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Raconte-moi une histoire: pourquoi? laquelle? comment? (Collection du CHU Sainte-Justine pour les parents)
Par Francine Ferland. 2008
"Les histoires tiennent une grande place dans la vie de l'enfant. Pourquoi le fascinent-elles autant ? Contribuent-elles à son développement…
? Peuvent-elles créer des frayeurs inutiles? Risquent-elles de lui faire perdre le contact avec la réalité, l'amenant à vivre dans le monde de l'imaginaire ? Par ailleurs, les histoires favorisent-elles un intérêt ultérieur pour la lecture ? Comment les choisir ? Quelle est la différence entre un conte, une fable, une légende ? Quelles sont les conditions de succès d'une histoire ? Vaut-il mieux la lire ou la raconter dans ses mots ? Pourquoi le rituel du coucher inclut-il très souvent la lecture d'une histoire ? Comment peut-on utiliser les histoires dans les garderies ? Et à la maison ? Le présent ouvrage répond de façon remarquable à ces questions et souligne le rôle essentiel des histoires dans la vie de l'enfant. En annexe, six histoires inédites destinées aux enfants, certaines pour les tout-petits, d'autres pour les enfants d'âge scolaire." -- 4e de couvBreaking News: Why Media Matters (Orca Think #10)
Par Julie McLaughlin, Raina Delisle. 2023
Aftermath: travels in a post-war world
Par Farley Mowat. 1996
In 1953 a Canadian army veteran of World War II retraces the route of his old regiment through England, France,…
and Italy. Amid the bucolic tranquillity of the postwar countryside, he recalls the horror and carnage that he witnessed. He marvels at the resilience of the people who have reclaimed their lives. ViolenceAward-winning playwright, screenwriter, and director David Mamet shares scandalous and laugh-out-loud tales from his four decades in Hollywood where he…
worked with some of the biggest names in movies. David Mamet went to Hollywood on top—a super successful playwright summoned west in 1980 to write a vehicle for Jack Nicholson. He arrived just in time to meet the luminaries of old Hollywood and revel in the friendship of giants like Paul Newman, Mike Nichols, Bob Evans, and Sue Mengers. Over the next forty years, Mamet wrote dozens of scripts, was fired off dozens of movies, and directed eleven himself. In Everywhere an Oink Oink , he revels of the taut and gag-filled professionalism of the film set. He depicts the ever-fickle studios and producers who piece by piece eat the artist alive. And he ponders the art of filmmaking and the genius of those who made our finest movies. With the bravado and flair of Mamet's best theatrical work, this memoir describes a world gone by, some of our most beloved film stars with their hair down, and how it all got washed away by digital media and the woke brigade. The book is illustrated throughout with three-dozen of Mamet's pungent cartoons and caricaturesManipulating the message: How powerful forces shape the news
Par Cecil Rosner. 2023
Journalists hate the term fake news, but there's a troubling reality: spin doctors routinely try to dupe them into reporting…
misleading and distorted stories. Check the news on any given day and here's what you'll find: Governments routinely lie. Companies inflate claims about their products and practices. Institutions release studies with misleading data meant to deceive. Police departments, infected by systemic racism, downplay crimes against Indigenous and racialized people. The public depends on the media to help them understand the world, but are journalists catching all the daily lies, omissions, and distortions? Shrinking newsrooms and an army of spin doctors mean journalists can get duped. Despite valiant efforts by a handful of investigative journalists, the truth is routinely left behind. Award-winning journalist Cecil Rosner insists there is something we can do about this. We can pressure news organizations to stop blindly regurgitating the firehose of press releases and focus instead on determining what is actually true. Rosner empowers listeners by sharing his techniques for detecting misinformation and disinformationMille jours à Venise: récit (Bibliothèque étrangère)
Par Marlena Blasi. 2009
Ce n'est pas un conte, c'est une histoire vraie. L'enthousiaste et désarmante Marlena, bouleversée par sa rencontre avec son "bel…
étranger", va liquider en quelques semaines tout ce qu'elle avait en Amérique, une jolie maison, un charmant restaurant, une brillante carrière de critique gastronomique et de "chef", pour aller vivre avec lui à Venise. Certes, il y aura pas mal d'obstacles à surmonter, la langue qu'elle ne parle pas, l'appartement sinistre de son mari, la solitude, l'ennui, car elle n'a ni amis ni travail là-bas. Mais Marlena a de la ressource et elle va nous entraîner dans le récit plein d'humour de ses découvertes, de ses mécomptes, puis de son bonheur à se sentir peu à peu "acceptée". Jusqu'au jour où l'imprévisible Fernando lui réservera une drôle de surprise... -- 4e de couvThe black curriculum collection: Legacies, places, migration
