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Retirement guide for Canadians: an overall plan for a comfortable future (Self-counsel retirement series)
By Henry S Hunnisett. 1993
A guide for Canadians who are at or nearing the retirement stage of life. The author, having experienced many of…
the problems and disappointments encountered by many retirees, attempts to answer the key questions people may have about how to plan for a fulfilling and financially stable retirement. 1993.Retirement's harsh new realities: protecting your money in a changing world
By Gordon Pape. 2012
Pape zeroes in on the realities of retirement that confront Canadians, including collapsing pension plans, a tax system that works…
against us, pitiful savings rates, and the imminent changes to our retirement system as governments and corporations struggle with harsh economic, demographic, and social realities. Pape teaches you how to create a financial plan that works, pay off debt (and stay debt free), invest wisely, understand your pension plan, and minimize taxes. c2012.Retire rich: winning strategies for higher retirement income
By Stephen Gadsden. 1999
One in five Canadian seniors lives below the poverty line. Here a financial planner shares tips on how to avoid…
this fate. Gadsden discusses how to calculate how much money you'll need to save, the six keys to retirement wealth, how to organize your finances as retirement approaches, and strategies for generating the largest retirement nest egg possible. Also included are case studies, sample forms, and checklists to help you get started on your way to retiring rich.Remember the sweet things: one list, two lives, and twenty years of marriage
By Ellen Greene. 2009
The author describes her struggles with divorce and single parenthood before meeting her husband, Marsh, whose many kindnesses she would…
jot down and make into a cause for thanks and celebration every Valentine's Day. 2009.Recollections of Rifleman Bowlby: Italy 1944 (Famous Regiments)
By Alex Bowlby. 1989
The battalion in which Bowlby served was renowned throughout the Eighth army, but luck deserted it after the North African…
campaign. Stripped of its hard core of regulars it was sent as heavy infantry to Italy, instead of the specialised role for which it had been trained, and lost its first and second battles. Bowlby describes exactly how men behave when the heat is on, and his account of life in an infantry platoon in Italy 1944. 1989.Rebel: my life outside the lines
By Nick Nolte. 2018
A legendary Hollywood icon who refuses to hide his mistakes, Nolte now delivers his most revealing performance yet in an…
unvarnished look at the man, the career, the loves, and the life. 2018.Levy discusses the rise and fall of the group originally named by Lauren Bacall. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis…
Jr., Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop became some of the most popular entertainers in the early 1960s. Strong language. c1998.Raimu
By Daniel Lacotte. 1988
Raimu fut l'un des plus populaires comédiens du cinéma français. Orson Welles le considère comme le plus grand acteur du…
monde. Pour Marcel Pagnol, son fidèle complice de la fameuse trilogie, "Marius, Fanny et César": "Monsieur Raimu est un génie." 1988.Quelque chose d'étrange s'est produit en route vers le futur: tournants, revirements et leçons apprises
By Michael J Fox, Lorraine Gagné. 2011
Si vous avez récemment obtenu votre diplôme ou si vous êtes sur le point d'en recevoir un, je suis convaincu…
qu'il y a un bon nombre de personnes qui ont joué un rôle dans ce qui vous arrive actuellement et qui s'intéressent à ce que vous désirez faire à partir de maintenant. Cela est compréhensible. Les parents, les mentors et les amis font partie de votre histoire, tout comme vous faites partie de la leur. Ils ont des espoirs et des rêves qui peuvent croiser ou chevaucher les vôtres. Et il n'y a aucune raison pour que vous ne leur fassiez pas de place. Pour les lecteurs du collégial et plus. 2011. Titre uniforme: A funny thing happened on the way to the future--Quand t'es née pour un p'tit pain
By Denise Filiatrault, Danièle Lorain. 2017
Denise Filiatrault n'a assurément besoin d'aucune présentation, puisqu'elle marque le paysage culturel québécois depuis sept décennies. Très longtemps chanteuse dans…
