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Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave
By Frederick Douglass. 1991
Native: dispatches from an Israeli-Palestinian life
By Sayed Qashu. 2016
An Arab-Israeli, Kashua started writing (in Hebrew) with the hope of creating one story that both Palestinians and Israelis could…
relate to, rather than two that cannot coexist together. Here he writes about his children’s upbringing and encounters with racism, fatherhood and married life, the Jewish-Arab conflict, his professional ambitions, travels around the world as an author, and his love of books and literature. He reflects on social and cultural dynamics as experienced by someone who straddles two societies. 2016. Uniform title: Ben Haaretz.Napoleon, 1812
By Nigel Nicolson. 1985
In the six months between June and December 1812, nearly half a million men died. As Napoleon commenced his invasion…
of Russia, he was at the height of his powers; by the end, he faced the destruction of his empire. Why did he invade Russia, and why did he fail? The author goes back to the original documents to try to find an answer to these and other questions. 1985.Napoleon Bonaparte: A Life
By Alan Schom. 1997
A critical portrait of the legendary ruler of France, whose empire controlled much of Europe. Covers "all aspects of his…
life," tracing his obscure Corsican youth, his rise to power, his military campaigns, his defeat at Waterloo, and his death in exile in 1821. Descriptions of violence. 1997.My life with Bob: flawed heroine keeps book of books, plot ensues
By Pamela Paul. 2017
For twenty-eight years, Pamela Paul has been keeping a diary that records the books she reads, rather than the life…
she leads. Or does it? Over time, it's become clear that this Book of Books, or Bob, as she calls him, tells a much bigger story. For Paul, books reflect her inner life-- her fantasies and hopes, her dreams and ideas. And her life, in turn, influences which books she chooses, whether for solace or escape, diversion or self-reflection, information or entertainment. "My Life with Bob" isn't about what's in those books; it's about the relationship between books and readers. A testament to the power of books to provide the perspective, courage, companionship, and ultimately self-knowledge to forge our own path. 2017.Ten short years ago, Barack Obama became president of the United States, and changed the course of history. Ten short…
years ago, our America was hailed globally as a breathtaking example of democracy, as a rainbow coalition of everyday people marching to the same drum beat. We had finally overcome. But did we? Both the presidencies of Obama and Donald Trump have produced some of the ugliest divides in history: horrific racial murders, non-stop mass shootings, the explosion of attacks on immigrants and on the LGBTQ community, the rise of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia, a massive gap between the haves and the have-nots, and legions of women stepping forth to challenge sexual violence-and men-in all forms. In this collection of 13 essays, the author interweaves brutally honest personal stories with the saga of America, then and now. 2018.My famous evening: Nova Scotia sojourns, diaries & preoccupations (National Geographic directions)
By Howard A Norman. 2004
Canadian author Norman has travelled to Nova Scotia over the decades, collecting stories, myths, and memories. He recounts the story…
of Marlais Quire, who travelled to New York in the 1920's to hear Joseph Conrad, talks about forerunners (eerie omens of tragedy well known to seafaring communities), and relates a folktale about a protective mythic creature. He also retraces the steps of poet Elizabeth Bishop, who lived in Nova Scotia as a child, with historian, poet, and scholar Sandra Barry. 2004.My name is number 4: a true story
By Ting-Xing Ye. 2007
After the death of both her parents, Ting-xing and her four siblings endured the brutality of Red Guard attacks on…
their schools and even their house as they struggled against poverty and hunger. Then at sixteen, she was exiled to a prison farm far from home. This is the story of Ting-xing's tumultuous life, turned upside down by China's Cultural Revolution. Some strong language. 2007.Myself with others: selected essays
By Carlos Fuentes. 1988
In these essays the author reflects on the three great elements in his work: autobiography, love of literature and politics.…
He starts with his own beginnings as a writer, covers other writers such as Borges and Kundera, and ends with his most recent political statement, his commencement address at Harvard. This is not a translation; the author has used the English language alone. 1988.Mrs. Fitzherbert and sons
By Jim Foord-Kelcey, Philippa Foord-Kelcey. 1991
King George IV is best remembered for his extravagant lifestyle and his efforts to divorce his wife, Caroline of Brunswick.…
But many are unaware that, in 1784, when he was still the Prince of Wales, George secretly married a Roman Catholic widow named Maria Fitzherbert. However, without the consent of his father, the marriage was considered invalid under the Royal Marriages Act. 1991.Mrs. King: the life and times of Isabel Mackenzie King
By Charlotte Gray. 1997
Isabel Mackenzie King was the daughter of William Lyon Mackenzie and the mother of Canada's longest serving prime minister, William…
Lyon Mackenzie King. While her son attempted to portray her as the ideal woman, his biographers insisted that she was manipulative and ambitious, forcing her son into politics so that he could support the family. Gray attempts to bring her story to light and reveal the real Mrs. King, a woman who witnessed some of the most important events of Canadian history. Canada Reads 2012. c1997.Mrs. L: conversations with Alice Roosevelt Longworth
By Alice Roosevelt Longworth, Michael Teague. 1981
Murder of a Medici princess
By Caroline Murphy. 2008
Because Isabella de' Medici was close to her father, Cosimo, she was allowed to live an autonomous life apart from…
her abusive husband. After Cosimo's death, his spiteful eldest son, Francesco, reneged on the inheritance Cosimo left Isabella and her children, and then sanctioned the murder of both Isabella and her sister-in-law Leonora. This account of a lesser-known Medici daughter also describes an extraordinary woman who paid the ultimate price for flouting her era's traditional gender roles. 2008.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.Mountbatten: the official biography
By Phillip Ziegler. 1985
An honest assessment of a widely respected man who, for all the trappings of life within the circle of the…
Royal Family, was nothing if not human. The author is the first to have access to the Broadlands archives and he has thoroughly researched other sources to give a more rounded picture of this greatly loved public figure. 1985.L'école des ponts jaunes: poème-vie (La voie des poètes)
By Philippe Haeck. 2004
Philippe Haeck nous livre un poème-vie autour de l'école, composé de quarante-cinq fragments, chacun précédé et suivi d'un texte de…
création d'élèves. Un poème-vie sur l'importance d'explorer librement le territoire de l'imaginaire, sur la différence entre une parole qui rend compte d'une expérience et un discours ressassant un savoir théorique. 2004.Mazarin, le maître du jeu
By Simone Bertière. 2007
Une solide biographie consacrée à Mazarin, cardinal et homme politique français d'origine italienne. En trois grandes parties: La quête d'un…
emploi - Sur la corde raide - Le poids du pouvoir. Tableaux généalogiques, cartes et repères chronologiques complètent l'ouvrage. 2007.Hypatie: l'étoile d'Alexandrie ((Post scriptum).)
By Olivier Gaudefroy. 2012
La vie d'Hypathie, philosophe mathématicienne d'Alexandrie. À partir des sources antiques, l'auteur retrace les conditions tragiques de sa mort et…
montre comment dès la Renaissance, elle connut une seconde vie qui s'amplifia avec les romantiques et plus récemment à travers le cinéma et la bande dessinée. 2012.Marie Duplessis, "la Dame aux camélias": une vie romancée
By Bertrand Poirot-Delpech. 1981
A la fois réelle et mythique, la fameuse "dame" dont le roman, le théâtre, le cinéma et la bande dessinée…
se sont inspirés mérite cette biographie romancée qui évoque tout un climat et une époque de la sensibilité française. 1981.