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The dinosaur hunters: a true story of scientific rivalry and the discovery of the prehistoric world
Par Deborah Cadbury. 2000
The text tells the story of the bitter feud between Gideon Mantell, who uncovered giant bones in a Sussex quarry…
and became obsessed with the ancient past and Richard Owen, patronised by royalty, the Prime Minister and the aristocracy, who scooped the credit for the discovery of the dinosaurs. Their struggle was to create a new science that would change man's perception of his place in the universe. 2000.The hot-blooded dinosaurs: a revolution in palaeontology
Par Adrian J Desmond. 1976
Science historian draws on recent, revolutionary discoveries to present a new picture of dinosaurs and their world. Takes exception to…
the long-held myth that these beasts were sluggish, small brained, giant lizards. 1976.The dinosaur project: the story of the greatest dinosaur expedition ever mounted
Par Wayne Grady. 1993
In 1985, a party of Canadian and Chinese scientists embarked on a five-year treasure hunt in China's Gobi Desert, the…
badlands of Alberta and Canada's Arctic. They hoped to answer questions about dinosaur behaviour, migration, and evolution. 1993.The Chicago Cubs: story of a curse
Par Rich Cohen. 2017
Follows the Cubs' early days as the first powerhouse baseball team, winners of the 1907 and 1908 World Series; their…
storied players, such as Billy Sunday, the 2nd baseman who became the most popular preacher in America; their old stadiums; their owners, from chewing gum magnate William Wrigley to Thomas Ricketts, CEO of Ameritrade; and their time between the two World Wars; all of it leading up to the momentous last World Series appearance and the breaking of the famed curse. 2017.The bullpen gospels: major league dreams of a minor league veteran
Par Dirk Hayhurst. 2010
Pitcher Dirk Hayhurst is not a superstar, never even a 'Top Prospect', and in the game of baseball, if you…
don't fit in either of those categories, it can almost be as if you don't exist. Hayhurst tackles this issue - the issue of labels and identity and the problems that come along with them - but also writes about seeing ballplayers as more than just numbers on the backs of jerseys, and about life, with baseball as the backdrop. Descriptions of sex, explicit strong language. Bestseller. 2010.The bone museum: travels in the lost worlds of dinosaurs and birds
Par Wayne Grady. 2000
Wayne Grady, the science editor of Equinox, and Phil Currie, a Canadian palaeontologist, travel to Patagonia, China, and the Alberta…
Badlands. Living in tents, experiencing rain, mud, windstorms, disagreements, and the ultimate glimpse of bone, they try to find conclusive evidence in an ongoing debate: did dinosaurs go extinct, or evolve into birds of the modern world? 2000.Take me out to the ball game: a history of baseball in America (The modern scholar)
Par Timothy Baker Shutt. 2007
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.Supergiants!: the biggest dinosaurs
Par David Peters, Don Lessem. 1997
Lessem explains that the "biggest" dinosaurs weighed the most. They were plant-eating dinosaurs,the sauropods. He details how dinosaur bones have…
been discovered and what scientists have learned from them. He concludes with a description of the Argentinosaurus, officially named in 1993, which may prove to be the biggest dinosaur ever. Grades 3-6. c1997.Stolen season: a journey through America and baseball's minor leagues
Par David Lamb. 1991
After covering bloody events in Middle East war zones, a foreign correspondent returns to America determined to take time off.…
Lamb, also hoping to renew his boyhood enthusiasm for baseball, spends a summer observing sights, sounds, players, and fans in ballparks. This account chronicles his journey across the country and into the recesses of his memory. Some strong language. c1991.Reggie: the autobiography
Par Mike Lupica, Reggie Jackson. 1984
The lively story of baseball's "superduperstar" as he approaches the end of his dramatic career on the diamond. Jackson describes…
his childhood and college years, his stint in the minor leagues in the Deep South, and his legendary career as a feisty slugger. Strong language. Bestseller 1984.Power ball: anatomy of a modern baseball game
Par Rob Neyer. 2018
The former ESPN columnist and analytics pioneer dramatically recreates an action-packed 2017 game between the Oakland A's and eventual World…
