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Collection of essays on a period of time from the end of the Middle Ages (around 1500) to the beginning…
of the nineteenth century. These chronologically arranged articles by American and British historians discuss the cultural, religious, and political trendsJust what the doctor ordered: the history of American medicine
Par Brandon Miller. 1997
Illustrates the changes in medical practices in the United States since Europeans first settled here. Recalls the first medical school…
opening in 1765 and the fact that George Washington, suffering from a sore throat, died from prescribed bleeding in 1799. Attributes improvements in medicine to better education, upgraded sanitation practices, and the discovery of vaccines. For grades 5-8George Washington & the founding of a nation
Par Albert Marrin. 2001
Candid biography of America's first president portrayed in the context of his times. Describes Washington's family and military career as…
well as his attitude towards slavery. Investigates the social, economic, and political forces that led to the colonists' rebellion against their king and Washington's role in the new nation. For grades 6-9. 2001The genius of China: 3,000 years of science, discovery, and invention
Par Robert Temple. 1986
Reveals the Chinese origins of such "modern" inventions as paper and printing, gunpowder, and the magnetic compass. Temple's eleven topics--including…
astronomy, engineering, medicine, and warfare--provide historical context and show that more than half of the basic discoveries considered "Western" were developed earlier in ChinaLes éboulements: trois siècles de relations avec le fleuve
Par Michel Desgagnés. 2020
Pas moins de 140 bateaux de bois, dont une majorité de goélettes, ont été lancés des grèves des Éboulements (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rive)…
entre 1782 et 1952. Leur construction et leur opération ont constitué pour ce village des activités importantes sur le plan économique. Cet ouvrage permet de voir comment les villageois ont appris le métier de marin et nous fait connaître quelques-unes des routes fluviales qu'ils ont empruntées avec leurs bateaux, car ils ne se contentaient pas de se rendre à Québec; avec les difficultés que l'éloignement entraînait. Par ailleurs, dès l'arrivée des premiers censitaires dans la seigneurie, et cela jusqu'au milieu du XIXe siècle et même plus tard, le fleuve s'est révélé une ressource importante pour cette population qui en a exploité les prairies de grève pour nourrir son bétail et qui a pratiqué la pêche au moins sur une petite échelle. Comme d'autres villages riverains du Saint-Laurent, celui des Éboulements doit maintenant faire face à l'érosion de ses berges. Ses plages, qui ont longtemps attiré le tourisme, sont aujourd'hui disparues. Né à Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rive dans une famille de marins et détenteur d'une maîtrise en histoire, Michel Desgagnés s'est toujours intéressé à l'histoire maritime du Québec, en particulier aux bateaux traditionnels. Il a réalisé, déjà, des travaux sur les goélettes de Charlevoix, les barges de pêche et les canots d'hiverHeureux comme un roi: Robert L'Herbier
Par Robert L'Herbier. 2000
Un ouvrage écrit simplement et qui relate la vie et la carrière de Robert L'Herbier. Son fils Benoît rapporte ses…
paroles et y va de ses commentaires et observations. On y découvre également les débuts de la première station de télévison privée francophoneMarco Polo and the discovery of the world
Par John Larner. 1999
A history professor examines the authenticity of Polo's book about his travels to the East and assesses its impact on…
European culture. He reviews known facts about Marco Polo (1254-1323?) and the Venetian merchants, discusses how the book came to be written, and describes its reception in succeeding years. 1999Sun & Spoon
Par Kevin Henkes. 1997
After the death of his beloved grandmother, ten-year-old Spoon pockets Gram's special deck of solitaire cards as a keepsake. When…
his grandfather becomes nostalgic and searches for the missing cards, Spoon returns the deck in exchange for another memento with a very special meaning. For grades 4-7Kids at work: Lewis Hine and the crusade against child labor
Par Russell Freedman. 1994
Documents the abuse of child laborers in factories, fields, mills, mines, and streets of the United States in the early…
1900s by tracing the career of professional photographer Lewis Hine. Hine's work raised public awareness and helped change the nation's laws to protect young people under age sixteen. For grades 5-8The rebuilding of Bosnia
Par James Reger. 1997
An account of the Bosnian civil war between Roman Catholics, Muslims, and Orthodox Serbs. Chronicles the history of strife in…
the Balkans, including the destruction of Sarajevo and "ethnic cleansing." Summarizes the Dayton Peace Accords and the reconstruction up to 1996. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 1997Athens: a portrait of the city in its Golden Age
Par Christian Meier. 1998
