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By Ed Marsden Rasunah, Rasunah Marsden. 2000
This is the first anthology of the emerging genre of Indigenous creative non-fiction. The work gathered spans a wide range…
of formats and style, from essay, biography, story, and prose to journalism, making it an important collection of Aboriginal literature that defies convention and established boundaries. 2000.By Editor Sewell Marilyn. 1991
More than three hundred selections of poetry and prose by women authors, all addressing religion and spirituality. Sections such as…
"Mothering", "Generations", "The Will toward the Good", and "Images of the Divine" include works by Alice Walker, Margaret Atwood, Joyce Carol Oates, Anne Sexton, and others. 1991.By Peter V MacDonald. 1985
When you're in the middle of a trial, the last thing you want to do is laugh. Sometimes, circumstances can't…
help but sway the participants that way. This insider's account of the more informal proceedings features the first hand accounts of Canada's lawyers and judges, each relating a story that might very well find readers guilty of laughter. 1985.By Ogden Nash, Quentin Blake. 1980
By Rick Book. 2003
Twenty-four stories re-examine Christmas Past, challenging, moving and encouraging the reader to discover toe true meaning of the holiday season.…
One tale is of Father Jean de Brébeuf, who composed the Huron Carol to win over Native peoples in the 17th century. Another is about a lightkeeper's wife in Nova Scotia for whom the storms of Christmas Eve bring an inexplicable visitation. 2003.By Bill Cosby. 1999
By Arthur Black. 1996
A new collection of essays from humourist Arthur Black, who takes on any subject, from political correctness to student bloopers.…
And then there was the time he was caught in his backyard in the middle of the night wearing nothing but a bicycle helmet and a pair of boots, holding a bat caught in a fish net... Winner of the 1996 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal. 1996.By Rex Murphy. 2009
Canadian commentator presents his views on subjects ranging from Dr. Johnson's greatness to Bono's gratingness, from doubts about Obama to…
utter belief in Don Cherry, from Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's outstanding oeuvre to Pamela Anderson. The perspective is thoroughly Canadian, and so are many of the topics: our domestic politics and our military involvements abroad, our national identity, human rights and human decency. Some strong language. 2009.By Chuck Shepherd, John J Kohut, Roland Sweet. 1991
Compilation of humorous, unusual news stories. Fleeing after committing a burglary, two crooks accidentally scale a fence into San Quentin…
Prison. A skinny inmate escapes by covering himself with hoarded margarine. A toddler reaching for a dropped potato chip falls through a hole in the floor of his mother's old car. Some violence and some descriptions of sex. 1991.By Stephanie Pierson. 1994
The author recounts her escapades as a working wife and mother, and pokes fun at such phenomena as teaching the…
facts of life, dog ownership, gardening, and the true character of the 1990s. 1994.By Eric Nicol. 1992
Humourist and back sufferer Eric Nicol writes a layman's history of the Bad Back, using his own history as a…
guide. Beginning with denial, then diagnosis, he has fun with exercises, life as an out patient, and the joys of the hospital, like indecent hospital gowns and post-surgery recovery. 1992.By Arthur Black. 1987
By Charles Gordon. 1989
This humourous guide to cottage life teaches the vital Law of Flashlights and explains the peril of docks with wanderlust.…
A survival manual for those who eagerly await the opportunity to open up the cottage, and just as eagerly await its closing. c1989.By Thomas Cathcart, Daniel M Klein. 2008
A pair of comedic philosophers (or philosophical comedians) turn their gleeful gaze on America’s capitol, where they critically dissect the…
twisted logic and doublespeak that too often passes for serious political discourse. 2008.By Patricia Pearson. 2005
A tour of twenty-first-century obsessions and distractions, including adult education classes, therapy, $100 haircuts, and the latest news on what…
causes cancer. Columnist Pearson plumbs every facet of modern life, marriage, and motherhood, from choosing the right vegan-bran-hemp diet for your family to confronting your husband's irrational fear of mayonnaise. Some strong language. c2005.By Barbara Mitchell, W. O Mitchell, Ormond Mitchell. 1997
A collection of 31 pieces of Mitchell's writing which he often used in public readings. Some are from his novels,…
such as "Who has seen the wind" and "The vanishing point," and others are new to this collection. Some strong language and some descriptions of violence. 1997.By Andrew A Rooney. 1982
The amiable author's latest collection of humorous newspaper columns. He puzzles over the family cars, his checkbook, appliances that don't…
work, repair people who don't fix articles properly, and diets that are impossible to follow. Sequel to "Few Minutes with Andy Rooney" (DC04531). Bestseller 1982.By Marc Gellman. 1997
The author goes through what he calls "The List" - 32 annoying rules that parents always repeat to their kids.…
In a fun way, he tries to show how each rule is really just showing a parents' care and concern for their kids. Grades 3-6. 1997.By Lillian Beckwith. 1968
By Robert Wringham. 2015
Robert Wringham occupies a lazy, hazy, mazy world of geriatric flies, winking sparrows, and smiling labradoodles. His vignettes have appeared…
in the Idler and Playboy and in his own weekly blog. Now, at last, his best humour has been lovingly torn from its original context and respectfully bashed into book form. Yes, it's time for the inevitable Robert Wringham miscellany, his finest comic peluche. 2015.