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The doctor will not see you now
By Jane Poulson. 2002
Autobiography of Dr. Jane Poulson, the first blind person in Canada to become a practising doctor. Poulson suffered from diabetes…
and because of the disease, lost her sight and then experienced severe heart problems. Nonetheless she was an extremely accomplished doctor, published widely in leading medical journals, and showed great courage and endurance to all who knew her. She wrote this book during the last two years of her life. 2002.The heretic in Darwin's court: the life of Alfred Russel Wallace
By Ross A Slotten. 2004
Physician traces the life of nineteenth-century British naturalist and explorer Alfred Wallace (1823-1913), a colleague of Charles Darwin. Examines Wallace's…
lower-class background, self-education, and socialist views. Discusses his acceptance of spiritualism, environmentalism, and other ideologies scientists typically avoided. Also covers his research travels into dangerous tropical jungles. 2004.The boy in the moon: a father's search for his disabled son
By Ian Brown. 2009
Walker Brown was born with a genetic mutation so rare that perhaps 300 people around the world also live with…
it. Walker turned twelve in 2008, but he weighs only 54 pounds, is still in diapers, can't speak and needs to wear special cuffs on his arms so that he can't continually hit himself. Expanded from Brown's Globe and Mail series about Walker, he sets out to discover his son. Some strong language. Canada Reads 2012. 2009.Terry Fox: a story of hope
By Maxine Trottier. 2005
Terry Fox was a typical Canadian kid who liked to play basketball and soccer, but whose 'ordinary' life was changed…
suddenly at age 18 when his leg was amputated because of cancer. This biography covers the life of Terry Fox and his reasons for running across Canada. Traces his progress from the run's beginning on April 12, 1980 in St. John's until its premature conclusion in Thunder Bay on September 1, 1980. Grades 2-4. 2005.Rex: a mother, her autistic child, and the music that transformed their lives
By Cathleen Lewis. 2008
How can an 11-year old boy hear a Mozart fantasy for the first time and play it back perfectly, but…
struggle to navigate the familiar surroundings of his own home? Lewis shares the mystery of her son Rex, blind and autistic, and the highs, lows, hopes, dreams, joy, sorrows, and faith she has journeyed through with him. 2008.Reporting royalty: behind the scenes with the BBC's royal correspondent
By Jennie Bond. 2001
As the BBC's royal correspondent, Jennie Bond has covered many momentous events - among them, three marriage breakdowns, Camillagate, the…
Queen's annus horribilis and the death of the Princess of Wales, whom Jennie had met privately on a number of occasions. Included here is information from behind the scenes that has never been shared with the public before. 2001.Relative stranger: a life after death
By Mary Loudon. 2006
The author's quest to find her sister Catherine, a schizophrenic, in Catherine's home, in her last hospital room, her paintings,…
her letters, her clothes. But in facing the truths about Catherine's life and death, she asks hard questions about sanity, family responsibility, love, and about what it means to say that a life is - or is not - worth living. 2006.Reluctant genius: the passionate life and inventive mind of Alexander Graham Bell
By Charlotte Gray. 2006
Biography of Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922), inventor of the telephone and champion of the deaf. Discusses his temperament; creativity; marriage…
to Mabel Hubbard, who was deaf; family life; and friendship with Helen Keller. Covers his many inventions, years living in Washington, D.C., and association with the National Geographic Society. 2006.Rebuilt: how becoming part computer made me more human
By Michael Chorost. 2005
Science writer recounts his decision to get a cochlear implant, or a computer surgically imbedded in the skull, to artificially…
restore hearing after he became totally deaf in 2001. Describes his physical and mental changes and reflects on the implications of technological advances on the deaf community and on humanity. 2005.L'insoutenable légèreté de mourir: le récit touchant d'une amitié éternelle
By France Gauthier. 2017
" Ma belle amie Anne-Marie est décédée le 20 août 2016. " C'est ce que nous annonce d'entrée de jeu…
l'auteure et conférencière France Gauthier dans ce témoignage sensible et sincère. D'une plume inspirée, elle y raconte les trois dernières semaines de vie de son amie et " jumelle d'âme " Anne-Marie Séguin, qu'elle a accompagnée dans son chemin vers le grand passage. Ponctué de moments forts, touchants et parfois troublants, le récit aborde la mort (et la vie?!) de façon lumineuse, sans peur ni tabous, afin d'inspirer ceux qui tiennent la main d'un être cher qui s'apprête à traverser le voile. Ni elle ni moi ne savions dans quelle expérience transcendante nous plongions, sans autre outil que notre foi en la Vie, ici, comme ailleurs. 2017.Norman Bethune (Extraordinary Canadians)
By Adrienne Clarkson. 2011
Reviled as a communist by some, revered as a humanitarian by others, Norman Bethune was a surgeon, medical innovator, and…
political activist who deployed his skills on the battlefields of Spain and China in the 1930s. His prodigious talents included inventing surgical instruments, mobile blood-transfusion units, teaching, and advocating for social justice at home and abroad. Includes violence. 2011.Guide d'un astronaute pour la vie sur Terre
