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The great American broadcast: a celebration of radio's golden age
Par Leonard Maltin. 1997
An account of radio's early years from 1920 to the 1950s. Draws upon interviews with radio show writers, directors, actors,…
and announcers to present an "anecdotal history" of the dominant form of home entertainment during that era. c1997.![](https://d1lp72kdku3ux1.cloudfront.net/title_instance/2dd/small/2424332.jpg)
The film club: a true story of a father and son
Par David Gilmour. 2007
The true story of author Gilmour's decision to let his 16-year-old son drop out of high school, on the condition…
that the boy agree to watch three films a week with him. Examines how those years changed both their lives. From French New Wave and Kurosawa to De Palma, film noir, and Billy Wilder, Gilmour describes key moments in each film, as he teaches his son about life and the vagaries of growing up through the power of the movies. Strong language and descriptions of sex. Canada Reads 2012. 2007.![](https://d1lp72kdku3ux1.cloudfront.net/title_instance/80f/small/2424167.jpg)
The Fifth (and probably last) Morningside papers
Par Peter Gzowski. 1994
Peter Gzowski offers more letters and stories sent to his CBC Radio program, "Morningside." The selections include everything from memories…
of Christmas to Sarah Binks to thoughts from the Arctic. 1994. Uniform title: Morningside (Radio program).![](https://d1lp72kdku3ux1.cloudfront.net/title_instance/337/small/2423861.jpg)
The English vision: the picturesque in architecture, landscape and garden design
Par David Watkin. 1982
This text is both an account of the most widespread artistic concern of eighteenth-century England, and a history of unique…
indigenous tradition of architecture in its setting. It includes chapters on the early landscape gardens; on the fashion for ruins and follies; on the theory and practice of garden design; on the influence of the Picturesque in Europe; and on the history of village design and town-planning, culminating in the garden city. 1982.![](https://d1lp72kdku3ux1.cloudfront.net/title_instance/3a2/small/2423730.jpg)
The defiant imagination: why culture matters (Why Culture Matters Ser.)
Par Max Wyman. 2004
Technology and globalization are changing the world we live in, and our social and economic structures are struggling to keep…
pace. Innovation and imagination are needed to find humane solutions. These qualities are argued to be most integral to the field of arts and culture. 2004.![](https://d1lp72kdku3ux1.cloudfront.net/title_instance/091/small/2423603.jpg)
The Daily Show (the book): an oral history as told by Jon Stewart, the correspondents, staff and guests
Par Jon Stewart, Chris Smith. 2016
For almost 17 years, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart brilliantly redefined the borders between television comedy, political satire, and…
opinionated news coverage. It launched the careers of some of today's most significant comedians, highlighted the hypocrisies of the powerful, and garnered 23 Emmys. Now, for the first time, the people behind the show's seminal moments come together to share their memories of one of America's most groundbreaking shows. Bestseller. 2016.![](https://d1lp72kdku3ux1.cloudfront.net/title_instance/775/small/2425384.jpg)
The author began a quest to find out more about an artist from the Cariboo named Sonia Cornwall (1919-2006). Through…
interviews, letters, original artworks, articles, exhibition catalogues, imaginings of conversations and occurrences, along with her own reflections on the experience, she pieced together a story of pioneering, love and the pursuit of art. But in searching for Sonia, the author found an unanticipated new friend in Sonia's mother, Vivien Cowan (1893-1990), who became a larger part of the story than she could possibly have imagined. 2013.![](https://d1lp72kdku3ux1.cloudfront.net/title_instance/cb3/small/2425368.jpg)
The Group of Seven and Tom Thomson: an introduction
Par Anne Newlands. 1995
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The great Nadar: the man behind the camera
Par Adam Begley. 2017
The first great portrait photographer, a pioneering balloonist, the first person to take an aerial photograph, and the prime mover…
