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Six months in Sudan: a young doctor in a war-torn village
Par James Maskalyk. 2009
In 2007 James Maskalyk, a doctor newly recruited by Médecins Sans Frontières, set out for the contested border town of…
Abyei, Sudan. He spent his days treating malnourished children, coping with a measles epidemic and watching for war. Worn thin by the struggle to meet overwhelming needs with few resources, he returned home six months later more affected by the experience, the people, and the place than he had anticipated. Descriptions of sex, explicit strong language, and explicit descriptions of violence. c2009.Seasons of hope: memoirs of Ontario's first Aboriginal Lieutenant-Governor
Par James Bartleman. 2016
James Bartleman, Ontario’s first Native lieutenant governor, looks back over seventy years to his childhood and youth to describe how…
learning to read at any early age led him to dream dreams, empowering him to serve his country as an ambassador. In time, Bartleman’s exciting and fulfilling career as a Canadian diplomat took him to a dozen countries around the world, from Bangladesh to Cuba, and from Australia to South Africa. After a vicious beating in a hotel room robbery in South Africa, however, he was forced to come to terms with a deepening depression. In the end, Bartleman found new meaning in life when he became the Queen’s representative in Ontario and mobilized the public to support his initiatives championing books and education for Native children. 2016.Sea Island yankee (American places of the heart)
Par Clyde Bresee. 1986
Memoir of the author's early years, 1920-1929, on James Island off Charleston, South Carolina. Dwells on boyhood adventures: crabbing in…
the river, exploring the woods, and learning in a two-room school. 1986. (American places of the heart)SEND: the essential guide to email for office and home
Par David Shipley, Will Schwalbe. 2007
When should you email, and when should you call, fax, or just show up? What is the crucial - and…
most often overlooked - line in an email? What is the best strategy when you send (in anger or error) a potentially career-ending electronic bombshell? This guide shows how to write the perfect email, and also points out the numerous times when email can be the worst option and might land you in hot water (or even jail!). 2007.Saving Simon: how a rescue donkey taught me the meaning of compassion
Par Jon Katz. 2014
In this heartfelt, thoughtful, and inspiring memoir, New York Times bestselling author Jon Katz tells the story of his beloved…
rescue donkey, Simon, and the wondrous ways that animals make us wiser and kinder people. 2014.Saturday Night lives: selected diaries
Par John Fraser. 1994
From 1987 to 1994, John Fraser was editor of "Saturday Night" magazine. "Saturday Night Lives!" is a selection of his…
monthly diaries, in which he wrote whatever was on his mind. The diaries offer commentaries on Canada's political and cultural life, satires on the depopulation of Atlantic Canada, take-offs of Revenue Canada's income tax guides, and much more. The first and final diaries are narrated by John Fraser himself. c1994.Sailing home: a journey through time, place & memory
Par Gary Geddes. 2001
Poet, writer, and critic, Gary Geddes, sets out to discover his roots in a 31-foot British sailing sloop called the…
Groais. Sailing up British Columbia's famed Inside Passage, an ancient sea route of nearly one thousand miles and an often turbulent waterscape, Geddes discovers a vibrant history, livelihoods come and gone, dramatic scenery, and ghosts of the past. 2001.Runaway: diary of a street kid
Par Evelyn Lau. 1989
In 1986, at the age of 14, Evelyn Lau ran away from her strict and traditional parents who refused to…
accept her passion for writing. This book is based on the journal she kept during her two years on the streets of Vancouver. She explores the physical and emotional struggles of a young girl coping in a world of drugs, prostitution and attempted suicide. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 1989.Rolling home: a cross-Canada railroad memoir
Par Tom Allen. 2001
Tom Allen travels with his family and alone, from Halifax to the interior of British Columbia, riding everything from a…
two-car dayliner held together with duct tape to a luxury rail cruiser through the Rockies that is packed with wealthy tourists. Along the way, he meets honeymooners and abandoned spouses, ordinary folk and deranged passengers, and veteran railwaymen who sustain pride in their work despite the massive cuts to their industry. Allen weaves his own memories of railroad travel with a family narrative past and present, all the while conjuring the drama, the disappointments, and the magic of Canada's railway history. 2001.Ride the rising wind: one woman's journey across Canada
Par Barbara Bradbury Kingscote. 2006
