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By David Stafford. 1999
Explores the relationship between the United States president Franklin Roosevelt and the British prime minister Winston Churchill before and during…
the Second World War. Explains how the two leaders shared intelligence secrets, bribed Spain to remain neutral, and trusted each other despite conflicting postwar national interests. 1999.By E Bielawski. 2003
Diamonds were first discovered on the Barren Grounds near Yellowknife in 1991. in 1996 Indian Affairs Minister Ron Irwin gave…
Canada's first diamond mine conditional approval, subject to "significant progress in sixty days" on agreements between various companies. Ellen Bielawski was there. 2003.By Nikki Giovanni. 2005
Account of Rosa Parks's decision to stay in her bus seat in 1955 Alabama, in defiance of segregation laws. Explains…
the resulting bus boycott by civil rights activists that led to the Supreme Court ruling ending racial segregation on buses. Grades 3-6. Coretta Scott King Award, Caldecott Honor. 2005.By Rose Elliot. 2010
This book includes hundreds of pasta, pulse and rice dishes; hot and cold desserts; pizza and bread making; cakes, biscuits…
and teabreads. It also includes new recipes such as Purple Sprouting Broccoli with Lemon Butter Sauce, Wild Mushrooms en Croute and Boozy Banoffee Pie. 2010.By Jean Des Cars. 2004
A l'aube du 30 janvier 1889, dans le pavillon de chasse de Mayerling, aux environs de Vienne, on découvre le…
corps de l'archiduc héritier d'Autriche-Hongrie, Rodolphe de Habsbourg, l'unique fils de Sissi et de François-Joseph - et celui d'une jeune fille de 17 ans, Mary Vetsera. Immédiatement, les plus folles rumeurs circulent. Laborieusement, la Cour impériale tente d'accréditer la thèse du suicide. Pendant près d'un siècle, cette version "officielle ", fut imposée. Face aux doutes et aux contradictions relevées, le silence l'emporta. En 1982, à la veille de son retour à Vienne, l'impératrice et reine Zita, dernière souveraine d'Autriche-Hongrie, livre à Jean des Cars des révélations spectaculaires qui ébranlent la thèse d'un amour maudit et remettent en question les rares certitudes de l'affaire. La rigoureuse contre-enquête de Jean des Cars démontre, d'une manière implacable, que la vérité pourrait être fort différente. 2004.By Kathleen Saunders. 1978
By Rob Rainford, Mike McColl, Rita DeMontis. 2012
Chef Rob Rainford provides over 100 recipes all designed for your backyard barbeque. Includes 20 international menus, suitable for both…
charcoal and gas grilling, and recipes for novices and grill masters alike. All you need to master your grill, embrace the outdoor cooking experience, and wow your friends and family with delicious dishes from around the globe - all in your own backyard. 2012.By Gordon Ramsay. 2006
Gordon Ramsay is known as a rude, stubborn, loud, and pathologically driven chef. Here, he tells the inside story of…
his life: his difficult childhood, his father's alcoholism and violence, his brother's heroin addiction, his short-circuited soccer career, and his fanatical pursuit of gastronomic perfection. He also dishes the dirt on the rich and famous, and takes you behind the scenes of some of the great restaurants. Strong language. 2006.By Maggie Siggins. 1994
Siggins makes extensive use of Riel's personal writing, including his diaries and poetry, in an attempt to understand the man…
behind one of the most controversial incidents in Canadian history. Arguing that Riel was executed because he was an obstacle to land development in the West, Siggins investigates Riel's character, relationships, and the history of the West which resulted in the North West Rebellion. 1994.By Simon Schama. 1999
This biography examines the life of the Dutch artist Rembrandt. The author conjures the world in which Rembrandt moved -…
its sounds, smells and tastes as well as its politics - and the influences on him including the wars of the Protestant United Provinces against Spain, and the demands of patrons and the ambitions of contemporaries. Above all the profound effect on Rembrandt of the leading master of the immediately preceding generation, Rubens, with whom Rembrandt was obsessed for the first part of his life. 1999.By Lysiane Gagnon. 2014
" À travers une vingtaine de textes inédits ayant pour dénominateur commun " la table ", la journaliste Lysiane Gagnon…
partage ses observations et ses réflexions sur la cuisine, la restauration, les traditions, les habitudes et les modes alimentaires. Dans ce livre, l'auteure traite de l'évolution de la critique gastronomique au Québec et ailleurs, des nouvelles tendances en matière d'alimentation, que ce soit du bio, du " manger local " ou du " manger cru ", des rites du repas chinois, à la façon dont les Japonais découpent le thon qui servira aux sushis. Elle réfléchit à propos des petites luttes de pouvoir au sein des couples lors de la préparation des repas, aux excès des foodies démesurément obsédés par la bouffe, ainsi qu'au phénomène des chefs-vedettes. " -- 4e de couv.By Natalie MacLean. 2006