les cabarets, comédienne à la télévision et au cinéma, actrice au théâtre, metteure en scène, travailleuse acharnée et femme de tête créative à la personnalité flamboyante, elle raconte enfin son histoire, écrite en collaboration avec sa fille Danièle. Elle nous offre un regard privilégié sur l'univers du show-business au Québec, à travers les différentes étapes de sa carrière et surtout à travers les époques. 2017.Rabbit: the autobiography of Ms. Pat
By Jeannine Amber, Patricia Williams. 2017
At seven Pat learned to roll drunks for money. At twelve, she was targeted for sex by a grown man;…
by thirteen she was pregnant, and by fifteen, a mother of two. Alone at sixteen, Pat determined to make a better life for her children. 2017.P.S. Jack Paar
By Jack Paar. 1983
Entertaining memoir from the former host of television's "Tonight Show." Paar regales his "dear reader" with tales of interviews with…
Albert Schweitzer in the jungles of Gabon, games with the Kennedy clan in Hyannis Port, an evening of telly-watching with the royal family in London, and a variety of other adventures. Some strong language. 1983.Princess Merle: the romantic life of Merle Oberon
By Charles Higham, Roy Moseley. 1983
Print the legend: the life and times of John Ford
By Scott Eyman. 1999
Biography of renowned film director John Ford (1894-1973), who for over fifty years made such movies as "The grapes of…
wrath," "Stagecoach," "The last hurrah," and "Cheyenne autumn." Evaluates his work and relationships within Hollywood as well as his personal life. Analyses his social vision as portrayed in his films. c1999.Prairie tale: a memoir
By Melissa Gilbert. 2009
The Little House on the Prairie actress traces her complicated journey from buck-toothed Laura "Halfpint" Ingalls to Hollywood starlet, wife,…
and mother. She partied with the Brat Pack, dated heartthrobs like Rob Lowe and bad boys like Billy Idol, and began a self-destructive pattern of addiction and codependence. She eventually realized that her career on television had earned her popularity, admiration, and love from everyone but herself. 2010, c2009.Nous sommes tous des acteurs
By Jean-Louis Roux. 1997
Sans jamais déroger à ses convictions fédéralistes, c'est surtout sa carrière d'acteur que Jean-Louis Roux retrace dans cette volumineuse biographie,…
fort bien écrite. Une suite est à venir, promet l'auteur. 1997.Ce dont je suis certaine
By Oprah Winfrey, Marie-Andrée Gagnon. 2014
Un livre merveilleusement riche en réflexions pertinentes et en révélations. Organisés de manière thématique - la joie, la résilience, les…
relations, la gratitude, les possibilités, l'émerveillement, la clarté et le pouvoir - ces essais offrent un aperçu rare et puissant de l'esprit d'une des femmes les plus extraordinaires au monde. Candides, émouvants, exaltants, édifiants et dynamiques, les propos qu'Oprah tient dans « Ce dont je suis certaine » font miroiter un genre de sagesse et de vérité auquel les lecteurs reviendront sans cesse. 2014. Titre uniforme: What I know for sure.Hop la vie!: tant qu'il y a de la vie il y a de l'espoir ((Collection Expérience de vie).)
By Johanne Fontaine. 2012
" Mars 2010, diagnostic de cancer incurable. Que ce soit un diagnostic médical, la séparation de nos parents, l'alcoolisme d'un…
père ou d'une mère, le sentiment de rejet ou d'abandon, une injustice, la mort d'un proche, la fin d'une vie de couple,... tous sont autant de drames et de cicatrices qui nous marquent à jamais. Nous avons le choix de l'attitude à adopter, de lâcher prise et demander de l'aide. Les outils qui s'offrent à nous sont nombreux. Johanne Fontaine tient à partager ses trucs, pistes de réflexion, suggestions et moyens pour vous aider à traverser des épreuves. On ne sait jamais ce qui va nous aider à les surmonter lorsque tout s'écroule autour de nous. Entreprenons ensemble un voyage où l'amour de soi et l'espoir se donnent rendez-vous. " -- 4e de couv.Marie-Soleil Tougas: la vie-- comme une gourmandise
By Micheline Bégin, Renée Senneville. 2008
Playing with fire
By Nigel Havers. 2007
Nigel Havers shares a memoir that is as charming, mischievous and engaging as the man himself. In a career that…
has taken him from a schoolboy production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" to the red carpet on Oscar Night with "Chariots of Fire", Nigel Havers has become a household name. With characteristic modesty and a captivating eye for the absurd, he treats us to the highlights and lowlights of a life like no other; a life in which chilling reality (watching his father Michael -- later the Attorney General -- begin his prosecution of the Yorkshire Ripper) and beguiling fantasy (sleeping with Elizabeth Taylor) collide. Includes strong language. 2007, c2006.