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The golden spruce: A True Story Of Myth, Madness And Greed
Par John Vaillant. 2005
In 1997, when a shattered kayak and camping gear are found on an Alaskan island north of the Canadian border,…
they reignite a mystery surrounding a shocking act of protest. The author braids together the strands of this mystery and brings to life the historical collision of Europeans and the Haida and the harrowing world of logging. Canada Reads 2012. Winner of the 2005 Governor General's Award for Non-fiction. Bestseller. 2005.The healthy boomer: a no-nonsense midlife health guide for women and men
Par Miroslava Lhotsky, Peggy Edwards, Judy Turner. 1999
Provides information and practical advice on such topics as: the male and female menopause; how to make a decision about…
hormone replacement therapy; alternative health care; preventing heart disease, cancer, and osteoporosis; prostate health and impotence; healthy relationships and sex in midlife; weight control, exercise, and healthy eating; handling midlife stress. Some descriptions of sex. 1999.Sœurs volées: enquête sur un féminicide au Canada
Par Emmanuelle Walter. 2014
" Depuis 1980, près de 1 200 Amérindiennes canadiennes ont été assassinées ou ont disparu dans une indifférence quasi totale.…
Proportionnellement, ce chiffre officiel et scandaleux équivaut à 55 000 femmes françaises ou 7 000 Québécoises. Dans ce récit bouleversant écrit au terme d'une longue enquête, Emmanuelle Walter donne chair aux statistiques et raconte l'histoire de deux adolescentes, Maisy Odjick et Shannon Alexander. Originaires de l'ouest du Québec, elles sont portées disparues depuis septembre 2008. " 4e de couv.The baby's table: over 100 easy, healthy and homemade recipes for the pickiest, most deserving eaters on the planet
Par Brenda Bradshaw, Lauren Donaldson Bramley. 2004
Shadow child: an apprenticeship in love and loss
Par Beth Powning. 2005
Like many young women, Beth Powning faced decisions of whether and when to start a family. At age twenty-four she…
became pregnant, but eleven days past her due date, she delivered a perfect, stillborn son. In this exploration of motherhood and loss, we're taken on a powerful journey into the heart of grief and renewal. National Bestseller. 2005.Ready for the people: my most chilling cases as a prosecutor
Par Marissa N Batt. 2005
L.A. deputy district attorney Batt draws on more than 25 years of experience in recalling her most challenging cases, also…
describing those involved, including biased judges, hardworking police, sleazy lawyers and expert witnesses. Batt's compassion toward crime victims and good case preparation are contrasted with rulings that reflect the fragility of the US criminal justice system. Explicit descriptions of sex, violence and explicit strong language. 2004.Paper Fan: the hunt for triad gangster Steven Wong
Par Terry Gould. 2004
Gould, an investigative journalist, secretly recorded an interview with gang leader Wong; the tape provided law enforcement with information leading…
to his arrest and indictment for large-scale heroin trafficking. When Wong, on a 'family trip', was conveniently reported dead in an accident in the Philippines, Gould travelled to Macau, the Philippines, and elsewhere on a decade-long chase for proof that Wong was alive. Gould's story also helps illuminate the little-known world of the Triads, a byzantine, diasporic Asian mafia. Some strong language and violence and some descriptions of sex. 2004.Omar Khadr, Oh Canada
Par Janice Williamson. 2012
In 2002 a fifteen-year-old Canadian citizen, Omar Khadr, was captured in Afghanistan for allegedly killing an American soldier, later ending…
up in Guantánamo Bay detention camp. Some Canadians see Khadr as a symbol of terrorism in action; the book’s contributors see him as the victim of a jihadist father and Canadian complicity in the unjust excesses of the US war on terror. They analyze Khadr's background, his incarceration, the actions of Canadian authorities, and the implications raised by his legal case. Includes violence. 2012.L'Iran: des Perses à nos jours ((Pluriel).)
