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Somewhere in heaven: the remarkable love story of Dana and Christopher Reeve
Par Christopher P Andersen. 2008
The author traces the inspirational story of the late celebrity couple's early marriage, describing their passionate shared years prior to…
Christopher's paralyzing accident as based on interviews with people who knew them best. 2008.Soul on the street: an autobiography
Par William Roache. 2007
William Roache has been an actor on Britain's soap opera Coronation Street for over 47 years. In this autobiography William…
gives us an insight into what it has been like to play Ken for all those years. 2007.Spirit of the horse: a celebration in fact and fable
Par William Shatner. 2017
From his first time riding at age ten, William Shatner has felt a deep love for horses. Whether riding them,…
communicating with them, or simply appreciating their beauty, he has been enthralled by horses ever since he was a child. And for decades, he has sought to bring that joy to others -- children, veterans, and those with disabilities, among others -- through his annual Hollywood Charity Horse Show. In this book, Shatner speaks from the heart about the remarkable effect horses have had on his life, and on the lives of others. Drawing not just from his own decades of experience but also from a wealth of classic horse stories, this book captures the unique connection between humans and horses -- and the power, courage, mindfulness, and healing that they can inspire in us. 2017.Staples, markets, and cultural change: selected essays (Innis centenary series)
Par Daniel Drache, Harold A Innis. 1995
A selection of Harold Innis' most significant and representative writing. One of Canada's most influential thinkers, Innis was deeply interested…
in understanding how economic and social forces interacted and shaped the modern world. 1995.Startle and illuminate: Carol Shields on writing
Par Carol Shields, Anne Giardini, Nicholas Giardini. 2016
In the course of her career, which included novels as well as poetry, short stories, biography and plays, Carol Shields…
was encouraging of other writers: she read and commented on her friends' manuscripts, taught writing classes, and spoke and wrote on the craft of writing. This is her guide to the writing process, from conception to publication. Drawn by her daughter and grandson from her correspondence with other writers, essays, notes, comments, criticism and lectures, it helps answer some of the most fundamental questions about writing: why we write at all, whether writing can be taught, what keeps a reader turning the pages, and how a writer knows when a work is done. 2016.Speaking in cod tongues: a Canadian culinary journey (Digestions #1)
Par Lenore Newman. 2016
Explores Canada's rich and evolving culinary landscape. From oceans to prairie, from bakeapples to fiddleheads, from maple syrup to k'aaw,…
from the height of urban dining to picnics in parks, the author describes a delicious and emerging mélange representing the multifaceted nature of Canada. 2016.Spellbinder: the life of Harry Houdini
Par Tom Lalicki. 2000
Life of the celebrated magician and escape artist. Born in Budapest in 1874, Houdini came to America in 1878. After…
his debut in a backyard circus, age nine, he developed ever more complicated tricks, entertaining the world with escapes from handcuffs, packing cases, and straitjackets. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2000.Social studies: the best of the Globe and Mail's daily miscellany of information
Par Michael Kesterton. 1996
A collection of trivia taken from the "Social studies" section of "The Globe and Mail." Organized according to day and…
month, Kesterton provides strange statistics, anecdotes, and odd bits of history on subjects ranging from Godzilla and attack rabbits to income tax and tabloids headlines. 1996. Uniform title: Globe and mail.Smart medicine for your eyes: a guide to natural, effective, and safe relief of common eye disorders
Par Jeffrey Anshel. 2011
Information about the eyes; sections on nutrition, herbal therapies, and homeopathic remedies. Discusses disorders of the eye and visual system,…
conventional treatments and self-treatments, eye care techniques, and refractive surgeries and vision therapies. c2011.Snakes and ladders
Par Dirk Bogarde. 1978
Second volume of Dirk Bogarde's autobiography, covering the time between his experiences at an army camp at Catterick to his…
role as van Aschenback in the film "Death in Venice". Since 1947 he has starred in more than 60 films, especially during the 50s and 60s. In more recent years, he has become known as a writer. Sequel to “A Postillion struck by lightning”. 1978.Stan and Ollie: the roots of comedy : the double life of Laurel and Hardy
Par Simon Louvish. 2001
