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Every man for himself and god against all: A memoir
Par Werner Herzog. 2023
Legendary filmmaker and celebrated author Werner Herzog tells in his inimitable voice the story of his epic artistic career in…
a long-awaited memoir that is as inventive and daring as anything he has done before Werner Herzog was born in September 1942 in Munich, Germany, at a turning point in the Second World War. Soon Germany would be defeated and a new world would have to be made out the rubble and horrors of the war. Fleeing the Allied bombing raids, Herzog’s mother took him and his older brother to a remote, rustic part of Bavaria where he would spend much of his childhood hungry, without running water, in deep poverty. It was there, as the new postwar order was emerging, that one of the most visionary filmmakers of the next seven decades was formed. Until age 11, Herzog did not even know of the existence of cinema. His interest in films began at age 15, but since no one was willing to finance them, he worked the night shift as a welder in a steel factory. He started to travel on foot. He made his first phone call at age 17, and his first film in 1961 at age 19. The wildly productive working life that followed—spanning the seven continents and encompassing both documentary and fiction—was an adventure as grand and otherworldly as any depicted in his many classic films . Every Man for Himself and God Against All is at once a personal record of one of the great and self-invented lives of our time, and a singular literary masterpiece that will enthrall fans old and new alike. In a hypnotic swirl of memory, Herzog untangles and relives his most important experiences and inspirations, telling his story for the first and only timeJulia Gillian (Julia Gillian Ser.)
Par Alison McGhee. 2008
Nine-year-old Julia Gillian learns a lot about facing fear when she and her Saint Bernard, Bigfoot, take long walks through…
their Minneapolis neighborhood one hot summer. As she interacts with neighbors, Julia seeks the courage to finish reading a book that might have an unhappy ending. For grades 3-6. 2008Jane Goodall: a twentieth-century life (Up Close Ser.)
Par Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen. 2008
Biography of the British primatologist born in 1934 who has spent many years in Africa studying chimpanzees in the wild.…
Features her dedication to field research, her marriages, her family, the 1975 kidnapping of Jane's colleagues from Gombe, and her ongoing championing of chimpanzees. Some violence. For grades 6-9. 2008Presents unusual facts about U.S. presidents, such as who gave the shortest inaugural speech, who had the first indoor plumbing…
at the White House, who was the last to have a beard, what Abraham Lincoln carried in his stovepipe hat, and much more. Uncontracted braille. For grades 3-6. 2008The longest trip home: a memoir
Par John Grogan. 2008
John Grogan, author of Marley and Me (DB 61561), describes growing up near Detroit as the youngest of four siblings.…
Recounts many experiences, from disappointing his devout Catholic parents by living with his girlfriend to witnessing his father's 2004 death and his mother's mental decline. Strong language. 2008African critters (Nat Geo - General Ser.)
