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Naked
By David Sedaris. 1997
A humorous memoir of bizarre and absurd experiences with family, friends, and strangers. The title essay recounts the author's visit…
to a nudist colony, where he painfully faces coming to terms with his naked self. Strong language. 1997.Nancy: a portrait of my years with Nancy Reagan
By Michael K Deaver. 2004
My father came from Italy: A Daughter's Memoir Of Reunion
By Maria Coletta McLean. 2000
A retired truck driver for a Toronto macaroni factory returned to Supino, his native Italian village, after sixty-four years. Together…
with his youngest daughter and her husband, they retrace history and pray to the Saint of Special Favours for a final and miraculous gift. 2000.My girls: a lifetime with Carrie and Debbie
By Lindsay Harrison, Todd Fisher. 2018
My mother's daughter: a memoir
By Rona Maynard. 2007
A woman's identify is forged in her relationship with her mother, whether close and tender or fraught with conflict. This…
book will ring true for every reader who has struggled to be her own woman while still being her mother's daughter. 2007.My childhood and yours: happy memories of growing up
By Robert Thomas Allen. 1977
My family and other animals
By Gerald Durrell. 1980
When the unconventional Durrell family can no longer endure the damp, gray English climate, they do what any sensible family…
would do: sell their house and relocate to the sunny Greek isle of Corfu. 1980.My life with Martin Luther King, Jr
By Coretta Scott King. 1969
Mon petit coeur de beurre
By Natasha St-Pier. 2017
En 2015, après l'échographie du quatrième mois de grossesse, Natasha St-Pier attend de son médecin la réponse habituelle : "…
Tout va bien ". Au lieu de cela, celui-ci s'écrie fermement : " On va le sauver, votre bébé ! " Et pour Natasha, l'enfer commence... Son fils Bixente est atteint d'une malformation cardiaque à hauts risques, avec la possibilité de la trisomie 21. Seule l'amniocentèse éclaircira ce point. Natasha risque d'être confrontée au choix entre mettre au monde un enfant handicapé ou interrompre la grossesse, à un moment où il ne sera plus un foetus, mais un bébé... Elle échappera à ce dilemme, mais pas à l'opération à coeur ouvert que Bixente devra subir à quatre mois, et qui n'est pas sans danger. " Mon beau petit garçon, on allait le couper en deux... Pendant les mois qui précèdent l'opération, j'ai l'impression de vivre en sursis... " Et le jour J arrive. " Peut-être est-ce ma dernière nuit avec lui. Peut-être qu'il ne reviendra pas... Peut-être qu'il reviendra, mais aura besoin d'un pacemaker. Si c'est ma dernière nuit avec lui, je veux le garder dans mes bras... " L'opération a réussi. Mais Natasha nous décrit ce parcours affolant où il faut pourtant maîtriser l'angoisse, soulignant le soutien sans faille du corps médical, et nous livrant les confidences d'autres parents dans sa situation. 2017.Mon frère le Che
By Juan Martin Guevara, Armelle Vincent. 2016
" Quand les Guevara apprirent la mort du Che, à la une des journaux, ils décidèrent de garder le silence.…
Cinquante ans plus tard, il est temps pour son frère cadet, Juan Martin, de partager ses souvenirs, de dévoiler qui était le Che dans l'intimité. Juan Martin fait revivre ainsi ce frère aîné attentif et protecteur, complice des canulars et des escapades. Il raconte les deux mois extraordinaires qu'il a passés à La Havane aux côtés du Comandante, en 1959, au coeur de la révolution cubaine. Il se souvient de l'aventurier idéaliste qu'il a adulé, de l'intellectuel engagé dont les parents, excentriques, cultivés et bohèmes, mais aussi les frères et soeurs, ont participé à l'éveil politique. Dans ce récit autobiographique, Juan Martin Guevara oeuvre enfin pour que les valeurs du Che deviennent une source d'inspiration pour les plus jeunes. " -- 4e de couv.Mon petit garçon des rizières (Collection Vécu)
By Reine Schiller. 1980
En avril 1975, alors que Saigon va tomber, une journaliste française fuit avec un jeune orphelin vietnamien de quatre ans.…
Ce récit, c'est celui de l'odyssée qui les amènera à Londres, c'est aussi celui d'une "maternité" pas comme les autres. 1980.Mon frère
By Herman Melville, Daniel Pennac. 2018
Je ne sais rien de mon frère mort si ce n'est que je l'ai aimé. Il me manque comme personne…
mais je ne sais pas qui j'ai perdu. J'ai perdu le bonheur de sa compagnie, la gratuité de son affection, la sérénité de ses jugements, la complicité de son humour, la paix. J'ai perdu ce qui restait de douceur au monde. Mais qui ai-je perdu ? 2018.Mort à crédit (Folio Ser.)
