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The four loves
By C. S Lewis. 1960
The four loves C.S. Lewis distinguishes here are Affection, Friendship, Eros and Charity. He observes how each merges into another,…
without losing sight of the necessary and real difference between them. 1960.The curse of the narrows: the Halifax explosion, 1917
By Laura MacDonald. 2005
On December 7, 1917, in the heart of the World War I, two ships collided in Halifax harbour. The resulting…
explosion killed over 2,000 people and injured some 6,000 more. Macdonald presents the whole story of how the military, volunteers and ordinary citizens united to organize one of the most complex relief efforts in North American history. Descriptions of violence. 2005.Terror on the seas: true tales of modern-day pirates
By Daniel Sekulich. 2009
Award-winning journalist investigates high-seas piracy, incidents of which occur on a near-daily basis worldwide and can involve detention, robbery, and…
violence. Interviews professional mariners, victims, and even perpetrators themselves to uncover the inner workings of criminal enterprises and gauge international economic and security threats in the early twenty-first century. Some strong language and some descriptions of violence. 2009.Systems of survival: a dialogue on the moral foundations of commerce and politics
By Jane Jacobs. 1994
In the form of a Platonic dialogue, Jacobs identifies two distinct moral syndromes - one governing commerce, the other, politics…
- and explores what happens when these two syndromes collide. She investigates such examples as business fraud, government subsidies to agriculture and criminal enterprise. She provides a new way of seeing our public transactions and encourages us towards the best use of our natural inclinations. 1994.Starting out in the afternoon: a mid-life journey into wild land
By Jill Frayne. 2002
After Jill Frayne's long-term relationship with her lover ended and her daughter left home, she packed up her life and…
headed for the Yukon. Sleeping in her car or pitching a tent by the road, she became a solitary traveller and lived close to the natural world. What started out as a three-month trip became a personal journey that lasted several years. 2002.Shorty, an aviation pioneer: the story of Victor John Hatton
By James Glassco Henderson. 2004
Having survived the First World War in the trenches, Shorty Hatton started his aviation career in a near-fatal crash of…
an Avro 504K and ended it with another Avro aircraft, the Arrow. In the intervening years he was a military, bush, and test pilot, he taught fledgling aviators at Camp Borden, he was the first to fly new air mail routes in an open cockpit plane, and he tested newly-built Hawker Hurricanes before they joined the Battle of Britain. Some descriptions of sex. 2004.Nous, les vieux: dialogue sur la vie et ses choses
By Marguerite Lescop, Benoît Lacroix, François Lescop. 2006
Ayant franchi allègrement le cap des 90 ans, c'est avec sagesse et humour que Marguerite Lescop et Benoît Lacroix abordent…
les grandes questions de la vie, celles que tous se posent et auxquelles on voudrait tant trouver des réponses satisfaisantes. Nous, les vieux met en présence deux êtres hors du commun que la vie a rapprochés : une mère de famille qui a publié à 80 ans un ouvrage devenu un best-seller, Le tour de ma vie en 80 ans, et un prêtre dominicain qui a consacré sa vie à l'étude de la religion populaire, à qui on doit plusieurs ouvrages remarquables, La foi de ma mère, notamment. De leur singulière amitié sont nés des échanges empreints d'espérance dont François Lescop, le fils de Marguerite, a rapidement perçu toute la richesse et l'à-propos. 2006.On equilibrium
By John Ralston Saul. 2001
Explains how different human qualities give us intelligence, self-confidence and practical ability to think and act as responsible individuals, and…
argues that when certain qualities are worshipped in isolation they become ideologies. Saul explores the essential qualities of humanity and suggests how they can be used to achieve equilibrium for the self and to foster an ethical society. 2001.Made for happiness: discovering the meaning of life with Aristotle
By Kathryn Spink, Jean Vanier. 2001
What is the meaning of happiness? Is the quest for happiness the true purpose of our lives? Jean Vanier considers…
these questions by examining Aristotle's best-known works in order to map a possible road to happiness. Vanier focuses on Aristotle's belief that a desire for happiness is an innate human drive and involves a virtuous intellectual and spiritual quest. 2001.Eiger dreams: ventures among men and mountains
