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Littérature, Critiques
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Columbia University professor Liza Knapp delivers lectures on the lives, times, and most important works of four great Russian authors. 2006.
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Ouvrages documentaires canadiens, Critiques , Christianisme, Textes religieux, Rédaction
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Canada's renowned literary critic and theorist analyses the Bible as the single most important influence in the imaginative tradition of Western art and literature. 1982.
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Essais et documents généraux, Espionnage, Critiques
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A study of how the literature of espionage compares with its actual practice, written by a former CIA officer. Hitz…
concludes that in most instances truth is more surprising and peculiar than fiction. For espionage fans interested in an insider's assessment of the reality behind the entertainment. Some strong language. 2004.
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Ouvrages documentaires canadiens, Critiques , Poésie
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Contains all of Page's classic poems, as well as several unpublished poems. Includes two short essays on poetry. 1985.
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Critiques , Rédaction
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Meyer shows how all the greats - Homer, Sophocles, Virgil, Dante, Shakespeare and numerous other classic writers - are still…
very relevant. Using his trademark approach to reading and understanding, he takes readers on an exciting voyage of discovery through some of the most important works of Western literature. 2000.
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Littérature (biographies), Canadiens (biographies), Ouvrages documentaires canadiens, Anthologies, Critiques
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This collection of Davies' non-fiction writing, culled from four decades of dialogues, diaries and sketches, gives his views of people, literature, and himself. 1979.
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Biographies, Royauté (biographies), Femmes (biographies)
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Royal biographer Penny Junor tells the story of the woman reviled as a pariah who, thanks to numerous twists of…
fate, became the popular princess consort. Junor argues that although Camilla played a central role in the darkest days of the modern monarchy--Charles and Diana's acrimonious and scandalous split--she also played a crucial role in restoring the Royal Family's reputation, especially that of Prince Charles. 2018.
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Biographies, Politique et gouvernement (biographies), Royauté (biographies), Histoire
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Haile Selassie, His Most Puissant Majesty and Distinguished Highness the Emperor of Ethiopia, enjoyed a 44-year reign until his own…
army gave him the boot in 1974. In the days following the coup, Polish journalist Kapuscinski travelled to Ethiopia and sought out members of the imperial court for interviews. Some descriptions of violence. 1984, c1978. Uniform title: Cesarz.
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Littérature (biographies), Journaux personnels et mémoires, Canadiens (biographies), Ouvrages documentaires canadiens, Critiques
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Frye's entries contain self-analysis and self-revelation, as well as humour, dark moods and claustrophobia, and some self-congratulating. They also serve…
as a chronicle of Frye's life, as we watch him teach classes, plan his career, record his dreams, register his reactions to the people he meets, and reflect on books, music, movies, and religious and political issues. Some strong language. 2001.
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An intimate biography of the Duchess of Kent from the time of her birth in Yorkshire, to today. 1971.
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Biographies, Royauté (biographies), Femmes (biographies)
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This biography of Wallis Warfield, Duchess of Windsor, examines her relationship with Edward VIII, her previous unhappy marriages, and their…
life together after they were forced to leave England. Her early life is also examined and questions surrounding her birth and early life are addressed. 1996.
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Details the Duke of Windsor's career during World War II, his work with British Military intelligence, and his years as governor of the Bahamas. 1982.
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Biographies, Royauté (biographies), Histoire
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This book describes a number of intriguing incidents in the personal lives of the British Royal Family, dating back to…
the time of Queen Victoria. The family conflicts and the personal failings of a number of the royals have been magnified through the lens of the press, ever eager for fresh details with which to build the impression of scandal. 1995.
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Littérature, Critiques
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The best selection of George Orwell's non-fiction available, a trove of letters, essays, reviews, and journalism. 1970.
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Ouvrages documentaires canadiens, Auteurs canadiens (documentaires), Littérature, Critiques
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Margaret Atwood considers the Canadian literary landscape of the 1960s to be like the Burgess Shale, a geological formation that…
contains the fossils of many weird and strange early life forms, different from but not unrelated to contemporary writerly ones. Atwood also gives readers some insight into the fashions and foibles of those times. Her recollections and anecdotes offer a wry and often humorous look at the early days of the institutions taken for granted today - from writers' unions and grant programs to book tours and festivals. 2017.
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Ouvrages documentaires canadiens, Critiques , Essais, Rédaction
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Dr. Frye has collected all his essays on Canadian writing and painting which he believes are of permanent value. Includes…
his annual surveys of English Canadian poetry which originally appeared between 1950 and 1960.
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Biographies, Royauté (biographies)
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As the sole survivor of the 1997 auto accident that killed the Princess of Wales, Dodi Fayed, and their chauffeur,…
bodyguard Rees-Jones offers his account of the events leading up to the crash and its aftermath. He also discusses his own efforts to cope with injuries and unwelcome notoriety. Bestseller. 2000.
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Littérature, Critiques
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A personal account of the author's mother dying from cancer and a deeply considered reckoning with the ways that other…
writers have approached death in their own work. The book moves outward from the shock of her mother's diagnosis and sifts through Danticat's writing life and personal history. 2017
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Biographies, Politique et gouvernement (biographies), Royauté (biographies), Femmes (biographies), Europe (histoire)
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Ouvrage solidement documenté, souvent à partir de sources inédites sur la vie tumultueuse de la célèbre impératrice d'Autriche. 1997.
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Ouvrages documentaires canadiens, Littérature, Critiques
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Originally published in 1972, Atwood's book redefined what made this country's literature unique in a landscape dominated by its British…
and American counterparts. She describes the struggle of local writers to survive this dominance, eventually asserting that there is a distinct Canadian literature, with its own preoccupations, themes, and ideas specific to its history, geopolitics, and landscape. Some descriptions of sex and violence. 2004, c1972.