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Mafiaboy
By Guy Rivest, Michael Calce, Craig Silverman. 2008
Michel Calce, connu mondialement sous le nom de Mafiaboy, raconte, avec l'aide du journaliste Craig Silverman, comment il est devenu…
à l'âge de quinze ans un des pirates informatiques les plus recherchés, son arrestation par la GRC et son histoire personnelle. Pour les lecteurs du collégial et plus. 2008. Titre uniforme: Mafiaboy : how I cracked the Internet and why it's still broken.L'infiltrateur: [l'histoire d'Éric Nadeau qui a piégé les Hells et les Bandidos]
By Martin Bisaillon. 2005
Contrairement au "délateur" qui trahit ses amis pour sauver sa peau, l'"infiltrateur" est un spécialiste ayant pour tâche de pénétrer…
les organisations criminelles afin d'alimenter les services policiers en renseignements. C'est à ce titre qu'Éric Nadeau s'est illustré durant la célèbre guerre des motards des années 90, où il est parvenu à infiltrer tour à tour les Hell's Angels et le clan ennemi de ceux-ci, les Bandidos, partageant pendant plus de 10 ans la vie et les activités des gangsters. 2005.La belle et l'arnacoeur: témoignage (Victime)
By Nadia Émond. 2011
Lorsque la belle Nadia, bien décidée à se soustraire à l'autorité parentale, quitte le foyer familial avec sa sœur, elle…
ne peut anticiper le bourbier dans lequel elle va progressivement s'enfoncer. Contrainte de travailler quelque temps dans un restaurant, puis un bar de danseuses, elle constate rapidement que ces lieux dégradants sont néfastes, voire dangereux pour elle. La jeune femme quitte donc le pays et se permet deux semaines de vacances à Cuba en compagnie de sa frangine. Vite repérée et abordée par un certain Ricardo, elle ne résiste pas au charme de ce beau parleur qui semble riche et influent. Une fois revenue au Québec, Nadia est surprise de voir son bel adonis rappliquer, cette fois-ci pour le jeu de la grande séduction, qui réussira à merveille. 2011.La proie: témoignage (Victime)
By Martine Ayotte. 2008
Martine Ayotte raconte les sévices exercés par son père durant toute son enfance et son adolescence. Chaque nuit, elle recevra…
la visite de ce dernier, qui usera de diverses stratégies, toutes plus violentes les unes que les autres, afin d'assurer le silence de la jeune fille. Sauvagement violée et battue, elle sera pendant deux décennies une victime muette. Vingt ans après sa dernière agression, elle trouvera la force de dénoncer le coupable à la police. Descriptions explicites de nature sexuelle, beaucoup de langage grossier et descriptions régulières de violence. 2008.Francesca (Comme un roman)
By Francesca Bua, Monique Lepage. 1984
Les mésaventures d'une Sicilienne d'origine, dans sa vie d'épouse et de femme, en France puis à Montréal. Le récit constitue…
une sorte de plaidoyer contre la condition de soumission imposée aux femmes, contre la domination exagérée de certains hommes, contre une certaine forme de tradition. 1984.Le crime organisé à Montréal, 1940-1980
By Pierre De Champlain. 1986
Ce sont quatre décennies dans la vie mouvementée du crime organisé montréalais que raconte Pierre de Champlain. Depuis l'enquête Coderre…
jusqu'au meurtre de Paolo Violi, en passant par le règne de Vincenzo Cotroni, les événements sont nombreux et parfois spectaculaires. Descriptions régulières de violence. 1986.Osama: the making of a terrorist
By Jonathan C. Randal. 2004
The author presents a look into the different stages of bin Laden's life, and how each battle hardened his resolve,…
deepened his sense of struggle, and intensified his anger. Randal also outlines the failures and miscalculations of the U.S. in its attempts to contain and thwart the elusive bin Laden - most notably, Clinton's series of bombings in Afghanistan and Sudan, which, in failing to kill bin Laden, led many Muslims to believe that Allah had saved him and boosted his reputation. 2004.One and one make five
By Mary Evans. 1996
This remarkable story charts a lifetime of working with visually impaired and deafblind people. From adverse beginnings, without bitterness or…
regret, through childhood illness and war, Miss Evans recounts her training and subsequent work. Great emphasis is laid on working with noncommunicating, deafblind children, with help and guidance for parents and carers in achieving that exclusive first breakthrough and alleviating the problems of the elderly with acquired handicaps. 1996.One hour in Paris: a true story of rape and recovery
By Karyn L Freedman. 2014
Philosopher Karyn L. Freedman travels back to a Paris night in 1990 when she was twenty-two and, in one violent…
