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The $12 million stuffed shark: the curious economics of contemporary art
By Donald N Thompson. 2008
Delves into the economics and psychology of the contemporary art world - artists, dealers, auction houses, and wealthy collectors. If…
it's true that 85 percent of new contemporary art is bad, why were record prices achieved at auction in 2006 and 2007? Explores money, lust, and the self-aggrandizement of possession in an attempt to determine what makes a particular work of art valuable while others are ignored. 2008.Telling tales
By John Fraser. 1986
Son of a gun: récit
By Justin St. Germain, Santiago Artozqui. 2014
" Septembre 2001. Alors que les Twin Towers viennent d'être attaquées à New York, un autre drame, plus intime, se…
joue à Tombstone, en Arizona. Debbie, la mère de Justin St. Germain, est retrouvée morte dans sa caravane, le corps criblé de balles. Son cinquième mari, Ray, est introuvable. Dix ans plus tard, Justin revient sur ce tragique événement, redécouvrant les paysages désolés de son enfance et ceux qui les ont peuplés, fouillant le passé pour tenter de comprendre l'insondable : la descente aux enfers d'une femme instable, fragile malgré les apparences, et aimante. Sa mère. "Que Debbie ait été tuée à Tombstone ville qui fut le théâtre de la fameuse fusillade d'O.K. Corral prend alors une autre dimension... Sans complaisance ni apitoiement, Justin St. Germain brosse le portrait d'une société qui n'est pas prête à rendre les armes. Une voix juste et percutante, tout en finesse et émotion. Un récit saisissant. " -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: Son of a gun.Tall in the saddle: ranch life in the Cariboo
By Eldon Lee, Todd Lee. 1995
A 1930s Cariboo Ranch with its isolation, indifferent summers and sub-zero winters that could last six months was a startling…
contrast to sunny California. But to the two young Lee boys, their new home promised to be a huge adventure. This is the story of their early years in B.C.'s ranch country. 1995.Talking music
By Holger Petersen. 2011
A collection of nineteen of Petersen’s in-depth radio interviews with artists - the pioneering men and women who created the…
blues and roots sounds that have influenced the course of popular culture and music in North America. The book is divided into four sections: British Blues Revival, Delta and Memphis Blues, Artists Who Helped Build Stony Plain, and Bonus Tracks. Each interview is preceded by background material on the artist, and Petersen’s own stories of their meetings. c2011.Tales from beyond the Tap
By Randy Bachman. 2014
Following “Vinyl Tap Stories”, Randy tells more great stories from a life in rock - all of the fun, hardships,…
and adventure that haven’t been featured on the radio show. This is Randy Bachman, unplugged! c2014.Take my wife ... please!: my life and laughs
By Henny Youngman, Carroll Carroll. 1973
A collection of autobiographical one-liners from the Jewish comedian from Brooklyn's Lower East Side, which also includes anecdotes about famous…
show business personalities such as Al Jolson, Milton Berle, and Bing Crosby. 1973.Taking it all in
By Pauline Kael. 1984
Strength of conviction
By Tom Mulcair. 2015
The inside story of Thomas Mulcair's rise from modest beginnings to the threshold of power. Discover the man behind the…
headlines, who he is, how he thinks, and the struggles he faced - from fighting sexual misconduct, to protecting our environment, to his work alongside Jack Layton leading the NDP to a historic breakthrough in Quebec. Bestseller. 2015.Swinging in paradise: the story of jazz in Montréal (Dossier Québec series)
By John Gilmore. 1988
For 50 years, Montréal was the jazz centre of Canada. Gilmore chronicles the lives of Montréal's jazz musicians, and describes…
the Montréal jazz scene and the environment in which musicians lived and played. 1988.Stutterin' boy: The Autobiography Of Mel Tillis, America's Beloved Star Of Country Music
By Mel Tillis, Walter H Wager. 1985
Reminiscences of a successful Nashville singer and songwriter whose comic use of his stuttering has brought him extra recognition. Discusses…
the breakup of a 20-year marriage and a remarriage in 1979. 1985.Susanna Moodie: letters of a lifetime
By Susanna Moodie, Carl Ballstadt, Elizabeth Hopkins, Michael A Peterman. 1985
Follows Susanna, author of "Roughing it in the bush" (DC00892), from her Suffolk childhood and her experiences as an aspiring…
young writer in London, through her emigration to Upper Canada and five decades of Canadian life. c1985.Swing low: a life
By Miriam Toews. 2000
Speaking in the voice of her deceased father, Miriam Toews recounts his lifelong battle with depression that led to his…
eventual suicide. Mel Toews was a bubbly, creative and talkative teacher in Manitoba, who privately struggled with depression and personal torment. The author chronicles his experiences, as she imagines he would have told them.Stung: the incredible obsession of Brian Molony
By Gary S Ross. 1987
Moloney, a loans officer at a bank, set up a fraudulent loan to cover his immediate gambling debts. Taking the…
money was too easy--by the time he was caught, he had embezzled millions of dollars, all lost at casinos and race tracks. Some strong language. 1987 winner of the Crime Writers of Canada Award. Bestseller 1987.Swashbucklers: the story of Canada's battling broadcasters
By Knowlton Nash. 2001
Knowlton Nash relates how the Canadian broadcast media came to be. Nash, a newsman on CBC television for many years,…
tells the story of Canadian broadcasting via its many battles: public vs. commercial interests; radio vs. television as an advertisement revenue source; and cable vs. over-the-air transmission. 2001.Switchbacks: true stories from the Canadian Rockies
By Sid Marty. 1999
Sid Marty presents a collection of true Rock Mountain tales drawn on his own memories and those of friends and…
former colleagues. Among his subjects are: the old guide who built a staircase up a cliff; the stranded snowshoer who was rescued between rounds of beer in a Banff tavern; the man who catered to hungry grizzlies; an opinionated packrat with a gift for larceny; and a horse named Candy whose heart was as big as a stove. 1999.Suddenly they heard footsteps: storytelling for the twenty-first century
By Dan Yashinsky. 2004
The art of storytelling is very much alive in today's world. Yashinsky has lived with storytelling all his life, first…
listening to storytellers and then becoming one himself. It's the traveler who stops to hear the voice of the dusty little mouse on the road who is rewarded with the treasure. 2004.Sweetheart: the story of Mary Pickford
By Robert Windeler. 1973
Swanson on Swanson
By Gloria Swanson. 1980
Swanson relates her life as golden girl of silent films, her six marriages, and her affairs with movie stars. She…
describes with humour and candour the early days of motion pictures. 1980.Spaghetti western: how my father brought Italian food to the West
By Maria L Cioni. 2006
Genesio (Gene) Cioni was sixteen when he left Italy in the 1920s to find a vibrant, close-knit Italian community in…
the burgeoning city of Calgary. Gene left behind the barber trade to follow his passion for food and cooking, as he worked his way up from busboy to cook to become one of western Canada's first celebrity chefs. His daughter Maria's recollections of growing up in the family restaurant bring alive the food and treasured traditions that enriched her family's life. Includes recipes. 2006.