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Chaque jour, l'illumination: se réaliser en douze étapes
Par Dan Millman. 1998
Cosmic connection, ou, L'appel des étoiles (Points. Sciences #14)
Par Carl Sagan. 1975
Les trois parties du livre (Aperçus cosmiques - Le système solaire - Au-delà du système solaire) constituent une bonne introduction…
à la recherche de la vie extraterrestre. Tous les aspects de la question sont abordés, depuis la conception de la plaque emportée par Pioneer 10 jusqu'à la possibilité que des extraterrestres nous aient visités dans les temps anciens. Langage simple, non technique. [SDMHow to take the grrrr out of anger (Laugh & Learn(TM))
Par Elizabeth Verdick, Marjorie Lisovskis. 2003
Discusses how to deal with angry feelings in acceptable ways. Contains practical advice on coping with stress, solving problems calmly,…
taming one's temper, and being alert to tension build-up. Includes tips on handling bullies and angry adults. For grades 4-7. 2003Comment être un névrosé heureux
Par John Cleese. 1998
Un psychothérapeute et un auteur comique s'unissent pour analyser les facteurs responsables de la bonne santé mentale au niveau individuel…
et familial. Ces notions sont ensuite étendues à d'autres contextes: notre comportement au travail, les comportements des entreprises et des organismes. Sous forme de dialogues, avec un brin d'humour dans les textes et les images. [SDMMutiny!
Par Brad Strickland. 2002
In 1687 eleven-year-old Irish orphan Davy sails to Jamaica to live with his uncle, Dr. "Patch" Shea. They join a…
British frigate where Patch and his friend Lieutenant William Hunter help stage an aborted mutiny. Fleeing, the mutineers commandeer a sloop and masquerade as pirates. Precedes Guns of Tortuga (BR 15069). For grades 4-7. 2002Isaac Newton: Die Biografie
Par James Gleick. 2003
Author of Genius (RC 36181) crafts a biography of scientific great Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727), highlighting his accomplishments in physics,…
optics, and mathematics. Uses original quotations to describe Newton's invention of calculus and other breakthroughs--including the laws of motion, which led to the shift from a mystical to a rationalist worldview in European science. 2003Radar, hula hoops, and playful pigs: 67 digestible commentaries on the fascinating chemistry of everyday life
Par Joseph A Schwarcz. 1999
A science professor good humoredly discusses the science and historic background of ordinary substances we readily encounter or ingest. In…
"It's Always Tea Time," Schwarcz comments on the benefits of drinking tea, the origins of this custom, and a 1993 study linking tea consumption to decreasing cardiovascular disease. 1999The one-eyed giant (Tales From The Odyssey Ser. #1)
Par Mary Pope Osborne. 2002
Long ago in ancient Greece, Odysseus lived happily with his wife, Penelope, until he was called by King Agamemnon to…
wage war against Troy. On the return voyage, Odysseus has many adventures, facing dangers from storms and monsters like Cyclops, the one-eyed giant. For grades 3-6. 2002Let's talk: sharing our thoughts and feelings during times of crisis (Focus on family matters)
Par Michele Alpern. 2003
Offers teens practical information on coping with stressful events such as death, divorce, job loss, and disasters. Suggests ways to…
deal with depression and anxiety and outlines strategies for establishing good communication. For junior and senior high readers. 2003Dark harbor: building house and home on an enchanted island (Nation Bks.)
Par Ved Mehta. 2003
In this continuation of his Continents of Exile memoir series, Mehta, a blind writer, recounts his undertaking to build a…
house on a small Maine island in 1984 and the importance of this home in his marriage and family life. 2003A season of fire: four months on the firelines in the American West
Par Doug Gantenbein. 2003
Reporter describes the forest fires of 2001 that left four firefighters dead in Washington state. Presents an overview of the…
training and deployment of firefighting crews and the methods of preventing and controlling wildfires. Analyzes the disputes between environmentalists, loggers, and the government over tree-thinning policy. Some strong language. 2003Pendulum: Léon Foucault and the triumph of science
Par Amir D Aczel. 2003
Author of The Riddle of the Compass (BR 13785) examines the life of French physicist Jean Bernard Léon Foucault (1819-1868),…
whose pendulum experiments demonstrated the earth's rotation. Centering around 1850s Paris, the chronicle describes the inventor's unlikely partnership with Emperor Napoléon III developed during a time of conflict between science and faith. 2003Lewis and Clark: a prairie dog for the president
Par Shirley-Raye Redmond. 2003
In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson sends explorers Lewis and Clark across the country to map the land and bring back…
plants and animals. The men capture a prairie dog and send it to Washington for everyone to see. Beginning Reader. For grades 2-4. 2003Biography of the seventeenth-century Danish scientist Nicolaus Steno, the world's first geologist, who challenged the conventional timetable stated in the…
Bible for creation of the earth. Discusses the intellectual ferment caused by his discovery that the earth's crust contains layers of rock strata and fossil remains that explain its ancient history. 2003Teen angst? Naaah: a quasi-autobiography
Par Ned Vizzini. 2000
The self-described "geeky" author reminisces about growing up in New York City, navigating junior and senior high school, living for…
Nintendo games, taking family vacations, and dating and other embarrassing moments. Some strong language. For senior high readers. 2000Horatio's drive: America's first road trip
Par Dayton Duncan. 2003
Account of the first cross-country automobile trip in the United States. In 1903 Horatio Jackson, a thirty-one-year-old Vermont doctor, bet…
fifty dollars that he could drive from San Francisco to New York despite only 150 miles of paved roadway in the entire nation. Introduction by Ken Burns, maker of a companion PBS documentary. 2003How to dunk a doughnut: the science of everyday life
Par Len Fisher. 2003
Physicist author uses mundane everyday events and anecdotes as vehicles to convey basic scientific concepts in an entertaining manner. Discusses…
how to dunk a donut, catch a fly ball, and use tools while explaining the underlying principles involved. 2002Close to shore: the terrifying shark attacks of 1916
Par Mike Capuzzo. 2003
Documents the first known shark attacks on humans in the United States. Recounts how several bathers in New Jersey were…
devoured by a great white shark in July 1916, spreading terror to the shore's vacation retreats. Also describes efforts to find and kill the predator. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2003Onboard the space shuttle (Out of This World)
Par Ray Spangenburg, Kit Moser. 2002
Examines what life is like for crews working on U.S. space shuttles and on the Russian space station Mir. Describes…
the space program's development and early problems, major scientific accomplishments, the 1986 Challenger explosion, landmark missions, and the 2000 international space station launch. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2002An open book: coming of age in the heartland
Par Michael Dirda. 2003
Memoir recounting the childhood of Pulitzer Prize-winning literary journalist Michael Dirda. A steelworker's son, Dirda reminisces about growing up in…
the industrial town of Lorain, Ohio, during the 1950s and 1960s, working toward a degree in English at Oberlin College, and encountering various books that fueled his imagination along the way. 2003