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Le semeur: enraciner sa vie pour mieux s'épanouir
By Mario Pelchat. 2012
"Dans cette biographie particulière, Mario Pelchat sattarde non seulement sur sa vie et sa carrière, mais aussi à ses réflexions,…
ses convictions et ses différents moyens daborder les épreuves de la vie avec persévérance et optimisme. " -- 4e de couv.Oscar Peterson: the will to swing
By Gene Lees. 1988
This biography of jazz pianist Oscar Peterson looks at his experiences growing up black and talented in Montreal during the…
1940s. Portrays other famous musicians and singers with whom he has worked. Some strong language. 1988.Un jardinier offre un bouquet à un promeneur inconnu qui accepte de visiter son jardin. Ce bouquet est composé de…
divers sujets de réflexion: les valeurs où s'implante notre existence, le sens des expériences multiples qui jalonnent notre destinée, les questions qui motivent nos quêtes. 1997.Maureen Forrester: au-delà du personnage : un récit autobiographique
By Jean Chapdelaine Gagnon, Maureen Forrester, Marci McDonald. 1989
La cantatrice canadienne Maureen Forrester évoque ici son enfance à Montréal, ses aventures de coulisses, sa vie trépidante autour du…
monde, ses succès et ses mésaventures a l'opéra. Elle raconte aussi son idylle et son mariage avec le violoniste Eugene Kash, sa vie d'épouse et de mère de cinq enfants. 1989. Titre uniforme: Out of character.One river: explorations and discoveries in the Amazon rain forest
By Wade Davis. 1996
Ethnobotanist Richard Schultes took a leave of absence from Harvard from 1941 to 1953 to collect specimens of psychoactive and…
medicinal plants in the Amazon rain forest. His student Tim Plowman embarked on a similar journey with the author during 1974 and 1975. Davis recalls the discoveries, travels, and adventures of both. c1996.Le crash et le défi, survivre (À vrai dire)
By Johanne De Montigny. 1985
29 mars, 1979. Un F-27 de Québécair quitte l'aéroport de L'Ancienne-Lorette à destination de Montréal. Une minute 48 seconds plus…
tard, c'est le crash. Bilan: 17 morts. Voici le récit bouleversant d'une des sept passagers qui ont eu la vie sauve. 1985.One hit wonderland
By Tony Hawks. 2002
Before he became a best-selling author, before he was a TV and radio presenter, Tony Hawks was a popstar. He…
tasted fame... and now he wants more. One Hit Wonderland is his wonderful account of an adventure that takes him around the world in search of that elusive follow-up hit. From the studios of Nashville to the coffee bars of Amsterdam, Hawks will do anything to have a hit. Changing musical styles with a bewildering lack of integrity, he hypes charts and gets remixes, but can he get a number one? Strong language. 2002.On a personal note
By Anne Simpson, Rita MacNeil. 1998
Canadian folk singer Rita MacNeil shares the story of her life from her childhood on Cape Breton Island, to her…
unsuccessful first marriage and her eventual success as a singer. 1998.On power: my journey through the corridors of power and how you can get more power
By Gene Simmons. 2017
Gene Simmons, Kiss front man, shares his philosophy on power--how to attain it, how to keep it, and how to…
harness it as a driving force in business and in life. 2017.On a cold road: tales of adventure in Canadian rock
By Dave Bidini. 1998
David Bidini, rhythm guitarist with the Rheostatics, shares his experiences of being part of a band touring across Canada. In…
1996, when the Rheostatics opened for the Tragically Hip on their "Trouble at the Henhouse" tour, Bidini kept a diary of his life on the road. When the tour was over he interviewed some of the pioneers of Canadian rock and compared their experiences with his own. Some strong language. Canada Reads 2012. 1998.Off stage: My Non-show Business Life
By Betty Comden. 1995
Comden and her collaborator, Adolph Green, composed the music for many Broadway and movie musicals. Here she reminisces about her…
personal life from her Brooklyn childhood in the 1920s through her long marriage, widowhood, and the death of her son. Interspersed are essays about such topics as aging and following fashion and tributes to her friends. c1995.On board the Titanic: what it was like when the great liner sank (I was there book)
By Shelley Tanaka, Ken Marschall. 1996
The story of the Titanic, once the world's largest ocean liner, as told through the experiences of two of its…
survivors. Detailed explanations about the ship, passengers, and crew are interwoven with an account of its tragic sinking in 1912. Grades 4-7. Winner of the 1997 Silver Birch Award. c1996.Félix Leclerc, le roi heureux: biographie (Compact Ser. #No. 4)
By Jacques Bertin. 1987
Biographie de Félix Leclerc: sa vie, sa carrière. Pionnier chez nous, il fut avec Charles Trenet le premier auteur-compositeur-interprète en…
France. Premier écrivain québécois à vivre de sa plume, il fut le héraut de l'indépendance, le père de la nation pour un pays qui n'est pas né. 1987.Notes of a piano tuner
By Denele Pitts Campbell. 1997
Tuning pianos provides the author opportunity to visit homes, churches, and music halls where she catches glimpses of the players'…
various lifestyles. Campbell describes her experiences and also comments on the countryside of the Arkansas Ozarks she traverses to do her work. 1997.North to the Pole
By Paul Schurke, Will Steger. 1987
Colette Boky, le chant d'une femme: essai biographique (Chanson/musique)
By Colette Boky, Mireille Barrière. 2008
Colette Boky nous entretient de ses relations avec ses collègues, de sa conception des principaux rôles qu'elle a incarnés, de…
ses prestations devant maints personnages célèbres. Mais, plus encore, ces pages tracent le portrait d'une femme résolue, fonceuse, au franc parler, qui ne craint pas de mettre sa réputation au service de causes qui lui tiennent à coeur. Elle appuiera activement l'option du oui lors du référendum de 1980 et s'engagera dans la relance de l'opéra à Montréal et au Québec. Faisant fi des tabous, elle acceptera de tourner une scène de nu dans un filmopéra, au moment où le théâtre lyrique était encore très sage. Cet ouvrage fera aussi mieux connaître au public la femme derrière la diva, une mère affectueuse et une grand-maman gâteau, sans oublier le roman d'amour qu'elle vit avec le comédien et metteur en scène Jacques Létourneau depuis trente-cinq ans. 2008.Les cannibales de Dieu
By Peter Gzowski, Pan Bouyoucas. 1981
Voici l'histoire véridique d'une lutte désespérée contre la résignation et la mort. L'histoire de deux êtres isole, transis de froid,…
souffrants et affames qui, pour s'en sortir, durent prendre une terrible décision : manger de la chair humaine. Quelques descriptions de violence. 1981. Titre uniforme: The sacrament.Night witches: the untold story of Soviet women in combat
By Bruce Myles. 1990
In 1941, as the Nazi hordes swept eastward into the Soviet Union, the desperate call went out for female volunteers…
to join the Russian air force. Making up three regiments, the lives, exploits, loves and fears of these women are captured here - the pilots whom the Germans came to dread as the "Night witches". 1990.Neil Young (Music makers)
By Alexis Petridis. 2000
This text provides a concise and well-researched view into the career of this unique rock 'n' roll icon. The author…
includes full biographical information and a comprehensive discography, and explores the influence of Young on a huge range of artists, from Sonic Youth and Nirvana to Ron Sexsmith. 2000.Nat King Cole
By James Haskins, Kathleen Benson. 1984