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Il était un piano noir: mémoires interrompus (Azimuts. Récits)
Par Barbara. 1998
What if?: a kid's guide to surviving just about anything
Par Lynne Gibbs. 2002
Basic safety tips to help children handle hazardous situations. Self-protection information covers materials, methods, and skills for coping in the…
wilderness or in strong weather conditions, reacting to encounters with dangerous animals, applying simple first aid, and being "street-smart." For grades 3-6. 2002As always, Jack: a wartime love story
Par Emma Sweeney. 2002
Following her mother's death in 1985, Emma Sweeney found a packet of letters her father had written as a navy…
pilot in the 1940s and 1950s. Through reading the letters, Emma came to know her father, who died before she was born, and to understand his love for her mother. 2002World Shakers: Inspiring Women Activists (Do You Know My Name? #2)
Par Helen Wolfe. 2023
What does it take to change the world? Whether it was the rule that forced Muslim women athletes like Ibtihaj…
Muhammad to choose between competition and wearing hijab or Indigenous women like Mary Two-Axe Earley to lose their official Indigenous status when they married white men, these women made change happen.Unchained memories: readings from the slave narratives
Par Henry Louis Gates, Spencer Crew, Cynthia Goodman, Ohio) National Underground Railroad Freedom Center (Cincinnati. 2002
Accounts of former slaves based on interviews conducted in the late 1930s by the U.S. government's Works Progress Administration for…
the Slave Narrative Collection of the Federal Writers' Project. Companion to 2003 documentary film produced by HBO. Foreword by Henry Louis Gates Jr. Violence and strong language. 2002John Paul Jones: sailor, hero, father of the American Navy
Par Evan Thomas. 2003
Biography of the "great sea warrior," born in Scotland in 1747, who went to sea at age thirteen. Describes his…
career in the fledgling American Continental Navy, his later exploits in Europe and Russia, and his burial in an obscure Paris grave in 1792. 2003The teammates: A Portrait of a Friendship
Par David Halberstam. 2003
The saga of four Boston Red Sox players from the 1940s--Dominic DiMaggio, Johnny Pesky, Ted Williams, and Bobby Doerr--who remain…
friends for over sixty years. In 2001 DiMaggio and Pesky begin a long car trip to visit the dying Williams and reminisce about the past. Bestseller. 2003Entre la boussole et l'étoile: livre de bord, 1984-2005 : journal (Documents)
Par Noël Audet. 2006
[...] Dans ce livre de bord, Noël Audet s'interroge sur l'art, la littérature, l'écriture de romans au XXIe siècle, Dieu,…
la face cachée des religions, le nationalisme, la langue française québécoise, l'avenir de l'être humain, celui de la planète... et quelques autres questions qui lui paraissaient essentielles. -- 4e de couvAqua fitness: the low-impact total body fitness workout
Par Mimi Rodriguez Adami. 2002
Advocates total body workout in deep and shallow water as well as at the beach to attain fitness and health.…
Describes exercises for specific muscles, suggests appropriate equipment, and recommends sports and relaxation programs. 2002The life of Saint Teresa of Avila by herself
Par Teresa. 1957
Autobiography of St. Teresa (1515-1582), written at the request of her confessors. The devout Spanish Carmelite nun and mystic founded…
seventeen convents in Spain. A classic spiritual work translated and with an introduction by J.M. Cohen. 1957Phillis Wheatley
Par Susan R Gregson. 2002
Biography of the African American poet Phillis Wheatley who was brought to colonial Boston in 1761 as a young slave.…
Describes Wheatley's education and family life and her success in the publishing world. For grades 4-7. 2002The big fix: how the pharmaceutical industry rips off American consumers
Par Katharine Greider. 2003
Reporter analyzes the aggressive marketing and pricing practices of pharmaceutical companies while also recognizing the enormous benefits of their products…
in reducing pain and controlling illness. Discusses secret drug price policies, efforts to extend patent protection for high-priced blockbusters, research schemes, and advertising gimmicks that promote prescription drugs and increase health care costs. 2003Curves: permanent results without permanent dieting
Par Gary Heavin. 2003
Fitness center founder Gary Heavin demonstrates how to achieve permanent weight loss by modifying one's lifestyle to include a fitness…
program and healthy eating habits. Includes examples of specific exercises and sample menus that raise the metabolic rate and lead to loss of unwanted pounds. Bestseller. 2003Breast cancer Q & A: insightful answers to the 100 most frequently asked questions
Par Charyn Pfeuffer. 2003
Calculated risks: how to know when numbers deceive you
Par Gerd Gigerenzer. 2002
German researcher discusses how statistics are often misunderstood and misinterpreted in health and medical situations. Cites personal experiences to explain…
how correct assessment of numerical data makes a critical difference. Offers practical advice from a good-humored perspective. 2002Elvis, mon amour (Ramsay poche/biographie #30)
Par Priscilla Beaulieu. 2007
"Priscilla raconte ses quatorze années avec le King : leur rencontre en Allemagne quand elle avait 14 ans, son émerveillement…
quand il lui fait découvrir Las Vegas et sa propriété de Graceland, les nuits passées à faire de la musique avec la bande qui, jamais, ne quittait l'idole, son étrange apprentissage sexuel, le mariage rêvé, la naissance de la petite Lisa Marie... Entre une Lolita et le monstre du rock, l'histoire d'un amour hors du commun". -- 4e de couvThe autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux: the story of a soul
Par Thérèse. 2001
A spiritual life account written by a devout French Carmelite nun a few years before her death in 1897 at…
the age of twenty-four. St. Thérése, known as the "Little Flower," was canonized in 1925. Includes an introduction by John Beevers, translator of the work. 2001Embrasser le ciel immense: le cerveau des génies
Par Daniel Tammet. 2009
"Daniel Tammet est un autiste Asperger, génie des nombres et des langues. Aujourd'hui, il a vaincu la prison de l'autisme…
: c'est un écrivain à part entière, un savant plein d'humanité et doté d'une sensibilité bouleversante. Les plus grands neuroscientifiques du monde se sont penchés sur son cas et ont dialogué avec lui. Il a tant appris sur la façon dont son cerveau (et celui des autres) fonctionne, qu'il a voulu nous raconter ses découvertes. Apprendre, raisonner, calculer, mémoriser, créer... Les capacités de l'esprit humain sont infinies. "Tous les cerveaux ont du génie, dit-il. Les surdoués comme les gens ordinaires. À chacun d'apprendre à s'en servir, pour améliorer sa mémoire, son potentiel intellectuel et sa créativité". -- 4e de couvFree (or Almost Free) prescription medications: where and how to get them
Par David Johnson. 2002
The author, a multiple sclerosis patient who lost his health insurance, lists 168 prescription drug assistance programs run by pharmaceutical…
companies for low-income people not qualifying for state aid. Provides information on each program's eligibility criteria, enrollment instructions, steps required of patients and their doctors, and other details. 2002Blood and guts: a short history of medicine
Par Roy Porter. 2003
British professor, author of A Social History of Madness (RC 28067), studies Western medicine from ancient times to the 1990s.…
Includes the changing landscape of diseases, doctors, therapies, surgeries, hospitals, and laboratories. 2002