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The dog who wouldn't be (Seal books)
By Farley Mowat. 1957
Sports hall of fame, weird
By Kevin Sylvester. 2005
Take a walk on the weird side! Odd, weird and just plain gross moments in sports await you, including yucky…
bathroom incidents, cursed teams, and spectacular losers. Find out why some hockey fans throw an octopus on the ice, how a dead guy got drafted, and how the hand of God may have decided a soccer game. Grades 4-7. 2005.Still me: A Life
By Christopher Reeve. 1998
Best known for his role as Superman, actor Reeve discusses his life and career before and after the 1995 horseback…
riding accident that left him paralyzed. Reeve has faith that his injured spinal cord can eventually be repaired and is active in raising funds for research. Some strong language. Bestseller. 1998.Since you asked
By Pamela Wallin. 1998
Canadian media personality Pamela Wallin tells her story, from her birth in Wadena, Saskatchewan, to her role as host and…
producer of her television show. This book is her answer to the many questions asked about her life, as well as an examination of her own influences and aspirations. 1998.Randy Bachman: takin' care of business
By John Einarson, Randy Bachman. 2000
A biography of rock guitarist Randy Bachman, from his early days in Winnipeg, to his years with the Guess Who…
and BTO. A songwriter, producer, guitarist, and session player, Bachman has played an integral role in the evolution and growth of the Canadian music industry. Some strong language. 2000.Old enough to say what I want: an autobiography
By Barbara Sears, Dave Broadfoot. 2002
Over the years, Dave Broadfoot, a comedian, has walked off with many of Canada's top awards. This autobiography, peppered throughout…
with some of his favourite scripts, records his extraordinary career of fifty years. 2002.Never stand behind a loaded horse
By Gordon Kirkland. 2004
The author's syndicated newspaper column is familiar to Canadian and US audiences, and in this collection, his fans will find…
it all. Drawing humour out of everyday situations such as trying to stay awake while on an all-night drive through the mountains, or the skewed memory of a long lost office affair, he keeps the lines rolling and the laughs churning. 2004.Hollywood utopia
By Justine Brown. 2002
This book examines the individual lives of the Theosophists (proto-New Agers), the directors and actors who believed that silent movies…
were a Universal Language which had the potential to save mankind. Discusses the bohemian circles and Pygmalion figures that made up a community that believed it was creating a New World. 2002.Farewell to the twentieth century: a compendium of the absurd
By Pierre Berton. 1996
In almost fifty vignettes, Berton lampoons some of the stranger features of twentieth-century customs. His pet peeves include top-fifty radio…
stations, instant coffee, and perfumed magazine ads. He also speculates on how supersonic airliners will show full-length movies on short flights and wine critics who actually swallow the wine. 1996.Crazy plates: low-fat food so good, you'll swear it's bad for you!
By Janet Podleski, Greta Podleski. 1999
Janet and Greta Podleski, also known as The Looneyspoons Sisters, present Crazy Plates, a collection of low-fat recipes. Also includes…
fat facts (for example, a pound of body fat--representative of 3,500 calories--if shaped into a ball, would be the size of a softball and equal four sticks of butter), "Trivial Tidbits" (baking soda used to be added to the water for boiling vegetables until it was discovered that it destroyed the veggies' vitamin C), "You Do the Math" (substituting Canadian bacon for the regular high-fat stuff once a week for a year will cut your fat intake by 1,196 grams), and a lot of corny humour ("Did you hear what happened to the peanut when he walked through the park? He was a salted"). These recipes can be prepared quickly and are aimed at the home cook with a family to feed. 1999.By the way
By Gordon Pinsent. 1992
At the cottage: a fearless look at Canada's summer obsession
By Charles Gordon. 1989
This humourous guide to cottage life teaches the vital Law of Flashlights and explains the peril of docks with wanderlust.…
A survival manual for those who eagerly await the opportunity to open up the cottage, and just as eagerly await its closing. c1989.Area woman blows gasket: and other tales from the domestic frontier
By Patricia Pearson. 2005
A tour of twenty-first-century obsessions and distractions, including adult education classes, therapy, $100 haircuts, and the latest news on what…
causes cancer. Columnist Pearson plumbs every facet of modern life, marriage, and motherhood, from choosing the right vegan-bran-hemp diet for your family to confronting your husband's irrational fear of mayonnaise. Some strong language. c2005.The private capital: ambition and love in the age of Macdonald and Laurier
By Sandra Gwyn. 1984
A compelling account of private life in the age of Macdonald and Laurier. The author has used personal letters, diaries,…
scrapbooks, memoirs and social columns. 1984 Governor General's Award winner. c1984.Boyzone - by request (Youth project)
By B. P Fallon. 1999
This is the story behind Boyzone's greatest hits, revealing their thoughts on songwriting and the inspiration for each song -…
songs which have catapulted them into the charts many times. The book is the official tie-in to the "Boyzone's Greatest Hits" album. For junior and senior high students.All of me: my extraordinary life
By Barbara Windsor, Robin McGibbon. 2000
Born in London just before the war, Barbara Windsor made her first stage appearance at the age of thirteen. From…
her early roles as the original "Carry on" dolly bird to her hit as Peggy Mitchell in the soap "Eastenders", her success in theatre, film and TV has made her a British icon. Here, she talks in depth about the people and events that have shaped her career.The Morningside world of Stuart McLean
By Stuart McLean. 1989
This collection of McLean's humourous essays, originally broadcast on the CBC radio program "Morningside", looks at the extraordinary things in…
everyday life, including popsicles, the neighbourhood barber shop, dust balls and wooden pencils. Uniform title: Morningside (Radio program)The Penguin anthology of Canadian humour
By Will Ferguson. 2006
Seventy-one distinctly Canadian selections from fifty-four writers represent over a century's worth of accomplishments in humour. Includes pieces by Stephen…
Leacock, Douglas Coupland, Robertson Davies, Miriam Toews, Thomas King, W.P. Kinsella, and Stuart McLean. Some descriptions of sex, violence and strong language. 2006.Can you tell what it is yet?: my autobiography
By Rolf Harris. 2001
Rolf Harris arrived in Britain from Australia in 1952 with his meagre life savings and enrolled in art school, paying…
his fees from cabaret work. He went on to become one of the most enduring show business figures working today. His diverse career includes painting, singing and performing. 2001.Sean Connery
By John Parker. 1993
As a young man, Sean Connery wanted to play professional sports. Entering the theatrical world was purely serendipitous, but various…
people encouraged him to develop his acting skills. Since then, he has acted in more than fifty films and become a true superstar of the screen.