Examines classical Athens from its victory over the Persians at Marathon in 490 B.C. through the death of Socrates four…
generations later. Describes the metropolis, at the height of its political and military power, as the source of the development of Western democracy, philosophy, natural science, and literary and fine artsTaking responsibility: self-reliance and the accountable life
Par Nathaniel Branden. 1996
The myth of continents: a critique of metageography
Par Martin Lewis. 1997
An examination of how traditional geographical divisions of the world into continents, nation-states, and the supracontinental blocks of East and…
West reflect parochial attitudes such as Eurocentrism. Proposes that an increasingly integrated world needs a new geographical depictionMax "One Onti" Gros-Louis: constance et détermination
Par Renée Dupuis. 2008
"Spécialisée dans les droits de la personne et plus particulièrement dans le domaine relatif aux peuples autochtones, Renée Dupuis côtoie…
Max "One Onti" Gros-Louis depuis plus de 30 ans. À la faveur de la confiance mutuelle qui les lie, le grand chef huron a engagé avec elle une conversation franche et généreuse qui nous permet de mieux saisir la complexité d'un homme d'action devenu figure emblématique de la lutte pour la reconnaissance des droits des peuples autochtones du Canada. Fruit d'une réflexion nourrie par la juriste de renom qui reçut en 2001 le Prix du Gouverneur général pour son essai Quel Canada pour les Autochtones? La fin de l'exclusion, ce livre nous fait connaître un homme passionné, curieux, taquin, en relation étroite avec la nature, un être qui derrière les clichés que l'on associe trop souvent à la quête identitaire qu'il mène inlassablement de front, entretient un lien tenace avec les siens comme avec le monde". -- 4e de couvPandexicon: How the Language of the Pandemic Defined Our New Cultural Reality
Par Wayne Grady. 2023
Did you keep a list of the words coined by Covid? Wayne Grady did! They're deftly woven into a journal/timeline,…
taking us through two years of surrealism and limbo.—Margaret AtwoodThis exploration of the many new terms of the Covid-19 pandemic provides insight into the ways an ever-evolving vocabulary helped us cope with our anxiety and adapt to a new reality When the pandemic struck in early 2020, Wayne Grady started collecting the words and phrases that arose from our shared global experience. Some, such as "uptick" and "pivot," had existed before but now took on new meaning, and others, such as "covidivorce," "quarantini," "covexit," and "shecession," appeared for the first time, their meaning instantly clear. Through this new vocabulary, we became more able to adapt to change, to domesticate it in a sense, and to reduce our fears. Moving from the very beginning of the pandemic (the "Before Times") and our early response to it through the peaks and troughs of the various waves in countries throughout the world, and ending with a contemplation of what the "After Times" might look like, this book takes us on a journey through the pandemic and illuminates both how this new language has unfolded and how it has changed the way we think about ourselves and each other.Once a Girl, Always a Boy: A Family Memoir of a Transgender Journey
Par Jo Ivester. 2020
In his mid-twenties, Jeremy Ivester began taking testosterone and had surgery to remove his breasts. This memoir is both Jeremy’s…
and his family’s coming out story, told from multiple perspectives—a story of acceptance in a world not quite ready to accept.Intimate worlds: life inside the family
Par Maggie Scarf. 1995
Analyzes the family structure using the Beaver Family Systems model. The system classifies groups in levels from severely disturbed to…
optimally adjusted. Scarf interviewed four families to illustrate her theories. She also discusses bonding and relationship boundariesThese happy golden years: A Newbery Honor Award Winner (Little House Ser. #8)
Par Laura Wilder. 1943
Laura Ingalls and Almanzo Wilder, the town's most eligible bachelor, enjoy a delightful romance while Laura teaches school. When her…
last term ends, they marry and look forward to a long and happy life together. Sequel to Little Town on the Prairie (BR 11326). For grades 5-8 and older readersThe night trilogy
Par Elie Wiesel. 1985
"Night" is the story of a Jewish boy who is deported with his family and community from Hungary to the…
horrors of the infamous Auschwitz. In "Dawn," Elisha, the sole survivor of his family, becomes a Jewish terrorist in Palestine and is ordered to execute an Englishman. In "The Accident," a concentration camp survivor tries to rebuild his life in New York City. Some violence and some descriptions of sexMexico: biography of power : a history of modern Mexico, 1810-1996
Par Enrique Krauze. 1997
Krauze depicts the personalities and lives of Mexico's rulers and leaders to present the history of the country. Among the…
men he chronicles are Archduke Maximilian, Emiliano Zapata, Francisco Villa, Lazaro Cardenas, Miguel Aleman, and Gustavo Diaz Ordaz