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La Téméraire: Nicole Juteau, de première policière au Québec à agente double
By Annie Roy. 2022
Rien n'aura empêché Nicole Juteau de tenter le tout pour le tout, pas plus un programme collégial où seuls les…
hommes étaient admis qu'une loi qui interdisait d'engager des policières. Grâce à sa ténacité et à sa témérité, elle est devenue, en 1975, en plein coeur de l'Année internationale de la femme, la première policière au Québec. Première femme dans un monde d'hommes, elle a relevé une multitude de défis, dont celui d'être promue enquêteuse et agente double à l'escouade régionale alcool et moralité. L'adrénaline, les joies, les frustrations, les indignations et les réussites, tant personnelles que professionnelles, marquent son parcours. Dotée d'un caractère fort, de beaucoup d'intuition, d'une personnalité pétillante et d'un franc-parler, elle ne s'en est jamais laissé imposer. Sa biographie est haute en couleur, riche en anecdotes étonnantes et en dialogues savoureux.Unbroken: My Fight for Survival, Hope, and Justice for Indigenous Women and Girls
By Angela Sterritt. 2023
"A remarkable life story.... Angela Sterritt is a formidable storyteller and a passionate advocate." (Cherie Dimaline, author of The Marrow…
Thieves) "Sterritt's story is living proof of how courageous Indigenous women are." (Tanya Talaga, author of Seven Fallen Feathers and All Our Relations) In her memoir, Angela Sterritt shares her story from navigating life on the streets to becoming an award-winning journalist. As a teenager, she wrote in her notebook to survive. Now, she reports on cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada, showing how colonialism and racism create a society where Indigenous people are devalued. Unbroken is a story about courage and strength against all odds.La série du siècle: Telle que je l'ai vécue
By Ken Dryden. 2022
Le samedi 2 septembre 1972, au Forum de Montréal, les meilleurs affrontent les meilleurs. Pour la première fois, le Canada,…
pays qui a inventé le hockey, et l'Union soviétique, qui a commencé à y jouer 26 ans plus tôt, croisent le fer. Ayant vécu lui-même cet événement historique au cœur de l'action, Ken Dryden, gardien de but légendaire et auteur à succès, nous le raconte comme si nous y étions, nous faisant vivre le jeu minute par minute. Cette série, la plus importante de toutes, changea à jamais le hockey. C'est sans doute aussi l'un des moments les plus marquants de notre histoire. Grâce à Ken Dryden, nous comprenons enfin pourquoi.Out of sight: ten stories of victory over blindness
By Al Sperber. 1976
'Out of Sight' is the name of a radio programme for and about the blind in New York. This book…
was inspired by the programme as each of the ten people interviewed had taken part several times as they told their story of coping with blindness. Often their greatest battle has been seen against the contradictory and often discriminatory attitudes of sighted people towards them. 1976.Helen and teacher (Radcliffe biography series.)
By Joseph P Lash. 1980
This double biography covers 100 years, from Annie Sullivan's childhood in an almshouse to Helen Keller's death in 1968. The…
author reveals the intensity and depth of their mutually dependent relationship which was filled with genius, devotion, sacrifice and love. c1980. (Radcliffe Biography Series)The world in my ears
By Arthur T Cushen. 1979
Part one deals with Cushen's life as a blind person employed as a station representative, broadcaster, and journalist. Part two…
explains in simple nontechnical terms the hobby of shortwave listening. 1980.Ordinary daylight: portrait of an artist going blind
By Andrew Potok. 1980
A true story of a man who lost everything and found himself. A forty-year-old artist tells of his emotional reaction…
to dependency, retraining, rehabilitation and his constant hope to regain his sight, which causes him to try unusual cures, such as the 'bee sting' cure. 1980.Rx, applause: biography of a blind performer
By Mason Turner. 1983
Emma and Co
By Sheila Hocken. 1983
A tribute to Emma, a devoted guide dog and companion, this book is filled with delightful and sometimes disastrous anecdotes…
about Emma and the Hocken family. Sequel to "Emma V.I.P." (DC28669). Followed by "After Emma" (DC28668). 1983.Eclipse, a nightmare: A Nightmare
By Hugues De Montalembert, David Noakes. 1985
In 1978, artist Hughes de Montalembert was blinded by two muggers. This is the tale of his search for a…
cure, of his rehabilitation and his despair, and finally his discovery of reconciliation and peace. 1985. Uniform title: Lumière assassinée.To catch an angel: adventures in the world I cannot see
By Robert Russell. 1963
The miracle worker: a play for television
By William Gibson. 1959
Midstream: my later life
By Helen Keller. 1929
Wordstruck: a memoir
By Robert MacNeil. 1989
This biography traces the roots of MacNeil's passion for the English language. The author, best known as the co-host of…
"The MacNeil/Lehrer News Hour" on PBS television, describes his childhood in Halifax and his parents' love for books which gave him an enthusiasm for reading. c1989.Helen Keller: a light for the blind (Women of our time)
By Donna Diamond, Kathleen V Kudlinski. 1989
As a young child, a fever left Helen Keller deaf and blind. Anne Sullivan faced a difficult task when she…
was hired to teach Helen who was spoiled by everyone. Grades 3-6. c1989.As the twig is bent
By Kenneth Jernigan. 1990
The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) presents essays from individuals who discuss aspects of growing up blind. Overcoming others'…
misconceptions about blindness is the central theme among experiences such as being overprotected as children, deciding whether or not to use a cane, and seeking employment. Contributors range from a seven-year-old boy to the creator of the Braille math code. Many stress the importance of NFB in their lives. 1990.The freedom bell
By Kenneth Jernigan. 1992
In a collection of essays, individuals discuss aspects of their blindness, and many emphasize the impact that the National Federation…
of the Blind has had on their lives. The title refers to the bell that is rung at the Louisiana Center for the Blind to celebrate a member's success or an event that may have meaning for all individuals who are blind. One essayist describes her relief at shedding self-imposed limitations and beginning a career. 1992.Born naked
By Farley Mowat. 1993
One of Canada's best-known writers describes the first 16 years of his life. Born to modest circumstances in south-central Ontario,…
Mowat was a solitary child who early on discovered the world of animals - the "Others." Mowat tells of his friendships with the animals of his childhood, and his discovery and exploration of the natural world. 1993.It all adds up: from the dim past to the uncertain future : a nonfiction collection
By Saul Bellow. 1994
Essays, eulogies, interviews, lectures, and articles collected over forty years from an award-winning author known mainly for his fiction. Bellow…
shares his enthusiasm for the accessibility of Mozart's music and his affection for Chicago; reflects on friendships with other writers and on favourite haunts; and tucks in two autobiographical pieces with curmudgeonly reluctance. 1994.Light in my darkness
By Helen Keller, Ray Silverman. 1994
Editor Ray Silverman revised and enlarged this edition of "My religion". Keller describes the influence that the writings of Emanuel…
Swedenborg had on her life from the age of sixteen. Keller wrote some of the passages as early as 1903. The original work was published in 1927 and later revised in 1960. This edition includes an introduction by Norman Vincent Peale. 1994.