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The author of "Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus" offers suggestions on opening one's self to love after…
the death of a mate or after a divorce. Describes the healing process common to both men and women. Explains the differences in the ways males and females resolve loss. c1998.L'odyssée blanche
Par Nicolas Vanier. 1999
Local colour: writers discovering Canada
Par Carol Martin. 1994
Lincoln's last trial: the murder case that propelled him to the presidency
Par David Fisher, Dan Abrams. 2018
At the end of the summer of 1859, twenty-two-year-old Peachy Quinn Harrison went on trial for murder in Springfield, Illinois.…
Abraham Lincoln was hired to defend him. This was to be his last great case as a lawyer. The case posed painful personal challenges for Lincoln. The murder victim had trained for the law in his office, and Lincoln had been his friend and his mentor. His accused killer, the young man Lincoln would defend, was the son of a close friend and loyal supporter. And to win this trial he would have to form an unholy allegiance with a longtime enemy, a revivalist preacher he had twice run against for political office. Bestseller. 2018.Little princes: one man's promise to bring home the lost children of Nepal
Par Conor Grennan. 2011
In search of adventure, twenty-nine-year-old Conor Grennan traded his day job for a year-long trip around the globe, a journey…
that began with a three-month stint volunteering at the Little Princes Children's Home, an orphanage in war-torn Nepal. Conor was initially reluctant to volunteer, unsure whether he had the proper skill, or enough passion, to get involved in a developing country in the middle of a civil war. But he was soon overcome by the herd of rambunctious, resilient children who would challenge and reward him in a way that he had never imagined. When Conor learned the unthinkable truth about their situation, he was stunned: The children were not orphans at all. Child traffickers were promising families in remote villages to protect their children from the civil war--for a huge fee--by taking them to safety. They would then abandon the children far from home, in the chaos of Nepal's capital, Kathmandu. For Conor, what began as a footloose adventure becomes a commitment to reunite the children he had grown to love with their families, but this would be no small task. He would risk his life on a journey through the legendary mountains of Nepal, facing the dangers of a bloody civil war and a debilitating injury. Waiting for Conor back in Kathmandu, and hopeful he would make it out before being trapped in by snow, was the woman who would eventually become his wife and share his life's work. Little Princes is a true story of families and children, and what one person is capable of when faced with seemingly insurmountable odds. Bestseller. 2011.Lindbergh
Par A. Scott Berg. 1998
The authorized biography of the pilot who became a symbol of the aviation age. Describes Lindbergh's 1927 transatlantic flight as…
the defining moment of his life. Discusses his role in the development of aviation for use in war and peacetime. Explores facets of Lindbergh's public and private images. Pulitzer Prize winner. c1998.Lilac moon: dreaming of the real West
Par Sharon Butala. 2005
To answer the question "What makes a Westerner?", author Butala considers the myths, the history, and the peoples of the…
three prairie provinces. From the pioneer past to Western stereotypes, from racial and ethnic inequalities to party politics, from rural myths to urban realities, she interweaves strands of history, family, politics and culture. Bestseller 2005.Lightfoot
Par Nicholas Jennings. 2017
Takes us deep inside Gordon Lightfoot’s world, from his idyllic childhood in Orillia, the wild sixties, and his canoe trips…
into Canada’s North to his heady times atop the music world. Jennings explores the toll that success took on his personal life - including his troubled relationships, his battle with alcohol and his near-death experiences - and the extraordinary drive and tenacity that pulled him through it all. Rich in voices from fellow musicians, close friends, Lightfoot’s family and the singer’s own reminiscences, the biography tells the stories behind some of his best-known love songs, including “Beautiful” and “Song for a Winter’s Night,” as well as the infidelity and divorce that resulted in classics like “Sundown” and “If You Could Read My Mind.” Bestseller. 2017.Life extension: a practical scientific approach
Par Durk Pearson, Sandy Shaw. 1982
Life on the ground floor: letters from the edge of emergency medicine
Par James Maskalyk. 2017
Humanitarian doctor and activist James Maskalyk, author of "Six Months in Sudan", draws upon his experience treating patients in the…
