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On the course with-- Tiger Woods
Par Glenn Stout. 1998
Discusses the family background and the sports career of popular young athlete Tiger Woods. Portrays Tiger's success in winning almost…
every tournament on the professional golf circuit. For grades 4-7. 2001On the mound with-- Curt Schilling (Matt Christopher)
Par Matt Christopher, Glenn Stout. 2004
Biography of Curt Schilling, the star pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Details his career from school days and the minor…
leagues to a series of teams in the majors, where he learned to work hard to perfect his game. For grades 4-7. 2004On the court with-- Shaquille O'Neal
Par Glenn Stout. 2003
Describes the life and career of the basketball superstar and center for the Los Angeles Lakers up until the 2002…
season. Tells how O'Neal became a professional player winning many awards and championships, including a gold medal with the U.S. team at the 1996 Olympics. For grades 4-7. 2003Smoke and ashes: the story of the Holocaust
Par Barbara Rogasky. 1988
Explains how the Holocaust (1933-1945) occurred by examining the roots of anti-Semitism, Nazi plans for extermination of Jews, and the…
step-by-step execution of that scheme through ghettos, concentration camps, and death camps. Reviews criminal trials after WWII to seek justice. Revised and expanded from 1988 edition. Violence. For junior and senior high readers. 2002After Jihad: America and the struggle for Islamic democracy
Par Noah Feldman. 2003
Explores the question whether democracy can "be made to flourish in the lands where Islam prevails." Discusses the political terrain…
in Iran, Turkey, Asia, Pakistan, and Arab countries to ascertain the compatibility of the Islamic religion with democratic values. Claiming there is no inherent conflict, Feldman suggests ways to refute anti-Americanism. 2003The wrong man: the final verdict on the Dr. Sam Sheppard murder case
Par James Neff. 2001
Investigative reporter assembles extensive evidence exonerating Cleveland physician Sam Sheppard of murdering his pregnant wife, Marilyn, on July 4, 1954.…
Describes botched police and forensic investigations, Sheppard's retrials and eventual acquittal in 1966, and his son's anti-death-penalty activism. Identifies probable actual killer and reconstructs possible murder scenario. Some violence and some strong language. 2001In the goal with-- Briana Scurry
Par Matt Christopher. 2000
A biography of the former goalkeeper on the U.S. women's national soccer team who earned the nickname "The Rock." Describes…
Scurry's sports career through the end of the 1999 season. For grades 4-7. 2000On the ice with-- Tara Lipinski
Par Glenn Stout. 1999
Presents the life and sports career of Tara Lipinski from her early training in roller skating at age three, roller…
hockey at five, and ice skating at six. Describes Lipinski's experience competing for, and winning, the gold medal in figure skating at the 1998 Olympics. For grades 4-7. 1999Library: an unquiet history
Par Matthew Battles. 2003
Survey by Harvard rare-book specialist of historical events leading to both destruction and proliferation of libraries. Battles laments the burning…
of Alexandria's library in ancient times, then explores preservation of literary culture by monks through medieval ages. Later observations cover Dewey's classification legacy, twentieth-century book bonfires by the Nazis and others, and digital-age challenges. 2003Lewis and Clark: a prairie dog for the president
Par Shirley-Raye Redmond. 2003
In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson sends explorers Lewis and Clark across the country to map the land and bring back…
plants and animals. The men capture a prairie dog and send it to Washington for everyone to see. Beginning Reader. For grades 2-4. 2003Israelis and palestinians: why do they fight? can they stop?
Par Bernard Wasserstein. 2003
History professor offers reasons for the conflict in Israel other than ethnic and religious differences. Posits that neither Jews nor…
Arabs "are animated by crazed psychopathy" but rather fight over definable interests. Suggests that multifaceted analysis of demographic, socioeconomic, environmental, and territorial dimensions of the struggle may facilitate a peaceful resolution. 2003Facing the lion: growing up Maasai on the African savanna
Par Joseph Lekuton. 2003
Virginia teacher recounts his childhood as a nomadic tribe member in northern Kenya. Describes running from lions, tending cattle, being…
circumcised at thirteen to become a "warrior," attending boarding school, searching for his wandering village during vacations, and leaving home to study in the United States. For junior and senior high readers. 2003Ben Franklin's almanac: being a true account of the good gentleman's life
Par Candace Fleming. 2003
Biography of Benjamin Franklin, who lived from 1706 to 1790, emphasizing his many accomplishments as a writer, printer, statesman, and…
inventor. Includes amusing stories and anecdotes, excerpts from his autobiography and other papers, family letters, and newspaper articles that reveal the breadth of Franklin's interests. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2003Close to shore: the terrifying shark attacks of 1916
Par Mike Capuzzo. 2003
Documents the first known shark attacks on humans in the United States. Recounts how several bathers in New Jersey were…
devoured by a great white shark in July 1916, spreading terror to the shore's vacation retreats. Also describes efforts to find and kill the predator. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2003Lullaby of birdland: The Autobiography of George Shearing (Bayou Jazz Lives Ser.)
