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Georges Dor: mémoires d'un homme de parole
Par Georges Dor. 2002
"À l'origine de cet ouvrage, il y a un récit autobiographique inachevé. "Je veux interroger ma mémoire et mon cœur…
en évoquant un époque révolue, des lieux, des êtres et un monde partout disparus, sauf en moi." Son aide-mémoire, Georges Dor l'a peaufiné pendant cinq ans et jusqu'à la dernière minute. Le destin ne lui a cependant pas permis d'achever son livre. Son récit s'interrompt en 1959, juste un peu avant le succès de "La Manic" qui allait le révéler comme chansonnier. La deuxième partie, qui n'a jamais pris forme, devait porter sur sa vie publique. Bruno Roy, spécialiste de la chanson québécoise, a imaginé une suite recomposée à partir de citations tirées d'entrevues réalisées à la télévision, dans les journaux ou les revues, de manière à ce que Georges Dor ait toujours la parole. Ses pensées, commentaires et réflexions sont regroupés, sous la forme d'un abécédaire, selon les thèmes abordés : l'amour, la chanson, la famille, la fidélité, et bien d'autres encore. Ainsi juxtaposés, les souvenirs de Georges Dor et les courts extraits de sa parole publique retracent le chemin parcouru. [...]" -- 4e de couvCagliostro, le dernier alchimiste
Par Iain McCalman. 2005
"Mozart en fit son Zarastro de La Flûte enchantée, Alexandre Dumas son Joseph Balsamo, Goethe son Faust. Catherine II le…
chassa de Russie, Napoléon le tenait pour responsable de la Révolution française, Casanova le faisait suivre, Louis XVI l'embastilla à la suite de l'affaire du Collier... Grand guérisseur mystique pour les uns, dangereux charlatan pour les autres, le destin de Cagliostro épousa et influença celui de l'Europe entière. L'historien Iain McCalman nous le conte à travers sept épisodes-clefs : le franc-maçon, le nécromancien, le chaman, le copte, le prophète, le rajeunisseur, l'hérétique. Adoré puis haï des plus grands souverains d'Europe, c'est finalement son rôle dans la secte des Illuminati qui le conduira à sa perte..." -- 4e de couvEn libre équilibre: autobiographie
Par Margaret Trudeau. 2010
" Dans cette autobiographie, Margaret Trudeau parle avec candeur de la maladie qui a silencieusement façonné sa vie tumultueuse. En…
proie dès l'enfance à de fréquentes sautes d'humeur, Margaret était mal préparée, à vingt-deux ans, au rôle de première dame du Canada. Séduits par sa jeunesse et sa beauté, les Canadiens en sont tombés amoureux, tout comme ils avaient été charmés par son mari, le très charismatique Pierre Elliott Trudeau [...]. " -- 4e de couvIn the land of pain
Par Alphonse Daudet. 2002
A collection of autobiographical notes from a nineteenth-century French writer slowly dying of syphilis. In these candid reflections, Daudet (1840-1897)…
describes fellow patients, the treatments that brought little relief, the physical agony of his symptoms, and the profound suffering and fear that left him contemplating suicide. 1930Robert E. Lee: a Penguin life
Par Roy Blount. 2003
Cultural journalist and humourist with southern upbringing offers character insights on Confederate Civil War general Robert E. Lee (1807-1870). Discusses…
Lee's background, the strengths and weaknesses of his military tactics, and his sense of honor. Appendixes explore Lee's sexuality, quirky humor, and attitude toward slavery. 2003In the days of the pharaohs: a look at ancient Egypt (Single Titles Social Studies Ser.)
