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Remembering the farm: memories of farming, ranching, and rural life in Canada, past and present
Par Allan Anderson. 1977
Redefining success: still making mistakes
Par W. Brett Wilson. 2013
The popular co-star of CBC’s award-winning Dragons’ Den recounts how he was forced to redefine his life, making health and…
key relationships his first priorities. Through trial and error, he discovered that these simple virtues are foundations for real, enduring success, both in business and in life. Not just for entrepreneurs and business people, this book outlines how we can change our lives for the better by re-evaluating our personal definitions of success, then reworking them into a life plan that is feasible, lasting, and rewarding. Bestseller. 2013, c2012.Red notice: a true story of high finance, murder, and one man's fight for justice
Par Bill Browder. 2015
A real-life political thriller about an American financier in the Wild East of Russia, the murder of his principled young…
tax attorney, and his dangerous mission to expose the Kremlin's corruption. Bestseller. 2015.Real ponies don't go oink!
Par Patrick F McManus. 2000
In this collection of essays, McManus treats his audience to the exploits of his wife Bun, his buddies Retch and…
Eddie, and himself. He recounts the events that led to his dog’s climbing a tree, to the class clown’s finally making the fierce math teacher laugh, and to the garage door’s gobbling up the dog. He tells of the problems in pouring a concrete walk and of fireworks with the potential to bring down a B-29. 2000.Ready to retire?: the new reality of retirement and what you and your spouse need to know
Par Lyndsay Green. 2016
By looking at retirement from men's perspectives, this book will explore issues that have been given short shrift by the…
mass media and in retirement literature. The interviewees will include the newly retired, those working part-time, and the fully retired, and represent a range of income and education levels and professional and personal circumstances. The author will also be interviewing their wives and partners. By helping women understand why men think about retirement the way they do, the author hopes to separate fiction from fact and free people's minds to reimagine retirement. Bestseller. 2016.Radar, hula hoops, and playful pigs: 67 digestible commentaries on the fascinating chemistry of everyday life
Par Joseph A Schwarcz. 2002
If chemistry makes you think of Bunsen burners, petri dishes and pipettes, you'll be relieved to discover that there's a…
whole other side to science. This book is full of fascinating facts about the weird and wonderful world of chemical reactions, and explains such mysteries as the attractive power of armpit odour, the true nature of Silly Putty, and even the connection between witches and their broomsticks. 2002.Race and human evolution: A Fatal Attraction
Par Milford H Wolpoff, Rachel Caspari. 1997
Two paleoanthropologists explore opposing theories of human evolution, the origins of modern physical characteristics, and the roots of racial variation.…
They compare the "Eve theory" of recent human origin with a multiregional model that posits a more gradual, diverse process of development. 1997.Qu'est-ce que le boson de Higgs mange en hiver et autres détails essentiels
Par Pauline Gagnon. 2015
Voici enfin un livre écrit en termes simples s'adressant à tous ceux et celles qui désirent en savoir un peu…
plus sur la physique des particules, mais qui n'ont pas nécessairement de bases en sciences. Une bonne dose de curiosité leur suffira pour découvrir tout un monde allant de l'infiniment petit jusqu'à l'infiniment grand. 2015. Titre uniforme: Who cares about particle physics?Qui a peur d'Alexander Lowen?: Une Therapeute Raconte
Par Edith Fournier. 1995
Par l'auteure de "La mère d'Édith", un récit relatant la mort de sa mère atteinte de la maladie d'Alzheimer. L'auteure,…
une psychothérapeute, nous livre un récit-témoignage sur la thérapie bioénergétique, une approche corporelle de la psychothérapie. Elle raconte avec honnêteté et simplicité son cheminement personnel et parle de la méthode et du thérapeute Lowen qu'elle a côtoyé pendant trois ans. 1995.Quiet strength: The Principles, Practices, And Priorities Of A Winning Life
Par Tony Dungy, Nathan Whitaker. 2008
When Tony Dungy led the Indianapolis Colts to victory in Super Bowl XLI - and made history as the first…
