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By John Vaillant. 2005
In 1997, when a shattered kayak and camping gear are found on an Alaskan island north of the Canadian border,…
they reignite a mystery surrounding a shocking act of protest. The author braids together the strands of this mystery and brings to life the historical collision of Europeans and the Haida and the harrowing world of logging. Canada Reads 2012. Winner of the 2005 Governor General's Award for Non-fiction. Bestseller. 2005.By Emmanuelle Walter. 2014
" Depuis 1980, près de 1 200 Amérindiennes canadiennes ont été assassinées ou ont disparu dans une indifférence quasi totale.…
Proportionnellement, ce chiffre officiel et scandaleux équivaut à 55 000 femmes françaises ou 7 000 Québécoises. Dans ce récit bouleversant écrit au terme d'une longue enquête, Emmanuelle Walter donne chair aux statistiques et raconte l'histoire de deux adolescentes, Maisy Odjick et Shannon Alexander. Originaires de l'ouest du Québec, elles sont portées disparues depuis septembre 2008. " 4e de couv.A collection of humourous and surprising essays which examine the scientific explanation for certain human behaviours, the scientific world's attempts…
to re-examine history, including the Salem witch trials, and some of the stranger questions tackled by scientists. Sections on human behaviour, curiosities of life, science and history, natural battles and how things work are included. 1998.By Donald N Thompson. 2008
Delves into the economics and psychology of the contemporary art world - artists, dealers, auction houses, and wealthy collectors. If…
it's true that 85 percent of new contemporary art is bad, why were record prices achieved at auction in 2006 and 2007? Explores money, lust, and the self-aggrandizement of possession in an attempt to determine what makes a particular work of art valuable while others are ignored. 2008.By Jacob Liberman. 1995
Drawing on his own experiences and the success of the people he has treated, Liberman reveals how the fundamental self-healing…
properties of the body/mind connection can change the way you see the world. Liberman focuses on the intimate connection between "eyesight" and "insight" and makes it clear that changing our awareness and perceptions is the best "prescription" of all. 1995.By Elizabeth Etue, Roméo A Dallaire. 2006
In a world permeated by religious strife, renewed interest in issues of faith necessitates a journey beyond the orthodox institutions…
many have come to mistrust. This new brand of "seeker" is looking for an open and safe environment in which to discuss unique interpretations of consciousness, spirituality, ethics, and philosophy through the world's complex mosaic of beliefs and customs. Includes lectures by Jungian therapist Marion Woodman, Lt. General Roméo Dallaire, and Stephen Lewis. Descriptions of violence. 2006.By Marissa N Batt. 2005
L.A. deputy district attorney Batt draws on more than 25 years of experience in recalling her most challenging cases, also…
describing those involved, including biased judges, hardworking police, sleazy lawyers and expert witnesses. Batt's compassion toward crime victims and good case preparation are contrasted with rulings that reflect the fragility of the US criminal justice system. Explicit descriptions of sex, violence and explicit strong language. 2004.By Terry Gould. 2004
Gould, an investigative journalist, secretly recorded an interview with gang leader Wong; the tape provided law enforcement with information leading…
to his arrest and indictment for large-scale heroin trafficking. When Wong, on a 'family trip', was conveniently reported dead in an accident in the Philippines, Gould travelled to Macau, the Philippines, and elsewhere on a decade-long chase for proof that Wong was alive. Gould's story also helps illuminate the little-known world of the Triads, a byzantine, diasporic Asian mafia. Some strong language and violence and some descriptions of sex. 2004.By Janice Williamson. 2012
In 2002 a fifteen-year-old Canadian citizen, Omar Khadr, was captured in Afghanistan for allegedly killing an American soldier, later ending…
up in Guantánamo Bay detention camp. Some Canadians see Khadr as a symbol of terrorism in action; the book’s contributors see him as the victim of a jihadist father and Canadian complicity in the unjust excesses of the US war on terror. They analyze Khadr's background, his incarceration, the actions of Canadian authorities, and the implications raised by his legal case. Includes violence. 2012.By Pascal De Sutter, Valérie Doyen. 2014
" Attention ! Le livre que vous tenez en main est un roman sexo-informatif. Il a été scientifiquement démontré que…
la majorité des personnes qui lisent ce nouveau genre littéraire voient la qualité de leur vie affective et sexuelle s'améliorer. Le principe ? Vous lisez un roman d'aventures enrichi d'informations sexologiques. En suivant pas à pas ce récit d'espionnage aux multiples rebondissements, vous pouvez vous identifier aux personnages dont les émotions sont authentiques. Tout en lisant ces aventures, vous acquérez des connaissances nouvelles en sexologie. Ensuite, consciemment et inconsciemment, vous modifiez certains de vos propres comportements relationnels. Cela semble magique et pourtant c'est scientifique ! À la lecture de ce livre vous comprendrez tous les mystères du désir sexuel féminin. Comment il varie au cours du temps, fluctue, diminue et parfois disparaît. Et comment le faire (re)naître, (re)vivre et l'épanouir pour le plaisir et la complicité du couple. Car le désir est un élément fondamental de votre équilibre sexuel et conjugal. " -- 4e de couv.By Alexandra Horowitz, Marie-France Desjeux. 2014
