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Aging well: surprising guideposts to a happier life from the landmark Harvard study of adult development
Par George E Vaillant. 2003
For more than five decades Harvard Medical School has studied the basic elements of adult human development, analyzing the health…
and happiness of hundreds of individuals from a wide variety of backgrounds. In ‘Aging Well’, the director of the study draws on the data gathered and reveals why some people turn out to be more resilient than others. His conclusion is that individual lifestyle choices play a greater role than genetics, wealth, race, or other factors in determining how happy people are in later life. With step-by-step advice and revelations of scientific findings, this book is aimed to help people age well. 2003.Aging with attitude: growing older with dignity and vitality
Par Robert Levine. 2004
The Rolling Stones (now in their 60s) have sung to us for years about "what a drag it is getting…
old," but it doesn’t have to be that way. This book points to well-known public figures clearly aging with dignity and vitality; shows steps we can take to age while retaining these qualities in defiance of a society that challenges this quest. Living longer is not enough for most of us; we don’t want to just survive. The quality of our life as we age is most important, and much of that depends on our attitudes and approach. Includes strategies to optimize self-esteem as well as health, including attention to nutrition, exercise, health care, education, mind stimulation, sexuality, social activities, and cosmetics and cosmetic surgery. 2004.1177 avant J. -C: le jour où la civilisation s'est effondrée
Par Eric H Cline. 2015
" Un réchauffement climatique suivi de sécheresse et de famines, des séismes, des guerres civiles catastrophiques, de gigantesques mouvements de…
populations fuyant leurs terres d'origine, des risques systémiques pour les échanges internationaux... Nous ne sommes pas en 2015, mais bien au XIIe siècle avant J.-C. ! Toutes les civilisations de la Méditerranée grecque et orientale (de la Crète à l'Égypte, de Canaan à Babylone, etc.) se sont en effet effondrées presque simultanément, il y a plus de trois mille ans. Des régions entières ont été désertées, des villes détruites et définitivement vidées de leurs habitants. L'Égypte ne sera plus que l'ombre d'elle-même. Comment un ensemble de civilisations florissantes a-t-il pu disparaître aussi brutalement ? Le grand archéologue américain Eric H. Cline mène l'enquête et nous raconte la fin de l'âge du bronze sous la forme d'un drame en quatre actes. Il fait revivre sous nos yeux ces sociétés connectées qui possédaient une langue commune, échangeaient de multiples biens (grains, or, étain et cuivre, etc.), alors que les artistes circulaient d'un royaume à l'autre. Les archives découvertes témoignent de mariages royaux, d'alliances, de guerres et même d'embargos. En somme, une mondialisation avant l'heure, confrontée notamment à des aléas climatiques qui pourraient avoir causé sa perte... Une passionnante plongée dans le passé qui nous oblige à réfléchir. " -- 4e de couv.1,000 places to see in the USA and Canada before you die
Par Patricia Schultz. 2007
1,000 unforgettable places to visit in the US and Canada: pristine beaches and national parks, world-class museums and the Corn…
Palace, mountain resorts, salmon-rich rivers, scenic byways, Chez Panisse and the country's best taco, lush gardens and Holden Arboretum, mountain biking on the Maah Daah Hey trail, historic mansions, vineyards, hot springs, the Talladega Superspeedway, classic ballparks, and more. Includes more than 150 places of special interest to families, and, for every entry, the nuts and bolts of how and when to visit. 2007. If you request this book on CD it will be on 2 or more CDs. You must play the first CD to the end before playing the next CD.Midnight light: a personal journey to the north
Par Dave Bidini. 2018
Bidini signs on as a guest columnist with the Yellowknifer, a local and independent newspaper. The paper gives Bidini a…
ground-level view of a city and its environs, including Great Bear Lake, Tuktoyaktuk, and Nahanni National Park, that are on one hand lost in time, and on another faced with the very stark realities of poverty, racism, addiction, and hopelessness. Along the way, Midnight Light introduces readers to an extraordinary cast of characters, including Dene elders and entrepreneurs adapting to a changing way of life, various artists who are giving the region a powerful voice to the rest of the world, politicians and law enforcement officers who are dealing with the community's difficult history and economic realities, and an assortment of complicated souls from the South who have travelled North as a "last chance" to build lives for themselves. 2018.Working the land: journeys into the heart of Canada
Par David Cruise, Alison Griffiths. 1999
Cruise and Griffiths set out across Canada to meet the people who live and work on the land. Here they…
share the stories of five of the people they met during their travels. Each person lives in a different part of the country, from the potato farmer in P.E.I. to the diamond miner in the Northwest Territories, and makes their living from the land in one way or another. 1999.Canada en couleurs
Par Mireille Messier, Per-Henrik Gürth. 2008
"Célébrez les couleurs de l'arc-en-ciel et plus encore au cours d'une visite du Canada haute en couleur. Des paysages typiques…
et des personnages adorables feront de ce parcours multicolore une aventure inoubliable pour les petits voyageurs ainsi que pour les artistes en herbe! Avec ses dessins aux couleurs vives et ses textes simples et rimés, ce livre est particulièrement attrayant pour les enfants d'âge préscolaire. Ils apprendront les couleurs tout en découvrant des paysages canadiens". -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: Canada in colours.Promenades à Québec
