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Legends of autumn: the glory years of Canadian football
By Denny Boyd, Brian A Scrivener. 1997
The 1950s and 1960s were the glory days of the Canadian Football League. The authors share the history of the…
league's original teams, the stories of its greatest stars, and the dedication of the fans. Each of the nine teams has a chapter dedicated to its history, and a closing section of the book shares the vital statistics of each team and the outstanding players of the league. 1997.Je veux croire au soleil
By Jacques Semelin. 2016
" La réalité quotidienne d'un non-voyant est un pays étranger. Quel est son rapport au monde ? À la ville…
et à la nature, à la nécessité de se déplacer, d'utiliser des écrans tactiles, de traverser les rues, de reconnaître les gens ? Invité à donner des cours au Québec, l'historien Jacques Semelin nous propose un récit de voyage d'un genre nouveau. À la fois le sien, dans une ville dont il découvre tout, et le nôtre, dans la tête et le corps d'un non-voyant. Son écriture émouvante et souvent drôle entraîne le lecteur dans ce que Borges appelait une expérience sensuelle et esthétique. Chaque sens (ouïe, odorat, toucher) est sollicité, de même que l'imaginaire pour inventer le réel. Quand on ne voit plus le soleil, il s'agit de croire qu'il existe, et de s'en remettre à la confiance vitale. Un récit unique et universel. " -- 4e de couv.Danse avec les truites: récits ((Collection Nature writing).)
By John Gierach. 2015
L'écrivain pêcheur relate sa quête des rivières les plus prometteuses pour s'adonner à sa passion, en Alaska, en Ecosse ou…
au Texas. Il décrit les différentes techniques de pêche, évoque l'attente et son bonheur de se trouver en pleine nature. 2015.Le tour du monde en 80 jours et à vélo: récit
By Guillaume Prébois. 2010
Réunit les chroniques parues dans le journal Le Monde, où l'auteur raconte son voyage sur les traces de Phileas Fogg,…
avec un tour du monde en 80 jours sur un vélo. 2010.Le voyant
By Jérôme Garcin. 2014
" Né en 1924, aveugle à huit ans, résistant à dix-sept, membre du mouvement Défense de la France, Jacques Lusseyran…
est arrêté en 1943 par la Gestapo, incarcéré à Fresnes puis déporté à Buchenwald. Libéré après un an et demi de captivité, il écrit Et la lumière fut et part enseigner la littérature aux États-Unis, où il devient The Blind Hero of the French Resistance. Il meurt, en 1971, dans un accident de voiture. Il avait quarante-sept ans. " -- 4e de ouv.Last minute of play: tales of hockey grit and glory
By Ross Brewitt. 1993
Here are the thoughts, actions, pranks, anecdotes and opinions of hockey players caught up in NHL rivalries. The focus is…
on Canadian hockey heroes of the 1960's and 1970's, including Phil and Tony Esposito, Chico Maki, Bobby Hull, "Punch" Imlach, Vic Hadfield and Don Cherry. c1993.Late innings: a baseball companion
By Roger Angell. 1982
Covers the five turbulent seasons of baseball from the spring of 1977 through the autumn of 1981 during the height…
of the game's greatest popularity at the gate. Describes the bitter labour conflicts and the strike that followed, as well as the remarkable performances of such baseball giants as Willie Stargell, Carl Yastrzemski, and Tom Seaver. Sequel to "Five Seasons". Bestseller 1982.La lumière assassinée
By Hugues De Montalembert. 1982
Just Jill: the autobiography of Jill Allen-King MBE
By Jill Allen-King. 2010
Jill's autobiography charts her journey from partially sighted child to totally blind adult and beyond, culminating in her being awarded…
the MBE for her many achievements. Just Jill is an important book that raises questions about what it means to have a disability in our society and how we can all learn from the work of Jill Allen-King. 2010.Inner vision: the story of the world's greatest blind athlete
By Gib Twyman, Craig MacFarlane. 1997
Athlete Craig MacFarlane was blinded in an accident at age 2, and grew up to become a champion sprinter, internationally…
acclaimed wrestler, downhill skier, and a regular in the water skiing spectacular at Florida's Cypress Gardens. Craig now makes over 200 appearances a year - everything from children in a classroom setting to 3-time speaker at the Republican National Convention. 1997.Amazing Grace: autobiography of a survivor
By Grace Halloran. 1993
