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Petit précis de ménage (Ma grand-mère faisait pareil. Hachette loisirs)
Par Anne Dufour, Catherine Dupin. 2012
Out of the whirlpool: a memoir of remorse and reconciliation
Par Sue Wiygul Martin. 2013
The author has written a moving account of the rebuilding of her life after a desperate, impetuous act in her…
youth ended in blindness. Since that day, she has greeted the world with her trademark determination and humour, accepting each new day of challenge while squarely facing the issues attending her post-traumatic adjustment. Now, after more than thirty years of recovery and reconciliation with the past, Martin shares the simple truths of her journey. 2013.Out of darkness: the Jeff Healey story
Par Cindy Watson. 2010
Losing both eyes to retinoblastoma, a rare form of cancer, opened a door to another world for Jeff Healey. Out…
of darkness he created music, becoming one of the most influential blues-rock and jazz performers of our time. Winner of the 2012 Golden Oak Award. Grades 5-8. 2010.Out of darkness: the story of Louis Braille
Par Russell Freedman. 1998
A biography of the nineteenth-century Frenchman who, having been blinded himself at the age of three, went on to develop…
a system of raised dots on paper that enabled blind people to read and write. Grades 4-7. 1998.Out of sight
Par Linda Tennent. 2012
An account of the author’s journey into blindness over six decades from a progressive eye disease called Retinitis Pigmentosa (also…
known as tunnel vision). Focusses on the many challenges faced and the coping tools used, and can be read as a resource for both those facing vision loss and those who support them. 2012.Our gardens, ourselves: reflections on an ancient art
Par Jennifer Bennett. 1994
In a series of essays, Jennifer Bennett reflects on the art and science of gardening. She believes that most people…
garden because they want to recover a lost paradise, and her essays mix practical gardening advice with reflections on philosophy and ecology. c1994.Harmonie: l’inoubliable
Par Lucie Malenfant. 2012
Perdre la vue est une des choses les plus terribles qui puisse arriver. Mais grâce à l’amour et au soutien…
de mon mari et de ma fille, j’ai appris à vivre avec mon handicap. Et grâce à Mira, j’ai eu la chance de rencontrer ma belle Harmonie. Plus qu’une compagne, Harmonie a été pour moi une véritable amie durant toutes ces années. 2012.Jardins et jardiniers laurentiens, 1660-1800: creuse la terre, creuse le temps
Par Jean-Pierre Hardy. 2016
" Dans les colonies, et à plus forte raison dans un pays où la végétation est en dormance une bonne…
moitié de l'année, l'alimentation est une préoccupation constante. Dans ce contexte, un potager devient vite une nécessité. Alors que certains sont gérés par leur propriétaire, d'autres sont confiés à l'expertise et aux soins de jardiniers de métier. Jean-Pierre Hardy retrace l'origine de ces derniers et évalue leur formation, leur équipement, leurs techniques horticoles, leurs conditions de travail et leur niveau de vie. Les potagers sont-ils aussi nombreux qu'on le dit? Que produit-on et quels sont les légumes préférés? Le potager répond-il aux besoins d'une maisonnée et à combien peut-on l'évaluer? Jardins et jardiniers laurentiens fait le point sur les potagers et les jardiniers des principales villes de la vallée du Saint-Laurent entre 1660 et 1800. "Un jardinier offre un bouquet à un promeneur inconnu qui accepte de visiter son jardin. Ce bouquet est composé de…
divers sujets de réflexion: les valeurs où s'implante notre existence, le sens des expériences multiples qui jalonnent notre destinée, les questions qui motivent nos quêtes. 1997.Only in Canada you say: a treasury of Canadian language
Par Katherine Barber. 2007
Highlights more than 1,200 words and phrases that are unique to Canada. Did you know that every time you ask…
for Gravol at the drug store, you're using a word that is unknown anywhere else, or that there are three distinctly Canadian sex words and 17 Canadian words for ice? Covers Canadian English from coast to coast to coast, with sections dedicated to the things we love to do, where we live, how we get around, and what we wear. Some descriptions of sex. 2008, c2007.One and one make five
Par Mary Evans. 1996