Par Pierre Briant, Leili Anvar, Pierre Blanchet. 2012
" L'Iran actuel éclipse une civilisation millénaire, l'une des plus anciennes et des plus brillantes du Proche-Orient, l'Empire perse, dont…
le Shah Reza Pahlavi faisait encore un modèle dans les années 1970 : les Empires perses. Ce livre est l'occasion d'interroger les continuités et les ruptures d'un Orient qui ne vit pas uniquement au rythme de la religion chiite. Jadis, en effet, les Perses étaient considérés comme les Barbares par excellence et les Grecs, comme les Romains, les ont combattus en les regardant tels des sauvages gouvernés par des despotes. Pourtant, la culture perse s'est montrée d'une rare richesse et d'une grande tolérance. N'est-ce pas là que le monde juif puisa une partie de ses traditions et de ses coutumes ? N'est-ce pas aussi dans l'Empire perse que trouvaient refuge les bannis des cités grecques ?Quand le pays de Zarathoustra se convertit à l'islam, cet Orient change en profondeur. Il prend les allures d'un concurrent d'un genre nouveau pour le monde occidental, qui le regarde aujourd'hui avec une terrible angoisse, celle de voir une théocratie se doter de l'arme nucléaire. " -- 4e de couv.Le roman de Pékin (Le roman des lieux et destins magiques)
Par Bernard Brizay. 2008
Pour les Chinois, comme pour les Occidentaux, jamais capitale n'a autant mérité le statut de ville mythique. Résidence du Fils…
du Ciel, capitale administrative, culturelle et religieuse du plus vieux, du plus peuplé et du plus grand empire au monde, Pékin et la Cité pourpre interdite où vivait l'empereur, entouré de ses concubines et de ses eunuques, fait toujours fantasmer. Le palais impérial est resté pendant cinq cents ans le centre sacré de l'Empire, le siège du gouvernement, où s'est écrite la grande histoire, celle de la Chine. Et la petite histoire, car la Cité interdite fut aussi le lieu privilégié d'intrigues, de drames et de crimes. 2008.Lawyers gone bad: money, sex and madness in Canada's legal profession
Par Philip Slayton. 2007
Slayton, a corporate lawyer and former dean of law, sheds light on those who betrayed clients and committed crimes -…
sometimes for very little personal gain. While recounting actual cases of Canadian lawyers who ran afoul of the law, he searches for what drives a respected professional to corruption. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2007.In search of sleep: straight talk about babies, toddlers, and night waking
Par Bonny Reichert. 2001
In a society that equates a sleeping baby with a good baby, night waking has become one of the most…
emotionally charged parenting issues. The author, a mother of two, reviews popular sleep-training techniques and the science of sleep cycles, explores the myths that surround night waking, and offers tips for coping. 2001.I'll be the parent, you be the kid: the hot button topics in parenting
Par Paul Kropp. 1998
Dad alone: how to rebuild your life and remain an involved father after divorce
Par Phil Clavel. 2003
A guide to help men fulfill their role as fathers in the aftermath of a broken marriage. Helps dads deal…
with their feelings and situations, so that they may remain involved fathers following a divorce. 2003.Honour thy mother: the search for Jeannine Durand
Par Rick Boychuk. 1994
In 1968, Raymond "Frenchy" Durand murdered his wife Jeannine and hid her body near Houston, Texas. More than two decades…
later, the case of the woman known as Jane Doe was finally solved, owing to the perseverance of the victim's son and daughter, who were schoolchildren when their mother disappeared. Boychuk tells of how these children lost their mother under mysterious circumstances, then had to depend on a father they could not trust. Some strong language and some violence. 1994.Egg on Mao: the story of an ordinary man who defaced an icon and unmasked a dictatorship
Par Denise Chong. 2009
On May 23, 1989, as student protests raged, Lu Decheng and two other men hurled 30 paint-filled eggs at the…
immense portrait of Mao Zedong that dominates Beijing's Tiananmen Square. His poli-art stunt stranded Lu in prison for almost a decade, cost him his wife and daughter, and led to his eventual defection to Canada. While hoping to bring true democracy and to unmask the repression of Mao's reign, Lu learned that in China, preserving the Chairman's legacy mattered more. 2009.Don't look behind you: and other true cases (Ann Rule's crime series. #15.)
Par Ann Rule. 2011
Four true-crime cases. In "North to Alaska" a divorced father loses contact with his children. In "Too Late for the…
Fair" the grown son of a long-missing woman suspects she was murdered by his father. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2011.Disarming Iraq
Par Hans Blix. 2004
Blix reluctantly came out of retirement in 2000 to lead the U.N. weapons inspections team in Iraq because he was…
the only man everyone could agree on for the job. Three years later, those clamouring for military intervention grumbled at his inability (or, as they saw it, refusal) to present evidence of weapons of mass destruction, but he reminds readers that his assignment was to assess and report on the available evidence. A play-by-play account of the months of diplomacy and inspection efforts leading up to the Iraq war. Some descriptions of violence. 2004.Boys: what it means to become a man
Par Rachel Giese. 2018
What does it mean to be growing up male right now, when ideas about masculinity are in flux and power…
differences between the sexes are shifting? Award-winning Canadian journalist Rachel Giese connects with readers on both sides of the gender divide as she investigates how we can support boys to become their fullest and most honest selves. With empathy and insight, she tells stories of how boys from different races, classes and backgrounds are navigating the transition into manhood. Winner of the 2019 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. 2018.Angels of death: inside the bikers' global crime empire
Par William Marsden, Julian Sher. 2006
Marsden and Sher focus on how head Angel Ralph "Sonny" Barger personally directs a crime organization that has successfully represented…
itself as a bunch of hard-drinking mischief makers guilty only of loving freedom and hedonism too much. Telling tales of murder and revenge at the hands of chopper pilots in the Netherlands, Australia, the U.S., and elsewhere, they cite control of the drug trade as the root of a criminal empire that also embraces prostitution and sundry other interests. Explicit strong language and descriptions of violence, some descriptions of sex. 2006.