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The futilitarians: our year of thinking, drinking, grieving, and reading

By Anne Gisleson. 2017

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Biography, Journals and memoirs, Women biography

The Futilitarians is a guide to living curiously and fully and ultimately asks us, "How do we keep moving forward… amid all this loss and threat?" Anne tells us: "One answer is, we do it together." 2017.

The girl in the green sweater: a life in Holocaust's shadow

By Daniel Paisner, Krystyna Chiger. 2008

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Biography, Historical biography, Journals and memoirs, Women biography, Lifestyle, World War II

In 1943, with Lvov's 150,000 Jews having been exiled, killed, or forced into ghettos and facing extermination, a group of… Polish Jews sought refuge in the city's sewer system. The last surviving member this group, Krystyna Chiger, provides a first-person account of those fourteen months with her family. Also describes Leopold Socha, a Polish Catholic and former thief, who risked his life to help Chiger's underground family survive, bringing them food and supplies. 2009, c2008.

The flower and the nettle: diaries and letters of Anne Morrow Lindbergh, 1936-1939 (A helen And Kurt Wolff Bk.)

By Anne Morrow Lindbergh. 1976

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Journals and memoirs

Covers the European years of the Lindberghs, a period of happiness clouded by accusations of pro-Nazism against Col. Lindbergh. Records… visits with the Bullitts, Kennedys, Lady Astor, George Bernard Shaw, and Gertrude Stein. Sequel to "Locked rooms and open doors" (RC16036). Prequel to "War within and without."

The doctor will not see you now

By Jane Poulson. 2002

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Biography, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Science and medicine biography, Women biography, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction, Blindness and visual impairment

Autobiography of Dr. Jane Poulson, the first blind person in Canada to become a practising doctor. Poulson suffered from diabetes… and because of the disease, lost her sight and then experienced severe heart problems. Nonetheless she was an extremely accomplished doctor, published widely in leading medical journals, and showed great courage and endurance to all who knew her. She wrote this book during the last two years of her life. 2002.

The experts' guide to 100 things everyone should know how to do

By Samantha Ettus. 2004

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Hobbies and crafts, Home and garden

The Experts' Guide to 100 Things Everyone Should Know How to Do When it comes to changing a tire, scrambling… eggs, telling a joke or doing laundry, author Ettus found the experts, and asked their advice. Former White House social secretary Letitia Baldrige explains how to shake hands; make-up guru Bobbi Brown teaches how to apply lipstick; and tennis champ Jennifer Capriati instructs readers on hitting a tennis ball. 2004.

The enabling garden: a guide to lifelong gardening

By Gene Rothert. 1994

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Home and garden

A step-by-step guide to barrier-free gardening for people with disabilities and older adults. Provides a checklist for assessing one's gardening… abilities, then offers advice on selecting appropriate structures, tools, equipment, plants, and garden designs. 1994.

The epicurean gardener

By John Festus Adams, Stephanie Adams. 1988

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Home and garden

The "epicurean gardener" is one who finds pleasure in all aspects of gardening. The author believes that rigid instructions can… introduce worry and guilt into an otherwise relaxing and joyous hobby. He discusses tilling, planning, fertilizing and weed control. c1988.

The essential earthman: Henry Mitchell on gardening

By Henry Mitchell. 1981

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Home and garden

Selection of gardening columns written for the "Washington Post," offering advice on garden chores, plants to choose, landscape design, and… tips for the novice and seasoned gardener alike. Entertaining and especially pertinent for city gardeners. 1981.

The Hitler I knew: the memoirs of the Third Reich's press chief

By Otto Dietrich. 2010

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Historical biography, Politics and government biography, War and military biography, Journals and memoirs, European history, World War II

When Otto Dietrich was invited in 1933 to become Adolf Hitler's press chief, he accepted with the simple uncritical conviction… that Adolf Hitler was a great man, dedicated to promoting peace and welfare for the German people. At the end of the war, imprisoned and disillusioned, Otto Dietrich sat down to write what he had seen and heard in twelve years of the closest association with Hitler. c2010. Uniform title: 12 Jahre mit Hitler.

The Harrowsmith perennial garden: flowers for three seasons

By Patrick Lima. 1987

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Hobbies and crafts, Home and garden

A guide to building a well designed perennial flower garden that will bloom from spring until fall, and provide an everchanging variety of colour. 1987.

