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Où? qui? quand? comment? pourquoi? (Essai Ser.)
By Guy Samson. 2001
Que ce soit pour satisfaire votre curiosité ou celle de vos enfants, ce livre apporte des réponses à une myriade…
de questions simples ou complexes, sérieuses ou saugrenues. Années 5-8. 2000, c2001.Out of the whirlpool: a memoir of remorse and reconciliation
By Sue Wiygul Martin. 2013
The author has written a moving account of the rebuilding of her life after a desperate, impetuous act in her…
youth ended in blindness. Since that day, she has greeted the world with her trademark determination and humour, accepting each new day of challenge while squarely facing the issues attending her post-traumatic adjustment. Now, after more than thirty years of recovery and reconciliation with the past, Martin shares the simple truths of her journey. 2013.Out of darkness: the Jeff Healey story
By Cindy Watson. 2010
Losing both eyes to retinoblastoma, a rare form of cancer, opened a door to another world for Jeff Healey. Out…
of darkness he created music, becoming one of the most influential blues-rock and jazz performers of our time. Winner of the 2012 Golden Oak Award. Grades 5-8. 2010.Out of darkness: the story of Louis Braille
By Russell Freedman. 1998
A biography of the nineteenth-century Frenchman who, having been blinded himself at the age of three, went on to develop…
a system of raised dots on paper that enabled blind people to read and write. Grades 4-7. 1998.Out of sight
By Linda Tennent. 2012
An account of the author’s journey into blindness over six decades from a progressive eye disease called Retinitis Pigmentosa (also…
known as tunnel vision). Focusses on the many challenges faced and the coping tools used, and can be read as a resource for both those facing vision loss and those who support them. 2012.Outrageous conduct: art, ego, and the Twilight zone case
By Stephen Farber, Marc Green. 1988
An account of events surrounding the infamous 1982 accident that killed actor Vic Morrow and two children on the movie…
set of "Twilight zone". Discusses the spectacular helicopter accident, the cover-up, the mishandling of the trial and the ethical considerations involved. Some strong language. c1988.Paper Fan: the hunt for triad gangster Steven Wong
By Terry Gould. 2004
Gould, an investigative journalist, secretly recorded an interview with gang leader Wong; the tape provided law enforcement with information leading…
to his arrest and indictment for large-scale heroin trafficking. When Wong, on a 'family trip', was conveniently reported dead in an accident in the Philippines, Gould travelled to Macau, the Philippines, and elsewhere on a decade-long chase for proof that Wong was alive. Gould's story also helps illuminate the little-known world of the Triads, a byzantine, diasporic Asian mafia. Some strong language and violence and some descriptions of sex. 2004.Karla: a pact with the devil
By Stephen Williams. 2003
Author Williams picks up Karla Homolka's story where his previous book about her, "Invisible darkness" (RC13671) left off. He examines…
the legal and political deal-making behind the plea bargains that will allow her to go free after a dozen years. Part memoir, part woman-in-prison story, part political exposé, Williams lets Karla, through her letters, as well as other characters, speak for themselves. Strong language, descriptions of sex and violence. 2003.Harmonie: l’inoubliable
By Lucie Malenfant. 2012
Perdre la vue est une des choses les plus terribles qui puisse arriver. Mais grâce à l’amour et au soutien…
de mon mari et de ma fille, j’ai appris à vivre avec mon handicap. Et grâce à Mira, j’ai eu la chance de rencontrer ma belle Harmonie. Plus qu’une compagne, Harmonie a été pour moi une véritable amie durant toutes ces années. 2012.Mafiaboy
By Guy Rivest, Michael Calce, Craig Silverman. 2008
Michel Calce, connu mondialement sous le nom de Mafiaboy, raconte, avec l'aide du journaliste Craig Silverman, comment il est devenu…
à l'âge de quinze ans un des pirates informatiques les plus recherchés, son arrestation par la GRC et son histoire personnelle. Pour les lecteurs du collégial et plus. 2008. Titre uniforme: Mafiaboy : how I cracked the Internet and why it's still broken.L'infiltrateur: [l'histoire d'Éric Nadeau qui a piégé les Hells et les Bandidos]
By Martin Bisaillon. 2005
Contrairement au "délateur" qui trahit ses amis pour sauver sa peau, l'"infiltrateur" est un spécialiste ayant pour tâche de pénétrer…