Par Millie Mensah. 2023
In this brand-new series from The Black Curriculum, learn the incredible untold stories of the people, places and journeys that…
shaped Britain, and be inspired to continue learning. Legacies: Discover the inspiring stories of iconic figures from Black British History. Featuring a foreword by Lewis Hamilton, discover inspiring stories about key figures from Black British History. Learn about Britain's Black STEM heroes, like Dr Cecil Belfield Clark who changed medicine; incredible musicians from Evelyn Dove to Arlo Parks; sports stars who broke new ground, like Maurice Burton and Lewis Hamilton; and activists like Olive Morris and Claudia Jones who fought for their communities. Learn about the links between different legacies and how people from the past paved the way for modern day heroes. Lania Narjee is an artist, educator and art psychotherapist who lives and works in London. A trained primary school teacher, she has worked with children and young people for almost a decade and has a lifelong passion for history and art. Her great grandfather was one of the original Windrush passengers that arrived at Tilbury Docks on 22nd June 1948. Places: Learn all about the important places that define Black British History. Featuring a foreword from Darcus Beese, learn about the important places that define Black British History. Dive into untold stories and learn what happened when and where. Who was John Edmonstone, where did he live in Edinburgh, and how did he influence Charles Darwin? What can street names tell us about Britain's links to the Transatlantic Slave Trade? Who campaigned to Free the Cardiff Three and how did St Pauls Carnival get started? Learn all this and more, with this collection of important stories from Black British history around the UK. Melody Triumph is a writer and teacher based in Kent and London. Amanda Quartey lives in the UK and was born and bred in London. At the age of 14 she moved to Ghana and studied art at school and later returned to the UK to study graphic design. At university she majored in Classics. Migration: Learn about how migration has shaped Black British History. Featuring a foreword from Maro Itoje, discover how migration has been part of British history right from the start. For example, did you know Black people lived in Britain during Roman times? Or that there was a Black trumpeter in Henry VIII's court? Find out more in this fascinating guide to Britain's diverse history. Discover the Black British people who campaigned for the abolition of slavery in the 18th century, like Olaudah Equiano. Find out what brought people to Britain in the 20th century and what life was like for them. Learn how migration is important to Britain's identity and history, and how it continues today. Millie Mensah is a visual designer working with charities, education provisions and non-profit organisations. Millie worked within youth justice for 8 years, supporting vulnerable young people and their families. With an interest in history, politics and society, plus a purpose to raise awareness, writing this book for Millie has been a wish fulfilled. Founded by Lavinya Stennet, the Black Curriculum is an organisation dedicated to promoting the learning of Black British history within schools, via workshops and free teaching resources. Black British history is currently not taught consistently in British schools, despite being recommended by reports such as the Windrush review and the MacPherson Report as a way of tackling racism. This series provides a"This is the only book for writers that: 1) Motivates readers to change their writing habits by telling the truth…
about how submissions are screened. 2) Analyzes 150 extracts to show how published authors handle the same problems facing all writers of fiction. 3) Reinforces readers' learning by presenting more solutions in greater depth than other books do and exposing issues not mentioned in any other book. 4) Highlights the techniques of 140 published mystery authors, many of whom have never before been reviewed in book form. 5) Helps readers identify with authors at the beginning of their writing careers by using examples from many first novels. 6) Stimulates readers' imaginations by demonstrating the infinite variety of alternatives for presenting content. 7) Offers 24 Find & Fix summaries for revising, plus resources and little-known tips and tip-offs. 8) Boosts the odds that a manuscript will pass the first screening so its characters and plot can be read in full and evaluated on merit." -- Provided by publisherNaked in Baghdad: The Iraq War As Seen By National Public Radio's Correspondent Anne Garrels
Par Anne Garrels. 2003
Veteran National Public Radio correspondent Anne Garrels, embedded with the U.S. military forces in Baghdad, chronicles her observations before and…
