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L'empire Thomson
Par Susan Goldenberg, Gérard Cuggia. 1985
En 1934, Roy Thomson acquiert pour $6000 (empruntes) le "Daily Press." Cinquante ans plus tard, son fils Kenneth est à…
la tête d'un empire qui fait de lui l'homme le plus riche du Canada. Voici l'histoire de l'unique milliardaire canadien. 1985. Titre uniforme: The Thomson empire.Living to tell the tale
Par Gabriel García Márquez, Edith Grossman. 2003
The Nobel Prize-winning Colombian author of novels such as One Hundred Years of Solitude and Love in the Time of…
Cholera presents a memoir - first of a projected trilogy - of his poverty-filled early years, including the beginning of his writing career, his love affairs, and politics. Bestseller. 2002. Uniform title: Vivir para contarla.Living well with macular degeneration: practical tips and essential information
Par Bruce P Rosenthal, Kate Kelly. 2001
A complete guide to macular degeneration, including information on the symptoms and causes of AMD; the latest research on medical…
treatments and vision rehabilitation; how diet, exercise, and other lifestyle changes can help slow the progress of AMD; devices that aid readings, driving and other everyday activities; glossary and resource list. 2001.Lilies and fireweed: frontier women of British Columbia
Par Stephen A Hume. 2004
From hospitals to dance halls, from the classroom to the cannery, this insightful history examines indigenous and immigrant women's positions…
in the workplace, home and wilderness. Unforgettable stories of women surviving in the unforgiving environment of early British Columbia. 2004.Liaison: The Real Story Of The Affair That Inspired "m. Butterfly"
Par Joyce Wadler. 1993
The story behind the Broadway play "M. Butterfly" chronicles the strange love affair between a French diplomat in Beijing and…
a mysterious opera singer. During the 18-year liaison the Frenchman is unaware that his lover is a man. 1993.Joseph-Narcisse Cardinal (Célébrités : collection biographique)
Par Jacques Lamarche. 1997
Les cousins ennemis: Louis-Joseph Papineau et Jean-Jacques Lartigue : essai
Par Fernand Ippersiel. 1990
Mgr Lartigue, cousin germain de Louis-Joseph Papineau, savait que ce dernier avait perdu la foi pendant ses études au Séminaire…
de Québec. Il n'est pas étonnant d'apprendre 150 ans plus tard, que le jeune abbé Lartigue hésitait à faire confiance à Louis-Joseph. "Les cousins ennemis" raconte les cheminements parallèles mais contradictoires des deux hommes, dans la société Québécoise du milieu du 19ieme siècle. 1990.Marie Antoinette: the journey
Par Antonia Fraser. 2001
Still a controversial figure - as well as a celebrated one - Marie Antoinette's dramatic life-story continues to arouse mixed…
emotions. Was she, as Edmund Burke thought, a misused heroine? Or would there have been no French Revolution without her, as Thomas Jefferson believed? 2001.Malinche l'Indienne: l'autre conquête du Mexique ((Petite bibliothèque Payot. Voyageurs ; 505).)
Par Anna Lanyon, Jacques Chabert. 2004
Malinche naquit vers 1500 dans l'isthme de Tehuantepec, au sud du Mexique. Vendue enfant comme esclave, elle fut offerte avec…
d'autres femmes à Hernán Cortés en mars 1519. Comme elle connaissait deux langues, le maya et le nahuatl, et qu'un Espagnol de l'expédition parlait le maya, elle devint le truchement indispensable pour entrer en contact avec l'empire mexica puis le vaincre. Ce fut donc cette jeune Amérindienne qui adressa au puissant souverain Moctezuma les premières paroles du conquistador. Mais de son interprète, Cortés fit aussi sa concubine. Il eut d'elle un fils avant de la marier à l'un de ses compagnons. Celle qui devint La Malinche est donc entrée dans l'histoire à la fois comme une traîtresse et comme la mère du premier Mexicain. 2004. Titre uniforme: Malinche's conquest.Make someone happy: favorite postings (ITK audio)
Par Elizabeth Berg. 2017
Macular degeneration: a patient's guide to treatment
Par David Boyer, Homayoun Tabandeh. 2012
Retina specialists describe the risks, symptoms, diagnosis techniques, treatments, and emotional impact of macular degeneration. They explain the differences between…
the dry and wet versions of the disease, discuss hallucinations called Charles Bonnet syndrome, and assess available low-vision tools. c2012.Macular degeneration: the latest scientific discoveries and treatments for preserving your sight
Par Robert D'Amato, Joan R Snyder, Michael J Potter. 2000
If you are among the millions of people around the world who suffer from age-related macular degeneration (ARMD), or if…
you care for someone who does, this book offers realistic hope and practical advice based on the latest medical research and personal experience. Dr. D'Amato, an ophthalmologist and pioneer in macular degeneration research, and Joan Snyder, a writer who has ARMD, explain what ARMD is, how it is diagnosed, and how it progresses. They also discuss the questions you need to ask when considering treatment, how to determine whether an alternative treatment could be harmful or helpful, and how to maintain your lifestyle while managing the challenges of ARMD. 2000.Macular degeneration: living positively with vision loss
Par Betty Wason, James J McMillan. 1998
Macular degeneration: the complete guide to saving and maximizing your sight
Par Lylas G Mogk, Marja Mogk. 1999
Describes the condition of age-related macular degeneration. Covers treatments and research, preventative measures, and useful tips for family and friends.…
Discusses coping with low vision, dealing with depression, Charles Bonnet Syndrome, visual rehabilitation programs, and sources for help. 1999.De ADM à Zéro en passant par Dégraisser, Full, Interpeller ou Plan B, un petit dictionnaire québécois des lieux communs,…
anglicismes et autres expressions vides de sens qui abondent dans la rhétorique du journalisme, de la politique et de la publicité. L'auteur frappe juste et avec humour. 2005.Louis Riel (Canadians)
Par Rosemary Neering. 1977
Louisbourg portraits: life in an eighteenth-century garrison town
Par Christopher Moore. 1982
Louis Riel and Gabriel Dumont: A Penguin Lives Biography (Extraordinary Canadians)
Par Joseph Boyden. 2010
Riel, regarded by some as a hero and visionary, by others as a madman and misguided religious zealot, fought for…
the rights of the Métis people and helped establish the province of Manitoba before escaping to the United States. Gabriel Dumont was a successful hunter and Métis chief, a pragmatist who may not have foreseen the impact on the Métis cause of bringing Riel home. Riel's execution in 1885 by the Canadian government still reverberates today. Some descriptions of violence. c2010.Long shadows cast before: nine lives in Ulster, 1625-1977
Par Charles Edward Bainbridge Brett. 1978
Lost hero: the mystery of Raoul Wallenberg
Par Thurston Clarke, Frederick E Werbell. 1982
Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg saved as many as 20,000 Hungarian Jews from the Nazis during World War II. He was…
arrested by the Soviet army and, although his death was reported in 1947, many believe he survived 20 years in the Soviet prison camps. 1982.