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Sucre, sel et matières grasses: [comment les industriels nous rendents accros]
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.Sissi, ou, La fatalité (Présence de l'histoire)
By Jean Des Cars. 1997
Simone de Beauvoir: biographie (Grandes biographies)
By Huguette Bouchardeau. 2007
Sur la trace de Nives: récit
By Erri De Luca, Danièle Valin, Nives Meroi. 2006
Erri De Luca accompagne la célèbre alpiniste italienne Nives Meroi dans l'une de ses expéditions himalayennes. Réfugiés sous la tente,…
en pleine tempête, ils engagent une conversation à bâtons rompus. Dans ce lieu magique à la jonction entre le ciel et la terre, où la beauté des montagnes contraste avec la violence des conditions climatiques, les récits d'altitude de la jeune femme sont une trame où se tissent réflexions et souvenirs de l'auteur autour du métier d'écrire et de la Bible. 2006, c2005. Titre uniforme: Sulla traccia di Nives.Survivor
By Sharon Osbourne. 2007
In this second installment of her autobiography, Sharon Osbourne reveals the secrets and heartbreak behind the headlines, along with the…
love and humour that have pulled her through. Includes strong language. Sequel to "Extreme". 2007.Sunray: the death and life of Captain Nichola Goddard
By Valerie Fortney. 2010
On May 17, 2006, Forward Observation Officer Captain Nichola Goddard earned a tragic place in Canadian history: she became the…
first female Canadian soldier to die in combat, in Afghanistan. Born to left-wing pacifists, Nichola was an unlikely soldier, but she maintained a fierce loyalty to her profession. Fortney profiles the life of a woman who consistently defied societally-imposed constraints. Explicit strong language, explicit descriptions of violence, and some descriptions of sex. c2010.Taking my life back: my story of faith, determination, and surviving the Boston Marathon bombing
By Anthony Flacco, Rebekah Gregory. 2017
On April 15, 2013, Rebekah Gregory and her five-year-old son waited at the finish line of the Boston Marathon to…
support a friend who was running. When the blasts of terrorists' homemade bombs packed with nails and screws went off three feet away, Rebekah's legs took the brunt of the blast, protecting her son from certain death. Eighteen surgeries and sixty-five procedures later, her left leg was amputated. Despite the extraordinary trauma she underwent and the nightmares she continues to have, Rebekah sees it as just another part of her personal journey, a journey that has led her through abuse, mistakes, and pain and into the arms of Jesus. This stirring memoir tells the story of her recovery, including her triumphant return to Boston two years later to run part of the race, and explores the peace we experience when we learn to trust God with every part of our lives--the good, the bad, and even the terrifying. 2017.Taking hold: my journey into blindness
By Sally Hobart Alexander. 2002
Tania: memories of a lost world
By Tania Alexander. 1987
After fleeing revolutionary Russia, Tania's family settled in Estonia. Tania and her brother grew up in semi-poverty, raised by aunts…
and servants while their mother, Baroness Budberg, had love affairs with H.G. Wells, Robert Bruce Lockhart, Maxim Gorky, and other well-known figures. Previously published as "A little of all these". 1988, c1987. Uniform title: Little of all theseTales of innocence and experience: an exploration
By Eva Figes. 2003
This captivating memoir explores the relationship between the author and her young granddaughter, whose questions about Figes's upbringing unwittingly opens…
a door into the author's privileged childhood in Germany. But when the Nazis rose to power, Figes and her family fled to England, leaving her own grandparents behind. 2003.Tales of a female nomad: living at large in the world
By Rita Golden Gelman. 2001
When Rita Golden Gelman traveled to Mexico during a two-month separation from her husband, she hoped to satisfy an old…
craving for adventure and, in the process, rejuvenate herself and her marriage. Little did she know it was the beginning of a new life, not just as a divorcée, but as a nomad of the world. 2001.Takeoff!: the story of America's first woman pilot for a major airline
By Bonnie Tiburzi. 1984
The author describes how she was hired by a major airline and gives details of her career as flight engineer…
and co-pilot. She includes some of the harassment she and other female pilots have faced. 1984.Talk to the hand
By Nicole Dryburgh. 2010
Nicole went through surgery to remove a malignant tumour on her spine, then radiotherapy, a brain haemorrhage, blindness, loss of…
movement, chemotherapy, more chemotherapy, loss of hearing, more radiotherapy, and more surgery. Nicole also has raised thousands of pounds for charity, passed GCSE English after just 6 months' study, gone abseiling, visited New York, had meetings with royalty and government ministers, been the subject of a BBC TV documentary, won numerous national and local awards, and worked for the Teenage Cancer Trust. "Talk to the Hand" is a continuation of Nicole's very full life story, and includes her tips for overcoming setbacks and crises. 2010.Susanna Moodie: letters of a lifetime
By Susanna Moodie, Carl Ballstadt, Elizabeth Hopkins, Michael A Peterman. 1985
Follows Susanna, author of "Roughing it in the bush" (DC00892), from her Suffolk childhood and her experiences as an aspiring…
young writer in London, through her emigration to Upper Canada and five decades of Canadian life. c1985.Stung: the incredible obsession of Brian Molony
By Gary S Ross. 1987
Moloney, a loans officer at a bank, set up a fraudulent loan to cover his immediate gambling debts. Taking the…
money was too easy--by the time he was caught, he had embezzled millions of dollars, all lost at casinos and race tracks. Some strong language. 1987 winner of the Crime Writers of Canada Award. Bestseller 1987.Suzanne Somers' eat great, lose weight
By Suzanne Somers. 1997
Actress Somers advocates controlling one's weight without deprivation by properly combining foods. Proposes lifestyle changes with a few simple rules,…
while still enjoying meals. Includes menus. Bestseller. 1997. Uniform title: Eat great, lose weightSwanson on Swanson
By Gloria Swanson. 1980
Swanson relates her life as golden girl of silent films, her six marriages, and her affairs with movie stars. She…
describes with humour and candour the early days of motion pictures. 1980.Swimming to Antarctica: tales of a long-distance swimmer
By Lynne Cox. 2004
At age sixteen, swimmer Lynne Cox achieved her lifetime goal of setting a new record for an English Channel swim.…
So she set her goals higher, becoming the first to swim the Strait of Magellan, crossing the Cape of Good Hope and New Zealand's Cook Strait, and swimming the 38 degree waters of the Bering Strait - in just a swimsuit, cap and goggles. She even swam a mile in the iceberg-choked seas of the Antarctic. 2004.Superfoods Rx: fourteen foods that will change your life
By Kathy Matthews, Steven Pratt, Michel Stroot. 2004
Blueberries lower the risk for cardiovascular disease, soy lowers cholesterol, broccoli lowers the incidence of cataracts and fights birth defects,…
and walnuts reduce the risk of developing coronary heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. By eating these and other SuperFoods, you can actually stop the incremental deteriorations that lead to common ailments and diseases. 2005, c2004.Small fry
By Lisa Brennan-Jobs. 2018
Lisa's father, Steve Jobs, was a mythical figure rarely present in her life. As she grew older, he ushered her…
into a new world of mansions, vacations, and private schools. But he could also be cold, critical, and unpredictable. When her relationship with her mother grew strained in high school, Lisa moved in with her father, hoping he'd become the parent she'd always wanted him to be. Bestseller. 2018.