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The giants of Russian literature: Turgenev, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, and Chekhov (The modern scholar)

By Liza Knapp. 2006

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Literature, Criticism

Columbia University professor Liza Knapp delivers lectures on the lives, times, and most important works of four great Russian authors. 2006.

The fleece era

By Joanna Lilley. 2014

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Literature, Poetry

Yukon-based, UK-born Joanna Lilley’s first book of poems is a wry and eloquent testament to the intricacies of our various… relationships. From the shattered pieces of our environmental puzzles to the labyrinth of family dynamics, Lilley makes these dilemmas come alive. Chillingly sparse, attractively odd and refreshingly frank, these poems embrace the complexities of human life with an unsettling mix of the sardonic and the compassionate. c2014.

The fragile lights of earth: articles and memories, 1942-1970

By Alan Brown, Gabrielle Roy. 1982

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Serious and literary fiction, Short stories, Canadian non-fiction, Anthologies, Essays

A collection of Roy's articles, stories, and essays written over a period of 30 years. Translation of "Fragiles lumieres de la terre." 1982. Uniform title: Fragiles lumières de la terre.

The first man in my life: daughters write about their fathers

By Sandra Martin, Ed Martin Sandra. 2007

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Family biography, Canadian non-fiction, Essays

In twenty-two original narratives, some of Canada's most acclaimed writers share stories, memories, insights, and revelations - from the comic… to the tragic - about the first man in their lives. These complex stories will open a fresh and intense conversation with daughters everywhere about the men they've observed since childhood: their fathers. Some descriptions of sex and violence and some strong language. 2007.

The forgotten trail: one man's adventures on the Canadian route to the Klondike

By Larry Pynn. 1996

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Adventure and exploration, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian travel and geography

In 1992, Vancouver Sun journalist Larry Pynn decided to undertake an adventure. He followed the old Stikine Trail in the… Yukon, by foot, horseback and canoe, to the Klondike. He discovered many relics, met colourful characters, and relived Canadian gold rush history.

The flamingo's smile: reflections in natural history

By Stephen Jay Gould. 1985

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Essays, Nature, Science and technology

These essays cover a wide variety of subjects: extinction of the dinosaurs, nuclear war, evolutionary biology, and the decline in batting average in major league baseball. 1985.

The description of the world

By Johanna Skibsrud. 2016

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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Literature, Poetry

In this collection of poems, the author asks: is our world really what it appears to be? How do we… shape it through language? And if language can create our world, can it also transform or destroy it? She brings us to the edges of dreams and waking. With lines that are searching, but spacious, she deftly turns over ideas of perception and reality, inviting us to join her as she releases the abstract figure from its painting, or brings the poet in from the wilderness. 2016.

The dream of Gerontius

By John Henry Newman. 2009

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Literature, Poetry

This poem describes the death of an old man and the journey of his soul to the judgement seat of God. First published in 1865, 2009.

The essential Rumi

By Coleman Barks, Maulana Jalal al-Din Rumi. 1995

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Literature, Poetry

Contemporary translation of spiritual poetry by the Sufi mystic Jelaluddin Rumi (1207-1273). These poems were created during Rumi's work with… a dervish learning community that was "exploring the mystery of union with the divine." Includes sex. 1995. Uniform title: Selections.

The empathy exams: essays

By Leslie Jamison. 2014

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Award winning non-fiction, Literature, Essays

A collection of essays explores empathy, using topics ranging from street violence and incarceration to reality television and literary sentimentality… to ask questions about people's understanding of and relationships with others. Winner of the Gray Wolf Press Nonfiction Prize. 2014. The empathy exams -- Devil's bait -- La frontera -- Morphology of the hit -- Pain tours (I) : La plata perdida ; Sublime, revised ; Indigenous to the hood -- The immortal horizon -- In defense of saccharin(e) -- Fog count -- Pain tours (II) : Ex-votos ; Servicio supercompleto ; The broken heart of James Agee -- Lost boys -- Grand unified theory of female pain -- Judge's afterword / A conversation with Leslie Jamison. Uniform title: Essays.

