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Sentimental journey: an oral history of train travel in Canada
Par Ted Ferguson. 1985
Self-healing: my life and vision (Arkana Ser.)
Par Meir Schneider. 1989
A remarkable Russian Israeli who has gone some way to understanding the latent power of self-healing which is locked inside…
human beings. In this book Meir Schneider relates the experiences of his own life and his later work with people affected by chronic headaches, polio and muscular dystrophy. Meir was born blind, the son of a deaf father, yet he has insisted upon living a regular life making no concessions to himself for his lack of sight, and offering hope to others. 1989.Same-sex marriage: the personal and the political
Par Kathleen Ann Lahey, Kevin Alderson. 2004
Describes both the experiences of same-sex couples who have been able to marry, and the stories behind the scenes that…
explain how the legal battle was won. Using legal history and interviews, the authors investigate the two sides of this process. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2004.Saskatchewan (Discover Canada)
Par Dave Margoshes. 1992
This introduction to Saskatchewan and its people covers its residents, beginning with its original native residents and later European settlement,…
the government, economy, tourism, and the arts. Also included is a section of "Facts at a glance" which highlists information from the text, such as population statistics, important dates, and important people. Junior high and older. c1992.Rencontrer ses peurs: une voie de passage vers l'amour de soi
Par Marilou Brousseau, Marcel Lebœuf. 2014
" Marilou Brousseau et Marcel Leboeuf ont entrepris de nous livrer leur propre voyage dans les sentiers de la peur…
et d'en tirer pour nous d'ultimes leçons permettant de l'apprivoiser et de la guérir avant qu'elle ne devienne chronique ou invalidante. "-- 4e de couv.Réussir: programmer son succès
Par Charles Albert Poissant. 2007
Relire sa vie: 21 récits pour vous guider
Par Marie-Paule Dessaint. 2014
" Que l'on frôle la quarantaine ou que l'on fête ses 80 printemps, chaque étape de l'existence nous place devant…
des interrogations et des défis particuliers. Pour y voir clair, Marie-Paule Dessaint propose de relire sa vie. Elle a réuni 21 récits qu'elle livre en intégralité afin de saisir la nature de l'exercice et d'en apprécier les bénéfices. En contrepoint, elle expose les caractéristiques et enjeux de chaque âge à partir du mitan : activité professionnelle, vie affective, familiale, santé, spiritualité, retraite" -- 4e de couv.S'affranchir de la honte: libérer l'enfant en soi
Par John Bradshaw, Céline Sinclair. 1993
La honte, qui provoque en nous un besoin maladif d'accomplir des performances, est à l'origine de bien des problèmes de…
compulsion et de dépendance. John Bradshaw nous livre ici un témoignage bouleversant et propose de nouvelles techniques de guérison. c1993.Sacré blues: an unsentimental journey through Quebec
Par Taras Grescoe. 2000
For referendum-weary English Canadians, Quebec is an enigma wrapped in a yawn, so Grescoe explores a francophone country-and-western festival in…
rural Mauricie, deconstructs a Montreal Canadiens hockey game, covers the stunning diversity of Quebec's newspapers, and dismantles Bombardier snowmobiles, all while meeting Mohawk Warriors, Yiddish-speaking French Canadians, and the UFO-obsessed followers of Raël. He describes Quebec's love-hate relationship with France and the United States; the dance, theatre, and literary productions celebrated in Europe but little known here; and its fears about distinctness on an increasingly uniform continent. 2000.Sailing back in time: a nostalgic voyage on Canada's West Coast
Par Maria Coffey. 1996
Travel writer Maria Coffey and her husband, photographer Dag Goering, embark on a 3-month journey by wooden boat along Canada's…
western shores. Leading the way are legendary boat builders and sailors Allen and Sharie Farrell aboard China Cloud; they visit their old haunts along the coast, where they homesteaded, fished and built boats. 1996.Sable Island: the wandering sandbar
Par Wendy Kitts. 2011
Though it was discovered almost 500 years ago, few people have visited Sable Island. Despite modern navigational tools, excessive fog…
and stormy weather still make travelling to Sable a challenge. But the island is part of Maritime lore--dubbed the "graveyard of the Atlantic" because of the number of ships wrecked on its shores. Sable Island also hosts wild horses, thousands of seals, and enchanting "singing" sands and "wandering" dunes. Sable Island is as dangerous as it is alluring. Grades 2-4. 2011.Sailing home: a journey through time, place & memory
Par Gary Geddes. 2001
Poet, writer, and critic, Gary Geddes, sets out to discover his roots in a 31-foot British sailing sloop called the…
Groais. Sailing up British Columbia's famed Inside Passage, an ancient sea route of nearly one thousand miles and an often turbulent waterscape, Geddes discovers a vibrant history, livelihoods come and gone, dramatic scenery, and ghosts of the past. 2001.Rogue diamonds: the rush for northern riches on Dene land
Par E Bielawski. 2003
Diamonds were first discovered on the Barren Grounds near Yellowknife in 1991. in 1996 Indian Affairs Minister Ron Irwin gave…
Canada's first diamond mine conditional approval, subject to "significant progress in sixty days" on agreements between various companies. Ellen Bielawski was there. 2003.Sable Island
Par Bruce Armstrong. 1981
Sable Island, known as "the graveyard of the Atlantic" because of the 500 ships wrecked off its shores, has become…
better known in recent years as the home of wild horses. 1981.Rolling home: a cross-Canada railroad memoir
Par Tom Allen. 2001
Tom Allen travels with his family and alone, from Halifax to the interior of British Columbia, riding everything from a…
two-car dayliner held together with duct tape to a luxury rail cruiser through the Rockies that is packed with wealthy tourists. Along the way, he meets honeymooners and abandoned spouses, ordinary folk and deranged passengers, and veteran railwaymen who sustain pride in their work despite the massive cuts to their industry. Allen weaves his own memories of railroad travel with a family narrative past and present, all the while conjuring the drama, the disappointments, and the magic of Canada's railway history. 2001.Robinette, the dean of Canadian lawyers
Par Jack Batten. 1984
Traces Robinette's career from his beginnings as a litigation lawyer, to his successes as a civil lawyer in cases involving…
such corporate giants as E.P. Taylor, and his participation in the new Canadian constitution. c1984.River in a dry land: a prairie passage
Par Trevor Herriot. 2000
The author recounts summer days as a youth on a 70-acre piece of land on Saskatchewan's Qu'Appelle River, and introduces…
his immediate and extended family, most of whom are farmers. He describes the effect of mining on the river and the valley, retells Cree and Metis legends, and also describes the more recent experiences of the Russians, Finns, Jews, Scots, and English who have settled in the area. A mixture of family history, ecology, and social commentary which laments the loss of rural culture. 2000.Ride the rising wind: one woman's journey across Canada
Par Barbara Bradbury Kingscote. 2006
In May 1949, at the age of twenty, Barbara Kingscote left her farm in Mascouche, Quebec, and set out for…
the Pacific Ocean on horseback. Barbara and her equine companion Zazy reached the West Coast just over a year later. After travelling 4,000 miles, she discovered both herself and her country on the journey of a lifetime. 2006.Ribbon of highway: by bus along the Trans-Canada
Par Kildare Dobbs. 1992
Tracy reveals how every one of us is engineered for success, and with the right focus, can re-make ourselves and…
put an end to the chronic stress, unhappiness, and dissatisfaction we might feel in our careers and lives. 2009.