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Escape home: rebuilding a life after the anschluss
Par Charles Paterson. 2017
The story of a secular Jewish family uprooted by the Nazi occupation of Austria and Czechoslovakia who flee Europe to…
reunite in post-war America to rebuild their lives. Based primarily on the memoir of modern architectural designer and Frank Lloyd Wright apprentice Charles Paterson (born Karl Schanzer), who was nine years old when the Nazi invasion reached Vienna, as well as newly uncovered documents and accounts of events found in letters between family members, the book is a riveting tale of discovery and coming to terms with a past that casts a long shadow. AdultMy hands sing the blues: Romare Bearden's childhood journey
Par Jeanne Walker Harvey. 2011
As a young boy growing up in North Carolina, Romare Bearden listened to his great-grandmother's Cherokee stories and heard the…
whistle of the train that took his people to the North people who wanted to be free. When Romare and his family, faced with Jim Crow laws, boarded that same train, he watched out the window as the world whizzed by. Later he captured those scenes in a famous painting, Watching the Good Trains Go By. Using that painting as inspiration and creating a text influenced by the blues and jazz that Bearden loved, Jeanne Walker Harvey tells the story of Bearden's children by describing the patchwork of daily southern life that Romare saw out the train's window and the story of his arrival in shimmering New York City. Artists and critics today praise Bearden's collages for their visual metaphors honoring his past, African American culture, and the human experience. 2011. For grades K-3Showtime: Denver's performing arts, convention centers & theatre district
Par Thomas J Noel. 2008
Traces Denver's love affair with theatre, dance, opera, music, and conventions back to its gold-rush origins. This historical account details…
the events that transformed a rough-and-tumble Western town into one of the nation's foremost performing arts destinations. Showtime chronicles the first 150 years of Colorado's cultural landscape. AdultThe spiritual nature of animals: a country vet explores the wisdom, compassion, and souls of animals
Par Karlene Stange. 2017
A rural veterinarian, through examples from her practice, shares her journey to understand the spiritual nature of the animal-human bond…
and offers readers a unique interpretation of our love for animals, a tour of spiritual traditions and a healing and joyful engagement with the creatures with whom we share our planet. AdultBaking: from my home to yours
Par Dorie Greenspan. 2006
"Dorie Greenspan has written recipes for the most eminent chefs in the world: Pierre Hermé, Daniel Boulud, and arguably the…
greatest of them all, Julia Child, who once told Dorie, "You write recipes just the way I do." Her recipe writing has won widespread praise for its literate curiosity and "patient but exuberant style." (One hard-boiled critic called it "a joy forever.") In Baking: From My Home to Yours, her masterwork, Dorie applies the lessons from three decades of experience to her first and real love: home baking. The 300 recipes will seduce a new generation of bakers, whether their favorite kitchen tools are a bowl and a whisk or a stand mixer and a baker's torch. Even the most homey of the recipes are very special. Dorie's favorite raisin swirl bread. Big spicy muffins from her stint as a baker in a famous New York City restaurant. French chocolate brownies (a Parisian pastry chef begged for the recipe). A dramatic black and white cake for a "wow" occasion. Pierre Hermé's extraordinary lemon tart. The generous helpings of background information, abundant stories, and hundreds of professional hints set Baking apart as a one-of-a-kind cookbook. And as if all of this weren't more than enough, Dorie has appended a fascinating minibook, A Dessertmaker's Glossary, with more than 100 entries, from why using one's fingers is often best, to how to buy the finest butter, to how the bundt pan got its name." -- Provided by publisherThe spirit catchers: an encounter with Georgia O'Keeffe (Art encounters)
Par Kathleen V Kudlinski. 2004
Kudlinki evokes the extremes of desert life and the environment's mesmerizing effect on her characters. The plot takes off on…
the strength of the author's portrait of O'Keeffe. A strong sense of O'Keeffe's commitment to art, the desert, and its native inhabitants, and living life her way shines throughGustav Klimt, 1862-1918: le monde à l'apparence féminine
Par Gottfried Fliedl. 2006
The consciousness instinct: unraveling the mystery of how the brain makes the mind
Par Michael S Gazzaniga. 2018
""The father of cognitive neuroscience" illuminates the past, present, and future of the mind-brain problem How do neurons turn into…
