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Mendiant de l'infini: fragments nomades : récit
By André Carpentier. 2002
En juin 2000, André Carpentier, professeur au département d'études littéraires de l'UQAM, part à la conquête du mythique mont Kaislash,…
au Tibet. Bien loin du trekking ou du périple spirituel, l'aventure de Carpentier est celle d'un pèlerin du nouveau siècle, à la fois personnelle et branchée sur l'universel. Résultat : un magnifique récit de voyage rédigé sans prétention dans une langue d'une richesse peu commune. 2002.Mirrors of the unseen: journeys in Iran
By Jason Elliot. 2006
This is an exploration of the immensely rich heritage of Persian culture and a unique portrait of contemporary Iran. In…
it, we are introduced to the hair-raising streets of Tehran, and ponder the sublime architecture of Isfahan; we travel on horseback through the forests of the north, across the bleak landscapes of Kurdistan, and re-trace Robert Byron's steps to the sites of the nation's most fabled monuments. 2006.Memories of summer: when baseball was an art and writing about it a game
By Roger Kahn. 1997
A sportswriter's memoir of "the gilded era of baseball," the postwar years before million-dollar salaries, television networks, and player strikes.…
Recounts his experiences covering the Brooklyn Dodgers and offers observations on Willie Mays, Leo Durocher, Mickey Mantle, and other stars. 1997.Deux innocents en Chine rouge
By Alexandre Trudeau, Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Jacques Hébert, Marie José Thériault. 2007
Depuis que l'Occident a découvert la Chine, notre imaginaire est hanté par son exotisme lointain, sa culture mystérieuse et sa…
population prodigieuse. En 1960, fascinés par ce grand pays, Pierre Trudeau et Jacques Hébert visitent ses usines, ses hôpitaux et ses musées avant de publier " Deux Innocents en Chine rouge ". Un récit d'aventures passionnantes appelé à devenir plus que jamais un classique de la littérature canadienne. 2007.Letters from China
By Maureen Hynes. 1981
In 1980, Hynes was selected by the Canadian external affairs department to teach at Sichuan University in China. Letters, diary…
entries, and narrative commentary portray a vivid picture of the day-to-day adventures and experiences of a Canadian "foreign expert" in China. 1981.Long road home: a China journal
By Vera Schwarcz. 1984
An exchange student at Peking University gives an account of her insights. Includes descriptions of the 30th anniversary celebration of…
the People's Republic of China, and her journey through 13 provinces. 1984.Le libraire de Kaboul: récit
By Åsne Seierstad. 2003
L'auteur a vécu le printemps suivant la défaite des Talibans chez Sultan Khan, libraire à Kaboul. Elle nous fait partager,…
dans ce récit très vivant et toujours respectueux, la vie quotidienne des épouses, enfants, frères et soeurs jumelles d'une famille où chaque destin est riche démotions et dont le ched incontestable est Sultan, l'amoureux des livres. 2003. Titre uniforme: Bokhandleren i Kabul et familiedrama.L'enfant de la jungle: récit (J'ai lu. Récit)
By Sabine Kuegler, Barbara Fontaine. 2007
Le roman de Pékin (Le roman des lieux et destins magiques)
By Bernard Brizay. 2008
Pour les Chinois, comme pour les Occidentaux, jamais capitale n'a autant mérité le statut de ville mythique. Résidence du Fils…
du Ciel, capitale administrative, culturelle et religieuse du plus vieux, du plus peuplé et du plus grand empire au monde, Pékin et la Cité pourpre interdite où vivait l'empereur, entouré de ses concubines et de ses eunuques, fait toujours fantasmer. Le palais impérial est resté pendant cinq cents ans le centre sacré de l'Empire, le siège du gouvernement, où s'est écrite la grande histoire, celle de la Chine. Et la petite histoire, car la Cité interdite fut aussi le lieu privilégié d'intrigues, de drames et de crimes. 2008.Le lumineux destin d'Alexandra David-Néel
By Jean Chalon. 1985
Mme David-Neel ne s'est jamais arrêtée: anarchiste, bourgeoise, bouddhiste, cantatrice, orientaliste, exploratrice (elle fut la première parisienne à pénétrer à…
Lhassa en 1924), journaliste, écrivain... Quelle leçon de persévérance que cette femme qui, à 100 ans, faisait renouveler son passeport! 1985.Late innings: a baseball companion
By Roger Angell. 1982
