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À mes amis souverainistes
By Alain Dubuc. 2008
"[...] Ce livre ne porte pas sur la souveraineté et il ne cherche pas à critiquer ce projet souverainiste, auquel…
adhèrent un grand nombre de Québécois, mais il analyse de façon lucide l'impasse du projet souverainiste et l'impasse politique dans laquelle se trouve le Québec. L'auteur décrit les effets pervers engendrés par le fait que le combat pour la souveraineté, parce qu'il n'aboutit pas, a cessé d'être un facteur de progrès, et qu'il est même devenu l'une des causes importantes de la résistance au changement dont souffre le Québec. À mes amis souverainistes est un prolongement de l'essai Éloge de la richesse, du même auteur. Il explore les façons d'aménager un cadre politique qui permettrait au Québec de créer cette richesse : redéployer nos priorités, reconnaître l'urgence des défis qui nous attendent et travailler ensemble. Ce livre insiste sur les convergences qui permettaient à des souverainistes et à des fédéralistes unis par leur désir de modernité de joindre leurs efforts, même si chacun garde ses rêves. Lettre à mes amis souverainistes est un livre polémique, mais aussi une démarche qui repose sur le dialogue et la recherche d'un consensus." -- 4e de couvA bold fresh piece of humanity
By Bill O'Reilly. 2008
Emmy Award-winning television commentator's autobiography, its title inspired by his third-grade teacher, a nun, who summed him up with the…
phrase. O'Reilly reminisces about his postwar working-class upbringing in Long Island, a Catholic-school education, his two years as a teacher, and his journalism career's start in 1970s Boston. Bestseller. 2008Angler: the Cheney vice presidency
By Barton Gellman. 2008
Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter Barton Gellman details the inner workings of Vice President Dick Cheney's office through interviews with…
Cheney's colleagues and critics. Discusses the war in Iraq, the interrogation of prisoners, domestic espionage, and Cheney's beliefs supporting a strong commander in chief. Bestseller. 2008Examines Albert Einstein's discoveries in the quantum world, the theory of relativity, and nuclear physics. Discusses the way his theories…
revolutionized scientific thinking about the universe and led to modern inventions, from the atom bomb to cell phones. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2007West from Appomattox: the reconstruction of America after the Civil War
By Heather Cox Richardson. 2007
History professor focuses on the formation of a middle class in post-Civil War America and asserts that its members defined…
the nation's identity at home and abroad for the next century and beyond. Highlights the era's sectional animosities, racial tensions, booming industrialization, suffragist activism, and westward expansion. 2007The social security and medicare handbook: what you need to know explained simply
By V. R Leonard. 2008
Guide to Social Security and Medicare programs and various government benefits. Describes eligibility requirements and the application process for retirement,…
disability, dependent, survivor, and other compensation. Discusses Medicare co-pays, premiums, and prescription coverage. Offers tips on dealing with caseworkers and responding to the denial of a claim. Includes resources. 2008Explores the science of human muscles, from their workings to their names. Covers topics such as movement, injuries, diseases, exercise,…
gene therapy, artificial muscles, and research challenges. Includes sections on Lance Armstrong and steroid use. Based on students' questions. For grades 6-9. 2008Les accompagnants naturels et bénévoles, de même que tous ceux qui oeuvrent auprès des malades en phase terminale, trouveront ici…
des réponses nuancées aux interrogations que soulève une approche sensible et humaine de la mort. Les auteurs sont deux spécialistes travaillant dans une unité de soins palliatifs. [SDMPluto: from planet to dwarf (A True Book (Relaunch))
By Elaine Landau. 2008
Discusses astronomers' decision in August 2006 that Pluto is not a planet but belongs in a group called dwarf planets.…
Covers the discovery of Pluto and details its composition, orbit, and moon. Explains the change in Pluto's designation. For grades 2-4. 2008Can't remember what I forgot: the good news from the front lines of memory research
By Sue Halpern. 2008
Science writer Halpern recounts her three-year investigation into medical research on Alzheimer's disease and other memory disorders. Describes studies involving…
food, herbal supplements, and game playing. Reports her findings that age-related memory loss is normal and that regular physical exercise boosts memory recall. 2008The unthinkable: who survives when disaster strikes and why
By Amanda Ripley. 2008
Time magazine writer investigates the psychology of survival during disasters such as airline crashes, fires, hostage situations, and tsunamis. Reveals…
the traits that people demonstrate to help them escape. Includes interviews with subjects of the September 11, 2001, attacks; 2005's Hurricane Katrina; and the 2007 Virginia Tech shooting rampage. Some strong language. 2008Gerald R. Ford (The american Presidents Ser.)
By Douglas Brinkley. 2007
Personal and political snapshot of Gerald Ford (1913-2006), who succeeded Richard Nixon as commander in chief in 1974 after the…
Watergate scandal forced Nixon to resign. Chronicles Ford's ascent in Michigan's Republican Party and national politics that led to his three-year presidential term. Discusses his achievements and Midwestern character. 2007The war within: a secret White House history, 2006-2008 (Bush at war ; #4)
By Bob Woodward. 2008
Woodward examines President George W. Bush's management of the war in Iraq. Discusses political, social, and moral issues involved, including,…
Woodward reports, the United States spying on Iraqi allies and estrangement between the White House and the U.S. military. Sequel to State of Denial (RC 63560, BR 16804). Bestseller. 2008Beyond Pluto: the final frontier in space (True Books)
By Elaine Landau. 2008
Discusses astronomers' 1992 discovery of the Kuiper Belt and presents facts they have learned about this area of space near…
Pluto. Explains the role of unmanned space probes such as the Hubble Space Telescope and New Horizons in exploring the outer edge of our solar system. For grades 2-4. 2008The science of The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy
By Michael Hanlon. 2008
Using the cosmology and theoretical physics found in Douglas Adams's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy books as starting points, the…
author discusses alien life, parallel universes, instant translation devices, sentient computers, genetic engineering, space tourism, time travel, and related concepts. 2005Michelle: a biography
By Liza Mundy. 2008
Washington Post staff writer describes Michelle Obama's life from childhood through her political journey of becoming America's first African American…
first lady. Discusses her being the child of a Chicago city worker; her Ivy League education and successful career; marriage to Barack, who calls her "the boss"; and motherhood. 2008Biography of Marie Curie (1867-1934), a dedicated scientist who became the first woman to win two Nobel Prizes. Describes her…
childhood in Poland, university education in Paris, pioneering research on radioactivity, and use of X-rays to help wounded soldiers. Places her achievements in historical contexts. For grades 4-7. 2006The wordy shipmates
By Sarah Vowell. 2008
A history of the Puritan founders of New England. Contrasts Loyalist Massachusetts Bay Colony founder John Winthrop with earlier Plymouth…
settlers led by the Reverend John Cotton. Discusses the philosophies of Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson, colonists' conflicts with Native Americans, and the Puritans' influence on American values. Bestseller. 2008Unsolved political mysteries (Mysteries and conspiracies)
By David Southwell. 2008
Describes conspiracy theories involving famous people, such as Malcolm X, Hillary Clinton, and Saddam Hussein, and events, such as the…
Watergate scandal and the attack on Pearl Harbor. For senior high and older readers. 2004The great warming: climate change and the rise and fall of civilizations
By Brian M Fagan. 2008
Anthropologist follows up The Little Ice Age (BR 13935) with an examination of the Medieval Warm Period (A.D. 800-1300). Describes…
changes in temperature and rainfall that brought bountiful harvests, population growth, and cultural advancement to western Europe while Central America and Southeast Asia experienced drought, famine, and decline. 2008