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The boy on the beach: my family’s escape from Syria and our hope for a new home
By Tima Kurdi. 2018
Alan Kurdi's body washed up on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea on September 2, 2015, and overnight, the political…
became personal, as the world awoke to the reality of the Syrian refugee crisis. Tima Kurdi first saw the shocking photo of her nephew in her home in Vancouver, Canada. Tima recounts her idyllic childhood in Syria, where she grew up with her brother Abdullah and other siblings in a tight knit family. A strong willed, independent woman, Tima studied to be a hairdresser and had dreams of seeing the world. At twenty two, she emigrated to Canada, but much of her family remained in Damascus. As Tima struggled to adapt to life in a new land, war overtook her homeland. Caught in the crosshairs of civil war, her family risked everything and fled their homes. Tima worked tirelessly to help them find safety, but their journey was far from easy. Although thwarted by politics, hounded by violence, and separated by vast distances, the Kurdis never gave up hope. And when tragedy struck, Tima suddenly found herself thrust onto the world stage as an advocate for refugees everywhere, a role for which she had never prepared but that allowed her to give voice to those who didn't have an opportunity to speak for themselves. Bestseller. 2018.The boy in the moon: a father's search for his disabled son
By Ian Brown. 2009
Walker Brown was born with a genetic mutation so rare that perhaps 300 people around the world also live with…
it. Walker turned twelve in 2008, but he weighs only 54 pounds, is still in diapers, can't speak and needs to wear special cuffs on his arms so that he can't continually hit himself. Expanded from Brown's Globe and Mail series about Walker, he sets out to discover his son. Some strong language. Canada Reads 2012. 2009.The blind mechanic: the amazing story of Eric Davidson, survivor of the 1917 Halifax Explosion
By Marilyn Elliott, Janet Kitz. 2018
Eric Davidson was a beautiful, fair-haired toddler when the Halifax Explosion struck, killing almost 2,000 people and seriously injuring thousands…
of others. Eric lost both eyes-a tragedy that his mother never fully recovered from. Eric, however, was positive and energetic. He also developed a fascination with cars and how they worked, and he later decided, against all likelihood, to become a mechanic. Assisted by his brothers who read to him from manuals, he worked hard, passed examinations, and carved out a decades-long career. Once the subject of a National Film Board documentary, Eric Davidson was, until his death, a much-admired figure in Halifax. Written by his daughter Marilyn, this book gives new insights into the story of the 1917 Halifax Explosion and contains never-before-seen documents and photographs. Winner of the 2019 The Robbie Robertson Dartmouth Book Award (Non-Fiction). 2018.The Bin Ladens: an Arabian family in the American century
By Steve Coll. 2008
Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Ghost Wars" (DC26423) outlines the history of the Arabian Peninsula's Bin Laden family. Begins with patriarch…
Mohamed Bin Laden, an illiterate Yemeni bricklayer who established a building company in Saudi Arabia in 1931 and fathered fifty-four children. Charts the path of son Osama. Some descriptions of violence. Bestseller. c2008.Sword of the spirit, shield of faith: religion in American war and diplomacy
By Andrew Preston. 2012
A richly detailed account of how religion has influenced American foreign relations, told through the stories of the men and…
women - from presidents to preachers - who have plotted the country’s course in the world. Winner of the 2013 Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction. 2012. If you request this book on CD it will be on 2 or more CDs. You must play the first CD to the end before playing the next CD.Sophia Tolstoy: a biography
By Alexandra Popoff. 2010
As Leo Tolstoy's wife, Sophia Tolstoy experienced both glory and condemnation during their forty-eight-year marriage. Drawing on newly available archival…
material, including Sophia's unpublished memoir, Alexandra Popoff presents a dramatically different and accurate portrait of the woman and the marriage. Some descriptions of sex. c2010.Relative stranger: a life after death
By Mary Loudon. 2006
The author's quest to find her sister Catherine, a schizophrenic, in Catherine's home, in her last hospital room, her paintings,…
her letters, her clothes. But in facing the truths about Catherine's life and death, she asks hard questions about sanity, family responsibility, love, and about what it means to say that a life is - or is not - worth living. 2006.Reluctant genius: the passionate life and inventive mind of Alexander Graham Bell
By Charlotte Gray. 2006
Biography of Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922), inventor of the telephone and champion of the deaf. Discusses his temperament; creativity; marriage…
to Mabel Hubbard, who was deaf; family life; and friendship with Helen Keller. Covers his many inventions, years living in Washington, D.C., and association with the National Geographic Society. 2006.L'aveugle aux mille destins ((Chronique).)