The Harrowsmith northern gardener

By Jennifer Bennett. 1982

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Hobbies and crafts, Home and garden

Shows how to overcome the Canadian climate and produce a bountiful garden of vegetables and herbs. Discusses soil preparation and seed selection. 1982.

The Greek for love: a memoir of Corfu

By James Chatto. 2005

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Journals and memoirs, Canadian non-fiction, Travel and geography, European travel and geography

They arrived as tourists in Corfu, Wendy from Canada and James from England. They enjoyed the sun, an idyllic beach,… olives, fresh apricots and marinated lamb, and long evenings of storytelling at the local taverna. But what captivated James and Wendy was the way the islanders embraced them, and how their deep connection to Corfu and its people sustained them through tragedy just as it had carried them into love. Some strong language. 2005.

The diary of Samuel Pepys: Excerpts

By Samuel Pepys. 1991

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Biography, Journals and memoirs

Covers the nine years (1660-1669) during which the author kept his diary. Describes Pepys’ social and domestic life, the plague… of 1665, and London’s great fire of 1666. 1991. Uniform title: Diary.

The education of Laura Bridgman: first deaf and blind person to learn language

By Ernest Freeberg. 2001

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Biography of persons with disabilities, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Women biography, Disabilities, Blindness and visual impairment

Chronicles the life of Laura Bridgman, who, born into a New Hampshire farm family in 1829, became deaf and blind… at the age of two. Freeberg recounts Laura's transformation into a woman who voraciously absorbed the world around her under the tutelage of Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe of the Perkins Institution for the Blind. 2001.

The diaries of Northrop Frye, 1942-1955 (Collected works of Northrop Frye. book VIII)

By Northrop Frye, Robert D Denham. 2001

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Literature biography, Journals and memoirs, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction, Criticism

Frye's entries contain self-analysis and self-revelation, as well as humour, dark moods and claustrophobia, and some self-congratulating. They also serve… as a chronicle of Frye's life, as we watch him teach classes, plan his career, record his dreams, register his reactions to the people he meets, and reflect on books, music, movies, and religious and political issues. Some strong language. 2001.

The dream palace of the Arabs: a generation's odyssey

By Fouad Ajami. 1998

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Journals and memoirs, History, Poetry, Philosophy, Politics and government

Examines the concepts of secular nationalism and modernity as conceived by Arab intellectuals of Beirut, Baghdad, Damascus, and Cairo. Provides… insights into the Middle East from Arabic sources: fiction, poetry, memoirs, and political commentaries. c1998.

The diary of Ma Yan: the struggles and hopes of a Chinese schoolgirl

By Lisa Appignanesi, Pierre Haski, Yan Ma. 2005

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Journals and memoirs, Women biography, General non-fiction

Ma Yan is a teenager from Ningxia, China, a drought-stricken rural area. Education can be the difference between a life… of crushing poverty and a better future, but money is scarce. Ma Yan's diary chronicles her struggle to escape hardship and bring prosperity to her family, through her persistent, sometimes desperate, attempts to continue her schooling. Grades 4-7 and older readers. 2002, 2004. Uniform title: Journal de Ma Yan.

The cracker queen: a memoir of a jagged, joyful life (Southern voices audio)

By Lauretta Hannon. 2009

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Biography, Journals and memoirs, Women biography

Growing up in Warner Robins, Georgia, with her parents - and their loving but rocky relationship - isn't always easy… for Lauretta. It doesn't help that the rest of her family is a who's who list of misfits and petty criminals. Learning from them and their experiences, Lauretta develops a keen wit and an observant eye, talents she then takes on the road to Savannah and even to Europe. There she encounters even more oddballs and colourful characters - many of whom are profiled here. 2009.

The curious cage: a Shanghai journal, 1941-1945

By Peggy Abkhazi, S. W Jackman. 1981

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Biography, Journals and memoirs, Women biography, World War II

While in a Japanese internment camp during World War II, the British author kept a journal which records the routines… of camp life and the variety of ways prisoners coped with their new existence. 1981.

The dark broad seas: memoirs of a sailor (With many voices. #1.)

By Jeffry V Brock. 1981

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Adventure and exploration, War and military biography, Journals and memoirs, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian history, Police and military

Autobiography of Canadian rear admiral Jeffry V. Brock, best-remembered for his opposition to the unification of the Canadian armed forces. Followed by "The thunder and the sunshine" (DC06444). c1981.

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