Par Pierre Caron. 2008
"[...] Au fil de ses errances dans la capitale nationale, Pierre Caron s'attarde, carnet de notes à la main, à…
des lieux marquants ou simplement particuliers. Dans ses récits, il mêle avec brio souvenirs personnels, données historiques, anecdotes peu connues et descriptions physiques de la ville. Ces chroniques, publiées par Le Journal de Québec en 2006 et 2007, ont été chaudement accueillies par les lecteurs. Promenades à Québec regroupe cinquante d'entre elles et constitue un guide très original, tantôt amusant, tantôt émouvant, toujours captivant [...]". -- 4e de couv.L'art de bien vieillir (Spiritualites Grand Format Ser. #Vol. 6131114)
Par Anselm Grün, Caroline Jouannic. 2008
"Qui a envie de vieillir ? La question de l'âge, ce destin partagé, ne cesse d'être remise à plus tard,…
alors même qu'il s'agit de l'un des grands défis de la vie. Vieillir, oui, puisqu'il le faut bien, mais comment ? Anselm Grün nous montre qu'avec l'âge, même le grand âge, se présentent aussi de nouveaux horizons, de nouvelles chances, comme à chaque étape de l'existence. C'est pourquoi il invite ses lecteurs et lectrices à accepter pleinement leur vieillissement comme la promesse d'une vie riche et renouvelée. Avec beaucoup de sensibilité, il nous initie à l'art de rencontrer - non pas malgré la vieillesse mais à travers elle - notre vérité la plus intime". -- 4e de couv.La chaleur du coeur empêche nos corps de rouiller: vieillir sans être vieux
Par Marie De Hennezel. 2008
"Le vieillissement inévitable ne nous condamne pas à la solitude, à la souffrance, à la déchéance, à la dépendance. L'auteur,…
sans langue de bois, nous guide vers un véritable "art de vieillir". Elle fait appel à son expérience de psychologue clinicienne, à ses rencontres avec des "vieillards magnifiques" comme son amie soeur Emmanuelle, pour nous montrer comment transformer en profondeur ce temps de notre vie, en apprivoiser les misères, en retirer les joies." -- 4e de couv.Wow, Canada!: exploring this land from coast to coast to coast (Wow Canada! Ser.)
Par Vivien Bowers. 1999
12-year-old Guy keeps a journal as he tours Canada with his parents and younger sister, Rachel. Learn about each province…
and territory, with information about major cities along the way, and other fun Canadian facts in sections like "According to Mom/Dad", "Exceedingly Weird", and "Food I Was Introduced to for My Own Good". Also included is "Guy's Family Car Trip Survival Tips". Grades 3-6. 1999.The iambics of Newfoundland: notes from an unknown shore
Par Robert Finch. 2007
Newfoundlanders have a language all their own, visitors are treated with hospitality though still referred to as 'stranger', and one…
Newfoundland town is still a departement of France, and its residents use the language, food and money of the home country while driving about on John Deere tractors rescued from a 1950s ship wreck. Nature writer Finch presents his impressions of Canada's most remote island, one that is harsh - and quirky. Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. 2007.Travels with Farley: a memoir
Par Claire Mowat. 2005
After the stillborn death of their first and only child, Farley Mowat persuaded his wife Claire to go with him…
to the Magdalen Islands to make a film. Falling in love with the area, they bought a house there, which became an exotic destination for friends and luminaries of the period. Claire Mowat provides an intimate portrait of a marriage and a window on Farley Mowat's writing life during this time. Some strong language. 2005.The Beluga Café: an Arctic expedition in search of art and whales
Par Jim Nollman. 2002
The author, an animal communication expert, and two artist friends set out across Canada's vast Mackenzie Delta, electric guitar and…
underwater sound equipment in tow, to make music with belugas - the elusive white whales of the Arctic. A combination of metaphors about animal rights and animal intelligence, the role of science in conservation, the politics of extinction, and the place of art in the epic struggle to save the natural world. 2002.Riding on the wild side: tales of adventure in the Canadian West (Amazing stories)
Par Dale Portman. 2004
A collection of stories about working horses and the people who make a living riding them in Canada's mountain national…
parks: chasing a herd of wild horses, galloping at full speed toward an impenetrable forest, and so on. A sense of the excitement of the backcountry life. 2004.Seventy-four-year-old actress, activist, and work-out guru offers tips for making the most of what she calls Act III of life,…
which begins at age sixty. Lists eleven ingredients of successful aging, including reflecting on one’s past, caring about the bigger picture, being physically active, and eating healthfully. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2011.Canada, our country
Par Gladys E Neale. 1991
Virtual clearcut: or the way things are in my hometown
Par Brian Fawcett. 2003
Prince George, a once-thriving city of 80,000 in British Columbia, has experienced an accelerating virtual clearcut that has undermined its…
economic and social culture over the past 40 years. In four carefully drawn portraits of the city sketched over a decade, the author, who grew up there and has tracked its steady decline, shows that in the face of globalization Prince George has lost its ability to control its own destiny, and is losing its will to care. 2003.Canada, the culture (Lands, peoples, and cultures series.)
Par Bobbie Kalman. 1993
Canada, the land (Lands, peoples, and cultures series.)
Par Bobbie Kalman. 1993