Par Robert B Haas. 2008
Accompany a wildlife photographer on safari in Africa, where he observes the actions and movements of a mother leopard and…
two cubs, a herd of elephants, a pack of wild dogs, a pride of lions, as well as hyenas, hippos, rhinos, cheetahs, and itty-bitty critters, too. For grades 3-6. 2008Mutiny: the true events that inspired The hunt for Red October
Par David Hagberg, Boris Gindin. 2008
Former Soviet naval officer Boris Gindin, now an American citizen, provides an eyewitness account of the mutiny that occurred on…
the submarine Storozhevoy in November 1975. Those events were the basis for Tom Clancy's 1984 thriller The Hunt for Red October (DB 21513, BR 7205). 2008Hands of my father: a hearing boy, his deaf parents, and the language of love
Par Myron Uhlberg. 2009
Children's book author Uhlberg describes his childhood in 1930s and 1940s Brooklyn with two deaf parents and a hearing but…
epileptic younger brother. He recounts dealing with his sometimes uncomfortable role as an interpreter and with the looks of curiosity and shock from strangers. Some strong language. 2008Investigative journalist presents scientific findings on parrot behavior, intelligence, and personality. Explores the bond between human owners and their pet…
parrots. Discusses the endangerment of many species because of popular demand and suggests ways to save them from extinction. 2008Mummies (Mysterious & unknown)
Par Adam Woog. 2008
Examines the scientific study of mummies such as the deliberately preserved Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen. Discusses accidental mummies found in northern…
European bogs, Asian deserts, and glaciers. Includes information on the specially embalmed twentieth-century bodies of Lenin, Eva Perón, and Ferdinand Marcos. Uncontracted braille. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2009Searching for Schindler: a memoir
Par Thomas Keneally. 2008
Author of Schindler's List (RC 20835, BR 9689) describes his novel-writing process. Recalls his 1980 chance encounter with Holocaust survivor…
Leopold Pfefferberg in Beverly Hills, which led to Keneally writing about Oskar Schindler, a Nazi who saved hundreds of Jews from death camps. Some strong language. 2007Animal heroes: true rescue stories
Par Sandra Markle. 2009
Nine accounts of animals--from trained guide dogs to a cow, a pet cat, dolphins, and a capuchin monkey--that helped humans…
during accidents and disasters. Discusses Roselle, the guide dog, who led Mike Hingson from the seventy-eighth floor to safety as his World Trade Center tower collapsed. For grades 3-6. 2009Wild animals in captivity
Par Rob Laidlaw. 2008
Founder of the wildlife-protection organization Zoocheck Canada, biologist Rob Laidlaw examines the behavior of captive animals and debates whether zoos…
should even exist. Discusses five basic freedoms for animal welfare and suggests ten ways to help wild animals that are kept in confined spaces. For grades 5-8. 2008Hate that cat: A Novel
Par Sharon Creech. 2008
Jack continues his study of poetry begun with Miss Stretchberry last school year in Love That Dog (BR 14137). Although…
he still misses his dog Sky, he writes poems about other things: words, sounds, silence, his mother's hand signs, and cats. A novel in verse. For grades 4-7. 2008The thing about life is that one day you'll be dead
Par David Shields. 2008
Fifty-one-year-old professor and author of Remote (BR 10661) discusses his own take on mortality and contrasts it with his ninety-seven-year-old…
father's optimistic attitude. He peppers his musings with biographical vignettes, biological facts about the aging body and mind, and quotes from people throughout history. Some strong language. 2008Lincoln: the biography of a writer
Par Fred Kaplan. 2008
Explores the life of Abraham Lincoln through the language of his writings. Posits that Lincoln's boyhood readings of Burns, Byron,…
Shakespeare, Aesop's fables, and the Bible shaped his ideas about liberty, love, and human nature and led to his use of clear, common speech to convey morality and democracy. 2008Le monarque et autres sujets (Le Cabinet des lettrés)
Par Michel Braudeau. 2001
« Le papillon Monarque accomplit une des plus extraordinaires migrations du règne animal sur des milliers de kilomètres et en…
plusieurs générations. Son sanctuaire d'hivernage a longtemps été un des mystères les mieux gardés de la science des insectes. Le crapaud de nos contrées ne se déplace que de quelques mètres, mais c'est une affaire de vie ou de mort. De même le martinet noir, champion du vol plané toutes catégories, le gnou de Tanzanie, galopeur increvable, parcourent des distances énormes pour se nourrir et se perpétuer. La tortue luth, que les hommes massacrent sur les côtes de la Guyane, alors qu'elle possède seule l'enviable recette de ne pas vieillir, navigue sans boussole à travers les océans. Aucune de ces migrations n'est gratuite ni destructrice, les animaux ne font pas de tourisme. A l'exception de celui consacré à la puce, la plupart des courts chapitres de ce livre ont paru dans le journal Le Monde au cours de l'été 2000. » -- 4e de couvGeorge Harrison: le mystique
