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Say yes to God: Mary and the revealing of the word made flesh
Par Martin Warner. 1999
These essays offer reflection on the process of revelation and response. The title essay points not only to Mary's experience,…
but also to our own progress along the pilgrimage of faith, to our aptitude for reception of God's self-disclosure, and the many different levels, ways, and contexts in which we recognise and receive it. (Given by Guild of Church Braillists) 1999.What is a Canadian?: forty-three thought-provoking responses
Par Irvin Studin. 2006
Studin approached leading Canadians from all walks of life - politics, the civil service, academia, literature, journalism, business, the arts…
- from both official language groups, and from all regions of the country, as well as from the Canadian diaspora, to tell us what they believe defines us. The answers to "What is a Canadian?" range from "someone who crosses the road to get to the middle" to "the citizen of a country badly in need of growing up" to "adaptable. To illustrate, consider the depth and breadth of the Canadian woman's wardrobe". 2006.Your rights (H wise guides)
Par Anita Naik. 1999
This guide tells children what rights they do and don't have in common situations. It covers laws relating to health,…
education, family, sex, work, the police and leisure. It also contains detailed contact addresses for getting further information and help in the UK and Republic of Ireland. For junior high readers.Wormholes: essays and occasional writings
Par John Fowles, Jan Relf. 1998
A collection of non-fiction writing from John Fowles which includes articles written for magazines; book reviews from "The New York…
Times Book Review" and the "Irish Press"; various forewords and introductions; a tribute to William Golding; and some autobiographical pieces.The author, editor, and literary critic offers his William E. Massey Sr. Lectures in the History of American Civilization, which…
he delivered at Harvard in 1994. In a prologue and three essays, the author reflects on his experiences, especially in the field of literature, before, during, and after World War II. He discusses contemporary writers and literary trends of the time. 1995.With malice aforethought: six spectacular Canadian trials
Par David R Williams. 1993
Beginning with the 1868 shooting of politician Thomas D'Arcy McGee, Williams chronologically examines it and the trials of Louis Riel…
in 1885, Ernest Chenoweth in 1900, Wilbert Coffin in 1953, Steven Truscott in 1959, and Peter Demeter in 1974. Williams concludes that there is no reason to doubt the justice of the verdict in any of the six cases. 1993.Without feathers
Par Woody Allen. 1975
With all disrespect: more uncivil liberties
Par Calvin Trillin. 1985
Irreverent reflections on politics, bicycle accidents, investment opportunities (such as Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes), foreign relations, and other crucial matters.…
Trillin claims he is "firmly committed to the proposition that whoever is in power is exceedingly silly." Some strong language. 1985.Where the truth lies: selected essays (Writer as critic series ; #XIV [14])
Par Rudy Wiebe, Smaro Kamboureli. 2016
Collects forty years of essays and speeches that Wiebe crafted over his many years as an author. Wiebe provides a…
look behind the curtain, revealing his thought processes as he worked on many of his books. Throughout this selection, he dissects controversies that arose after publication of his early novels, meditates on words and their inherent power, explores the great Canadian North and the Canadian body politic, reckons with his family history and Mennonite faith, all while providing an engaging and enlightening commentary. 2016. Uniform title: Essays.Where the stress falls: essays
Par Susan Sontag. 2018
This collection features two decades of indispensable work by America's most important essayist--more than forty longer and shorter pieces that…
illustrate a deeply felt, kaleidoscopic array of interests, passions, observations, and ideas. 2018.When words deny the world: the reshaping of Canadian writing
Par Stephen Henighan. 2002
A look at the evolution of Canadian writing in the 1990's, when it became a commercial enterprise, through the eyes…
of one Canadian writer. Topics include the Giller Prize, Toronto-centrism, and the literary languages of the Americas. 2002.When freedoms collide: the case for our civil liberties
Par A. Alan Borovoy. 1988
Discusses some of the civil liberty and human rights issues with which Canadians are faced, including pornography, hate literature, affirmative…
action employment practices, police powers, right to privacy, the protection of minorities, and the rights of strikers, welfare recipients, and the mentally ill. 1988.When I was a child I read books: Essays
Par Marilynne Robinson. 2012
Pulitzer Prize winner and author of "Gilead" presents ten essays, six previously published and four new, on varying topics. In…
the title piece Robinson reminisces about growing up in Idaho and compares her experiences to the perceptions of being raised in the West. 2012.What's a black critic to do?: interviews, profiles and reviews of black writers
Par Donna Bailey Nurse. 2003
Vamps & tramps: new essays
Par Camille Paglia. 1994
Essays on feminism and American culture since the 1960s. Paglia argues for a "revamped feminism" that removes barriers to women's…
advance, but not at the price of special protections for women. She opposes state regulation of art, of abortion, of prostitution, and of drug use. Strong language. 1994.Until you are dead: Steven Truscott's long ride into history
Par Julian Sher. 2001
In 1959, 14-year-old Steven Truscott was arrested for the murder of 12-year-old Lynne Harper near Clinton, Ontario. Though sentenced to…
death, Truscott's sentence was eventually commuted and he was released ten years later, all the while maintaining his innocence. This account details the case, trial, and Truscott's new appeal to have the case reopened. 2001.Under the sign of Saturn: essays
Par Susan Sontag. 2018
A collection of Susan Sontag's most important critical writings from 1972 to 1980. One of America's leading essayists, Sontag's writings…
are commentaries on the relation between moral and aesthetic ideas, discussing the works of Antonin Artaud, Leni Riefenstahl, Elias Canetti, Walter Benjamin, and others. 2018.Under this blazing light: essays (Canto Original Ser.)
Par Amos Oz, N. R. M De Lange. 1995
Eighteen essays written between the early 1960s and the late 1970s consider Israeli policies toward the Palestinians and the revival…
of Hebrew, both as a spoken language and as literature. Oz examines the ethical dimensions of achieving peace within Israel and with the Arab world. 1995. Uniform title: Essays.Try anything twice: essays & sketches (Virago modern classic ; #361)
Par Jan Struther. 1938
In this collection of essays and sketches, part of the charm lies in the portraits of a vanished world -…
that of the upper-middle-class, lower-middle-aged Englishwoman with nannies, servants and children at boarding schools. 1938.Travels with myself and another
Par Martha Gellhorn. 1983