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Return to Tibet
By Heinrich Harrer. 1984
Reflections of the moon on water: healing women's bodies and minds through traditional Chinese wisdom
By Xiaolan Zhao, Kanae Kinoshita. 2006
Dr. Xiaolan Zhao has treated thousands of women suffering from fatigue, PMS, infertility, depression, menopausal symptoms and other gynecological disorders…
- common health problems in the West, but not in China, where traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been an integral part of women's lives for thousands of years. She explains what every woman can do in terms of ongoing and preventative self-care to improve her health and vitality and prevent illness. Descriptions of sex. 2006.René Lévesque (Extraordinary Canadians)
By Daniel Poliquin. 2009
René Lévesque was born into a Quebec dominated by the Catholic Church, rural values, and Anglophone control of business. He…
was part of the 1960s Quiet Revolution that saw the province become a secular society bent on economic success and, for some, political independence. A journalist, war reporter, and television host, Lévesque channeled his communication skills into politics, founded the Parti Québecois, and permanently altered Canada's political landscape. 2009.Red star & green dragon: looking at New China
By Lila Perl. 1983
Rebels, rascals & royalty: the colourful North of LACO Hunt
By L. A. C. O Hunt, Barbara Hunt. 1983
Memoirs of a northern trader turned civil servant. Mr. Hunt came to Canada in 1928 with the Hudson's Bay Company…
and travelled all over the North. He describes how the region evolved over time and bemoans the attempts to apply the southern values to northern situations. 1983.Recollections of Rifleman Bowlby: Italy 1944 (Famous Regiments)
By Alex Bowlby. 1989
The battalion in which Bowlby served was renowned throughout the Eighth army, but luck deserted it after the North African…
campaign. Stripped of its hard core of regulars it was sent as heavy infantry to Italy, instead of the specialised role for which it had been trained, and lost its first and second battles. Bowlby describes exactly how men behave when the heat is on, and his account of life in an infantry platoon in Italy 1944. 1989.Red China today: The Other Side Of The River
By Edgar Snow. 1971
Red China blues: my long march from Mao to now
By Jan Wong. 1996
Born in Canada, Jan Wong began a rocky six-year romance with Maoism when she went to China in 1972. In…
this memoir, she describes leaving China as she became aware of the harsh realities of the communist system, and returning to China in the late 1980s as a reporter. She covered the crackdown in Tiananmen Square and the capitalist reforms of Deng Xiaoping. 1996.Reading the river: a traveller's companion to the North Saskatchewan River
By Myrna Kostash, Duane Burton. 2006
A compendium of writings including poetry, fiction and non-fiction, from those who have spent time reading the river. Beginning at…
the rivers source, Kostash takes the reader through 21 communities along the North Saskatchewan. Includes the work of Hugh McLennan, Eli Mandel, Aritha van Herk, John V. Hicks and Thompson Highway. c2006.Radical Tories: the conservative tradition in Canada
By Charles Taylor. 1982
Quebec women: a history
By Micheline Dumont-Johnson. 1987
In the past, women often have been neglected in the history books, especially native and immigrant women. This book provides…
a picture of the daily life of ordinary women in Quebec during the past four centuries. 1987.Public triumph, private tragedy: the double life of John P. Robarts
By Steve Paikin. 2006
John Robarts became Ontario premier in 1961, and his government established legal aid, a huge system of community colleges and…
universities, law reform, GO Transit, the Ontario Science Centre, and Ontario Place, as well as a significant enhancement of individual civil rights, a reorganization of school administration, and a start on regional government. But for all his success and triumph in the public realm, Robarts struggled with the demons that plagued his private life. 2006.Pour une politique de la confiance
By Pierre S Pettigrew. 1999
Pour un Québec souverain (Collection Partis pris actuels. 9e)
By Jacques Parizeau. 1997
L'ancien Premier ministre du Québec s'exprime sur le référendum de 1995 au Québec, sur l'aspect économique dans le perspective d'une…
Québec souverain, sur les relations interethnique dans un Québec souverain, sur la reconnaissance internationale d'un éventuel Québec indépendant. 1997.Prime time: profitez pleinement de votre vie
By Jane Fonda, Stéphane Roques. 2012
A travers des conseils pratiques et un témoignage personnel et spirituel, l'actrice démontre qu'à 45, 50 et même après 60…
ans, chacun peut s'épanouir et devenir l'être aimant, généreux et heureux qu'il a toujours rêvé d'être. Elle détaille un à un les ingrédients de cette recette du bonheur : alimentation, fitness, acceptation de soi, spiritualité. 2012. Titre uniforme: Prime time.Prairie people: a celebration of my homeland
By Robert Collins. 2003
Collins was born and raised on a Saskatchewan farm, but spent most of his adult life living elsewhere. He returns…
to his homeland to pay homage to it and its people, in a combination of stories, anecdotes, and history told in the voices of ordinary citizens. He explores the characteristics that define these people to themselves and to the rest of Canada: their pessimism, independence, friendliness, and self-reliance. 2003.Prince Edward Island (Discover Canada)
By Deirdre Kessler. 1992
This introduction to Prince Edward Island and its people covers its residents, beginning with its first residents, the Micmac, the…
government, economy, tourism, and the arts. Also included is a section of "Facts at a glance" which highlights information from the text, such as population statistics, important dates, and important people. Junior high and older. c1992.Peter Aufschnaiter's eight years in Tibet: The Saga Of Peter Aufschnaiter (Asian portraits = Visages d'Asie)
By Peter Aufschnaiter, Martin Brauen. 2002
A companion to Heinrich Harrer's "Seven Years in Tibet" (DC33298), written by the fellow Austrian who accompanied him there from…
war-time internment in British India. A highly personal account of Aufschnaiter's eight-year sojourn in Tibet, characterized by his empathy for and understanding of Tibetan culture. A sensitive record of the Tibetans and their way of life which ends on the eve of the Chinese invasion. Some descriptions of violence. 2002. Uniform title: Peter Aufschnaiter.Du grand rattrapage au déclin tranquille: [une histoire économique et sociale du Québec de 1900 à nos jours]
By Vincent Geloso, Marc-Olivier Fortin. 2013
" L'historien économique Vincent Geloso procède à une solide démonstration prouvant que ce qui a été largement présenté comme une…
Révolution Tranquille (1960- 1976) n'était pas une véritable révolution, ni ne fut réellement synonyme de progrès général pour les Québécois. Vincent Geloso propose la thèse, inédite et audacieuse, que c'est la période allant de 1945 à 1960, à laquelle on a accolé l'étiquette infamante de Grande Noirceur, qui devrait plutôt être vue comme le début de ce qui aura été pour la société québécoise un authentique Grand Rattrapage ... " -- 4e de couv.La révolution tranquille au Manitoba français: essai
By Raymond-M Hébert. 2012
Les années 1960 ont bouleversé et transformé la société québécoise de fond en comble. Ces changements dans les domaines politiques,…
sociaux et administratifs eurent un écho au Manitoba français, alors qu'une longue période de réflexion et de débats vigoureux vint opérer des changements tout aussi profonds dans cette petite société apparemment isolée du Québec, mais soumise aux mêmes pressions démographiques et idéologiques. Le mouvement vers le renouveau du leadership de la communauté franco-manitobaine et surtout la laïcisation de ses institutions y furent particulièrement prononcés. Le présent essai trace l'histoire transformatrice de cette période. Gagnant de Prix littéraire Rue-Deschambault 2013. 2012.