Par Milton Meltzer. 2001
Introduction to the ancient Egyptian civilization which rose more than five thousand years ago and flourished for millenia. Discusses the…
people's agricultural way of life, and their beliefs, customs, and achievements. Covers such topics as wars, pyramids, religion, mummies, calendars, and hieroglyphics. For grades 5-8. 2001The Hemingway book club of Kosovo
Par Paula Huntley. 2003
A journal of the author's experiences in Prishtina, Kosovo, where she taught English to returned Albanian students during an eight-month…
period in 2000. She describes the aftermath of the NATO-forced Serb retreat and her students' hopes for a better life in the depressed province. 2003Biographical sketches of all the American presidents from George Washington to George W. Bush. Provides interesting facts for each presidency,…
such as prominent contemporaries, political happenings, and notable events. For grades 5-8. 2000Lewis and Clark: from ocean to ocean
Par Harold Faber. 2001
Introduces the explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark who led the first United States expedition to the Pacific coast from…
1804-1806. Discusses their adventures crossing the continent, their encounters with Native Americans, and the hardships of the journey. For grades 5-8. 2002Four seasons in five senses: things worth savoring
Par David Mas Masumoto. 2003
Japanese American organic farmer reflects on what can be seen, touched, heard, smelled, and tasted on his family's California farm.…
Observing cycles of renewal and harvest and recognizing realities of small-scale farming in the age of agribusiness, Masumoto, Harvest Son (BR 12668), groups his essays in five clusters, each identified with one of the senses. 2003The gift of Jazzy
Par Cindy Heller Adams. 2003
New York Post columnist Cindy Adams recalls the loneliness she felt after the death of her husband, comedian Joey Adams,…
in 1999--until a friend sent her a Yorkshire terrier. Adams describes her first year with Jazzy and how the puppy helped her love and laugh again. 2003The company: a short history of a revolutionary idea (Modern Library Chronicles)
Par John Micklethwait. 2003
Economist editors examine the history of the limited-liability joint-stock corporation--"the most important organization in the world"--from 3000 B.C. to the…
twenty-first century. The authors argue that companies have given the West a great competitive advantage and have, on the whole, evolved toward a more socially responsible posture. 2003City of the soul: a walk in Rome (Crown Journeys Ser.)
Par William Murray. 2002
Longtime resident presents an intimate walking tour of this ancient city. Murray's tour illuminates the history and legend behind famous…
sites like the Pantheon, the Colosseum, Trevi Fountain, and the Piazza di Spagna. The guide also connects past to present by revealing modern Rome's hotels, shopping areas, restaurants, and cafes. 2002Gettysburg
Par MacKinlay Kantor. 1987
Describes the bloodiest engagement of the Civil War--the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863--and its impact on the people in…
the part of Pennsylvania where it was fought. Includes the text of President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. For grades 4-7. 1952War is a force that gives us meaning
Par Chris Hedges. 2002
Drawing on personal experience and combat literature, award-winning journalist explores human beings' obsession with conflict. Hedges demonstrates how the "myth…
of war" conditions people to embrace the glory of battle in pursuit of a noble cause; he then contrasts this myth with the brutal reality of modern warfare. Some violence. 2002As always, Jack: a wartime love story
Par Emma Sweeney. 2002
Following her mother's death in 1985, Emma Sweeney found a packet of letters her father had written as a navy…
pilot in the 1940s and 1950s. Through reading the letters, Emma came to know her father, who died before she was born, and to understand his love for her mother. 2002Unchained memories: readings from the slave narratives
Par Henry Louis Gates, Spencer Crew, Cynthia Goodman, Ohio) National Underground Railroad Freedom Center (Cincinnati. 2002
Accounts of former slaves based on interviews conducted in the late 1930s by the U.S. government's Works Progress Administration for…
the Slave Narrative Collection of the Federal Writers' Project. Companion to 2003 documentary film produced by HBO. Foreword by Henry Louis Gates Jr. Violence and strong language. 2002All the stops: the glorious pipe organ and its American masters
Par Craig R Whitney. 2003
A cultural history of the pipe organ, describing its central role in American musical life in the late nineteenth and…
early twentieth centuries. Explores the development of the electrified organ in the mid-twentieth century and discusses the contrasting views of builders, performers, and advocates of mechanical and electronic instruments. 2003John Paul Jones: sailor, hero, father of the American Navy
Par Evan Thomas. 2003
Biography of the "great sea warrior," born in Scotland in 1747, who went to sea at age thirteen. Describes his…
career in the fledgling American Continental Navy, his later exploits in Europe and Russia, and his burial in an obscure Paris grave in 1792. 2003The teammates: A Portrait of a Friendship
Par David Halberstam. 2003
The saga of four Boston Red Sox players from the 1940s--Dominic DiMaggio, Johnny Pesky, Ted Williams, and Bobby Doerr--who remain…
friends for over sixty years. In 2001 DiMaggio and Pesky begin a long car trip to visit the dying Williams and reminisce about the past. Bestseller. 2003