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Révérence à la vie: conversation
By Jean-Philippe de Tonnac, Théodore Monod. 1999
Rise of the necrofauna: the science, ethics, and risks of de-extinction
By Britt Wray, George M Church. 2017
What happens when you try to recreate a woolly mammoth--fascinating science, or conservation catastrophe? Wray takes us deep into the…
minds and labs of some of the world's most progressive thinkers to find out the truth about de-extinction. She introduces us to renowned futurists like Stewart Brand and scientists like George Church, who are harnessing the powers of CRISPR gene editing in the hopes of "reviving" extinct passenger pigeons, woolly mammoths, and heath hens. But we also hear from more cautionary voices, like those of researcher and award-winning author Beth Shapiro and environmental philosopher Thomas van Dooren. Through conversations with these and other thought leaders, Wray reminds us that de-extinction could bring just as many dangers as it does possibilities. What happens, for example, when we bring an "unextinct" creature back into the wild? How can we care for these strange animals and ensure their comfort and safety--not to mention our own and that of other creatures? 2017.Riddles of existence: a guided tour of metaphysics
By Theodore Sider, Earl Brink Conee. 2005
The questions of metaphysics are among the deepest and most puzzling: What is time? Am I free in my actions?…
Why is there something rather than nothing? The authors make metaphysics accessible, bringing the riddles to life and showing how stimulating they can be to think about. 2005.Remembering the farm: memories of farming, ranching, and rural life in Canada, past and present
By Allan Anderson. 1977
Federal homicide prosecutor chronicles the investigation of the 1993 murder of African American mother-of-six Diane Hawkins and her teenaged daughter…
Katrina Harris in their Washington, D.C., home. Details the prosecutor's efforts and those of police and forensic specialists to bring Diane's ex-boyfriend Norman Harrell to justice. Violence and some strong language. 2007.Real justice: sentenced to life at seventeen : the story of David Milgaard (Real justice)
By Cynthia J Faryon. 2009
David Milgaard was a kid who got into lots of trouble. Unfortunately, that made it easy for the Saskatoon police…
to brand him as a murderer. At seventeen, David was arrested, jailed, and convicted for the rape and murder of a young nursing assistant, Gail Miller. Throughout his twenty-three years in prison, David maintained that he was innocent and refused to admit to the crime, even though it meant he was never granted parole. Finally, through the incredible determination of his mother and new lawyers who believed in him, David was released and proven not guilty. This is the true story of how bad decisions, tunnel vision, poor representation, and outright lying and coercion by those within the justice system caused a tragic miscarriage of justice. For junior high and older readers. 2009.Ready for the people: my most chilling cases as a prosecutor
By Marissa N Batt. 2005
L.A. deputy district attorney Batt draws on more than 25 years of experience in recalling her most challenging cases, also…
describing those involved, including biased judges, hardworking police, sleazy lawyers and expert witnesses. Batt's compassion toward crime victims and good case preparation are contrasted with rulings that reflect the fragility of the US criminal justice system. Explicit descriptions of sex, violence and explicit strong language. 2004.Real justice: guilty of being weird : the story of Guy Paul Morin (Real justice)
By Cynthia J Faryon. 2012
The story of Guy Paul Morin, who was wrongly convicted of a little girl's murder. It took ten years and…
the just-developed science of DNA testing to finally clear his name. This book tells his story, showing how the justice system not only failed to help an innocent young man, but conspired to convict him. For junior high readers and older. 2013, c2012.Biography of musical genius Ray Charles, who was left sightless by glaucoma as a child. While a student at the…
Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, Charles learned to read and write music in braille. Describes his personal and professional struggles, including drug addiction, as well as triumphs. For Junior and Senior High readers. c1994.If chemistry makes you think of Bunsen burners, petri dishes and pipettes, you'll be relieved to discover that there's a…
whole other side to science. This book is full of fascinating facts about the weird and wonderful world of chemical reactions, and explains such mysteries as the attractive power of armpit odour, the true nature of Silly Putty, and even the connection between witches and their broomsticks. 2002.Race and human evolution: A Fatal Attraction
By Milford H Wolpoff, Rachel Caspari. 1997
Two paleoanthropologists explore opposing theories of human evolution, the origins of modern physical characteristics, and the roots of racial variation.…