" Êtes-vous conscient qu'en ce moment même vous ratez l'essentiel de ce qui se passe autour de vous, là, sous…
votre nez ? Pour vous en convaincre et redécouvrir la magie du monde, il suffit d'appliquer la méthode proposée par Alexandra Horowitz : arpenter le pavé celui de New York en l'occurrence en compagnie d'un spécialiste d'un domaine particulier, et voir à travers ses yeux des facettes inédites du quotidien. Partagez ainsi l'affût de ce spécialiste de la biodiversité, pour croiser les ratons laveurs et les coyotes (!) qui ont envahi la ville. Avec ce géologue, observez les traces des dernières glaciations dans les schistes de Central Park. Suivez les premiers pas du fils de l'auteure et repérez ces formes et ces couleurs que nous avons cessé de voir. Partez à la reconquête de vos sens guidés par cet aveugle, ce médecin, cet acousticien, etc. À la façon d'un Jean Claude Ameisen, Alexandra Horowitz profite de ces balades buissonnières pour décortiquer les mécanismes de la perception et de lattention celle qui nous fait si souvent défaut en exploitant des expériences troublantes de psychologie et les derniers résultats des neurosciences. Poète, savante et aventurière urbaine, elle confirme son statut d'écrivain à suivre attentivement. " -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: On Looking: A Walker’s Guide to the Art of Observation.By Philip Slayton. 2007
Slayton, a corporate lawyer and former dean of law, sheds light on those who betrayed clients and committed crimes -…
sometimes for very little personal gain. While recounting actual cases of Canadian lawyers who ran afoul of the law, he searches for what drives a respected professional to corruption. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2007.By Rick Boychuk. 1994
In 1968, Raymond "Frenchy" Durand murdered his wife Jeannine and hid her body near Houston, Texas. More than two decades…
later, the case of the woman known as Jane Doe was finally solved, owing to the perseverance of the victim's son and daughter, who were schoolchildren when their mother disappeared. Boychuk tells of how these children lost their mother under mysterious circumstances, then had to depend on a father they could not trust. Some strong language and some violence. 1994.Four true-crime cases. In "North to Alaska" a divorced father loses contact with his children. In "Too Late for the…
Fair" the grown son of a long-missing woman suspects she was murdered by his father. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2011.By Richard Carlson. 2000
This companion to "Don't sweat the small stuff" and others in the series for adults, advises teens on controlling stress…
in their lives. Includes one hundred tips on coping with such things as breakups, bad hair days, and peer pressure. For junior and senior high readers. Bestseller. 2000.By William Marsden, Julian Sher. 2006
Marsden and Sher focus on how head Angel Ralph "Sonny" Barger personally directs a crime organization that has successfully represented…
itself as a bunch of hard-drinking mischief makers guilty only of loving freedom and hedonism too much. Telling tales of murder and revenge at the hands of chopper pilots in the Netherlands, Australia, the U.S., and elsewhere, they cite control of the drug trade as the root of a criminal empire that also embraces prostitution and sundry other interests. Explicit strong language and descriptions of violence, some descriptions of sex. 2006.By Michael J Bryant. 2012
A night that began with dinner to celebrate his wedding anniversary ended in a jail cell for Ontario attorney general…
Michael Bryant, charged with dangerous driving causing death and criminal negligence causing the death of cyclist Darcy Sheppard. Ironically, he had helped write the legal test for the same charges sixteen years earlier. Bryant chronicles the fateful aftermath of that evening in August 2009 and looks at the realities of the adversarial court system and a prison system filled with addicts and the mentally ill, speaking publicly for the first time of his own battle with some of the very demons shared by Darcy Sheppard. 2012.By Elliott Leyton. 2005
Analyzing case histories from Bundy to Berkowitz, Leyton demystifies the mass murderer. The serial killer sees his act as a…
form of revenge on a specific social class that denies him the social acceptance that he craves. His contention is that these people are not insane, but a product of their environment, and that they have been with us for centuries. c1984.By Brian Whittle. 2000
Harold Shipman was a pillar of the community, serving on local committees, donating prizes to the rugby club, organizing charity…
collections. His patients thought the world of him: he was attentive, kind and never too busy to chat. Yet Dr Shipman was also the most prolific serial killer the world has ever known, with between 200 and 300 victims. This text is an account of these crimes and the man who committed them. Some descriptinsof violence. 2000.By Tracy Thompson. 2006
Thousands of women are affected by depression every year, suffering individual episodes at nearly twice the rate that men do.…
The prime years for depression are also, not coincidentally, the primary childbearing years: between 25 and 44. In this book, the author explores the science and psychology of maternal depression, integrating her own experiences as a mother and depression sufferer with survey results from 400 mothers who have been diagnosed with major depression. 2006.