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McCown's law: the 100 greatest hockey arguments
By David Naylor, Bob McCown. 2007
Sports talk-radio personality Bob McCown isn't afraid to say what's on his mind. His hockey opinions include: The Leafs haven't…
won the Stanley Cup in 40 years for a perfectly logical reason: they have the crappiest players; it's time the law put hockey's most violent offenders in something more restrictive than the penalty box; and Slovakia, not Canada, just may be the greatest hockey nation on Earth. 2007.Matisse the master: a life of Henri Matisse : the conquest of colour, 1909-1954
By Hilary Spurling. 2005
Hilary Spurling's exploration of Matisse's world uncovers the secret life of the artist, whose paintings shocked and infuriated his contemporaries…
while paving the way for modern art. This second volume tells the story of Matisse's growing artistic maturity and the relationship between his life and art from 1909 to 1954, his glory years. 2005.Être ici est une splendeur: vie de Paula M. Becker
By Marie Darrieussecq. 2016
Paula Modersohn-Becker voulait peindre et c'est tout. Elle était amie avec Rilke. Elle n'aimait pas tellement être mariée. Elle aimait…
le riz au lait, la compote de pommes, marcher dans la lande, Gauguin, Cézanne, les bains de mer, être nue au soleil, lire plutôt que gagner sa vie, et Paris. Elle voulait peut-être un enfant - sur ce point ses journaux et ses lettres sont ambigus. Elle a existé en vrai, de 1876 à 1907. 2016.Martha Graham, a dancer's life: A Dancer's Life
By Russell Freedman. 1998
Biography of a modern dance pioneer who died in 1991 at ninety-six. Details her career as dancer, choreographer, and teacher.…
Also describes her personal life, including her relationship with older musician Louis Horst and her marriage to much younger dancer Erick Hawkins. Junior and Senior High. c1998.Mao's last dancer
By Cunxin Li. 2003
This is the true story of how, by the thinnest thread of a chance, one moment in time changed the…
course of a small boy's life in ways that are beyond imagination. One day he would dance with some of the greatest ballet companies of the world. One day he would be a friend to a president and first lady, movie stars and the most influential people in America. One day he would become a star: Mao's last dancer, and the darling of the West. Here is Li Cunxin's own story, a beautiful, rich account of an inspirational life, told with honesty, dignity and pride. 2003.L'odyssée blanche
By Nicolas Vanier. 1999
Life with Picasso
By Françoise Gilot, Carlton Lake. 1964
Local colour: writers discovering Canada
By Carol Martin. 1994
Lines on the water: a fisherman's life on the Miramichi
By David Adams Richards. 1998
Richards reflects on the art of fishing the Miramichi River, from landing his first trout to the endless search for…
the next great fishing pool. He writes about perseverance and respecting nature, and relates the lore, wisdom, humour, and passion of fishing. Winner of the 1998 Governor General's Award for Non-fiction. 1998.Lilac moon: dreaming of the real West
By Sharon Butala. 2005
To answer the question "What makes a Westerner?", author Butala considers the myths, the history, and the peoples of the…
three prairie provinces. From the pioneer past to Western stereotypes, from racial and ethnic inequalities to party politics, from rural myths to urban realities, she interweaves strands of history, family, politics and culture. Bestseller 2005.Life with Lindsay & Crouse
By Cornelia Otis Skinner. 1976
Famous actress offers a portrait of one of the most engaging and successful playwright teams in the history of the…
American theater. Lindsay and Crouse collaborated on such hits as "Life with Father," "State of the Union," and "Sound of Music." 1976.Level the playing field: the past, present, and future of women's pro sports
By Kristina Rutherford. 2016
Takes readers through the history of women's pro sports, exploring how far we have come in a relatively short time…
