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The great hill stations of Asia

By Barbara Crossette. 1998

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Travel and geography, Asian travel and geography
Human-narrated audio

In 1997 this New York Times journalist traveled across Asia, visiting the classic hill towns built by several colonial powers.…

She recalls her journeys to these remote locations, discusses their history, and describes how each has evolved since being inherited by an independent nation. 1998.

The great American broadcast: a celebration of radio's golden age

By Leonard Maltin. 1997

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Arts and entertainment
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille

An account of radio's early years from 1920 to the 1950s. Draws upon interviews with radio show writers, directors, actors,…

and announcers to present an "anecdotal history" of the dominant form of home entertainment during that era. c1997.

The follow: a true story

By Linda Spalding. 1998

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Adventurers and explorers, Travel and geography, Asian travel and geography
Human-narrated audio

The author recounts her expedition into the forests of Borneo in search of a reclusive primatologist, who has devoted her…

life to protecting orphaned orangutans. Describes the beauty of the island, the local society, and the despoilment of natural resources through poaching, deforestation, and misguided ecotourism. 1998.

The film club: a true story of a father and son

By David Gilmour. 2007

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Arts and entertainment, Literature biography, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction, Family and relationships, Parenting
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The true story of author Gilmour's decision to let his 16-year-old son drop out of high school, on the condition…

that the boy agree to watch three films a week with him. Examines how those years changed both their lives. From French New Wave and Kurosawa to De Palma, film noir, and Billy Wilder, Gilmour describes key moments in each film, as he teaches his son about life and the vagaries of growing up through the power of the movies. Strong language and descriptions of sex. Canada Reads 2012. 2007.

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
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille

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 Fifth (and probably last) Morningside papers

By Peter Gzowski. 1994

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Arts and entertainment, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction)
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Peter Gzowski offers more letters and stories sent to his CBC Radio program, "Morningside." The selections include everything from memories…

of Christmas to Sarah Binks to thoughts from the Arctic. 1994. Uniform title: Morningside (Radio program).

The far-off hills

By Rita Anton. 1979

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Biography, Religious biography, Women biography, Travel and geography, Asian travel and geography
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Following her husband's death in 1976, Anton spent several years in India as a volunteer Jesuit Lay Missionary. Having travelled…

extensively in India, she presents a realistic look at this nation in transition. 1979.

The end of elsewhere: travels among the tourists

By Taras Grescoe. 2003

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Canadian non-fiction, Travel and geography, Asian travel and geography, European travel and geography
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Taras Grescoe plunges into the ruts where the tourists are thickest, starting at the tip of Spain's Land's End and…

finishing, nine months later, on the soldier-patrolled beaches of China's End of the Earth. Along the way, he crosses the entire Eurasian landmass, experiencing all sorts of travel such as all-inclusive resorts, pilgrimages, and bus tours. Some descriptions of sex and violence, some strong language. 2003.

The English vision: the picturesque in architecture, landscape and garden design

By David Watkin. 1982

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Arts and entertainment
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This text is both an account of the most widespread artistic concern of eighteenth-century England, and a history of unique…

indigenous tradition of architecture in its setting. It includes chapters on the early landscape gardens; on the fashion for ruins and follies; on the theory and practice of garden design; on the influence of the Picturesque in Europe; and on the history of village design and town-planning, culminating in the garden city. 1982.

The defiant imagination: why culture matters (Why Culture Matters Ser.)

By Max Wyman. 2004

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Arts and entertainment, Canadian non-fiction, General non-fiction
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Technology and globalization are changing the world we live in, and our social and economic structures are struggling to keep…

pace. Innovation and imagination are needed to find humane solutions. These qualities are argued to be most integral to the field of arts and culture. 2004.

