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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. "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.By Mark Taplin. 1997
An American diplomatic officer chronicles his travels through seven Russian cities and regions that were restricted zones prior to 1992.…
Describes the local scenes, people, and historical events that took place in these areas during the Soviet era. Descriptions of violence. c1997.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.By Karen Connelly. 1995
Connelly writes of her travels and experiences in Spain, France, and Greece. Favouring letters because of the "sometimes funny, sometimes…
jarring intimacy" they create, Connelly has collected letters she has written to friends, to herself in diaries, and to the reader of this book. 1995.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.By Richard Wagamese. 2008
Wagamese's look back at the long road he traveled in reclaiming his identity, and about what he's learned as a…
human being, a man, and an Ojibway. Whether he's writing about playing baseball, running away with the circus, listening to the wind, or meeting Johnny Cash, these are stories told in a healing spirit. Through them, Wagamese shows how to appreciate life for the remarkable learning journey it is. Explicit descriptions of violence. Bestseller. 2008.By Lorinda Stewart. 2017
On August 23, 2008, Amanda Lindhout was kidnapped outside Mogadishu in Somalia. The kidnappers’ demand was simple: pay millions or…
Amanda would be killed. For the next 460 days, Amanda’s mother, Lorinda Stewart, did everything in her power to get her daughter back alive. What was supposed to be a short negotiation stretched on, and weeks became months. As negotiations broke down, Lorinda found herself increasingly on her own. But she never gave up hope, even when the phone calls became more traumatic. Faced with the terrible possibility of her daughter’s death, Lorinda decided to bring in a private security company and raise money from donors to support the cause of bringing Amanda home. But would it be enough? Bestseller. 2017.By Christiane Singer. 2005
« Errer dans les chantiers du monde, sur l'emplacement de la mosquée Bleue ou de l'abbaye du Thoronet quelques jours…
avant le premier coup de pioche quand y paissaient encore les moutons et y cabriolaient les chèvres. Marcher la nuit dans New York et y entendre bruire la forêt sacrée des Iroquois. Rejoindre le moment de bifurcation où la vie s'invente de neuf. Il faut se répéter sans se lasser que ce qui existe sur terre n'est qu'une ombre du possible, une option entre mille autres. » Comme une fenêtre ouverte sur le monde, les paroles de Christiane Singer ont le ton libre d'une conversation intime. Profonde sans jamais être inaccessible, simple sans être légère, elle nous invite à la réflexion et au partage, évoquant au fil de cette méditation aussi lumineuse que sensible le monde tel que nous le vivons, au carrefour de nos émotions et de nos attentes. Nourrissant son récit de souvenirs, d'anecdotes, de contes et de récits mystiques, l'auteur de Où cours-tu ? atteint, avec une grâce infinie, l'intime et l'universel, dans ce livre de sagesse dont on ressort apaisé et radieux.By Timothy Snyder. 2017
"We are rapidly ripening for fascism. This American writer leaves us with no illusions about ourselves." -Svetlana Alexievich, Winner of…
the Nobel Prize in Literature. The Founding Fathers tried to protect us from the threat they knew, the tyranny that overcame ancient democracy. Today, our political order faces new threats, not unlike the totalitarianism of the twentieth century. We are no wiser than the Europeans who saw democracy yield to fascism, Nazism, or communism. Our one advantage is that we might learn from their experience. Bestseller. 2017.By Doug Lennox. 2017
Just in time for Canada's 150th birthday is this collection of the best in Canadian questions and answers, covering history,…
famous Canadians, sports, word origins, geography, and everything in between. In these pages, you'll learn the answers to questions like: Where did the word "Canuck" come from? How did an aristocratic French girl become a Canadian Robinson Crusoe? Why do Canadian engineers wear iron rings? What famous explorer played hockey in the Arctic? Who was the first Black woman elected to Canada's Parliament? What unlikely team beat Canada for the gold medal for hockey in the 1936 Winter Olympics? How did the Halifax Explosion occur? Bestseller. 2017.By Rose Solari, Anne Adamcewicz Simpkinson, Charles H Simpkinson. 1995
A collection from some of today's wisest voices: poets, storytellers, musicians, spiritual teachers, psychologists and bestselling authors. The stories provide…
an enriching spectrum of ideas on rediscovering the sacred soul within ourselves and in the larger culture. 1995. Uniform title: Common boundary.By Marie-Luce Constant, Robert J Sardello. 1997
By Linda Davis March. 2016
By Cea Sunrise Person. 2014
From nature child to international model by the age of thirteen, Person’s astonishing saga is one of long-held family secrets…
and extreme family dysfunction, all in an incredibly unusual setting. It is also the story of one girl’s deep-seated desire for normality - a desire that enabled her to risk everything, overcome adversity and achieve her dreams. Bestseller. c2014.By Doris Kearns Goodwin. 2017
This New York Times best-seller is the compelling chronicle of a nation during a time of incredible change. With detail…
and drama, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author expertly reveals the importance of the Roosevelt White House in the great destiny of the United States. Ultimately, she creates an intimate portrait of the Roosevelts, fusing their human vitality with the monumental scale of domestic and foreign affairs during the Second World War. 2017.By Naomi Klein. 2017
By Henry Miller, Christian Séruzier. 2004
"Nexus", publié en 1960, devait être suivi d'un second volume, mais le projet de "Nexus 2" fut laissé en plan…
en 1962 après 112 feuillets. Ainsi, la conclusion à la trilogie "Crucifixion en rose" restera inachevée. Précisons que "Nexus 2" constitue la chronique des déplacements, en 1928, de Miller et de son épouse June dans divers pays d'Europe, dont la France, le Royaume-Uni, la Hongrie, etc. Les scènes érotiques abondent, et pas seulement avec June (nommée ici "Mona"). 2004.By Murray Howe. 2017
Unlike his two brothers, Murray Howe failed in his attempt to follow in his father's footsteps to become a professional…
athlete. Yet, his failure brought him to the realization that in truth, his dream wasn't to be a pro hockey player. His dream was to be his father, Gordie Howe. To be amazing at something, but humble and gracious. To be courageous, and stand up for the little guy. To be a hero. You don't need to be a hockey player to do that. What he learned was that it is a waste of time wishing you were like someone else. We need to identify and embrace our gifts. Gordie Howe may have been the greatest player in the history of hockey, but greatness was never defined by goals or assists in the Howe household. Greatness meant being the best person you could be, not the best player on the ice. Bestseller. 2017.By Roger Moore, Gareth Owen. 2009
Roger Moore has had an extraordinary career that has spanned seven decades, from early television to the golden age of…
Hollywood and on to international superstardom. It features myriad stories from his personal life - from his childhood in London and experiences during the Second World War, to the happy and turbulent times in his later life. Bestseller. 2009.