during the 2003 second Gulf War. Includes e-mails that her husband, Vint Lawrence, sent while she was gone and describes hardships endured by her Iraqi driver, Amer.A blissful feast: culinary adventures in Italy's Piedmont, Maremma, and Le Marche
Par Teresa Lust. 2020
"Moving from the Piedmont region in northern Italy to the Maremma in southern Tuscany, and then to Le Marche along…
the Adriatic coast, Teresa Lust interweaves portraits of the people who served as her culinary guides with cultural and natural history, in this charming exploration of authentic Italian cuisine. We learn how to prepare bagna cauda-a robust dipping sauce of anchovies, garlic, and olive oil-with Lust's relatives outside Torino. We make hand-stretched grissini, Italy's iconic breadstick, and learn the secrets of zabaione, a classic dessert of egg yolks, sugar, and marsala whisked into an ethereal foam. In the Tuscan village of Manciano we discover the story of acquacotta, a rustic "stone" soup that nourished generations of the area's shepherds and cowhands. And in the town of Camerano, an eighty-year-old woman reveals the art of hand-rolling pasta with a three-foot rolling pin. Underpinning Lust's travels is her journey from chef to cook, mirroring the fact that Italians have been masters of home cooking for generations, and remain a vibrant source of inspiration. Today, more and more people are rediscovering the pleasures of cooking at home, and Lust's account-and wonderfully delicious recipes-will help readers bring an Italian sensibility to their home tables." -- Dust jacketThe art of mystery: the search for questions (Art Of... Ser.)
Par Maud Casey. 2018
Where does mystery reside in a work of fiction Maud Casey takes us into the Land of Un a space…
of uncertainty and unknowing to find out and looks at the variety of ways mystery is created through character, image, structure, and haunted texts, including the novels of Shirley Jackson, Paul Yoon, J. M. Coetzee, and more. Casey's wide-ranging discussion encompasses spirit photography, the radical nature of empathy, and contradictory characters, as she searches for questions rather than answers. Adult. UnratedGrammar Girl's 101 misused words you'll never confuse again (Quick and dirty tips)
Par Mignon Fogarty. 2011
Inspired: understanding creativity : a journey through art, science, and the soul
Par Matt Richtel. 2022
How does creativity work? Where does inspiration come from? What are the secrets of our most revered creators? How can…
we maximize our creative potential? Creativity defines the human experience. It sparks achievement and innovation in art, science, technology, business, sports, and virtually every activity. This is a book about the science of creativity, distilling an explosion of exciting new research from across the world. Through narrative storytelling, Richtel marries these findings with timeless insight from some of the world's great creators as he deconstructs the authentic nature of creativity, its biological and evolutionary origins, its deep connection to religion and spirituality, the way it bubbles in each of us, urgent and essential, waiting to be tapped. Adult. UnratedSuffragette: the battle for equality
Par David Roberts. 2019
"A century ago, women in the United States and the United Kingdom won the right to vote. The long road…
to victory required courage, intelligence, and the tireless determination of many fascinating women and men, some of whose contributions to this profound societal change have received relatively little attention. Here, in a lavishly illustrated book for young people, best-selling author-illustrator David Roberts celebrates dozens of key suffrage figures from the U. K. and U. S. in beautiful portraits and thrilling scenes that bring them--and their courageous efforts--to vivid life." -- Dust jacketWalt Coburn, western word wrangler: an autobiography
Par Walt Coburn. 1973
What so proudly we hailed: Francis Scott Key, a life
Par Marc Leepson. 2014
This full-length biography explores the life and legacy of Francis Scott Key, who made his mark as an American icon…
by one single and unforgettable act, writing "The Star-Spangled Banner." AdultSaved: A war reporter's mission to make it home
Par Benjamin Hall. 2023
"An affecting, singular story...a bracing tale of life on the edge of death." —Kirkus Reviews When veteran war reporter Benjamin…
