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Jours barbares: une vie de surf (Feuilleton non-fiction.)
By William Finnegan, Frank Reichert. 2017
Le surf ressemble à un sport, un passe-temps. Pour ses initiés, c'est bien plus : une addiction merveilleuse, une initiation…
exigeante, un art de vivre. Elevé en Californie et à Hawaï, William Finnegan a commencé le surf enfant. Après l'université, il a traqué les vagues aux quatre coins du monde, errant des îles Fidji à l'Indonésie, des plages bondées de Los Angeles aux déserts australiens, des townships de Johannesburg aux falaises de l'île de Madère. D'un gamin aventureux, passionné de littérature, il devint un écrivain, un reporter de guerre pour le New Yorker. À travers ses Mémoires, il dépeint une vie à contre-courant, à la recherche d'une autre voie, au-delà des canons de la réussite, de l'argent et du carriérisme ; et avec une infinie pudeur se dessine le portrait d'un homme qui aura trouvé dans son rapport à l'océan une échappatoire au monde et une source constante d'émerveillement. Ode à l'enfance, à l'amitié et à la famille, Jours Barbares formule une éthique de vie, entre le paradis et l'enfer des vagues, où l'océan apparaît toujours comme un purgatoire. Un livre rare dont on ne ressort pas tout à fait indemne, entre Hell's Angels de Hunter S. Thompson et Into The Wild de Jon Krakauer. 2017. Titre uniforme: Barbarian days.Blind side, l'éveil d'un champion
By Michael Lewis, Mathieu Klerckx. 2010
Petit garçon afro-américain sans abri, Michael Oher est un des treize enfants d'une mère accro au crack : il ne…
connaît pas son vrai nom, ni son père ou sa date de naissance, et ne sait ni lire ni écrire. Quand il entre dans un collège huppé par ses aptitudes physiques, il a la chance de croiser sur son chemin une riche famille blanche, les Touhy, qui va le prendre sous son aile et lui permettre d'intégrer une prestigieuse équipe de football américain. Quelques descriptions de violence et quelques passages où le langage est grossier. 2010. Titre uniforme: The blind side.Il n'y a pas que le vélo dans la vie
By Lance Armstrong, Dominique Rinaudo. 2000
"Il n'y a pas que le vélo dans la vie" est une leçon de courage et d'espoir. Celle d'un champion…
qui, plus que son exploit sportif, veut nous faire partager avec une rare intensité sa victoire dans la plus terrible des épreuves: son combat pour la vie. 2000.L'autre Annapurna
By Maurice Herzog. 1998
Lanny
By Steve Simmons, Lanny McDonald. 1987
Lance Armstrong: a biography
By Bill Gutman. 2003
The story of Lance Armstrong, the premier cyclist in sports history, from his first ride to his most recent race,…
and all the twists and turns in between. Grades 3-6. 2003.Journalist chronicles living in cyclist Lance Armstrong's training camp in Spain for months before Armstrong's sixth Tour de France win…
in 2004. Describes the intense physical schedule and managerial skills employed to orchestrate a victory in biking's major sporting event. Strong language. Bestseller. 2005.Gridiron genius: a master class in winning championships and building dynasties in the NFL
By Bill Belichick, Michael Lombardi. 2018
Former NFL general manager and three-time Super Bowl winner Michael Lombardi reveals what makes football organizations tick at the championship…
level. From personnel to practice to game-day decisions that win titles, Lombardi shares what he learned working with coaching legends Bill Walsh of the 49ers, Al Davis of the Raiders, and Bill Belichick of the Patriots, among others, during his three decades in football. 2018.Belichick: the making of the greatest football coach of all time
By Ian O'Connor. 2018
Bill Belichick is perhaps the most fascinating figure in the NFL-the infamously dour face of one of the winningest franchises…
in sports. As head coach of the New England Patriots, he's led the team to five Super Bowl championship trophies. In this revelatory new and robust biography, readers will come to understand and see Belichick's full life in football, from watching Naval Academy games as a kid with his player-scout father, to masterminding two Super Bowl-winning game plans as defensive coordinator for the Giants, to his dramatic leap to the Patriots where he has made history. 2018.All children have different eyes: learn to play and make friends
