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Scènes du coeur
By Greta Thunberg. 2019
Militante écologiste de 16 ans, G. Thunberg est rapidement devenue le symbole de la défense du climat. Elle se livre…
sur ses combats personnels, sur la naissance de sa vocation en faveur de la préservation de l'environnement ainsi que sur le soutien sans faille des membres de sa famille pour ses actions quotidiennesLa lutte pour le territoire québécois: entre extractivisme et écocitoyenneté
By Bruno Massé. 2020
Pour surmonter l'écoanxiété et travailler à la survie des écosystèmes autant que des communautés, les sentiments d'urgence et d'indignation ne…
sont pas suffisants. Géographe et militant écologiste, Bruno Massé met à contribution sa longue expérience de terrain dans un essai percutant et engagé qui propose de repenser notre rapport problématique au territoire. Il nous invite à questionner les relations de pouvoir qui s'y exercent, à remettre en question la vision extractiviste qui réduit le Québec à une simple zone de ressources exploitables, et à rejoindre les luttes écocitoyennes pour construire une société verte et solidaire. Critiquant vertement l'hégémonie du développement durable, l'auteur s'inspire de la géographie pour formuler huit propositions étonnantes afin de construire un contre-pouvoir territorial effectif vers une transition écologique qui permettra de mieux protéger notre espace, de s'y reconnecter et de mieux y vivreGardez l'œil ouvert: 15 histoires de disparitions mystérieuses
By Victoria Charlton. 2019
La youtubeuse Victoria Charlton, connue pour ses vidéos consacrées au True Crime, nous entraîne sur la piste des 15 disparitions…
les plus énigmatiques des 100 dernières années, de la France aux États-Unis, en passant par le Québec. Reconstitution des faits, décryptage des éléments de l'enquête, anecdotes de recherche et théories personnelles: Victoria propose des récits haletants, empreints de suspense et d'émotions. Qui sait, peut-être avez-vous déjà croisé Johnny, Timmothy, Laureen ou Diane? Une chose est sûre: après avoir refermé ce livre, vous penserez toujours à garder l'oeil ouvert. Parce que toute personne disparue mérite d'être retrouvéeLe changement climatique est en train de modifier notre monde en profondeur, et ce, de diverses façons qui entraînent des…
risques dantesques pour les sociétés humaines et les systèmes naturels. Nous sommes entrés dans le Casino climatique et avons lancé les dés du réchauffement, avertit William Nordhaus. Mais nous avons encore le temps de tourner les talons et de sortir de ce casino. Dans cet ouvrage essentiel, l'auteur explique comment y parvenir. Convoquant toutes les problématiques importantes qui s'articulent autour du débat sur le climat, Nordhaus décrit les aspects scientifiques, économiques et politiques en jeu... ainsi que les mesures nécessaires pour réduire les dangers du réchauffement climatique. Dans des termes accessibles à tout citoyen engagé et en prenant soin de présenter avec objectivité différents points de vue, il expose le problème de bout en bout : du début, le réchauffement trouvant son origine dans notre utilisation individuelle de l'énergie, à la fin, les sociétés employant les réglementations, taxes ou subventions pour réduire les émissions de gaz responsables du changement climatiqueChannel kindness: Stories of kindness and community
By Born This Way Foundation Reporters. 2020
This program includes an introduction read by Lady Gaga For Lady Gaga, kindness is the driving force behind everything she…
says and does. The quiet power of kindness can change the way we view one another, our communities, and even ourselves. She embodies this mission, and through her work, brings more kindness into our world every single day. Lady Gaga has always believed in the importance of being yourself, being kind to yourself, and being kind to others, no matter who they are or where they come from. With that sentiment in mind, she and her mother, Cynthia Germanotta, founded Born This Way Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to making the world a kinder and braver place. Through the years, they've collected stories of kindness, bravery and resilience from young people all over the world, proving that kindness truly is the universal language. And now, we invite you to read these stories and follow along as each and every young author finds their voice just as Lady Gaga has found hers. Within these pages, you'll meet young changemakers who found their inner strength, who prevailed in the face of bullies, who started their own social movements, who decided to break through the mental health stigma and share how they felt, who created safe spaces for LGBTQ+ youth, and who have embraced kindness with every fiber of their being by helping others without the expectation of anything in return. In one story, you'll read about a young person with an autoimmune disease, who after being bullied at school, learned how to practice self-love and started an organization with the mission of educating others about the importance of self-love, too; and in another story, you'll meet a young person who decided to start a movement to help eliminate