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The canon: A whirligig tour of the beautiful basics of science
By Natalie Angier. 2008
A cultured person, Natalie Angier argues, should know about the classic ideas of physics and evolutionary biology as well as…
the classic works of Beethoven and Picasso. How was the Earth formed? How big is an atom? What is a quantum leap? Drawing on conversations with hundreds of the world's leading scientists, Angier takes us on an informative tour of this neglected canon. 2008.The bite of the mango
By Mariatu Kamara, Susan McClelland. 2008
Sierra Leone. At the age of 12, Mariatu Kamara was raped by a family friend, then captured by rebels who…
cut off her hands. Despite her wounds, Kamara walked out of the bush and sought help, ending up in an amputee camp, where she gave birth to a son who died of malnutrition. When foreign journalists interviewed Kamara in the camp, her story garnered international interest and assistance, which eventually brought her to Toronto. Her autobiography testifies to Kamara's horrific trauma, but with the aim of fostering hope and reconciliation. Winner of the 2011 Red Maple Non-Fiction Award. For junior high and older readers. Some strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some descriptions of violence. c2008.The black battalion: 1916-1920 : Canada's best kept military secret
By Calvin W Ruck. 1987
Since the American War of Independence, black soldiers had served in both the British and Canadian armies, and fought in…
British wars throughout the nineteenth century. At the outbreak of World War I, however, most black Canadian volunteers were rejected on the basis of their skin colour. Finally, in 1916, the first and only Black battalion in Canadian military history was authorized. The No. 2 Construction Battalion, CEF, consisted of approximately 600 soldiers, and was commended for its discipline and service at the end of the war. It was disbanded in 1920. c1987.The big red horse: the story of Secretariat and the loyal groom who loved him
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.Sur la ligne de feu: autobiographie d'un juge en chef
By Jules Deschênes. 1988
L'auteur, Jules Deschenes, a occupé le poste de juge en chef de la Cour supérieure du Québec de 1973 à…
1983. Il a connu une carrière multiforme et s'est trouvé au centre d'événements qui ont marqué l'histoire contemporaine du Québec et du Canada. Son livre est un grand voyage historique, géographique et politique, celui d'une vie accomplie. c1988.Sept brèves leçons de physique
By Carlo Rovelli, Patrick Vighetti. 2015
Avec les mots de l'écrivain, le talent du poète, Carlo Rovelli nous fait apercevoir le mystère du monde, la beauté…
du monde, une beauté à couper le souffle. Ces sept leçons donnent un aperçu rapide des aspects les plus importants et fascinants de la grande révolution qui a bouleversé la physique au XXe siècle, et surtout des questions et des mystères que cette révolution a soulevés. Elles nous emmènent dans le monde enchanté des grandes idées de la physique actuelle : de la relativité générale d'Einstein à la physique quantique, des particules élémentaires à l'architecture de l'Univers, de la gravité quantique à la nature du temps et de la conscience. 2015.Survival in Auschwitz: the Nazi assault on humanity
By Primo Levi. 1996
In 1943, Primo Levi, a twenty-five-year-old chemist and "Italian citizen of Jewish race" was arrested by Italian fascists and deported…
from his native Turin to Auschwitz. This is his account of his ten months in the German death camp, of systematic cruelty and miraculous endurance. Included is a conversation between Philip Roth and Primo Levi never before published in book form. Descriptions of violence. 1996. Uniform title: Se questo è un uomo.Secrets d'histoire et autres histoires d'alcôve
By Karen Dolby, Olivier Cechman. 2014
" 69 Année érotique, dit la chanson. Pas si sûr, en réalité ! Si certains pensent qu'auparavant régnait un calme…
plat en la matière, Secrets d'histoire et autres histoires d'alcôve prouve le contraire en dévoilant les épisodes sulfureux de l'Antiquité à nos jours. Rois et reines, hommes politiques, philosophes ou stars du show-biz Des lupanars aux pratiques débauchées des grands de ce monde, en passant par leurs correspondances épistolaires hautes en couleur, ce livre instructif va changer votre vision des choses. Découvrez les secrets inavoués de Jules César, Napoléon, François Ier, Marcel Proust, Salvador Dalí, Albert Einstein, Marilyn et bien d'autres encore... " -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: History's naughty bits.Spaghetti western: how my father brought Italian food to the West
By Maria L Cioni. 2006
Genesio (Gene) Cioni was sixteen when he left Italy in the 1920s to find a vibrant, close-knit Italian community in…
the burgeoning city of Calgary. Gene left behind the barber trade to follow his passion for food and cooking, as he worked his way up from busboy to cook to become one of western Canada's first celebrity chefs. His daughter Maria's recollections of growing up in the family restaurant bring alive the food and treasured traditions that enriched her family's life. Includes recipes. 2006.Jean Lumb, a recipient of the Order of Canada, shares the story of her immigration to Canada, her contribution to…
the changing of Canada's immigration laws, and her efforts in saving Chinatown communities across Canada. Grades 5-8. 1997.Straight from the heart
By Jean Chrétien. 1985
Stormy weather: the life of Lena Horne
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.SportScience: physical laws and optimum performance
By Peter J Brancazio. 1984
Shoshanna's story: a mother, a daughter and the shadows of history
By Elaine Kalman Naves. 2003
At the end of the Second World War, a survivor of Auschwitz, her husband and most of her family dead,…
makes her way home to Hungary. After giving birth to another man's child, her husband returns home, forcing her to make a choice that will cloud her life, and her daughter's, forever. The author is the daughter who grew up with the consequences of that decision, and who was raised on family stories that were both a burden and a gift. Their inescapable message of lost love and lost lives create a resentful divide between mother and daughter, until they finally lead to acceptance and reconciliation. Some descriptions of sex, and descriptions of violence. 2003.Sex & temperament in three primitive societies: In Three Primitive Societies
By Margaret Mead. 2001
This text is an anthropological study of the intimate lives of three New Guinea tribes from infancy to adulthood. Focusing…
on the gentle, mountain-dwelling Arapesh, the fierce, cannibalistic Mundugumor, and the graceful headhunters of Tchambul - Mead advances the theory that many so-called masculine and feminine characteristics are not based on fundamental sex differences but reflect the cultural conditioning of different societies. 2001.Réussir: programmer son succès
By Charles Albert Poissant. 2007
Rire avec Rufi
By André Rufiange. 1979
Avec ce livre, le chroniqueur du Journal de Montréal et du Journal de Québec, André Rufiange, nous donne ici un…
pot-pourri de ses textes humoristiques sur mille et un sujets de notre vie de tous les jours. Détente garantie. 1979.René Lévesque: 2, héros malgré lui, 1960-1976
By Pierre Godin. 1994
Auteur d'un best-seller publié en 1980, "Daniel Johnson" (Ed. de l'Homme), le journaliste Pierre Godin récidive avec une grande biographie…
du fondateur du Parti québécois. Récit vivant et fort bien documenté. 1994.Rêves à vendre ou Troisième calepin du même flâneur
By Félix Leclerc. 1984
Sainte Marguerite Bourgeoys, de Montréal et de Troyes
By Moïse Blatrix. 1982