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Stompin' Tom and the Connors tone: The Legend Continues
Par Stompin' Tom Connors. 2000
An autobiography of Canadian country singer Stompin' Tom Connors, continuing the story begun in "Stompin' Tom: before the fame". It…
follows his life from his first big break in 1967 to 2000, including his marriage and family, awards, comeback tour and music. Also covers the controversies and battles of his career as he attempted to get his message across. 2000.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.Sometimes we dance alone: your next years can be your best years
Par Edith S McCall. 1994
Believing that life is a gift of endless possibilities, eighty-something writer McCall urges others not to drop out of the…
dance of life just because they live alone in their later years. Using her own life as an example, McCall describes the adventures she has had since her divorce in the 1960s and the help she received from God. Included is a list of recreational resources. 1994.Small expectations: society's betrayal of older women
Par Leah Cohen. 1984
After a lifetime as home-makers and wage earners, most older women end up poor and alone. This book looks at…
the causes and workings of the prejudice endured by women as they age. 1984.Slowhand: the life & music of Eric Clapton
Par Marc Roberty. 1991
"Slowhand" follows the life of Eric Clapton from his first guitar to his "24 Nights" concerts at Royal Albert Hall…
in 1991. Major events in Clapton's life and his career are highlighted and his musical style is explored in depth. 1991.Source readings in music history: the classic era (Source readings in music history .)
Par W. Oliver Strunk. 1965
A selection of contemporary writings on the music of the classical period of the eighteenth century. Presented are letters to…
the editor, excerpts from musical instruction manuals, and treatises on the music of the era. Included are pieces by composers Leopold Mozart and C. P. E. Bach, and philosopher and writer Jean Jacques Rousseau. 1950, 1965. (Source readings in music history ; 6)Shoptimism: why the American consumer will keep on buying no matter what
Par Lee Eisenberg. 2009
Shout!: the true story of the Beatles
Par Philip Norman. 1981
From the early days as ruffian teens riding the skiffle wave in the port town of Liverpool to presiding over…
the rise (and fall) of a global entertainment empire, Norman details the history of the Beatles, became one of the most famous bands in the world. 1981.Shakey: Neil Young's biography
Par Jimmy McDonough. 2002
Life and times of rock musician Neil Young, who was born in Canada in 1945 and developed both polio and…
epilepsy as a child. Focuses on the years between 1966 and 1979, when the songwriter-guitarist worked with such influential bands as Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young. Explicit strong language. c2002.Shakin' all over: the rock'n'roll years in Canada
Par Peter Goddard, Philip Kamin. 1989
Secret ingredients: the brave new world of industrial farming
Par Stuart Laidlaw. 2003
A vivid portrait of what modern industrial farming is, what it is doing to the environment, to farmers, to the…
plants and livestock we eat, and to us as consumers and as citizens. The author takes us from the dairy farms of Pennsylvania to Canada's prairie wheatfields, from the tomato greenhouses of southern Ontario to the potato fields of P.E.I. All along the way, he shows us food's secret ingredient - its hidden costs. 2003.Seeds of man: an experience lived and dreamed
Par Woody Guthrie. 1976
Autobiography that mixes fact and fantasy of the legendary writer of folk songs and his search for a lost silver…
and gold mine in the big bend country of southern Texas. c1976.Schubert and his Vienna
Par Charles Osborne. 1985
Searching for certainty: inside the new Canadian mindset
Par Edward Greenspon, Darrell Jay Bricker. 2001
A comprehensive report on the new economic, social and cultural Canada, resulting from changes wrought by globalization and technological innovation…
over the last two decades. Canada has emerged from the late twentieth century a stronger and more dynamic society, with a mindset steeped in Canadian traditions of tolerance and community. A fact-filled account of how these changes affect us now and will determine how we feel and what we want tomorrow. 2001.Saving capitalism: for the many, not the few
Par Robert B Reich. 2015
Reich outlines how the American economic system is failing, with increasing income inequality and a shrinking middle class, and reveals…
how a market designed for broad prosperity can reverse the trend toward diminished opportunity. Bestseller. 2015.Sale of the century: Russia's wild ride from communism to capitalism
Par Chrystia Freeland. 2000
Chrystia Freeland details the Russian transition from communism to capitalism and the ongoing repercussions. She takes us behind the scenes…
and shows us how a handful of powerful men who came to be known as the oligarchs and the young reformers squandered a historic opportunity to build a new Russia. She argues that while their achievements were considerable, their mistakes will deform Russian society for generations to come. 2000.Réinventer le Québec: [douze chantiers à entreprendre]
Par Marcel Boyer, Nathalie Elgrably. 2014
" Un plaidoyer pour la liberté économique qui remet en question les vaches sacrées du modèle québécois, déboulonne plusieurs mythes…
et propose des réformes pour bâtir un Québec social-démocrate efficace et prospère. " -- 4e de couv.Rolling stoned (POPculture)
Par Andrew Loog Oldham, Nikola Acin. 2006
Manager des Rolling Stones de 1963 à 1967, l'auteur retrace les débuts du groupe de rock : rencontre dans la…
petite boîte londonienne du Crawdaddy, création de l'image de voyous sexy du groupe, premières compositions originales, succès de la chanson '(I can't get no) Satisfaction'. Descriptions explicites de nature sexuelle, beaucoup de langage grossier, et quelques descriptions de violence. 2006. Titre uniforme: Stoned/2 Stoned.Roman candle: the life of Bobby Darin
Par David Evanier. 2004
By age 8 Bobby Darin knew he was doomed to die young. So he set out to become a showbiz…
legend by age 25. From his Grammy-winning smash hit "Mack the Knife" to his Oscar-nominated supporting role in Captain Newman, M.D., Darin left his mark on every aspect of show business that he touched. Now, 32 years after his death at age 37, we finally have a written, multilayered portrait of this brash, gifted artist. 2004.