Par Gary Tillery. 2012
" Reconnu comme le plus discret des Beatles, George Harrison a pourtant influencé toute une génération. Son génie musical, son…
ouverture sur la culture orientale et son engagement social en ont fait l'un des artistes les plus accomplis de son époque. Rien n'aurait pu annoncer que cet enfant des quartiers ouvriers de Liverpool deviendrait une véritable vedette de la musique, puis une icône spirituelle. Les psychotropes qu'il a consommés ont sans doute joué un rôle dans son ascension au mysticisme mais c'est avec un engagement conscient qu'Harrison a choisi de découvrir d'autres horizons. Il a voyagé en Inde, a étudié le sitar qu'il a par la suite introduit dans la musique populaire, a pratiqué le yoga, a appris la méditation, et est devenu un adepte de l'hindouisme. Il a appris à maîtriser sa personnalité et à saisir la vérité au-delà des apparences. Sa grande sensibilité envers la misère humaine l'a amené à organiser le premier concert caritatif de l'histoire du rock. Le succès n'a jamais empêché l'homme de rester l'être authentique et créatif dont l'esprit est toujours bien vivant aujourd'hui. " -- 4e de couvDown the drain
Par Julia Fox. 2023
The hotly anticipated book from "one of the all-time pop-culture greats" ( New York magazine) that chronicles her shocking life…
and unyielding determination to not only survive but achieve her dreams. Julia Fox is famous for many things: her captivating acting, such as her breakout role in the film Uncut Gems ; her trendsetting style, including bleached eyebrows, exaggerated eyeshadow, and cutout dresses; her mastery of social media, where she entertains and educates her millions of followers. But all these share the trait for which she is most famous: unabashedly and unapologetically being herself. This commitment to authenticity has never been more on display than in Down the Drain . With writing that is both eloquent and accessible, Fox recounts her turbulent path to cultural supremacy: her parents' volatile relationship that divided her childhood between Italy and New York City and left her largely raising herself; a possessive and abusive drug-dealing boyfriend whose torment continued even from within Rikers Island; her own trips to jail as well as to a psychiatric hospital; her work as a dominatrix that led to a complicated entanglement with a sugar daddy; a heroin habit that led to New Orleans trap houses and that she would kick only after the fatal overdose of her best friend; her own near-lethal overdoses and the deaths of still more friends from drugs and suicide; an emotionally explosive, tabloid-dominating romance with a figure she dubs "The Artist"; a whirlwind, short-lived marriage and her trials as a single parent striving to support her young son. Yet as extraordinary as her story is, its universality is what makes it so powerful. Fox doesn't just capture her improbable evolution from grade-school outcast to fashion-world icon, she captures her transition from girlhood to womanhood to motherhood. Family and friendship, sex and death, violence and love, money and power, innocence and experience—it's all here, in raw, remarkable and riveting detail. More than a year before the book's publication, Fox's description of it as "a masterpiece" in a red carpet interview went viral. As always, she was just being honest. Down the Drain is a true literary achievement, as one-of-a-kind as its authorLa fatigue politique du Québec français
Par Daniel Jacques. 2008
"[...] Il est nécessaire aujourd'hui de mettre fin à la confusion entourant notre destinée politique, à tout le moins d'amorcer…
une sortie progressive de l'ambivalence dans laquelle nous nous sommes enfoncés depuis la Révolution tranquille. Il nous faut parvenir à penser autrement les événements qui ont marqué notre histoire, à commencer par le référendum de 1980. C'est donc un retour sur l'histoire qui est proposé ici, plus particulièrement sur le rôle joué par les élites politiques et intellectuelles dans cette affaire. Voilà pourquoi le présent ouvrage prend la forme d'une galerie de portraits, à caractère philosophique, de personnages comme René Lévesque, Fernand Dumont, Paul-Émile Borduas et d'autres. Par l'examen de ces figures éminentes, Daniel D. Jacques a tenté de faire apparaître certains aspects de la méprise qui a conduit à l'avortement du projet d'indépendance de ce pays." -- 4e de couv