the stigma surrounding mental health and encouraged others to talk about their feelings openly and honestly, a reminder that kindness and mental wellness go hand in hand. Not only were we moved by these individual acts of kindness, but we were also touched by the many stories of organizations, neighborhoods, and entire communities that fully dedicated themselves to helping those in need and found new, innovative ways to make our world a kinder and braver place. Individually and collectively, these stories prove that kindness not only saves lives but builds community. Kindness is inclusion, it is pride, it is empathy, it is compassion, it is self-respect and it is the guiding light to love. Kindness is always transformational, and its never-ending ripples result in even more kind acts that can change our lives, our communities, and our world. This program is read by Lady Gaga, Cynthia Germanotta, Hanna Atkinson, Connor Long, Alex Aide, Shadille Estepan, Aysha Mahmood, and Mitu Yilma. A Macmillan Audio production from Feiwel & FriendsMagdalena: River of dreams: a story of colombia
By Wade Davis. 2020
A captivating new book from Wade Davis—award-winning, best-selling author and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence for more than a decade—that brings vividly…
to life the story of the great Río Magdalena, illuminating Colombia's complex past, present, and future Travelers often become enchanted with the first country that captures their hearts and gives them license to be free. For Wade Davis, it was Colombia. Now in a masterly new book, Davis tells of his travels on the mighty Magdalena, the river that made possible the nation. Along the way, he finds a people who have overcome years of conflict precisely because of their character, informed by an enduring spirit of place, and a deep love of a land that is home to the greatest ecological and geographical diversity on the planet. As Gabriel García Márquez once wrote during his own pilgrimage on the river: "The only reason I would like to be young again would be the chance to travel again on a freighter going up the Magdalena." Only in Colombia can a traveler wash ashore in a coastal desert, follow waterways through wetlands as wide as the sky, ascend narrow tracks through dense tropical forests, and reach verdant Andean valleys rising to soaring ice-clad summits. This rugged and impossible geography finds its perfect coefficient in the topography of the Colombian spirit: restive, potent, at times placid and calm, in moments explosive and wild. Both a corridor of commerce and a fountain of culture, the wellspring of Colombian music, literature, poetry, and prayer, the Magdalena has served in dark times as the graveyard of the nation. And yet, always, it returns as a river of life. At once an absorbing adventure and an inspiring tale of hope and redemption, Magdalena gives us a rare, kaleidoscopic picture of a nation on the verge of a new period of peace. Braiding together memoir, history, and journalism, Wade Davis tells the story of the country's most magnificent river, and in doing so, tells the epic story of Colombia. Bestseller.When they call you a terrorist (young adult edition): A story of black lives matter and the power to change the world
By Patrisse Khan-Cullors. 2020
This program includes a foreword read by Angela Davis Patrisse Khan-Cullors' and asha bandele's instant New York Times bestseller, When…
They Call You a Terrorist is now adapted for the YA audience! A movement that started with a hashtag—#BlackLivesMatter—on Twitter spread across the nation and then across the world. From one of the co-founders of the Black Lives Matter movement comes a poetic memoir and reflection on humanity. Necessary and timely, Patrisse Khan-Cullors' story asks us to remember that protest in the interest of the most vulnerable comes from love. Leaders of the Black Lives Matter movement have been called terrorists, a threat to America. But in truth, they are loving women whose life experiences have led them to seek justice for those victimized by the powerful. In this meaningful, empowering account of survival, strength, and resilience, Cullors and asha bandele seek to change the culture that declares innocent black life expendable. A Macmillan Audio production from Wednesday BooksWar: How conflict shaped us
By Margaret MacMillan. 2020
Is peace an aberration? The bestselling author of Paris 1919 offers a provocative view of war as an essential component…