minds? How does physical "stuff"--atoms, molecules, chemicals, and cells--create the vivid and various worlds inside our heads? The problem of consciousness has gnawed at us for millennia. In the last century there have been massive breakthroughs that have rewritten the science of the brain, and yet the puzzles faced by the ancient Greeks are still present. In The Consciousness Instinct, the neuroscience pioneer Michael S. Gazzaniga puts the latest research in conversation with the history of human thinking about the mind, giving a big-picture view of what science has revealed about consciousness. The idea of the brain as a machine, first proposed centuries ago, has led to assumptions about the relationship between mind and brain that dog scientists and philosophers to this day. Gazzaniga asserts that this model has it backward--brains make machines, but they cannot be reduced to one. New research suggests the brain is actually a confederation of independent modules working together. Understanding how consciousness could emanate from such an organization will help define the future of brain science and artificial intelligence, and close the gap between brain and mind. Captivating and accessible, with insights drawn from a lifetime at the forefront of the field, The Consciousness Instinct sets the course for the neuroscience of tomorrow. -- Provided by publisherThe Hanford plaintiffs: voices from the fight for atomic justice
Par Trisha T Pritikin. 2020
During the Cold War there were several releases of radioactive gases from the Hanford nuclear site in Southeastern Washington. These…
releases left a pattern of cancers and birth defects among the people who were downwind of Hanford, a pattern long covered up by the government until revealed in legal cases. Adult. UnratedDernier tour de piste: fin tragique d'une dresseuse (Vers l'inconnu)
Par Claude Bordez. 2002
Deux membres de la grande famille du cirque relatent en détail l’accident qui a causé la mort de la dresseuse…
américaine Éloïse Berchtold, le 5 mai 1978 à Rock Forest au Québec. Empalée par la défense d’un de ses éléphants favoris, la grande dame du cirque est décédée sous les yeux horrifiés des spectateurs.Dallaire: le cyclope et l'oiseau (Vie et mémoires)
Par René Viau. 2001
Biographie "émouvante et instructive" d'un artiste québécois autodidacte dont la notoriété ne cesse de s'amplifier depuis les années 1970. L'auteur,…
le critique d'art René Viau, dit en entrevue qu'on "ne peut éviter", quand on parle de Dallaire, "ce mythe presque romantique de l'artiste maudit". Dans un article fouillé, Jérome Delgado signale que le texte est "un mélange de commentaires érudits et de souvenirs plus intimes". Il note les styles variés utilisés, les "ruptures narratives" et la multiplicité des voix invitées à témoigner : J.-R. Ostiguy, Guy Robert, Guy Montpetit, Claude Beaulieu, les deux enfants et la femme de Dallaire, etc. Recommandé. Très accessible. Huit pages en couleurs, huit en noir et blanc.Will
Par Will Smith. 2021
"Smith tells his story of going from a West Philadelphia kid to one of the biggest rap stars of his…
era, and then one of the biggest movie stars in Hollywood. But he also talks about the impact of fame on his family and how he gained balance and inner happiness." -- Provided by NLSMédecin et citoyen: souvenirs
Par Denis Lazure. 2002
Pour la plupart d''entre nous, le nom de Denis Lazure évoque immédiatement le premier gouvernement Lévesque. À titre de ministre…
des Affaires sociales, le docteur Lazure a joué un rôle de premier plan dans l''immense travail de réforme accompli par cette équipe. Celui qui a piloté la loi sur les personnes handicapées, qui a instauré l''avortement thérapeutique dans les hôpitaux et mis sur pied le réseau de garderies, incarnait parfaitement ces deux grands moteurs de l''action du Parti québécois d''alors : la foi en l''indépendance du Québec et l''engagement actif envers la social-démocratie.Né dans un milieu très politisé, Denis Lazure a tout naturellement été porté vers le service public. Dans les années 1960, en même temps qu''il briguait les suffrages pour le NPD, Denis Lazure jouait un rôle de pionnier dans le développement de la psychiatrie au Québec. D''abord fondateur du département de psychiatrie de Sainte-Justine, il a ensuite dirigé plusieurs hôpitaux.Aujourd''hui, après des relations parfois tendues avec un parti qui semble avoir mis en veilleuse les deux grandes orientations qui motivaient son engagement, Denis Lazure poursuit encore le combat qui marque toute sa vie. Que ce soit à la tête de l''Office des personnes handicapées du Québec, jusqu''en 1999, ou à titre de président du Comité d''appui aux Orphelins de Duplessis, il travaille encore à bâtir un État québécois qui traite mieux les plus démunis.Ces souvenirs constituent le témoignage irremplaçable d''un des artisans du Québec moderne.The tower of life: how Yaffa Eliach rebuilt her town in stories and photographs
