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Pour souligner le 100e anniversaire de la naissance de René Lévesque, cette anthologie de textes, abondamment illustrée, réunit des chroniques,…
entrevues et discours de René Lévesque qui témoignent du regard qu'il portait sur son siècle et la place du Québec dans le monde
Ark II; social response to environmental imperatives
Par Dennis Pirages. 1974
The authors contend that deepening environmental and resource crises are rooted in social behavior formed during the period of abundance…
that accompanied the industrial revolution. They also feel that the present disillusioning aspects of economic and political events accelerate the impact on American lives
The emerging nations and the American Revolution
Par Richard Brandon Morris. 1970

The making of the United States Constitution
Par Helen Stone Peterson. 1974
Describes the convention that met in Philadelphia in 1787 to rewrite the Articles of Confederation. The need for a strong…
union, however, led the delegates to draft an entirely new Constitution. For grades 3-6
Without cloak or dagger: the truth about the new espionage
Par Miles Copeland. 1974

Who really runs America?
Par Robert A Liston. 1974

Rules for radicals: a practical primer for realistic radicals
Par Saul David Alinsky. 1971
Describes the way young radicals and others can act effectively. The author has contempt for the power structure and advocates…
any means available to achieve an objective. May shock some readers
I speak for my slave sister: the life of Abby Kelley Foster (Women of America)
Par Margaret Hope Bacon. 1974
As an agent of the Anti-Slavery Society in the 1840's, Abby Kelley was a well-known orator, one of the first…
to compare the roles of women and slaves. For grades 6-9
The plot to seize the White House
Par Jules Archer. 1973

Le nouvel électeur québécois (Paramètres)
Par Richard Nadeau, Éric Bélanger, Valérie-Anne Mahéo, Jean-François Daoust. 2022
Au-delà de la percée historique de la Coalition avenir Québec, l’élection québécoise de 2018 a annoncé un changement plus profond…
dans les facteurs motivant le comportement électoral des Québécois. En particulier, la montée d’un nouveau clivage idéologique qui met l’accent sur des enjeux émergents liés à l’immigration et à l’environnement, et qui a permis à la CAQ, mais aussi à Québec solidaire, de se distinguer face aux deux partis traditionnels que sont le Parti libéral du Québec et le Parti québécois.
Masters of the lost land: The untold story of the amazon and the violent fight for the world's last frontier
Par Heriberto Araujo. 2023
In the tradition of Killers of the Flower Moon, a haunting murder mystery revealing the human story behind one of…
the most devastating crimes of our time: the ruthless destruction of the Amazon rain forest—and anyone who stands in the way Deep in the heart of the Amazon, the city of Rondon do Pará, Brazil, lived for decades in the shadow of land barons, or fazendeiros, who maintained control of the region through unscrupulous land grabs and egregious human rights violations. They razed and burned the jungle, expelled small-scale farmers and Indigenous tribes from their lands, and treated their farmhands as slaves—all with impunity. The only true opposition came from Rondon's small but robust farmworkers' union, led by the charismatic Dezinho, who fought to put power back into the hands of the people who called the Amazon home. But when Dezinho was assassinated in cold blood, it seemed the farmworkers' struggle had come to a violent and fruitless end. What no one anticipated was that this event would bring forth an unlikely hero: Dezinho's widow. Against great odds, and at extreme personal risk, Maria Joel, now a single mother of four young children, used her ingenuity and unwavering support from union members to bring her husband's killer to account in court. Her campaign gained unexpected momentum, helping to bring international attention to the dire situation in Rondon, from Brazil's president Lula to international celebrities and civil rights groups. Maria Joel's fight for justice had far-reaching implications: it unearthed a chilling world of corruption and lawlessness rooted in Brazil's quest to turn the largest rain forest on earth into an economic frontier. As more details came out, it began to look increasingly likely that Dezinho's killer, a reluctant and inexperienced gunman, was just one piece of a larger criminal consortium, with ties leading all the way up to one of the region's most powerful and notorious fazendeiros of all. Featuring groundbreaking revelations and exclusive interviews, this gripping work of narrative nonfiction is the culmination of journalist Heriberto Araujo's years-long investigation in the heart of the Amazon. Set against the backdrop of appalling deforestation rates and resultant superfires, Masters of the Lost Land vividly reveals the human story behind the loss of—and fierce crusade to protect—one of our greatest resources in the fight against climate change and one of the last wild places on earth. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook
