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Two lives
Par Vikram Seth. 2005
Author of "A Suitable Boy" (DC13732) writes about his great-uncle, an Indian dentist, and the uncle's German Jewish wife. Portrays…
the couple's meeting in Berlin before World War II, their wartime losses and migrations, postwar marriage, and his own years living with them in England in the 1970s. Some descriptions of violence. 2005.Trials and triumphs: the story of African-Canadians (Peoples of Canada series)
Par Lawrence Hill. 1993
An historian provides an overview of the people and events in Canadian Black history from the earliest days to the…
present. He talks about slavery in Canada, African-Canadian settlers and immigrants, black churches and schools, immigration from the Caribbean, and black contributions in Canada. c1993.To life
Par Ruth Minsky Sender. 1988
This autobiography begins with the author's liberation from Auschwitz and concludes with her arrival in the United States in 1950.…
After the war, Jewish survivors continued to suffer discrimination from local Germans and Russian soldiers. Sequel to "The cage". For junior and senior high readers. c1988.Time travel and Papa Joe's pipe: Essays On The Human Side Of Science
Par Alan P Lightman. 1984
This year in Jerusalem
Par Mordecai Richler. 1994
Richler's memoir and travelogue explores the question of what it means to be a Jew living outside of Israel. It…
focuses on two of his journeys to his homeland: one as a teenage Zionist in the years leading up to the creation of Israel in 1948; the other as a Diaspora Jew in his 60s comparing himself to the Israelis who were once his teenage friends in Montreal. Some strong language. 1994.This life
Par Sidney Poitier. 1980
The year of finding memory: a memoir
Par Judy Fong Bates. 2010
Growing up in her father's hand laundry in small town Ontario, Fong Bates listened to stories of her parents' past…
lives in China, a place far removed from their every-day life of poverty and misery. But in spite of the allure of these stories, Fong Bates longed to be a Canadian girl. Fifty years later she finally went back to her ancestral home in China for a reunion that spiralled into a series of unanticipated discoveries. Some descriptions of violence. Canada Reads 2012. c2010.The worlds of a Maasai warrior: an autobiography
Par Tepilit Ole Saitoti. 1986
The author's life story from his birth into a traditional society in Tanzania in 1949, through his education in a…
mission school and initiation as a warrior to his career as a game park guide and ranger. c1986.The West Indians in Canada (Groupes Ethniques Du Canada Ser. #No. 6)
Par James W. St. G Walker. 1984
This examination of immigration from the West Indies to Canada begins with a background history of the West Indies, including…
the importation of African slaves, and discusses immigration to Canada from the 18th century to the present. Includes population statistics and suggestions for further reading. 1984.The warmth of other suns: the epic story of America's great migration
Par Isabel Wilkerson. 2010
Chronicles one of the great untold stories of American history: the decades-long migration of black citizens who fled the South…
for northern and western cities, in search of a better life. From 1915 to 1970, this exodus of almost six million people changed the face of America. Wilkerson compares this epic migration to the migrations of other peoples in history. Some descriptions of sex and violence, some strong language. Bestseller. 2010.The universe from flat earth to quasar (Pelican Ser.)
Par Isaac Asimov. 1983
The noted scientist and science fiction author explores the exciting implications of black holes, taking the reader on an engaging…
tour from the atom's innermost core to the outermost reaches of the universe. 1983.The turning point: science, society, and the rising culture
Par Fritjof Capra. 1982
The physicist author contends that the mechanistic world view of Cartesian-Newtonian is outdated and dangerous in the modern world. He…
espouses a new holistic vision of reality more in keeping with our technological and social advances. 1982.A groundbreaking account of the state of modern physics: of how we got from Einstein and Relativity through quantum mechanics…
to the strange and bizarre predictions of string theory, full of unseen dimensions and multiple universes. Lee Smolin not only provides a brilliant layman's overview of current research as we attempt to build a 'theory of everything', but also questions many of the assumptions that lie behind string theory. 2008.The tree of life
Par Fredelle Bruser Maynard. 1988
The tiger in the attic: memories of the Kindertransport and growing up English
Par Edith Milton. 2005
In 1939, Edith Milton and her sister left Germany by way of the Kindertransport, the program which gave Jewish children…
refuge in England. They were given shelter by a jovial British foster family. Edith chronicles these transformative experiences of exile and good fortune, a touching memoir of growing up as an outsider in a strange land. 2005.The terrible secret: suppression of the truth about Hitler's "final solution"
Par Walter Laqueur. 1980
The ten things you can't say in America
Par Larry Elder. 2000
Conservative African American talk-show host deplores the victimization of blacks based on race and analyzes myths that he suggests are…
perpetuated by politicians in order to retain power. Also blames liberal media and black leaders for creating artificial problems rather than addressing serious issues like illegitimacy. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2000.The story of Thanksgiving
Par Robert Merrill Bartlett. 2001
Traces the history and customs of Thanksgiving, from the harvest festivals of the ancient world to American traditions in the…
twenty-first century. Tells how the Pilgrims spent their first few years in the New World and describes their thanksgiving celebrations with the Wampanoag Indians. Grades 2-4. 2001.The steampunk bible: an illustrated guide to the world of imaginary airships, corsets and goggles, mad scientists, and strange literature
Par Jeff VanderMeer, S. J Chambers. 2011
Steampunk - a grafting of Victorian aesthetic and punk rock attitudes onto various forms of science-fiction culture - is a…
phenomenon that has come to influence film, literature, art, music, and fashion. Traces the roots of this movement in the works of Jules Verne and H. G. Wells through its most recent expression in movies such as Sherlock Holmes. Steampunk evokes a sense of adventure and discovery, and embraces extinct technologies as a way of talking about the future. For junior high and older readers. Some strong language. 2012 Hugo Award for Best Related Work. c2011.The Scots in Canada (Canada's ethnic groups ; #1)
Par J. M Bumsted. 1982
This history of the Scottish in Canada begins with a brief history of Scotland in the 17th and 18th centuries,…
and describes the several waves of Scottish immigration to Canada from 1763 to the present. Includes population statistics and suggestions for further reading. 1982. (Canada's ethnic groups ; 1)