Recounts the life of Californian Grace Halloran, who was diagnosed at age twenty-three with retinitis pigmentosa, a genetic eye disorder…
leading to blindness. Learning that her newborn son could also become blind, Halloran dedicated her life to discovering ways to preserve and strengthen sight. 1993.Images from the dark: the story of Carolyn James
By Andrew Whitehouse. 1990
Carolyn James is a talented painter, especially of landscapes. She is completely blind. In a full and varied life she…
was constantly frustrated by failing sight. Only when her blindness became total did her imagination and her daughter's paint-box free her to make pictures. Within a year her work was exhibited, and soon she appeared on television and radio. She began writing poems, which became song lyrics, and now in her 40s is a creative artist in both media. 1990.A fictionalized biography of William Moon. Unable to enter the Ministry after he became completely blind at the age of…
twenty, he determined that he would devote his life to blind care and welfare. In the course of teaching, he developed the embossed script for which he is famous, and which he used to print books, magazines and pictures. 1992.Fail better: Why Baseball Matters
By Mark Kingwell. 2017
Taking seriously the idea that baseball is a study in failure--a very successful batter manages a hit only three of…
every ten attempts--Mark Kingwell explores ways in which the game teaches us lessons on fragility, contingency, and community. Weaving elements of memoir, philosophical reflection, sports writing, and humour, "Fail Better" serves as an unofficial follow-up to "Catch and Release: Trout Fishing and the Meaning of Life", which won over readers by offering an intelligent but accessible look into the deep waters of angling. 2017.Beyond vision: the story of a blind rower
By Victoria Nolan. 2014
Victoria Nolan is a motivational speaker, advocate for people with disabilities, Paralympian and special education teacher. Having wanted to teach…
since she was a young child, her dreams were shattered when she went blind; not because of her disability but because of other people’s preconceived ideas about what she could and could not do. Victoria took up rowing to counter her depression over losing her sight, and made it onto Canada’s National Rowing Team. This is her personal story of triumph over adversity. 2014.Invisible: my journey through vision and hearing loss
By Ruth Silver. 2012
Ruth Silver was a silent, frightened child with undiagnosed vision loss, which she later learned was retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a…
progressive eye disease. Even after losing her hearing, she refused to surrender to the darkness and silence. Ruth founded the Center for Deaf-Blind Persons in Milwaukee, a nonprofit agency dedicated to helping others living with the double disability of deaf-blindness. Includes sex and violence. c2012.Invisible: a memoir
By Hugues De Montalembert. 2010
Blinded in an attack in his New York home in 1978, de Montalembert, then a filmmaker and painter, was violently…
forced out of his intensely visual world. In this raw memoir, he navigates the environs of Manhattan and, not much later, Bali and Greenland, with new confidence and ability. He's also painfully honest about the affects of his blindness, refusing the comfort of standard tropes about spirituality but finding wonder in the kindness of absolute strangers and isolation from those closest to him. Some descriptions of violence, some strong language. 2010.In the crease: goaltenders look at life in the NHL
By Dick Irvin. 1995
Broadcaster Dick Irvin presents interviews and anecdotes about hockey goaltenders and the mythology which surrounds them. Early greats include Georges…
Vezina and Lorne Chabot, and some of the goalies from the modern era of the game include Ken Dryden, Patrick Roy, and Martin Brodeur. c1995.In the key of genius: the extraordinary life of Derek Paravicini
By Adam Ockelford. 2008
Music professor Ockelford, who specializes in working with children with disabilities, offers a biography of British pianist Derek Paravicini. Discusses…
Paravicini--who was born prematurely, autistic, and blind--teaching himself to play the keyboard at age two and developing his musical talents, first at home and then in public. 2008.