les organisations criminelles afin d'alimenter les services policiers en renseignements. C'est à ce titre qu'Éric Nadeau s'est illustré durant la célèbre guerre des motards des années 90, où il est parvenu à infiltrer tour à tour les Hell's Angels et le clan ennemi de ceux-ci, les Bandidos, partageant pendant plus de 10 ans la vie et les activités des gangsters. 2005.Le crime organisé à Montréal, 1940-1980
By Pierre De Champlain. 1986
Ce sont quatre décennies dans la vie mouvementée du crime organisé montréalais que raconte Pierre de Champlain. Depuis l'enquête Coderre…
jusqu'au meurtre de Paolo Violi, en passant par le règne de Vincenzo Cotroni, les événements sont nombreux et parfois spectaculaires. Descriptions régulières de violence. 1986.Justice pour une femme
By Pauline Cadieux. 1990
Tout a-t-il été dit et fait pour que le souvenir de Cordélia Viau s'apaise? Il semble bien que non puisque…
Pauline Cadieux revient à la charge. Dans Justice pour une femme, elle réécrit l'histoire de Cordélia et y ajoute les faits nouveaux qui ont été portés à son attention depuis 1976. 1990.Cordélia: ou, La lampe dans la fenêtre
By Pauline Cadieux. 1979
Le 22 novembre 1897, Cordelia revient de chez son père où elle a passé la nuit. Affreuse découverte; son mari…
gît dans son lit; assassiné. Elle ne se doute pas que bientôt, à Sainte-Scholastique, la rumeur publique l'accusera du meurtre. 1979.Le boiteux
By Robert Cessieux. 1979
L'auteur a recueilli les confidences de celui que la maffia a surnommé le boiteux. Il s'agit d'un ancien trafiquant devenu…
agent double et auquel nous devons le démantèlement de plusieurs filières et réseaux de drogue Nord-Américains. Descriptions régulières de violence. 1979.One and one make five
By Mary Evans. 1996
This remarkable story charts a lifetime of working with visually impaired and deafblind people. From adverse beginnings, without bitterness or…
regret, through childhood illness and war, Miss Evans recounts her training and subsequent work. Great emphasis is laid on working with noncommunicating, deafblind children, with help and guidance for parents and carers in achieving that exclusive first breakthrough and alleviating the problems of the elderly with acquired handicaps. 1996.Nowhere to run: the killing of Constable Dennis Strongquill
By Mike McIntyre. 2003
Dennis Strongquill was an Aboriginal RCMP officer who had spent his life protecting society, but was helpless to fend off…
three ruthless killers who ambushed him on a dark Prairie highway. Robert and Danny Sand were two young brothers who had grown to hate authority, and Laurie Bell was a struggling junkie with a fatal attraction to Robert. Together, the trio embarked on a ruthless cross-country crime spree, leaving behind a trail of victims. Descriptions of sex and violence, strong language. 2003.On a clear day
By Alex MacCormick, David Blunkett. 1995
Born in 1947 in the slums of Sheffield, England, David Blunkett has never let blindness be more than an inconvenience…
to him, whether at university or in the British House of Commons as an MP. In this autobiography, he discusses his life, politics, and, most of all, his beloved guide dogs, Ruby, Offa, and Lucy. 1995.On sight and insight: a journey into the world of blindness
By John Martin Hull. 1997
In 1983, forced to accept total blindness, John Hull began to keep a cassette diary. In it he recorded his…
daily experiences, his thoughts and impressions. It offers a unique journey into the "other world" of blindness - a world where people have no faces, a world in which perception of sound, silence, time and space are dramatically transformed. He relates his interactions with other people, including his relationship with his young children and their growing understanding of his blindness. 1997.On the farm: Robert William Pickton and the tragic story of Vancouver's missing women
By Stevie Cameron. 2010
Stevie Cameron first began following the story of missing women in 1998, when the odd newspaper piece appeared chronicling the…
disappearances of drug-addicted sex trade workers from Vancouver's notorious Downtown Eastside. Covering the case of one of North America's most prolific serial killers gave Cameron access not only to the story as it unfolded over many years, but also to information unknown to the police, and from several women who survived terrifying encounters with him. Explicit strong language, explicit descriptions of sex, and explicit descriptions of violence. Bestseller. c2010.