To learn about all aspects of wine, MacLean interviews everyone from grape growers in Burgundy to upstart zinfandel producers in…
Sonoma Valley. Every encounter incorporates vivid descriptions of tastings and colourful personalities. Also includes an explanation for 103 different shapes of glassware, solid research, and commonsense advice. 2006.By Jacqueline Lagacé, Louise Labrèche, Louise Côté, Kévin Bélisle, Jean-Marc Enderlin. 2013
" Jacqueline Lagacé offre aujourdhui un livre de recettes plus gourmand et créatif qui prouve qu'une cuisine saine, sans gluten…
et sans produits laitiers, qui respecte les règles de l'alimentation hypotoxique, peut être l'occasion de véritables fêtes gustatives tout en étant simple d'exécution. Ce livre présente 260 recettes de l'entrée au dessert, en passant par les pains, les petits-déjeuners et les aliments crus. La première partie du livre est due à l'expertise en cuisine hypotoxique de l'auteure et de ses deux collaboratrices Louise Labrèche et Louise Côté. La seconde partie du livre est née de la rencontre de Jacqueline Lagacé et de Jocelyna Dubuc, la directrice générale du Spa Eastman. À la suite d'une dégustation, au restaurant du Spa Eastman, de différents plats hypotoxiques exécutés par le chef cuisinier Kévin Bélisle et son collaborateur, Jean-Marc Enderlin, un nutrithérapeute spécialisé en cuisine hypotoxique, Jacqueline Lagacé a été tellement impressionnée par la saveur exceptionnelle de leur cuisine qu'elle les a invités à collaborer à l'élaboration de ce livre. ll semble qu'elle ne soit pas la seule à apprécier cette table, puisque le chef Kévin Bélisle vient d'être honoré Chef Santé 2013 par la Société des chefs, cuisiniers et pâtissiers du Québec. " -- 4e de couv.By Nicole Young, Monique Richard, Nadine Day. 2013
" Vous voulez vous assurer d'introduire les bons aliments au bon moment? Ce livre contient, regroupées selon les ingrédients à…
intégrer ou à éviter à chaque âge, 150 recettes pour régaler les tout-petits de six mois à plus de un an. Les menus et conseils mis de l'avant vous permettront d'éveiller graduellement les papilles gustatives de votre enfant tout en privilégiant les meilleurs produits pour la santé, dont le riz brun, les légumes verts et les aliments pauvres en matières grasses, en glucides et en sodium. Préparer de la nourriture saine dont bébé raffolera deviendra un véritable jeu d'enfant!* Des propositions de recettes reflétant les plus récentes recommandations des principales associations pédiatriques. * Des menus spéciaux, dont un pour les bébés qui ont été exclusivement allaités.* Des variantes, des trucs pour gagner du temps et des astuces pour les bébés difficiles. " -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: Blender baby food.By Ruth Fremes. 1982
By Rebecca Spohn. 2007
Practical advice equips children to grow fruits, vegetables, and flowers outdoors or indoors in a milk carton or even a…
paper cup. Readers learn how a seed grows, what tools to use, and how to prepare seedbeds; they learn about transplanting, weeding, watering, and dealing with pests; and they can even follow recipes for turning what they grow into what they eat. Grades 2-4 and older readers. 2007.By Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff. 2010
Teaches young gardeners how to grow plants from seed, how to propagate plants, when to harvest seeds, how long different…
plants take to grow, what to do about pests, and much more. Features more than 30 simple gardening projects specially designed to be completed during summer vacation. Grades 2-4 and older readers. 2010.By Noel Buchanan. 1995
This book is packed with DIY techniques and technology. It gives hundreds of ideas for the home, to fire your…
imagination and show you how with step by step descriptions. 1995. If you request this book on CD it will be on 2 or more CDs. You must play the first CD to the end before playing the next CD.By Brian Moynahan. 2017
In this evocative biography, internationally acclaimed historian Brian Moynahan pieces together the life and death of Rasputin--one of the most…
mysterious, paradoxical and infamous figures of pre-revolutionary Russia. Provides insight into one of the most fascinating legends of the 20th century. Rasputin was born a peasant and remained coarse and largely uneducated his entire life, yet through his piousness, politics and charisma, he held sway in one of the greatest royal houses of Europe. Set against a vivid backdrop of royalty, war, and budding revolution, Rasputin is a dazzling portrait of a man as well as an era. Drawing on confidential reports--some available only since the fall of the Soviet Union--and personal documents, Moynahan sheds new light on Rasputin's enigmatic life and mysterious death. 2017.By Michael Ruhlman. 2009
Ratios are the proportions of one ingredient to another - biscuit dough is 3 : 1 : 2 (3 parts…
flour, 1 part fat, and 2 parts liquid). Cooking with ratios will unchain you you're your recipes. With thirty-three ratios and suggestions for variations, the truth of cooking is revealed: how the fundamental ingredients of the kitchen - water, flour, butter and oils, milk and cream, and eggs - work. 2009.