 1845. Hannah Price studies astronomy, searching for an unknown comet so she can claim a prize from the king…
of Denmark. She takes on a student--a dark-skinned shiphand from the Azores named Isaac Martin--and their relationship challenges and changes both of them. 2013
Dans la forêt, un homme seul marche en direction du camp de chasse où sa famille s'est réfugiée pour fuir…
les bouleversements provoqués par une panne électrique généralisée. Il se sait menacé et s'enfonce dans les montagnes en suivant les sentiers et les ruisseaux. Un jour qu'il s'est égaré, un mystérieux garçon l'interpelle. Il a une douzaine d'années, semble n'avoir peur de rien et se joint à l'homme comme s'il l'avait toujours connu. L'insolite duo devra affronter l'hostilité des contrées sauvages et déjouer les manigances des groupes offensifs qui peuplent désormais les bois
En Caroline du Nord, au début des années 1980, le pasteur Chambliss, un prédicateur énigmatique, terrorise sa paroisse avec ses…
pratiques violentes pour exorciser le démon. Un jour, un jeune garçon muet, Stump, décède. Le shérif C. Barefield, anéanti par la mort de son fils 20 ans plus tôt, mène l'enquête