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The clouded leopard: travels to landscapes of spirit and desire
Par Wade Davis. 1998
Davis examines the link between the diversity of our biological landscape and cultural diversity. He argues that the more we…
destroy the biological landscapes of the Earth, the more we cause diverse cultures to assimilate with the more mainstream cultures. Davis uses his travels around the world to illustrate his argument and shares stories of his time spent with a variety of peoples throughout the world. c1998.The closer we are to dying: A Memoir
Par Joe Fiorito. 1999
Fiorito recalls his life growing as a poor, Italian boy in 1950s Fort William, Ontario. He shares memories of his…
father, and of the stories his father told about his own family. Strong language. c1999.The burning house: unlocking the mysteries of the brain
Par Jay Ingram. 1994
The bloody red hand: a journey through truth, myth and terror in Northern Ireland
Par Derek Lundy. 2006
Author Derek Lundy, bearing in mind that the name "Lundy" is synonymous with traitor in Ulster, delves into the lives…
of ancestors Robert Lundy, Protestant governor of Derry in 1688, William Steel Dickson, a Protestant preacher of the early 19th century who advocated resisting the English, and Billy Lundy, born in 1890 and the embodiment of what the Ulster Protestants became - a tribe united in their hostility to Catholics and to the prospect of an independent Ireland. 2006.The beauty of the beastly: new views on the nature of life
Par Natalie Angier. 1996
Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer for the New York Times offers her essays on the beauty of organisms usually considered beastly,…
and the beastliness behind conventional icons of beauty in the natural world. Admitting she "anthropomorphizes shamelessly," she humorously discusses commonalities that humans share with other species. Topics include loving, adapting, healing, creating, and dying. Some descriptions of violence. 1995.A collection of humourous and surprising essays which examine the scientific explanation for certain human behaviours, the scientific world's attempts…
to re-examine history, including the Salem witch trials, and some of the stranger questions tackled by scientists. Sections on human behaviour, curiosities of life, science and history, natural battles and how things work are included. 1998.Still me: A Life
Par Christopher Reeve. 1998
Best known for his role as Superman, actor Reeve discusses his life and career before and after the 1995 horseback…
riding accident that left him paralyzed. Reeve has faith that his injured spinal cord can eventually be repaired and is active in raising funds for research. Some strong language. Bestseller. 1998.Since you asked
Par Pamela Wallin. 1998
Canadian media personality Pamela Wallin tells her story, from her birth in Wadena, Saskatchewan, to her role as host and…
producer of her television show. This book is her answer to the many questions asked about her life, as well as an examination of her own influences and aspirations. 1998.Secret ingredients: the brave new world of industrial farming
Par Stuart Laidlaw. 2003
A vivid portrait of what modern industrial farming is, what it is doing to the environment, to farmers, to the…
plants and livestock we eat, and to us as consumers and as citizens. The author takes us from the dairy farms of Pennsylvania to Canada's prairie wheatfields, from the tomato greenhouses of southern Ontario to the potato fields of P.E.I. All along the way, he shows us food's secret ingredient - its hidden costs. 2003.Secrets of the mummies: uncovering the bodies of ancient Egyptians (An I was there book)
Par Shelley Tanaka, Peter Brand. 1999
Four mummies, from a mighty pharaoh to a poor weaver, are studied scientifically to reveal the lives and times of…
these three-thousand-year-old people. Also describes embalming and mummification, life in ancient Egypt, and the scientific techniques now used to study mummies. Grades 3-6. 1999.Sahara: a natural history
Par Marq De Villiers, Sheila Hirtle. 2003
Description of the world's largest desert landscape and its inhabitants. Discusses the geography, natural cycles, and resilient life-forms of the…
sandy wilderness stretching across the broadest part of Africa. Covers the history of the Sahara's indigenous people--Berbers, Moors, and Tuareg--and the ancient kingdoms of past civilizations. 2003.Oh the glory of it all
Par Sean Wilsey. 2005
Sean Wilsey's memoir of growing up in 1980s' San Francisco. Despite a privileged background, family neglect supplies him with more…
than his share of neuroses, narcissism, and self-destructive behaviour, which lead him ultimately to a boarding school in Italy, where he turns his life around. Strong language and some descriptions of sex and violence. 2005.Old enough to say what I want: an autobiography
Par Barbara Sears, Dave Broadfoot. 2002
Over the years, Dave Broadfoot, a comedian, has walked off with many of Canada's top awards. This autobiography, peppered throughout…
with some of his favourite scripts, records his extraordinary career of fifty years. 2002.Nibbling on Einstein's brain: the good, the bad & the bogus in science
Par Diane Swanson. 2001
Motion sickness: a memoir
Par David Layton. 1999
David Layton shares his memories of a childhood during which he was shuttled from country to country, guardian to guardian.…
His parents, poet Irving Layton and his wife Aviva, largely ignored their son and allowed others to be responsible for his upbringing. Layton's story moves from Canada to London to Greece to Morocco and then back to London again, and includes stories about not just his family but also about his godfather, the poet and performer Leonard Cohen. 1999.Measuring the earth with a stick: science as I've seen it
Par Bob McDonald. 2000
A collection of essays that illuminate the author's scientific take on our world. With more than 25 years experience as…
a science journalist, McDonald has had the opportunity to meet some of the most important minds in modern science. Drawing from these experiences, he shares his alternative perception of nature. 2000.Living things we love to hate: facts, fantasies & fallacies
Par Des Kennedy. 1992
Kennedy examines our relationships with everything we are supposed to hate -- from dandelions to snakes. With anecdotes and interesting…
facts, he talks about our war against pests and tries to reconcile humanity to the natural world. 1992.Inventions (Frequently asked questions)
Par Valerie Wyatt. 2003
The answers to some of the most common questions kids may have about inventions, such as "How do the inventors…
know that the inventions will work?" Also describes the invention of jeans, money, chewing gum, television, band-aids, and the computer. Grades 3-6. 2003.Better house and planet: Over 500 Tips For Efficient Housekeeping
Par Marjorie Harris. 1991
Hollywood utopia
Par Justine Brown. 2002
This book examines the individual lives of the Theosophists (proto-New Agers), the directors and actors who believed that silent movies…
were a Universal Language which had the potential to save mankind. Discusses the bohemian circles and Pygmalion figures that made up a community that believed it was creating a New World. 2002.