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A sense of the world: how a blind man became history's greatest traveler
By Jason Roberts. 2006
Known simply as The Blind Traveler, James Holman (1789-1857) fought the slave trade in Africa, survived a frozen captivity in…
Siberia, hunted rogue elephants in Ceylon and helped chart the Australian outback. This is a spellbinding and moving rediscovery of one of history's most epic lives. 2006.A nurse's incredible journey of faith
By Lilieth Ferguson. 2012
With a promise to her parents to return in three years, Lilieth left her home in sunny Jamaica for the…
damp shores of England to continue her education in nursing in 1961. Diagnosed with glaucoma, Lilieth’s determination to obtain her nursing degree exacted a heavy personal toll. 2012.A passion for narrative: a guide for the writing of fiction
By Jack Hodgins. 1993
Describes the problems facing any fiction writer -- including how to make your characters come alive, plot and structure, and…
metaphors and symbols -- and shows how some of the best writers have solved them. 1993.6 wagging tales: my 50 years with guide dogs
By Joyce Dudley. 2004
This book is about the author's six different guide dogs, and covers six hundred Guide Dogs in Westminster Abbey, losing…
your Guide Dog in a swift flowing river in Wales, being taken to the funeral of your 104 year old aunt by your guide dog and being guided to work daily for years to the hospital where you are a physiotherapist. 2004.A blind musician looks back: an autobiography
By Alfred Hollins. 1998
This book gives a flowing account of the life of this eminent blind concert organist, pianist, and composer; who was…
soloist with the Berlin, London, and New York Philharmonic Orchestras, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Tracing his life from his birth in Hull in 1865, his education at the York Blind School and at the Normal College, Norwood; also describing his North American tours, and those in South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Originally published in 1936. 1998.Ego and ink: the inside story of Canada's national newspaper war
By Chris Cobb. 2004
The inside story of the newspaper war instigated by the arrival of Conrad Black's National Post, as well as a…
chronicle of the paper's rise and fall, told by the people who were there. The questionable measures the Post's rivals took to defend their market share are documented, as is a complete history of the Post's creation. The ambition, hubris, intrigue, and even absurdity of the Post's initial owners and policies took it from the most adventurous media project ever undertaken in Canada to perhaps the industry's most spectacular failure. 2004.A brush with darkness: learning to paint after losing my sight
By Lisa Fittipaldi. 2004
When Lisa Fittipaldi went blind at age 47, she descended into anger and denial, until a child's watercolour set, thrown…
down like a gauntlet by her frustrated husband, opened the door to a new life. In this memoir, she paints a vivid picture of the perceptual and emotional darkness of her vision loss and her arduous journey to reclaim her life. 2004.I am potential: eight lessons on living, loving, and reaching your dreams
By Patrick Henry Hughes, Patrick John Hughes, Bryant A Stamford. 2008
Patrick Henry Hughes was born with a rare genetic disorder that left him without eyes and physically disabled, but he…
was also blessed with exceptional musical talent, able to play the piano at the age of two. Now, at age nineteen, he is a nationally known pianist, singer, and trumpeter who has performed at the Kennedy Center. But he's best known for playing in the University of Louisville marching band, while his devoted father pushes him in formation in his wheelchair. With determined optimism and courage, Hughes has made "I am potential" his mantra and defied the impossible at every turn. 2008.With every mistake
By Gwynne Dyer. 2005
A collection of Dyer's writings on the post-September 11 world. He examines how the media skews fact and opinion, provides…
incorrect information, and prefers short-term news over the longer perspectives needed to understand what is going on. Combines an examination of how powerful owners mould the agendas of the press with a self-critique of his columns. Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. 2005.Typing: a life in 26 keys
