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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.Reading the river: a traveller's companion to the North Saskatchewan River
Par Myrna Kostash, Duane Burton. 2006
A compendium of writings including poetry, fiction and non-fiction, from those who have spent time reading the river. Beginning at…
the rivers source, Kostash takes the reader through 21 communities along the North Saskatchewan. Includes the work of Hugh McLennan, Eli Mandel, Aritha van Herk, John V. Hicks and Thompson Highway. c2006.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.Ragged islands: a journey by canoe through the Inside Passage
Par Michael Poole. 1991
This is one man's odyssey on the sea off the coast of B.C. during the summer of 1987. For three…
months, filmmaker Poole guided his canoe along a confusing labyrinth of waterways, exploring the environment, and meeting some colourful and unique characters along the way. This is both a travelogue and a commentary of a way of life in flux. 1991.Racing the white silence: on the trail of the Yukon Quest
Par Adam Killick. 2002
Journalist Killick follows the route of the 1,600+ mile Yukon Quest Race, describing the participants and their dogs, the terrible…
beauty and danger of the wilderness they cross, and the psychological and physical challenges they must endure. The Yukon Quest, called the toughest race on earth, reveals itself to be a reflection of the participants' lives and their daily struggle for existence. 2002.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.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.Pulitzer: a life in politics, print, and power
Par James McGrath Morris. 2010
Biography of Joseph Pulitzer (1847-1911) chronicles his rise from Jewish Hungarian immigrant to a major force in American politics. Discusses…
his management of the New York newspaper the World, his competition with William Randolph Hearst, his feud with Theodore Roosevelt, and the blindness and isolation of his later years. 2010.Prisonnière de sa propre vie: [récit biographique]
Par Jacinthe Bélanger. 2015
" Mimi, c'est une vie entière dans un corps qui ne répond pas. C'est une vie à dépendre des autres,…
sans caresses, sans regards tendres. C'est une vie de préjugés, de rejets et de pitié. Et pourtant, Mimi, c'est aussi du bonheur, de l'amour et du positif à l'état pur... Coincée dans un corps dont l'amyotrophie spinale s'est emparée, Mireille entame un long périple dans l'amour, l'espoir et la persévérance avec une force extraordinaire. Elle dévoile a sa famille, qui se bat à ses côtés, de précieuses leçons de vie. Une oeuvre à la fois déroutante et inspirante. " -- 4e de couv.Profession femme
Par Victor Eliane. 2008
Prendre acte: [mémoires]
Par Andrée Yanacopoulo. 2013
" Ces poignants mémoires d'Andrée Yanacopoulo rendent compte du parcours de toute une vie, parcours intellectuel autant que personnel. Ils…
proposent un regard toujours étonnant sur un Québec en profonde transformation, et présentent son engagement constant pour la cause des femmes. Ils témoignent enfin, dans des termes dont la pudeur n'a d'égale que l'émotion qu'ils suscitent, d'un grand amour, exaltant, déchirant, qui a le sombre éclat des tragédies. " -- 4e de couv.Pour faire une longue histoire courte: entretien
Par Roger Lemelin, Victor Lévy Beaulieu. 1991
Le but de ce livre est de parler de soi. Sa règle du jeu est le JE. Le meneur de…
ce jeu-je vivifiant est l'écrivain Victor-Levy Beaulieu, qui a atteint dans cet échange le sommet de l'art de son ancien métier de journaliste. 1991.Pour saluer Giono (Folio. 2448 #Vol. 38589)
Par Pierre Magnan. 1990
Pour ceux et celles qui avaient trouvé des traces de Giono dans "La maison assassinée", voici une justification. Ce livre-hommage…
raconte les multiples rencontres entre l'auteur et l'écrivain de 1937 à 1944. Double éclairage donc sur Magnan lui-même en sa vocation et sur Giono vu de près dans le quotidien. c1990, 1993.Prairie fires: the American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder
Par Caroline Fraser. 2017
Millions of readers of Little House on the Prairie believe they know Laura Ingalls - the pioneer girl who survived…
blizzards and near-starvation on the Great Plains, and the woman who wrote the famous autobiographical books. But the true story of her life has never been fully told. Now, drawing on unpublished manuscripts, letters, diaries, and land and financial records, Caroline Fraser - the editor of the Library of America edition of the Little House series - masterfully fills in the gaps in Wilder's biography, setting the record straight regarding charges of ghostwriting that have swirled around the books and uncovering the grown-up story behind the most influential childhood epic of pioneer life. Set against nearly a century of epochal change, from the Homestead Act and the Indian Wars to the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression, Wilder's dramatic life provides a unique perspective on American history and our national mythology of self-reliance. Winner of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Biography. 2017.Barbara Feinman Todd has spent a lifetime helping other people tell their stories. In 1982, fresh out of college, she…
began her career as a copy aide at the Washington Post and was instantly hooked on the smell (cigarettes, newsprint), the noise (yelling editors, the clacking of typewriter keys), and the energy of the newsroom. At the Post, she worked for Bob Woodward, first as his research assistant in the paper's investigative unit and, later, as his personal researcher for "Veil", his bestselling book on the CIA. A recommendation from Woodward led her to help his Watergate partner Carl Bernstein, who was struggling to finish his memoir, "Loyalties". She then assisted legendary editor Ben Bradlee on his autobiography "A Good Life", and Hillary Clinton on her bestselling "It Takes a Village". Revealing what it's like to get into the heads and hearts of some of our most compelling and powerful figures, Feinman offers authentic portraits that go beyond the carefully polished public personas she helped them create. 2017.Primo Levi: tragedy of an optimist
Par Myriam Anissimov, Steve Cox. 1999
Biography of the Italian chemist and writer Primo Levi (1919-1987). Recalls his sense of duty as a survivor of a…
Nazi extermination camp to bear witness to the horror of the Holocaust. Describes his Jewish childhood under fascism, his lifelong devotion to family, and his eventual suicide. 1999. Uniform title: Primo Levi, ou, La tragédie d'un optimiste.