of humanity. NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW &“Margaret MacMillan has produced another seminal work. . . . She is right that we must, more than ever, think about war. And she has shown us how in this brilliant, elegantly written book.&”—H.R. McMaster, author of Dereliction of Duty and Battlegrounds: The Fight to Defend the Free World The instinct to fight may be innate in human nature, but war—organized violence—comes with organized society. War has shaped humanity&’s history, its social and political institutions, its values and ideas. Our very language, our public spaces, our private memories, and some of our greatest cultural treasures reflect the glory and the misery of war. War is an uncomfortable and challenging subject not least because it brings out both the vilest and the noblest aspects of humanity. Margaret MacMillan looks at the ways in which war has influenced human society and how, in turn, changes in political organization, technology, or ideologies have affected how and why we fight. War: How Conflict Shaped Us explores such much-debated and controversial questions as: When did war first start? Does human nature doom us to fight one another? Why has war been described as the most organized of all human activities? Why are warriors almost always men? Is war ever within our control? Drawing on lessons from wars throughout the past, from classical history to the present day, MacMillan reveals the many faces of war—the way it has determined our past, our future, our views of the world, and our very conception of ourselves. Bestseller.Rainbow revolutionaries: Fifty lgbtq+ people who made history
By Sarah Prager. 2020
One of Time Out's "LGBTQ+ books for kids to read during Pride Month," this groundbreaking, pop-culture-infused LGBTQ+ biography collection takes…
readers on an eye-opening journey through the lives of fifty influential queer figures who have made a mark on every century of human existence. Rainbow Revolutionaries brings to life the vibrant histories of fifty pioneering LGBTQ+ people from around the world. Through Sarah Prager's (Queer, There, and Everywhere) short, engaging bios, readers can delve into the lives of Wen of Han, a Chinese emperor who loved his boyfriend as much as his people, Martine Rothblatt, a trans woman who's helping engineer the robots of tomorrow, and so many more! This book is a celebration of the many ways these heroes have made a difference and will inspire young readers to make a difference, too. Featuring an introduction, timeline, and glossary, this must-have biography collection is the perfect read during Pride month and all year round. Biographies include: Adam Rippon, Alan L. Hart, Alan Turing, Albert Cashier, Alberto Santos-Dumont, Alexander the Great, Al-Hakam II, Alvin Ailey, Bayard Rustin, Benjamin Banneker, Billie Jean King, Chevalier d'Éon, Christina of Sweden, Christine Jorgensen, Cleve Jones, Ellen DeGeneres, Francisco Manicongo, Frida Kahlo, Frieda Belinfante, Georgina Beyer, Gilbert Baker, Glenn Burke, Greta Garbo, Harvey Milk, James Baldwin, Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, José Sarria, Josephine Baker, Juana Inés de la Cruz, Julie d'Aubigny, Lili Elbe, Ma Rainey, Magnus Hirschfeld, Manvendra Singh Gohil, Marsha P. Johnson, Martine Rothblatt, Maryam Khatoon Molkara, Natalie Clifford Barney, Navtej Johar, Nzinga, Pauli Murray, Renée Richards, Rudolf Nureyev, Sally Ride, Simon Nkoli, Stormé DeLarverie, Sylvia Rivera, Tshepo Ricki Kgositau, Wen of Han, We'Wha Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook. *A Junior Library Guild Selection*Pour mémoire: petits miracles et cailloux blancs
By Dominique Fortier. 2019
Cet ouvrage est un répertoire de miracles fragiles et minuscules que nous avons choisi de garder comme on conserve les…
fleurs entre les pages d'un livre pour pouvoir continuer à les admirer en hiver - une manière d'antidote au cynisme, à l'absurde, au découragement qui nous assaillent du dedans comme du dehors. Un tout petit acte de résistanceJournal d'une femme noire
By Kathleen Collins. 2020
Un recueil réunissant quatre nouvelles, des lettres, de brèves fictions et des extraits de journaux, publiés à titre posthume. Dans…
ces textes, elle raconte la vie d'une femme noire américaine dans une société récemment affranchie de ses lois racistes. Elle évoque, entre autres, la liberté d'être, la conscience de soi, la relation à l'autre et l'amour.100 immigrant women who changed the world (Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls #3)
By Elena Favilli. 2020
A continuation of the New York Times bestselling series, Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Immigrant Women Who Changed…
the World is packed with 100 bedtime stories about the lives of 100 extraordinary women from the past and the present. This volume recognizes women who leave their homeland to seek refuge, to realize their dreams, and to share their invaluable contributions with the world. The latest installment in the New York Times bestselling Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls series, featuring 100 immigrant women who have shaped, and will continue to shape, our world. Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Immigrant Women Who Changed the World is the third book in the New York Times bestselling series for children. Packed with 100 all-new bedtime stories about the lives of incredible female figures from the past and the present, this volume recognizes women who left their birth countries for a multitude of reasons: some for new opportunities, some out of necessity. Readers will whip up a plate with Asma Khan, strategize global affairs alongside Madeleine Albright, venture into business with Rihanna, and many more. This audiobook includes a PDF of two written exercises—"Write Your Story" & "Draw Your Portrait"—and the "Glossary" from the bookC'est quoi un réfugié?