Saying it loud: 1966-the year black power challenged the civil rights movement
Par Mark Whitaker. 2023
Journalist and author Mark Whitaker explores the momentous year that redefined the civil rights movement as a new sense of…
Black identity expressed in the slogan "Black Power" challenged the nonviolent philosophy of Martin Luther King, Jr. and John Lewis. In gripping, novelistic detail, Saying It Loud tells the story of how the Black Power phenomenon began to challenge the traditional civil rights movement in the turbulent year of 1966. Saying It Loud takes you inside the dramatic events in this seminal year, from Stokely Carmichael's middle-of-the-night ouster of moderate icon John Lewis as chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) to Carmichael's impassioned cry of "Black Power!" during a protest march in rural Mississippi. From Julian Bond's humiliating and racist ouster from the Georgia state legislature because of his antiwar statements to Ronald Reagan's election as California governor riding a "white backlash" vote against Black Power and urban unrest. From the founding of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale in Oakland, California, to the origins of Kwanzaa, the Black Arts Movement, and the first Black studies programs. From Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.'s ill-fated campaign to take the civil rights movement north to Chicago to the wrenching ousting of the white members of SNCC. Deeply researched and widely reported, Saying It Loud offers brilliant portraits of the major characters in the yearlong drama, and provides new details and insights from key players and journalists who covered the story. It also makes a compelling case for why the lessons from 1966 still resonate in the era of Black Lives Matter and the fierce contemporary battles over voting rights, identity politics, and the teaching of Black history
The sum of us (adapted for young readers): How racism hurts everyone
Par Heather McGhee. 2023
The New York Times bestseller, now adapted for a new generation of young readers, leaders, thinkers, and activists. A groundbreaking…
call to action that examines how racism affects and harms all of us and how we need to face it head-on, together. The future can be prosperous for everyone, but only if we address the problems of racial and economic inequality. McGhee believes that all people, of all ages and all backgrounds, need to rethink their attitude toward race and strive together to create opportunities that benefit everyone. This book is a call to action. McGhee examines how damaging racism is, not only to people of color but also to white people. She offers hope and real solutions so we can all prosper. An expert in economic policy, McGhee draws lessons both from her work at a think tank and from her travels around the country talking to everyday Americans fighting for a more just and inclusive society. The people she meets prove how the stories we tell ourselves about race and belonging influence the policies that determine our shared economic future. The Sum of Us provides hope that with understanding and open-mindedness, the world can be more united and equitable than it is today
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Par Bernard Lecomte. 2023
Trente ans ont passé depuis que l'URSS s'est effondrée, en décembre 1991. Depuis cette date, à Moscou, les archives se…
