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Sophia Tolstoy: a biography
Par Alexandra Popoff. 2010
As Leo Tolstoy's wife, Sophia Tolstoy experienced both glory and condemnation during their forty-eight-year marriage. Drawing on newly available archival…
material, including Sophia's unpublished memoir, Alexandra Popoff presents a dramatically different and accurate portrait of the woman and the marriage. Some descriptions of sex. c2010.Reluctant genius: the passionate life and inventive mind of Alexander Graham Bell
Par Charlotte Gray. 2006
Biography of Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922), inventor of the telephone and champion of the deaf. Discusses his temperament; creativity; marriage…
to Mabel Hubbard, who was deaf; family life; and friendship with Helen Keller. Covers his many inventions, years living in Washington, D.C., and association with the National Geographic Society. 2006.Always looking up: the adventures of an incurable optimist
Par Michael J Fox. 2009
In this follow-up to "Lucky Man" (DC24587), movie and television star Fox discusses his work, politics, faith, and family. An…
advocate for stem-cell research, Fox describes the impact his Parkinson's disease has had on his life. Strong language. Bestseller. 2009.A boy called Slow: the true story of Sitting Bull
Par Joseph Bruchac. 1994
In the 1830s, parents in the Lakota Sioux tribe gave their children childhood names like Runny Nose and Hungry Mouth.…
Later when the child had grown and proven himself, he earned a new name. Returns Again named his boy Slow because he never did anything quickly. Slow hated his name and tried hard to earn a better one. At fourteen, Slow had a chance to show his bravery. Grades K-3. 1998, c1994.Sire Hibou et dame Chat
Par Edward Lear, Stéphane Jorisch, Lucie Papineau. 2008
Sire Hibou et dame Chat, un grand poème de la littérature anglaise (The Owl and the Pussycat, d'Edward Lear), met…
en scène l'histoire d'amour incongrue entre deux êtres mal assortis. Sur fond de tolérance, cette folle romance est brillamment illustrée par le talentueux Stéphane Jorisch et devient un véritable régal pour les yeux et pour l'âme. -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: The owl and the pussycat.