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L'évangile selon Snoopy
By Robert L Short. 1990
Parfums: A Catalogue Of Remembered Smells (Litterature & Documents Ser.)
By Philippe Claudel. 2015
"En dressant l'inventaire des parfums qui nous émeuvent - ce que j'ai fait pour moi, ce que chacun peut faire…
pour lui-même -, on voyage librement dans une vie. Le bagage est léger. On respire et on se laisse aller. Le temps n'existe plus : car c'est aussi cela la magie des parfums que de nous retirer du courant qui nous emporte, et nous donner l'illusion que nous sommes toujours ce que nous avons été, ou que nous fûmes ce que nous nous apprêtons à être. Alors la tête nous tourne délicieusement. P. Claudel" -- 4e de couv.Technique du journalisme
By Philippe Gaillard. 1971
The ode less travelled: unlocking the poet within
By Stephen Fry. 2005
The author believes that if you can speak and read English you can write poetry. Whether you want to write…
a Petrarchan sonnet for your lover's birthday, an epithalamium for your sister's wedding or a villanelle excoriating the government's housing policy, the text provides exercises, insights and simple step-by-step advice to enable you to do so. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2005.The world of Jimmy Breslin
By Jimmy Breslin, James G Bellows, Richard C Wald. 1967
Collected from the defunct "New York Herald Tribune," these firsthand reports range from trivia to moving accounts of the death…
of John F. Kennedy, civil rights marches, race riots, and fighting in Vietnam. 1967.The life & times of Greg Clark, Canada's favorite storyteller
By Jock Carroll. 1981
The kingdom and the power
By Gay Talese. 1969
Covering the period from 1950 to 1969, this is the story of the ever-changing personal struggles in the hierarchy of…
the New York Times during a time of tremendous changes in journalism. 1969.The golden web: 1933-1953
By Erik Barnouw. 1968
This history of broadcasting covers the two decades from the formation of the networks in the United States to the…
intrusion of television. Includes material from some of broadcasting's finest and shabbiest hours. 1968.Strong voices: conversations with fifty Canadian authors
By Alan Twigg. 1988
Reading like a writer: a guide for people who love books and for those who want to write them
By Francine Prose. 2006
Novelist, professor, and author of "A Changed Man" offers lessons on close reading to heighten literary appreciation and improve creative…
writing skills. Discusses sentence and paragraph structure, characterization, plot, and dialog, using examples from such authors as Austen, Fitzgerald, Roth, and Woolf. Includes list of recommended books. 2006.Pioneers & caretakers: a study of 9 American women novelists
By Louis Auchincloss. 1965
Mamaskatch: a Cree coming of age
By Darrel McLeod. 2018
Growing up in the tiny village of Smith, Alberta, Darrel J. McLeod was surrounded by his Cree family's history. In…
shifting and unpredictable stories, his mother, Bertha, shared narratives of their culture, their family and the cruelty that she and her sisters endured in residential school. Darrel was comforted by her presence and that of his many siblings and cousins, the smells of moose stew and wild peppermint tea, and his deep love of the landscape. Bertha taught him to be fiercely proud of his heritage and to listen to the birds that would return to watch over and guide him at key junctures of his life. However, in a spiral of events, Darrel's mother turned wild and unstable, and their home life became chaotic. Sweet and innocent by nature, Darrel struggled to maintain his grades and pursue an interest in music while changing homes many times, witnessing violence, caring for his younger siblings and suffering abuse at the hands of his surrogate father. Meanwhile, his older brother's gender transition provoked Darrel to deeply question his own sexual identity. Winner of the 2018 Governor General’s Award for Non-fiction. 2018.Éléments de linguistique générale ((Collection U. Prisme ; 28))
By André Martinet. 1970
Northern wildflower
By Catherine Lafferty. 2018
With startling honesty and a distinct, occasionally humorous, voice, Lafferty tells her story of being a Dene woman growing up…
in a small northern Canadian mining town and her struggles with discrimination, poverty, addiction, love and loss. Focusing on the importance of family ties, education, spiritualism, cultural identity, health and happiness, the relentless pursuit of success and the courage to speak the truth, Lafferty's words bring cultural awareness and relativity to Indigenous and non-Indigenous readers alike, giving insight into the real issues many Indigenous women face. 2018.How i write: secrets of a bestselling author
By Janet Evanovich, Ina Yalof. 2006
How many people would kill to be a bestselling novelist' Especially one like Janet Evanovich.Writers want to know how a…