Par George Shearing, Alyn Shipton. 2004
Reminiscences by congenitally blind jazz pianist Shearing about his 1920s English childhood and early success in London before he immigrated…
to America in 1947. Recounts hobnobbing in New York with jazz greats Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Charlie Parker, and Dizzy Gillespie among others and recording with his famed quintet. 2004Scout's honor: a father's unlikely foray into the woods
Par Peter Applebome. 2003
New York Times writer and editor recounts three years of countless hikes, canoe trips, and campouts with his son Ben's…
Boy Scout troop. A "committed indoorsman," Applebome blends amusing descriptions of latrines and gourmet fireside meals with commentary on the history and cultural legacy of this conservative institution. 2003My prison without bars
Par Pete Rose. 2004
Autobiography by former Cincinnati Reds baseball star banned from the sport in 1989 after gambling allegations. Rose describes his rise…
to fame as a record-breaking hitter and team manager, five-month prison stay for tax evasion, and bid in 2002 for reinstatement to baseball by admitting bets on his team. Strong language. Bestseller. 2004Jean-Pierre Ferland: un peu plus haut, un peu plus loin
Par Marc-François Bernier. 2012
" La vie, l'oeuvre et l'époque d'un géant de la chanson. C'est l'histoire d'un homme qui se croyait voué à…
une existence banale, mais qui est devenu au Québec le véritable maillon musical entre tradition et modernité. C'est un regard intime sur l'enfant qu'il était et sur l'adulte sensible qui s'est découvert une voix. C'est le portrait d'un petit roi, peint devant nous à coups de Jaune et de Bleu blanc blues. Jean-Pierre Ferland, à travers des textes empreints de chaleur,de naïveté et de profondeur, a chanté les hauts et les bas de la vie, les amours d'un jour et ceux d'une éternité. Tour à tour personnage exubérant, poète séducteur, artiste fécond et rêveur introspectif, il a toujours respiré l'air du temps. Les héros de notre époque sont ceux qui transcendent les métamorphoses qu'ils s'imposent. Ils surmontent les difficultés,les épreuves et les rivalités qui menacent leur extraordinaire destinée. Ferland est de ceux-là. Il faut raconter ce héros moderne. " -- 4e de couvGeorges Dor: mémoires d'un homme de parole
Par Georges Dor. 2002
"À l'origine de cet ouvrage, il y a un récit autobiographique inachevé. "Je veux interroger ma mémoire et mon cœur…
en évoquant un époque révolue, des lieux, des êtres et un monde partout disparus, sauf en moi." Son aide-mémoire, Georges Dor l'a peaufiné pendant cinq ans et jusqu'à la dernière minute. Le destin ne lui a cependant pas permis d'achever son livre. Son récit s'interrompt en 1959, juste un peu avant le succès de "La Manic" qui allait le révéler comme chansonnier. La deuxième partie, qui n'a jamais pris forme, devait porter sur sa vie publique. Bruno Roy, spécialiste de la chanson québécoise, a imaginé une suite recomposée à partir de citations tirées d'entrevues réalisées à la télévision, dans les journaux ou les revues, de manière à ce que Georges Dor ait toujours la parole. Ses pensées, commentaires et réflexions sont regroupés, sous la forme d'un abécédaire, selon les thèmes abordés : l'amour, la chanson, la famille, la fidélité, et bien d'autres encore. Ainsi juxtaposés, les souvenirs de Georges Dor et les courts extraits de sa parole publique retracent le chemin parcouru. [...]" -- 4e de couvMagill Family Egyptian Adventure
Par John Magill, Judith Ann Magill Cathcard. 2016
The Magill Family Egyptian Adventure tells the story of Canadian, Arthur Napier Magill, who lost his sight as a young…
man, as he and his young family embark on a years’ long adventure to Egypt, where he was seconded by the UN from his role at CNIB in 1953 to head a team of experts to establish a CNIB like demonstration school for the blind to serve that country and to provide training for others to replicate the school in neighbouring Arab states. Using newspaper articles, family photographs, letters home, and written project reports, readers gain insight into expatriate life and the enormous difference this UN mission made to the many blind people in the Middle East who would otherwise have been unable to live productive and independent lives. Arthur Napier Magill later became the second Managing Director of CNIB, succeeding Colonel E. A. Baker.