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Isaac 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. 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. 2002La difficulté de vivre (Collection "Leur vie")
Par Françoise Dolto. 1986
Recueil de vingt textes déjà parus dans des revues ou des livres. L'auteure a une longue expérience comme psychanalyste d'enfants.…
L'ouvrage est moins un livre sur la psychanalyse des enfants que sur des aspects de la psychologie de l'enfant. On y trouve des réflexions, des informations, des analyses de cas, des conseils sur la psychologie des enfants et sur la façon de vivre avec eux. [SDM"De nombreux enfants sont atteints de troubles tels que le trouble du déficit de l'attention avec ou sans hyperactivité, les…
troubles d'apprentissage ou les troubles anxieux. Un fait est toutefois moins connu : la concomitance des troubles constitue la norme et non l'exception. Les parents, les enseignants et les professionnels doivent donc souvent apprendre à intervenir auprès de l'enfant en difficulté en tenant compte d'un nombre considérable de facteurs. Cet ouvrage, facile à consulter, présente les causes, les symptômes et le traitement des troubles de façon claire et accessible. Le lecteur peut en outre y trouver des conseils précis et efficaces, après avoir découvert les principes généraux de l'évaluation et de l'intervention dans les premiers chapitres. Écrit sur un ton réaliste mais amusant, cet ouvrage s'avère un guide incontournable pour tous ceux qui cherchent à améliorer la qualité de vie d'enfants atteints de troubles multiples". -- 4e de couvDyslexie: une vraie-fausse épidémie (Noir #379)
Par Colette Ouzilou. 2001
L'auteur porte un regard nouveau sur la dyslexie et pointe du doigt la confusion faite entre mauvais lecteurs et dyslexiques.…
Elle dénonce certaines pratiques scolaires qui s'avèrent très sélectives et propose des voies pédagogiques préventives. Un livre qui s'adresse aussi bien aux enseignants qu'aux parents qui veulent lutter contre l'échec de l'enfant dès le cours primaireLa chimie féminine: pour et contre les hormones
Par René Frydman. 2006
Ce livre est un livre pour les femmes, toutes les femmes. Contraception, traitement (le la stérilité, traitement de la ménopause…
: la vie des femmes va être rythmée par les hormones. Peut-on prendre des hormones sans risque toute sa vie ? La pilule favorise-t-elle le cancer ou les maladies cardio-vasculaires? La fécondation in vitro est-elle sans complication pour les femmes et leurs enfants ? Toutes les femmes peuvent-elles prendre un traitement pour la ménopause ? Lequel et pendant combien de temps? Faut-il avoir peur des traitements hormonaux? Les professeurs René Frydman et Philippe Bouchard font le point sur les connaissances actuelles et prodiguent leurs meilleurs conseils, pour que chaque femme puisse maîtriser sa fertilité, son bien-être et participer aux décisions qui la concernent. -- 4e de couvThe emperor of scent: a story of perfume, obsession, and the last mystery of the senses
Par Chandler Burr. 2002
Explains that Italian scientist Luca Turin's obsession with scent led to his groundbreaking research, developing a new theory of smell,…
in the 1990s. Burr explains the molecular biology behind Turin's discoveries and explores the response of the private sector, perfume industry, and scientific community. 2002Jours de femme au quotidien (La Santé au quotidien #10)
Par Anne Kervasdoué. 1992
When my ghost sings: A memoir of stroke, recovery, and transformation
Par Tara Fraser. 2023
A lucid exploration of amnesia, selfhood, and who is left behind when the past is obliterated. Tara Sidhoo Fraser is…
thirty-one years old when a rare mutation in her brain causes a stroke. Awakening after surgery with no memory of her previous life, she attempts to piece it all back together through a haze of amnesia. Yet, as memories do begin to surface, they are seen through someone else's eyes-the person whose body she stole, whom she calls Ghost. Fighting to stabilize her existence, Tara struggles with the gulf between who she was and who she is now, while constantly battling and paying penance to Ghost. She meets Jude, who is also contending with their identity, the gap between who they are and who they present to the world. As Jude's transition progresses and they begin testosterone injections, Tara's conflict with Ghost heightens. Ghost's voice becomes stronger, and memories of hospital visits, old desires, and her ex threaten Tara's new relationship. She burrows deeper into the mystery of who she once was, recognizing the need to fuse herself and Ghost into one. When My Ghost Sings is a lyrical memoir of healing, a farewell letter, and an embracing/reclamation of selfhoodLa ménopause et le remplacement hormonal