sont ouvertes, les témoignages personnels se sont multipliés, les révélations ont succédé aux révélations. Notamment à propos du plus secret des piliers du système soviétique : le KGB. Depuis les débuts de la police politique bolchevique (en décembre 1917) jusqu'à sa tentative ratée de sauver le régime (en août 1991), il était devenu indispensable de reprendre, corriger, compléter et conclure le récit foisonnant de ses campagnes, de ses exploits, de ses métamorphoses, de ses crimes et de ses échecs. Combien d'épisodes ont jalonné cette riche histoire : la Tcheka, la guerre civile, la GPU, les procès staliniens, le Goulag, la guerre froide, la dissidence ! Combien de personnages hors du commun l'ont incarnée au fil des années : Lénine, Dzerjinski, Iagoda, Ejov, Beria, Staline, Serov, Andropov ! Et combien de silhouettes ambiguës et romanesques ont traversé ce formidable théâtre d'ombres : Munzenberg, Mercader, Philby, Trepper, Kravchenko, Fuchs, Rosenberg, sans parler... d'un certain Vladimir Poutine !De son style flamboyant, Bernard Lecomte décrypte l'histoire et les mystère du service secret le plus fascinant ; un véritable page turner !« Une histoire passionnante de cette organisation qui allait à sa manière changer le cours de l'histoire. Chaque chapitre est un roman à lui seul ! Quand l'histoire devient un immense " roman " d'aventure ! Une très belle réussite ! » (Librairie La Griffe Noire)
Gentrification is Inevitable and Other Lies
Par Leslie Kern. 2022
How Gentrification is killing our cities, and what we can do about itWhat does gentrification look like? Can we even…
agree that it is a process that replaces one community with another? It is a question of class? Or of economic opportunity? Who does it affect the most? Is there any way to combat it? Leslie Kern, author of the best selling Feminist City, travels from Toronto, New York, London, Paris and San Francisco and scrutinises the myth and lies that surround this most urgent urban crisis of our times.First observed in 1950s London, and theorised by leading thinkers such as Ruth Glass, Jane Jacobs and Sharon Zukin, this devastating process of displacement now can be found in every city and most neighbourhoods. Beyond the Yoga studio, farmer's market and tattoo parlour, gentrification is more than a metaphor, but impacts the most vulnerable communities. Kern proposes an intersectional way at looking at the crisis that seek to reveal the violence based on class, race, gender and sexuality. She argues that gentrification is not natural That it can not be understood in economics terms, or by class. That it is not a question of taste. That it can only be measured only by the physical displacement of certain people. Rather, she argues, it is an continuation of the setter colonial project that removed natives from their land. And it can be seen today is rising rents and evictions, transformed retail areas, increased policing and broken communities.But if gentrification is not inevitable, what can we do to stop the tide? In response, Kern proposes a genuinely decolonial, feminist, queer, anti-gentrification. One that demands the right to the city for everyone and the return of land and reparations for those who have been displaced.
Gentrification is Inevitable and Other Lies
Par Leslie Kern. 2022
How Gentrification is killing our cities, and what we can do about itWhat does gentrification look like? Can we even…
agree that it is a process that replaces one community with another? It is a question of class? Or of economic opportunity? Who does it affect the most? Is there any way to combat it? Leslie Kern, author of the best selling Feminist City, travels from Toronto, New York, London, Paris and San Francisco and scrutinises the myth and lies that surround this most urgent urban crisis of our times.First observed in 1950s London, and theorised by leading thinkers such as Ruth Glass, Jane Jacobs and Sharon Zukin, this devastating process of displacement now can be found in every city and most neighbourhoods. Beyond the Yoga studio, farmer's market and tattoo parlour, gentrification is more than a metaphor, but impacts the most vulnerable communities. Kern proposes an intersectional way at looking at the crisis that seek to reveal the violence based on class, race, gender and sexuality. She argues that gentrification is not natural That it can not be understood in economics terms, or by class. That it is not a question of taste. That it can only be measured only by the physical displacement of certain people. Rather, she argues, it is an continuation of the setter colonial project that removed natives from their land. And it can be seen today is rising rents and evictions, transformed retail areas, increased policing and broken communities.But if gentrification is not inevitable, what can we do to stop the tide? In response, Kern proposes a genuinely decolonial, feminist, queer, anti-gentrification. One that demands the right to the city for everyone and the return of land and reparations for those who have been displaced.
