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Be kind to the planet, but most of all, be kind to yourself When you feel the weight of the…
world on your shoulders, grab this book for a dose of calm and courage. Packed with reassuring tips and advice, from mindfulness exercises to practical steps you can take to make a difference, this guide will ease your eco-anxiety and help you to live a more environmentally friendly lifeDes forêts pour sauver le climat: Chaque arbre compte
Par Peter Wohlleben. 2023
Tracking Giants: Big Trees, Tiny Triumphs, and Misadventures in the Forest
Par Amanda Lewis. 2023
"I learned, I laughed, I sighed, I swooned. What an absolutely delightful romp through the forest."—Kate Harris, author of Lands…
of Lost Borders"Intimate, open-hearted. . . A personal introduction to one of the most profoundly alive places on earth."—John Vaillant, author of The Golden SpruceA funny, deeply relatable book about one woman's quest to track some of the world's biggest trees.Amanda Lewis was an overachieving, burned-out book editor most familiar with trees as dead blocks of paper. A dedicated "indoorswoman," she could barely tell a birch from a beech. But that didn't stop her from pledging to visit all of the biggest trees in British Columbia, a Canadian province known for its rugged terrain and gigantic trees.The "Champion" trees on Lewis's ambitious list ranged from mighty Western red cedars to towering arbutus. They lived on remote islands and at the center of dense forests. The only problem? Well, there were many. . .Climate change and a pandemic aside, Lewis's lack of wilderness experience, the upsetting reality of old-growth logging, the ever-changing nature of trees, and the pressures of her one-year timeframe complicated her quest. Burned out again—and realizing that her "checklist" approach to life might be the problem—she reframed her search for trees to something humbler and more meaningful: getting to know forests in an interconnected way.Weaving in insights from writers and artists, Lewis uncovers what we’re really after when we pursue the big things—revealing that sometimes it's the smaller joys, the mindsets we have, and the companions we're with that make us feel more connected to the natural world.Option Québec (La Voie ouverte #8)
Par René Lévesque. 1988
René Lévesque lance Option Québec en 1968, quelques mois après avoir quitté le Parti libéral. Texte de combat, défense et…
illustration de la souveraineté-association, Option Québec demeure l'oeuvre la plus importante de René Lévesque et l'expression la plus achevée d'une pensée qui a animé tous nos débats politiques depuis trente ans.Our enemies will vanish: The russian invasion and ukraine's war of independence
Par Yaroslav Trofimov. 2024
“ Our Enemies Will Vanish achieves the highest level of war reporting: a tough, detailed account that nevertheless reads like…
a great novel. One is reminded of Michael Herr's Dispatches . . . Frankly, it's what we have all aspired to. I did not really understand Ukraine until I read Trofimov's account.” — Sebastian Junger A revelatory eyewitness account of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and heroism of the Ukrainian people in their resistance by Yaroslav Trofimov, the Ukrainian chief foreign-affairs correspondent for The Wall Street Journal. Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Yaroslav Trofimov has spent months on end at the heart of the conflict, very often on its front lines. In this authoritative account, he traces the war’s decisive moments—from the battle for Kyiv to more recently the gruelling and bloody arm wrestle involving the Wagner group over Bakhmut—to show how Ukraine and its allies have turned the tide against Russia, one of the world’s great military powers, in a modern-day battle of David and Goliath. Putin had intended to conquer and annex Ukraine with a vicious blitzkrieg, redrawing the map of Europe in a few short weeks with seismic geopolitical consequences. But in the face of this existential threat, the Ukrainian people fought back, turning what looked like certain defeat into a great moral victory, even as the territorial battle continues to seesaw to this day. This is the story of the epic bravery of the Ukrainian people—people Trofimov knows very well. For Trofimov, this war is deeply personal. He grew up in Kyiv and his family has lived there for generations. With deep empathy and local understanding, Trofimov tells the story of how everyday Ukrainian citizens—doctors, computer programmers, businesspeople, and schoolteachers—risked their lives and lost loved ones. He blends their brave