By Chris Hadfield, Rachel Martinez. 2014
" Chris Hadfield a capté l'attention du monde entier en 2013 en devenant le premier commandant canadien de la Station…
spatiale internationale. Mais comment son parcours incroyable a-t-il commencé ? À une époque où il n'y avait pas d'astronautes canadiens, Chris Hadfield, âgé de neuf ans, a décidé d'en devenir un. Atteindre son objectif exigera de la concentration, de grandes aptitudes naturelles et un engagement hors du commun. Chris Hadfield nous entraîne dans sa réflexion sur l'être humain, l'éducation, la curiosité de la vie, l'amitié et la famille. À la fois humoristique et inspirant, humble et touchant, son récit dévoile des anecdotes inédites de sa vie et révèle comment faire de l'impossible une réalité. " -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: An astronaut's guide to life on earth.Ma vie: Ma Vie
By David T Suzuki, Claire Laberge. 2006
David Suzuki, à près de soixante-dix ans, jette un regard rétrospectif sur sa vie et sur son action, de même…
qu'il partage avec nous l'espoir qui l'anime pour l'avenir. Nous assistons à la genèse du penseur et de l'écrivain, à la création de la fondation qui porte son nom. Nous le suivons au cours de ses nombreux voyages partout sur la planète, dans ses rencontres avec les grands de ce monde. 2006. Titre uniforme: David Suzuki, the autobiography.Gilles Kègle, l'infirmier de la rue: L'infirmier De La Rue
By Anne-Marie Mottet. 2005
Ce livre trace le portrait d'un homme simple et bon. Un homme animé par l'amour de son prochain, une volonté…
de fer de rendre service et une foi immense en la Providence. Un homme, également, qui comprend la détresse humaine parce qu'il l'a lui-même vécue plus souvent qu'à son tour. Un fervent croyant qui a tourné le dos aux servitudes de l'Église pour consacrer sa vie au principal enseignement du Christ: aimer son prochain. Un infirmier qui exerce sa profession au mépris des dangers et des critiques, n'admettant qu'un seul critère pour prodiguer ses soins, celui du besoin de l'autre. 2005.Les rois maudits d'Angleterre
By Alain Bournazel. 2014
"Depuis Maurice Druon, tout le monde ou presque connaît la malédiction qui, pendant plusieurs générations, a frappé les rois de…
France après la mort de Philippe le Bel. Mais restent souvent ignorés les conflits qui ont secoué les souverains anglais et leur famille sur une période beaucoup plus longue. Tout commença autour du lit de mort de Guillaume le Conquérant pour se terminer six siècles plus tard avec l'avènement de la dynastie des Hanovre. Au cours de cette longue période, l'histoire de la monarchie anglaise est chaotique. Les dynasties se succèdent : Normande, Plantagenêt, Lancastre, York, Tudor, Stuart. Les querelles sont permanentes : haine entre pères et fils, entre frères, entre rois et reines. Les affrontements sont violents : déchéances et renversements de monarques, assassinats au sein même de la famille, martyres d'enfant, procès et exécution. Le royaume d'Angleterre apparaît comme le champ clos des règlements de comptes sanglants. Ces désordres se terminent avec l'avènement de Guillaume d'Orange en 1688. Le pouvoir échappe alors totalement au roi ; il relèvera désormais d'un gouvernement dirigé par un Premier Ministre et étroitement contrôlé par le Parlement. Puisant dans de nombreux ouvrages anglo-saxons, l'auteur nous entraîne avec vivacité dans ces six siècles de chaos. " -- 4e de couv.Les fantômes des Tuileries
By Thierry Ardisson. 2016
Louis XVII, Napoléon II, Louis-Philippe II, Henri V et Napoléon IV, des fils de roi et d'empereur, élevés au palais…
des Tuileries pour devenir des Fils de France et qui ne montèrent jamais sur le trône. 2016.Le sceptre et le sang: rois et reines en guerre, 1914-1945
By Jean Des Cars. 2014
" Habsbourg, Windsor, Romanov, les monarchies européennes sont au coeur des deux guerres mondiales. L'auteur propose des portraits et anecdotes,…
moments-clés, rencontres décisives et jeux d'alliances de ces années de conflit. " -- 4e de couv.Labrador doctor: my life with the Grenfell Mission
By W. A Paddon. 2002
Driving dog teams through the icy heart of a northern winter, bracing against the flimsy bulkhead of a frail ship…
battered by storms, removing an appendix on a heaving vessel while bluebottle flies buzz overhead - hard training for a future Lieutenant-Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador. Tony Paddon here recounts his life, from his Labrador childhood to his time in the RCN during World War II, to his service as a Grenfell doctor operating out of St. Anthony, Newfoundland and North West River, Labrador. 1989.Catherine the Great: portrait of a woman
By Robert K Massie. 2012
Catherine was an obscure young German princess who traveled to Russia at 14 and rose to become one of the…
most remarkable, powerful and captivating women in history. In this book, this eternally fascinating woman is returned to life. 2012.Kids who rule: the remarkable lives of five child monarchs
By Charis Cotter. 2007
They were queens. They were kings. They were kids. While boy king Tutankhamun was crowned pharaoh of Egypt at nine,…
and had homework that involved firing arrows from a moving chariot, being royalty wasn't all glory and bossing people around. Includes episodes from each regal childhood, elements of their country's history, and an "End of the Story" section on how their lives played out. Grades 3-6. 2007.