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From dawn to decadence: 500 years of western cultural triumph and defeat, 1500 to the present
Par Jacques Barzun. 2000
A description of major achievements in Western art, thought, manners, morals, and religion from the Protestant Reformation to the late…
twentieth century. Profiles major figures in cultural and social revolutions, including Luther, Cromwell, Mozart, and Rousseau. Explores evidence of what the author views as a decline in Europe and America. 2000Where am I?: the story of maps and navigation
Par A. G Smith. 1997
A history of how people learned to identify their physical location in the world. Traces the development of maps from…
birch bark and clay tablets dated 2300 B.C. to the techniques of aerial photography. Follows navigational skills from Eratosthenes's astronomical experiments to the discovery of the compass and the use of satellites. For grades 5-8Courtesans and fishcakes: the consuming passions of classical Athens
Par James Davidson. 1997
Investigates the pleasures of the flesh--food, drink, and sex--as indulged in by classical Greeks. Based on ancient literature and history…
of the period from 479 to 323 B.C.E., discusses the Athenians' beliefs, interpretations, and representations of such basic cravings in private and in publicThe tandem book
Par Angel Rodriquez. 1997
Noah's flood: the new scientific discoveries about the event that changed history
Par William Ryan. 1998
Two geophysicists present the results of years of international research that sought historical data from the mid-sixth millennium B.C. to…
confirm biblical and mythical accounts of a great flood. They explore linguistic, archaeological, and other evidence of an inundation around the Black Sea and hypothesize that a diaspora followedExplorer leader handbook
Par Boy Scouts of America. 1991
Handbook for advisors and youth leaders of Explorer Scouts. Describes the role of an advisor to an Explorer post in…
setting up the post and training the youth leaders. Discusses the nature of Exploring and the responsibilities of officers, and tells how to plan and conduct a successful meeting. 1991Pioneer girl: growing up on the prairie
Par Andrea Warren. 1998
Recounts the life of Grace McCance, whose family settled a Nebraska homestead in 1885 when she was only three years…
old. Grace and her sisters helped to work the farm as they contended with bugs, snakes, blizzards, and wildfires. Based on her memoirs. For grades 4-7Yukon alone: the world's toughest adventure race
Par John Balzar. 2000
A journalist spends six months among the mushers of the far north as they prepare for the grueling Yukon Quest…
International Sled Dog Race--1,023 snowy miles between Whitehorse and Fairbanks, Alaska. Depicts the men and women struggling to take their dog teams through the wilderness. Some strong language. 1999Hostile waters
Par Peter Huchthausen. 1997
Details the sinking of a Soviet missile submarine, the K-219, off the east coast of the United States in 1986.…
Chronicles events on the nuclear-powered vessel as it was patrolling near land in the Atlantic Ocean and an accident on board nearly caused a reactor explosion and the release of deadly radiationMon pays métis: quelques vérités sur le Canada
Par John Saul. 2017
"Dans ce nouveau livre, John Saul poursuit son exploration de la psyché canadienne. En jetant une lumière originale et féconde…
sur notre histoire, il nous amène à remettre radicalement en question l'image que nous avons de nous-mêmes. "En ayant recours, pour nous définir, à un langage qui n'exprime ni notre véritable nature ni notre véritable mythologie, nous avons privé notre civilisation de sa force. Nous avons neutralisé notre capacité de discuter et d'agir d'une manière qui reflète notre inconscient collectif, nos exigences éthiques". -- 4e de couvThe rescue season: the heroic story of parajumpers on the edge of the world
Par Bob Drury. 2001
Profiles the Alaska Air Guards 210th Pararescue Team and their exploits battling adverse weather conditions to retrieve stranded climbers from…
such heights as Denali, the tallest peak in North America. Discusses the parajumpers' training, camaraderie, and dedication in the face of formidable obstacles, including storms and hidden crevasses. Some strong language. 2001The autobiography of a Tibetan monk
Par Palden Gyatso. 1997
Memoir of a Tibetan born in 1933 who became a Buddhist monk at age ten. His peaceful life ended in…
1950 when the Chinese invaded Tibet. Describes his arrest with other monks at Gadong monastery in 1959 and the starvation, torture, and reeducation sessions during his thirty years in prison. After his release, he escaped to India to inform the Dalai Lama and the world of Chinese abuse of Tibetan prisonersTaliban: militant Islam, oil, and fundamentalism in Central Asia
Par Ahmed Rashid. 2000
Journalist with twenty years' experience covering Afghanistan discusses the origin and rise of the Taliban and its fundamentalist concepts of…
Islam regarding gender and drugs. Explains the importance of Afghanistan's energy resources for the region and the country's problems with smuggling, civil war, and lack of social services. 2000Histoire populaire du Québec: 5, 1960 à 1970
Par Jacques Lacoursière. 2008
In the footsteps of Alexander the Great: a journey from Greece to Asia
Par Michael Wood. 1997
An account of Alexander the Great's ten-year, twenty-two thousand mile expedition that began in 334 B.C. and his conquest of…
most of the known world. Retraces the path of his arduous march, recounting historic events and assessing the legendary hero's deep and lasting impactQuand les Noirs avaient des esclaves blancs
Par Serge Bilé. 2008
"On ne peut s'imaginer, en regardant l'Afrique aujourd'hui, qu'elle a été le berceau de grandes inventions humaines et politiques. On…
lui doit, pourtant, les mathématiques, les droits de l'homme, le ministère de l'intégration, la parité homme femme, voire la découverte de l'Amérique ! C'est ce passé, glorieux et méconnu, que retrace ce livre, en plongeant au cœur des grands empires soudanais du Moyen Age. On découvre, au fil des pages, des civilisations, riches et puissantes, où l'écriture, les sciences, et les arts tenaient une place de choix. On découvre, au passage, les rapports, étonnants, qu'entretenaient Noirs et Blancs, et le cheminement, qui les mena à s'affronter au nom d'une domination et d'un pouvoir absolu. On découvre, enfin, des souverains, épris de conquêtes et de progrès, dans une Afrique flamboyante, dont la marche en avant sera stoppée, net, par les invasions arabe et européenne ! Un grand moment d'histoire qui tord le cou aux idées reçues, et aux clichés sur "l'homme africain qui ne serait pas assez entré dans l'Histoire". -- 4e de couvMéditations sur la chasse: Lisbonne, 1942
Par José Ortega y Gasset. 2006
En ce début de XXIe siècle, la chasse n'a pas bonne presse. Mais pourquoi donc l'Homme contemporain pratique-t-il encore cette…
activité immémoriale qui apparaît anachronique à certains? Le philosophe espagnol José Ortega y Gasset répond à cette question en explorant l'âme humaine et en révélant les pulsions profondes et identitaires qui animent le chasseur. À l'instar des animaux, celui-ci, une fois dans la nature, devient l'homme en alerte qui retrouve le sens profond de sa place dans la cohorte des vivants. Pour y arriver, selon Ortega, le chasseur doit librement renoncer à la suprématie de ses moyens. -- 4e de couvMao Zedong
Par Jonathan Spence. 1999
Portrays the personal and public life of the revolutionary leader of China from 1949 until his death in 1976. Depicts…
a "lord of misrule" who was relentlessly driven to achieve a utopian, egalitarian society at any cost. Traces his youth in Hunan province through his waning years as head of state. 1999Thirty-one grade-school children interview friends and relatives about their roles in the civil rights movement. Three additional essays provide information…
on segregation, the movement to end it, and the struggle against racial discrimination and poverty. For grades 5-8