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L'Opus Dei: enquête sur une Église au coeur de l'Église
Par Bénédicte Des Mazery, Patrice Des Mazery. 2005
Ses détracteurs parlent de sainte mafia ou encore de maçonnerie blanche. Mais qu'en est-il au juste ? Lea auteurs, journalistes,…
ont enquêté pendant deux ans à Paris, en Espagne et en Angleterre, recueillant de nombreux témoignages d'anciens membres. Leur constat est inquiétant : cette organisation entretient des liens étroits avec des instances décisionnaires de haut niveau progresse à la façon d'un mouvement puissant et secret au coeur même de l'Église catholique. Son objectif est clair : faire triompher l'occident chrétien. Par tous les moyens ?Péchés capitaux
Par Aviad Kleinberg, Colette Salem. 2008
"Nos offenses sont innombrables, mais chaque culture a ses péchés favoris, son catalogue privilégié. L'un d'eux a connu une grande…
postérité: c'est la liste des sept Péchés capitaux établie par l'Eglise dans l'Antiquité tardive. Ces péchés mortels - l'orgueil, la paresse, la gourmandise, l'envie, la colère, la luxure et l'avarice - ne sont pas des actions interdites, mais des passions qui nous soumettent à la tentation. Avec un humour cinglant, Aviad Kleinberg, l'un des intellectuels les plus en vue en Israël, explore les champs de mines moraux de l'âme. Qu'y a-t-il d'immoral à paresser un peu ? Que serait la grande cuisine sans la gourmandise ? L'économie de marché sans l'avarice ? Ce livre fait défiler prophètes et philosophes, théologiens et poètes, tous prêts à jeter la première pierre: un regard empathique, singulier et amusant sur la fragilité humaine." -- 4e de couv.At the foot of the cross: reflections for Good Friday
Par Kevin Carey. 2016
Good Friday is a deeply agonising, moving, and yet essential part of the Christian calendar. How can we process the…
events that took place on that dark day? Kevin Carey invites us to reflect on the Stations of the Cross with words that can be used for personal devotion or liturgically, and specially-commissioned images depicting each of the Stations. 2016.I didn't see that coming: I Didn't See That Coming
Par Andrea Begley. 2013
Andrea Begley stunned the nation with her unique voice and was the winner of series two of The Voice UK.…
This is the exclusive story of her journey to the top. From her childhood in Ireland, coming to terms with the loss of 90% of her vision, to her university days and her passion for politics and above all, music. The Voice was the opportunity Andrea had been waiting for, and she made sure nothing would hold her back. Andrea reveals the moments of terror and triumph, the pressure and euphoria, what it's really like to work with Danny O'Donoghue, and what it feels like to have finally achieved her dream against all odds. 2013.From light to dark: the story of Blind Dave Heeley
Par Dave Heeley, Sophie Parkes. 2016
Born sighted, 'Blind' Dave Heeley showed athletic promise from an early age, smashing his town's 1,500-metre track record aged just…
11 years old. However, a devastating diagnosis shattered his sporting dreams and he hastily gave up on sporting activity. The book charts Dave's story and how he rediscovered his boyhood talent for running and went on to undertake some of the world's toughest challenges, including John O'Groats to Land's End (with a difference); ten marathons in ten days; 700 miles of cycling across seven countries in seven days; and the 2015 Marathon des Sables, dubbed the 'toughest footrace on Earth'. 2016.A dog called Dez: the true story of how one amazing dog changed his owner's life
Par John Tovey, Veronica Clark. 2013
When John Tovey lost his sight at the age of 42, he thought his life was over. He was wrong…
- it was just beginning. John asked for help and, thanks to Guide Dogs for the Blind, was introduced to a bouncy black labrador called Dez. Dez brought colour and light back into John's life and slowly he learned how to live again. 2013.Not fade away: a memoir of senses lost and found
Par Rebecca Alexander, Sascha Alper. 2014
Born with a rare genetic mutation called Usher Syndrome type III, Rebecca Alexander has been simultaneously losing both her sight…
and hearing since she was a child, and was told that she would likely be completely blind and deaf by age 30. Then, at 18, a fall from a window left her athletic body completely shattered. None of us know what we would do in the face of such devastation. What Rebecca did was rise to every challenge she faced. Now, at 35, with only a sliver of sight and significantly deteriorated hearing, she is a psychotherapist with degrees from Columbia University, and an athlete who regularly competes in extreme endurance races. She greets every day as if it were a gift, with boundless energy and a strength of spirit that have led her to places we can only imagine. 2014.Stanford professor Krieger describes adapting to life with progressively limited vision caused by birdshot retinochoroidopathy. She writes of embarking upon…
local and long-distance trips and exploring the southwest desert with her guide dog Teela and her lover Hannah. c2010.Jo Milne had already lived a lifetime surrounded by silence, profoundly deaf from birth, when she began to lose her…