Hall woke up in Kyiv on the morning of March 14, 2022, he had no idea that, within hours, Russian bombs would nearly end his life. As a journalist for Fox News, Hall had worked in dangerous war zones like Syria and Afghanistan, but with three young daughters at home, life on the edge was supposed to be a thing of the past. Yet when Russia viciously attacked Ukraine in February 2022, Hall quickly volunteered to go. A few weeks later, while on assignment, Hall and his crew were blown up in a Russian strike. With Hall himself gravely injured and stuck in Kyiv, it was unclear if he would make it out alive. This is the story of how he survived—a story that continues to this day. For the first time, Hall shares his experience in full—from his ground-level view of the war to his dramatic rescue to his arduous, and ongoing, recovery. Going inside the events that have permanently transformed him, Hall recalls his time at the front lines of our world's conflicts, exploring how his struggle to step away from war reporting led him back one perilous last time. Featuring nail-biting accounts from the many people across multiple countries who banded together to get him to safety, Hall offers a stunning look at complex teamwork and heartfelt perseverance that turned his life into a mission. Through it all, Hall's spirit has remained undaunted, buoyed by that remarkable corps of people from around the world whose collective determination ensured his survival. Evocative, harrowing, and deeply moving, Saved is a powerful memoir of family and friends, of life and healing, and of how to respond when you are tested in ways you never thought possibleHidden Like Anne Frank: 14 True Stories Of Survival
Par Marcel Prins, Peter Henk Steenhuis. 2011
For readers of The Boy Who Dared and Prisoner B-3087, a collection of unforgettable true stories of children hidden away…
during World War II.Jaap Sitters was only eight years old when his mother cut the yellow stars off his clothes and sent him, alone, on a fifteen-mile walk to hide with relatives. It was a terrifying night, one he would never forget. Before the end of the war, he would hide in secret rooms and behind walls. He would suffer from hunger, sickness, and the looming threat of Nazi raids. But he would live.This is just one of the true stories told in Hidden Like Anne Frank, a collection of eye-opening first-person accounts that share the experience of going into hiding to escape the Holocaust. Some were just toddlers when they were hidden; some were teenagers. Some hid with neighbors or family, while many were with complete strangers. But all know the pain of losing their homes, their families, even their own names. They describe the secret network that kept them safe. And they share the coincidences and close calls that made all the difference.Not For Tourists Guide to London 2024 (Not For Tourists)
Par Not For Tourists. 2023
With details on everything from Big Ben to Brick Lane, this is the only guide a native or traveler needs.…
Whether you&’ve called London your home for decades or just arrived last night, there&’s information in the Not For TouristsGuide to London that you need to know. This map-based, neighborhood-by-neighborhood guide will help you master this amazing city like an expert. Packed with more than 150 maps and thousands of listings for restaurants, shops, theaters, and under-the-radar spots, you won&’t find a better guide to London. Want to score tickets to a big Arsenal or Chelsea football match? NFT has you covered. How about royal sightseeing at Buckingham Palace? We&’ve got that, too. The best Indian restaurant, theater experience, bookstore, or cultural site—whatever you need—NFT puts it at your fingertips. This light and portable guide also features: An invaluable street index Profiles of more than one hundred neighborhoods Listings for museums, landmarks, the best shopping, and more You don&’t need to be Sherlock Holmes to solve the mysteries of London; NFT has all the answers!Back to Istanbul: On Foot across Europe to the Great Silk Road
Par Bernard Ollivier, Bénédicte Flatet. 2016
After trekking nearly 7,500 miles, from Istanbul, Turkey to Xi&’an, China, French travel writer Bernard Ollivier thought he had put…
the Silk Road behind him—enough for a retiree to rest on his laurels! But that was before meeting his now-partner-in-life Bénédicte Flatet. Why, she asked, hadn&’t he set out from France? After all, the city of Lyon was once Europe&’s silk capital. Now, at seventy-five years old, Ollivier decides to lace up his walking boots and head out to complete his Silk-Road journey, once and for all: 1,900 miles, from Lyon to Istanbul. Only this time, he won&’t be alone. Flatet has long yearned to hike side-by-side with Ollivier, so the couple sets out together . . . This unexpected fourth volume in Ollivier&’s Silk Road series (Out of Istanbul, Walking to Samarkand, and Winds of the Steppe) is a wonderful bonus for the author&’s fans: not only is it the enthralling continuation of his long walk across Asia, it&’s a new journey unto itself, across Europe, full of delightful firsts, such as the inclusion of short chronicles by Flatet. Through ten countries—from familiar France and Italy to the more mysterious Balkans—the intrepid pair invites us to discover the sometimes happy, sometimes tragic history of those they encounter, and to share in their daily lives. Back to Istanbul is both a fervent appeal for greater understanding among peoples, and a magnificent declaration of love.