and tragic stories with expert military analysis, providing unique insight into the thinking of Ukrainian leadership and mapping out the decisive stages of what has become a perilous war for Ukraine, the Putin regime, and indeed, the world. This brutal, catastrophic struggle is unfolding on another continent, but the United States and its NATO allies have become deeply implicated. As the war drags on, it threatens to engulf the world. We cannot look away. At once heart-breaking and inspiring, Our Enemies Will Vanish is a riveting, vivid, and first-hand account of the Ukrainian refusal to surrender. It is the story of ordinary people fighting not just for their homes and their families but for justice and democracy itselfTiger: A first field guide to the big cat with the stripes (Young Zoologist)
Par Samantha Helle. 2024
This audiobook features sound design and special effects to enhance your enjoyment of Tiger Young Zoologist . Listen out for…
sounds of their habitats and their low rumbling growls! A beautiful first guide to tigers from big cat expert Samantha Helle featuring sound design and special effects to enhance your enjoyment. Listen for sounds of their habitats and their low rumbling growls! You might know that tigers are the largest of the big cats, but there's so much more to learn about these incredible predators! Discover why tigers have stripes, what makes them stick out their tongue, and how they can survive in habitats ranging from snowy Siberia to the tropical rainforest of Indonesia. You'll also discover what it takes to become a tiger zoologist—including learning how to track a tiger using its paw prints! Filled with simple science and plenty of animal facts, this book also looks at the conservation challenges these iconic animals face. Tiger (Young Zoologist) is part of an exciting series of collectable animal audiobooks from Neon Squid aiming to inspire the next generation of biologists and conservationists. A Macmillan Audio production from Neon SquidAutobiographie (Babel #388)
Par Martin Luther King. 2000
L'aventure du vivant
Par Joël De Rosnay. 1988
Chroniques internationales (Points. Actuels #43)
Par Gil Courtemanche. 1990
Une sorcière comme les autres (Deux continents. Best-sellers)
Par Louise Lanctôt. 1981
Ce livre va beaucoup plus loin que le froid document politique, on l'aura deviné. C'est une voix de femme qui…
s'élève: c'est avec sa troublante sensibilité de femme que Louise Lanctôt nous fait ses confidences, nous raconte sa traversée du désert, ses doutes, sa solitude, ses conflits, ses inquiétudes et son anxiété de mère de famille emportée dans un tourbillon où elle n'arrive plus à rien contrôler... Une femme à la recherche d'un idéal, tandis qu'autour d'elle s'effondrent les rêves et que le quotidien l'use tout doucement.Sans yeux et sans mains (Le Livre de poche #5061)
Par Jacques Lebreton. 1966
C'est un soldat français, dans le désert de Libye, 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 et une longue confidence, franche, abrupte, pudique. Acceptera-t-il ? Un combat terrible se livre en lui au moment de la double révélation. Mais après, un autre combat commence, plus long et peut-être plus âpre accepter, mais ne pas se résigner. Ne pas être un inutile, tenir sa place parmi les hommes malgré le double handicap telle sera la vraie lutte de Jacques Lebreton. Mais ce n'est pas assez. Une aventure spirituelle le happe sans lui laisser de repos. Son frère est prêtre-ouvrier. Il décide avec sa femme (car il s'est marié et est devenu père de famille) d'aller le rejoindre en banlieue et de vivre en baraque. Il participe de très près à la grande espérance de ceux qui se voulaient présents au monde ouvrier. Il fait du syndicalisme. Il passe au communisme. Il se révolte et perd la foi quand survint la condamnation de Rome. Il est à nouveau mutilé, mais c'est dans son âme. La reconquête de la foi, la rentrée dans l'Eglise sans rien renier de sa soif de justice sociale, c'est un nouveau combat qu'il mène. Comme le premier, il le gagne, avec la grâce de Dieu. Lebreton a simplement voulu conter sa vie. L'infirme devenu homme mène une bataille d'homme. C'est là sa vraie grandeur. On ne sait s'il faut admirer davantage celui qui surmonta son affreux handicap ou celui qui, devenu pareil aux autres, traverse victorieusement les risques de l'engagement spirituel. Louis Rétif, confident de Jacques Lebreton tout au long de son itinéraire, fait apparaître, dans la Préface qu'il a écrite pour ce livre, les racines mêmes de ce combat où la foi en l'homme et la foi en Dieu se rejoignent dans la plénitude de la vocation humaine.We the Sea Turtles: A collection of island stories
