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Biography, Music biography
Michel Legrand est l'un des compositeurs français les plus célèbres au monde. Pour la première fois, il se raconte. Avec… humour, gravité et liberté. Entremêlant présent et passé, il réveille des souvenirs enfouis, des images intimes : l'enfance, la guerre, le Conservatoire, la révolution du be-bop, les débuts chez Philips, la Nouvelle Vague, Hollywood. Au détour du récit, des invités surgissent : Maurice Chevalier, Jacques Brel, Bill Evans, Jacques Demy, Louis Aragon, Françoise Sagan, Steve McQueen, Natalie Dessay... Tous prennent part au destin d'un créateur avide de musique au pluriel, dont l'identité doit autant à Bach, à Stravinski qu'à Dizzy Gillespie. Entre swing, lyrisme et comédie musicale, entrez dans l'univers d'un pulvérisateur de frontières, d'un monstre sacré qui a réussi, selon le mot de Malraux, à être plusieurs dans une même existence. 2013.
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Sports and games, Hockey
Former Montreal Canadiens goalie and former President of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Dryden captures the essence of hockey and what… it means to its fans. He gives us vivid portraits of the characters - Guy Lafleur, Larry Robinson, Serge Savard, coach Scotty Bowman - that made the Canadiens of the 1970s one of the greatest hockey teams in history. Dryden also reflects on life on the road, in the spotlight, and on the ice, offering up a rare inside look at the game. This edition marks the 20th anniversary of book’s original publication. Strong language, some descriptions of violence. 2005.
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Biography, Music biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction)
" Un panorama de toute la vie et la carrière de Stevie Wonder, avec un zoom sur les années porteuses… d'albums considérés comme classiques . Un accent mis sur la musique, sans négliger pour autant la vie intime et les engagements politiques de l'artiste (lutte pour les droits civiques, contre l'apartheid...) . Un regard juste et critique, qui ne passe pas sous silence les côtés moins sympathiques de la personnalité (caprices de star, relations avec ses anciens collaborateurs...). " -- 4e de couv.
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Sports biography, Lifestyle, Animals and wildlife, Sports and games
On March 30, 1970, a wobbly foal named Secretariat was born on a farm in Virginia - but he was… no ordinary horse. He was bigger and more muscled than racehorses his age, and after a slow start and lots of training, he went on to compete for the biggest prize in racing - the Triple Crown. This is also the story of the one person who helped Secretariat the most - feeding him grain, bathing him, and chatting with him at dawn each day - his groom, Edward "Shorty" Sweat. Grades 5-8. 2007.
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Canadian non-fiction, Humour, Sports and games
Take a walk on the weird side! Odd, weird and just plain gross moments in sports await you, including yucky… bathroom incidents, cursed teams, and spectacular losers. Find out why some hockey fans throw an octopus on the ice, how a dead guy got drafted, and how the hand of God may have decided a soccer game. Grades 4-7. 2005.
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Arts and entertainment, Biography, Actors biography, Music biography, Women biography, Lifestyle, Music
Biography of African American singer/actress Lena Horne, born in 1917 Brooklyn, who first performed at Harlem's Cotton Club at age… sixteen. Interprets Horne's multiracial family background in the pre-civil rights era as the reason for emotional conflicts in both her personal and professional lives. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. c2009.
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Biography, Music biography, Canadian non-fiction
A biography of the famous Canadian conductor, composer, and organist, Sir Ernest MacMillan. MacMillan conducted the Toronto Symphony Orchestra from… 1931-1956, and the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir from 1942-1957. Schabas traces MacMillan's continued commitment to his country and music throughout his life. c1994.
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Biography, Music biography, Canadian non-fiction, Music
A biography of rock guitarist Randy Bachman, from his early days in Winnipeg, to his years with the Guess Who… and BTO. A songwriter, producer, guitarist, and session player, Bachman has played an integral role in the evolution and growth of the Canadian music industry. Some strong language. 2000.
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Biography, Music biography, Women biography, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction)
Ginette Reno est l'une des plus grandes chanteuses de toute l'histoire du Québec. C'est aussi la personnalité dont on a… le plus parlé au cours des cinquante dernières années. Ses deux mille chansons, ses trente-huit albums et ses rôles au cinéma et à la télévision ont fait d'elle une véritable icône. Le légendaire Johny Carson l'a invitée sur son plateau en Californie, et Michel Drucker a fait de même à Paris. Elle aurait pu faire carrière aux États-Unis ou en France, mais c'est ici qu'elle a brillé de tous ses feux. Ginette Reno est l'artiste qui incarne le plus le Québec et on peut ainsi dire qu'elle fait partie de la famille. Elle a marqué notre époque grâce à des prestations inoubliables, comme son interprétation de la chanson de Jean-Pierre Ferland, Un peu plus haut, un peu plus loin, sur le mont Royal, à Montréal, en 1975 et avec Céline Dion sur les plaines d'Abraham, à Québec, en 2008. 2013.
