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The great big book of guys: alphabetical encounters with men

By Erika Ritter. 2004

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Family and relationships, Humour

Writer Ritter has been observing men for as long as she can remember, and has come into direct or imaginary… contact with a fair few of them. Her alphabetical itinerary starts with Amigos and ends with Zealots, travelling via Dads, Heroes, Non-Committals, Outlaws, and many others. A collection of stories about good and bad relationships, family conflicts, love affairs, and Catholicism, which is part memoir, part comedy, and part inspirational handbook for the cynical. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2004.

The grasshopper trap

By Patrick F McManus. 1985

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Humour, Sports and games

Thirty humorous essays on the perils of the sporting life. The author writes about the mishaps and hardships endured by zealous but inept outdoorsmen. Bestseller 1985.

The four walls of my freedom: Lessons I've Learned From A Life Of Caregiving

By Donna Thomson. 2014

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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Disabilities

Donna Thomson’s life was forever changed when her son Nicholas was born with cerebral palsy. A former actor, director, and… teacher, Donna became his primary caregiver and embarked on a second career as a disability activist, author, and consultant. Thomson vividly describes her experience in treading delicately through daily care, emergencies, and medical bureaucracy as she and her family cope with her son’s condition while maintaining value and dignity (for Nicholas, too). She demonstrates the vital contribution that people with disabilities make to our society and addresses the ethics and economics of giving and receiving care. 2014.

The Ferrari in the bedroom

By Jean Shepherd. 1972

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Humour

Observations on the hang-ups and delusions of Americans in the 1970's by a homespun writer-humorist who performs on stage, radio and television. 1972.

The fight

By Norman Mailer. 1975

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Sports biography, Humour, Sports and games

Explosive, funny, perceptive account of the George Foreman-Muhammad Ali heavyweight boxing championship in Zaire, Africa. Some strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 1975.

The clothes make the girl (look fat)?: adventures and agonies in fashion

By Brittany Gibbons. 2017

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Humour

A sartorial follow-up to her hilarious memoir in stories, Fat Girl Walking, Internet personality Brittany Gibbons once again deep dives… into the world of the plus-size woman, this time chronicling her love/hate (but mostly hate) relationship with fashion. 2017.

The Hottentot Room

By Christopher Hope. 1987

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General fiction, Humour

A group of South African exiles congregate at the Hottentot Room, a London club owned by Frau Katie, a Jewish… refugee from Nazi Germany. Frau Katie is dying and her daughter has plans for the club which terrify the members. A satire which draws parallels between Nazi Germany and contemporary South Africa. 1987.

The great gasbag: an A-to-Z study guide to surviving Trump world

By Joy Behar. 2017

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Humour

The outspoken star of The View hits the most unpopular president ever elected where it hurts in this alphabetical guide… to everything that's wrong with the "Orange One," Donald Trump. 2017.

The disability rights movement: from charity to confrontation

By Frieda Zames, Doris Zames Fleischer. 2011

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Disabilities

Legislative history of the civil rights movement for individuals with disabilities in the United States. Discusses various advocacy organizations, and the roles of technology and deinstitutionalization. c2011.

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

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 dog who wouldn't be (Seal books)

By Farley Mowat. 1957

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Canadian non-fiction, Humour, Animals and wildlife

Boyhood adventures with a mutt who stubbornly refused to be a mere canine. For Junior high readers. 1957.

The disability rights movement (Cornerstones of freedom)

By Deborah Kent. 1996

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Disabilities

A chronicle of milestones in the ongoing fight for disability rights in the United States; includes the 1940 establishment of… the National Federation of the Blind and the passing of both the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Grades 4-7. c1996.

The decline and fall of practically everybody (Nonpareil book ; #31)

By Will Cuppy, Fred Feldkamp. 1984

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History, Humour

A light-hearted romp through history that focuses on the follies and foibles of Cheops, Nero, Catherine the Great and Montezuma, among others. 1984.

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

By Martin F Norden. 1994

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Arts and entertainment, Disabilities

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 complete guide to sexual fulfilment (Practical Handbook Ser.)

By Nitya Lacroix. 1999

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Health and medicine, Pregnancy and childbirth

This text provides information on: how to provide and achieve complete satisfaction; enjoying, exploring and refreshing a loving sexual relationship;… creating the right environment, identifying needs, sharing fantasies. It is a guide book for today's sexual attitudes. Explicit descriptions of sex. 1999.

The curse of the singles table: a true story of 1001 nights without sex

By Suzanne Schlosberg. 2004

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Biography, Women biography, Family and relationships, Humour

Author Schlosberg, humiliated by being seated at the dreaded 'Singles Table' at weddings, embarked on a quest not necessarily for… 'Mr. Right', but at least for 'Mr. Remote Possibility'. She tried everything from a Kenyan game park, Club Med, and a millennial New Year's Eve celebration in Jackpot, Nevada to feng shui, volunteering for Habitat for Humanity, and online dating. To celebrate her 1,001 days of celibacy, she set off for an arctic mountain-bike trip but wound up stranded in Russia, where, finally giving up hope, things began to change. Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. 2004.

The complete hoser's handbook

By Hugh Brewster, John Forbes. 1983

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Humourous fiction, Canadian non-fiction, Humour

A humorous depiction of all that is "hoser" in Canada. c1983.

The child who never grew

By Pearl S Buck. 1992

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Disabilities

First published as a magazine article in 1950, this book deals with Buck's feelings about her daughter Carol's mental retardation.… Buck, noted for her humanitarian work with children, relates her struggle to understand and help her daughter. She was perhaps the first prominent person to openly acknowledge a retarded child, and as such broke a national taboo with her article's publication. 1992.

The Broadview book of Canadian anecdotes

By George Fetherling. 1988

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Biography, Humour

These 200 anecdotes come from all parts of Canada, range in time from Champlain to Gretzky and cover such fields… as business, entertainment, sports, government, diplomacy, science, art and literature. 1988.

The blunder book: colossal errors, minor mistakes, and surprising slipups that have changed the course of history

By M. Hirsh Goldberg. 1984

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History, Humour

This book presents the many ways in which error has become ingrained in our government, science, medicine, and the arts,… how error has changed history, crept into our libraries, altered our thoughts, and affected our daily existence. 1984.

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