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By Daniel Paisner, Krystyna Chiger. 2008
In 1943, with Lvov's 150,000 Jews having been exiled, killed, or forced into ghettos and facing extermination, a group of…
Polish Jews sought refuge in the city's sewer system. The last surviving member this group, Krystyna Chiger, provides a first-person account of those fourteen months with her family. Also describes Leopold Socha, a Polish Catholic and former thief, who risked his life to help Chiger's underground family survive, bringing them food and supplies. 2009, c2008.By Taras Grescoe. 2003
Taras Grescoe plunges into the ruts where the tourists are thickest, starting at the tip of Spain's Land's End and…
finishing, nine months later, on the soldier-patrolled beaches of China's End of the Earth. Along the way, he crosses the entire Eurasian landmass, experiencing all sorts of travel such as all-inclusive resorts, pilgrimages, and bus tours. Some descriptions of sex and violence, some strong language. 2003.By Wade Davis. 1998
Davis examines the link between the diversity of our biological landscape and cultural diversity. He argues that the more we…
destroy the biological landscapes of the Earth, the more we cause diverse cultures to assimilate with the more mainstream cultures. Davis uses his travels around the world to illustrate his argument and shares stories of his time spent with a variety of peoples throughout the world. c1998.By Sylvia Fraser. 2003
Sylvia Fraser recounts her journey to Peru to learn about shamans and ancient practices. The centre of her journey revolves…
around learning about ayahuasca, a plant medicine that is said to transport a person from this plane of reality into another one. 2003.By James Chatto. 2005
They arrived as tourists in Corfu, Wendy from Canada and James from England. They enjoyed the sun, an idyllic beach,…
olives, fresh apricots and marinated lamb, and long evenings of storytelling at the local taverna. But what captivated James and Wendy was the way the islanders embraced them, and how their deep connection to Corfu and its people sustained them through tragedy just as it had carried them into love. Some strong language. 2005.By Charles Wilkins. 1998
The author travelled over three-thousand kilometres in Canada in order to get the inside story on life with a travelling…
circus. He vividly describes the seductive freedoms and horrific risks of traditional circus life. He also shares the lives of the circus performers and their motivations for becoming a member of a travelling troupe. 1998.By Åsne Seierstad. 2003
Two weeks after September 11th, award-winning journalist Asne Seierstad went to Afghanistan to report on the conflict there. In the…
following spring she returned to live with an Afghan family for several months. For more than 20 years Sultan Khan defied the authorities - be they Communist or Taliban - in order to supply books to the people of Kabul. He was arrested, interrogated and imprisoned by the Communists, and watched illiterate Taliban soldiers burn piles of his books in the street. But while Khan is passionate in his love of books and hatred of censorship, he is also a committed Muslim with strict views on family life. 2003.By Lawrence Scanlan. 2007
On March 30, 1970, a wobbly foal named Secretariat was born on a farm in Virginia - but he was…
no ordinary horse. He was bigger and more muscled than racehorses his age, and after a slow start and lots of training, he went on to compete for the biggest prize in racing - the Triple Crown. This is also the story of the one person who helped Secretariat the most - feeding him grain, bathing him, and chatting with him at dawn each day - his groom, Edward "Shorty" Sweat. Grades 5-8. 2007.By James Gavin. 2009
Biography of African American singer/actress Lena Horne, born in 1917 Brooklyn, who first performed at Harlem's Cotton Club at age…
sixteen. Interprets Horne's multiracial family background in the pre-civil rights era as the reason for emotional conflicts in both her personal and professional lives. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. c2009.By Pierre Godin. 2005
Ce quatrième et dernier volet de la grande biographie de René Lévesque s'ouvre le surlendemain du référendum perdu de mai…
1980. Cet échec, René Lévesque allait le payer très cher. Après leur face-à-face de novembre 1981, Pierre Trudeau lui impose une constitution si inacceptable qu'il refuse de la parapher. René Lévesque affronte ensuite un parti déboussolé qui enterre référendum et association avec le Canada. En 1984, il saisit la main tendue par le nouveau premier ministre canadien, Brian Mulroney. Il est prêt à donner une dernière chance au fédéralisme. C'est l'épisode du " beau risque " qui cristallise la scission à l'intérieur du parti. En janvier 1985, c'est le burnout et la détresse psychologique. À soixante ans, il paraît fini. Dans une ambiance de conspiration et de révolution de palais, il s'accroche jusqu'au jour où il jette l'éponge avant que le parti qu'il a mis au monde ne lui indique plus brutalement encore la sortie. 2005.By Marq De Villiers, Sheila Hirtle. 2003
