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        The Arts
        February 2001

        Francophone film

        A struggle for identity

        by Lieve Spaas, Sue Lightfoot

        Introduces the reader to the rich film production of the French-speaking countries outside France, commonly called Francophonia, comprised of Belgium, Switzerland, Quebec, the Caribbean, the Maghreb and many sub-Saharan countries. Brings together films that might otherwise be divided by questions of race, gender, genre, period or national boundary. Individual countries, film-makers and films are treated separately in order to emphasise their specific identities or those which are represented in their films. Provides detailed analysis of key films within the historical context allowing for further comparative study of an unusually diverse corpus of films. ;

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        Economics
        March 1997

        Rural Employment

        An International Perspective

        by John J Bryden. Edited by Ray D Bollman.

        Development in rural areas is a key research and policy issue in many industrialised countries. Central to this is the subject of rural employment. This book presents an international perspective on rural employment and has been developed from selected papers presented at a conference held in Quebec, Canada, in October 1995 and organized by the Canadian Rural Restructuring Foundation. The book consists of 30 chapters divided into seven parts. Seven chapters are reports of international comparative analyses prepared for the OECD Rural Development Programme. Another group of chapters focuses on retaining and retraining youth to stay in rural areas. Other issues addressed include lifestyle and residential choice, rural enterprises, policies to stimulate employment, the role of agriculture, and alternative niches including tourism and using the information highway. Case study material is drawn from several countries, including the USA, Canada, UK, Sweden and Finland. The book presents a timely review of an important subject that will interest a wide range of academics and policy makers in rural studies, whether from the perspective of economics, geography, sociology or planning.

      • Cookery for specific diets & conditions
        August 2011

        Déjouer les allergies alimentaires

        by Marie-Josée Bettez, Éric Théroux

        Heralded as a “must-have tool,” “a culinary masterpiece” and even a “bible,” the first edition of How to Thwart Food Allergies was a resounding success in Quebec, where it quickly became a bestseller. This second edition, beautifully illustrated and more expansive than the first, includes 200 tasty and easy-to-make recipes, as well as several gourmet variations. The authors show that it is possible to prepare lasagna without cheese, mayonnaise without eggs or mustard, mousses and ices with coconut milk and (very moist) cakes without eggs or milk.Much more than a simple recipe book, this work teems with information, tricks of the trade and advice on how to understand food allergies and manage them better. The substitution chart alone is worth a look. Extremely complete, it helps you adapt your own recipes by eliminating problem ingredients. Now you can take real pleasure in food again by focusing on what you are allowed to eat instead of what you are not!

      • Children's & young adult fiction & true stories
        November 2010

        Barbouillette!

        by Michèle Marineau, Manon Gauthier

        Pétronille, the Guille’s youngest child, has a very special power. When she says “Barbouillette !” out loud, colors splash all over the bathroom, the house, the neighbourhood, the whole planet! What sort of illness is it? Is that a good reason for missing school?

      • Children's & young adult fiction & true stories
        August 2014

        Le géant qui sentait les petits pieds

        by Alain M. Bergeron, Pierre-Yves Cezard

        Having smelly feet is a problem, especially when you’re a giant! Imagine giant-size feet smelling up the neighbourhood! This is the unhappy situation facing the inhabitants of Talc Valley. They absolutely have to get rid of the foul odour! It won’t be easy, but there is a solution to every problem.

      • Children's & young adult fiction & true stories
        August 2014

        Les Trois Grands Cauchon

        by Sonia Sarfati, Jared Karnas

        The Cauchon family’s home is spotless and orderly, with one exception: Marco, Polo and Marco Polo’s bedroom. The Cauchon triplets are real pigs! When their parents insist that they clean their room, the boys decide to leave home rather than tackle the mess. They find new homes made of cardboard, wood and brick. But there is a wicked man roaming the streets of the town. Wait a minute! This story reminds me of something!

      • Children's & young adult: general non-fiction
        March 2014

        Comment se faire des millions d'amis

        by François Gravel, Katy Lemay

        Looking for a friend who will be by your side day and night? Want an invincible companion who never gets old or dies? Like to travel in time and space with your friend and go as far as your imagination can carry you? Then why not discover the story behind great books? The authors are often more surprising than the characters they create! You’ll never be alone again in their company.

      • Children's & young adult fiction & true stories
        February 2014

        Ensemble 1

        by Tania Boulet

        Alissa is looking forward to spend quiet days with her boyfriend Benjamin. But once back in school, she faces the disapproving glances of other students who see a popular girl on the arm of a very ordinary guy. Judgmental friends, the upcoming graduation ball, the choice of careers to make and tense relations with her parents all add up to myriad worries. Will they drive them apart? Or will something else happen to change everything?

      • Children's & young adult fiction & true stories
        September 2014

        Ensemble 2

        by Tania Boulet

        The last year of high school isn’t anything like Alissa imagined it would be. Her graduation ball, her dress, her hairdo, everything becomes a secondary concern when she realizes that her choices regarding her unplanned pregnancy will have repercussions on other people. Disappointed by Benjamin’s attitude, shaken by her mother’s resolutions and the reaction of her step-parents, Alissa has the sensation that love and friendship are eroding the further she goes along. The decision she makes is hard to bear, but it may be beautiful as well.