In May 1949, at the age of twenty, Barbara Kingscote left her farm in Mascouche, Quebec, and set out for…
the Pacific Ocean on horseback. Barbara and her equine companion Zazy reached the West Coast just over a year later. After travelling 4,000 miles, she discovered both herself and her country on the journey of a lifetime. 2006.Revoir Hélène
Par Bertrand De Jouvenel. 1986
Hélène De Jouvenel est atteinte d'un cancer. Pendant trois ans, Bertrand, son mari, tiendra son journal personnel et lui confiera…
ses sentiments, ses angoisses et l'amour profond qu'il éprouve pour celle qui a partagé sa vie. 1986.Rex: an autobiography
Par Rex Harrison. 1975
Rethinking normal: a memoir in transition
Par Ariel Schrag, Katie Rain Hill. 2014
Katie never felt comfortable in her own skin. She realized very young that a serious mistake had been made; she…
was a girl who had been born in the body of a boy. Suffocating under her peers’ bullying and the mounting pressure to be “normal,” Katie tried to take her life at the age of eight years old. After several other failed attempts, she finally understood that “Katie” - the girl trapped within her - was determined to live. She reflects on her pain-filled childhood and the events leading up to the life-changing decision to undergo gender reassignment as a teenager. She reveals the unique challenges she faced while unlearning how to be a boy and shares what it was like to navigate the dating world and experience heartbreak. For senior high readers and older. 2014.Redefining realness: my path to womanhood, identity, love & so much more
Par Janet Mock. 2014
In 2011, Marie Claire magazine published a profile of Janet Mock in which she stepped forward for the first time…
as a trans woman. This memoir follows her quest for identity, from her early gender conviction to a turbulent adolescence in Honolulu that found her transitioning through the halls of her school, self-medicating with hormones at fifteen, and flying across the world for sex reassignment surgery at just eighteen. With unflinching honesty, Mock uses her own experience to impart vital insight about the unique challenges and vulnerabilities of trans youth and brave girls like herself. c2014.Reinventing myself: memoirs
Par Mavor Moore. 1994
Moore's autobiography covers the first 50 years of his life. He talks about the wide range of careers he has…
worked in, such as soldier, actor, playwright, critic, composer, and member of the Canada Council. c1994.Red Doran: the story of a Derryman (A blackstaff Paperback Original Ser.)
Par John Doran. 1996
Boxer, ship's waiter, factory-hand, beekeeper - John "Red" Doran has crowded a wealth of experience into his life. He recalls…
the "togetherness and happiness" of his childhood, the "adrenalin and fire" of his boxing days through to the darkness of the troubles when he survived a murder attempt. 1996.Rebel without a pause: a memoir
Par Nick Ternette. 2013
The autobiography of Winnipeg’s best-known and most persistent political activist, Nick Ternette. For over forty years, Nick was one of…
the loudest voices of the Left. A champion of the rights of the poor and the disabled, sustainable ecology and public transit as well as a leader in Winnipeg’s peace movement, Nick was a thorn in the side of conservative politicians and city official for decades. Written before his death in March 2013, "Rebel Without A Pause" invites us into the personal life and political memories of one of Winnipeg’s most cherished citizens. c2013.Ready for the people: my most chilling cases as a prosecutor
Par Marissa N Batt. 2005
L.A. deputy district attorney Batt draws on more than 25 years of experience in recalling her most challenging cases, also…
describing those involved, including biased judges, hardworking police, sleazy lawyers and expert witnesses. Batt's compassion toward crime victims and good case preparation are contrasted with rulings that reflect the fragility of the US criminal justice system. Explicit descriptions of sex, violence and explicit strong language. 2004.Raisin wine: a boyhood in a different Muskoka
Par James Bartleman. 2007
Recalls the boyhood years of Ontario's future lieutenant-governor, living in a dilapidated old house complete with outdoor toilet and coal…
oil-lamp lighting. As a half-breed kid, he was caught between two worlds. His Native mother's fight with depression flowed from that dilemma, while his father, a white, working class, guy who never had any money, made the best home brew in the village - and his specialty was raisin wine. 2007.Queesto, Pacheenaht chief by birthright
Par Charles Jones, Stephen Bosustow. 1981
Thought to be the last of the pelagic seal hunters, Jones is the hereditary Chief of the Pacheenaht people of…
Vancouver Island's west coast. In this memoir, complied with American film producer Stephen Bosustow, the Chief relives the fascinating odyssey of his people as they emerged into the modern Canadian way of life. 1981.