sight. Just before turning 30, Jo was diagnosed with Usher Syndrome, a rare genetic and progressive condition that will one day rob her of her sight altogether. Jo has always been determined to live her life to the full. In 2014 she had cochlear implants fitted allowing her to hear for the first time. Every moment of Jo's days since the operation has become a journey of discovery. 2016.Out of the darkness
Par Tina Nash. 2012
Thunder dog: the true story of a blind man, his guide dog, and the triumph of trust at ground zero
Par Michael Hingson, Susy Flory. 2011
Michael Hingson, an executive who worked in the North Tower of the World Trade Center, recounts his escape after the…
September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Hingson, blind since birth, describes what he and his guide dog Roselle experienced as she led him down seventy-eight flights of stairs to safety. 2011.Undaunted by blindness: concise biographies of 400 people who refused to let visual impairment define them
Par Clifford E Olstrom. 2010
Director of the Tampa Lighthouse for the Blind presents four hundred capsule biographies of notable blind people in various occupations…
and from different historical periods. Includes profiles of Irish composer Torlogh Carolan (1670-1738), American publisher Joseph Pulitzer (1847-1911), and Cuban ballerina Alicia Alonso (b. 1921). 2010.Does God have a specific plan for life? Can we really make sense of everything that happens to us? In…
this bonfire of some of the most precious of all evangelical myths, Mark Woods asks whether a truly biblical faith really supports many supposed evangelical 'shibboleths', and thereby points us towards a faith that is deeper, more dangerous and more fitting for adults. 2016.Nearing home: life, faith, and finishing well
Par Billy Graham. 2011
Ninety-three-year-old evangelist, whose wife Ruth died in 2007, uses his personal experience of aging to illustrate ways to achieve spiritual…
growth while facing life’s transitions. Discusses retirement, health, and grief and suggests viewing one’s latter years from God’s perspective. Bestseller. 2011.Crashing through: the extraordinary true story of the man who dared to see
Par Robert Kurson. 2008
Award-winning author profiles Michael May (born 1953), who was blinded at age three and later became a champion skier, CIA…
analyst, and entrepreneur. Relates May's internal conflict over whether to undergo a revolutionary stem-cell procedure and a cornea transplant to restore his sight. 2007.Veterans with a vision: Canada's war blinded in peace and war (Studies in Canadian military history,)
Par Serge Marc Durflinger. 2010
A history of Canada's war-blinded veterans and of the organization they founded in 1922, the Sir Arthur Pearson Association of…
War Blinded. Durflinger details the veterans' process of civil re-establishment, physical and psychological rehabilitation, and social and personal coping, and describes their public advocacy for government pension entitlements, job retraining, and other social programs. Captures the spirit of perseverance that permeated the veterans' community, and highlights the impact made by the war blinded as advocates for all Canadian veterans and for all blind citizens. 2010.Her special vision: a biography of Jean Little (Contemporary Canadian biographies)
Par Barbara Greenwood, Audrey McKim. 1987
As a young girl, Jean Little was teased by the other children because of her visual impairment. Today, Jean is…
the award-winning author of over a dozen books for children. Grades 5-8. Grade I braille. 1987.Teacher: Anne Sullivan Macy : a tribute by the foster-child of her mind
Par Helen Keller. 1985
Deaf-blind Helen Keller tells of her early years with Anne Sullivan, the Irish immigrant girl who became her teacher-companion. She…
also describes her years at Radcliffe, Anne's marriage to John Macy, and their work together for the blind. 1985.Voir l'invisible, réaliser l'impossible: biographie de Jean-Paul Losier
Par Edna Arseneault-McGrath. 2004
La valeur d'une personne ne se mesure pas à son degré de vision mais plutôt par l'oeuvre qu'elle a accomplie.…
Et l'oeuvre de Jean-Paul Losier, un non-voyant, est impressionnante. Fils d'Acadie, cinquième d'une famille de treize enfants, Jean-Paul a surmonté tous les obstacles et ils étaient légions. Bachelier en arts et en education, avocat, 'l'homme qui savait les livres par coeur' a aussi enseigné 24 années à des voyants. Pendant toutes ces années, Jean-Paul a cultivé la terre familiale avec audace, fierté et un success croissant. Intelligence hors du commun, esprit analytique, influent mais discret et sans prétention, le rayonnement et l'importance de ce philanthrope ne se résument pas qu'aux non-voyants, à l'I.N.C.A. ou aux Acadiens. 2004.Surpassing expectations: my life without sight
Par Lawrence Scadden. 2008
Autobiography of California-born (1939) Scadden, who was blinded at age five. Describes his career as a research psychologist with a…
doctorate degree. Discusses his work in developing assistive technology for visually impaired people and promoting science education. Examines the effects of blindness, Scadden's personal development, and his experiences abroad. 2008.