bestselling author thinks, writes, plans, and dreams her books. And they are primed for a book from Janet Evanovich that tells, in a witty Q&A format: o How she comes up with such remarkable characters o How she nails the perfect name every time o How she finds out insider details o Just how she sets up those masterful plots o What the life of a full-time writer is really like o What she'd tell an aspiring author about the publishing industry o And much, much more! This book details the elements of writing and publishing a novel, and addresses all categories of fiction-from mystery/thriller/action titles to romance; from stand-alone narratives to series. It offers practical and inspiring advice on such subjects as structuring a plot and handling rejection. And it combines one of today's most successful fiction writers with a published non-fiction writer who teaches creative fiction. HOW I WRITE is the perfect reference for anyone looking to improve their writing, and for those fans who are hungry to find out more about just how Janet Evanovich ticks.A mind spread out on the ground
By Alicia Elliott. 2019
In an urgent and visceral work that asks essential questions about Native people in North America while drawing on intimate…
details of her own life and experience with intergenerational trauma, Alicia Elliott offers indispensable insight and understanding to the ongoing legacy of colonialism. What are the links between depression, colonialism and loss of language--both figurative and literal? How does white privilege operate in different contexts? How do we navigate the painful contours of mental illness in loved ones without turning them into their sickness? How does colonialism operate on the level of literary criticism? A Mind Spread Out on the Ground is Alicia Elliott's attempt to answer these questions and more. In the process, she engages with such wide-ranging topics as race, parenthood, sexuality, love, mental illness, poverty, sexual assault, gentrification, writing and representation. Elliott makes connections both large and small between the past and present, the personal and political--from overcoming a years-long history with head lice to the way Native writers are treated within the Canadian literary industry; her unplanned teenage pregnancy to the history of dark matter and how it relates to racism in the court system; her childhood diet of Kraft dinner to how systematic oppression is linked to depression in Native communities. With deep consideration and searing prose, Elliott extends far beyond her own experiences to provide a candid look at our past, an illuminating portrait of our present and a powerful tool for a better future. Bestseller. Winner of the 2020 Evergreen Award. 2019.Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
By Anne Lamott. 2019
"A warm, generous and hilarious guide through the writer's world and its treacherous swamps."-Los Angeles Times Advice on writing and…
on life from an acclaimed bestselling author: "Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years old at the time, was trying to get a report on birds written that he'd had three months to write. It was due the next day. We were out at our family cabin in Bolinas, and he was at the kitchen table close to tears, surrounded by binder paper and pencils and unopened books on birds, immobilized by the hugeness of the task ahead. Then my father sat down beside him, put his arm around my brother's shoulder, and said, 'Bird by bird, buddy. Just take it bird by bird.'"Go show the world: a celebration of Indigenous heroes /
By Wab Kinew. 2018
Girls belong outdoors! This handbook covers everything you need to get outside, including ideas for what to do, camping and…
hiking basics, body stuff in the wilderness, advanced skills like maps, weather, and first aid, as well as recipes, projects, activities, and profiles of inspiring outdoorswomen.Your definitive guide to getting outside--for girls ages 9-12! In addition to basic outdoor skills, this entertaining guidebook includes easy camping recipes, outdoor projects including science experiments and crafts, fun activity suggestions, and inspiring stories of diverse historical and contemporary outdoorswomen (such as Arunima Sinha, the first amputee woman to summit Mount Everest; Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts; and Libby Riddles, first woman to win the Iditarod). The goal is to improve the quality of girls' outdoor time by increasing participation and independence, making them feel comfortable and safe, and giving them essential skills and knowledge. Charming and approachable, this book will encourage both reluctant campers and budding naturalists to go wild and embrace the outdoors.The Patch
By John McPhee. 2018
An "album quilt," an artful assortment of nonfiction writings by John McPhee that have not previously appeared in any book.…
The Patch is the seventh collection of essays by the nonfiction master, all published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. It is divided into two parts. Part 1, "The Sporting Scene," consists of pieces on fishing, football, golf, and lacrosse-from fly casting for chain pickerel in fall in New Hampshire to walking the links land of St. Andrews at an Open Championship. Part 2, called "An Album Quilt," is a montage of fragments of varying length from pieces done across the years that have never appeared in book form-occasional pieces, memorial pieces, reflections, reminiscences, and short items in various magazines including The New Yorker. They range from a visit to the Hershey chocolate factory to encounters with Oscar Hammerstein, Joan Baez, and Mount Denali. Emphatically, the author's purpose was not merely to preserve things but to choose passages that might entertain contemporary readers. Starting with 250,000 words, he gradually threw out seventy-five per cent of them, and randomly assembled the remaining fragments as "An Album Quilt." Among other things, it is a covert memoir.