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Reflections: 1923-1988
Par Graham Greene, Judith Adamson. 1990
"Reflections" is a selection of previously uncollected travel reports, essays and reviews. Spanning nearly seven decades, the pieces encompass an…
extraordinary range of subjects. While articles from the twenties and thirties cover trips to many parts of Europe, Greene also found material closer to home. Critical reviews evoke the atmosphere of wartime England; later articles examine events in Indo-China, Cuba, Haiti, Paraguay and Chile. 1990.Reporter in disguise: the intrepid Vic Steinberg
Par Christine Welldon. 2012
Who was Vic Stein? A man who enjoyed a pint of beer at the rugby match? A young woman who…
worked behind the counter at a local department store? A seamstress in a sweatshop? Yes - she could be any and all of these characters, depending on the story she was chasing for her popular column in the Toronto News. Over 100 years ago, Vic Stein was one of the New Women, a Bachelor Girl who pursued a career in investigative journalism - hardly the type of lifestyle for an upper-middle class young lady. But she had to be stealthy, secretive, and cunning if she wanted her scoop. There are many details we do not know about this secretive and feisty journalist - we don't even know her real name! - but one thing we know for sure: Vic Steinberg would be laughing if she knew that decades after her death, people are still wondering about her and trying to solve the puzzle that was her life. Grades 3-6. 2012.Reporting live
Par Lesley Stahl. 1999
Autobiography of the television journalist. Describes how Stahl began her career in 1972, her emergence into the public eye during…
the Watergate scandal, her appearances on Face the Nation and 60 Minutes, and her White House reporting during three presidencies. Discusses the evolution of the media; provides glimpses into her personal life. Bestseller. c1999.Remembering Leacock: an oral history
Par Allan Anderson. 1983
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.Remembering Peter Gzowski: a book of tributes
Par Edna Barker. 2002
This book is a celebration of Peter Gzowski's life and of the enormous role he played in Canadian life. It…
collects tributes from friends and colleagues, and from grieving strangers who had been touched by him in one of the roles that provide us with the chapters in this book: as a writer in newspapers, magazines, or books; as a radio broadcaster; on camera; as a lover of Canada; and as a father, relative, or trusted friend. 2002.Remembering John McCrae: soldier, doctor, poet
Par Linda Granfield. 2009
"In Flanders Fields the poppies blow..."Every Canadian student, teacher and parent can recite these powerful words. But behind every poem…
is a poet, who lived, breathed, and in this case, led an extraordinary life. Despite John McCrae reaching Canadian icon status, his life has been largely unknown. This books is a beautiful tribute to this man. Some descriptions of violence. Grades 4-7. 2009.Raôul Duguay: l'arbre qui cache la forêt (Portrait (Éditions du Cram))
Par Louise Thériault. 2017
Raôul Duguay est une véritable légende, une icône, du milieu culturel québécois. Tour à tour poète, chansonnier, philosophe, phonéticien, artiste…
visuel, il illumine le paysage culturel québécois depuis plus de cinquante ans et compte parmi les trop rares créateurs qui accordent une importance primordiale à la réflexion et au contenu. Proche de Gaston Miron, avec qui il fonde la revue Passe-Partout, il participe aussi à Parti-Pris , Duguay s'impose jour après jour, depuis 1966, dans le quotidien des gens, distillant une douce folie, d'apparence libre et inconséquente, mais chargée de sens et d'introspection. La profondeur de sa réflexion et de son œuvre sont majeures : près de vingt albums de chansons, de nombreux ouvrages de poésie et de réflexion philosophique, des collaborations, des essais, de l'expérimentation... L'auteur de la bitt à TiBi est une figure majeure de la culture d'ici, et au-delà du folklore que suggère parfois son œuvre, pour ceux qui ne connaissent que quelques-unes de ses chansons, on découvre une profonde intelligence, une réflexion structurée, un profond amour pour le genre humain... et une critique vive des travers de ces mêmes humains ! 2017.Red sky at sunrise
Par Laurie Lee. 1992
This omnibus edition brings together the three volumes of this British author's autobiography. He takes us from his childhood years…
in Gloucestershire in the 1920s to his wanderings in pre-civil war Spain and then his participation in the International Brigade. That war changed him forever. 1992.Recipes for a beautiful life: a memoir
Par Rebecca Barry. 2015
When writer Rebecca Barry and her husband moved to upstate New York to start their family, they wanted to be…
surrounded by natural beauty but close to a small urban centre, doing work they loved, and have plenty of time to spend with their kids. But living their dreams turned out not to be so simple: the lovely old house they bought had lots of character but also needed lots of repairs, they struggled to stay afloat financially, their children refused to sleep or play quietly, and the novel Rebecca had dreamed of writing simply wouldn’t come to her. Blends heartwarming, funny, authentically told stories about the messiness of family life, a fearless examination of the anxieties of creative work, and sharp-eyed observations of the pressures that all women face. 2015.Red dust road
