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J'ai chevauché les océans
By Mike Birch, Olivier Peretié. 2017
Premier vainqueur de la mythique Route du Rhum, Mike Birch est devenu célèbre à 47 ans. A l'âge où les…
marins songent à leur reconversion, ce Canadien commençait une brillante carrière de coureur au large, terminant toujours aux avant-postes des épreuves qui devaient transformer la voile océanique en sport spectacle. Seul à bord d'un petit trimaran jaune, il avait triomphé dans les derniers mètres de cette course endeuillée par la disparition d'Alain Colas. Deux ans plus tôt, à bord d'une minuscule libellule à trois coques, ce parfait inconnu avait déjà fait sensation en terminant sa première transat sur les talons d'Éric Tabarly. Pourtant, ce surdoué du vent n'avait pas d'eau salée dans les veines. Avant de s'élancer seul en mer, il avait été mineur de fond, ouvrier du pétrole, cow-boy, docker, matelot au commerce, mécanicien auto et enfin convoyeur de yachts. Toujours discret, modeste, économe de mots comme de gestes, cet artiste du grand large a enfin consenti à raconter ses mille vies dans ces mémoires étonnants, savoureux, poignants. 2017.Cette nuit, la mer est noire
By Florence Arthaud, Jean-Louis Bachelet. 2015
" Le samedi 29 octobre 2011, alors qu'elle naviguait seule à bord de son voilier, Florence Arthaud tombe à l'eau,…
au large du cap Corse. Isolée, en pleine nuit, sans gilet de sauvetage, la navigatrice va affronter la mort pendant de longues heures. Elle restera en vie grâce à une série de petits miracles : une lampe frontale, un téléphone portable étanche, du réseau et sa mère qui veillait en pleine nuit. Dans ce livre confession, Florence Arthaud revient sur cet épisode tragique. Elle livre les sentiments, les pensées et les souvenirs qui l'ont accompagnée alors qu'elle se noyait en pleine mer. " -- 4e de couv.La Vérendrye (The Canadians)
By Mary Lile Benham. 1980
All children have different eyes: learn to play and make friends
By Edie A Glaser, Maria R Burgio. 2007
Jill's leading ladies: the story of Jill's six guide dogs
By Jill Allen-King. 2012
Following close on the heels of Jill Allen-King's autobiography, 'Just Jill', this is a tribute to her trusted four-legged friends,…
who have given her companionship, instilled her with confidence, and guided her safely in both her personal life and in her incredibly important voluntary work throughout the UK. 2012.Inside hockey: the legends, facts, and feats that made the game
By Keltie Thomas. 2008
Introduces readers to the wild side of professional hockey, with stories about the superstars (male and female), the rules that…
changed the game, and the dazzling science behind the sport. Read about the player who would rather fight than score or the guy who talked to the goalposts like they were old friends. Includes information on the greatest goal scorers, crazy goalies, practical jokers, superstitions, the most ferocious fights, players overcoming obstacles, and the enduring obsession with that Cup called Stanley. Grades 3-6. 2008.Exploring the frozen North: An Omnibus (Pierre Berton's history for young Canadians.)