Par Michelle Kadarusman. 2023
In a collection of powerful stories by Governor General’s Award-nominated author Michelle Kadarusman, eight children on islands around the world…
are each changed by a chance meeting with a turtle as they find their own grounding in an increasingly unpredictable world.The Autumn Ghost: How the Battle Against a Polio Epidemic Revolutionized Modern Medical Care
Par Hannah Wunsch. 2023
"A perfectly pitched medical mystery that will captivate you from page one."—Wes Ely, MD, MPH, author of Every Deep-Drawn Breath,…
winner of the 2022 Christopher Award for Literature.A suspenseful, authoritative account of how the battle against a mid-century polio epidemic sparked a revolution in medical care.Americans knew polio as the "summer plague." In countries further North, however, the virus arrived later in the year, slipping into the homes of healthy children as the summer waned and the equinox approached. It was described by one writer as "the autumn ghost."Intensive care units and mechanical ventilation are the crucial foundation of modern medical care: without them, the appalling death toll of the COVID-19 pandemic would be even higher. In The Autumn Ghost, Dr. Hannah Wunsch traces the origins of these two innovations back to a polio epidemic in the autumn of 1952. Drawing together compelling testimony from doctors, nurses, medical students, and patients, Wunsch relates a gripping tale of an epidemic that changed the world.In vivid, captivating chapters, Wunsch tells the dramatic true story of how insiders and iconoclasts came together in one overwhelmed hospital in Copenhagen to save the lives of many polio patients dying of respiratory failure. Their radical advances in care marked a turning point in the treatment of patients around the world—from the rise of life support and the creation of intensive care units to the evolution of rehabilitation medicine.Moving and informative, The Autumn Ghost will leave readers in awe of the courage of those who battled the polio epidemic, and grateful for the modern medical care they pioneered.Afghanistan, la spirale infernale
Par Eric Cheysson. 2023
Le 15 août 2021, les talibans reprennent le pouvoir à Kaboul. Dans le chaos créé par leur retour, l'Institut médical…
pour la mère et l'enfant tente de poursuivre son action humanitaire et reste un refuge pour soigner les plus démunis. Président de la Chaîne de l'espoir, ONG française qui a conçu cet hôpital, E. Cheysson retrace ce moment de bascule dans l'histoire de l'Afghanistan.Renaissance d'une aveugle après une enfance martyrisée
Par Lola Redon. 2021
Issue d'une modeste famille algérienne, l'auteure reçoit des coups de ceinture au visage de sa mère, à la suite d'un…
banal incident domestique. Une prise en charge trop tardive entraîne une cécité totale. Malgré ce drame, elle a pu mener un cursus scolaire puis travailler dans une administration publique.Un guide dans ma nuit
Par Frédéric Gaillanne. 2022
Devenu aveugle à la suite d'un accident à 18 ans, F. Gaillanne découvre les chiens guides quelques années plus tard.…
Il décrit son chemin de vie pour s'adapter au handicap et la réalisation de son projet d'école d'entraînement de chiens guides d'aveugles pour les enfants.La philosophie face au handicap (Connaissances de la diversité)
Par Bertrand Quentin. 2013
Donnant la parole aux grands philosophes, Q. Bertrand s'interroge sur la place du handicap dans la société, sur le rapport…
de la personne handicapée à autrui mais aussi avec elle-même. Il interroge ainsi ce qui fonde l'humanité d'un homme et l'origine des peurs que suscite le handicap.Histoire des préjugés
Par Jeanne Guérout. 2023
39 historiennes et historiens décryptent les différentes formes de stéréotypes et de préjugés, selon les domaines, les périodes ou les…
zones géographiques. Parmi les sujets abordés : les écologistes seraient opposés au progrès, les Français seraient arrogants, la couleur verte porterait malheur, entre autres.Beryl: The Making of a Disability Activist
Par Dustin Galer. 2023
The story of a mid-century working-class housewife whose extraordinary physical transformation empowered her to become a dynamic social activist who…
fueled a movement to create a more inclusive future for people with disabilities.Argues that the depletion of the world's tropical rainforests has caused irreversible ecological damage. Explores the loss of biodiversity, drastic…
climatic changes, and the uprooting of indigenous populations. Describes the debate about the severity of these problems, especially in British Columbia and the Amazon. For senior high and older readers