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Operation Nemesis: the assassination plot that avenged the Armenian genocide
By Eric Bogosian. 2015
In 1921, a tightly knit band of killers set out to avenge the deaths of almost one million victims of…
the Armenian Genocide. They were a humble bunch: an accountant, a life insurance salesman, a newspaper editor, an engineering student, and a diplomat. Together they formed one of the most effective assassination squads in history. They named their operation Nemesis, after the Greek goddess of retribution. The assassins were survivors, men defined by the massive tragedy that had devastated their people. With operatives on three continents, the Nemesis team killed six major Turkish leaders in Berlin, Constantinople, Tiflis, and Rome, only to disband and suddenly disappear. 2015.1980s Los Angeles. Amid rising gang violence, the crack epidemic, and police brutality, a group of unlikely voices cut through…
the chaos: N.W.A. Led by a drug dealer, a glammed-up producer, and a high school kid, N.W.A gave voice to disenfranchised African Americans across the country, and redefined pop culture across the world. The author explores how this group of artists shifted the balance of hip-hop; how their shocking success lead to rivalries between members, record labels, and eventually a war between East Coast and West Coast factions. In the process, hip-hop burst into mainstream America, and became the most dominant musical movement of the last thirty years. 2016.Orientalism: Western Conceptions Of The Orient (Penguin classics)
By Edward W Said. 2003
The author surveys the history and nature of Western attitudes towards the East, considering Orientalism as a powerful European ideological…
creation. He traces his view through the writings of Homer, Nerval and Flaubert, Disraeli and Kipling, whose imaginative depictions have greatly contributed to the West's romantic and exotic picture of the Orient. Drawing on his own experience as an Arab Palestinian living in the West, the author examines how these ideas can be a reflection of European imperialism and racism. 2003, c1978.La Poune (Collection Célébrités #Vol. 218)
By Rose Ouellette. 1983
À 80 ans, après 70 ans de métier et de succès, Rose Ouellette, surnommée La Poune, est devenue un véritable…
phénomène du showbusiness québécois. Dans ce livre elle raconte sa vie et sa carrière. 1983.Jacques Matti (Témoignage)
By Jacques Matti. 1981
Dans ce livre, un des hommes les plus controversés du showbusiness québécois, Jacques Matti, se raconte; il parle de ses…
ennemis, de ses amis, des gens qui l'ont aimé, de ceux qui l'ont détesté. Aujourd'hui à 64 ans, Jacques Matti est heureux malgré une certaine gêne causé par la paralysie. Avec une seule jambe et un seul bon bras, il lui reste sa tête et ses idées. 1981.One man tango
By Daniel Paisner, Anthony Quinn. 1995
Memoir of the famed Academy Award-winning actor. Recounts his rise from poverty as a Mexican farm worker and fighter, through…
a variety of careers, to the pinnacle of the acting profession. Reveals his romantic conquests and describes how he prepared for some of his famous roles. Strong language. 1995.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.On acting
By Laurence Olivier. 1986
The legendary actor shares the secrets of his craft, recounting his own approach to the roles that made him famous.…
He also tells stories of great actors who wore the Shakespearean mantle before him. Some strong language. 1986.Nowhere to run: the story of soul music
By Gerri Hirshey. 1984
The story of soul music through anecdotes and interviews with James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross, Michael Jackson and Mary…
Wilson, among others. Some strong language. For junior and senior high readers. 1984,Ma carrière et ma vie (Collection Témoignage)
By Alys Robi. 1980
Comédie française: ça a débuté comme ça
By Fabrice Luchini. 2016
Fabrice Luchini est un kaléidoscope, un feu d'artifice, du costaud qui aspire à la légèreté. Comment cet autodidacte, apprenti coiffeur,…
qui a arrêté l'école à quatorze ans, peut-il maintenant incarner l'esprit et le panache de la langue française? Plus qu'un simple autoportrait littéraire, Comédie française est le récit d'une obsession, "la recherche frénétique et pathétique d'une note qui se voudrait être la note parfaite musicale". Depuis quarante ans, il rumine, reprend, raffine et reprend encore les textes de Céline, La Fontaine et Rimbaud afin de nous les donner à entendre. Son amour des oeuvres est contagieux. Après avoir refermé sa Comédie française, le lecteur, ébloui, n'aura qu'une seule envie : courir relire les maîtres qu'il sert et a si bien servis. 2016.Amour et lumière (Super sellers)
By Shirley MacLaine. 1988
Shirley MacLaine nous livre ici un remarquable journal de sa vie et de ses méditations. Elle nous parle de sa…
carrière, de son mariage et de ses mystérieux voyages initiatiques à travers le monde entier. 1988. Titre uniforme: Don't fall off the mountain.Mémoires intimes
By Michelle Tisseyre. 1998
À travers une série de courts chapitres, tous coiffés d'un titre de circonstance, Michelle Tisseyre relate ses souvenirs. Ceux-ci gravitent…
en grande partie autour du monde de l'enfance, des années d'apprentissage (elle a été la première Canadienne-française à l'Université McGill), des multiples rebondissements de sa carrière, de ses entrevues les plus marquantes, mais aussi de sa vie familiale et amoureuse. Des mémoires intimes qui parlent très peu de sa vie politique.L'effet Mozart: les bienfaits de la musique sur le corps et l'esprit
By Louise Drolet, Don G Campbell. 1998
Notorious: the life of Ingrid Bergman
By Donald Spoto. 1997
An informative account of the life and career of Ingrid Bergman, who has appeared in 49 feature films and nine…
plays over a period of five decades. The book tells of her controversial affairs and how her relationship with the Italian director Roberto Rossellini scandalized America. 1997.Nomad's land: poésie
By Georges Amsellem. 2014
Georges Amsellem est né au Maroc. En 1968, il immigre à Montréal en passant par Israël et la France. Il…
s'occupe d'écriture et de production de films. Son propre itinéraire le sensibilise à la condition des immigrants, au département des minorités, écartelées entre l'exil et l'espoir. Il poétise, sans nostalgie ni complaisance sur l'espace, le temps et les sables du désert qu'il fait éclater pour ensuite nous en restituer la quintessence. 2014.Norma Jean: my secret life with Marilyn Monroe
By Ted Jordan. 1989
The author met Marilyn Monroe when she was 17-years-old and married to merchant mariner Jim Daugherty. He describes their love…
affair, as well as her sexual escapades with others, including Montgomery Clift and Bugsy Siegel. 1989.Norma: the story of Norma Shearer
By Lawrence J Quirk. 1988
Biography of the quintessential Hollywood star of the golden age. Canadian-born, Norma went first to New York to be an…
actress, but a Hollywood contract soon took her to the West Coast where she met and married Irving Thalberg, the mogul in charge of production at the MGM studios. 1988.Nobody's fool: the lives of Danny Kaye
By Martin Gottfried. 1994
This is the fascinating story of an energetic, athletic, curious kid from Brooklyn who became an utterly original star, parleying…
his multiple talents into a career as one of the most popular and adored entertainers in American history. But while he was fostering this image, Kaye is revealed as a man of paradox and contradiction. 1994.My word is my bond: The Autobiography
By Roger Moore, Gareth Owen. 2009
Roger Moore has had an extraordinary career that has spanned seven decades, from early television to the golden age of…
Hollywood and on to international superstardom. It features myriad stories from his personal life - from his childhood in London and experiences during the Second World War, to the happy and turbulent times in his later life. Bestseller. 2009.