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Biography, Music biography, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction)
Biographie de Félix Leclerc: sa vie, sa carrière. Pionnier chez nous, il fut avec Charles Trenet le premier auteur-compositeur-interprète en… France. Premier écrivain québécois à vivre de sa plume, il fut le héraut de l'indépendance, le père de la nation pour un pays qui n'est pas né. 1987.
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Bestsellers (Non-fiction), Sports and games, Hockey
Unlike his two brothers, Murray Howe failed in his attempt to follow in his father's footsteps to become a professional… athlete. Yet, his failure brought him to the realization that in truth, his dream wasn't to be a pro hockey player. His dream was to be his father, Gordie Howe. To be amazing at something, but humble and gracious. To be courageous, and stand up for the little guy. To be a hero. You don't need to be a hockey player to do that. What he learned was that it is a waste of time wishing you were like someone else. We need to identify and embrace our gifts. Gordie Howe may have been the greatest player in the history of hockey, but greatness was never defined by goals or assists in the Howe household. Greatness meant being the best person you could be, not the best player on the ice. Bestseller. 2017.
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Biography, Music biography, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction)
A memoir by the internationally-acclaimed Canadian composer, music educator and writer R. Murray Schafer, traces the author's life and growth… as an artist from his earliest memories to the present. Scenes from his youth as an aspiring painter, a music student at the University of Toronto and a sailor on a Great Lakes freighter give way to memories of his several years of work and wandering in Europe, where he gained a deeper understanding of his vocation, and found, especially in Greece, the inspiration for much of the astonishing music he would create after his return to Canada. 2012.
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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Sports and games, Hockey
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.
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Biography, Music biography, Women biography, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction)
Renée Martel est l'une des grandes stars du Québec. Chantant depuis l'enfance avec son père, Marcel Martel, l'un des pionniers… du western, elle s'impose dans les années 1960 comme icône de la pop avec les hits Liverpool et Je vais à Londres. Elle reviendra ensuite à ses racines country avec Un amour qui ne veut pas mourir et, en 1983, son album C'est mon histoire lui vaudra un premier Félix. Depuis, la cowgirl dorée accumule les récompenses les plus prestigieuses, et elle a été célébrée par un Félix hommage qui soulignait ses soixante ans de carrière en 2012. Derrière la star : la femme. Son courage et sa force, sa vulnérabilité et sa fragilité. Elle a mené plusieurs combats dans sa vie. Contre l'alcoolisme, la dépression, contre une grave maladie pulmonaire, un cancer du foie. À l'image du phénix qui renaît de ses cendres, Renée Martel porte sa vie à bout de bras. Comment, jusquà quel point sa sensibilité exacerbée fait d'elle l'artiste quelle est? La femme et la star, des vases communicants ou pas? C'est le point de départ du Roman de Renée Martel. 2014.
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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Sports and games, Hockey
In the early 1900s, a host of professional, minor-pro, senior, junior, and college leagues competed across the continent. More than… a decade remained before the Stanley Cup would become the sole property of the NHL. In this era, it was a challenge cup, and it seemed as though every Canadian town--big or small--had a fair shot at the big prize. In these pre-NHL days, four teams from the Maritimes took up the challenge, competing for what was, even then, hockey's biggest prize. The 1900 Halifax Crescents club was followed in 1906 by the New Glasgow Cubs, in 1912 by the Moncton Victorias, and in 1913 by the Sydney Millionaires. 2012.
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Award winning non-fiction, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Sports and games
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.
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Bestsellers (Non-fiction), Biography, Music biography, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction)
Takes us deep inside Gordon Lightfoot’s world, from his idyllic childhood in Orillia, the wild sixties, and his canoe trips… into Canada’s North to his heady times atop the music world. Jennings explores the toll that success took on his personal life - including his troubled relationships, his battle with alcohol and his near-death experiences - and the extraordinary drive and tenacity that pulled him through it all. Rich in voices from fellow musicians, close friends, Lightfoot’s family and the singer’s own reminiscences, the biography tells the stories behind some of his best-known love songs, including “Beautiful” and “Song for a Winter’s Night,” as well as the infidelity and divorce that resulted in classics like “Sundown” and “If You Could Read My Mind.” Bestseller. 2017.
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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Sports and games
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.
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Biography, Music biography
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Biography, Music biography, Women biography