Covers the five turbulent seasons of baseball from the spring of 1977 through the autumn of 1981 during the height…
of the game's greatest popularity at the gate. Describes the bitter labour conflicts and the strike that followed, as well as the remarkable performances of such baseball giants as Willie Stargell, Carl Yastrzemski, and Tom Seaver. Sequel to "Five Seasons". Bestseller 1982.Last moments of a world
By Margaret Gaan. 1978
Reminiscences of life in Shanghai from the early 1920s to 1950, when the author and her mother, the only remaining…
members of a Euro-Chinese family, left for Hong Kong and eventually America. Includes portraits of her wacky family and their unscrupulous, but faithful, Chinese household staff. 1978.Jasmine and arnica
By Nicola Naylor. 2001
Many would balk at the idea of a white woman traveling India alone - and in particular, a blind woman.…
Throughout her childhood Nicola Naylor had been fascinated by images of the subcontinent and was determined both to realize her dream of visiting and to push back the stifling constraints imposed by perceptions of her disability. While depending on her third eye - or sixth sense - she explores India from the inside. 2001.Arousing the goddess
By Tim Ward. 1996
During his two years meandering the "Dharma Trail" through Asia, Ward met and fell in love with an Austrian Indologist…
who was in India doing research. Working as her assistant, Ward travels India with her. Together they find themselves sharing their discovery of the tantric path, in which all acts and emotions, including sex and passion, become part of the search for spiritual liberation. Some strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. c1996.Great moments in Canadian baseball
By Brian Kendall. 1995
Starting with the first recorded Canadian baseball game in 1838, this book provides 27 famous events. Many events were performed…
by Americans in Canadian playing fields, such as Babe Ruth's first professional home run. Grades 3-6. 1995.Journey to the Middle Kingdom
By Christopher West. 1991
Christopher West fills a rucksack, and heads for the country most unlike his own he can imagine. He travels up…
the eastern coast of China by train, bus, bicycle and boat, meeting peasants, racketeers, monks, entrepreneurs, veteran revolutionaries and former Red Guards. The climax comes on the Great Wall, where he experiences a moment of intense revelatory happiness. 1991.Japan, where East meets West (Discovering our heritage)
By Judith Davidson. 1983
An introduction to the history and culture of Japan including a discussion of Japanese in the United States. Discusses Japanese…
legends, festivals, home life, schools, and sports. Grades 5-8. 1983. (Discovering our heritage)I have something to tell you
By Natalie Appleton. 2017
On the eve of Christmas and a proposal, Natalie Appleton discovers she doesn’t want to settle for sevens, and starts…
over. So, she abandons everything in Alberta for Bangkok. Along the way, Natalie unpacks the past that caused her to flee: cheating hearts, small-town suffocation, a tattered family and a genetic disposition to madness. In Bangkok, Natalie kills an albino gecko, crawls into bed with a lampseller and nearly calls off her quest when she’s almost attacked by a leather vendor. And then, at a grimy guesthouse one year after arriving in Thailand, everything changes. 2017.Fail better: Why Baseball Matters
By Mark Kingwell. 2017
Taking seriously the idea that baseball is a study in failure--a very successful batter manages a hit only three of…
every ten attempts--Mark Kingwell explores ways in which the game teaches us lessons on fragility, contingency, and community. Weaving elements of memoir, philosophical reflection, sports writing, and humour, "Fail Better" serves as an unofficial follow-up to "Catch and Release: Trout Fishing and the Meaning of Life", which won over readers by offering an intelligent but accessible look into the deep waters of angling. 2017.Indian summer: a good man in Asia
By Will Randall. 2004
Learning as much as he is teaching in the Indian city of Poona, Will finds his life transformed by his…
remarkable class of orphans: Dulabesh, the joker; Prakash, who learnt self-sufficiency by scavenging in skips; the nutty yet charming Tanushri. When the slum barons threaten to level the school, Will hits upon a fund-raising plan. 2004.