behind the first airmail service, Nadar was one of the original celebrity artist-entrepreneurs. A kind of 19th-century Andy Warhol, he knew everyone worth knowing and photographed them all, conferring on posterity psychologically compelling portraits of Manet, Sarah Bernhardt, Delacroix, Daumier and countless others - a priceless panorama of Parisian celebrity. 2017.![](https://d1lp72kdku3ux1.cloudfront.net/title_instance/0b9/small/2423013.jpg)
The cinema of isolation: a history of physical disability in the movies
Par Martin F Norden. 1994
Film has often shown people with physical disabilities as deserving isolation from the rest of society. Norden examines hundreds of…
Hollywood and international movies and uncovers the industry's practices for maintaining this status quo, while offering an array of physically disabled characters who embody or break out of stereotypes. He observes the arrival of a new set of stereotypes tied to the growth of science and technology in the 1970s and 1980s, and underscores later movies that display a newfound sensitivity. Some descriptions of sex, strong language. 1994.![](https://d1lp72kdku3ux1.cloudfront.net/title_instance/b32/small/2422907.jpg)
The comeback
Par John Ralston Saul. 2014
Presents a powerful portrait of modern Aboriginal life in Canada, in contrast with the perceived failings so often portrayed in…
politics and in media. The author illustrates his arguments by compiling a remarkable selection of letters, speeches and writings by Aboriginal leaders and thinkers, showcasing the extraordinarily rich, moving and stable indigenous point of view across the centuries. 2014.![](https://d1lp72kdku3ux1.cloudfront.net/title_instance/918/small/2421839.jpg)
The boys of Saturday night: inside Hockey night in Canada
Par Scott Young. 1990
A history of the 60-year-old CBC broadcast which originally began on radio in 1929 and became a Canadian institution. Discusses…
the financial arrangements, the internal politics and battles with CBC, and provides a behind-the-scenes look at the announcers, cameramen, technicians and directors who put the show together. 1990.![](https://d1lp72kdku3ux1.cloudfront.net/title_instance/3fc/small/2420960.jpg)
Suzanne Valadon, ou, La recherche de la vérité
Par Jeanne Champion. 1984
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The As it happens files: radio that may contain nuts
Par Mary Lou Finlay. 2008
For eight years, Mary Lou Finlay had the pleasure of being the co-host of one of CBC Radio's most enduring…
institutions. On any given day she and Barbara Budd interviewed people on subjects varying from the Air India investigation to a man who invented a suit that would withstand an attack from a grizzly bear to a cheese-rolling contest in Cheshire. 2008.![](https://d1lp72kdku3ux1.cloudfront.net/title_instance/6cc/small/2420065.jpg)
Tell them it was wonderful: selected writings
Par Ludwig Bemelmans, Madeleine Bemelmans. 1985
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Tell it to the King
Par Larry King, Peter Occhiogrosso. 1988
Gossip from the 30-year files of the radio and cable TV interviewer. Includes anecdotes of such celebrities as evangelist Jimmy…
Swaggart, author Jimmy Breslin and author Judith Krantz. Some strong language. Bestseller 1988.![](https://d1lp72kdku3ux1.cloudfront.net/title_instance/0fd/small/2420030.jpg)
The $12 million stuffed shark: the curious economics of contemporary art
Par Donald N Thompson. 2008
Delves into the economics and psychology of the contemporary art world - artists, dealers, auction houses, and wealthy collectors. If…
it's true that 85 percent of new contemporary art is bad, why were record prices achieved at auction in 2006 and 2007? Explores money, lust, and the self-aggrandizement of possession in an attempt to determine what makes a particular work of art valuable while others are ignored. 2008.![](https://d1lp72kdku3ux1.cloudfront.net/title_instance/5fd/small/2419980.jpg)
Telling tales
Par John Fraser. 1986
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Success in your studies for Aboriginal students
Par Brent Stonefish. 2007
This informative guide will help First Nation, Métis and Inuit adult learners excel and achieve their educational goals when attending…
a post-secondary program. It looks at the various aspects of student life that one may face while going to school. 2007.![](https://d1lp72kdku3ux1.cloudfront.net/title_instance/07e/small/2419532.jpg)
Taking it all in
Par Pauline Kael. 1984