By Élise Gravel. 2019
Un album pour expliquer simplement aux enfants la situation complexe des réfugiés Qui sont les réfugiés? Pourquoi doivent-ils quitter leur…
pays? Que viennent-ils faire chez nous ? Dans cet album tout à fait d'actualité, Elise Gravel explique de manière simple et claire, ce que ça signifie d'être réfugié. Elle rappelle que toutes ces personnes déracinées sont avant tout des êtres humains comme chacun d'entre nous. Un documentaire accessible qui permet aux enfants de mieux comprendre le monde dans lequel ils vivent.Mad Blood Stirring: The Inner Lives of Violent Men
By Daemon Fairless. 2018
With a rare clarity and fearless honesty, Daemon Fairless tackles the horrors and compulsions of male violence from the perspective…
of someone who struggles with violent impulses himself, creating a non-fiction masterpiece with the narrative power of novels such as Fight Club and A History of Violence.A man, no matter how civilized, is still an animal--and sometimes a dangerous one. Men are responsible for the lion's share of assault, rape, murder and warfare. Conventional wisdom chalks this up to socialization, that men are taught to be violent. And they are. But there's more to it. Violence is a dangerous desire--a set of powerful and inherent emotions we are loath to own up to. And so there remains a hidden geography to male violence--an inner ecosystem of rage, dominance, blood lust, insecurity and bravado--yet to be mapped. Mad Blood Stirring is journalist Daemon Fairless's riveting first-person travelogue through this territory as he seeks to understand the inner lives of violent men and, ultimately, himself.The third rainbow girl: the long life of a double murder in Appalachia
By Emma Copley Eisenberg. 2020
In the early evening of June 25, 1980 in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, two middle-class outsiders were hitchhiking to a…
festival known as the Rainbow Gathering, but never arrived. Using the past and the present, Eisenberg shows how this mysterious act of violence has loomed over all those affected for generations, shaping their fears, fates, and the stories they tell about themselvesStamped: racism, antiracism, and you
By Jason Reynolds. 2020
Race has always been used to gain and keep power, creating dynamics that separate and silence. This exploration reveals the…
history of racism in America and inspires hope for an antiracist futureNala's world: one man, his rescue cat, and a bike ride around the globe
By Dean Nicholson. 2020
When thirty-year-old Dean Nicholson set off from Scotland to cycle around the world, his aim was to learn as much…
as he could about our troubled planet. But he hadn't bargained on the lessons he'd learn from his unlikely companion. In the mountains between Montenegro and Bosnia, Nicholson came across an abandoned kitten. Soon on his travels with the cat he named Nala, they forged an unbreakable bondWhat Kids Did: Stories of Kindness and Invention In the Time of COVID-19
By Erin Silver. 2020
In the spring of 2020, the Covid-19 virus changed the world and made daily life much more challenging. We had…
to stay apart, away from work, school, and our normal routines. But, all around the world, kids came up with creative and thoughtful ways to help others. From making 3-D printed medical equipment to food bank fundraising to a neighbourhood joke stand, to creating a semi-automatic hand-washing machine, kids made a difference in their communities. Let's celebrate and take inspiration from their stories.Born in Canada to parents who emigrated from the Caribbean, P.K. Subban is a remarkable athlete and role model. A…
talent on the ice, playing for some of the best teams in the NHL, P.K. has set records and won the Norris Trophy, the highest honour in hockey for a defenceman. Often the centre of controversy, at one time named one of the most hated hockey players in the NHL for his outspoken attitude, he is the pride of many fans across Canada and a hero to young athletes of colour. His stand against racism relies more on actions to support others than on relating his own experiences. He is known to have made the largest donation to charity by a Canadian athlete in history, and works to build an understanding between at-risk youth and law enforcement across North America. P.K.'s story has evolved into an incredible family story of three first-generation-born-in-Canada brothers who, starting with P.K., all were drafted into the NHL. P.K. and his siblings were brought up to work hard to make their dreams come true by a father who taught in one of the toughest neighbourhoods in Toronto. A philanthropic thinker, a media favourite and force to be reckoned with on the ice — this is P.K. Subban.We keep the dead close: a murder at Harvard and a half century of silence
By Becky Cooper. 2020
Forty years after the fact, Becky Cooper, a curious Harvard undergrad, first heard whispers of a murdered student, one bludgeoned…
to death by a professor to cover up an affair. Though that motive proved false, the story that unfolded, one that Cooper followed for ten years, is even more complex: a tale of gender inequality in academia, the silencing effect of institutions, and our compulsion to rewrite the stories of female victims