and exposing what ground is left to gain. The book provides first-person insight through interviews with professional female athletes, including Canadian hockey player Cassie Campbell, American MMA fighter Miesha Tate, and WNBA star Elena Delle Donne. Along the way, author and sports journalist Kristina Rutherford covers important topics like opportunity, female role models, and stereotypes. Grades 4-7. 2016.Many masks: a life of Frank Lloyd Wright
By Brendan Gill. 1987
Chronicles the turbulent career and private life of the American architect, Frank Lloyd Wright. The author's personal friendship with Wright…
and his family provides insights into the architect's creative and cantankerous personality. 1987.Maple leaf rag: travels across Canada
By Stephen Brook. 1987
L'échiquier de Mirabel
By Suzanne Laurin. 2012
" Qu'est-ce au juste que Mirabel ? Un aéroport à vocation modifiée ? Une zone aéroportuaire maintes fois redessinée ?…
Un territoire exproprié puis réapproprié au bout d'une longue lutte ? Une ville à la campagne ? Une campagne en ville ? Une banlieue de la couronne nord de Montréal qui pousse comme un champignon ? Mirabel est un espace aux frontières floues et mouvantes où vivent pourtant des personnes bien réelles. Même si la deuxième partie de ce livre analyse l'échec du projet aéroportuaire, la géographe Suzanne Laurin considère d'abord Mirabel comme un territoire dynamique qui a du souffle et qui réussit à produire une culture spécifique. En voyant en Mirabel un territoire culturel à décoder, elle nous invite à nous interroger sur ce qui constitue l'âme des lieux que nous habitons. "Du pipi, du gaspillage et sept autres lieux communs (Collection Papiers Colles)
By Serge Bouchard, Bernard Arcand. 2001
Le Québec en plein air
By Paul Larue, Pierre Bélec. 2016
Au fil des ans, les Québécois se sont dotés d'un immense domaine plein air : camps, bases, pourvoiries, réserves, parcs,…
routes verte ou bleue, sentiers pour la marche, le ski, la raquette. Les bienfaits d'un Québec en plein air ; une clé pour la santé, le tourisme et le développement durable. Une vingtaine de propositions palpitantes pour s'initier au plein air en famille. 2016.Chiriaeff: danser pour ne pas mourir : biographie
By 1941 Forget Nicolle. 2006
Ludmilla Chiriaeff a marqué l'histoire de la danse au Québec. Arrivée à Montréal en 1952 avec son mari, ses deux…
enfants et enceinte d'un troisième, elle avait pour seul bagage sa passion pour la danse. La traversée en Amérique, c'est l'espoir, pour elle, de se faire une place après avoir connu les affres de la guerre et de la Gestapo. Véritable femme orchestre, Ludmilla a dansé, chorégraphié, formé des danseurs, créé et administré des compagnies. Sa vie de femme dans tout cela? Trois maris, cinq enfants, la maladie et la certitude d'avoir fait ce qu'elle devait faire. 2006.Long shots: the Maritime teams that played for the Stanley Cup
By Trevor J Adams. 2012
In the early 1900s, a host of professional, minor-pro, senior, junior, and college leagues competed across the continent. More than…
a decade remained before the Stanley Cup would become the sole property of the NHL. In this era, it was a challenge cup, and it seemed as though every Canadian town--big or small--had a fair shot at the big prize. In these pre-NHL days, four teams from the Maritimes took up the challenge, competing for what was, even then, hockey's biggest prize. The 1900 Halifax Crescents club was followed in 1906 by the New Glasgow Cubs, in 1912 by the Moncton Victorias, and in 1913 by the Sydney Millionaires. 2012.Lost lands, forgotten stories: a woman's journey to the heart of Labrador
By Alexandra J Pratt. 2002
Author Alexandra Pratt read an old National Geographic article about Mina Hubbard, who in 1905 vowed to finish a journey…
begun by her husband Leonidas. He had died of cold and starvation while making a 600-mile uncharted river journey from Goose Bay, Labrador to Ungava Bay, Quebec. Pratt, inspired by Mina's successful attempt, retraced the journey, while contemplating the region's history and the plight of the local Innu people. 2002.