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Le journaliste béluga: les reporters face à l'extinction
Par Mathieu-Robert Sauvé. 2020
Les journalistes forment-ils une espèce en voie de disparition ? Si c'est le cas, que risque-t-on en les perdant ?…
C'est la question qui sous-tend cet état des lieux du journalisme à l'ère d'Internet et des réseaux sociaux, des fake news et de la précaritéEl infinito en un junco: la invención de los libros en el mundo antiguo
Par Irene Vallejo. 2019
This award-winning essay explores the history of books in a journey through almost thirty centuries of the life of the…
book and those who have safeguarded it. Identifies important moments in the development of the book, from the battlefields of Alexander to the Oxford Library. Premio Nacional de Ensayo et al. Spanish language. 2019Maine squeeze
Par Catherine Clark. 2004
The summer before Colleen goes to college, her parents travel to Europe while Colleen stays with her friends at their…
Maine island home. Although they try to obey house rules, Colleen breaks up with her boyfriend and rekindles a romance with Evan. For senior high readers. 2004Writing coach offers a humorous four-week guide to penning a first draft, from creating a realistic schedule and developing plot,…
setting, and characters to polishing the manuscript into publication-worthy form. Includes do's and don'ts, encouraging anecdotes, and creativity exercises. 2004Real U guide to buying your first car (Real U Guides Ser.)
Par Johanna Bodnyk. 2004
Advice for the first-time automobile purchaser on making a decision to buy. Discusses price considerations, negotiation at the dealership, tips…
for looking at used vehicles, finances, and insurance. Also describes the pros and cons of leasing. For senior high and older readers. 2004The secret man: the story of Watergate's Deep Throat
Par Bob Woodward. 2005
Journalist who uncovered the 1972 Watergate scandal, All the President's Men (DB 50574), chronicles his long relationship with the scandal's…
secret informant. Details Woodward's early dealings with the man as a mentor, their covert meetings during Watergate, decades of concealment, and W. Mark Felt's public admission in 2005. Bestseller. 2005Our endangered values: America's moral crisis
Par Jimmy Carter. 2005
Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter shares his views on terrorism, religious and political fundamentalism, the death penalty, abortion, women, and…
the environment. Criticizes the partisan divisions within the country and calls for a return to traditional American values. Bestseller. 2005Accidental happiness: a novel
Par Jean Reynolds Page. 2005
South Carolina. Since her husband Ben unexpectedly died three months ago, thirty-three-year-old Gina Melrose has been living aboard their sailboat.…
When Reese, Ben's ex-wife, and her seven-year-old daughter Angel, who might be Ben's child, arrive on the boat, Gina confronts the possibility that Ben betrayed her. Strong language. 2005Listener supported: the culture and history of public radio
Par Jack W Mitchell. 2005
National Public Radio's first employee and the original producer of All Things Considered relates the history of listener-supported radio in…
America. Analyzes the political and economic conditions that led to the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967. Traces the evolution of NPR's shows and examines its critics. 2005A child's Christmas in Wales (New Directions paperbook #972)
Par Dylan Thomas. 2003
Remembering Mr. Shawn's New Yorker: the invisible art of editing
Par Ved Mehta. 1998
Born in India and blind since early childhood, writer Ved Mehta portrays his relationship with William Shawn, editor-in-chief of the…
New Yorker. He begins with their first meeting in 1959, when Mehta was anxious about earning a livelihood. Sequel to Up at Oxford (BR 9455) in his autobiographical series. 1998The triumph of numbers: how counting shaped modern life
Par I. Bernard Cohen. 2005
Harvard science historian's history of numbers and the role of counting in public and private life. Traces the growing importance…
of numbers from Biblical times to the scientific revolution and modern era. Discusses Florence Nightingale's use of statistics and includes commentary on Kepler, Galileo, Benjamin Franklin, and Charles Dickens. 2005Man with farm seeks woman with tractor: the best and worst personal ads of all time
Par Laura Schaefer. 2005
Writer for an online matchmaking web site presents personal advertisements spanning three centuries by men and women seeking romantic connections.…
Some postings from U.S. and U.K. publications and the Internet are included "for their humor, their uniqueness, or their poignancy" while others, she admits, "are just plain strange." 2005A guide to high school success for students with disabilities
Par Paul T. Jaeger, Cynthia Ann Bowman. 2004
Essays and personal narratives provide guidance and encouragement to students with special needs on achieving a positive high school experience.…
Highlights self-advocacy, mainstreaming, dating, extracurricular activities, and life after graduation. Includes resources about adaptive technology. Foreword by Chris Crutcher. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2004Astro turf: the private life of rocket science
Par M. G Lord. 2005
Cultural critic and investigative journalist blends history and social commentary in this memoir of her late father, Charles Lord, an…
aerospace engineer at the Pasadena, California, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in the 1960s. Explores JPL's development and the abstract ideal of masculinity typified by the cold-war-era rocket scientist. 2005Teens cook: how to cook what you want to eat
Par Megan Carle. 2004
Recipes for breakfast, snacks, soups and salads, dinner for one, family meals, and desserts. Follows the principle of preparing food…
"in the easiest possible way." Dishes reflect the sister-authors' preferences for vegetarian ethnic and all-American comfort foods. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2004How to write fast under pressure
Par Philip Vassallo. 2023
Anyone who regularly deals with work-related writing deadlines knows the kind of paralysis that can take over when there's too…
much to accomplish and not enough time to compose a clear sentence. This indispensable guide reveals the easy, efficient, and confidence-building four-part process for keeping up and being productive—even under tight time constraints and concentration-sapping obstacles. The key lies in the mnemonic DASH: Direction—hitting the ground running with a sense of urgency Acceleration—writing on the fly with a "beat-the-clock" mindset and an attitude that prizes volume over perfection Strength—holding fast in the midst of chaos by employing a sensible quality control system and creating an environment conducive to writing Health—assuming a proactive stance by prioritizing work and preventing emergencies to minimize future pressures Filled with helpful tools and time-saving techniques, How to Write Fast Under Pressure reveals how this immediately usable approach can help anyone can break through writer's block and write faster and better to meet any deadlineJ'suis pas motivé, je fais pas exprès!
Par Brigitte Prot. 2003
"Manque de motivation", "n'a pas envie de travailler", "ne fournit aucun effort", "résultats insuffisants"... Ce sont les remarques les plus…
fréquentes sur les bulletins scolaires. Et l'on a beau répéter à l'enfant que "quand on veut, on peut", rien n'y fait. Mais de quelle envie s'agit-il et pour quel apprentissage? Dans quel contexte, quelles conditions? Brigitte Prot, spécialiste de la motivation, répond ici aux parents qui s'interrogent. [...] Loin de proposer des recettes simplistes, l'auteur fournit dans ce livre des outils et des éléments de réflexion qui permettent de comprendre l'enfant ou l'adolescent et de trouver en lui le ressort essentiel à sa vitalité. -- 4e de couvIn other words: a language lover's guide to the most intriguing words around the world
Par Christopher J. Moore. 2004
Linguist looks at "untranslatable" words from numerous languages around the globe. Moore examines European, Nordic, Middle Eastern, African, Asian, ancient…
and classical, indigenous, and creole and pidgin languages and explains what each selected word means and how it is used. 2004A mathematician at the ballpark: odds and probabilities for baseball fans
Par Kenneth A Ross. 2004
Mathematics professor applies the rules of probability and statistics to the game of baseball. Explains basic concepts of averages and…
odds by using real-life examples to analyze performance of teams and players and to predict outcomes. Also covers conditional probability and professional betting. 2004