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My life at Grey Gardens, 13 months and beyond: a true and factual book
By Lois Wright. 1978
Edith Bouvier Beale and her daughter Edie led an unconventional existence in Grey Gardens, a mansion in East Hampton surrounded…
by overgrown gardens and filled with fleas, cats, raccoons, and old rubbish. In 1975, they invited family friend Lois Wright to live with them. Lois' journal offers an intimate look at the daily lives of the Beales, and chronicles the events from Lois's arrival at the house through Edith's death in 1977. 2007, c1978.Mon Amérique (Documents)
By Jim Fergus, Nicholas De Toldi. 2013
Après Espaces Sauvages, Jim Fergus nous raconte ici six années de "pérégrinations par monts et par vaux" à travers les…
Etats-Unis. De la beauté grandiose et désolée des paysages de l'Utah aux terres sauvages du Nebraska, en passant par quelques savoureux récits de pêche à la mouche dans les rivières de l'Ouest, il évoque une Amérique à la fois mythique et terriblement concrète. Célébrant ainsi la nature, la pêche, la chasse, les animaux sauvages ou domestiques, l'amitié, la culture indienne, ou encore la cuisine, il nous livre les secrets d'un véritable art de vivre, qu'il partage volontiers avec des écrivains comme Jim Harrison ou Thomas McGuane. Titre uniforme: The sporting road.Monet
By Pascal Bonafoux. 2007
"Au jour le jour de sa correspondance - car Monet ne cesse d'écrire, de compter et surtout de douter -…
voici le récit d'une vie magnifique obsédée par l'accomplissement d'une oeuvre sublime". Par un écrivain et historien de l'art qui a déjà consacré plusieurs ouvrages à des peintres, notamment Van Gogh et Cézanne. 2007.Moron: the behind the scenes story of minor hockey
By Todd Millar. 2013
There will always be morons. People who scream at their teenaged kids, guys who climb up the glass like Spider-Man…
to yell at a rookie referee, women who brawl in the stands. This is a wake-up call not only to those morons, but to the rest of us. 2013.Moneyball: the art of winning an unfair game
By Michael Lewis. 2003
Author of "The New New Thing" describes how Billy Beane, general manager of baseball's Oakland Athletics, came in first place…
in the American League West in 2002. Examines Beane's use of computers, statistics, and scouting to achieve success despite a minor league budget. Strong language. Bestseller. 2003.La saga des casinos
By Pierre Delannoy, Michel Pichol. 1986
Voici pour la première fois raconté le roman vrai des casinos. Dans leurs salons, se croisent puissants et magnifiques, aventuriers…
et fripouilles, grands mondains et femmes fatales, gangsters, poètes et rois. Des fortunes s'y font, des réputations s'y défont, des vies s'abiment dans la ruine, la déchéance. 1986.L'art de la paix: enseignements du fondateur de l'aïkido
By Morihei Ueshiba. 2000
Ouvrage dans lequel John Stevens retranscrit les enseignements du fondateur de l’aïkido, Morihei Ueshiba. L’aïkido y est défini comme Art…
de la paix. Plutôt qu’un ouvrage technique, il s’agit d’un recueil des pensées du fondateur, qui permet de comprendre la pratique mentale et spirituelle de l’aïkido. 2000.Michaelangelo
By Diane Stanley. 2000
A biography of the Renaissance sculptor, painter, architect, and poet known for his work on the Sistine Chapel and St.…
Peter's Cathedral in Rome. Describes how his seventeen-foot-high marble statue of David established young Michelangelo's reputation as "the greatest sculptor in all of Italy." Grades 4-7. 2000.Memories of summer: when baseball was an art and writing about it a game
By Roger Kahn. 1997
A sportswriter's memoir of "the gilded era of baseball," the postwar years before million-dollar salaries, television networks, and player strikes.…
Recounts his experiences covering the Brooklyn Dodgers and offers observations on Willie Mays, Leo Durocher, Mickey Mantle, and other stars. 1997.McCown's law: the 100 greatest hockey arguments
By David Naylor, Bob McCown. 2007
Sports talk-radio personality Bob McCown isn't afraid to say what's on his mind. His hockey opinions include: The Leafs haven't…
won the Stanley Cup in 40 years for a perfectly logical reason: they have the crappiest players; it's time the law put hockey's most violent offenders in something more restrictive than the penalty box; and Slovakia, not Canada, just may be the greatest hockey nation on Earth. 2007.Matisse the master: a life of Henri Matisse : the conquest of colour, 1909-1954
