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In my own name: a memoir
By Maureen McTeer. 2003
Born and raised in Ottawa, at twenty McTeer was already a seasoned political worker when she went to work for…
Joe Clark. The young M.P. from Alberta was thirteen years her senior, and eventually became her husband in 1973. Maureen McTeer has helped shape and change many aspects of Canadian life with an active political life of her own. 2003.Duffy: stardom to Senate to scandal
By Dan Leger. 2014
Mike Duffy made his name as a political reporter, and in the process became one of Prince Edward Island’s most…
famous exports. He cast himself as the ultimate insider, Parliament Hill’s man in the know. It made him a household name and one of Canada’s best-paid journalists. But Duffy wanted to get even closer and lobbied his way into the Canadian Senate. Here is the story of Duffy’s rise to the top in Canadian media, his entanglement with the Harper Conservatives, and the scandal that made him one of the most controversial figures in contemporary politics. 2014.From old Hollywood to New Brunswick: memories of a wonderful life
By Charles Foster. 2013
Imagine receiving a mysterious invitation from Charlie Chaplin, having a heart-to-heart with Jack Kennedy, or being kissed by Greta Garbo.…
All of these and more are the sensational memories of UK-born, honorary Maritimer Charles Foster. After an unlikely childhood, his adventurous spirit brought him in 1943 to RAF pilot training school in Calgary. Through a series of incredible circumstances and fortunate friendships, Foster went on to become a Hollywood writer and publicist. Now writing from New Brunswick as a regular columnist for Senior’s Advocate, Foster shares the most tantalizing stories from an eventful life. 2013.Cornered: hijinks, highlights, late nights and insights
By Kirstie McLellan Day, Ron MacLean. 2011
Ron MacLean has been a Saturday night tradition for twenty-five years, who has interviewed the greatest hockey players, coaches and…
personalities of an era. Packed with inside accounts from his early days as a part-time radio announcer and weather forecaster in Red Deer, Alberta, to his time hosting Hockey Night in Canada and the Olympics. From Gretzky to Catriona, Mario to Salé and Pelletier, MacLean has been there with an eye for detail and an appreciation for what makes a great story. Some descriptions of sex and violence, some strong language. Bestseller. 2011.Changing my mind
By Margaret Trudeau. 2010
Plagued since childhood by extreme moods, Margaret Trudeau was ill-prepared for her high-profile role as Canada's youngest first lady. She…
constantly struggled with depression offset by bouts of mania, which eventually turned suicidal after the deaths of her son Michel and her ex-husband. Finally accepting the diagnosis of bipolar, she sought medical treatment, regained control of her life, and now helps others, be they Canadians suffering from mental illness or families living without access to water half a world away. 2010.Cigar box banjo: notes on music and life
By Paul Quarrington. 2010
Paul Quarrington had a favourite recording as a kid: a boy fashions a banjo from a cigar box, sets off…
for a contest in the next town, and wins with a song that weaves in the sounds he hears along the way. As a grown-up writer and musician, Quarrington still loved the tale. And after he learned he had stage IV lung cancer, the story took on a whole new meaning for him. Cigar Box Banjo tracks a life lived in music and words. Some people with a terminal illness find mountains to climb; Quarrington decides to go out singing. 2010.David Suzuki: the autobiography
By David T Suzuki. 2006
The second volume of Suzuki's autobiography, as the now 70-year-old environmentalist reflects on his entire life - and on his…
hopes for the future. Begins with his life-changing encounters with racism while interned during World War II, and continues through his troubled teenage years and later successes as a scientist and host of CBC's The Nature of Things. Describes his growing consciousness of the natural world and humankind's precarious place in it; his travels throughout the world; and his meetings with international leaders. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2006.Get smarter: life and business lessons for the 20- to 40-year-old
By Seymour Schulich. 2007
In examining his own life, Seymour Schulich, a Canadian billionaire and philanthropist, realized that at age 20, and even at…
age 30, he knew very little. This is his attempt to impart lessons learned in a lifetime to today's youth, by someone who has achieved success in both his personal and professional life. Covers such issues as how to make a decision, choosing a career, and how to deal with adversity. 2007.Dead reckoning: how I came to meet the man who murdered my father
By Carys Cragg. 2017
A powerful and emotional memoir about a woman whose father was brutally murdered at home by an intruder. Twenty years…
later, she decides to contact his murderer in prison, and learns startling new information about the crime. "Dead Reckoning" follows the author’s determination to confront the man who destroyed her world in order to find peace. 2017.Billy Bishop, Canadian hero: Canadian Hero
