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Mozart retrouvé
By Alain Gueullette. 1982
Muhammad Ali: a tribute to the greatest
By Thomas Hauser. 2016
Relying on personal insights, interviews with close associates and other contemporaries, and memories gathered over the course of decades on…
the cutting edge of boxing journalism, the author explores Ali in colourful detail inside and outside the ring. Muhammad Ali has attained mythical status. But in recent years, he has been subjected to an image makeover by corporate America as it seeks to homogenize the electrifying nature of his persona. Hauser argues that there has been a deliberate distortion of what Ali believed, said, and stood for, and that making Ali more presentable for advertising purposes by sanitizing his legacy is a disservice to history as well as to Ali himself. 2016.Music cultures of the Pacific, the Near East, and Asia (Prentice-Hall history of music series)
By William P Malm. 1977
This comprehensive survey of music and musical instruments found in the major Asian civilizations and in the island cultures of…
the Eastern Hemisphere also provides an introduction to the attitudes and techniques of ethno-musicology. (Prentice-Hall history of music series)Music in every room: around the world in a bad mood
By John Krich. 1984
This account of the author's travels through Southeast and South Asia and the Middle East focuses on the harsh realities…
of poverty and disease. Romantic visions of the mysterious and enlightened East are seen as silly illusions that obscure the hard struggle to survive. Some strong language. 1984.Music and the mind
By Anthony Storr. 1992
Music is the most mysterious and least tangible of all forms of art. Yet, Anthony Storr believes, music today is…
a deeply significant experience for a greater number of people than ever before. In this book, he explores why this should be so. 1992.Motorcycle masala: travels through India
By Peter Riordan. 1999
During their travels around India on a motorcycle Peter and his friend Stephanie braved murderous truck drivers, were troubled by…
breakdowns and saw much of the backwaters of India often missed by tourists. 1999.Moe & me: encounters with Moe Norman, golf's mysterious genius (Maple leaf audio)
By Lorne Rubenstein. 2013
Rubenstein offers a riveting exploration of the life of Moe Norman, known for his unusual swing on the course -…
and his crippling insecurity and introverted nature off of it. 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.Les geishas, ou, Le monde des fleurs et des saules
By Robert Guillain. 1988
Très peu d'Occidentaux sont parvenus à pénétrer et à comprendre le monde secret des geishas japonaises. Robert Guillain, qui a…
vécu 40 ans en Asie, nous livre sur cet univers un témoignage sans précédent. 1988.Maurice Chevalier: itinéraire d'un inconnu célèbre (Collection Mémoire d'autres)
By Claudine Kirgener. 1988
Chanteur, vedette du café-concert et du music-hall, comédien, Maurice Chevalier a été pendant plus d'un demi-siècle l'incarnation des jours heureux…
de la Belle Époque, des années folles et, jusqu'à sa mort en 1972, comme un garant de notre joie de vivre. 1988.Mendiant de l'infini: fragments nomades : récit
By André Carpentier. 2002
En juin 2000, André Carpentier, professeur au département d'études littéraires de l'UQAM, part à la conquête du mythique mont Kaislash,…
au Tibet. Bien loin du trekking ou du périple spirituel, l'aventure de Carpentier est celle d'un pèlerin du nouveau siècle, à la fois personnelle et branchée sur l'universel. Résultat : un magnifique récit de voyage rédigé sans prétention dans une langue d'une richesse peu commune. 2002.Maurice Richard (Célébrités canadiennes)
By Michel Forest. 1991
Michael Schumacher: the Ferrari years
By Christopher S Hilton. 2001
It took five years, but when Michael Schumacher gave Ferrari the World Championship he proved himself one of the greatest…
of all Grand Prix drivers. This text describes each of his races from 1996, including the genius and the disgrace. 2001.Miracle in the Andes
By Vince Rause, Nando Parrado. 2006
Nando Parrado was unconscious for three days before he woke to discover that the plane carrying his rugby team, as…
well as their family members and supporters, to an exhibition game in Chile had crashed somewhere deep in the Andes. Many were dead or dying. Those who remained were stranded on a lifeless glacier with no supplies and no means of summoning help. Struggling to endure freezing temperatures, forced to eat human flesh to avoid starvation, Nando resolved that he must get home or die trying. 2006.Mirrors of the unseen: journeys in Iran
By Jason Elliot. 2006
This is an exploration of the immensely rich heritage of Persian culture and a unique portrait of contemporary Iran. In…
it, we are introduced to the hair-raising streets of Tehran, and ponder the sublime architecture of Isfahan; we travel on horseback through the forests of the north, across the bleak landscapes of Kurdistan, and re-trace Robert Byron's steps to the sites of the nation's most fabled monuments. 2006.Mel Bay's deluxe encyclopedia of guitar chords (Encyclopedia Ser.)
By William Bay. 1971
A comprehensive guide to guitar chords, denoted in a series of chord windows. The chords are presented by key and…
then subdivided according to melody chords, inside chords, rhythm chords and bottom 4 string chords. 1971.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.Maurice Richard (Extraordinary Canadians)
By Charles Foran. 2011
Born in 1921 into a working-class family, Maurice Richard came of age as a French Canadian and athlete during an…
era when the majority population of Quebec slumbered. Richard aspired only to score goals and win championships for the Montreal Canadiens, but he represented far more. Beginning with his 50-goal, 50-game season in 1944-45 and through his battles with the league over bigotry toward French-Canadian players, Richard's on-ice ferocity and off-ice dignity echoed the change in Quebec. Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. 2011. (Extraordinary Canadians)Martina: Autobiography
By George Vecsey, Martina Navratilova. 1985
Frank and sassy autobiography of the talented and popular international tennis star. Martina relates the story of her growing up…
in Czechoslovakia and her view of communism. She also tells of her bisexuality, her relationships with other professionals on the tennis circuit, and the coaching she received from Renee Richards and Nancy Lieberman. Presents Martina as an honest, likable woman. Bestseller 1985.Coeur ouvert, esprit ouvert
By Clara Hughes, Penelope Bourque. 2015
L'une des grandes olympiennes canadiennes, seule athlète de l'histoire à avoir remporté plusieurs médailles à la fois à des Jeux…
d'hiver et à des Jeux d'été, six au total, Clara Hughes partage pour la première fois son parcours exceptionnel. Le trajet qui a permis à cette femme à l'adolescence turbulente de devenir une athlète d'élite compte quelque vingt ans de compétition. Clara Hughes décrit son triomphe sur ses douleurs physiques et psychiques, ses réussites et ses luttes dans sa vie personnelle et professionnelle. Aujourd'hui porte-parole de ceux et celles qui vivent des problèmes de santé mentale, elle a fait sienne l'attitude que traduit la phrase Cour ouvert, esprit ouvert. 2015. Titre uniforme: Open heart, open mind.