By Joe Jack. 2010
" L'aveugle aux mille destins est une tranche de vie haïtienne, une plongée dans l'histoire d'Haïti à travers l'itinéraire d'un…
aveugle. Joe Jack est un musicien de renom né aveugle aux Gonaïves en 1936. Il grandit dans un milieu où personne ne sait à l'époque ce qu'est un aveugle. Ses parents vont alors de pèlerinage en pèlerinage dans tous les recoins du pays, espérant rencontrer un Saint qui aurait pu aider leur fils à recouvrer la vue. Mais... c'était peine perdue. Joe Jack a tout misé sur l'éducation pour réussir sa vie. Après des études collégiales aux États-Unis, il revient dans son pays où il a enseigné l'anglais. Il s'accroche à la musique, qui est sa véritable passion. Crooner hors pair, Joe Jack a su charmer toute une génération d'amateurs de musique [...] " -- 4e de couv..Plus tard, je serai un enfant: entretiens avec Catherine Lalanne (L'atelier de l'enfance)
By Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt, Catherine Lalanne. 2017
Pour la première fois, Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt se confie et évoque son enfance avec une émouvante sincérité, ses vocations multiples, sa…
vie. Qui était le petit garçon Eric-Emmanuel à Lyon, dans les années 60 ? Quelles histoires avait-il déjà en tête ? Nous découvrons ses années de formation, son milieu, ses rêves, ses regrets. Ses nombreuses confidences sur sa vie, ses valeurs, ses multiples activités, le sens qu'il donne à l'existence, à l'art, font le prix de ce livre exceptionnel. Ses très nombreux lecteurs dévoreront les différents chapitres de ce livre pour entrer dans l'intimité de leur auteur. Nous ferons connaissance avec un écrivain, dramaturge, philosophe, bien différent des clichés que certains peuvent avoir sur lui. Et bien plus surprenant. 2017.Pierre Jean Jacques et les autres
By Marie-Élaine Proulx. 2017
Petit traité d'histoire des religions
By Frédéric Lenoir. 2008
Jésus avant les Évangiles: comment les premiers chrétiens se sont rappelé, ont transformé et inventé leurs histoires du Sauveur
By Bart D Ehrman, Jean-Pierre Prêvost. 2017
Mais comment a-t-on transmis le souvenir de Jésus ? Qui étaient les premiers témoins oculaires ? Quelles chaînes de transmission…
ont permis aux rédacteurs des évangiles d'écrire leurs textes, près d'un siècle après la mort de Jésus ? Le travail de B. Ehrman met l'accent sur la critique textuelle du Nouveau Testament, le Jésus historique et l'évolution du christianisme primitif. Avec ce dernier livre, qui s'est vendu à des milliers d'exemplaires aux États-Unis en 2016, l'auteur propose audacieusement de s'interroger le rôle et le fonctionnement de la mémoire, à la fois individuelle et collective, pour comprendre la construction, voire l'invention, de la figure de Jésus comme sauveur. Il s'appuie pour cela sur les meilleures études scientifiques contemporaines sur la mémoire et sur une profonde connaissance des textes antiques, chrétiens et apocryphes. Ce livre est écrit comme une enquête policière : quelles traces avons-nous du personnage Jésus ? Quelles preuves historiques ? Comment évaluer les témoignages dont nous disposons ? 2017. Titre uniforme: Jesus before the gospels.Passover: festival of freedom (Orca origins)
By Monique Polak. 2016
During Passover, Jews are reminded of how, more than three thousand years ago, their ancestors emerged from slavery to become…
free men and women. Polak explores her own Jewish roots as she tells the Passover story, which reminds us that the freedom to be who we are and practice our religion, whatever it may be, is a great gift. It also teaches us that if we summon our courage and look out for each other, we can endure and overcome the most challenging circumstances. Grades 4-7. 2016.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.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.Of this earth: a Mennonite boyhood in the boreal forest
By Rudy Henry Wiebe. 2006
Author Wiebe describes the vanished world of Speedwell, Saskatchewan, an isolated, poplar-forested, mostly Mennonite community - and Rudy's first home.…
Too young to do heavy work, Rudy witnessed a way of life that was soon to disappear, including clearing the stony land and digging wells, and remembers sorrow at the death of a beloved sister and the sweet discovery of the power of reading. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2006.Oliver's twist: the life and times of an unapologetic newshound
By Craig Oliver. 2011
The only child of two alcoholics, Oliver spent his childhood and adolescence in the homes of strangers. A chance summer…
job with the local CBC station launched his broadcasting career, taking Oliver from Prince Rupert, B.C. to Ottawa, Washington, and Central America, and eventually to chief parliamentary correspondent for CTV News. At the same time, Oliver pursued a personal passion for Canada’s wilderness rivers, paddling some of the remotest waters in western and northern Canada with political and media figures such as Tim Kotcheff and Pierre Trudeau. Most surprising is the revelation that this comfortable television presenter has been legally blind for a decade. Includes strong language. c2011.Obstacles, bring' em
By Maria Federici. 2013
This is the story of Maria Federici (Doyle), a young woman whose life changed on a February night in 2004.…
Maria was coming home late from work when, on a trailer a good distance in front of her, an item of unsecured furniture fell off and broke apart, sending a large piece of particle board catapulting through her windshield, striking her in the head, and causing massive brain and head injuries as well as complete blindness. This is Maria's story of survival, recovery and a rebuilding of life by taking some of the most challenging obstacles and learning to overcome them. 2013.Entre la jeunesse et la sagesse: l'album de famille des sœurs McGarrigle
By Rachel Martinez, Anna McGarrigle, Jane McGarrigle. 2016
" Anna et Jane McGarrigle, les sœurs de Kate, tantes de Rufus et de Martha Wainwright, racontent l'histoire de la…
famille de musiciens la plus talentueuse qui soit : un clan qui rythme nos vies depuis cinquante ans. Évoquant les aventures de leurs ancêtres entre Saint John (N.-B.) et Montréal, elles se remémorent leur enfance à Saint-Sauveur et leur adolescence tumultueuse dans le Québec des années 1950. Elles nous entraînent à Montréal, New York, San Francisco, sur les scènes bigarrées de la musique folk des années 1960 ; pour aboutir à l'inoubliable duo formé par Kate et Anna. Aussi hommage à Kate, décédée en 2010, l'ouvrage permet de cerner la personnalité de cette artiste exceptionnelle. Émaillé de chansons et de photos, ce récit prolonge l'œuvre de ces femmes libres. " -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: Mountain city girls.