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Serious and literary fiction, Short storiesCanadian non-fiction, Anthologies, Essays
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A collection of Roy's articles, stories, and essays written over a period of 30 years. Translation of "Fragiles lumieres de la terre." 1982. Uniform title: Fragiles lumières de la terre.
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Literature biography, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction, Anthologies, Criticism
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This collection of Davies' non-fiction writing, culled from four decades of dialogues, diaries and sketches, gives his views of people, literature, and himself. 1979.
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History, Anthologies
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John Carey has selected accounts of some of the most extraordinary events in history. Events range from the plague in…
Athens in 430 BC to the fall of Ferdinand Marcos in 1986. Exploration and discovery, historical figures, and great battles are all described by eyewitnesses. 1987.
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Biography, Fine arts biography, Women biography, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction)
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The author began a quest to find out more about an artist from the Cariboo named Sonia Cornwall (1919-2006). Through…
interviews, letters, original artworks, articles, exhibition catalogues, imaginings of conversations and occurrences, along with her own reflections on the experience, she pieced together a story of pioneering, love and the pursuit of art. But in searching for Sonia, the author found an unanticipated new friend in Sonia's mother, Vivien Cowan (1893-1990), who became a larger part of the story than she could possibly have imagined. 2013.
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Arts and entertainment, Fine arts biography, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction
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Provides an overview of the lives of the members of the Group of Seven and their work. c1995.
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Biography, Fine arts biography
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The first great portrait photographer, a pioneering balloonist, the first person to take an aerial photograph, and the prime mover…
behind the first airmail service, Nadar was one of the original celebrity artist-entrepreneurs. A kind of 19th-century Andy Warhol, he knew everyone worth knowing and photographed them all, conferring on posterity psychologically compelling portraits of Manet, Sarah Bernhardt, Delacroix, Daumier and countless others - a priceless panorama of Parisian celebrity. 2017.
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Canadian fiction, Multi-cultural fiction, Short storiesAnthologies, Poetry
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Stories and poems of adventure, bravery, friendship and discovery, taken from the lives of Canadian children of many different ethnic backgrounds. Grades 4-7. 1981.
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Arts and entertainment, Biography, Fine arts biography, Historical biography, Women biography
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Nom: Valadon. Prénom: Marie-Clémentine dite "Suzanne." Peintre, née le 23 septembre 1865. Fils: Utrillo (peintre). Amants: Toulouse-Lautrec, Erik Satie, Utter. Qui était donc cette Suzanne Valadon? 1984.
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Many of Kipling's classic novels and short stories, including "Kim", "The jungle book" and "Just so stories" are gathered together here. Grades 4-7 and older. 1989. Uniform title: Selections.
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Arts and entertainment, Biography, Literature biography, Anthologies
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Autobiographical fact and fiction by the novelist, humourist, painter, children's writer and illustrator. Includes stories of his days as a Hollywood scriptwriter for Louis B. Mayer. 1985. Uniform title: Selections.
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Biography, Fine arts biography, Women biography, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction
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Karen Lavut recounts her friendship with painter Christiane Pflug who killed herself at Easter, 1972. She celebrates the joy and…
memories left by her lost friend, and laments the fact that she chose to leave life so early on. 1999.
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Canadian non-fiction, General non-fiction, Literature, Anthologies, Essays
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An anthology of poetry, short stories, and essays by aspiring Native writers from across the country. Topics range from spirituality,…
traditional values, and the recovery of aboriginal languages, to self-government, urban life, and healing. 1995.
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Biography, Fine arts biography
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Even before they joined forces, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II had written dozens of Broadway shows, but together they…
pioneered a new art form: the serious musical play. Their songs and dance numbers served to advance the drama and reveal character, a sharp break from the past and the template on which all future musicals would be built. 2018.
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Canadian non-fiction, Anthologies, Politics and government, Canadian politics and government
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A collection of Stéphane Dion's speeches from 1996 to 1998, organized around four central themes. Discusses Quebec, diversity, federalism, unity, and identity. 1999. (Canadian politics, political science)
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This biography of the Group of Seven painter, Fred Varley, examines both his personal and professional lives. The effects of…
his drinking and womanizing on his family and his work are closely examined.
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Arts and entertainment, Biography, Fine arts biography, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction
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The inspiring odyssey of a boy from an impoverished prairie farm who became one of Canada's greatest artists. This is…
a story of triumph over loneliness and mental anguish, of a lifelong spiritual quest. 1980.
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Canadian fiction, Prairie fiction, Short storiesAnthologies, Poetry
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This collection of fiction and poetry from the past 50 years includes works by Margaret Laurence, Sandra Birdsell, Robert Kroetsch, Sinclair Ross, Carol Shields, Adele Wiseman and Miriam Waddington. 1988.
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Biography, Fine arts biography, Science and medicine biography, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction
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A biography of one of British Columbia's foremost architects. During his active career from 1890-1929, he designed and oversaw the…
building of many homes in Victoria and Vancouver, many of which are in use today. 1985.
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Arts and entertainment, Biography, Fine arts biography, Politics and government biography, Canadian non-fiction, Lifestyle
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Ce livre rapporte l'évolution du peintre, son ascension et sa confrontation avec la province de Québec, car Riopelle a soulevé…
ici beaucoup de passion; il a dérangé par sa fougue, sa liberté et surtout par son succès. 1988.
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Biography, Fine arts biography
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Born in Stalin's Russia, Rudolf Nureyev was ballet's first pop icon. His achievements and conquests became legendary: he rose out…
of Tatar peasant poverty to become the Kirov's thrilling maverick star; slept with his beloved mentor's wife; defected to the West in 1961; sparked Rudimania across the globe and much more. 2008.