By Jon Krakauer. 2009
Twelve accounts of mountaineering feats by the author of “Into Thin Air” (DC16741). In the title piece, Krakauer and a…
younger companion are waiting out bad weather conditions before assaulting the north face of the Eiger in Switzerland. Some strong language. 2009, c1990.Dark age ahead
By Jane Jacobs. 2004
Architectural and city-planning scholar Jacobs argues that Western civilization in general and North American society in particular are headed for…
a period of reconfiguration, chaos, and lost cultural memory. She credits this to the erosion of five key pillars of Western civilization: community and family, higher education, scientific advancement, taxation, and self-policing by learned professions, as well as changes in agriculture and transportation. 2004.Against the flow: the inspiring story of a teacher turned record-making yachtswoman
By Dee Caffari, Elaine Bunting. 2007
More people have walked on the moon than have successfully completed a westabout circumnavigation. In 2006, Caffari became the first…
woman to sail solo around the world against the prevailing winds and currents, braving physical hardship in terrible conditions, overcoming solitude, sleep deprivation, the worry of crucial equipment failing, 34 days of gales, 12 metre waves, cyclones and a lightning strike. c2007.The sea hunters: true life adventures with famous shipwrecks
By Clive Cussler, Craig Dirgo. 2003
A hunter of shipwrecks documents the discovery or survey of twelve major ships in deep waters. Each ship's story begins…
with an account of its final voyage, then describes how the ship was found. Featured are the Confederate submarine Hunley and the Allied troop transport Leopoldville, among others. 2003, c1996.The book of virtues: a treasury of great moral stories
By William J Bennett. 1996
A collection of poems and stories from the Bible, from great authors, and from folklore, which Bennett suggests can be…
used for teaching parents, teachers, students, and children about specific virtues. Topics include faith, self-discipline, compassion, responsibility, friendship, work, courage, honesty, and loyalty. Bennett introduces each section. Bestseller.The myth of Sisyphus, and other essays: And Other Essays (Vintage international)
By Albert Camus. 1991
In the title essay, the French philosopher and writer develops an affirmative attitude towards life, even though life is regarded…
as meaningless and absurd. The other essays also deal with the theme of affirmation in the face of absurdity. 1991. Uniform title: Mythe de Sisyphe.The water in between: a journey at sea
By Kevin Patterson. 1999
Kevin Patterson, fresh off a stint in the army and suffering from a broken heart, decided that he would sail…
from Vancouver to Tahiti and back. Although he knew little about boats or sailing he and a companion set out on an adventure that would take them around the world and force them to contemplate the reasons they set out on their journey.Roughing it in the bush: or, life in Canada
By Susanna Moodie. 2006
Space stories that really happened (Stories That Really Happened Ser.)
By Andrew Donkin. 1999
In this collection of real-life space adventures, the reader can find out about the first astronaut ever to set out…
into the unknown; what it's like to walk on the surface of the moon; and the terrifying journey of Apollo 13. Grades 2-4.The full Montezuma: around Central America and the Caribbean with the girl next door
By Peter Moore. 2001
Travel writer Peter Moore recently invited the new love of his life, a.k.a. the girl next door, to join him…
on a romantic sojourn through Central America. The trip would take them into an area of the world emerging from decades of civil war, an area racked with poverty, disease and natural disasters. Over the next six months they battled hurricanes, mosquitoes, uncooperative border officials and over-sexed Mexican commuters, and along the way they learnt rather more about each other than they really wanted to. 2001.[...] Simplement racontées, ces perles de sagesse, livrées par les personnes au moment de traverser le fil d'arrivée du chemin…
de la vie, sont authentiques et font appel avant tout au coeur plutôt qu'à la raison ou à l'analyse. Une réflexion touchante et inspirante, proposée par des gens dont la vie aurait été différente s'ils avaient pu faire cette réflexion avant d'être rendus au fil d'arrivée. -- 4e de couv.