Par Marie-Andrée Champagne. 1995
"Qu'est-ce que les hormones? Quel rôle jouent-elles dans notre vie? Qu'est-ce qui se passe dans notre corps à l'étape de…
la ménopause? Autant de questions auxquelles l'auteur, médecin, répond afin d'offrir une information à jour et complète à toutes les femmes." [SDMJe n'aurai pas le temps: mémoires (Science ouverte)
Par Hubert Reeves. 2008
"De son enfance québécoise à sa carrière scientifique internationale, H. Reeves dresse le bilan d'une vie consacrée à sa passion…
de l'astrophysique et à la défense de la nature." -- 4e de couvComment l'aider à-- se calmer et se concentrer (Comment l'aider à--)
Par Catherine Jousselme. 2008
"Dans un monde de plus en plus bruyant et excitant, les enfants sont soumis à un excès de stimulations. L'agitation…
qui en résulte est souvent confondue avec de l'hyperactivité. Or les enfants qui "débordent" ont besoin de se sentir enveloppés, retenus et protégés. Ce sont les parents qui vont remplir ce rôle. Il est important de favoriser des moments de silence et de calme pour que les enfants puissent se construire. Quant à la véritable hyperactivité et son cortège de symptômes (impulsivité, difficultés scolaires et relationnelles...), il convient de s'interroger sur ses causes au lieu de privilégier spontanément une approche tout-médicament". -- 4e de couvMona: Tome 2, Je t'aime la vie
Par Ginette Bureau. 1985
De rémission en rémission, jusqu'à quand est-il permis d'espérer? Ce récit, comme l'écrit le médecin traitant de la petite leucémique,…
donne au lecteur une idée des problèmes d'une famille avec un enfant atteint d'une maladie grave. Lecture émouvante, éprouvante. Une grande sincérité. Il existe sur le sujet bon nombre de récits plus ou moins romancés. Mona se passe au Québec, d'où son intérêt particulier. Cette histoire a inspiré le téléfilm intitulé Le Jardin d'Anna, qui réunit les deux volets de Mona. [SDMLa métamorphose: mes treize années chez Bruno Bettelheim
Par Stephen Eliot. 2002
"Comment devenir un homme quand on grandit dans une institution pour malades mentaux?". L'auteur, ancien patient de l'Ecole orthogénique de…
Chicago, fondée par Bruno Bettelheim, offre ici un témoignage unique sur la vie quotidienne dans ce microcosme, côtoyant chaque jour le célèbre docteur, les soignants, et bien sûr les autres enfantsAll in a drop: how Antony van Leeuwenhoek discovered an invisible world
Par Lori Alexander. 2019
Biography of the self-taught scientist known as the father of microbiology. By building his own microscope, Leeuwenhoek advanced humanity's understanding…
of the oft-invisible world around us. Explains that microbes are everywhere: in the soil and oceans, in snow, and inside our bodies. For grades 3-6.The difference engine: Charles Babbage and the quest to build the first computer
Par Doron Swade. 2000
London Science Museum director describes the efforts of British mathematician/inventor Charles Babbage (1791-1871) to construct a calculating machine for use…
in navigation, science, engineering, and banking. Chronicles not only his life and times but also the latter-day building of the first working Babbage engine--in time to celebrate his bicentenary. 2000Einstein in time and space: A life in 99 particles
Par Samuel Graydon. 2023
Walter Isaacson's Einstein meets Craig Brown's 99 Glimpses of Princess Margaret , in this innovative biography of the famous physicist…
