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The great American broadcast: a celebration of radio's golden age
By Leonard Maltin. 1997
An account of radio's early years from 1920 to the 1950s. Draws upon interviews with radio show writers, directors, actors,…
and announcers to present an "anecdotal history" of the dominant form of home entertainment during that era. c1997.The follow: a true story
By Linda Spalding. 1998
The author recounts her expedition into the forests of Borneo in search of a reclusive primatologist, who has devoted her…
life to protecting orphaned orangutans. Describes the beauty of the island, the local society, and the despoilment of natural resources through poaching, deforestation, and misguided ecotourism. 1998.The film club: a true story of a father and son
By David Gilmour. 2007
The true story of author Gilmour's decision to let his 16-year-old son drop out of high school, on the condition…
that the boy agree to watch three films a week with him. Examines how those years changed both their lives. From French New Wave and Kurosawa to De Palma, film noir, and Billy Wilder, Gilmour describes key moments in each film, as he teaches his son about life and the vagaries of growing up through the power of the movies. Strong language and descriptions of sex. Canada Reads 2012. 2007.The first American: a story of North American archaeology
By Clara Winston, Richard Winston, C. W Ceram. 1971
A wide-ranging account of the development of North American archaeology, with particular emphasis on early man, the Southwest, the American…
Indian, and the mound builders. 1971. Uniform title: Der erste Amerikaner.The Fifth (and probably last) Morningside papers
By Peter Gzowski. 1994
Peter Gzowski offers more letters and stories sent to his CBC Radio program, "Morningside." The selections include everything from memories…
of Christmas to Sarah Binks to thoughts from the Arctic. 1994. Uniform title: Morningside (Radio program).The elusive Mr. Pond: the soldier, fur trader and explorer who opened the Northwest
By Barry M Gough. 2014
Born in Connecticut in 1739, Peter Pond volunteered for the colonial Connecticut and New York regiments that fought against the…
French for control of North America. Soon after, drawn by the promise of wealth and adventure, Pond paddled into the wild territory of the Indians to the west with only a canoe, some trade goods and a few French Canadians to aid him. What he returned with is the stuff of legend. 2014.The English vision: the picturesque in architecture, landscape and garden design
By David Watkin. 1982
This text is both an account of the most widespread artistic concern of eighteenth-century England, and a history of unique…
indigenous tradition of architecture in its setting. It includes chapters on the early landscape gardens; on the fashion for ruins and follies; on the theory and practice of garden design; on the influence of the Picturesque in Europe; and on the history of village design and town-planning, culminating in the garden city. 1982.The Everest years: a climber's life
By Chris Bonington. 1987
At the age of 50, the author, one of the world's best-known mountaineers, reached the summit of Mount Everest in…
1985 after four attempts. He chronicles his Everest expeditions and the ascent of Mount Vinson in the Antarctic with Frank Wells. 1987.The defiant imagination: why culture matters (Why Culture Matters Ser.)
By Max Wyman. 2004
Technology and globalization are changing the world we live in, and our social and economic structures are struggling to keep…
pace. Innovation and imagination are needed to find humane solutions. These qualities are argued to be most integral to the field of arts and culture. 2004.The Daily Show (the book): an oral history as told by Jon Stewart, the correspondents, staff and guests
By Jon Stewart, Chris Smith. 2016
For almost 17 years, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart brilliantly redefined the borders between television comedy, political satire, and…
opinionated news coverage. It launched the careers of some of today's most significant comedians, highlighted the hypocrisies of the powerful, and garnered 23 Emmys. Now, for the first time, the people behind the show's seminal moments come together to share their memories of one of America's most groundbreaking shows. Bestseller. 2016.The Group of Seven and Tom Thomson: an introduction
By Anne Newlands. 1995
The griffin and the dinosaur: how Adrienne Mayor discovered a fascinating link between myth and science
By Marc Aronson, Adrienne Mayor. 2015
Traces the research scientist co-author's explorations in Greece and the Gobi Desert for the origins of the mythical griffin, relating…
the story of the ancient Scythians and the griffins that were said to have guarded their treasure. Grades 2-4. 2015.The hall of the mountain king
By Howard H Snyder. 1973
The dig tree: the extraordinary story of the ill-fated Burke and Wills 1860 expedition
By Sarah Murgatroyd. 2003
In 1860, an eccentric Irish police officer named Robert O'Hara Burke set out to Melbourne at the head of the…
most ambitious expedition of his age. Up until this point Australia had remained a truly dark continent, but times were changing. On 20 August Burke and his team of eighteen men made a confident start - journeying north towards the Gulf of Carpentaria. Accompanied by William Wills, a shy English scientist, he was prepared to risk everything to cross the continent. Meanwhile, John McDouall Stuart, a dour Scotsman with a fondness for the bottle, was already trekking north from Adelaide. The race was on. 2003.The cinema of isolation: a history of physical disability in the movies
By Martin F Norden. 1994
Film has often shown people with physical disabilities as deserving isolation from the rest of society. Norden examines hundreds of…
Hollywood and international movies and uncovers the industry's practices for maintaining this status quo, while offering an array of physically disabled characters who embody or break out of stereotypes. He observes the arrival of a new set of stereotypes tied to the growth of science and technology in the 1970s and 1980s, and underscores later movies that display a newfound sensitivity. Some descriptions of sex, strong language. 1994.The curse of King Tut's mummy (Stepping stones. True stories)
By Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld. 2007
When the pharaohs of Egypt died, they were mummified and buried in pyramids and tombs with all their riches. But…
as centuries passed, the tombs were looted and the pharaohs' gold stolen. Then Howard Carter found the greatest Egyptian treasure trove of all - the tomb of King Tut's mummy! But did the amazing treasure come with a deadly curse? Grades 2-4. 2007.The boys of Saturday night: inside Hockey night in Canada
By Scott Young. 1990
A history of the 60-year-old CBC broadcast which originally began on radio in 1929 and became a Canadian institution. Discusses…
the financial arrangements, the internal politics and battles with CBC, and provides a behind-the-scenes look at the announcers, cameramen, technicians and directors who put the show together. 1990.The breach: Kilimanjaro and the conquest of self
By Rob Taylor. 1981
The bones of St. Peter: the first full account of the search for the Apostle's body
By John Evangelist Walsh. 1982
Describes the archeological exploration begun in 1939 in Rome to unearth the lost remains of St. Peter. Details the excavations…
under St. Peter's Basilica, the uncovering of the tomb, and the historical and archeological evidence indicating that the discovered bones are those of St. Peter. 1982.Suzanne Valadon, ou, La recherche de la vérité
By Jeanne Champion. 1984