Description of the world's largest desert landscape and its inhabitants. Discusses the geography, natural cycles, and resilient life-forms of the…
sandy wilderness stretching across the broadest part of Africa. Covers the history of the Sahara's indigenous people--Berbers, Moors, and Tuareg--and the ancient kingdoms of past civilizations. 2003.By Natalie MacLean. 2006
To learn about all aspects of wine, MacLean interviews everyone from grape growers in Burgundy to upstart zinfandel producers in…
Sonoma Valley. Every encounter incorporates vivid descriptions of tastings and colourful personalities. Also includes an explanation for 103 different shapes of glassware, solid research, and commonsense advice. 2006.By Jan Wong. 1996
Born in Canada, Jan Wong began a rocky six-year romance with Maoism when she went to China in 1972. In…
this memoir, she describes leaving China as she became aware of the harsh realities of the communist system, and returning to China in the late 1980s as a reporter. She covered the crackdown in Tiananmen Square and the capitalist reforms of Deng Xiaoping. 1996.By Daniel Naud. 2014
" Cette fois-ci, nous explorerons ensemble de nouvelles avenues qui nous porteront vers des recoins sombres, poussiéreux et inédits. Nous…
mettrons en lumière certaines facettes insoupçonnées qui se terrent derrière l'évidente devanture de la Mort. Nous cheminerons, chandelier à la main, dans les profondeurs obscures de l'esprit, au cœur de ce qu'il y a de plus noir dans la vie. " -- 4e de couv.By Alain Dubuc. 2014
" Les idées que les Québécois et les Québécoises se font d'eux-mêmes et du Québec sont-elles vraies, à moitié vraies,…
fausses ou à moitié fausses? Par exemple, ce qu'on appelle depuis des décennies le modèle québécois est-il un mythe? Notre système d'éducation, de la maternelle à l'université, fait-il de nous des citoyens très éduqués? Sommes-nous cultivés? Notre culture est-elle menacée? Sommes-nous en santé et heureux? En tant qu'individus et société, sommes-nous travaillants et performants? Sommes-nous féministes, solidaires, tolérants, modernes, et verts? Sommes-nous riches? Sommes-nous viables? " -- 4e de couv.By Marcello Di Cintio. 2006
Di Cintio prepares for his journey to Iran by taking lessons in Farsi, researching Persian poetry and sharpening his wrestling…
skills. Once there, he talks politics with men in tea houses, wrestles, and visits sites and shrines associated with great Persian poets, learning that poetry is loved and quoted by everyone from taxi-drivers to students. The mosaic of incidents, encounters, conversations, sights, smells and moments creates a detailed impression of a country and society that will challenge preconceptions. 2006.By Amy Cameron. 2005
Women from all over the world have contributed these stories of tragic dating, including the author, who's dated an overweight…
manic eater who picked fights and an older anaesthesiologist who really did put her to sleep. Each evening spent with Mr. Wrong teaches us to embrace our misadventures, share the pain, find the humour, and remember that no matter how awful a date was, there is always someone else with a worse story. Explicit descriptions of sex and explicit strong language. c2005.By Raymond Lemieux, Jean-Paul Montminy. 2000
Parcours en trois temps sur le catholicisme québécois: regard historique sur la réalité religieuse du Québec, de la Conquête à…
1960; analyse du choc culturel et social de la Révolution tranquille; prospective d'avenir. Ouvrage compréhensif et indulgent qui s'adresse à tous ceux que l'évolution sociale et culturelle du Québec intéressent. 2000.By David Fauquemberg. 2007
À l'orée des années 2000, un jeune homme traverse seul le Grand Ouest australien. Les Hell's Angels rôdent sur la…
plaine de Nullarbor. Les pêcheurs de l'océan Indien tirent les squales à la Winchester. Et les aborigènes dérivent dans les mangroves du Kimberley. 2007.By Jean Béliveau, Géraldine Woessner. 2013
Après la faillite de son entreprise d'enseignes lumineuses, Jean Béliveau est parti sur un coup de têtele jour de ses…
quarante-cinq ans, le 18 août 2000, de Montréal. Il est rentré chez lui le 16 octobre 2011 après avoir parcouru 75 543 km à travers 64 pays. Il a réussi sans préparation à effectuer la plus longue marche ininterrompue autour du monde et celle-ci a été reconnue par l'Unesco dans le cadre de la décennie internationale dédiée à la paix pour les enfants. Durant ces onze années, le marcheur porte turban et grande barbe au Soudan, mange des insectes en Afrique, du chien en Corée et du serpent en Chine. Il dort sous les ponts, dans des foyers pour sans-abri, voire dans des prisons, mais la plupart du temps chez des gens séduits par son aventure. 2013.