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Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Biography, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Science and medicine biography, Women biography, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction, Blindness and visual impairment
Autobiography of Dr. Jane Poulson, the first blind person in Canada to become a practising doctor. Poulson suffered from diabetes… and because of the disease, lost her sight and then experienced severe heart problems. Nonetheless she was an extremely accomplished doctor, published widely in leading medical journals, and showed great courage and endurance to all who knew her. She wrote this book during the last two years of her life. 2002.
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Fitness, Sports and games
This text is for students who have learned a Taiji (Tai Chi) form and want to reach new levels of… skill and ability. Regular Qigong practice accelerates the health benefits of Taiji; reducing stress, strengthening immune system and deepening awareness of breath and body coordination. 1994.
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Biography, Fine arts biography, Women biography, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction)
The author began a quest to find out more about an artist from the Cariboo named Sonia Cornwall (1919-2006). Through… interviews, letters, original artworks, articles, exhibition catalogues, imaginings of conversations and occurrences, along with her own reflections on the experience, she pieced together a story of pioneering, love and the pursuit of art. But in searching for Sonia, the author found an unanticipated new friend in Sonia's mother, Vivien Cowan (1893-1990), who became a larger part of the story than she could possibly have imagined. 2013.
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Arts and entertainment, Fine arts biography, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction
Provides an overview of the lives of the members of the Group of Seven and their work. c1995.
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Biography, Fine arts biography
The first great portrait photographer, a pioneering balloonist, the first person to take an aerial photograph, and the prime mover… behind the first airmail service, Nadar was one of the original celebrity artist-entrepreneurs. A kind of 19th-century Andy Warhol, he knew everyone worth knowing and photographed them all, conferring on posterity psychologically compelling portraits of Manet, Sarah Bernhardt, Delacroix, Daumier and countless others - a priceless panorama of Parisian celebrity. 2017.
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Biography of persons with disabilities, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Women biography, Disabilities, Blindness and visual impairment
Chronicles the life of Laura Bridgman, who, born into a New Hampshire farm family in 1829, became deaf and blind… at the age of two. Freeberg recounts Laura's transformation into a woman who voraciously absorbed the world around her under the tutelage of Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe of the Perkins Institution for the Blind. 2001.
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Health and medicine, Fitness
A month-by-month course which builds confidence and enables even complete beginners to appreciate the benefits of yoga. Step-by-step instructions guide… you through the course as you learn new postures and develop your own daily programme. The book also integrates the meditative side of yoga to build a calm, positive manner. 1997.
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General non-fiction, Fitness, Nutrition
A program of simple exercises that can be done while sitting in a chair, riding in a car, or standing… in line. Includes exercises for specific parts of the body, a 30-day diet plan and a maintenance program. c1983.
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Biography, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction)
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. 2018.
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Biography, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons
Henry Fawcett, a promising academic, was blinded in a shooting accident at the age of 25. This did not hinder… him from consolidating his position at the confluence of so many streams of British culture and politics. 1989.
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Arts and entertainment, Biography, Fine arts biography, Historical biography, Women biography
Nom: Valadon. Prénom: Marie-Clémentine dite "Suzanne." Peintre, née le 23 septembre 1865. Fils: Utrillo (peintre). Amants: Toulouse-Lautrec, Erik Satie, Utter. Qui était donc cette Suzanne Valadon? 1984.
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Health and medicine, Fitness, Nutrition
The author presents the results of a decade he spent applying Ayurvedic concepts to the American way of life, including… exercise, eating habits, and stress prevention techniques. The diet follows nature's harvest: low fat in the spring, high carbohydrates in the summer, and high protein and fat in the winter. 2000.
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Biography, Adventurers and explorers, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Travel and geography, Travelogues
C'est en tandems que Jean-Christophe Perrot et Diego Audemard ont choisi de réaliser leur projet "Raconte-moi la Terre" découvrir l'Afrique,… pendant toute une année, guidés par des personnes non et mal- voyantes. Avec leurs 27 copilotes, ils ont pédalé sur 13 500 kilomètres à travers douze pays, gravi à pied quatre sommets de plus de 4 000 mètres d'altitude, et réalisé qu'au-delà du défi physique, ils vivaient un véritable partage des sens. Le témoignage d'une expérience authentique, menée pour le plaisir de voir avec d'autres yeux. Une aventure où il faut être deux pour avancer, un aveugle et un voyant, un autochtone et un étranger. 2007.
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Biography, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Women biography
The author recounts how she gradually lost her sight from retinal hemorrhages, and describes her experiences in a training program for blind adults. Junior High. 2002.
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Biography, Biography of persons with disabilities, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Science and medicine biography, Women biography, Blindness and visual impairment
Nicole went through surgery to remove a malignant tumour on her spine, then radiotherapy, a brain haemorrhage, blindness, loss of… movement, chemotherapy, more chemotherapy, loss of hearing, more radiotherapy, and more surgery. Nicole also has raised thousands of pounds for charity, passed GCSE English after just 6 months' study, gone abseiling, visited New York, had meetings with royalty and government ministers, been the subject of a BBC TV documentary, won numerous national and local awards, and worked for the Teenage Cancer Trust. "Talk to the Hand" is a continuation of Nicole's very full life story, and includes her tips for overcoming setbacks and crises. 2010.
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Health and medicine, Fitness
The author discusses how weight-lifting exercises can help prevent osteoporosis, improve balance, and increase energy--in addition to controlling weight. Presents… a program of strength-training exercises that can be done at home with a minimum of equipment by women of all ages. Based on a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. c1997.
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Biography, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Journals and memoirs
This memoir, published posthumously, focuses on the years between 1945, when the author began to lose his sight due to… an injury he received during World War II, and 1957, when he recovered it. It is a decade during which he virtually lives several lives as he traverses the emotional and physical realms created by blindness. During this time he retreats to a Benedictine Abbey in France, runs a ranch, falls in love, marries, has children and becomes a novelist. c2004.
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Biography, Fine arts biography, Women biography, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction
Karen Lavut recounts her friendship with painter Christiane Pflug who killed herself at Easter, 1972. She celebrates the joy and… memories left by her lost friend, and laments the fact that she chose to leave life so early on. 1999.
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Biography, Fine arts biography
Even before they joined forces, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II had written dozens of Broadway shows, but together they… pioneered a new art form: the serious musical play. Their songs and dance numbers served to advance the drama and reveal character, a sharp break from the past and the template on which all future musicals would be built. 2018.
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Biography, Fine arts biography, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction
This biography of the Group of Seven painter, Fred Varley, examines both his personal and professional lives. The effects of… his drinking and womanizing on his family and his work are closely examined.