This remarkable story charts a lifetime of working with visually impaired and deafblind people. From adverse beginnings, without bitterness or…
regret, through childhood illness and war, Miss Evans recounts her training and subsequent work. Great emphasis is laid on working with noncommunicating, deafblind children, with help and guidance for parents and carers in achieving that exclusive first breakthrough and alleviating the problems of the elderly with acquired handicaps. 1996.On a clear day
Par Alex MacCormick, David Blunkett. 1995
Born in 1947 in the slums of Sheffield, England, David Blunkett has never let blindness be more than an inconvenience…
to him, whether at university or in the British House of Commons as an MP. In this autobiography, he discusses his life, politics, and, most of all, his beloved guide dogs, Ruby, Offa, and Lucy. 1995.On sight and insight: a journey into the world of blindness
Par John Martin Hull. 1997
In 1983, forced to accept total blindness, John Hull began to keep a cassette diary. In it he recorded his…
daily experiences, his thoughts and impressions. It offers a unique journey into the "other world" of blindness - a world where people have no faces, a world in which perception of sound, silence, time and space are dramatically transformed. He relates his interactions with other people, including his relationship with his young children and their growing understanding of his blindness. 1997.On my own: the journey continues
Par Sally Hobart Alexander. 1997
After going blind at twenty-four, Alexander describes also losing part of her hearing. Determined to be independent and self-sufficient, she…
recounts her fears and difficulties adjusting to a new apartment, finding a job, and meeting the right man. For junior high readers. 1997.Oliver's twist: the life and times of an unapologetic newshound
Par Craig Oliver. 2011
The only child of two alcoholics, Oliver spent his childhood and adolescence in the homes of strangers. A chance summer…
job with the local CBC station launched his broadcasting career, taking Oliver from Prince Rupert, B.C. to Ottawa, Washington, and Central America, and eventually to chief parliamentary correspondent for CTV News. At the same time, Oliver pursued a personal passion for Canada’s wilderness rivers, paddling some of the remotest waters in western and northern Canada with political and media figures such as Tim Kotcheff and Pierre Trudeau. Most surprising is the revelation that this comfortable television presenter has been legally blind for a decade. Includes strong language. c2011.On blindness: letters between Bryan Magee and Martin Milligan
Par Bryan Magee, Martin Milligan. 1995
What begins as a philosophical exchange between the philosopher and broadcaster Bryan Magee and the late Martin Milligan, activist and…
philosopher blind almost from birth, develops into a personal and intense discussion of the implications of blindness. They open the eyes of the sighted to the world as experienced by the blind. 1995.Obstacles, bring' em
Par Maria Federici. 2013
This is the story of Maria Federici (Doyle), a young woman whose life changed on a February night in 2004.…
Maria was coming home late from work when, on a trailer a good distance in front of her, an item of unsecured furniture fell off and broke apart, sending a large piece of particle board catapulting through her windshield, striking her in the head, and causing massive brain and head injuries as well as complete blindness. This is Maria's story of survival, recovery and a rebuilding of life by taking some of the most challenging obstacles and learning to overcome them. 2013.Now we see through a glass darkly: musing on failing sight can be funny
Par Vie Tulloch. 2003
When Vie Tulloch, an accomplished sculptress, was told she had serious sight problems that were incurable, her life was initially…
surrounded by an aura of self-pity. She reluctantly accepted that her carving days were over. However, with characteristic stoicism and jollity she has addressed the situation and this book is an account of her frustrating battle against the odds. 2003.Cyrus, l'encyclopédie qui raconte. 12 (Kid/Quid)
Par Christiane Duchesne, Carmen Marois. 1995
Cyrus, l'encyclopédie qui raconte. 11 (Kid/Quid)
Par Christiane Duchesne, Carmen Marois. 1995