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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.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.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.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.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.By Gordon Pinsent. 1992
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.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.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.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.By John Osborne. 1991
Following on from Osborne's first autobiographical book, "A better class of person", this book looks at the period 1955 to…
1966. It covers the foundation of the English Stage Company at the Royal Court Theatre to the death of his artistic director and Osborne's mentor, George Devine. At the Royal Court he experienced years of high theatrical achievement and low backstage comedy. For the playwright it was a decade of baffling and often ludicrous notoriety and of emotional and matrimonial upheaval.By Terry Wogan. 2000
Why do we feel the need to perform music in a historically informed style? Is this need related to wider…
cultural concerns? John Butt sums up recent debates on the nature of the early music movement and historically informed performance, calling upon ideas gleaned from historical musicology, analytic philosophy, literary theory, historiography and theories of modernism and postmodernism. 2002.By Sandra Shamas. 2002
The author faces life's next hurdle after marriage - divorce - and moves from the city to a farm. Urban…
angst meets the real darkness of nature in this story of healing and creating a new life. 2002.By Mark Miller. 2001
By Vernon Chapman. 2001
A serious yet funny look at the history of Canadian theatre, written by long-time actor Vernon Chapman. Based on his…
own experiences across the country, from the 1930's on, and extensive research, the author presents anecdotes of plays, directors, and actors, including Don Harron, Dora and Mavor Moore, and Shirley Knight. 2001.By John G. Paton, John Glenn Paton. 1997
By Richard Walters. 1994
A collection of solo arias from oratorios, masses and cantatas. The literature was confined to work by major composers, and…
bypasses the dated oratorio literature found in previous collections. The most famous music is here, and so is interesting and less famous music by masters. There are new music engravings for each aria, and extensive historical notes and translations. 1994.By Timothy J McGee. 1985
Describes the many genres of music that have flourished in Canada: art music, folk and popular, church music, and jazz.…
Each chapter begins with a brief summary of the social and political background of the period under discussion, to understand its music in the context of Canadian history. Includes analytical sections for the more advanced reader, and an anthology of thirteen compete works by prominent Canadian composers. c1985.By Robert Kimball, Cole Porter. 1992