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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 Dalaï-lama parle de Jésus: une perspective bouddhiste sur les enseignements de Jésus
By Dominique Lablanche, dalaï-lama XIV Tenzin Gyatso. 1996
Avec un sens aigu du dialogue interreligieux, le Dalaï-lama commente les Évangiles au cours d'un séminaire tenu en 1994. Fort…
de toute la sagesse bouddhiste, il interprète le coeur de la révélation chrétienne. Tout en soulignant les convergences des deux traditions, il marque aussi les différences et les points de séparation.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.La voie commence là où vous êtes: guide pour pratiquer la compassion au quotidien ((Pocket ; 12147.).)
By Pema Chödrön, Claude Riso-Lév, Richard Gravel. 2000
" Pema Chödron commente ici un texte fondamental du bouddhisme : le " texte racine sur les sept points de…
l'entraînement de l'esprit " de Chekawa yeshé Dorjé qui contient 59 préceptes invitant à 59 attitudes permettant d'éveiller le cœur devant les difficultés du quotidien. Nous découvrons ces préceptes au fil d'anecdotes et d'exemples familiers : " Médite toujours sur tout ce qui t'exaspère ", " Ne fais pas de la douleur d'autrui le matériau de ton bonheur ", " Ne sois pas si prévisible ", " N'agis pas de façon détournée ", " Ne te laisse pas influencer par les circonstances extérieures ", etc. Tels sont les conseils de ce texte millénaire... " -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: Start where you are.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.Jewelry making for fun & profit: Make Money Doing What You Love! (The for fun & profit series)
By Maria Nerius, Lynda S Musante. 2000
Have you ever dreamed of learning the elegant art of jewelry making? Now you can! This manual teaches the benefits…
and enjoyment of jewelry making; the right materials, tools, and equipment to use; how to create a special "crafting place" in your home; ways to sell your creations; craft-business basics, including pricing and record keeping. 2000.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.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.Fantastic wreaths with Dale Rohman
By Dale L Rohman. 2003
Step-by-step instructions for 20 projects, including a wreath of fresh roses; a fresh wreath with apples, limes and banana peppers;…
a dried wreath featuring sunflowers and wheat; and a gold wreath with holiday ornaments and ribbons. Each unique design utilizes a large variety of materials and includes easy-to-follow instructions, simple techniques, and special tips that ensure beautiful results. 2003.Doyle Brunson's super system: a course in power poker
By Doyle Brunson, Allan Goldberg. 2002
This is the classic book on every major no-limit game played today and is considered by the pros to be…
one of the best books ever written on poker. Includes advanced strategies, theories, tactics and money-making techniques. This will tell you when to raise, call, bet, and fold at hold 'em (limit and no-limit), 7-stud (high and low), draw poker, and lowball. 2002.From the far side of the river: chest-deep in little fish and big ideas
By Paul Quarrington. 2003
The author fishes thoughtfully for pickerel in northern Ontario and stalks bonefish in the balmy Bahamas; pursues trout with Santa…
Claus and survives time on the water with Bonefish Dundee. His casts are as likely to call up thoughts of major events in his life. But whatever his trials and triumphs, he is never without his sense of humour. 2003.Etched in ice: a tribute to hockey's defining moments
By Michael McKinley. 1998
"Etched in Ice" showcases the builders and broadcasters, the dramas and pathos, of a sport that has long made winter…
the hottest season. It includes not only the titans and their achievements, but it also takes us to the men and women who are not household names, yet have affected the game in their own remarkable ways: the first big-time team on the West Coast; a gifted American player cut down early in World War I; a women's team that lost only two games out of 350 during the 1930s. 1998.Fishing with my old guy
By Paul Quarrington. 1995
As well as being a popular novelist, Paul Quarrington is an avid fly-fisher. Here he writes about learning the subtleties…
of fly-fishing from his "Old Guy" -- a seasoned angler who is willing to pass on the wisdom and lore of fly-fishing to a younger generation. Quarrington and his Old Guy, Gordon Deval, along with two colleagues, travel to northern Quebec in search of world record speckled-trout. 1995.From darkness to dynasty: the first 40 years of the New England Patriots
By Jerry Thornton. 2016
From their humble beginnings as a football team bought by a man who had no idea what he was doing…
to the fateful 2001 season that saw them win their first Super Bowl, Thornton shares the wild, zany, humiliating, unbelievable, and wonderful stories that comprised the first forty years of what would ultimately become the most dominant franchise in NFL history. 2016.Fearless: the amazing underdog story of Leicester City, the greatest miracle in sports history
By Jonathan Northcroft. 2016
King Power Stadium, countdown to kick off. Out on the pitch a lone brass player sounds the haunting Post Horn…
Gallop, for 80 years the home players' entrance tune. Spines tingle. Air is gulped into opposition lungs. Game time, time to begin the chase. Burning fox eyes peer down from between the decks of one of the stands. On the stadium's outside wall a royal blue LCD display says #Fearless. Welcome to Leicester City. They were always a club with a difference but in 2015-16 they created a story that in modern football stands unique. Who could believe it: from relegation certainties to champions of England? It was when, on behalf of every small club, dreams were hunted at the King Power, a season where the impossible became merely quarry. 5,000-1 shots when the campaign started, Leicester's transformation has been remarkable. 2016.Frost takes listeners back to the 1975 World Series in this thrilling account of the greatest baseball game ever played.…
The Reds and Red Sox endured three soggy days of inactivity to reach game six. But all that downtime could not prepare them for what happened when the skies finally cleared. 2009.Hockey towns: untold stories from the heart of Canada
By Kirstie McLellan Day, Ron MacLean. 2015
In his 28 years on 'Hockey Night in Canada' and now as host of Rogers' 'Hometown Hockey', Ron has met…
fascinating people from coast to coast and has great stories to tell. From London to Castlegar, Yellowknife to Cole Harbour, Medicine Hat to Trois Rivieres, from Bantam to Junior B to the NHL, our country is full of great characters: players, coaches, hockey moms and hockey dads; rivalries, practical jokes, careers that grew out of nothing and "can't lose" prospects who flamed out too soon - all compelling, entertaining and inspiring. Bestseller. 2015.Hockey night in Canada: sport, identities, and cultural politics (Culture and communication in Canada series)
By Richard S Gruneau, David Whitson. 1993
The authors present an examination of hockey as a statement about personal and national identity. From the professional level to…
small town leagues, they consider hockey as an expression of changing popular culture. 1993.