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Out standing in the field: a memoir of military service
By Sandra Perron. 2017
Throughout her military training, Sandra Perron was repeatedly identified as top of her class, but was also subject to "pranks"…
that included stripping her uniform of insignia (which is a not-so-subtle way of informing her that her platoon did not have her back). The lessons she learned, however, weren't all negative - through several deployments, including Bosnia and Croatia, she forged lasting friendships with men and women. Her memoir shows that while the Canadian military did eventually let her down, she did not do the same to her fellow soldiers or her country; it also shows that the spirit of a true hero cannot be bent or broken. Winner of the 2017 Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-Fiction (QWF). 2017.Out of darkness: the Jeff Healey story
By Cindy Watson. 2010
Losing both eyes to retinoblastoma, a rare form of cancer, opened a door to another world for Jeff Healey. Out…
of darkness he created music, becoming one of the most influential blues-rock and jazz performers of our time. Winner of the 2012 Golden Oak Award. Grades 5-8. 2010.Outwitting history: the amazing adventures of a man who rescued a million Yiddish books
By Aaron Lansky. 2006
In 1980 an entire body of Jewish literature - the physical remnant of Yiddish culture - was on the verge…
of extinction. Precious volumes that had survived Hitler and Stalin were being passed down from older generations of Jewish immigrants to their non-Yiddish-speaking children only to be discarded or destroyed. So Aaron Lansky, just twenty-three, issued a worldwide appeal for unwanted Yiddish works. 2006.Our life with the Rocket: the Maurice Richard story
By Sheila Fischman, Roch Carrier. 2001
Maurice Richard, The Rocket, was one of the greatest hockey players of his era and he remains an enduring icon…
of hockey excellence. This book captures a world in which a brooding, taciturn athlete became a powerful, enduring symbol for French Canadians. It also follows the story of a young boy, the author himself, whose youthful worship of Richard was tempered by politics and personal life, and evolved into an entirely different sort of appreciation for an extraordinary man. Winner of the 2003 CNIB Torgi Award. 2001.Papal sin: structures of deceit
By Garry Wills. 2000
A Pulitzer Prize-winning author--for "Lincoln at Gettysburg"--and practicing Catholic indicts the Church's hierarchy for the papal sin of deception. Calls…
for internal reform regarding teachings on birth control and abortion, priests' celibacy, and the ordainment of women. Challenges the Vatican's attitude towards the Holocaust. Bestseller. 2000.Our turn
By Kirstine Stewart. 2015
Kirstine Stewart got her first job when she applied for a position as a "girl Friday" at a film distribution…
house. Having worked her way up from the bottom--under women and men, leaders good and bad--she believes it's time we leaped past the question of how women might create change in the working world and exploit the fact that profound change is already under way. The digital revolution, and the wave of millennials who are entering the work force with very different expectations than the generations who preceded them, have created a new reality that demands a new style of leader with attributes and perspectives that make women the natural front-runners. The opportunity is there. The question Stewart tackles is, how do we seize it? Bestseller. 2015.La lenteur du monde: [poésie]
By Michel Pleau. 2007
Michel Pleau poursuit ici sa quête de lumière. Un peu en retrait, il se met à l'écoute et cherche à…
dire la beauté du monde. L'enjeu, qui sous-tend le titre, est brillamment relevé et la poésie en sort grandie. 2007.Comment le signale le préfacier, des études portant sur cette période ont paru depuis 1980 (date où cet essai a…
été écrit) mais le travail d'Annette Hayward, qui recourt "systématiquement aux sources primaires", "est le seul à offrir un tel panorama, à nous livrer le récit, presque au jour le jour, des débats qui marquèrent le processus par lequel la littérature allait enfin s'autonomiser sur le plan institutionnel et faire son entrée dans la modernité". 2006.La vie est cool
By Neil Pasricha, Lise Malo. 2010
Le système de santé est surchargé, les voleurs sont en cravate et les maisons coutent cher. Déprimant! Heureusement, tout n'est…
pas gris foncé. Il reste ces petites choses anodines qui illuminent notre quotidien: profiter de l'ouverture d'une nouvelle caisse à l'épicerie, se rendre compte que l'ascenseur est déjà là lorsqu'on appuie sur le bouton, trouver 20$ dans la poche d'un manteau. Véritable pied de nez à la loi de Murphy, " La vie est cool " nous rappelle que la vie nous réserve de jolies surprises. Quelques passages où le langage est grossier. Lauréat du Prix Red Maple 2012. 2010. Titre uniforme: The book of awesome.Curieuses histoires de plantes du Canada
By Alain Asselin, Jacques Cayouette, Jacques Mathieu. 2014
Le Vinland que les Vikings visitent vers l'an 1000 pourrait-il se situer dans la région de Québec ? En 1534,…