Series Champion Houston Astros to reveal the myriad ways in which Major League Baseball has changed over the last few decades. 2018.Petit guide des dinosaures
Par Elliott Seah. 2015
Ce livre a été préparé par un garçon passionné des dinosaures qui a voulu partager avec les autres enfants de…
son âge les informations qu'il a rassemblées sur ces grands disparus. De quelle couleur étaient les dinosaures? Marchaient-ils à quatre pattes? Comment pouvaient-ils courir avec un tel poids? Que mangeaient-ils? Comment se défendaient-ils? Est-ce vrai que les oiseaux sont les descendants des dinosaures? Où peut-on voir des squelettes de dinosaures? Le Petit guide des dinosaures répond à ces questions et à bien d'autres. Il constitue un excellent résumé des connaissances actuelles sur les dinosaures. Années 2-4. 2015.La crise d'Oka: au-delà des barricades
Par Emilie Guilbeault-Cayer. 2013
" La crise d'Oka de 1990 marque, par son caractère violent et sa durée, un tournant dans l'histoire des relations…
entre l'État québécois et les Autochtones. Plusieurs affrontements et 78 jours de crise laissent un souvenir amer, tant du côté des populations que chez les responsables politiques. À la suite de cet été des Indiens, plusieurs questions demeurent sans réponse et certains enjeux restent encore incompris, notamment la gestion de la crise par le gouvernement provincial. Lors du conflit, l'attitude des responsables politiques semble chaotique, et leurs choix, discutables. Ces réactions répondent à une lecture bien précise de la situation, mais les motivations qui ont guidé leurs actions sont encore mal connues à ce jour. Émilie Guilbeault-Cayer utilise la crise d'Oka comme révélateur de l'évolution des relations entre l'État québécois et les Autochtones. Un sujet qui demeure criant d'actualité. " -- 4e de couv.Ninety percent mental: an all-star player turned mental skills coach reveals the hidden game of baseball
Par Scott Miller, Bob Tewksbury. 2018
Bob Tewksbury shows listeners a side of baseball only he can provide, given his singular background as both a longtime…
MLB pitcher and a mental skills coach for two of the sport's most fabled franchises, the Boston Red Sox and San Francisco Giants. 2018.Native peoples and cultures of Canada: an anthropological overview
Par Alan D McMillan. 1988
A comprehensive overview of all the native groups of Canada -- Indian, Metis and Inuit. Describes their traditional ways of…
life from prehistoric times to the present issues of land claims and self-government. 1988.Moneyball: the art of winning an unfair game
Par Michael Lewis. 2003
Author of "The New New Thing" describes how Billy Beane, general manager of baseball's Oakland Athletics, came in first place…
in the American League West in 2002. Examines Beane's use of computers, statistics, and scouting to achieve success despite a minor league budget. Strong language. Bestseller. 2003.Memories of summer: when baseball was an art and writing about it a game
Par Roger Kahn. 1997
A sportswriter's memoir of "the gilded era of baseball," the postwar years before million-dollar salaries, television networks, and player strikes.…
Recounts his experiences covering the Brooklyn Dodgers and offers observations on Willie Mays, Leo Durocher, Mickey Mantle, and other stars. 1997." Ouvrage historique magistral, venant tout juste d'être traduit en français, qui retrace les moyens qu'ont pris les politiciens du…
19e siècle pour exterminer les peuples des Premières nations. L'historien James Daschuk y trace un portrait peu flatteur des bâtisseurs canadiens, à commencer par John A. Macdonald. Celui qu'on connaît comme le " Père de la Confédération " a joué un rôle actif dans le confinement dans les réserves, l'extermination des bisons et la distribution de viande avariée, tout en empochant des pots-de-vin pour " nettoyer " le territoire pour la construction du chemin de fer transcanadien. " -- 4e de couv.Le genou de Lucy: l'histoire de l'homme et l'histoire de son histoire
Par Yves Coppens. 1999
L'auteur, spécialiste de la paléontologie, a rassemblé ici sa conception de l'histoire de l'homme, une science neuve qui n'en finit…
plus de réviser ses éphémères certitudes. Une esquisse d'autobiographie, un portrait de la fameuse Lucy, certes pas la plus vieille femme du monde, mais "le squellette le moins incomplet de la préhistoire."