world's emergency rooms. From Toronto to Addis Ababa, Cambodia to Bolivia, he discovers that although the cultures, resources and medical challenges of each hospital may differ, they are linked indelibly by the ground floor: the location of their emergency rooms. Here, on the ground floor, is where Dr. Maskalyk witnesses the story of "human aliveness"--our mourning and laughter, tragedies and hopes, the frailty of being and the resilience of the human spirit. And it's here too that he is swept into the story, confronting his fears and doubts and questioning what it is to be a doctor. Bestseller. Winner of the 2017 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction. 2017.Life
Par James Fox, Keith Richards. 2010
Autobiography of the Rolling Stones guitarist (b. 1943). Recounts his wartime London childhood, his education, and the beginnings of the…
group in 1962. Discusses bandmates including Mick Jagger, Charlie Watts, Ronnie Wood, and Brian Jones as well as his lover Anita Pallenberg and wife Patti Hansen. Bestseller. 2010.Letters to my grandchildren
Par David T Suzuki. 2015
In these inspiring letters to his grandchildren, Mr. Suzuki challenges them to speak out and act on their beliefs, explains…
why sports are important, decries the lack of elders and grandparents in the lives of many people (especially immigrants), and champions the importance of heroes. Bestseller. 2015.Letters of a businessman to his daughter
Par G. Kingsley Ward. 1989
Ward's letters to his daughter provide straightforward advice on such topics as the importance of setting goals, delegating responsibility, balancing…
work and family, and how, as a woman, to ensure equal treatment in the workplace. Companion volume to "Letters of a businessman to his son". Bestseller . 1989.Maple leaf rag: travels across Canada
Par Stephen Brook. 1987
Lyndon Johnson and the American dream: The Most Revealing Portrait Of A President And Presidential Power Ever Written
Par Doris Kearns Goodwin. 1991
L'échiquier de Mirabel
Par Suzanne Laurin. 2012
" Qu'est-ce au juste que Mirabel ? Un aéroport à vocation modifiée ? Une zone aéroportuaire maintes fois redessinée ?…
Un territoire exproprié puis réapproprié au bout d'une longue lutte ? Une ville à la campagne ? Une campagne en ville ? Une banlieue de la couronne nord de Montréal qui pousse comme un champignon ? Mirabel est un espace aux frontières floues et mouvantes où vivent pourtant des personnes bien réelles. Même si la deuxième partie de ce livre analyse l'échec du projet aéroportuaire, la géographe Suzanne Laurin considère d'abord Mirabel comme un territoire dynamique qui a du souffle et qui réussit à produire une culture spécifique. En voyant en Mirabel un territoire culturel à décoder, elle nous invite à nous interroger sur ce qui constitue l'âme des lieux que nous habitons. "Du pipi, du gaspillage et sept autres lieux communs (Collection Papiers Colles)
Par Serge Bouchard, Bernard Arcand. 2001
Le Québec en plein air
Par Paul Larue, Pierre Bélec. 2016
Au fil des ans, les Québécois se sont dotés d'un immense domaine plein air : camps, bases, pourvoiries, réserves, parcs,…
routes verte ou bleue, sentiers pour la marche, le ski, la raquette. Les bienfaits d'un Québec en plein air ; une clé pour la santé, le tourisme et le développement durable. Une vingtaine de propositions palpitantes pour s'initier au plein air en famille. 2016.Pastor uses scripture and anecdotes from his own ministry to answer questions about Jesus’s life and message. Discusses heaven and…
hell and argues that the Bible promotes love and forgiveness, not hatred. Rejects the idea that all non-Christians go to hell. Bestseller. 2011.Chronique d'un cancer ordinaire: ma vie avec Igor
Par Dominique Demers. 2014
" Le cancer. Un mot horrible, qui fait peur. Pour mieux dompter, apprivoiser et haïr tout à la fois la…
tumeur maligne qui sétait incrustée dans son sein, l'auteure Dominique Demers a choisi de lui donner un nom : Igor. Armée de son humour, énergisée par son amour du sport et du voyage, la dynamique et impatiente patiente a entrepris les traitements comme elle mène la barque de sa vie : en se lançant des défis, en osant rire de l'absurde et questionner l'intolérable. En acceptant, aussi, qu'il y a des jours gris. Elle livre ici la chronique de cette période charnière, rédigée sous forme de courts billets parfois drôles et parfois déchirants : autant d'instantanés de moments clés, depuis cette sieste fatidique où elle a repéré la masse, le fameux et monstrueux Igor, jusqu'à l'orée de sa rémission. Car, en plus d'être un récit qui propose des réflexions éclairantes pour qui côtoie la réalité du cancer, c'est une histoire qui finit bien. " -- 4e de couv.