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy have remained, from 1927 to the present day, the screen's most famous and popular comedy…
double act. The author examines the duo from their early lives, to solo careers and through their serendipitous teaming at the Hal Roach Studios. 2001.Spoils of power: the politics of patronage
Par Jeffrey Simpson. 1988
Through the use of private letters, official documents and personal observations, the author examines the provincial and national use of…
patronage, from Sir John A. Macdonald's "purchase" of Nova Scotia's opponent of Confederation to the scandal-plagued Mulroney cabinet. 1988.Solitude: a singular life in a crowded world
Par Michael Harris. 2017
The capacity to be alone--properly alone--is one of life's subtlest skills. Real solitude is a contented and productive state that…
garners tangible rewards: it allows us to reflect and recharge, improving our relationships with ourselves and, paradoxically, with others. Today, the zeitgeist embraces sharing like never before. Fueled by our dependence on online and social media, we have created an ecosystem of obsessive distraction that dangerously undervalues solitude. Many of us now lead lives of strangely crowded loneliness--we are ever-connected, but only shallowly so. Bestseller. 2017.Sleeping funny: stories
Par Miranda Hill. 2012
The nine stories in this book allow us to enter an astonishing world – one both recognizable and slightly askew,…
the world we sometimes glimpse when on the cusp of waking from a daydream, or “funny” sleep: a modern teenage girl trying to navigate an embarrassing sex ed class, a middle-aged country-village minister in the 19th century who is experiencing a devastating crisis of faith, a young pilot’s widow coping with her grief by growing a Victory Garden during World War II, and more. Includes sex and strong language. 2012.Six months that changed the world: the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 (The modern scholar)
Par Margaret MacMillan. 2003
In this course, University of Toronto history professor Margaret MacMillan takes us back to Paris in 1919, when, for six…
months, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, British Prime Minister David Lloyd George and French Prime Minister George Clemenceau met to discuss the peace settlements that would end World War I. 2003.Skinheads, fur traders, and DJs: an adventure through the 1970s
Par Kim Clarke Champniss. 2017
The true story of a precocious, pop-loving teenager who, in the early 1970s, went from London's discotheques to the Canadian…
sub-arctic to work for the Hudson's Bay Company. His job? Buying furs and helping run the trading post in the settlement of Eskimo Point, Northwest Territories (population: 750). That young man was Kim Clarke Champniss, who would later become a VJ on MuchMusic. His extraordinary adventures unfolded in a chain of "On the Road" experiences across Canada that led him to Vancouver, where he became a nightclub DJ at the height of the disco craze. His mind-boggling journey, from London to the far Canadian North to the spotlight, is the stuff of music and TV legends. Kim brings his incredible knowledge of music and pop culture and the history of disco music, weaving them into this wild story of his exciting and uniquely crazy 1970s. 2017.Sixty: a diary of my sixty-first year
Par Ian Brown. 2015
"Sixty" is a report from the front, a dispatch from the Maginot Line that divides the middle-aged from the soon…
to be elderly. Ian began keeping a diary with a Facebook post on the morning of February 4, 2014, his sixtieth birthday. As well as keeping a running tally on how he survived the year, Ian explored what being sixty means physically, psychologically and intellectually. "What pleasures are gone forever? Which ones, if any, are left? What did Beethoven, or Schubert, or Jagger, or Henry Moore, or Lucien Freud do after they turned sixty?" And most importantly, "How much life can you live in the fourth quarter, not knowing when the game might end?" Bestseller. 2015.Sisters: the story of Olivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine
Par Charles Higham. 1984
Since you asked
Par Pamela Wallin. 1998
Canadian media personality Pamela Wallin tells her story, from her birth in Wadena, Saskatchewan, to her role as host and…
producer of her television show. This book is her answer to the many questions asked about her life, as well as an examination of her own influences and aspirations. 1998.Simply heart smart cooking
Par Bonnie Stern. 1994
Cookbook emphasizing light and healthy cooking to prevent heart disease and stroke. Includes an explanation of Canada's Food Guide, menu…
planning, and over 200 recipes with complete nutritional analyses. Published with the cooperation of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. 1994.