hour, her life was changed forever by a brutal rape. We follow Freedman from an apartment in Paris to a French courtroom, from a trauma centre in Toronto to a rape clinic in Africa. At a time when as many as one in three women in the world have been victims of sexual assault and when many women are still ashamed to come forward, Freedman's book is a moving and essential look at how survivors cope and persevere. Winner of the 2015 British Columbia National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction. 2014.One breath away: the hiccup girl - from media darling to convicted killer
By M. William Phelps. 2016
When she was fifteen, Jennifer Mee developed an unrelenting case of the hiccups, hiccupping as many as fifty times a…
minute for months. Soon the Florida teen's strange story went viral. Dubbed the "Hiccup Girl" by the media, she gained international sympathy and appeared on a slew of popular TV shows. Eventually, Jennifer's hiccups went away, and so did her fame. Depressed and craving affection, Jennifer hooked up with the wrong people and slipped into drug dealing and street life - a downward spiral that led to the murder of an innocent young man. Now, investigative journalist Phelps expertly recounts Jennifer's shocking true story of thwarted desires, betrayed trust, and deadly manipulation. 2016.On a clear day
By Alex MacCormick, David Blunkett. 1995
Born in 1947 in the slums of Sheffield, England, David Blunkett has never let blindness be more than an inconvenience…
to him, whether at university or in the British House of Commons as an MP. In this autobiography, he discusses his life, politics, and, most of all, his beloved guide dogs, Ruby, Offa, and Lucy. 1995.On sight and insight: a journey into the world of blindness
By John Martin Hull. 1997
In 1983, forced to accept total blindness, John Hull began to keep a cassette diary. In it he recorded his…
daily experiences, his thoughts and impressions. It offers a unique journey into the "other world" of blindness - a world where people have no faces, a world in which perception of sound, silence, time and space are dramatically transformed. He relates his interactions with other people, including his relationship with his young children and their growing understanding of his blindness. 1997.On my own: the journey continues
By Sally Hobart Alexander. 1997
After going blind at twenty-four, Alexander describes also losing part of her hearing. Determined to be independent and self-sufficient, she…
recounts her fears and difficulties adjusting to a new apartment, finding a job, and meeting the right man. For junior high readers. 1997.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.On blindness: letters between Bryan Magee and Martin Milligan
By Bryan Magee, Martin Milligan. 1995
What begins as a philosophical exchange between the philosopher and broadcaster Bryan Magee and the late Martin Milligan, activist and…
philosopher blind almost from birth, develops into a personal and intense discussion of the implications of blindness. They open the eyes of the sighted to the world as experienced by the blind. 1995.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.Now we see through a glass darkly: musing on failing sight can be funny
By Vie Tulloch. 2003
When Vie Tulloch, an accomplished sculptress, was told she had serious sight problems that were incurable, her life was initially…
surrounded by an aura of self-pity. She reluctantly accepted that her carving days were over. However, with characteristic stoicism and jollity she has addressed the situation and this book is an account of her frustrating battle against the odds. 2003.Missing, porté disparu
By Thomas Hauser. 1982
Un journaliste américain vivant au Chili est arrêté chez lui quelques jours après le coup d'état de 1973. Un mois…
plus tard son cadavre sera identifié à la morgue de Santiago. Sa femme et son père veulent faire toute la lumière sur cette affaire. Descriptions régulières de violence. 1982. Titre uniforme: Execution of Charles Horman.Moi, Christiane F., 13 ans, droguée, prostituée
By Léa Marcou, Kai Hermann, Horst Rieck. 1981
Ce livre raconte l'histoire de Christiane, une jeune fille sensible et intelligente, qui, moins de deux ans après avoir fumé…
son premier "joint", se prostitue à la sortie de l'école afin de trouver l'argent nécessaire à l'achat de sa dose quotidienne d'héroïne. Quelques descriptions de violence. 1981.L'Orgasme au masculin
By Bruno Boutot, Roland Vallée. 1980
Ce livre se divise en deux parties: la première établit le bilan des informations disponibles sur les différentes composantes de…
la sexualité masculine; la deuxième faite de récits individuels, témoigne de la diversité des vécus quotidiens. Descriptions régulières de nature sexuelle. 1980.