By Edie A Glaser, Maria R Burgio. 2007
Jill's leading ladies: the story of Jill's six guide dogs
By Jill Allen-King. 2012
Following close on the heels of Jill Allen-King's autobiography, 'Just Jill', this is a tribute to her trusted four-legged friends,…
who have given her companionship, instilled her with confidence, and guided her safely in both her personal life and in her incredibly important voluntary work throughout the UK. 2012.Bobbie Rosenfeld: the Olympian who could do everything
By Anne Dublin. 2004
Fanny "Bobbie" Rosenfeld was born in the Ukraine in 1903 or 1904, and immigrated with her Jewish family to Canada…
in 1905. She became a star player in ice hockey, basketball, and softball and excelled in tennis and track and field, leading the Canadian women's relay team to an Olympic gold medal and winning a silver one in the 100-meter event in 1928. By greeting obstacles with courage, hard work, and humour, and always putting the team ahead of herself, Bobbie set an example as a true athletic hero. Includes a time line, source notes, and a bibliography. Grades 3-6. 2004.Breaking the ice: the Black experience in professional hockey
By Cecil Harris. 2003
Presents the unique stories of black hockey players - how they overcame or succumbed to racial and cultural prejudices while…
attempting to excel at one of North America's favourite sports. Covers players including Jarome Iginla, Anson Carter, Grant Fuhr and Donald Brashear. 2003.Cataract surgery: a patient's guide to cataract treatment
By Uday Devgan. 2008
More than 2.5 million Canadians have cataracts, with many needing surgery. This handbook covers the most frequently asked questions, such…
as What type of new lens is implanted in the eye? What type of anesthesia is used? Is there pain after the surgery? and How soon will vision improve? 2008.Beginnings and blueprints (A kernel Bk. #Vol. 11)
By Kenneth Jernigan. 1996
Nine accounts that give insight into how blind persons handle everyday situations. Jernigan explains how he reads blueprints, Marc Maurer…
tells of building a new porch roof with his two sighted children, and David Walker explains how he fishes alone. 1996.Harnessing thought: the guide dog : a thinking animal with a skilful mind
By Bruce Johnston. 1995
This book presents a detailed explanation of dog behaviour and psychology, and how dogs can be educated to become skilled…
performers with adaptable and skilful minds, not merely well-conditioned and mechanistic robots. The traditional belief that animals were quite incapable of thinking or of making conscious decisions about alternative courses of decision is a dogma now contended; this book explains how a dog's conscious awareness replicates exactly the thought processes of the human brain. 1995.Guiding stars
By Peter Ireson. 1993
A selection of writings, recollections and images chosen to convey some of the joys and anxieties, achievements and disappointments experienced…
by the generations of people who have either used guide dogs or helped to provide them. 1993.Barefoot runner: the life of marathon champion Abebe Bikila
By Paul Rambali. 2006
Abebe Bikila was the first black African to win an Olympic gold medal, winning the marathon in 1960 and again…
in 1964 - the first person to win the most gruelling of all human contests twice. Born into bitter poverty in rural Ethiopia in 1932, at sixteen Bikila joined the Imperial Guard. He came to the notice of the Swedish athletics coach Onni Niskanen, whom Emperor Selassie had engaged to try and raise his country's profile through sport. Bikila became the focus of these ambitions - and an unwitting figurehead for black African nationalism. 2006.An Iranian odyssey
By Gohar Kordi. 1991
Gohar Kordi was born in a small Kurdish village in Iran. At the age of four she became blind. The…
book chronicles her childhood in the country, the family's move to Teheran and her personal struggle to get an education and become the first woman student at university. 1991.Kurt Thomas on gymnastics
By Kurt Thomas, Kent Hannon. 1980
Relates how Kurt Thomas, who is considered the United States' finest gymnast, came to win a gold medal in the…
1978 world gymnastic championships. Also explains the basics of this sport including judging and international competition. c1980.