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Steve Jobs: American genius
By Amanda Ziller. 2011
Steve Jobs revolutionized the way we work, listen to music, watch movies, and communicate. By pushing boundaries and always thinking…
one step ahead, Jobs became an icon, equally as famous for his advanced ideas and design aesthetic as his sleek black turtlenecks. What inspired him? How did he do his job? What made him the man he was? Grades 5-8. 2011.L'avenir est à la tendresse
By Stan Rougier. 2005
Les jeunes interpellent le monde. Comment pourrions-nous hausser les épaules en disant : La vie se chargera bien de leur…
faire perdre leurs illusions ? Les jeunes ont mal de la poussée de leur âme. Ils redoutent de vivre dans la médiocrité qu'ils croient voir dans trop de vies d'adultes. Lorsqu'ils entendent de grandes voix qui s'adressent à leur part divine et qui savent les entraîner vers de grandes causes, alors on assiste à la plus superbe des métamorphoses. 2005.La revanche d'un solitaire: la véritable histoire du fondateur de Facebook
By Ben Mezrich, Lucie Delplanque. 2010
L'histoire de Facebook, de la création d'une base de données répertoriant les filles de l'université Harvard par les deux étudiants,…
Eduardo Saverin et Mark Zuckerberg, au succès du site web d'aujourd'hui qui réunit 200 millions de personnes. Pour les lecteurs du collégial. Quelques passages où le langage est grossier et quelques descriptions de nature sexuelle. 2009, c2010. Titre uniforme: The accidental billionaires.Hart Massey (Canadians)
By Paul Collins. 1977
Being a girl who leads: becoming a leader by following Christ (Being a girl. #3.)
By Shannon Kubiak Primicerio. 2006
To be a leader you have to be different. Your peers will observe you and the choices you make, and…
if you go against the social order and stand up for what you believe in, others will notice. Junior High. 2006.Being a girl who loves: learning to love like Jesus (Being a girl. #2.)
By Shannon Kubiak Primicerio. 2005
The rags-to-riches story of Andrew Carnegie, who rose from an impoverished Scottish immigrant to become the wealthiest man in the…
world after he sold his business interests to J.P. Morgan in 1900. In retirement, Carnegie became known for establishing libraries throughout the world. For senior high and older readers. 1997.Girls think of everything: stories of ingenious inventions by women
By Catherine Thimmesh. 2000
Profiles ten women and two girls who through necessity, ingenuity, and hard work responded successfully to challenges by inventing such…
items as Toll House cookies, glow-in-the-dark paper, the Snugli baby carrier, and windshield wipers. Includes instructions on how to apply for a patent. For grades 4-7. 2000.A Student's Guide to Culture
By John Stonestreet. 2020
The student edition of the popular A Practical Guide to Culture by John Stonestreet and Brett Kunkle delivers a hopeful…
message to listeners ages fifteen through twenty-five who live every day with increasing cultural pressure. These young people struggle to navigate contemporary challenges to their Christian faith and values but are encouraged to emerge as leaders. In A Student's Guide to Culture, Stonestreet and Kunkle write in a highly relatable style, sharing insight and experience. Jumping off from the original version, this guide includes all-new discussion questions and stories that remind young listeners that they can live differently and be a light in a culture that sometimes feels overwhelmingFormer Time business researcher Nancy Kriplen offers an incisive warts-and-all account of the business and personal life of John D.…
MacArthur who with his wife Catherine became pioneers in marketing health and long-term care insurance to lower-middle-class and elderly people. Beginning in the mid-1950s the MacArthurs met equal success in real estate developmentWelcome to the Orthodox Church: an introduction to Eastern Christianity
By Frederica Mathewes-Green. 2015
This reader-friendly guide provides a comprehensive introduction to Orthodoxy, but with a twist: readers learn by making a series of…
visits to a fictitious church, and get to know the faith as new Christians did for most of history, by immersion. It's the perfect book for inquirers and newcomers, but even readers who have been Orthodox all their lives say they learned things they never knew before. Enjoyable, easy-to-read, and leavened with humor, this book is a gracious guide to the ancient faith of the Christian EastBreaking Night is slang for staying up through the night until the sun rises. It is also the unforgettable, stunning…
memoir of Liz Murray who at the age of fifteen found herself on the streets when her family of loving but drug-addicted parents finally unraveled. When her mother died of AIDS, Liz returned to high school while homeless, won a New York Times scholarship and made it into Harvard prevailing against all oddsThe yellow arrow
By Andrew Bromfield, Victor Pelevin, Viktor Pelevin. 1996
The illumined heart: capture the vibrant faith of ancient Christians
By Frederica Mathewes-Green. 2007
Why are modern Christians so indistinguishable from everyone else? How come Christians who lived in times of bloody persecution were…
so heroic, while we who live in safety are not? How could the early Christian martyrs actually forgive their torturers? What did the Christians of the first centuries know that we don't?" Mathewes-Green ponders these and other faith-based questions in The Illuminated HeartWherever you go, there you are: mindfulness meditation in everyday life
By Jon Kabat-Zinn. 2005
Guide to achieving a state of "mindfulness"--an awareness of the present moment. Explains traditional Buddhist meditation techniques and exercises, such…
as postures that help cultivate consciousness. Offers suggestions for incorporating mindfulness into daily life to gain wisdom and find direction. First published in 1994; includes 2005 afterword. 1994A treasury of miracles for teens: true stories of God's presence today
By Karen Kingsbury. 2003
Christian author compiles accounts from teens who have described their personal relationship with God during a crisis. In "Save a…
Place for Me..." sixteen-year-old Julie's twin brother suffers from cystic fibrosis and may die. In "Miracle on Two Battlefields" Ben is captured in Kuwait. For senior high readers. 2003Miracles happen: one mother, one daughter, one journey
By Brooke Ellison, Jean Ellison. 2001
Dual account of Jean Ellison and daughter Brooke, who at age eleven was struck by a car and left paralyzed…
from the neck down. They recall the accident, Brooke's battle to stay enrolled in school, her graduation from Harvard, and the nature of their extraordinary bond. 2001A dedicated teacher makes recommendations encouraging politeness, discipline, respect, and generosity to help children become better individuals as well as…
better students. He recounts his own classroom experiences supporting the suggested rules. Bestseller. 2003A patriot's handbook: songs, poems, stories, and speeches celebrating the land we love
By Caroline Kennedy. 2003
Anthology compiled by the bestselling editor of Profiles in Courage for Our Time (DB 54830) champions the enduring power of…
freedom, equality, and the pursuit of happiness: the ideals inspiring our country. Kennedy's "collage of America" is intended for families and arranged by themes, including the flag, war and peace, and opportunity. Bestseller. 2003Thirty teenagers share their experiences overcoming hardship and finding fulfillment by helping others. In "The Fight for Life" a teen…
suffering from depression starts a suicide prevention program. In "Born to Win" a one-legged amputee wins races wearing a prosthesis and visits kids in hospitals. For junior and senior high readers. 2000