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The sound of war: memoirs of a CBC correspondent
Par Peter Stursberg. 1993
The rescue artist: a true story of art, thieves, and the hunt for a missing masterpiece
Par Edward Dolnick. 2005
Chronicles the 1994 theft and recovery of Edvard Munch's The Scream, a painting valued at seventy-two million dollars. Describes the…
heist from Norway's National Gallery in Oslo and the subsequent three-month investigation by half-English, half-American undercover detective Charley Hill of Scotland Yard's elite Art and Antiques Unit. Strong language. 2005.The private voice: a journal of reflections
Par Peter Gzowski. 1988
The perfect house: a journey with the Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio
Par Witold Rybczynski. 2002
An appreciation of the residential work of Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio. The author provides a detailed analysis, both historical and…
architectural, of ten of the 30 villas attributed to Palladio. Includes biographical detail, precise descriptions of design elements, and insights into daily life in the 16th century. 2002.The Penguin dictionary of art and artists (Reference Bks.)
Par Peter Murray, Linda Murray. 1983
This comprehensive and detailed reference contains entries on major artists of the last seven centuries; short biographies of over 1,200…
artists; descriptions of artistic techniques and styles; definitions of artistic movements; and much more. 1983.The Noel Coward diaries
Par Noel Coward, Sheridan Morley, Graham Payn. 1982
Noel Coward, the renowned dramatist, director and star, left diaries covering the last thirty years of his life, from the…
war-time troop concert tours to the 1960's when he received his knighthood. 1982.The Morningside papers
Par Peter Gzowski. 1985
The Morningside years
Par Peter Gzowski. 1997
Gzowski presents the most memorable items from his radio program, "Morningside." The selections include interviews with prominent authors, the revisit…
of Louis Riel's trial, the fifteen best letters to the program, and Gzowski's own reflections on what "Morningside" was and what it meant to him. c1997.The mind's eye
Par Oliver W Sacks. 2010
Neurologist uses case studies to illustrate the brain’s ability to adapt to lost senses. Discusses a concert pianist who can…
no longer read music, a writer who is unable to read print after suffering a stroke, and Sacks’s own macular melanoma and its effects on his visual perception. 2010.The media symplex: at the edge of meaning in the new age of chaos
Par Frank Zingrone. 2001
Television and the Internet have become our main source of news, but while CNN and CSPAN can provide more information…
than ever before and at a greatly accelerated pace, they tend to give us simplistic explanations of complex social and economic events: the sound bite. The new communication technologies are creating an overload that paralyzes us from taking action, except to consume as directed by advertisers. The author offers a corrective to the blind faith that has characterized our relationship with the new technology to date. 2001.The life of Kenneth Tynan
Par Kathleen Tynan. 1987
Biography of the flamboyant theatre director and critic, written by his second wife. Using letters, diaries, writings and her own…
memories, she tells of Tynan's bizarre family background, his early years in theatre and his nightmarish first marriage. 1987.The last of the summer wine: the finest vintage
Par Robert Ross, Morris Bright. 2000
Roy Clarke's rural tales of three bumbling, elderly eccentrics have been entertaining British audiences for over 25 years. In this…
tribute, the authors retrace the history of the hugely successful TV series, including interviews with the regular stars, and disclosing some behind-the-scenes secrets. 2000.The laughing one: a journey to Emily Carr
Par S. M Crean. 2001
A combination of historical research and fictionalized accounts of five key periods in the life of Canadian artist and writer…
Emily Carr, that attempts to discover how and why she became a national icon. The book touches on issues of feminism, colonialism, native-white relations, and art, presented in the context of legal and illegal events shaping the fate of BC's native peoples. Crean attempts to discover Carr's true attitude to native culture and to explore not her famous eccentricities but her work. 2001.The Irish game: A True Story Of Crime And Art
Par Matthew Hart. 2004
Journalist author of "Diamond" examines the 1986 heist at Ireland's Russborough House during which Dubliner Martin Cahill stole eighteen paintings,…
including Vermeer's Lady Writing a Letter with Her Maid. Chronicles Scotland Yard's investigations and the sting that uncovered illicit drug connections and a stunning art discovery. Descriptions of violence and some strong language. 2004.Art matters: because your imagination can change the world
Par Neil Gaiman, Chris Riddell. 2018
Bachelor nation: inside the world of America's guilty pleasure
Par Amy Kaufman. 2018
LA Times journalist Amy Kaufman, and proud member of Bachelor nation, reached out to dozens of producers, contestants, and celebrity…
fans from 2002 through 2015 to give readers never-before-told details of the show's inner workings: the inside scoop about mansion life, juicy tales of producer manipulation, and revelations about the fantasy suite. But for readers who have never once tuned in, Amy explores what our fascination means, culturally: what the show says about the way we view so-called "ideal suitors," our subconscious yearning for fairytale love, and how the iconic TV show has shaped society's feelings about love, marriage and feminism by appealing to a marriage plot that's as old as Jane Austen. 2018.Se distraire à en mourir
Par Neil Postman. 2010
Junior Bonner: the making of a classic with Steve McQueen and Sam Peckinpah in the summer of 1971
Par Marshall Terrill, Jeb Rosebrook, Jeb Stuart Rosebrook. 2019
A memoir from screenwriter Jeb Rosebrook about the making of a classic film of the American west. Released in 1972,…
Junior Bonner is a modern-day western about a young, drifting rodeo star who decides to raise money for his father's ranch by challenging a formidable bull. 2019.Ziegfeld: the man who invented show business
Par Ethan Mordden. 2008
Florenz Ziegfeld created the glamorous world of "show-biz". His Follies featured beautiful Ziegfeld Girls gliding through eye-popping tableaux, but he…
also produced important musicals such as Show Boat. Ziegfeld was one of the first impresarios to mix headliners of different ethnic backgrounds, and the stars he showcased became legends: Billie Burke, Marilyn Miller, Will Rogers, W. C. Fields, Eddie Cantor and Fanny Brice. Some strong language. 2008.Flights of fantasy: the unauthorized but true story of radio & TV's Adventures of Superman
Par Michael J Hayde. 2018
This new treasure trove of information on the Man of Steel covers comprehensive episode logs for the radio series and…
the original television series, plus the complete story lines for two unproduced television series episodes, and dozens of "deleted scenes" taken right from the scripts. 2018.