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By Laurier L LaPierre. 1997
La vie privée et publique de Laurier, premier Canadien-français à diriger les destinées du Canada à titre de Premier ministre.…
1997. Titre uniforme: Sir Wilfrid Laurier and the romance of Canada.By Christopher Cottier, Betty Jane Wylie. 1996
A guide to retirement planning for people in their fifties, sixties, and seventies. The authors discuss RRSPs and RRIFs, investing…
for retirement, insurance and wills, health care, working after retirement, and housing alternatives. c1996.In the early days of photography, in the death-strewn wake of the Civil War, one man seized America's imagination. A…
"spirit photographer," William Mumler took portrait photographs that featured the ghostly presence of a lost loved one alongside the living subject. Mumler was a sensation: The affluent and influential came calling, including Mary Todd Lincoln, who arrived at his studio in disguise amidst rumors of seances in the White House. 2017.By Carl Richards. 2012
More than just a how-to guide, 'The behavior gap' is a movement developed by Richards to help even the least-savvy…
investor put his or her money to use more efficiently. With Richards' easy-to-implement practices and habits, investors will close the behaviour gap and get a better return from their investments. 2012.By Mary Abbott Hess, Katharine Middleton. 1978
Revised edition containing information on diabetes and its management, based on 1994 recommendations of the American Diabetes Association. Includes advice…
on exercise, alcohol, dining out, and eating while travelling; recipes for soups, breads, meats, poultry, seafood, eggs, cheese, yogurt, pastas, and desserts. 1996, c1978.By Brenda Bradshaw, Lauren Donaldson Bramley. 2004
Bestselling author Bach provides a user-friendly, motivational book designed to help build wealth through homeownership and finish rich in any…
market. Whether you already own your home or are renting, Bach gives you a long-term strategy with step-by-step instructions for success. 2006.Police detective Lori Shenher describes her role in Vancouver’s infamous Missing and Murdered Women Investigation and her years-long struggle with…
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder as a result of her work on the case. From her first assignment in 1998 to explore an increase in the number of missing women to the harrowing 2002 interrogation of convicted serial killer Robert Pickton, Shenher tells a story of massive police failure. 2015.By Kate Dickinson Sweetser, Amy Puetz. 2017
Whether facing a band of Indians with Madeleine; saving lives at sea with Ida Lewis; experiencing the battlefields of the…
Civil War with Clara Barton, or learning the life story of Louisa May Alcott, you will be inspired by the faith, courage, and devotion of these ten girls from history. Grades 4-7. 2017.By Dashka Slater. 2017
One teenager in a skirt. One teenager with a lighter. One moment that changes both of their lives forever. If…
it weren't for the 57 bus, Sasha and Richard never would have met. Both were high school students from Oakland, California, one of the most diverse cities in the country, but they inhabited different worlds. Sasha, a white teen, lived in the middle-class foothills and attended a small private school. Richard, a black teen, lived in the crime-plagued flatlands and attended a large public one. Each day, their paths overlapped for a mere eight minutes. But one afternoon on the bus ride home from school, a single reckless act left Sasha severely burned, and Richard charged with two hate crimes and facing life imprisonment. The case garnered international attention, thrusting both teenagers into the spotlight. For junior and senior high readers. 2017.By Patricia Chuey. 1999
The author is a certified fitness instructor and running clinic coordinator. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in nutrition…
and a Master's degree in sports nutrition. This book focuses on how to achieve the balance between eating purely for pleasure and eating for health and energy. 1999.By Walter Buchignani. 1994
The story of Régine Miller, who, as a young Jewish girl during World War II, was hidden by Belgium's underground…
movement and was the only member of her family to survive the Holocaust. Grades 5-8. c1994.By Ludovic Kennedy. 1985
The airman is Charles Lindbergh, famous for his historic flight from New York to Paris in 1927; the carpenter a…
German immigrant, Richard Hauptmann. The tragic link between the two names is the kidnap and death of Lindbergh's baby son. The author investigates the justice or otherwise of the case. 1985.By John Douillard. 2000
The author presents the results of a decade he spent applying Ayurvedic concepts to the American way of life, including…
exercise, eating habits, and stress prevention techniques. The diet follows nature's harvest: low fat in the spring, high carbohydrates in the summer, and high protein and fat in the winter. 2000.By Maxine Trottier. 2005
Terry Fox was a typical Canadian kid who liked to play basketball and soccer, but whose 'ordinary' life was changed…
suddenly at age 18 when his leg was amputated because of cancer. This biography covers the life of Terry Fox and his reasons for running across Canada. Traces his progress from the run's beginning on April 12, 1980 in St. John's until its premature conclusion in Thunder Bay on September 1, 1980. Grades 2-4. 2005.By Daniel Sekulich. 2009
Award-winning journalist investigates high-seas piracy, incidents of which occur on a near-daily basis worldwide and can involve detention, robbery, and…
violence. Interviews professional mariners, victims, and even perpetrators themselves to uncover the inner workings of criminal enterprises and gauge international economic and security threats in the early twenty-first century. Some strong language and some descriptions of violence. 2009.By Michael Moss, Charles Bonnot. 2014
" À partir de dossiers confidentiels, de notes internes et de témoignages d'anciens cadres de l'agroalimentaire, l'Américain Michael Moss dénonce…
sans détours les industriels qui saturent leurs produits de sucre, de sel et de matières grasses pour nous rendre dépendants dès le berceau. Le journaliste d'investigation dévoile les secrets - pourtant bien gardés - de ces géants prêts à tout pour dominer le marché, exporter leurs produits et imposer leurs stratégies marketing, malgré les graves problèmes sanitaires et sociaux que cela pose, en France notamment, où le taux d'obésité atteint aujourd'hui des sommets. " -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: Salt, sugar, fat : how the food giants hooked us.By Harlyn Geronimo, Corine Sombrun. 2008
Combattant légendaire, Geronimo (1829-1909) fut l'un des derniers chefs indiens à déposer les armes après avoir tenu en échec près…
de la moitié de l'armée des États-Unis. Malgré les promesses qui lui ont été faites, il ne reverra jamais sa terre natale : les restes du vieux guerrier chiricahua seront ensevelis dans le cimetière militaire de Fort Sill, en Oklahoma. Aujourd'hui, Harlyn Geronimo, son arrière-petit-fils, engagé dans la défense des droits de son peuple, continue de se battre pour honorer la mémoire de son aïeul et pour que soit réalisé son ultime souhait. Quelques descriptions de violence. 2008.By Stéphanie Morillon. 2002
Partager les conquêtes de César, d'Europe en Orient, à travers les récits des historiens de l'Antiquité. Découvrir les civilisations romaine…
et gauloise. Apprendre les fondements de notre histoire. Années 3 à 6. 2002.By Jean-Michel Dequeker-Fergon. 2004
La victoire d'Aboukir effaçait d'un seul coup tous nos revers et Kléber embrassa Bonaparte en s'exclamant : " Général, vous…
êtes grand comme le monde, et il n'est pas assez grand pour vous ! ". Partager l'extraordinaire destin de Napoléon Bonaparte : la fulgurante ascension, la toute-puissance, les victoires éclatantes et les défaites tout aussi spectaculaires. Années 3 à 6. 2004.