Par Jackie Kay. 2011
From the moment when, as a little girl, she realizes that her skin is a different colour from that of…
her beloved mum and dad, to the tracing and finding of her birth parents, her Highland mother and Nigerian father, Jackie Kay's journey in Red Dust Road is one of unexpected twists, turns and deep emotions. 2011.Rebellions, perversities, and main events
Par Murray Kempton. 1994
A compendium of articles published over a thirty-year period. Kempton admires defiance, such as that displayed by Lillian Hellman before…
the House Committee on Un-American Activities. He confesses to harboring perverse thoughts about anyone who obtains an interview under false pretenses. And he notes how brief encounters, like sitting on a porch with Martin Luther King, Jr., become life's turning points. 1994.Ray Bradbury: master of science fiction and fantasy (Authors teens love)
Par Wendy Mass. 2004
As a boy, Ray Bradbury had a wild and vivid imagination, which came in handy later when he became a…
science fiction and fantasy writer. Bradbury has written more than 500 literary works (beginning in 1938) including "The Martian chronicles" and "Fahrenheit 451", which incorporate his love of outer space, magic, and mystery. Includes a time line, a list of selected works, a glossary, and a short interview with the writer. Grades 5-8. 2004.Raymond Chandler: a biography
Par Tom Hiney. 1997
Chandler created the famous fictional detective Philip Marlowe, whose many investigations in print also made it to the big screen.…
Chandler's own life was centred around his wife Cissy, 18 years his senior. After she died, he embarked on a manic globe-trotting spree that was risky and peppered with chance encounters. 1997.Ramon
Par Dominique Fernandez. 2008
Enquête de l'écrivain sur la personnalité et le parcours intellectuel et politique de son père, Ramon Fernandez, qui écrivait dans…
la Nouvelle Revue française et a été l'intime des nombreux écrivains de l'entre-deux-guerres. Prix essai France Télévisions 2009.Ranch of dreams: the heartwarming story of America's most unusual animal sanctuary
Par Cleveland Amory. 1997
A noted animal lover recounts the childhood influences that formed his anticruelty outlook and led him to found the Black…
Beauty Ranch, a refuge for abused and abandoned animals. Tells the stories of the cats, dogs, goats, horses, and other creatures that have found sanctuary with the author. 1997.Quelques pas dans l'éternité: calepins de l'année 2012
Par Jean-François Beauchemin. 2013
" Voici loccasion pour le lecteur de sapprocher dune pensée, dune imagination et dune sensibilité happées par le processus de…
création littéraire. Ces calepins aux allures de roman renferment en effet lessentiel des notes prises durant lannée 2012 par Jean-François Beauchemin en marge de son travail décrivain. Lensemble forme le portrait sans complaisance dun être toujours à laffût de ce destin que les faits, les songes, les sentiments et les idées semblent patiemment aménager pour lui. Chacune de ces brèves incursions dans la méditation de lhomme constitue une borne, marquant non seulement le passage du temps, mais aussi la voie dun esprit sans cesse en mouvement, hanté, ému, indigné, traversé par le doute et, surtout, imprégné de lintense joie quéprouve le créateur penché sur son ouvrage... " -- 4e de couv.Que faire de notre cerveau? (Le temps d'une question)
Par Catherine Malabou. 2004
La question que pose ici Catherine Malabou est la suivante: la description du cerveau aujourd'hui n'est-elle pas l'image du monde…
capitaliste dans lequel nous vivons? Ne décrit-elle pas une autre forme de pouvoir qui ne serait pas centralisé mais n'en resterait pas moins un poste de commande, d'où on encense l'adaptabilité absolue, la flexibilité et d'où on rejette les individus sans mobilité, trop rigides? Ne soyons pas dupes de la façon dont on nous parle de notre cerveau. 2004.Quand la Chine change le monde: [essai]
Par Erik Izraëlewicz. 2005
La Chine s'est éveillée, le monde tremble. Jamais dans l'histoire économique, une nation aussi grande n'avait connu une croissance aussi…
forte pendant une période aussi longue. Cette réussite devrait rassurer : elle inquiète. Par sa démesure, son appétit et ses moyens, par l'hypercapitalisme qui y règne aussi, l'Empire du Milieu déstabilise tous les marchés. Erik Izraelewicz analyse ce tremblement de terre en montrant, exemples à l'appui, comment la Chine change notre vie. Sommes-nous certains que la mondialisation sera heureuse ? 2005.Qu'ai-je donc fait
Par Jean D' Ormesson. 2008
J. d'Ormesson reprend ici les thèmes qui lui sont familiers : la littérature, la paresse, l'ambition, les femmes, les voyages...…
Il livre ainsi sur lui et les siens des pans d'existence qu'il avait longtemps gommés, et jette sur notre condition une lumière où le bonheur et le tragique se mêlent inextricablement.