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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.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.By Mordecai Richler. 2001
A personalized introduction to snooker and its best players. In the early 1950s, the author relocated to London, where he…
followed the popular British snooker competitions. Among the profiles of the sport's heroes and villains, Richler includes digressions on a wide variety of topics, including anti-Semitism in sports, and the greed of today's athletes. Some strong language. 2001.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.By Theresa Tedesco. 1996
Business journalist Tedesco describes the battle waged for control of Maple Leaf Gardens Ltd. after the death of Harold Ballard.…
The figures include some of Canada's best known business people and largest corporations. 1996.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.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.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.By Scott Miller, Bob Tewksbury. 2018
Bob Tewksbury shows listeners a side of baseball only he can provide, given his singular background as both a longtime…
MLB pitcher and a mental skills coach for two of the sport's most fabled franchises, the Boston Red Sox and San Francisco Giants. 2018.By Murray Howe. 2017
Unlike his two brothers, Murray Howe failed in his attempt to follow in his father's footsteps to become a professional…
athlete. Yet, his failure brought him to the realization that in truth, his dream wasn't to be a pro hockey player. His dream was to be his father, Gordie Howe. To be amazing at something, but humble and gracious. To be courageous, and stand up for the little guy. To be a hero. You don't need to be a hockey player to do that. What he learned was that it is a waste of time wishing you were like someone else. We need to identify and embrace our gifts. Gordie Howe may have been the greatest player in the history of hockey, but greatness was never defined by goals or assists in the Howe household. Greatness meant being the best person you could be, not the best player on the ice. Bestseller. 2017.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.By James Haskins, Kathleen Benson. 1984
By Scott Young. 1984
By Laura Jackson. 2004
This portrait of Neil Diamond, his life, his music and his passions are explored from his childhood struggle to get…
out of Brooklyn, through five decades of global stardom, to the present day. This biography provides a definitive insight into one of the most enduring, creative, and prolific singer-songwriters of his generation. 2004.By David Dalton, Paul Anka. 2013
Autobiography of Canadian singer-songwriter whose lengthy career began as a teen idol in the late 1950s. Describes singing through the…
decades to a changing audience and hanging out with and writing hits for other singers, including Frank Sinatra and Buddy Holly. Some strong language. 2013.By Joyce Gray Jackson. 2009
The story of star-struck Kentucky girl Joyce Gray, who grew up, moved to Nashville where she worked behind-the-scenes on behalf…
of such Music City legends as singer Jim Reeves. This book documents her professional and private lives. 2009.By Kathryn Crosby. 1983
Kathryn Crosby discusses her first 12 years with her singer-actor husband, Bing, and their children. She describes the joys and…
difficulties of raising a family with the famous star, while she maintained her own acting career. 1983.By R. Murray Schafer. 2012
A memoir by the internationally-acclaimed Canadian composer, music educator and writer R. Murray Schafer, traces the author's life and growth…
as an artist from his earliest memories to the present. Scenes from his youth as an aspiring painter, a music student at the University of Toronto and a sailor on a Great Lakes freighter give way to memories of his several years of work and wandering in Europe, where he gained a deeper understanding of his vocation, and found, especially in Greece, the inspiration for much of the astonishing music he would create after his return to Canada. 2012.By Margaret Crosland, Edith Piaf, Jean Noli. 1990
This autobiography of Edith Piaf offers romantic, and sometimes melodramatic, recollections of the French singer's celebrated, yet tragic, life. Her…
rise from poverty, her philosophical and religious convictions and her legendary generosity are intermingled with scandals of love affairs, drug addiction and alcoholism. 1990. Uniform title: Ma vie.By Jeff Coplon, Tina Sinatra. 2000
A portrait of Frank Sinatra by his youngest daughter, Tina. Focuses on his home life, marriage to teenage sweetheart, Nancy,…
and his loyalty to his three children. Also describes the entertainer's tempestuous marriages to Ava Gardner and Mia Farrow, and his last years with domineering wife Barbara Marx Sinatra. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2000.