By Dan McCaffery. 1988
During World War I, Billy Bishop gained fame as a skilled fighter pilot and became the most decorated war hero…
in Canada. However, over the years, his aviation record has been questioned, especially the number of his "kills". 1988.Crooked smile: one family's journey toward healing
By Lainie Cohen. 2003
In the aftermath of a teenager's life-altering accident, drugs get into one sibling's life, and a physical collapse puts the…
other in a wheelchair. With all three children now facing rehabilitation, the family must work together to survive and thrive. 2003.Generally speaking: the memoirs of Major-General Richard Rohmer
By Richard Rohmer. 2004
Major-General Richard Rohmer, a commander of the Order of Military Merit and an Officer of the Order of Canada, began…
his career in World War II as a top Mustang reconnaissance pilot. He is also a lawyer, litigator, journalist and best-selling author of 28 books. Currently, he is a member of the board of directors of Hollinger Inc. and is arguably Canada's most decorated citizen. 2004.From this moment on
By Shania Twain. 2011
Forty-five-year-old Grammy-Award-winning Canadian singer Shania Twain details her impoverished childhood, her mother and stepfather’s tumultuous relationship and their accidental deaths…
when Shania was twenty-two, and the painful betrayal in her own first marriage two decades later. Discusses relishing her career, second marriage, and role as a mother. Strong language. Bestseller. 2011.Ford Nation: two brothers, one vision : the true story of the people's mayor
By Rob Ford, Doug Ford. 2016
During his tumultuous term as mayor of Toronto, Rob Ford always stayed on message—saving taxpayers money and putting the brakes…
on the “gravy train” at city hall. But despite his hard work to cut excessive spending and to address the city’s crumbling infrastructure, the media delighted in showcasing Ford’s most personal struggles instead. The city, the country, the entire world watched Rob Ford battle substance abuse, but they rarely saw or heard the real story behind Ford—the family man, the faithful public servant, the devoted husband, father, and brother who put the people of his city above all else. 2016.Forgiveness: a gift from my grandparents
By Mark Sakamoto. 2014
The heart-rending true story of two families on either side of the Second World War, and a moving tribute to…
the nature of forgiveness. Bestseller. Winner of Canada Reads 2018. 2014.From romance to reality: Stories Of Canadian Wwii War Brides
By Peggy O'Hara. 1983
Peggy O'Hara, this book's editor, was a so-called war bride, coming to Canada from England after marrying a Canadian serviceman…
during the Second World War. She later wondered about the other thousands of British and Dutch women who had done the same. What uprooted them from family and friends and brought them to a strange, sparsely populated country? She collected their stories, some happy, some sad, in an effort to find out.Here be dragons: telling tales of people, passions and power
By Peter C Newman. 2005
Peter C. Newman's autobiography, from his youth as a pampered child in a Czech chateau; to the Jewish kid in…
short pants being machine-gunned by Nazi fighter planes on the beach at Biarritz, en route to the last ship to escape France in 1940; to a refugee in Canada. He became a journalist and author, writing about Canadian politics, history and business while working as an editor at the Toronto Star and Maclean's. Seeing himself as the perennial outsider, Newman discusses his marriages, enthusiasms, and the controversies that constantly embroil him. 2005.High: confessions of a pot smuggler
By Brian O'Dea. 2006
The O'Dea family is well known in Newfoundland, but they could not protect their middle son from sexual abuse at…
the hands of priests, nor from turning to selling and using drugs as a teenager. Twenty-five years later, when the police knocked on his door at the end of a massive DEA investigation, he had given up the trade and was working as a drug addiction counselor in Santa Barbara. O'Dea interweaves extracts of his prison diary with the recounting of his outlaw years and the dawning recognition of those things in his life that were worth living for. 2006.Getting out of here alive: the ballad of Murray McLauchlan
By Murray McLauchlan. 1998
In this autobiography, Murray McLauchlan writes about growing up in Toronto in the fifties, rising to prominence as a songwriter…
in 1968 with "Child's song", and the three decades of his career as a singer-songwriter in Canada. He tells the story of his return to the working-class town of Paisley in Scotland to visit the very room in which he had been born, and his visits to the ruined McLauchlan castle and the battlefields at Culloden, in an attempt to find his own place within a long and tumultuous clan history. 1998.From protest to power: personal reflections on a life in politics
By Bob Rae. 1996
Former Ontario premier Bob Rae presents his memoirs of the events and ideas which have influenced him through his life.…
Rae reflects on his days as a student politician, his studies at Oxford, his involvement in federal and provincial politics, and the joys and tragedies in his family life. 1996.