By Pierre Berton. 2006
Documents the amazing lives of the men and women who mapped the Arctic at great personal cost. They include Jane…
Franklin, who rallied British and American sailors to comb the Arctic islands in her relentless search for her lost explorer husband, and William Edward Parry, the first white man to attempt exploration of the Arctic islands. Grades 5-8. 2006.Cataract surgery: a patient's guide to cataract treatment
By Uday Devgan. 2008
More than 2.5 million Canadians have cataracts, with many needing surgery. This handbook covers the most frequently asked questions, such…
as What type of new lens is implanted in the eye? What type of anesthesia is used? Is there pain after the surgery? and How soon will vision improve? 2008.Beginnings and blueprints (A kernel Bk. #Vol. 11)
By Kenneth Jernigan. 1996
Nine accounts that give insight into how blind persons handle everyday situations. Jernigan explains how he reads blueprints, Marc Maurer…
tells of building a new porch roof with his two sighted children, and David Walker explains how he fishes alone. 1996.Harnessing thought: the guide dog : a thinking animal with a skilful mind
By Bruce Johnston. 1995
This book presents a detailed explanation of dog behaviour and psychology, and how dogs can be educated to become skilled…
performers with adaptable and skilful minds, not merely well-conditioned and mechanistic robots. The traditional belief that animals were quite incapable of thinking or of making conscious decisions about alternative courses of decision is a dogma now contended; this book explains how a dog's conscious awareness replicates exactly the thought processes of the human brain. 1995.Guiding stars
By Peter Ireson. 1993
A selection of writings, recollections and images chosen to convey some of the joys and anxieties, achievements and disappointments experienced…
by the generations of people who have either used guide dogs or helped to provide them. 1993.An Iranian odyssey
By Gohar Kordi. 1991
Gohar Kordi was born in a small Kurdish village in Iran. At the age of four she became blind. The…
book chronicles her childhood in the country, the family's move to Teheran and her personal struggle to get an education and become the first woman student at university. 1991.Journey to independence: blindness, the Canadian story
By Euclid J Herie. 2005
Explores the history of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) - from the men who crafted its charter…
to the people who have made it a successful organization. Established in 1918, this organization has guided blind people out of a time of poverty and abuse, bringing them the same rights and freedoms as all Canadians. Millions of Canadians have been touched by the services it provides and by its message of hope. 2005.John Wesley Powell: explorer of the Grand Canyon (Historical American biographies)
By Roger Bruns. 1997
Briefly describes Powell's early years, marriage, and Civil War service, followed by a more detailed portrait of his life as…
an explorer. Recalls his contributions as an adventurer, conservationist, geologist, and anthropologist. Junior High. c1997.Jolliet and Marquette: explorers of the Mississippi River (Explorers of new worlds)
By Daniel E Harmon. 2002
Describes the travels of French explorers Jacques Marquette, a Jesuit missionary, and Louis Jolliet, a trader, who sailed down the…
Mississippi River in 1673 hoping to find a westward route across America. Grades 5-8. 2002.Into the silence: the Great War, Mallory and the conquest of Everest
By Wade Davis. 2012
While the quest for Mount Everest may have begun as a grand imperial gesture, it ended as a mission of…
revival for a country and a lost generation bled white by war. In a monumental work of history and adventure, Davis asks not whether George Mallory was the first to reach the summit of Everest, but rather why he kept climbing on that fateful day. 2012.In the land of the red goat
By Bob Henderson. 2006
At age 18, Bob Henderson abandoned his privileged life for the challenges of the mountains of northern B.C. Mentored by…
the Tlogot'ine Indians and a few veteran guides, he adapted to the vagaries of packhorses, float planes, grizzly bears and bureaucrats. His stories recount four decades of wrangling, guiding, flying and fishing. 2006.In the footsteps of Genghis Khan
By John DeFrancis. 1993
DeFrancis writes of how, as a young man in the 1930s, he retraced the travels of Genghis Khan through China.…
Along the way he became prisoner of a Muslim warlord, travelled down the bandit-infested Yellow River, and dodged fighting by Communists nearing the end of their Long March. 1993.In a crystal land: Canadian explorers in Antarctica
By Dean Beeby. 1994
The author recounts the adventures of the many Canadians who explored Antarctica. More than a dozen Canadians were recruited for…
south polar expeditions because of their cold-weather expertise. Beeby uses journals, logbooks, letters, and interviews to tell their stories. 1994.In the crease: goaltenders look at life in the NHL
By Dick Irvin. 1995
Broadcaster Dick Irvin presents interviews and anecdotes about hockey goaltenders and the mythology which surrounds them. Early greats include Georges…
Vezina and Lorne Chabot, and some of the goalies from the modern era of the game include Ken Dryden, Patrick Roy, and Martin Brodeur. c1995.