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Team of rivals: the political genius of Abraham Lincoln
By Doris Kearns Goodwin. 2009
In this monumental multiple biography, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin studies Abraham Lincoln's mastery of men. She shows how…
he saved Civil War-torn America by appointing his fiercest rivals to key cabinet positions, making them help achieve his vision for peace. As well as a thrilling piece of narrative history, it's an inspiring study of one of the greatest leaders the world has ever seen. Bestseller. 2009.Sissi, ou, La fatalité (Présence de l'histoire)
By Jean Des Cars. 1997
Simón Bolívar: le rêve américain (Biographie Payot)
By Pierre Vayssière. 2008
Coup de canon dans le ciel de la liberté, l'homme qui donna son nom à tout un pays, la Bolivie,…
reste associé pour toujours aux combats pour l'indépendance d'une Amérique latine soumise durant trois siècles au joug espagnol. Une vie romanesque à souhait et une personnalité exaltée et charismatique, qui inspirèrent bien des écrivains dont Gabriel García Márquez, ont achevé d'ériger Símon Bolívar (1783-1830) en mythe. Issu d'une riche et puissante famille de Caracas, le jeune créole appartient à cette élite blanche nourrie de la pensée des Lumières qui formera le creuset des idées nouvelles d'émancipation venues d'Europe et des États-Unis. Dans un Empire espagnol en crise bientôt menacé par Napoléon, il s'engage résolument du côté des patriotes et se lance, à la tête des guérillas unifiées, dans une interminable guerre civile pour libérer le Venezuela, la Colombie et l'Équateur. Non content d'y proclamer la République de Grande-Colombie, dont il devient le président malgré lui, el Libertador repartira à l'assaut du Pérou dans un incroyable périple à travers les Andes. Fragiles, ses fédérations d'États voleront bien vite en éclats et son utopique rêve panaméricain tournera court. 2008.Scènes de la vie conjugale
By Serge Hefez, Valérie Péronnet. 2010
L'auteur affirme que les ruptures conjugales n'ont jamais été aussi nombreuses, car la priorité est accordée à ce qu'il y…
a de plus irrationnel et de plus fragile en chaque individu, mais aussi de plus excitant. Face aux attentes, l'idée de couple est devenu difficile à construire : la peur panique de s'être trompé de partenaire pousse souvent à chercher inlassablement un idéal.Sur les traces de Jules César (Sur les traces)
By Stéphanie Morillon. 2002
Partager les conquêtes de César, d'Europe en Orient, à travers les récits des historiens de l'Antiquité. Découvrir les civilisations romaine…
et gauloise. Apprendre les fondements de notre histoire. Années 3 à 6. 2002.Soljénitsyne (Écrivains de toujours ; 104)
By Georges Nivat. 1980
L'écrivain Soljenitsyne, peut-être le plus célèbre des dissidents russes, s'est donné pour tâche de nous faire connaitre le vrai régime…
Sovietique; du Kremlin jusqu'aux camps de travail. Ce livre est un essai tant sur l'homme que sur l'oeuvre. 1980.Tarnished brass: crime and corruption in the Canadian military
By Scott Taylor, Brian Nolan. 1996
An examination of the controversy surrounding the Canadian military after the death of Shidane Arone in Somalia. The authors argue…
that Arone's death was not an isolated incident, but rather a symptom of a growing problem within the army. They believe that this and many other problems are rooted in a failure of leadership and professionalism at the highest level of command. 1996.Submarines under ice: the U.S. Navy's Polar Operations
By Marion D Williams. 1998
An account of early polar submarine voyages, from Sir Hubert Wilkins's 1931 expedition up to the transpolar passage of USS…
Nautilus in 1958 and the surfacing of USS Skate at the North Pole in 1962. Draws upon official documents and personal interviews in describing the cruises. 1998.Sunray: the death and life of Captain Nichola Goddard
By Valerie Fortney. 2010
On May 17, 2006, Forward Observation Officer Captain Nichola Goddard earned a tragic place in Canadian history: she became the…
first female Canadian soldier to die in combat, in Afghanistan. Born to left-wing pacifists, Nichola was an unlikely soldier, but she maintained a fierce loyalty to her profession. Fortney profiles the life of a woman who consistently defied societally-imposed constraints. Explicit strong language, explicit descriptions of violence, and some descriptions of sex. c2010.Tales of two cities: a Persian memoir
