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A thorn in my pocket: Temple Grandin's mother tells the family story
Par Eustacia Cutler. 2004
The mother of autistic Temple Grandin, Ph.D., tells the story of her death-lock struggle with medical authorities and her husband…
to keep her daughter from being warehoused in an institution. She delves into myth and reality, angst and guilt, family and society, and the nature of autism. 2004.Locked in: a young woman's battle with stroke
Par Judy Mozersky. 1996
The author describes her experiences since 1990, when as a nineteen-year-old Cornell undergraduate she was "locked in" by a stroke,…
leaving her unable to move or speak but able to communicate by eye blinks. She and others detail her progress from hospital care to a more stimulating environment in her own apartment, where she continues her studies. 1996.Judges
Par Jack Batten. 1986
In these first-hand accounts, the readers meet judges of every level, from Provincial Court where scrappy, street-level cases are heard,…
to the Supreme Court of Canada where lofty judgments and weighty reinterpretations of laws are made. 1986.Éclatement de la situation ((Typo ; 56. Essais).)
Par Huguette Roy. 1982
Appliquer à sa pratique les règles de l'éthique (Collection des habiletés)
Par Édition: École du Barreau du Québec, Québec Ministère de l'Éducation.. 1992
Sois malade et tais-toi: un homme seul face à la médecine
Par Mustapha Khalfoun. 1988
Jeune instituteur algérien, Mustapha Khalfoun tombe malade à l'âge de 20 ans. Atteint d'un mal rarissime, il traine d'hôpital en…
hôpital, en Algérie puis a Paris. Lentement, il apprend à gérer sa maladie. 1988.Temoins de l'invisible
Par Jacques Lebreton. 1985
Une suite et un complément au témoignage autobiographique de l'auteur plusieurs fois réédité depuis 1966: "Sans yeux et sans mains"…
(FD01381), où celui-ci raconte son engagement chrétien et syndical, malgré ses handicaps physiques. Le présent livre fait état des conférences prononcées, des problèmes et des débats impliquant des handicapés, de son cheminement vers le diaconat et du "ministère" qu'il exerce. 1985.Sans yeux et sans mains
Par Jacques Lebreton. 1985
Un soldat français, dans le désert de Lybie, après la bataille d'El-Alamein. Une grenade éclate dans ses mains. L'accident le…
laisse presque mort. Il vivra, mais il n'a plus d'yeux et plus de mains. Ce livre est son histoire, une longue confidence, franche, abrupte, pudique. 1985.Rock Hudson: mon histoire
Par Rock Hudson, Sara Davidson. 1986
Ouvrage débuté en septembre 1985, alors que l'acteur, se sachant atteint du Sida, confie à Sara Davidson le soin de…
rédiger sa biographie, désirant briser le silence qu'il avait toujours voulu garder sur sa vie privée. Le livre a été terminé après la mort de Hudson grâce à la collaboration de ses amis. 1986. Titre uniforme: Rock Hudson.Un cri, Dr. Françoise Gallant
Par Noëlle Loriot. 1977
Croyant à l'échec de son mariage, une femme médecin se partage entre ses patients, son amant et ses enfants. Un…
cancer au poumon la rapproche de son mari dans une lutte commune contre la mort. 1977.Un juge passe aux aveux
Par Jacques Batigne. 1976
Le président Batigne, qui fut successivement juge aux Tribunaux de Metz, de Marseille et de la Seine avant de devenir…
conseiller à la Cour de Sureté de l'État, livre aujourd'hui ses souvenirs. Il dénonce aussi les erreurs de la machine judiciaire, se prononce sur la peine de mort, les violences policières, la psychologie du milieu, sur le problème enfin qui domine tous les autres : l'indépendance de la Magistrature. 1976.Undefeated
Par Lin Berwick. 1980
The author, who has cerebral palsy, is also blind. Andrew Cruikshank in a foreword writes: "Through all her troubles her…
mind had been clear and adventurous, driving her to experiences which her body could not fully satisfy: as for instance playing the flute with inhibited fingers that were not sinuous enough. But through it all confidence in her own mind supplied a courage to keep her constantly striving towards others to enrich life through sharing and affection. Now she has to put her experiences down modestly and simply; there is no self-pity here, the pain is endured, the stupidity of the world is accepted, but it is not allowed to impinge on the openness and clarity of her mind with rich awareness of values." 1980.A history of an Ontario grassroots disability rights movement, and their unfinished campaign to achieve a barrier-free province for persons…
with physical, mental and/or sensory disabilities, through the enactment of strong new legislation -- the Ontarians with Disabilities Act (ODA). Also provides a thorough description of the legislation which this movement secured in 2001, why it ended up being so disappointing, and the ODA movement's strategies to get the legislation implemented from late 2001 to 2003. It concludes with a look to the future when the ODA movement will seek to get Ontario's new government, elected in October 2003, to substantially strengthen this legislation. 2003.When the phone rings, my bed shakes: memoirs of a deaf doctor
Par Philip Zazove. 1993
Zazove was born hearing only vowels and a few consonants. His parents decided to "mainstream" him rather than give him…
special schooling. He describes growing up, going to medical school, and having a family practice in Utah. Interspersed throughout his own history are details of various cases he has had. Dr. Zazove went on to teach at a university medical school. 1993.Uncommon will : the death and life of Sue Rodriguez
Par Lisa Hobbs Birnie, Sue Rodriguez. 1994
Written in collaboration with Sue Rodriguez and published soon after her death in February 1994, "Uncommon will" chronicles the years…
following Rodriguez's diagnosis with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Birnie covers Rodriguez's legal battles for assisted suicide, and the physical and private torment she suffered before her death. c1994.Two lives: an autobiography of one man's two lives
Par Peter Marshall. 1963
Tips from the top: 53 bright ideas from Canada's top financial advisors
Par John St. Croix. 1996
The story of my life
Par Helen Keller. 1988
At the age of 20, deaf/blind Helen Keller wrote this account of her education, which turned a neglected, ignorant child…
into a thinking, responsive person. Followed by "Midstream : my later life". (Reissue). 1998.The trials of Israel Lipski: a true story of a Victorian murder in the East End of London
Par M. L Friedland. 1984
The three faces of Eve
Par Corbett H Thigpen, Hervey M Cleckley. 1957
Case study of multiple personalities by the two psychiatrists who treated a patient they called Eve White, Eve Black, and…
Jane to differentiate between her three distinct personalities: pure and saintly; coarse and seductive; and poised and mature. 1957.