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Biography, Music biography, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction)
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Considered one of the most influential musicians and cultural figures of his time, Glenn Gould remains a fascinating figure. In…
the first book to be published in co-operation with Gould's estate, Peter Goddard draws on Gould's unpublished writings, interviews, and never-before-seen photographs to present a startling new portrait of Gould, the man and the musician. Presents a deep and nuanced study of Gould's life with unmatched candour and clarity. Inside is a love letter Gould wrote but never sent (he later revised it again and again); the text of a speech that Gould gave to a group of children about life and childhood; and portions of Glenn Gould: hysteric return, a never-before-seen radio script in which Gould imagines his return to the concert stage and all it would have entailed. 2017.
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Biography, Music biography, Music, Christianity
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John Lennon famously proclaimed the Beatles were more popular than Jesus, and over the next few years, they were to…
become spiritual leaders to a generation trying to find meaning in the world. Turner examines their attitudes toward religion and their spiritual influences, including John's education as a choirboy. By their final albums, the Beatles were weaving more references to religion and spirituality into their music, and Turner attempts to reveal the "gospel" of the Fab Four. Some descriptions of violence, sex and some strong language. 2006.
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Science and technology, Physics
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String theory is a recent development in physics that, by positing that all which exists is composed of infinitesimally small…
vibrating loops of energy, seeks to unify Einstein's theories and those of quantum mechanics into a so-called "theory of everything." Greene offers a view of human understanding of space and time, beginning with Newton, moving through Einstein and quantum physics, and on to string theory and its hypotheses. c2004.
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This text describes the coming revolution in our understanding of the cosmos: a quantum theory of the universe that brings…
together Einstein's general theory of relativity - which denies the existence of a unique time - and quantum mechanics - which demands one. The author contends that only the most radical of ideas can resolve the profound conflict between these two foundational pillars of modern physics, and in this book he proposes it: there is, quite literally, no time at all. 1999.
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Science and technology, Physics
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How the amazing theories of relativity and quantum mechanics transformed our understanding of nature in the last century, and how…
new ideas, developed in seeking to unify the laws of nature, probably hold the seeds of a major upheaval in physics. 1999.
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Biography, Music biography, Music
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Traces the life and times of musician Ronnie Hawkins, from his early rockabilly days in Arkansas through his later recording…
career. At the leading edge of the rock'n'roll era, he played with legends Bo Diddley and Roy Orbison, and formed friendships with Bob Dylan and John Lennon. Some strong language. 1996.
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Science and technology, Physics
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Science columnist for the Los Angeles Times elucidates the mysterious concept of nothingness. Discusses the Big Bang, black holes, string…
theory, vacuums, and zero while tracing their scientific history and the theories of experts in the field--from Isaac Newton to Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking. 2001.
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Music biography, Music
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This text gives an account of Mozart's 22 operas. The author explores the operas from four points of view: the…
historical setting and Mozart's own life at the time; the libretto and librettist; the story line; and finally the music itself. 1986.
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Biography, Music biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction)
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" Un panorama de toute la vie et la carrière de Stevie Wonder, avec un zoom sur les années porteuses…
d'albums considérés comme classiques . Un accent mis sur la musique, sans négliger pour autant la vie intime et les engagements politiques de l'artiste (lutte pour les droits civiques, contre l'apartheid...) . Un regard juste et critique, qui ne passe pas sous silence les côtés moins sympathiques de la personnalité (caprices de star, relations avec ses anciens collaborateurs...). " -- 4e de couv.
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Music biography, Canadian non-fiction, Music
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J.S. Bach, Pablo Casals, and the search for a Baroque masterpiece Bach's cello suites have become some of the most…
enduring pieces in history, but they remain shrouded in mystery - about when and how they were composed, whether they were originally intended for the cello, how much influence Bach's second wife had on their composition, and what happened to Bach's original manuscript. Covers Bach and the missing manuscript from the eighteenth century; Pablo Casals and the discovery of the music in Spain in the late nineteenth century; and Siblin's own infatuation with the suites in the twenty-first. Canada Reads 2012. c2009.
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A portrait of the popular musical group known for reinventing traditional Irish music. Traces the band's evolution from obscure beginnings…
in the 1960s to become the internationally acclaimed, Grammy-winning performers of the 1990s. Strong language. 1997.
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Science and technology, Physics
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A cultured person, Natalie Angier argues, should know about the classic ideas of physics and evolutionary biology as well as…
the classic works of Beethoven and Picasso. How was the Earth formed? How big is an atom? What is a quantum leap? Drawing on conversations with hundreds of the world's leading scientists, Angier takes us on an informative tour of this neglected canon. 2008.
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Biography, Actors biography, Music biography
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Le livre évoque la vie, la personnalité et la carrière du chanteur et acteur américain Frank Sinatra. Quelques passages où le langage est grossier. c1999.
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The Russian composer looks back over his life, recalling such musicians, artists and writers as Prokofiev, Stravinsky, Glazunov, Meyerhold and…
Anna Akhmatova. His meeting with Stalin was momentous. However, he reserved his deepest scorn for visiting Western liberals like Bernard Shaw who refused to recognise the truth about Stalin's tyranny. 1981.
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Science and technology, Physics
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Avec les mots de l'écrivain, le talent du poète, Carlo Rovelli nous fait apercevoir le mystère du monde, la beauté…
du monde, une beauté à couper le souffle. Ces sept leçons donnent un aperçu rapide des aspects les plus importants et fascinants de la grande révolution qui a bouleversé la physique au XXe siècle, et surtout des questions et des mystères que cette révolution a soulevés. Elles nous emmènent dans le monde enchanté des grandes idées de la physique actuelle : de la relativité générale d'Einstein à la physique quantique, des particules élémentaires à l'architecture de l'Univers, de la gravité quantique à la nature du temps et de la conscience. 2015.
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" Dans ce livre de réflexions et de souvenirs intimes, lartiste que lon connaît, lhomme plus secret et lArménien de…
cœur viennent tour à tour chuchoter à notre oreille sur le ton de la confidence, dessinant du grand Charles un bel autoportrait. " -- 4e de couv.
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Biography, Music biography, Music
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Reminiscences of a successful Nashville singer and songwriter whose comic use of his stuttering has brought him extra recognition. Discusses…
the breakup of a 20-year marriage and a remarriage in 1979. 1985.
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Biography, Music biography, Music
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The life of Spanish tenor Jose Carreras was put on hold in 1987 as he struggled with leukemia. He recounts…
this and subsequent events, including his triumphant return to a successful operatic and concert career. 1991. Uniform title: Singen mit der Seele.
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Biography, Music biography, Women biography
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Dolly Parton is the most famous person ever to have emerged from the American country music scene with her iconic…
cartoon image. This book includes interviews with family members, musicians and producers who have worked with her over the years. It includes a detailed assessment of her music, as a songwriter and singer over the last forty years. c2008.
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Biography, Music biography, Women biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction)
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The story of Shania Twain's life from her childhood in the northern Ontario town of Timmins to her emergence as a country music star. 1997.