told in ninety-nine dazzling vignettes. Most of us would agree that Albert Einstein's name is synonymous with "genius" and that his likeness is often used as a shorthand for all scientists, appearing everywhere from cartoons to textbooks. He has become more myth than man. That being the case, how best to capture his essence? In Einstein in Time and Space , talented young science journalist Samuel Graydon answers that question with an illuminating mosaic—99 intriguingly different particles that cumulatively reveal Einstein's contradictory and multitudinous nature. Glimpsed among these shards: a slacker who failed every subject but math, a job seeker who couldn't get hired, a lothario who courted many women, and a charmer who was the life of the party. As brilliant as he was inconsistent, Einstein was simultaneously an avid supporter of the NAACP and the fight for civil rights and someone capable of great prejudice. He was loved by many, known by few, and inspirational to a generation of young physicists. Graydon reveals every corner of Einstein's world: the false reporting that rocketed Einstein to fame nearly overnight, his effect on people he met merely in passing, even the remarkable posthumous journey of the famed physicist's brain. Entertaining, comforting, bolstering, and shocking, Einstein in Time and Space is the unique story of a man who redefined how we view our universe and our place within itFollowing the Good River: The Life and Times of Wa'xaid
Par Briony Penn. 2020
Based on recorded interviews and journal entries this major biography of Cecil Paul (Wa’xaid) is a resounding and timely saga…
featuring the trials, tribulations, endurance, forgiveness, and survival of one of North America’s more prominent Indigenous leaders. Born in 1931 in the Kitlope, Cecil Paul, also known by his Xenaksiala name, Wa’xaid, is one of the last fluent speakers of his people’s language. At age ten he was placed in a residential school run by the United Church of Canada at Port Alberni where he was abused. After three decades of prolonged alcohol abuse, he returned to the Kitlope where his healing journey began. He has worked tirelessly to protect the Kitlope, described as the largest intact temperate rainforest watershed in the world. Now in his late 80s, he resides on his ancestors’ traditional territory.Following upon the success of Wa'xaid's own book of personal essays, Stories from the Magic Canoe, Briony Penn's major biography of this remarkable individual will serve as a timely reminder of the state of British Columbia's Indigenous community, the environmental and political strife still facing many Indigenous communities, and the philosophical and personal journey of a remarkable man.Wa'xaid passed away at the age of 90 on December 3, 2020.Women in science (Little People, BIG DREAMS)
Par Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara. 2023
Meet three inspirational women from the world of science: Ada Lovelace, Amelia Earhart, and Marie Curie! Little People, Big Dreams…
is a bestselling series of books and educational games that explore the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists.Bottoms up and the devil laughs: A journey through the deep state
Par Kerry Howley. 2023
A wild, humane, and hilarious meditation on post-privacy America—from the acclaimed author of Thrown "At 25, [Reality] Winner—yoga teacher, beloved…
sister, AR-15 owner—was sentenced to five years in prison for leaking classified documents about a Russian election attack. Howley deftly analyzes the brutal, surreal conditions that underlie this drama and the way that they implicate all of us." —Glamour Who are you? You are data about data. You are a map of connections—a culmination of everything you have ever posted, searched, emailed, liked, and followed. In this groundbreaking work of narrative nonfiction, Kerry Howley investigates the curious implications of living in the age of the indelible. Bottoms Up and the Devil Laughs tells the true story of intelligence specialist Reality Winner, a lone young woman who stuffs a state secret under her skirt and trusts the wrong people to help. After printing five pages of dangerous information she was never supposed to see, Winner finds herself at the mercy of forces more invasive than she could have possibly imagined. Following Winner’s unlikely journey from rural Texas to a federal courtroom, Howley maps a hidden world, drawing in John Walker Lindh, Lady Gaga, Edward Snowden, a rescue dog named Outlaw Babyface Nelson, and a mother who will do whatever it takes to get her daughter out of jail. Howley’s subjects face a challenge new to history: they are imprisoned by their past selves, trapped for as long as the Internet endures. A soap opera set in the deep state, Bottoms Up and the Devil Laughs is a free fall into a world where everything is recorded and nothing is sacred, from a singular writer unafraid to ask essential questions about the strangeness of modern life