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Napoleon Bonaparte: A Life
By Alan Schom. 1997
A critical portrait of the legendary ruler of France, whose empire controlled much of Europe. Covers "all aspects of his…
life," tracing his obscure Corsican youth, his rise to power, his military campaigns, his defeat at Waterloo, and his death in exile in 1821. Descriptions of violence. 1997.My heart is Africa: a flying adventure
By Scott Griffin. 2006
In 1996, Scott Griffin joined the Flying Doctors Service, which flies doctors to remote areas of Africa - by flying…
to Kenya himself. Griffin's two-year adventure included storms, equipment problems, and fuel shortages while flying to Africa, and upon arrival he circumnavigated the continent, flying over deserts, mountains and jungles both as a medical volunteer and tourist. Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. 2006.My famous evening: Nova Scotia sojourns, diaries & preoccupations (National Geographic directions)
By Howard A Norman. 2004
Canadian author Norman has travelled to Nova Scotia over the decades, collecting stories, myths, and memories. He recounts the story…
of Marlais Quire, who travelled to New York in the 1920's to hear Joseph Conrad, talks about forerunners (eerie omens of tragedy well known to seafaring communities), and relates a folktale about a protective mythic creature. He also retraces the steps of poet Elizabeth Bishop, who lived in Nova Scotia as a child, with historian, poet, and scholar Sandra Barry. 2004.My name is number 4: a true story
By Ting-Xing Ye. 2007
After the death of both her parents, Ting-xing and her four siblings endured the brutality of Red Guard attacks on…
their schools and even their house as they struggled against poverty and hunger. Then at sixteen, she was exiled to a prison farm far from home. This is the story of Ting-xing's tumultuous life, turned upside down by China's Cultural Revolution. Some strong language. 2007.Mud, sweat and tears
By Bear Grylls. 2011
Mrs. Fitzherbert and sons
By Jim Foord-Kelcey, Philippa Foord-Kelcey. 1991
King George IV is best remembered for his extravagant lifestyle and his efforts to divorce his wife, Caroline of Brunswick.…
But many are unaware that, in 1784, when he was still the Prince of Wales, George secretly married a Roman Catholic widow named Maria Fitzherbert. However, without the consent of his father, the marriage was considered invalid under the Royal Marriages Act. 1991.Mrs. King: the life and times of Isabel Mackenzie King
By Charlotte Gray. 1997
Isabel Mackenzie King was the daughter of William Lyon Mackenzie and the mother of Canada's longest serving prime minister, William…
Lyon Mackenzie King. While her son attempted to portray her as the ideal woman, his biographers insisted that she was manipulative and ambitious, forcing her son into politics so that he could support the family. Gray attempts to bring her story to light and reveal the real Mrs. King, a woman who witnessed some of the most important events of Canadian history. Canada Reads 2012. c1997.Mrs. L: conversations with Alice Roosevelt Longworth
By Alice Roosevelt Longworth, Michael Teague. 1981
Murder of a Medici princess
By Caroline Murphy. 2008
Because Isabella de' Medici was close to her father, Cosimo, she was allowed to live an autonomous life apart from…
her abusive husband. After Cosimo's death, his spiteful eldest son, Francesco, reneged on the inheritance Cosimo left Isabella and her children, and then sanctioned the murder of both Isabella and her sister-in-law Leonora. This account of a lesser-known Medici daughter also describes an extraordinary woman who paid the ultimate price for flouting her era's traditional gender roles. 2008.Monet
By Pascal Bonafoux. 2007
"Au jour le jour de sa correspondance - car Monet ne cesse d'écrire, de compter et surtout de douter -…
voici le récit d'une vie magnifique obsédée par l'accomplissement d'une oeuvre sublime". Par un écrivain et historien de l'art qui a déjà consacré plusieurs ouvrages à des peintres, notamment Van Gogh et Cézanne. 2007.Mountbatten: the official biography
By Phillip Ziegler. 1985
An honest assessment of a widely respected man who, for all the trappings of life within the circle of the…
Royal Family, was nothing if not human. The author is the first to have access to the Broadlands archives and he has thoroughly researched other sources to give a more rounded picture of this greatly loved public figure. 1985.Mazarin, le maître du jeu
By Simone Bertière. 2007
Une solide biographie consacrée à Mazarin, cardinal et homme politique français d'origine italienne. En trois grandes parties: La quête d'un…
emploi - Sur la corde raide - Le poids du pouvoir. Tableaux généalogiques, cartes et repères chronologiques complètent l'ouvrage. 2007.Hypatie: l'étoile d'Alexandrie ((Post scriptum).)
By Olivier Gaudefroy. 2012
La vie d'Hypathie, philosophe mathématicienne d'Alexandrie. À partir des sources antiques, l'auteur retrace les conditions tragiques de sa mort et…
montre comment dès la Renaissance, elle connut une seconde vie qui s'amplifia avec les romantiques et plus récemment à travers le cinéma et la bande dessinée. 2012.Marie Duplessis, "la Dame aux camélias": une vie romancée
By Bertrand Poirot-Delpech. 1981
A la fois réelle et mythique, la fameuse "dame" dont le roman, le théâtre, le cinéma et la bande dessinée…
se sont inspirés mérite cette biographie romancée qui évoque tout un climat et une époque de la sensibilité française. 1981.Madame Rimbaud
By Françoise Lalande. 1987
Madame Rimbaud? Une horrible mégère doublée d'une mère castratrice, si l'on en croit l'imagerie scolaire et une certaine légende rimbaldienne.…
La vérité est différente, plus complexe. Elle se disait "vouée à toutes les souffrances de la vie." Elle était la mère d'Arthur Rimbaud. 1987.Amelia Earhart
By Jennifer Lesieur. 2010
Portrait de l'aviatrice américaine, star internationale et icône de la femme moderne dans l'Amérique des années 1930. Sa disparition en…
mer, alors qu'elle accomplit un tour du monde, reste encore un mystère aujourd'hui. 2010.L'Irak de Saddam Hussein, portrait total
By Christian Chesnot, Georges Malbrunot. 2003
Georges Malbrunot et Christian Chesnot sont tous deux journalistes spécialistes du Moyen-Orient. Ils dressent un portrait vivant et précis de…
la situation en Irak depuis les années 50 et de son maître suprême, le sulfureux et charismatique Saddam Hussein. 2003.Master mariner: Capt. James Cook and the peoples of the Pacific
By Daniel Conner, Lorraine Miller. 1978
Meals that heal inflammation: embrace healthy living and eliminate pain, one meal at a time
By Julie Daniluk. 2011
Inflammation is on the rise - conditions such as allergies, skin disorders, asthma, heart disease, arthritis and any other condition…
ending in "itis" all have an inflammatory component. Daniluk outlines the six causes of inflammation and gets to the root of the pain we experience. She then shows how to build a healthy kitchen full of foods that will contribute to our well-being. Includes a nutrition guide, menu plan, and 130 recipes. c2011.Les destins tragiques de l'histoire de France
By Daniel Appriou. 2001
De Vercingétorix à Jean Moulin, l'auteur dresse ici, en quelques pages pour chacun, les derniers moments d'une trentaine de personnages…
de l'histoire de France, morts prématurément ou disparus à jamais. 2001.