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Chroniques des atomes et des galaxies
Par Hubert Reeves. 2007
"[...] Textes brefs [qui] constituent un véritable tour de force par la simplicité avec laquelle l'auteur présente notre compréhension du…
cosmos sans pour autant masquer la subtilité des notions évoquées : le Big Bang, la courbure de l'Univers, la matière et l'énergie " sombres ", les univers parallèles, le principe anthropique, les trous noirs, etc. Une remarquable mise à jour des plus récentes découvertes de l'astrophysique et de la cosmologie". -- 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. 1930The anxiety book: developing strength in the face of fear
Par Jonathan R. T Davidson. 2003
Physician describes various anxiety disorders and available remedies--including drugs, herbs, serenity exercises, and therapy. Explains how it is possible to…
become an emotionally stronger person after treatment for such problems as phobias, post-traumatic distress, panic attacks, and obsessive compulsive behavior. 2003The child that books built: a life in reading
Par Francis Spufford. 2002
British author of I May Be Some Time (BR 12612) explains the importance that reading has played in the formation…
of his character and views on life. Spufford conveys his passion for fiction, from a childhood love of Tolkien's stories to his adult enthusiasm for the classics. Some strong language. 2002Astronomy professor identifies common misconceptions about the cosmos. Topics range from false notions regarding distant galaxies to erroneous theories about…
what causes tides and seasons and which planet is the hottest. He emphasizes the origins of incorrect ideas, how to avoid them, and how to change them. 2001Simply Einstein: relativity demystified
Par Richard Wolfson. 2003
Physicist explains for nonscientists the underlying principles of Einstein's theory of relativity. Explores the history of ideas that culminated in…
Einstein's vision of a four-dimensional universe of relativistic space-time. The author anticipates frequently asked questions, discussing time travel, curved space, black holes, and new meanings for past and future. 2003Pregnant! what can I do?: a guide for teenagers
Par Tania Heller. 2002
Physician provides guidance for teenage women who become pregnant unintentionally. Offers suggestions for getting help, making the right decisions, and…
building a better future. Discusses pros and cons of parenthood, abortion, and adoption, and presents interviews with teens who chose each option. For senior high and older readers. 2002The primal teen: what the new discoveries about the teenage brain tell us about our kids
Par Barbara Strauch. 2003
Science editor from the New York Times collates scientific brain research to illustrate that more than hormones regulate teenage behavior.…
Asserts that parental understanding can assist youth to pass more smoothly through adolescence. Explains why some teens sleep until noon and have mood swings. 2003Gettysburg
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. 1952The new work of dogs: tending to life, love, and family
Par Jon Katz. 2003
Journalist explores the changing role of dogs in the lives of their human owners, who increasingly view them as family…
members and depend on them for emotional support. But Katz suggests there may be a downside to this trend, despite its psychological benefits, for both people and pets. 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. 2003Blindness and children: an individual differences approach
Par David H Warren. 1994
"Dites-le à vos enfants": histoire de la Shoah en Europe, 1933-1945 (L'indicible)
Par Stéphane Bruchfeld. 2000
Un petit ouvrage à but pédagogique sur l'Holocauste des Juifs en Europe durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Le contenu iconographique…
provient d'un album constitué par un Allemand qui travaillait au camp d'Auschwitz-Birkenau. [SDMAmerica's splendid little wars: a short history of U.S. military engagements: 1975-2000
Par Peter A. Huchthausen. 2003
Retired naval officer and author of K-19: The Widowmaker (DB 55090) traces America's post-Vietnam armed conflicts from the 1975 rescue…
of the hijacked SS Mayaguez in the Gulf of Siam through the 1990s interventions in the Balkans. Includes U.S. failures in Lebanon, Iran, and Somalia and victories in Desert Storm, Grenada, and Panama. 2003Baghdad diaries: a woman's chronicle of war and exile
Par Nuha Radi. 1998
A western-educated Iraqi artist depicts her life in Baghdad during the 1991 Gulf War and her virtual exile in the…
years thereafter. Al-Radi records the everyday struggles of her relatives and friends to keep going in the face of bombing raids, the subsequent UN embargo and other fallouts of the warCe volume aborde un domaine controversé à propos de l'effet des ondes électromagnétiques dans notre vie quotidienne. L'essentiel de l'ouvrage…
détaille l'aspect délétère: le quart de celui-ci est consacré à une nouvelle discipline nommée bio-électromagnétisme (effets bénéfiques). L'auteur livre les résultats d'une enquête qui a duré au-delà d'une quinzaine d'annéesIls étaient sept hommes en guerre, 1918-1945: histoire parallèle
Par Marc Ferro. 2007
"Héroïques ou maléfiques, conquérants ou résistants, naïfs ou retors, ils ont modelé le monde qui est le nôtre aujourd'hui. Leur…
rôle personnel, au-delà des grands mouvements d'idées qui ont marqué le XXe siècle, garde pourtant une part de mystère. Pour mieux le saisir - et ainsi éclairer les événements survenus entre 1918 et 1945 -, Marc Ferro observe la Seconde Guerre mondiale à travers le regard de chacun de ces personnages hors norme et confronte les points de vue. Sous nos yeux, les acteurs de l'Histoire se séduisent et se déchirent, se lient et se trahissent en un jeu de haine et de fascination qui va décider de l'avenir des peuples. Un regard nouveau sur l'histoire de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Des documents méconnus ou inédits." -- 4e de couvTalking about death won't kill you
Par Virginia Morris. 2001
To help people make better decisions about death, the author encourages them to accept its inevitability. Discusses considerations to ponder…
before a crisis arrives and provides medical and legal options. Uses case studies to illustrate how to talk about dying with others and gives tips on relating to terminally ill patients. 2001The right words at the right time
Par Marlo Thomas. 2002
Actress Marlo Thomas's compilation of more than one hundred celebrities' personal turning points in life--for example, her father Danny Thomas's…
advice changed her attitude about being compared to him. Contributors include Muhammad Ali, Tom Brokaw, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Toni Morrison, Steven Spielberg, Sammy Sosa, Barbara Walters, Oprah Winfrey, and others. Bestseller. 2002Anatomy of an illness as perceived by the patient: reflections on healing and regeneration
Par Norman Cousins. 1979
The author's reflections generated by his triumph over a crippling disease. Cousins investigates the chemistry of the will to live…
and factors influencing the capacity for self-healing. He also believes that humor and laughter, along with a strong doctor/patient relationship, aid the body's natural healing powers. 1979