By Abbas Milani. 1996
A college professor in California reminisces about his childhood in a strictly religious Muslim home in Iran. At fifteen he…
was sent to the U.S. for a Western education. He returned to Tehran with a Ph.D. in political science, was imprisoned for ideological reasons, and eventually chose exile. His reflections offer insights into two strongly contrasting cultures. c1996.Tank men: the human story of tanks at war
By Robert J Kershaw. 2009
Ex-soldier and military historian Robert Kershaw brings to life the grime, the grease and the fury of a tank battle…
through the voices of ordinary men and women who lived and fought in those fearsome machines. This text draws on newly researched personal testimony from the crucial battles of the First and Second World Wars. 2009.Tales from the dad side: misadventures in fatherhood
By Steve Doocy. 2008
Strength of conviction
By Tom Mulcair. 2015
The inside story of Thomas Mulcair's rise from modest beginnings to the threshold of power. Discover the man behind the…
headlines, who he is, how he thinks, and the struggles he faced - from fighting sexual misconduct, to protecting our environment, to his work alongside Jack Layton leading the NDP to a historic breakthrough in Quebec. Bestseller. 2015.Surviving adolescents: the must-have manual for all parents
By Michael Carr-Gregg. 2005
Dr Michael Carr-Gregg is one of Australia's leading authorities on teenage behaviour. "Surviving Adolescents" is a clear and very down-to-earth…
manual, drawing on his wealth of experience and wisdom. It has advice on all the thorny issues that confront families with teenagers - sexuality, risky behaviours, laziness, school and study problems, and much more. And it is full of practical tips for everyday survival, including: communicating effectively with young people, defusing family conflict, setting limits, keeping the stress of parenting at bay, avoiding common mistakes like fighting over things that don't matter. 2005.SIDA, témoignage sur la vie et la mort de Martin
By Hélène Laygues. 1985
Strange ghosts: essays
By Darren Greer. 2006
From baseball to Picasso, Oscar Wilde to Tennessee Williams, post-modernism to American foreign policy, these essays are a mix of…
polemic, politics, memoir, travelogue, and literary theory. Greer relates how his mother's obsession with baseball is overshadowed by her distaste for the American invasion of Iraq, and in some travel essays, he recounts being in India during the height of the Pakistan nuclear crisis, his conversations with monks in Cambodia, and his spiritual revelations in Venice. Some strong language. Some descriptions of sex. Some descriptions of violence. c2006.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.Stanley Barracks: Toronto's military legacy
By Aldona Sendzikas. 2011
From its construction in 1840 on, the history of Stanley Barracks covers Canadian participation in war, including the two world…
wars and the barracks' use as an internment camp for "enemy aliens"; the establishment and growth of Toronto's Canadian National Exhibition; the struggles and discrimination faced by immigrants in Canada in wartime; the employment of the barracks as emergency housing during Toronto's post-war housing shortage; and the origins of Canada's famed Royal Canadian Mounted Police. 2011.Something fierce: memoirs of a revolutionary daughter
By Carmen Aguirre. 2011
Covering the decade from 1979 to 1989, Aguirre takes the reader inside war-ridden Peru, dictatorship-run Bolivia, post-Malvinas Argentina and Pinochet's…
Chile. She captures her constant struggle to reconcile her commitment to the resistance movement with the desires of her youth and her budding sexuality. Winner of Canada Reads 2012. Some descriptions of sex, explicit descriptions of violence. 2011.Solitaire: the intimate lives of single women
By Marian Botsford Fraser. 2001
Botsford Fraser interviewed single women from all parts of Canada and every social stratum to reveal their experiences, their obsessions,…
and their secrets. They discussed the dilemmas of sex and celibacy, money and financial insecurity, illness and old age, and the quest for a meaningful life of one's own. The true stories of women who are redefining the meaning of family, community, and the new "single woman." Some strong language and descriptions of sex. 2001.