Jacques Cartier décrit l'usage du maïs, du tabac et d'une mystérieuse plante, l'annedda, qui guérirait du scorbut et de la syphilis. Mais quel est donc ce miraculeux conifère ? Quel usage fait-on de la gomme de sapin dans les églises en Europe ? Quelle sorte de chapelet mangeaient donc les Amérindiens ? Il est stimulant de constater que plusieurs questions concernant les premières observations des plantes canadiennes demeurent sans réponse et requièrent encore des efforts de recherche. Cette histoire détaillée, palpitante et pleine de rebondissements, est aussi riche en informations scientifiques, culturelles et historiques souvent méconnues. 2014.La réduction: l'autochtone inventé et les amérindiens d'aujourd'hui
By Jean-Jacques Simard. 2003
Sociologue travaillant avec les autochtones depuis plus de trente ans, conseiller des Inuits à la Convention de la Baie-James puis…
fortement impliqué dans les travaux de la commission Bélanger-Campeau, l'auteur rassemble une vingtaine de textes où il aborde la question des populations autochtones du Québec sous l'angle de leur reconnaissance nationale et de leur accession à une souveraineté qui seule leur permettra de remédier à leurs difficultés socioéconomiques tout en conservant leur identité. 2003."En prenant conscience des étapes que nôtre âme a traversées, nous pouvons renouer avec notre essence divine et mettre un…
baume sur nos blessures d'âme. Nous pouvons aussi comprendre ses besoins et enfin lui offrir l'écoute et la compassion dont elle a tant besoin. Ainsi les petites et grandes naissances que le quotidien nous propose seront plus douces à notre cœur et elles pourront vécues pleinement dans la joie. " -- 4e de couv.La protection divine: l'ultime refuge est en nous
By Patrick Bernard. 2005
" La certitude d'être réellement en sécurité survient au moment où nous pressentons que tout est orchestré par une réalité…
qui nous dépasse. Au bout de ce voyage, Dieu nous ouvre les bras. " -- 4e de couv.La mauvaise mère: confessions
By Marguerite Andersen. 2013
Dans "La mauvaise mere", Marguerite Andersen se penche sur ses rapports avec ses trois enfants et son rapport à la…
maternité. Ces moments choisis (des fragments) sont présentés de façon chronologique, tout en ménageant des réflexions actuelles sur ces souvenirs. 2013.De la liberté au don de soi: la voie de Maurice Zundel
By Benoît Garceau. 2014
" Le maître spirituel qu'est Maurice Zundel accorde une grande importance à la liberté : elle est non seulement un…
désir, mais aussi un droit et même un devoir. La raison en est simple : seule la liberté nous garantit l'espace nécessaire à notre accomplissement, qui culmine dans le don de nous-mêmes à Dieu et aux autres. Au contraire des libertés civiles forcément limitées, la liberté que défend Zundel est d'abord intérieure. Mais elle a aussi une dimension sociale : la pauvreté empiète trop souvent sur cet espace de gratuité, vital à tout être humain, qui est le véritable objet du combat pour la justice. Le même souffle doit ainsi unifier vie intérieure, engagement auprès d'autrui et approche des questions politiques. "Ossuaries
By Dionne Brand. 2010
At the centre of this poem is the narrative of Yasmine, a woman living an underground life, fleeing from past…
actions and regrets, in a perpetual state of movement. While living in solitude, she crosses borders actual (Algiers, Cuba, Canada), and timeless. Cold-eyed and cynical, she contemplates the periodic crises of the contemporary world. Descriptions of sex and violence, some strong language. 2010.Orr: my story
By Bobby Orr. 2013
Bobby Orr is often referred to as the greatest ever to play the game of hockey. No defenseman had ever…
played the way he did, or received so many trophies, or set so many records, several of which still stand today. He has never written a memoir, authorized a biography, or talked to journalists about his past, but now he is finally ready to tell his story. Bestseller. 2013.Oscar Wilde
By Richard Ellmann. 1987
Wilde's parents and his Irish background, the actresses to whom he paid court, his unfortunate wife and his lovers, enemies…
as well as friends, clothes and even the decor are all presented in this biography. The saga of his 1882 American tour and, later, his storming of the bastions of the French literary establishment are followed by the London of the 1890s, Whistler, the Pre-Raphaelites, Lillie Langtry and the Prince of Wales, and his affair with Lord Alfred Douglas. Pulitzer Prize winner. 1987.Open heart, open mind
By Clara Hughes. 2015
From one of Canada’s most decorated Olympians comes a raw but life-affirming story of one woman’s struggle with mental illness.…
After more than a decade in the gruelling world of professional sports that stripped away her confidence and bruised her body, Clara Hughes began to realize that her physical extremes, her emotional setbacks, and her partying habits were masking a severe depression. After winning bronze in the last speed skating race of her career, she decided to retire from that sport, determined to repair herself. She has emerged as one of our most committed humanitarians, advocating for a variety of social causes in Canada and around the world. Bestseller. 2015.One soldier's story: a memoir
By Robert J Dole. 2005
Former senator from Kansas describes his enlistment into the elite U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division as a lieutenant during World…
War II. Chronicles the April 14, 1945, battle in Italy that paralyzed him, his long recovery, first marriage, and entry into civilian life and the political sphere. Bestseller. 2005.