The devil and the disappearing sea: a true story about the Aral Sea catastrophe

By Robert W Ferguson. 2003

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Canadian non-fiction, True crime, Science and technology, Social issues, Travel and geography, Asian travel and geography
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The Aral Sea, once the fourth-largest inland body of water, has lost over half its surface area and 80 percent…

of its volume since 1960, due to poorly planned irrigation systems. In January 2000, Canadian Rob Ferguson went to Uzbekistan to work on an environmental project to save the Aral Sea. After a year of dealing with corrupt officials, not only had the project gone nowhere, but Ferguson was under suspicion of murder. Some strong language. 2003.

The Daily Show (the book): an oral history as told by Jon Stewart, the correspondents, staff and guests

By Jon Stewart, Chris Smith. 2016

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Arts and entertainment, Bestsellers (Non-fiction)
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For almost 17 years, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart brilliantly redefined the borders between television comedy, political satire, and…

opinionated news coverage. It launched the careers of some of today's most significant comedians, highlighted the hypocrisies of the powerful, and garnered 23 Emmys. Now, for the first time, the people behind the show's seminal moments come together to share their memories of one of America's most groundbreaking shows. Bestseller. 2016.

The heart of the world: a journey to Tibet's lost paradise

By Ian Baker. 2004

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Travel and geography, Asian travel and geography
Human-narrated audio

Recounts an extraordinary journey into one of the most inaccessible places on earth, and a pilgrimage to the heart of…

Tibetan Buddhism. Tibetan prophecies proclaim that the greatest of beyul, or mystical sanctuaries, lies at the eastern edge of the Himalayas, veiled by a colossal waterfall in the forbidding Tsangpo gorge. After years of investigation, world-class climber and Buddhist scholar Ian Baker and his National Geographic-sponsored team made worldwide news by finding a magnificent 108-foot-high waterfall-the legendary grail of both Western explorers and Tibetan pilgrims. 2004.

The Group of Seven and Tom Thomson: an introduction

By Anne Newlands. 1995

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Arts and entertainment, Fine arts biography, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction
Human-narrated audio
Provides an overview of the lives of the members of the Group of Seven and their work. c1995.

The great railway bazaar

By Paul Theroux. 1983

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Travel and geography, Asian travel and geography
Human-narrated audio
"I have seldom heard a train go by and not wished I was on it," confesses the author. Take the train with him through Europe and Asia. 1983.

The Gurkhas

By Byron Farwell. 1984

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Asian history, Police and military, Travel and geography, Asian travel and geography
Human-narrated audio

Gurkhas are soldiers from Nepal who serve in the British and Indian armies. Recruiting practices, military training, religion, and home…

and family are analyzed to obtain insight into the nature of Gurkha character. 1984.

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

By Ernest Freeberg. 2001

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Biography of persons with disabilities, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Women biography, Disabilities, Blindness and visual impairment
Human-narrated audio

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 cinema of isolation: a history of physical disability in the movies

By Martin F Norden. 1994

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Arts and entertainment, Disabilities
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille

Film has often shown people with physical disabilities as deserving isolation from the rest of society. Norden examines hundreds of…

Hollywood and international movies and uncovers the industry's practices for maintaining this status quo, while offering an array of physically disabled characters who embody or break out of stereotypes. He observes the arrival of a new set of stereotypes tied to the growth of science and technology in the 1970s and 1980s, and underscores later movies that display a newfound sensitivity. Some descriptions of sex, strong language. 1994.

The Chinese, portrait of a people: Portrait Of A People

By John Fraser. 1980

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Canadian non-fiction, Asian history, Politics and government, Travel and geography, Asian travel and geography
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As a correspondent to the Toronto "Globe and Mail" in Peking, Fraser had the opportunity to meet a wide range…

of Chinese people and to learn of their culture and government. 1980.

The change before the change: everything you need to know to stay healthy in the decade before menopause

By Laura E Corio, Linda G Kahn. 2000

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Health and medicine, Health and aging
Human-narrated audio

A physician explains the physical changes that occur in women prior to menopause during the period called "perimenopause." Details symptoms,…

body functions, and treatments--including medical and herbal--that are available and may help women make a comfortable transition to their next stage of life. 2000.

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