Title search results
Showing 1 - 4 of 4 items
Northrop Frye: a biography
By John Ayre. 1989
DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Award winning fictionAward winning non-fiction, Biography, Literature biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction)
Human-narrated audio
Northrop Frye authored three of the most influential books of literary criticism and his revolutionary theories established his international fame.…
In this biography, Ayre describes Frye's impoverished childhood and traces the progression of his work. Nominated for the City of Toronto and Trillium Awards.Canada: a story of challenge
By J. M. S Careless. 1991
DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Award winning fictionAward winning non-fiction, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), History, Canadian history
Human-narrated audio
A brief history of Canada, covering the period from Cartier and Champlain to the arrival of Pierre Elliott Trudeau on…
the political scene. It covers the major historical events and the forces which have shaped our country. Originally written in 1953, this is the updated 1970 version. Winner of the 1953 Governor General's Award for Non-fiction.Whirligig: selected prose and poetry
By Ernest Buckler. 1977
DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Award winning fictionAward winning non-fiction, Canadian non-fiction, Humour, Anthologies
Human-narrated audio
These pieces of satiric wit and humour expose the foibles and pitfalls of everyday life. 1978 winner of the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour. 1977.
The shining mountain: two men on Changabang's west wall
By Peter Boardman, Joe Tasker. 1984
DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Award winning fictionAdventure and exploration, Award winning non-fiction, Sports and games, Travel and geography, Asian travel and geography
Human-narrated audio
Recounts the endurance and determination of two British mountain climbers in making a forty-day ascent up the treacherous west wall…
of Changabang Mountain in the Indian Himalayas. Winner of the John Llewelyn Rhys Memorial Prize. 1984.