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Un dernier printemps: le récit émouvant d'un groupe fraternel qui accompagna Margaret jusqu'à la fin de sa vie (Collection Parcours)
Par Jean-Louis Morgan, June Callwood. 1988
En mars 1985, Margaret Frazer, une enseignante de 68 ans, apprend qu'elle est atteinte d'un cancer en phase terminale. Célibataire,…
sans famille présente, elle semble condamnée à finir sa vie à l'hôpital, dans la solitude la plus complète. Mais Margaret a consacré sa vie à aider les autres. Ces gens, une soixantaine, s'organisent spontanément pour accompagner Margaret jusqu'à sa mort. 1988. Titre uniforme: Twelve weeks in spring.The woman who changed her brain: and other inspiring stories of pioneering brain transformation
Par Barbara Arrowsmith-Young. 2012
Arrowsmith-Young was born with severe learning disabilities - she read and wrote everything backward, struggled to process concepts in language,…
continually got lost, and was physically uncoordinated. By relying on her formidable memory and iron will, she made her way to graduate school, where she chanced upon research that inspired her to invent cognitive exercises to “fix” her own brain. Interweaves her personal tale with case histories from her more than thirty years of working with both children and adults. 2012.The way I see it
Par Nicole Dryburgh. 2008
At the age of 11, Nicole Dryburgh was diagnosed with a malignant tumour on her spine. After an operation to…
remove the tumour, followed by an intensive course of radiotherapy, Nicole's life returned to normal and the doctors were pleased with her progress. Two years later, aged 13, Nicole suffered a brain hemorrhage. Desperately ill, blind and unable to move, she was given weeks to live. Against all odds, she came home. For Junior and Senior High readers. 2008.The two: a biography
Par Amy Wallace, Irving Wallace. 1978
The story of the original Siamese twins who lived 63 years, joined at the chest. Although they had two different,…
often conflicting, personalities, the brothers became successful gentlemen farmers, courted and married two pretty sisters, and fathered 21 children. 1978.The sun climbs slow: the International Criminal Court and the search for justice
Par Erna Paris. 2009
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is the first permanent tribunal of its kind, mandated to challenge criminal impunity on the…
part of national leaders and to promote accountability in world affairs. Independent and transnational, its indictments cannot be vetoed in the Security Council. Paris explores the history of global justice, the politics behind America's opposition to the creation of a permanent international criminal court, and the implications for the world at large. Some strong language and explicit descriptions of violence. c2009.The rights of nature: a legal revolution that could save the world
Par David R Boyd. 2017
Palila v Hawaii. New Zealand's Te Urewera Act. Sierra Club v Disney. These legal phrases hardly sound like the makings…
of a revolution, but beyond the headlines portending environmental catastrophes, a movement of immense import has been building in courtrooms, legislatures, and communities across the globe. Cultures and laws are transforming to provide a powerful new approach to protecting the planet and the species with whom we share it. Lawyers from California to New York are fighting to gain legal rights for chimpanzees and killer whales, and lawmakers are ending the era of keeping these intelligent animals in captivity. In Hawaii and India, judges have recognized that endangered species--from birds to lions--have the legal right to exist. Around the world, more and more laws are being passed recognizing that ecosystems--rivers, forests, mountains, and more--have legally enforceable rights. And if nature has rights, then humans have responsibilities. 2017.The reason I jump: the inner voice of a thirteen-year-old boy with autism
Par David Mitchell, Naoki Higashida, Ka Yoshida. 2013
Written by Naoki Higashida, a very smart, very self-aware, and very charming thirteen-year-old boy with autism, it is a one-of-a-kind…
memoir that demonstrates how an autistic mind thinks, feels, perceives, and responds in ways few of us can imagine. Parents and family members who never thought they could get inside the head of their autistic loved one at last have a way to break through to the curious, subtle, and complex life within. Using an alphabet grid to painstakingly construct words, sentences, and thoughts that he is unable to speak out loud, Naoki answers even the most delicate questions that people want to know. Bestseller. 2013. Uniform title: Jiheishō no boku ga tobihaneru riyū.The music of light: the extraordinary story of Hikari and Kenzaburo Oe
Par Lindsley Cameron. 1998
Biography of the Japanese classical music composer Hikari Oe and his devoted father, Kenzaburo Oe, winner of the Nobel Prize…
for Literature. Discusses Hikari's physical disabilities and musical gifts and his close relationship with the father who began writing to give his son a voice. c1998.The master spirit of the age: Canadian engineers and the politics of professionalism, 1887-1922
Par J. Rodney Millard. 1988
Explores the issues that shaped engineers' perception of their work and its place in society. Determined to raise their status,…
schools and societies were organized and, eventually, engineers obtained licensing and regulatory powers. c1988.The magic daughter: a memoir of living with multiple personality disorder
Par Jane Phillips. 1995
A professor with multiple personalities, or what is called dissociative identity disorder, writes under a pseudonym. She says she began…
this book as a suicide note but was surprised to find the writing process theraputic albeit traumatic. She tells of the childhood horros that led to the disorder and her therapist's work in diagnosing and helping her. Some violence. 1995.The making of a country lawyer: An Autobiography
Par Gerry Spence. 1996
Chronicles Spence's first forty years, before he gained fame for winning a multimillion-dollar verdict on behalf of the dead plutonium…
worker Karen Silkwood. Tells of his mother's suicide when Spence was ten, his own alcoholism, and his affair with the woman who became his second wife. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1996.The law of the land: a history of the Supreme Court (The modern scholar)
Par Kermit Hall. 2003
Utah State University professor, Kermit L. Hall delivers a course that explores the Supreme Court as a living, breathing institution.…
Listeners will come to know the court through a thorough study of its most significant decisions. 2003.The implosion conspiracy
Par Louis Nizer. 1973
The hungry years: confessions of a food addict
Par William Leith. 2005
The text charts new territory for everyone who has ever had a craving or counted a calorie. It is a…
satirical confession of food, fat and addiction. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2005.De l'autre côté du mur: récit-témoignage ((Calmann-Lévy crime).)
