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Rumours of another world: what on earth are we missing?
By Philip Yancey. 2004
Yancey investigates the natural world and discovers the supernatural hiding in plain view. He grapples with why God made the…
world and what our role truly is, and seeks to answer the question, "How do I live in the natural world while expressing the values of the supernatural?“. Philip writes, “I have come to understand faith as the highest form of integrated encounter. Faith puts together, assembles, re-orders, accepting the entire world as God's handiwork”. 2004.Romeo and Juliet (SmartPass)
By William Shakespeare, Simon Potter, Phil Viner, Jools Viner. 2006
The noble Veronese houses of Montague and Capulet are locked in a bitter feud. When Romeo, a Montague, and Juliet,…
a Capulet, fall in love they are swept up in a series of violent events and cruel twists of fortune. For senior high readers. 2006.Rowed trip: from Scotland to Syria by oar
By Colin Angus, Julie Angus. 2009
2006. Adventurers Julie and Colin Angus were checking a map of Europe when Julie noticed an interconnected water route from…
Colin's parents' homeland of Scotland past her mother's homeland, Germany, and on to her father's, Syria. What started as a funny idea of rowing to visit relatives resulted in an odyssey by oar (and bike) where Julie and Colin tested their relationship while exploring their roots. Some strong language. 2010, c2009.Roses round the door
By Doreen Tovey. 1982
The author describes her introduction to the English countryside, as well as to the village "characters" she and her husband…
meet on their quest to find a country home of their own. 1982.Rome and a villa
By Eleanor Clark. 1974
Romewalks
By Anya M Shetterly. 1984
Richard III: The tragedy of Richard the Third (Plays (Nick Hern Books))
By William Shakespeare, Nick De Somogyi. 2002
This edition accurately reproduces the First Folio of the plays of William Shakespeare. As a further aid to understanding, on…
each opposite page, the same text appears, but this time in a fully modernized version. Edited by Shakespeare scholar Nick de Somogyi, it also contains two introductions, textual notes, and an appendix giving variant versions from the Quarto where appropriate. 2002, c1592.Rediscovering love
By Willard Gaylin. 1986
Psychiatrist Gaylin reinforces his message that one must give love, not merely want to be loved. He argues for responsibility…
and shared love that, he insists, must be extended to include caring for all people and the physical world. Gaylin believes that "our survival depends on rediscovering our need for community and, ultimately, to rediscovering love." 1986.Raw spirit: In Search Of The Perfect Dram
By Iain Banks. 2004
In a bid to uncover the unique spirit of the single malt whisky, author Iain Banks has decided to undertake…
a tour of the distilleries of his homeland. His tour of Scotland combines history, literature and landscape in an entertaining and informative account. Strong language. 2004.Rattle in the dash
By Peter Anderson. 1988
In this play, two young men set out on a cross-country trip from Detroit to Vancouver in pursuit of a…
woman. Before long, mystery and doubt turn their journey into a very strange adventure. Strong language. 1988.Pygmalion: a romance in five acts (Penguin classics)
By S. Bernard Shaw. 2003
A witty reworking of the classical tale of the sculptor who falls in love with his perfect female statue, it…
is also a barbed attack on the British class system and a statement of Shaw's feminist views. In Shaw's hands, the phoneticist Henry Higgins is the Pygmalion figure who believes he can transform Eliza Doolittle, a cockney flower-girl, into a duchess at ease in polite society. The one thing he overlooks is that his 'creation' has a mind of her own. 2003, c1913.Portugal: récit
By Bernard Chambaz. 2013
" Parti sur les traces de son fils, Bernard Chambaz sillonne le Portugal à la rencontre des paysages et des…
êtres, des couches d'histoire et de géographie où ils s'inscrivent. De l'âpre Tras-os-Montes à la douce Lisbonne, ce récit voudrait être un hymne à la vie, à la puissance des livres et à un pays arrimé au continent européen. " -- 4e de couv.Prescriptions for living: inspirational lessons for a joyful, loving life
By Bernie S Siegel. 1998
Siegel, a physician, offers advice on how to face adversity and live happily. Discusses how to achieve peace of mind,…
how to love and forgive, and how to become the kind of person you want to be. 1998.King Lear
By William Shakespeare. 2002
A tragedy concerning a petulant king and his three daughters. Amid the political action, Lear is taken in by false…
avowals of love from two of his daughters, and disinherits his third because of her refusal to flatter him. This is a fully dramatised version. Believed to have been written between 1603 and 1606. 2002.Ottilia: pièce en deux actes
By Jean-Luc Morin, Lyse Veilleux, Mireille Morissette. 2015
Ottilia, c'est l'histoire d'Odile, une jeune femme de 26 ans pleine de vie et de projets, qui apprend un jour…
qu'elle est atteinte d'une rétinite pigmentaire, une maladie dégénérative des yeux. Elle vivra intensément la dégradation de sa vue et sa réadaptation en tant que non-voyante. Cette tragédie aura des répercussions tant sur sa vie personnelle que sur sa vie professionnelle. Odile travaille dans un cabinet d'avocats. Au fil de l'histoire, elle sera accusée de fraude. 2015.Le sortilège des chemins: récit (Réverbération)
By Sergio Kokis. 2015
" Depuis longtemps, Sergio Kokis se conformait à ses passions exigeantes en temps et en efforts : l'écriture et la…
peinture. Toutefois, il y a dix ans, une forte envie le prend de secouer la routine et de rompre radicalement avec ses habitudes de cabinet de travail et d'atelier. La lecture d'un ouvrage sur les mythiques chemins de Compostelle s'avère une véritable révélation : l'appel du chemin. Il présente le projet à sa compagne de vie qui, ravie, s'exclame immédiatement Pourquoi pas ? Allez ! Il faut penser à nous entraîner. Séduits par leur première aventure, les deux amoureux vont alors entreprendre annuellement des voyages de randonnée en Espagne, au Portugal, en Suisse et dans le nord de l'Allemagne. Cher lecteur, l'auteur te livre ses impressions et ses réflexions afin que tu rompes les amarres et partes sur les chemins de marche qui, quels qu'ils soient, te feront rêver. Et n'oublie pas que le vrai pèlerin marche vers lui-même et que l'aventure se trouve sur le chemin et pas à l'arrivée. Buen camino ! "La liste: récit théâtral (Parking P)
By Jennifer Tremblay. 2008
Les épîtres de Marguerite
By Marguerite Lescop. 2000
Messages de l'au-delà: la vie sur Terre et celle de l'après-mort
By Serge Girard. 1990
Voici le témoignage d'un medium que les Esprits ont utilisé comme intermédiaire pour livrer leurs points de vue sur plusieurs…
aspects de la vie humaine et terrestre et surtout pour nous raconter ce qui leur est arrivé dans l'après-mort. 1990.Petit guide sentimental de Venise
By Nathalie Castagné, Paolo Barbaro. 2000
Qui n'a rêvé d'avoir pour compagnon de voyage à Venise un vrai connaisseur qui le guide dans le labyrinthe? Parce…
qu'il aime sa ville plus que tout, l'auteur, ingénieur des eaux, a écrit ce livre à l'usage des visiteurs qui ne se satisfont pas des lieux communs réservés aux touristes. 2000.