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The doctor will not see you now
By Jane Poulson. 2002
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.The dinosaur hunters: a true story of scientific rivalry and the discovery of the prehistoric world
By Deborah Cadbury. 2000
The text tells the story of the bitter feud between Gideon Mantell, who uncovered giant bones in a Sussex quarry…
and became obsessed with the ancient past and Richard Owen, patronised by royalty, the Prime Minister and the aristocracy, who scooped the credit for the discovery of the dinosaurs. Their struggle was to create a new science that would change man's perception of his place in the universe. 2000.The hot-blooded dinosaurs: a revolution in palaeontology
By Adrian J Desmond. 1976
Science historian draws on recent, revolutionary discoveries to present a new picture of dinosaurs and their world. Takes exception to…
the long-held myth that these beasts were sluggish, small brained, giant lizards. 1976.The education of Laura Bridgman: first deaf and blind person to learn language
By Ernest Freeberg. 2001
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.The dinosaur project: the story of the greatest dinosaur expedition ever mounted
By Wayne Grady. 1993
In 1985, a party of Canadian and Chinese scientists embarked on a five-year treasure hunt in China's Gobi Desert, the…
badlands of Alberta and Canada's Arctic. They hoped to answer questions about dinosaur behaviour, migration, and evolution. 1993.The disheveled dictionary: a curious caper through our sumptuous lexicon
By Karen Elizabeth Gordon. 1997
The bone museum: travels in the lost worlds of dinosaurs and birds
By Wayne Grady. 2000
Wayne Grady, the science editor of Equinox, and Phil Currie, a Canadian palaeontologist, travel to Patagonia, China, and the Alberta…
Badlands. Living in tents, experiencing rain, mud, windstorms, disagreements, and the ultimate glimpse of bone, they try to find conclusive evidence in an ongoing debate: did dinosaurs go extinct, or evolve into birds of the modern world? 2000.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 blind Victorian: Henry Fawcett and British liberalism
By Lawrence Goldman. 1989
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.Tandems africains: du Sahara au Kilimandjaro guidés par des non-voyants
By Diego Audemard. 2007
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.Taking hold: my journey into blindness
By Sally Hobart Alexander. 2002
T. rex and the crater of doom
By Walter Alvarez. 1997
A geologist recalls the first scientific proposals of the theory that a large asteroid or comet had collided with Earth…
sixty-five million years ago, causing the extinction of the dinosaurs. Describes the vehement debate that followed, the accumulation of evidence, and the discovery of a crater beneath the Yucatan peninsula that appears to substantiate the impact claim. c1997.Talk to the hand
By Nicole Dryburgh. 2010
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.Supergiants!: the biggest dinosaurs
By David Peters, Don Lessem. 1997
Lessem explains that the "biggest" dinosaurs weighed the most. They were plant-eating dinosaurs,the sauropods. He details how dinosaur bones have…
been discovered and what scientists have learned from them. He concludes with a description of the Argentinosaurus, officially named in 1993, which may prove to be the biggest dinosaur ever. Grades 3-6. c1997.Shadow people: inside history's most notorious secret societies
By John Lawrence Reynolds. 2006
A comprehensive, behind-the-scenes look at the origins and history, rituals and initiations, artifacts, secret signs, languages and famous members of…
the most notorious secret societies of all time. Included are the Cosa Nostra, Al Qaeda, the Triads, Wicca, Skull & Bones, the Freemasons, and the Druids. Some descriptions of violence. 2006.Spanish: the complete course I; Part B (Pimsleur language programs)
By Paul Pimsleur. 1998
Spanish: The complete course II; Part B (Pimsleur language programs)
By Paul Pimsleur. 1998
Spanish: The short course (Pimsleur language programs)
By Paul Pimsleur. 2000
Spanish: The complete course II; Part A (Pimsleur language programs)
By Paul Pimsleur. 1998
Spanish: The complete course I; Part A (Pimsleur language programs)
By Paul Pimsleur. 1998