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Saved by beauty: adventures of an American romantic in Iran
By Roger Housden. 2011
Housden traveled to Iran to meet with artists, writers, film makers and religious scholars who embody the long Iranian tradition…
of humanism, the belief in scholarship and artistry that began with the reign of Cyrus the Great. From the bustle of modern Tehran to the paradise gardens of Shiraz, Housden met Iranians who were welcoming and intellectually curious. He was brought face to face with the reality that beauty and truth, deceit and violence, are inextricably mingled in the affairs of human life. 2011.Rendez à ces arbres ce qui appartient à ces arbres
By Boucar Diouf. 2015
" Quels sont les liens entre les humains et les arbres? Qu'avons-nous à apprendre de ces géants? Les entendez-vous nous…
parler? Des baobabs de son enfance aux bouleaux du Bas-du-Fleuve, Boucar Diouf a toujours été fasciné par le monde des plantes. Aujourd'hui, après avoir longtemps écouté les arbres, il leur donne la parole dans ce livre où se croisent la biologie, la poésie et l'humour. Sous forme de conte, ce grand humaniste nous parle de la vie, de la mort, de sa famille, de sa relation intime avec les plantes et de ce qu'elles peuvent nous apprendre. " -- 4e de couv.Sailing through China
By Paul Theroux. 1983
American novelist and travel writer sails down the Yangtze River in China along with thirty-three Americans, mostly millionaires, on an…
exclusive Lindblad tour. Theroux offers prose pictures of the river's industry-fouled cities and villages, the countless junks and sampans, the spectacular gorges, the endless views of Chinese people tilling the half-dead fields, plus acerbic sketches of his rich companions. Some strong language. 1984, c1983.Road song
By Natalie Kusz. 1990
The author recalls her family and youth in Alaska, including the accident that left her blind in one eye, her…
family's poverty and bad luck, her teenage rebellion and her return to the land. 1990.Riding the mountains down: Journey By Bicycle From Karachi To Kathmandu
By Bettina Selby. 1984
Return to Tibet
By Heinrich Harrer. 1984
Reflections of the moon on water: healing women's bodies and minds through traditional Chinese wisdom
By Xiaolan Zhao, Kanae Kinoshita. 2006
Dr. Xiaolan Zhao has treated thousands of women suffering from fatigue, PMS, infertility, depression, menopausal symptoms and other gynecological disorders…
- common health problems in the West, but not in China, where traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been an integral part of women's lives for thousands of years. She explains what every woman can do in terms of ongoing and preventative self-care to improve her health and vitality and prevent illness. Descriptions of sex. 2006.Red star & green dragon: looking at New China
By Lila Perl. 1983
Red China today: The Other Side Of The River
By Edgar Snow. 1971
Red China blues: my long march from Mao to now
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.Ready, set, grow!: a kid's guide to gardening
By Rebecca Spohn. 2007
Practical advice equips children to grow fruits, vegetables, and flowers outdoors or indoors in a milk carton or even a…
paper cup. Readers learn how a seed grows, what tools to use, and how to prepare seedbeds; they learn about transplanting, weeding, watering, and dealing with pests; and they can even follow recipes for turning what they grow into what they eat. Grades 2-4 and older readers. 2007.Biography of musical genius Ray Charles, who was left sightless by glaucoma as a child. While a student at the…
Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, Charles learned to read and write music in braille. Describes his personal and professional struggles, including drug addiction, as well as triumphs. For Junior and Senior High readers. c1994.Ready set grow!: [quick and easy gardening projects]
By Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff. 2010
Teaches young gardeners how to grow plants from seed, how to propagate plants, when to harvest seeds, how long different…
plants take to grow, what to do about pests, and much more. Features more than 30 simple gardening projects specially designed to be completed during summer vacation. Grades 2-4 and older readers. 2010.Reader's Digest complete DIY manual
By Noel Buchanan. 1995
This book is packed with DIY techniques and technology. It gives hundreds of ideas for the home, to fire your…
imagination and show you how with step by step descriptions. 1995. If you request this book on CD it will be on 2 or more CDs. You must play the first CD to the end before playing the next CD.Quand bien même je verrais: témoignage
By Sophie Massieu, Florence Montreynaud. 1998
Sophie Massieu est une personne extraordinaire. C'est une jolie jeune fille de vingt-trois ans, aveugle de naissance et qui a…
fait de brillantes études. Elle vit seule à Paris et a l'ambition de devenir journaliste de presse écrite. Son secret? Sa mère, qui a été présente à ses côtés sans s'imposer ni peser. 1998.Present into past: my journey through darkness and light
By Dennis McCormack. 2010
Dennis McCormack shares anecdotes and poems about his life, beginning with the Halifax School for the Blind in 1953, where…
for the next thirteen years he would study in an environment where teachers and students did not allow anyone to blame failure on their visual difficulties. He describes founding the Atlantic Braille Press and marrying his soul mate, and provides insight into how faith, love, and determination helped him find his way from the darkest days to the light. c2010.Peter Aufschnaiter's eight years in Tibet: The Saga Of Peter Aufschnaiter (Asian portraits = Visages d'Asie)
By Peter Aufschnaiter, Martin Brauen. 2002
A companion to Heinrich Harrer's "Seven Years in Tibet" (DC33298), written by the fellow Austrian who accompanied him there from…
war-time internment in British India. A highly personal account of Aufschnaiter's eight-year sojourn in Tibet, characterized by his empathy for and understanding of Tibetan culture. A sensitive record of the Tibetans and their way of life which ends on the eve of the Chinese invasion. Some descriptions of violence. 2002. Uniform title: Peter Aufschnaiter.One of the lucky ones
By Lucy Ching. 1980
The true story of a blind Chinese girl's quietly persistent courage in the face of prejudice. Trained by the Royal…
Commonwealth Society for the Blind, she overcame apparently insuperable difficulties in her pioneering work among the elderly and handicapped of Hong Kong. 1980.Fais-moi donc confiance!
By Pauline Goëdike, Ghislain Tremblay. 1991
L'aveugle aux mille destins ((Chronique).)
By Joe Jack. 2010
" L'aveugle aux mille destins est une tranche de vie haïtienne, une plongée dans l'histoire d'Haïti à travers l'itinéraire d'un…
aveugle. Joe Jack est un musicien de renom né aveugle aux Gonaïves en 1936. Il grandit dans un milieu où personne ne sait à l'époque ce qu'est un aveugle. Ses parents vont alors de pèlerinage en pèlerinage dans tous les recoins du pays, espérant rencontrer un Saint qui aurait pu aider leur fils à recouvrer la vue. Mais... c'était peine perdue. Joe Jack a tout misé sur l'éducation pour réussir sa vie. Après des études collégiales aux États-Unis, il revient dans son pays où il a enseigné l'anglais. Il s'accroche à la musique, qui est sa véritable passion. Crooner hors pair, Joe Jack a su charmer toute une génération d'amateurs de musique [...] " -- 4e de couv..