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L'intolérance: une problématique générale
By Lise Noël. 1989
L'intolérance et l'oppression peuvent prendre des visages multiples. On n'avait pas encore tente jusqu'ici de dresser un tableau d'ensemble qui…
montre comment s'articulent les rapports dominants/dominés autour des paramètres que sont l'âge, le sexe, la condition physique et mentale, l'appartenance ethnique, la langue ou l'orientation sexuelle. C'est ce que l'on trouve dans ce livre. 1989.A good place to come from
By Morley Torgov. 1974
An account of life in a small town community in Sault Ste. Marie in the late 1930's and early 1940's.…
Winner of the 1975 Stephen Leacock Award for humour. Strong language. 1974.The private capital: ambition and love in the age of Macdonald and Laurier
By Sandra Gwyn. 1984
A compelling account of private life in the age of Macdonald and Laurier. The author has used personal letters, diaries,…
scrapbooks, memoirs and social columns. 1984 Governor General's Award winner. c1984.Whirligig: selected prose and poetry
By Ernest Buckler. 1977
Village of the small houses: a memoir of sorts
By Ian Ferguson. 2003
Ferguson has crafted a delightfully idiosyncratic account of growing up in the North, where Fort Vermilion Alberta seemed as exotic…
as Australia or Mexico. The memorable cast of characters includes Lloyd Loonskin, Sixtoes Mitchell, Ellen "No Refunds" McTeer, and Ferguson's father Hank, a con man of consummate charm. 2003.The land of Ulro
By Czeslaw Milosz. 1984
The author contends that the spirit of the 1980s, molded by mass media and political manipulation, is as immoral as…
the 1930s when various fanaticisms held sway. Ulro, Blake's mythical realm of spiritual pain, is used as a metaphor. Winner of the 1980 Nobel Prize for Literature. 1984. Uniform title: Ziemia Ulro.The Reformation: Europe's house divided 1490 - 1700
By Diarmaid MacCulloch. 2003
The Reformation is often chronicled as a single, momentous period in the history of the Church, where a number of…
competing groups of reformers challenged a monolithic and corrupt Roman Catholicism over issues ranging from authority and the role of the priests to the interpretation of the Eucharist and the use of the Bible in church. MacCulloch argues instead that there were many reformations. He challenges common assumptions about the relationships between Catholic priests and laity, and explains that even within various groups of reformers there was scarcely agreement about ways to change the Church. 2004, c2003. If you request this book on CD it will be on 2 or more CDs. You must play the first CD to the end before playing the next CD.Stupid white men -- --and other sorry excuses for the state of the nation!
By Michael Moore. 2001
Author of "Downsize This!" criticizes the U.S. government of the twenty-first century. Laments that "nothing seems to work" and rants…
against the 2000 election and the administration's policies. Some strong language. Bestseller. Winner of the 2004 CNIB Talking Book of the Year Award. 2001.The boat who wouldn't float
By Farley Mowat. 1969
Take my family - please!
By Gary Lautens. 1981
Lautens, winner of the 1981 Leacock Medal for humour, shares his hilarious and entertaining recollections of living, loving, and savouring…
his experiences with a wife, three children, and a dog. Nominated for the 1984 CNIB Talking Book of the Year Award. Winner of the 1981 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal. 1981.The price guide to the occult
By Leslye J. Walton. 2018
Teenaged Nor, who comes from a long line of witches, hides her ability to communicate with nature and lives in…
constant fear of the return of her abusive mother. But the arrival of a mysterious book disrupts Nor's careful plans. Strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2018Civil War stories, tales of terror, and autobiographical pieces, as well as the subversive lexicon originally titled The Cynic's Word…
Book. Includes In the Midst of Life (Tales of Soldiers and Civilians); Can Such Things Be?; and Bits of Autobiography, which contains recollections of Shiloh and Chickamauga. Edited by S. T. Joshi. 2011Ghosts!: ghostly tales from folklore (An I can read book)
By Alvin Schwartz, Victoria Chess. 1991
Macular degeneration: the latest scientific discoveries and treatments for preserving your sight
By Robert D'Amato, Louise Hawes. 2000
With an endorsement by the Macular Degeneration Foundation, an ophthalmologist and a patient describe the condition of age-related macular degeneration…
(ARMD) along with its risk factors, treatment options (including alternative therapies), and successful coping mechanisms. 2000Velcome
By Kevin O'Malley. 1997
Collection of creepy and terrifying stories that also have humorous endings. A young boy is followed home by a coffin,…
and a young girl home alone keeps getting phone calls from the Viper, who says he is coming up to her apartment. For grades K-3An anthropologist on Mars: seven paradoxical tales
By Oliver W Sacks. 1995
Case histories of people with neurological disorders who reconstruct the world according to their needs. Comfortable with his forty-five years…
of blindness, one man is confused by the sudden restoration of his sight. An autistic zoology professor is at ease with animals but cannot bear human contact. Each tale portrays a patient with a condition such as Tourette's Syndrome, deafness, or amnesia. Bestseller. Winner of the 1997 CNIB Talking Book of the Year Award. 1995.Christmas ghosts
By David G. Hartwell, Kathryn D. Cramer. 1987
Collection of seventeen ghost stories dealing with Christmas spirits and ranging from humor to horror. Scary, romantic, comic or vengeful,…
these big and little ghosts have all made an appearance during the Christmas seasonA woman's guide to a healthy stomach: taking control of your digestive health
By C. E. Murphy, Jacqueline L. Wolf. 2010
Harvard gastroenterologist provides a guide to women's digestive problems. Describes risks and causes for common problems such as gas, heartburn,…
acid reflux, diarrhea, and constipation. Discusses life-altering conditions, including colitis, Crohn's and celiac diseases, endometriosis, irritable bowel syndrome, and cancers. Explains treatments and medications. 2011Ghost attack: Monster itch (Monster Itch)
By David Lubar. 2017
Allergy-prone Alex and his cousin, Sarah, are excited to visit their grandparents in their new haunted house. But Alex's tendency…
to break out in a rash every time a ghost is near causes problems because the phantom needs their help. Uncontracted braille. For grades 2-4. 2017Dread nation
By Justina Ireland. 2018
After the dead rise on the battlefields of Gettysburg, America passes the Negro and Native Reeducation Act that requires children…
of color attend combat schools to battle the undead. Jane McKeene, trained to protect the elite, gets caught up in a conspiracy. Violence and some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2018