Par Louise Tremblay-D'Essiambre. 2001
Beau jeune, Gilles Morin avait tout pour lui. A 19 ans, alors qu'il revenait en moto, il frappe un mur…
de roc qui le laisse paraplégique. Ce livre dit sa révolte mais avant tout, Morin réussit à nous faire vivre le drame de ses proches. On pourrait s'apitoyer sur son sort, mais c'est surtout eux qui nous touchent: leur douleur et leur immense détresse de voir celui qu'ils aimaient, disparu, pour faire place à un homme en fauteuil roulant, amer et revanchard. C'est ce regard sans indulgence sur son cheminement qui fait tout l'intérêt du livre et qui peut redonner espoir à ceux qui atteignent le fond du baril. C'est ce regard qui nous fait aussi comprendre, qu'au bout du compte, son accident a fait de lui un homme meilleur. [SDM]. 2001.La revanche des nuls en orthographe
Par Anne-Marie Gaignard, Gaëlle Rolin. 2012
Anne-Marie ne sera même pas capable de balayer les couloirs d'un hôpital. Cette sentence familière à bon nombre de naufragés…
de l'orthographe, Anne-Marie Gaignard l'a entendue enfant, avant d'être diagnostiquée dyslexique et abandonnée à son sort. Elle-même persuadée d'être nulle, elle traîne sa mauvaise orthographe jusqu'à la première partie de sa vie professionnelle. Lire un livre, écrire une carte, rédiger un mail : les gestes du quotidien deviennent une épreuve et un véritable tourment. Son ras-le-bol monte jusqu'à ce qu'elle découvre tardivement qu'elle n'est pas dyslexique, mais dysorthographique. Elle n'a simplement pas assimilé la méthode d'apprentissage utilisée par ses instituteurs. Et cela se corrige!Dans La revanche des nuls en orthographe, Anne-Marie Gaignard raconte ses blessures et son expérience, celles aussi des enfants stigmatisés, des adultes méprisés, autant d'êtres en souffrance auxquels elle propose une approche iconoclaste faisant la part belle à l'empathie. Sans concessions, elle tacle une certaine catégorie d'enseignants, de médecins, de spécialistes en tout genre, avec une gouaille volontiers provoc. Aujourd'hui, son combat n'est plus seulement personnel. La dysorthographie n'est pas une maladie et les solutions existent. Les nuls en orthographe prennent la plume, et ils ont beaucoup de choses à dire. 2012.Un pied devant l'autre ou Comment survivre au 21e siècle grâce à la marche (Dossiers et documents)
Par Dan Rubinstein, Michel Saint-Germain. 2018
Le corps, l'esprit, la société, l'économie, la politique, la créativité, l'âme, la famille : toutes ces dimensions de la vie…
humaine sont interreliées, et toutes, démontre le journaliste Dan Rubinstein, peuvent être enrichies par ce geste simple, essentiel, qu'est la marche. En combinant fascinant reportage, recherche révélatrice et réflexions personnelles, ce livre le démontre admirablement : l'humain est fait pour marcher. La sédentarité et le recours intensif à l'automobile, encouragés par un urbanisme antipiéton , sont des facteurs importants, sinon la cause, de bien des maux de notre siècle, tels que l'obésité, l'anxiété, le sentiment d'isolement et les changements climatiques. Il ne tient qu'à nous de changer la donne, individuellement et collectivement, pour les générations futures, de faire un pas, puis un autre, dans la bonne direction. 2018. Titre uniforme: Born to walk.You owe me dinner
Par Jim Stallard. 2010
You can't do that in Canada!: crazy laws from coast to coast
Par Beverley Spencer. 2000
You may not think twice about giving someone a hug in Wawa in public on a Sunday afternoon - until…
an officer of the law gets involved! And we know you usually enjoy wearing your snake outdoors in New Brunswick, but it's illegal, as is carrying your pet lizard around on your shoulder. This book contains over 200 crazy Canadian laws from coast to coast. Grades 3-6. 2000.Yoga (Pelican Ser.)
Par Ernest E Wood. 1959