Pathogenesis: A history of the world in eight plagues
Par Jonathan Kennedy. 2023
A "gripping" ( The Washington Post ) account of how the major transformations in history—from the rise of Homo sapiens…
to the birth of capitalism—have been shaped not by humans but by germs "Superbly written. Kennedy seamlessly weaves together scientific and historical research, and his confident authorial voice is sure to please readers of Yuval Noah Harari or Rutger Bregman."— The Times (U.K.) According to the accepted narrative of progress, humans have thrived thanks to their brains and brawn, collectively bending the arc of history. But in this revelatory book, Professor Jonathan Kennedy argues that the myth of human exceptionalism overstates the role that we play in social and political change. Instead, it is the humble microbe that wins wars and topples empires. Drawing on the latest research in fields ranging from genetics and anthropology to archaeology and economics, Pathogenesis takes us through sixty thousand years of history, exploring eight major outbreaks of infectious disease that have made the modern world. Bacteria and viruses were protagonists in the demise of the Neanderthals, the growth of Islam, the transition from feudalism to capitalism, the devastation wrought by European colonialism, and the evolution of the United States from an imperial backwater to a global superpower. Even Christianity rose to prominence in the wake of a series of deadly pandemics that swept through the Roman Empire in the second and third centuries: Caring for the sick turned what was a tiny sect into one of the world’s major religions. By placing disease at the center of his wide-ranging history of humankind, Kennedy challenges some of the most fundamental assumptions about our collective past—and urges us to view this moment as another disease-driven inflection point that will change the course of history. Provocative and brimming with insight, Pathogenesis transforms our understanding of the human story
Pathogenesis: A history of the world in eight plagues
Par Jonathan Kennedy. 2023
A "gripping" ( The Washington Post ) account of how the major transformations in history—from the rise of Homo sapiens…
to the birth of capitalism—have been shaped not by humans but by germs "Superbly written. Kennedy seamlessly weaves together scientific and historical research, and his confident authorial voice is sure to please readers of Yuval Noah Harari or Rutger Bregman."— The Times (U.K.) According to the accepted narrative of progress, humans have thrived thanks to their brains and brawn, collectively bending the arc of history. But in this revelatory book, Professor Jonathan Kennedy argues that the myth of human exceptionalism overstates the role that we play in social and political change. Instead, it is the humble microbe that wins wars and topples empires. Drawing on the latest research in fields ranging from genetics and anthropology to archaeology and economics, Pathogenesis takes us through sixty thousand years of history, exploring eight major outbreaks of infectious disease that have made the modern world. Bacteria and viruses were protagonists in the demise of the Neanderthals, the growth of Islam, the transition from feudalism to capitalism, the devastation wrought by European colonialism, and the evolution of the United States from an imperial backwater to a global superpower. Even Christianity rose to prominence in the wake of a series of deadly pandemics that swept through the Roman Empire in the second and third centuries: Caring for the sick turned what was a tiny sect into one of the world’s major religions. By placing disease at the center of his wide-ranging history of humankind, Kennedy challenges some of the most fundamental assumptions about our collective past—and urges us to view this moment as another disease-driven inflection point that will change the course of history. Provocative and brimming with insight, Pathogenesis transforms our understanding of the human story
Ordinary Notes
Par Christina Sharpe. 2023
One of The Millions’ "Most Anticipated Books of 2023"A dazzlingly inventive, deeply moving, intellectually bracing exploration of pain and beauty,…
private memory and public monument, art and complexity in contemporary Black life."I wanted to write about silences and terror and acts that hover over generations, over centuries. I began by writing about my mother and grandmother." —from "Note 18" in Ordinary NotesA singular achievement, Ordinary Notes explores with immense care profound questions about loss, and the shapes of Black life that emerge in the wake. In a series of 248 brief and urgent notes that gather meaning as we read them, Christina Sharpe skillfully weaves artifacts from the past—public ones alongside others that are poignantly personal—with present-day realities and possible futures, intricately constructing an immersive portrait of everyday Black existence. Through the striking images and words in these pages, themes and tones echo: sometimes about life, art, language, beauty, memory; sometimes about history, photography, and literature—but always attending, with exquisite care, to the ordinary-extraordinary dimensions of Black life. At the heart of Ordinary Notes is the indelible presence of the author’s mother, Ida Wright Sharpe. "I learned to see in my mother’s house," writes Sharpe. "I learned how not to see in my mother’s house . . . My mother gifted me a love of beauty, a love of words." Using these and other gifts and ways of seeing, Sharpe steadily summons a chorus of voices and experiences to become present on the page. She articulates and follows an aesthetic of "beauty as a method," collects entries from a community of thinkers towards a "Dictionary of Untranslatable Blackness," and rigorously examines sites of memory and memorial. And in the process, she forges a new literary form, as multivalent as the ways of Black being it traces.
Don't lie to me: and stop trying to steal our freedom
Par Jeanine Pirro. 2020
The author of Liars, Leakers, and Liberals (DB 91912) criticizes President Trump's detractors. She addresses the first impeachment inquiry, the…
military, the pandemic, and the road to the 2020 presidential election. Strong language. 2020