By Hilary Spurling. 2005
Hilary Spurling's exploration of Matisse's world uncovers the secret life of the artist, whose paintings shocked and infuriated his contemporaries…
while paving the way for modern art. This second volume tells the story of Matisse's growing artistic maturity and the relationship between his life and art from 1909 to 1954, his glory years. 2005.Être ici est une splendeur: vie de Paula M. Becker
By Marie Darrieussecq. 2016
Paula Modersohn-Becker voulait peindre et c'est tout. Elle était amie avec Rilke. Elle n'aimait pas tellement être mariée. Elle aimait…
le riz au lait, la compote de pommes, marcher dans la lande, Gauguin, Cézanne, les bains de mer, être nue au soleil, lire plutôt que gagner sa vie, et Paris. Elle voulait peut-être un enfant - sur ce point ses journaux et ses lettres sont ambigus. Elle a existé en vrai, de 1876 à 1907. 2016.Martha Graham, a dancer's life: A Dancer's Life
By Russell Freedman. 1998
Biography of a modern dance pioneer who died in 1991 at ninety-six. Details her career as dancer, choreographer, and teacher.…
Also describes her personal life, including her relationship with older musician Louis Horst and her marriage to much younger dancer Erick Hawkins. Junior and Senior High. c1998.Mao's last dancer
By Cunxin Li. 2003
This is the true story of how, by the thinnest thread of a chance, one moment in time changed the…
course of a small boy's life in ways that are beyond imagination. One day he would dance with some of the greatest ballet companies of the world. One day he would be a friend to a president and first lady, movie stars and the most influential people in America. One day he would become a star: Mao's last dancer, and the darling of the West. Here is Li Cunxin's own story, a beautiful, rich account of an inspirational life, told with honesty, dignity and pride. 2003.Life with Picasso
By Françoise Gilot, Carlton Lake. 1964
Lines on the water: a fisherman's life on the Miramichi
By David Adams Richards. 1998
Richards reflects on the art of fishing the Miramichi River, from landing his first trout to the endless search for…
the next great fishing pool. He writes about perseverance and respecting nature, and relates the lore, wisdom, humour, and passion of fishing. Winner of the 1998 Governor General's Award for Non-fiction. 1998.Life with Lindsay & Crouse
By Cornelia Otis Skinner. 1976
Famous actress offers a portrait of one of the most engaging and successful playwright teams in the history of the…
American theater. Lindsay and Crouse collaborated on such hits as "Life with Father," "State of the Union," and "Sound of Music." 1976.Level the playing field: the past, present, and future of women's pro sports
By Kristina Rutherford. 2016
Takes readers through the history of women's pro sports, exploring how far we have come in a relatively short time…
and exposing what ground is left to gain. The book provides first-person insight through interviews with professional female athletes, including Canadian hockey player Cassie Campbell, American MMA fighter Miesha Tate, and WNBA star Elena Delle Donne. Along the way, author and sports journalist Kristina Rutherford covers important topics like opportunity, female role models, and stereotypes. Grades 4-7. 2016.Many masks: a life of Frank Lloyd Wright
By Brendan Gill. 1987
Chronicles the turbulent career and private life of the American architect, Frank Lloyd Wright. The author's personal friendship with Wright…
and his family provides insights into the architect's creative and cantankerous personality. 1987.Chiriaeff: danser pour ne pas mourir : biographie
By 1941 Forget Nicolle. 2006
Ludmilla Chiriaeff a marqué l'histoire de la danse au Québec. Arrivée à Montréal en 1952 avec son mari, ses deux…
enfants et enceinte d'un troisième, elle avait pour seul bagage sa passion pour la danse. La traversée en Amérique, c'est l'espoir, pour elle, de se faire une place après avoir connu les affres de la guerre et de la Gestapo. Véritable femme orchestre, Ludmilla a dansé, chorégraphié, formé des danseurs, créé et administré des compagnies. Sa vie de femme dans tout cela? Trois maris, cinq enfants, la maladie et la certitude d'avoir fait ce qu'elle devait faire. 2006.