      • Children's & young adult fiction & true stories
        August 2004

        Klonk contre Klonk

        by François Gravel

        From the depths of the sea, where he is in a close retreat, Klonk launches a distress call to his long-time friends Fred and Agathe to help him safeguard his new invention. It's imperative that they prevent ill-intentioned people from stealing it. The fate of humankind depends on it. Klonk finds a worthy adversary: himself! Who is the real Klonk? More importantly, what can be done to prevent this gentle spirit from rushing headlong into disaster?

      • Nature, the natural world (Children's/YA)
        August 2010

        Living Earth

        Understanding and Conserving Biodiversity

        by QA International

        An amazing journey across the variety of landscapes of our planet, Living Earth is an invitation to discover hundreds of species of plants and animals, pictured in their natural surroundings. Awareness of our role in the protection of the environment is also promoted via overwhelming images showing the impact of human activity on biodiversity. Ecology experts have validated all the facts, activities and ecological tips in this encyclopedia.

      • Historical fiction
        October 2009

        La Fille du pasteur Cullen 1

        by Sonia Marmen

        Edinburgh, 1800-1815. Hoping to find a husband for her daughter Dana, Pastor Cullen’s widow sends the timid and reserved young woman to live with her sister in Edinburgh. Endowed with a lively imagination, Dana bears the scars of an illness contracted in childhood and a walleyed look, physical traits that have fuelled nasty remarks from unkind people more than once. In spite of this, her attractive cousin Timmy, a dashing young man, falls under her spell. Romance blossoms between the two young people, raising expectations of the announcement of an impending marriage. But Dana will meet the reclusive surgeon Francis Seton and the course of her life will immediately be thrown into upheaval as he does everything to hide the relationship he had with her brother Jonat, who died 10 years earlier under mysterious circumstances. But secrets become heavy to bear and tragic events unravel little by little the surgeon’s dark past. . .

      • Historical fiction
        October 2009

        La Fille du pasteur Cullen 2

        À l'abri du silence

        by Sonia Marmen

        Charlotte Seton is the eldest daughter of renowned Edinburgh surgeon Francis Seton and Dana Cullen, daughter of a Presbyterian minister. The couple’s marriage is being tested and in danger of dissolving as Charlotte enters adulthood. Stubborn and curious, Charlotte will defy the conventions of early 19th-century British society. A series of misfortunate events will follow, leaving her disappointed by what life has to offer her and questioning her place in a world where she sees room only for men. A stay at the Elliots’ sugar plantation in Jamaica will open new horizons. In this exotic setting, Charlotte will experience the dizzying joy of love. But a secret casts a shadow over Montpelier and she will discover with horror that the Elliots are ready to do anything to protect that secret. . .

      • Historical fiction
        July 2010

        La Fille du pasteur Cullen 3

        Le Prix de la vérité

        by Sonia Marmen

        Edinburgh, London and Jamaica, 1831-1833. Charlotte Seton has been living for several months at the Elliot family’s plantation at Montpelier. Entrusted with the care of little Mabel, she soon realizes that the past weighs heavily on this family. Her insatiable curiosity drives her to try to uncover the secrets that seem to consume each of them, drawing her into dangerous waters. When slave rebellion breaks out on the island, all of the plantation owners flee amid the chaos and Charlotte is left alone with the plantation manager, Nicholas Lauder. Just when she has lost hope, she finds herself face to face with this man with the dark past that fascinates her so much. Once again, her life will be turned upside down. . .

      • Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
        September 2012

        La Romance des ogres

        by Stéphane Choquette

        At a medical convention in Tokyo, Samuel Fontaine, a married man and father, meets Naomi, an attractive young Montrealer who is engrossed in reading Puppet Theatre, an autobiography by Ellen Cleary. When Samuel reads certain passages of the book, a host of memories comes flooding back: at 16, he had a love affair with Ellen, a 40-something woman known then as Hélène. At times sweet and at times a monster, Hélène left an indelible mark on Samuel’s life. The story is brilliantly interspersed with every kind of excerpt, from Ellen’s horror novels and short stories and autobiography to old letters between Hélène and the young Samuel and his view of his childhood. An impressive game of mirrors plays out between past, present, fiction, self-fiction and reality. In this game, power, seduction and cheating are the currency between ogres!

      • Children's & young adult reference material
        May 2004

        My scrapbook of knowledge

        by QA International

        In My Scrapbook of Knowledge, Professor Genius takes readers on a voyage of discovery into a number of captivating subjects. Passionate about science, he introduces us to the mysteries of the universe, goes on to tell the story of life on Earth and then delves into the secrets of the human body and the pure sciences (physics, chemistry and mathematics). This learned professor also walks us through the extraordinary world of discoveries and inventions and explores the magic of music. By assembling his thoughts and memories gathered over the years into a scrapbook, Professor Genius creates a dynamic book that unveils the diverse richness of the world around us to children age 10 and up.

      • Children's & young adult fiction & true stories

        Noémie 24

        Le Livre des records

        by Gilles Tibo, Louise-Andrée Laliberté

        Noémie has already broken more than 300 records and the number is steadily growing every day: the speed record for dressing, undressing, brushing her teeth, getting to the kitchen, going to school and to the park! But when she starts choking while hurrying to eat her cereal, her parents have had enough. Will they have to confiscate her stopwatch to stop this record-breaking frenzy? Will she have to start breaking records for slowness like Grandma Lumbago? You don’t know Noémie. She’ll use her vivid imagination to beat other records!

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