By Louis-Ferdinand Celine. 1952
Autobiographie romancée dans laquelle l'auteur raconte sa jeunesse petite-bourgeoise, hantée par la pauvreté, dans le Paris du début du 20e…
siècle. La suite de sa vie apparaît disséminée dans d'autres livres. À noter que l'argot de l'auteur peut poser quelques difficultés au lecteur nord-americain. Il faut comprendre que lorsqu'il écrit: "J'essayais de trisser sans douiller" cela signifie: "J'essayais de partir en douce sans payer." 1993, c1952.Motion sickness: a memoir
By David Layton. 1999
David Layton shares his memories of a childhood during which he was shuttled from country to country, guardian to guardian.…
His parents, poet Irving Layton and his wife Aviva, largely ignored their son and allowed others to be responsible for his upbringing. Layton's story moves from Canada to London to Greece to Morocco and then back to London again, and includes stories about not just his family but also about his godfather, the poet and performer Leonard Cohen. 1999.Moneyshift: how to prosper from what you can't control (Your coach in a box)
By Jerry A Webman. 2012
While listeners may not be able to stop change, Webman believes they can profit from it. He provides expert advice…
on staying afloat in the changing global economy, including investment strategies and financial planning tools fit for the new financial landscape. 2012.Money talks: when to say yes and how to say no
By Gail Vaz-Oxlade. 2015
"Money talks" is Gail's answer to the toughest - and most common - problem that sits at the heart of…
money and relationships: how to tell your mate, your father, your best friend or your grandmother it's time for a change. With over 75 different scenarios drawn from years of working with real Canadians, Gail helps readers see their own situations through stories that reflect what they're experiencing. Then she gives readers the language to negotiate effectively, showing them that for each problem there are steps they can take to find a solution. 2015.Money-smart kids: teach your children financial confidence and control
By Gail E Vaz-Oxlade. 2011
Want to teach your kids to see money as a tool, not a trap? Determined to help them avoid the…
mistakes you made? Gail starts with an age-appropriate allowance, showing parents how to use it effectively to help their kids. What better gift could you give your kids than the confidence to control their money, rather than letting their money control them? 2011.Money rules: rule your money, or your money will rule you
By Gail E Vaz-Oxlade. 2012
Covering every topic under the financial sun--from TFSAs to taxes, borrowing to breaking bad habits, relationships to RRSPs--Gail tells readers…
that many of the rules they have been following might actually be working against their best interests. Some of her advice is common sense (Rule #17: Needs Must Come Before Wants), some of it is surprising (Rule #222: Don't Borrow to Contribute to an RRSP), and some is even counterintuitive coming from Gail (Rule #261: Take Pleasure from Your Money). All of the rules are delivered in digestible pieces that each give the reader a clear sense of what works and what doesn't. Includes strong language. 2012.Money magic: seven simple steps to true financial freedom
By Alvin D Hall. 2010
This text contains tips and advice on how to: track your money habits, learn about your money personality, get out…
of debt, start to save, make money work in a relationship, become a money magic family and chase your money dreams. 2010.Mount Allegro: a memoir of Italian American life (A morningside Book Ser.)
By Jerre Gerlando Mangione. 1981
The author recalls his childhood among his happy but hot-headed relatives and friends in Rochester's Little Italy neighbourhood called Mount…
Allegro. He goes on to describe the years of his young manhood and his visits to Sicily, the land of his parents' birth. 1981.