African American coach to win the big game - millions of people, amazed by the success of his quiet, authoritative leadership style, wondered: how does he get it done? Dungy reveals the secrets to his success - principles, practices, and priorities that have kept him on track despite overwhelming personal and professional obstacles, including firings, stereotypes, and the tragic loss of a child. Bestseller. 2008.Quinn: the life of a hockey legend
Par Dan Robson. 2015
Pat Quinn was the tough working-class kid who had fought his way to the very top of the hockey world.…
He had butted heads with superstars, with management, and with the league itself. And he had also succeeded at every level, finishing his journeyman's career as the captain of an NHL team, then quickly emerged as one of the best coaches in the league. He gathered executive titles like hockey cards, and done things his own way, picking up a law degree along the way. He was brash, dour, and abrasive--and people loved him for his alloy of pugnacity and flair, his three-piece suits and cigars, his Churchillian heft and his scowl. Bestseller. 2015.Que faire de notre cerveau? (Le temps d'une question)
Par Catherine Malabou. 2004
La question que pose ici Catherine Malabou est la suivante: la description du cerveau aujourd'hui n'est-elle pas l'image du monde…
capitaliste dans lequel nous vivons? Ne décrit-elle pas une autre forme de pouvoir qui ne serait pas centralisé mais n'en resterait pas moins un poste de commande, d'où on encense l'adaptabilité absolue, la flexibilité et d'où on rejette les individus sans mobilité, trop rigides? Ne soyons pas dupes de la façon dont on nous parle de notre cerveau. 2004.Quand des scientifiques déraillent
Par Marc Hallet. 1999
Pulleys and gears (Machines in action)
Par Angela Royston. 2001
A look at pulleys and gears and how they are used to make machines work. These two gadgets are used…
in escalators, cars, fishing rods, and many other places. Grades 2-4. 2001.Pour un pacte écologique
Par Nicolas Hulot. 2006
"Au printemps 2006, j'ai proposé au Comité de veille écologique de ma fondation de travailler avec moi à ce qui…
pourrait constituer les bases d'un pacte écologique entre les Français et leur nouveau président. Ce programme d'action, à la fois ambitieux et réaliste, vise à définir clairement des objectifs politiques et à proposer des mesures concrètes, techniquement et juridiquement applicables dès le début de son mandat, ainsi que des initiatives diplomatiques prioritaires. Au XVIIIe siècle, la France des Lumières montra au reste du monde que l'homme pouvait prendre en main son destin. Elle peut à nouveau être à l'avant-garde d'une mutation essentielle pour le genre humain." Nicolas Hulot. 2006.Power to the people
Par Laura Ingraham. 2007
Political talk-show host and author denounces politicians, Hollywood, public schools, the media, and judges for degrading traditional values. Discusses the…
war in Iraq, immigration, terrorism, and pornography and calls on Americans to reconnect to their heritage. 2007.Price paid: the fight for First Nations survival
Par Bill Wilson, Bev Sellars. 2016
The book begins with glimpses of foods, medicines, and cultural practices North America's indigenous peoples have contributed for worldwide benefit.…
It documents the dark period of regulation by racist laws during the twentieth century, and then discusses new emergence in the twenty-first century into a re-establishment of Indigenous land and resource rights. The result is a candidly told personal take on the history of a culture's fight for their rights and survival. It is Canadian history told from a First Nations point of view. Bestseller. 2016.Precious cargo: my year driving the kids on school bus 3077
Par Craig Davidson. 2016
Tells the story of one year in the author's life - driving a school bus full of special-needs kids. Shows…
us how his evolving relationship with the kids on that bus, each of them struggling physically as well as emotionally and socially, slowly but surely changed his life along with the lives of the precious cargo in his care. Bestseller. Canada Reads 2018. 2016.Mission antarctique
Par Jean Lemire. 2007
Le biologiste, cinéaste et chef de mission Jean Lemire nous raconte son expérience, hors du commun, à bord du prestigieux…
voilier océanographique Sedna IV. Au fil des pages, il nous fait découvrir cette mission exceptionnelle de plus de 430 jours, vécue dans des conditions extrêmes, afin de documenter l'effet des changements climatiques sur la péninsule antarctique. (Ce livre a été enregistré par l'auteure). 2007.Portrait du Gulf Stream: éloge des courants : promenade
Par Erik Orsenna. 2005