The dog's last walk: (and other pieces)

By Howard Jacobson. 2017

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Literature, Essays

Week after week, for eighteen years, the Booker Prize-winning novelist Howard Jacobson wrote a weekly column for the Independent, reflecting… in inimitable style on the sacred and the profane in turn, the frivolous and the serious, the deeply personal and the most universal. As the much-loved newspaper ceases printing, this second collection of Jacobson's columns offers a selection of the witty and thunderous best. 2017. Uniform title: Independent (London, England)

The corpses of the future

By Lynn Crosbie. 2017

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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Literature, Poetry

A sustained, confessional new collection of poems that tells the story of Crosbie's father’s battle with frontotemporal dementia and blindness,… following a stroke. The poems chronologically recount the poet’s conversations and time with her father, and capture his still-astonishing means of communicating. The book’s title is his sardonic remark. Crosbie considers dementia to be a symbolic language and as such, similar to poetry. The author’s attempts to understand her father’s distress, pain, fear, and brave love are assisted by her understanding of the “negative capability” required of readers of poetry. 2017.

The elephant and my Jewish problem: selected stories and journals, 1957-1987

By Hugh Nissenson. 1988

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Multi-cultural fiction, Short stories, Lifestyle, Essays

Short stories and journal entries which describe the Jewish experience from the turn of the century to the aftermath of… the Holocaust and the beginning of the state of Israel. 1988.

The horizontal Everest: extreme journeys on Ellesmere Island

By Jerry Kobalenko. 2002

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Adventure and exploration, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian history, Canadian travel and geography, Travelogues

Ellesmere Island lays a mere 450 miles from the North Pole and has the highest peaks in the Western Hemisphere… east of the Rockies. For more than a decade, Kobalenko has traced the routes of explorers and Inuits, and broken many new trails across the frozen terrain of Ellesmere Island. He investigates the motives and mistakes of the island's first explorers, searches for clues to the mysterious disappearance of scientist-explorer Dr. Hans Kruger and the murder of an Inuit guide. 2002.

The gospel according to Clarence Thomas: a libretto

By Ashis Gupta. 2007

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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Literature, Poetry

Crafted as a long poem, a libretto for stage presentations, this book is less about Clarence Thomas than it is… about the devastating reign of the Bush administration. The central idea of the book is: ‘War is an Evil product of Evil/Hypocritical Minds’. The ‘Chorus of the Homeless’ occupies a central role in the poem, performing a function much like the Chorus in Greek Tragedies, providing a reasonably objective commentary. In a sense, the central story is a tragedy too – George Bush is a tragic figure. And, towards the end, he is conceived as a tragic hero, a Samson-like figure who pulls down the temple over his head to crush the Philistines. 2007.

The Great Lakes

By Pierre Berton. 1996

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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian travel and geography, United States travel and geography

Berton relates the history of the Great Lakes and the humans who have lived around them. From their birth during… the Ice Age to the fight to save them from pollution, Berton tells the many stories which their shores have witnessed. 1996.

The Dunsmuirs: alone at the edge

By Rod Langley. 1991

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Canadian non-fiction, Literature, Drama

Robbie Dunsmuir, exiled from Scotland, becomes an indentured labourer in the Nanaimo coalfields. He ruthlessly climbs his way to the… top when he discovers a coal deposit on Vancouver Island. Some strong language. Followed by "The Dunsmuirs : a promise kept". c1991.

The double flame: love and eroticism

By Octavio Paz, Helen Lane. 1995

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Literature

Examination of love and sexuality, particularly as portrayed in literature beginning with Plato's Symposium. Paz defines the distinctions between sex,… love, and eroticism and further delineates the varieties of love. As these concepts have evolved over time, Paz argues, we, too, must envision a new eroticism. 1995. Uniform title: Llama doble.

The darker face of the earth: a verse play in fourteen scenes

By Rita Dove. 1994

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Literature, Drama

Set in the South before the Civil War, this classical tragedy is based on the Oedipus legend. A white woman… gives birth to a black baby and agrees to give him up if his life is spared. Twenty years later, the woman, now plantation mistress, acquires a slave named Augustus. Rebellious but susceptible to his owner's charms, Augustus becomes embroiled in an uprising just as he learns the truth about his heritage. 1994.

The day the world came to town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland

By Jim DeFede. 2002

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Canadian non-fiction, General non-fiction, Canadian history, Canadian travel and geography

As flights were temporarily grounded following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the town of Gander found itself hosting over 6,000 stranded… commercial airline passengers. The people of Gander put up the unexpected guests in schools, community centres and even their own homes. A heartwarming story of strangers being greeted with exemplary kindness. 2002.

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