They compare the "Eve theory" of recent human origin with a multiregional model that posits a more gradual, diverse process of development. 1997.Qu'est-ce que le boson de Higgs mange en hiver et autres détails essentiels
By Pauline Gagnon. 2015
Voici enfin un livre écrit en termes simples s'adressant à tous ceux et celles qui désirent en savoir un peu…
plus sur la physique des particules, mais qui n'ont pas nécessairement de bases en sciences. Une bonne dose de curiosité leur suffira pour découvrir tout un monde allant de l'infiniment petit jusqu'à l'infiniment grand. 2015. Titre uniforme: Who cares about particle physics?Qui a peur d'Alexander Lowen?: Une Therapeute Raconte
By Edith Fournier. 1995
Par l'auteure de "La mère d'Édith", un récit relatant la mort de sa mère atteinte de la maladie d'Alzheimer. L'auteure,…
une psychothérapeute, nous livre un récit-témoignage sur la thérapie bioénergétique, une approche corporelle de la psychothérapie. Elle raconte avec honnêteté et simplicité son cheminement personnel et parle de la méthode et du thérapeute Lowen qu'elle a côtoyé pendant trois ans. 1995.Que faire de notre cerveau? (Le temps d'une question)
By Catherine Malabou. 2004
La question que pose ici Catherine Malabou est la suivante: la description du cerveau aujourd'hui n'est-elle pas l'image du monde…
capitaliste dans lequel nous vivons? Ne décrit-elle pas une autre forme de pouvoir qui ne serait pas centralisé mais n'en resterait pas moins un poste de commande, d'où on encense l'adaptabilité absolue, la flexibilité et d'où on rejette les individus sans mobilité, trop rigides? Ne soyons pas dupes de la façon dont on nous parle de notre cerveau. 2004.Quand bien même je verrais: témoignage
By Sophie Massieu, Florence Montreynaud. 1998
Sophie Massieu est une personne extraordinaire. C'est une jolie jeune fille de vingt-trois ans, aveugle de naissance et qui a…
fait de brillantes études. Elle vit seule à Paris et a l'ambition de devenir journaliste de presse écrite. Son secret? Sa mère, qui a été présente à ses côtés sans s'imposer ni peser. 1998.Quand des scientifiques déraillent
By Marc Hallet. 1999
Pulleys and gears (Machines in action)
By Angela Royston. 2001
A look at pulleys and gears and how they are used to make machines work. These two gadgets are used…
in escalators, cars, fishing rods, and many other places. Grades 2-4. 2001.Putting trials on trial: sexual assault and the failure of the legal profession
By Elaine Craig. 2018
In this thorough evaluation of the legal culture and courtroom practices prevalent in sexual assault litigation, the author provides an…
even-handed account of the ways in which the legal profession unnecessarily--and sometimes unlawfully--contributes to the trauma and re-victimization experienced by those who testify as sexual assault complainants. Gathering conclusive evidence from interviews with experienced lawyers across Canada, reported case law, lawyer memoirs, recent trial transcripts, and defence lawyers' public statements and commercial advertisements, the book demonstrates that--despite prominent contestations--complainants are regularly subjected to abusive, humiliating, and discriminatory treatment when they turn to the law to respond to violations of their sexual integrity, and further examines how the legal profession can better respond to, and remedy, some of the factors that make sexual assault proceedings distressing for complainants. 2018.Pour un pacte écologique
By Nicolas Hulot. 2006
"Au printemps 2006, j'ai proposé au Comité de veille écologique de ma fondation de travailler avec moi à ce qui…
pourrait constituer les bases d'un pacte écologique entre les Français et leur nouveau président. Ce programme d'action, à la fois ambitieux et réaliste, vise à définir clairement des objectifs politiques et à proposer des mesures concrètes, techniquement et juridiquement applicables dès le début de son mandat, ainsi que des initiatives diplomatiques prioritaires. Au XVIIIe siècle, la France des Lumières montra au reste du monde que l'homme pouvait prendre en main son destin. Elle peut à nouveau être à l'avant-garde d'une mutation essentielle pour le genre humain." Nicolas Hulot. 2006.1871. A police constable walking one of London’s remotest beats stumbled upon a brutalized young woman kneeling on a muddy…
road - gashes were cloven into her skull, her left cheek was slashed open and smashed in, her right eye was destroyed, and above it a chunk of the temporal bone had been bashed out. The policeman gaped in horror as the woman held out her hand before collapsing into the mud, muttering “let me die” and slipping into a coma. Five days later, she died, her identity still unknown. Within hours of her discovery on Kidbrooke Lane, scores of the officers of the Greenwich Division were involved in the investigation, and Scotland Yard had sent one of its top detectives, John Mulvany, to lead it. After five days of gathering evidence, the police discovered the girl’s identity: Jane Maria Clouson, a maid in the house of the renowned Pook family… and she was two months’ pregnant with Edmund Pook’s child when she died. Murphy carefully reviews the evidence in the light of twenty-first-century forensic science in order to identify Jane’s killer. 2016.