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Opposite contraries: the unknown journals of Emily Carr and other writings (The world Of Emily Carr Ser.)
By Emily Carr, S. M Crean. 2003
Though she is best known for her paintings today, Emily Carr first gained recognition as the author of seven popular…
books. Gathered together are the previously unpublished writings from her journals, notebooks, and correspondence. Includes the complete text of the 1913 "Lecture on Totems". 2003.One man's way: the story and message of Norman Vincent Peale; a biography
By Arthur Gordon. 1972
On fire
By Larry Brown. 1996
Brown, having spent seventeen years as a firefighter in his native Oxford, Mississippi, quit to become a full-time writer. After…
several novels, including “Dirty Work” and “Joe”, he writes here of his years in the fire department. Arranged in short essays, these memoirs describe the experience of going into a burning building and his life in the firehouse and at home with his family. Includes strong language. 1996.Now this: radio, television-- and the real world
By Judy Muller. 2000
A veteran radio and television correspondent describes her career as a journalist and single mother, juggling schedules to raise two…
daughters. Recalls starting out as one of the few women in the business and discusses some of the stories she covered, including the O.J. Simpson trial and the Columbine High School shootings. 2000.Ma chère petite soeur: lettres à Bernadette, 1943-1970
By Gabrielle Roy, François Ricard. 1988
Ce volume rassemble 138 lettres inédites que Gabrielle Roy a écrites à sa soeur aînée Bernadette, qui était religieuse, entre…
1943, alors que la romancière en était encore à la préparation de "Bonheur d'occasion", et 1970, année de la mort de Bernadette. 1988.Jean Vanier, un prophète de notre temps
By Gilles Laverrière. 1986
Jean Vanier est sans conteste l'une des figures les plus attachantes de notre temps. Pour les personnes démunies, son nom…
est synonyme de tendresse et de compassion et symbole d'espérance et de dignité. À sa manière, il nous montre la route à suivre puisqu'il partage lui-même sa vie avec de petites gens. 1986.Notes from the rainforest
By György Faludy. 1988
The entries in this diary, written at night in the silence of the forest, range from philosophical aphorisms to acid…
comments on the state of Communism, the excesses of the American way of life, and the characteristics of Canadian culture. Winner of the 1990 CNIB Talking Book of the Year Award. c1988.Nearer, my God: an autobiography of faith (A Harvest book)
By William F Buckley. 1997
A memoir of the author's life as a Catholic. Includes biographical reminiscences of religious moments in Buckley's life: traveling to…
Lourdes, the ordination of a nephew, and his mother's death. Discusses his views on Catholic theology, particularly regarding birth control, divorce, and women priests. 1997.My spirit took you in: the romance that sparked an epidemic of fear : a memoir of the life and death of Thomas Eric Duncan, America's first Ebola victim
By Christine Wicker, Louise Troh. 2015
Louise Troh--fiancée of Thomas Eric Dunca, the first man ever to die of Ebola in America--breaks her silence about her…
experience in this deeply moving memoir, chronicling the decade-long love story that starts in Liberia and ends in an isolation ward in Dallas, Texas. 2015.My friend Leonard
By James Frey. 2005
James Frey pens the candid memoir of his recovery from drug and alcohol addictions with "My Friend Leonard". After a…
stint in jail, James is rocked by further tragedy. Teetering on the brink of breakdown, he turns to a friend from rehab, Leonard. A larger-than-life mobster, Leonard becomes James' loyal and generous adoptive father, teaching him to "live boldly." 2005.My father's business: a biography of His Eminence G. Emmett Cardinal Carter
By Michael W Higgins, Douglas Richard Letson. 1990
This biography of the best-known Roman Catholic bishop in Ontario's history traces G. Emmett Cardinal Carter's career from its modest…
beginnings in Montreal to his leadership of Canada's largest English-speaking archdiocese. "My father's business" sheds light on the great moral controversies of the church since Vatican II, and the outspoken Carter's role in shaping church policy regarding abortion, women's issues, the nature of the priesthood, and academic freedom. c1990.My name escapes me: the diary of a retiring actor
By Alec Guinness. 1996
The diary of Alec Guinness spans eighteen months to June 1996. Certain interests recur: theatre and film; books and paintings;…
the church; food and drink; and the delights of being at home with his wife. He also brings memories and anecdotes from his long and distinguished acting career. 1996.Murder in Brentwood
By Mark Fuhrman. 1997
A former Los Angeles Police Department detective chronicles his June 13, 1994 investigation of the murders of Nicole Simpson and…
Ron Goldman. He recounts his testimony in the O.J. Simpson trial, as well as his own subsequent trial for perjury. The author maintains he was targeted as a scapegoat in the Simpson case. Descriptions of violence. Bestseller. 1997.Moses, the servant of God
By F. B Meyer. 1909
Far from the imposing man of granite sculpted by Michelangelo, Moses was full of flaws and deficiencies that rendered him…
powerless, save for the all–sufficient grace of God. Yet, despite many frustrations and human frailties, Moses did not back down or quit but instead grew closer to the heart of God, learning the importance of obedience, patience, courage, faith, and prayer. As a result, God entrusted His servant with greater responsibility. Woven throughout this character study are lessons and realities that can help all believers become better able to serve God and others. 2014, c1909.Missing men: a memoir
By Joyce Johnson. 2004
Author Johnson recounts three life-defining relationships with the men who mattered most to her. She begins with her grandfather, for…
whom she was named, but who committed suicide before she was born. Following a career as a child actress, complete with an overbearing stage mother who ruined her relationship with her father, she describes her two difficult marriages to painters. A self-portrait that examines - from a woman's perspective - the far-reaching reverberations of being fatherless. Some descriptions of sex. 2004.Moments of reprieve
By Primo Levi. 1986
These stories recount the rare moments during Primo Levi's stark existence in Auschwitz when he came across an act of…
sheer beauty, an instant of light in the grey monotone, mostly when someone, even in these conditions of ultimate servitude, could and did behave with human decency: an old Jew retelling the stories of Lilith, a stolen radish to prove an honest man could steal, and a barracks chief who appreciated the meaning of Yom Kippur. 1986.Born without a dowry, nearly forced into a convent, and later married off to a man she didn't love, Olimpia…
Maidalchini vowed never to be poor, powerless, or beholden to any man again. Instead, using her wits, Olimpia became the unofficial ruler of the most powerful institution in the world: the Roman Catholic Church. As sister-in-law and reputed mistress of the indecisive Pope Innocent X, she appointed cardinals, negotiated with foreign ambassadors, and helped herself to a heaping portion of the Papal States' treasury. Includes strong language. 2008.Jean de Brébeuf
By René Latourelle. 1993
Essai biographique sur l'un des plus célèbres parmi ceux que la tradition religieuse et l'histoire nomment les martyrs canadiens. L'étude…
de sa vie et de ses écrits découvre en lui le chef de file des ethnologues de la Huronie, le fondateur, l'apôtre et le martyr de la mission huronne. 1993.Portrait du général Georges Vanier, homme de Dieu qui pratiquait avec modestie, humour, délicatesse et avec une chaleur humaine rayonnante…
les vertus de l'Évangile. La vie de foi chrétienne de cet homme qui a illustré son époque par son fils Jean, fondateur de l'Arche, un organisme oeuvrant auprès des démunis. 1992.Ce titre pluriel veut attirer l'attention sur la diversité des façons dont on s'est dit, à travers l'histoire, la naissance…
et la croissance de Jesus de Nazareth. Sous des dehors multiples, raffines ou naïfs, un fait unique, qu'on célèbre dans le ravissement et la joie. 1980.