By Matt Cohen. 2000
Matt Cohen's last book, a memoir, describes his life as a writer. Also dealing with the Canadian literary scene of…
his time, he includes portraits of such figures as Margaret Laurence and Morley Callaghan. He charts his progress as a writer, and the inspiration he received by moving from Toronto to a farm near Kingston.The world at her fingertips: the story of Helen Keller (Other or No Series)
By Joan Dash. 2001
A biography of the woman who overcame her disabilities to be an inspirational public figure. Discusses the cause of Helen…
Keller's blindness and deafness, her determination to lead a useful life, and the importance of her teacher, Annie Sullivan, throughout Helen's life. Grades 5-8. 2001.Le Ramat de la typographie
By A Ramat. 1996
Outil indispensable pour toute personne qui doit rédiger, corriger ou composer des textes en français, Le Ramat de la typographie…
contient des règles et conseils fort judicieux. On y retrouve notamment des règles sur l'écriture des adresses, des dates et des heures, des nombres en chiffres ou en lettres de même que sur l'écriture des noms géographiques. L'auteur aborde aussi les règles de coupures de mots en fin de ligne, les règles des abréviations et d'emploi des majuscules. Il est aussi question de traitement de texte, de mise en page à l'écran et de correction d'épreuves. 1996.Six points de lumière: enquête autour de Louis Braille
By Bruno Liesen. 2008
[...] Une jeune historienne aveugle, au caractère bien trempé, rédige un livre sur lhistoire du braille pour la célébration du…
bicentenaire de la naissance de Louis Braille. Ses recherches lentraînent dans une aventure plutôt mouvementée. La partie historique, rigoureusement documentée, expose les origines du braille, sa naissance et son développement. Elle propose aussi quelques portraits de personnes aveugles qui ont marqué lHistoire. Cette fiction documentaire invite à porter sur les personnes aveugles et malvoyantes un regard différent. -- 4e de couv.Journal d'un écrivain en pyjama: chronique ((Collection Chronique).)
By Dany Laferrière. 2013
" Le pyjama est un étrange habit de travail, nous dit Dany Laferrière, qui, après trente années décriture, décide de…
parler à ses lecteurs. Suite de fragments et de scènes où fiction, réflexion, récit, méditations salternent. Journal dun écrivain en pyjama met sous nos yeux litinéraire de cet écrivain pour qui la vie est une aventure exaltante, qui se conjugue entre lire et écrire.... " -- 4e de couv.Un point, c'est tout!: la ponctuation efficace
By J. P Colignon. 1993
Dans ce guide, chacun des treize signes de ponctuation fait l'objet d'un chapitre dans lequel les différentes utilisations sont énumérées,…
commentées et illustrées d'exemples pris dans la presse et dans la littérature. À la fin de chaque chapitre figure également le rappel de la règle typographique concernant la disposition des signes en question dans un texte composé. 1993.Ces mots qui nourrissent et qui apaisent: phrases et textes relevés au cours de mes lectures
By Charles Juliet. 2008
"J'ai dévoré bien des livres, vécu grâce à eux d'inoubliables instants. Ils me transportaient, m'exaltaient, me laissaient anéanti, ne cessaient…
de me triturer, m'aidaient à me connaître, à m'ouvrir mon chemin... Par la suite et au long des années, ils ont eu à combler ma faim, une faim qui réapparaissait aussitôt qu'assouvie. Toutefois, après les avoir ingérés, comment me séparer d'eux alors qu'ils avaient eu pour moi une telle importance ? Il fallait absolument que j'en garde quelques bribes. D'où ma manie de prélever ces mots, ces phrases qui m'avaient dévasté, embrasé, poussé à aller plus avant. Manie d'autodidacte qui s'acharne à creuser toujours plus profond, qui tient à ne rien perdre de ce qu'il a acquis, qui veut pouvoir mâcher encore et encore ces mots où puiser force, lumière, énergie. Les phrases et textes rassemblés dans ce volume sont tirés des carnets où se trouve thésaurisée cette nourriture qu'aiment à consommer ceux qui se cherchent, cherchent un sens à la vie". -- 4e de couv.Écriture de communication
By Paul Bleton, Christian-Marie Pons. 1996
Guide pratique de rédaction
By Paul Bleton, Christian-Marie Pons. 1992
Fais confiance à la mer, elle te portera: essai ((L'écritoire).)
By Antonine Maillet. 2010