Par Chana Stiefel. 2022
"The story begins with Yaffa Eliach, a spirited young girl who grows up in a vibrant, happy 800-year-old town in…
Poland, filled with family life and rich traditions. Yaffa's grandmother, who receives a gift of a camera from America, becomes the village photographer, and takes photos of all the family events: weddings, bar mitzvahs, and family gatherings. And on the Jewish New Year, the villagers send photos to their relatives overseas to wish them a "Gut Yontif"! But one dark day, the town is invaded. And quickly the once happy home to 5,000 Jewish people is uprooted. Yaffa survives the war and becomes a Professor of History and America's foremost Holocaust expert. And when President Jimmy Carter invites her to create an exhibit for the new National Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC, she travels around the world hunting down her grandmother's photos taken of people who fled from her beloved town, Eishyshok, along with their stories and memories. This breathtaking revival of the town's collective spirit, which is a permanent exhibit at The National Holocaust Museum in Washington DC, will inspire all who read it." -- Provided by publisher"In Clay Lab for Kids, art teacher and winner of the Netflix bake-off show Nailed It! Cassie Stephens presents 52…
hands-on projects made with kid-friendly clays that get kids working creatively and thinking three-dimensionally. Squishy, colorful, and infinitely shapable, clay just might be the most versatile art material for kids. Author-artist-teacher Cassie Stephens has created all-new clay projects for kids of all skill levels. Start with the basics of rolling, coiling, and pinching pots, and move up to making Jurassic fossils, animal marionettes, monster magnets, and boxes with secret compartments. All of the projects use kid-friendly, no-kiln clay (air-dry, homemade, and polymer) and water-based paints, perfect for home and classroom, plus there's an entire chapter of recipes for mixing up inexpensive homemade clays in the kitchen. When creating with clay, kids are introduced to a wide range of cognitive and manual skills: they'll work three-dimensionally; make figurative models; use their imaginations in making jewelry and toys; design with color; and decorate with paints." -- Provided by publisherEvery night is Saturday night: a country girl's journey to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Par Wanda Jackson. 2017
Oklahoman Wanda Jackson tells the story of how she began recording rock music; why she refused to return to the…
Grand Ole Opry for more than fifty years; and how her faith has sustained her for more than seven decades. AdultHarry Benjamin (1885–1986), a German-born endocrinologist, was a pivotal figure in the development of transgender medicine. He was physician to…
transgender pioneers such as Christine Jorgensen, the 1950s "Ex-GI" turned "Blonde Beauty" media sensation, and in turn, she and other collaborators helped to shape Benjamin's influential 1966 book, The Transsexual Phenomenon. Alison Li's much-needed biography of Benjamin chronicles his passion for hormones and his lifelong interest in sexology. Drawing from extensive research in archival documents, secondary sources, and interviews, Li tells the story of Benjamin's early ventures in gerontology and his later work with over a thousand transgender patients. Benjamin's contributions to treatment, education, research, and networking helped to create the institutional foundations of transgender medicine. Moreover, they set the stage for a radical reconsideration of gender identity, challenging us to reflect upon what it is to be male or female and to envision moving beyond these long-held categories.L'art de ne pas travailler: petit traité d'oisiveté active à l'usage des surmenés, des retraités et des sans emplois
Par Ernie J. Ernie John Zelinski. 1998
L'art de ne pas travailler mis à part quelques surdoués de naissance, le commun des mortels a souvent - hélas…
- vite fait d'en oublier les secrets ! Et paradoxalement, à une époque où la valeur sociale du travail est au cœur de bien des débats, ceux qui travaillent trop, ceux qui ne travaillent pas ou plus, finissent par se retrouver dans des difficultés semblables avec leur temps libre... Que vous soyez surmené, retraité ou sans emploi, Ernie Zelinski vous rappelle dans ce best-seller provocateur, pratique et amusant certaines choses évidentes... et d'autres qui le sont moins, pour vous aider à mieux tirer parti de votre temps libre et surtout à (re)trouver l'équilibre entre travail et loisirs.Emma, chien d'aveugle
Par Sheila Hocken. 1979