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S'empêcher d'en faire trop: carnets de mission "humanitaire" au Viêt-nam
Par Maurice Mimoun. 2004
"Je n'ai jamais cherché à faire de l'humanitaire. J'étais méfiant. Je n'aimais pas le mot, je ne l'aime toujours pas."…
Un jour pourtant, après avoir vu quelques photos, le professeur Maurice Mimoun a décidé de mettre sa technique au service des corps estropiés, brulés, mutilés. Depuis cinq ans, il se rend régulièrement au Viêt-nam avec la fondation Children Action pour tenter de guérir les blessés, apporter ses connaissances et son aide, et surtout enseigner à des chirurgiens locaux les gestes qui peuvent sauver une vie. 2004.Sigmund Freud en son temps et dans le nôtre
Par Élisabeth Roudinesco. 2014
L'ouverture aux chercheurs de nouvelles archives et la mise à disposition de l'essentiel de la correspondance de Freud sont à…
l'origine de ce nouvel ouvrage sur le fondateur de la psychanalyse, qui apporte un éclairage nouveau sur l'homme et sur son oeuvre. Gagnant de Prix Décembre 2014. 2014.Taking the world in for repairs
Par Richard Selzer. 1996
T. rex and the crater of doom
Par Walter Alvarez. 1997
A geologist recalls the first scientific proposals of the theory that a large asteroid or comet had collided with Earth…
sixty-five million years ago, causing the extinction of the dinosaurs. Describes the vehement debate that followed, the accumulation of evidence, and the discovery of a crater beneath the Yucatan peninsula that appears to substantiate the impact claim. c1997.Tales mummies tell
Par Patricia Lauber. 1985
Discusses the human mummies of Egypt and how they were preserved, the discovery of a frozen mammoth in Siberia and…
the mummies of Peru. For junior and senior high readers. 1985.Tarrant on top of the world: in search of the polar bear
Par Chris Tarrant. 2005
A passionate angler, Chris Tarrant's interest in bears was first triggered by sightings of grizzlies whilst fishing in the wilds…
of Canada. For years he harboured a plan to mount an expedition in search of their most ferocious cousins, polar bears. They are to be found in greatest numbers in the extreme north of Norway, about 400 miles south of the pole, near Svalbard. This is a record of that trip, and a homage to the power and beauty of one of the most ferocious predators left on earth. 2005.Talk to the hand
Par Nicole Dryburgh. 2010
Nicole went through surgery to remove a malignant tumour on her spine, then radiotherapy, a brain haemorrhage, blindness, loss of…
movement, chemotherapy, more chemotherapy, loss of hearing, more radiotherapy, and more surgery. Nicole also has raised thousands of pounds for charity, passed GCSE English after just 6 months' study, gone abseiling, visited New York, had meetings with royalty and government ministers, been the subject of a BBC TV documentary, won numerous national and local awards, and worked for the Teenage Cancer Trust. "Talk to the Hand" is a continuation of Nicole's very full life story, and includes her tips for overcoming setbacks and crises. 2010.Switchbacks: true stories from the Canadian Rockies
Par Sid Marty. 1999
Sid Marty presents a collection of true Rock Mountain tales drawn on his own memories and those of friends and…
former colleagues. Among his subjects are: the old guide who built a staircase up a cliff; the stranded snowshoer who was rescued between rounds of beer in a Banff tavern; the man who catered to hungry grizzlies; an opinionated packrat with a gift for larceny; and a horse named Candy whose heart was as big as a stove. 1999.SIDA, témoignage sur la vie et la mort de Martin
Par Hélène Laygues. 1985
Scalpels & buggywhips: medical pioneers of Central BC
Par Eldon Lee. 1997
This book is a series of short historical profiles about medical pioneers in Central British Columbia, many of whom set…
up practices in the latter part of the 19th century. 1997.Shackleton's boat journey: the narrative from the Captain of the Endurance
Par Frank Arthur Worsley. 2001
Worsley was the captain of the Endurance, the boat Ernest Shackleton and his men were on while attempting an Antarctic…
expedition in 1914. When the Endurance became trapped in ice, which eventually crushed the ship, the expedition became one of survival as the crew camped on a giant drifting ice floe. Eventually, Shackleton took five men, Worsley included, on an 800-mile journey on the open seas to get help on inhabited South Georgia Island. 2001.Solitude: seeking wisdom in extremes : a year alone in the Patagonia wilderness
Par Robert Kull. 2008
For his Ph.D. dissertation, Kull built a cabin in the Patagonian wilderness with the intention of studying the effect of…
deep wilderness solitude on a human being. He describes a tradition of solitaries and hermits and surveys the various cultural understandings of solitude, as well as providing his physical explorations and observations of the surrounding area. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. c2008.Sixtyfive roses: a sister's memoir
Par Heather Summerhayes Cariou. 2006
At the age of four, Cariou's sister Pam was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis, a terminal disease of the lungs and…
pancreas marked by severe coughing and malnutrition; unable to pronounce her condition, young Pam dubs it instead "Sixtyfive Roses." Written to fulfill a deathbed promise Cariou made to write "our" story, and a promise to her mother to tell the truth, the result is an honest and gritty description of a family dealing with chronic illness. Canada Reads 2012. 2006.Snowshoes & spotted dick: letters from a wilderness dweller
Par Chris Czajkowski. 2003
The uplifting and often humourous story of one woman's life in the raw wilderness. The author describes her experiences as…
she builds a cabin in the wilderness and relates the complications of the "simple life" - how she breaks trails by snowshoe, encounters grizzly bears, builds a stone oven and learns to bake bread - and spotted dick. 2003.Shark lady: the true story of how Eugenie Clark became the ocean's most fearless scientist
Par Jess Keating. 2017
At nine years old, Eugenie Clark developed an unexpected passion for sharks after a visit to the Battery Park Aquarium…
in New York City. At the time, sharks were seen as mindless killing machines, but Eugenie knew better and set out to prove it. Despite many obstacles in her path, Eugenie was able to study the creatures she loved so much. From her many discoveries to the shark-related myths she dispelled, Eugenie made wide scientific contributions that led to her being nicknamed Shark Lady. Winner of 2018 Forest of Reading The Blue Spruce Award. Grades K-3. 2017.Straight on till morning: the biography of Beryl Markham
Par Mary S Lovell. 1987
Biography of Beryl Markham who made the first solo flight west across the Atlantic Ocean. She was raised in Kenya…
alongside the son of Nandi hunters. Strikingly beautiful and uninterested in motherhood, she could take apart an airplane or fly across the Sahara with a stuttering engine. 1987.Stephen Hawking: revolutionary physicist (Great achievers : lives of the physically challenged)
Par Melissa McDaniel. 1994
Biography of the British scientist who is famous for his work with black holes. Details Hawking's early experience with computer…
technology, his diagnosis with Lou Gehrig's disease in his youth, and his achievement in spite of the illness. Recounts his education, which led to a doctorate, and his scientific research. Grades 5-8. c1994.Stephen Hawking: a life in science
Par Michael White, John R Gribbin. 1992
This biography of the famous cosmologist looks at his early years and the brilliant theories he has developed during his…
career as well as the effect of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis on his life and work. 1992.Starman: the truth behind the legend of Yuri Gagarin
Par Jamie Doran. 1999
In April 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first human in history to leave the Earth's atmosphere and venture into space.…
An icon of the 20th century, he also became a danger to himself and a threat to the Soviet state until he was killed in a plane crash at the age of 34. The book is based on material from sensitive KGB files and restricted documents from the Russian space authorities. 1999.