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Odd man out: the life and times of Eric Kierans
By Jamie Swift. 1988
A self-made millionaire, Eric Kierans was head of the Commerce School at McGill University and president of the Montreal Stock…
Exchange. As a provincial, and then federal, politician, he was involved in the major issues of the 1960s and 1970s: foreign investment, free trade, provincial rights, and the War Measures Act. 1988.Missing, porté disparu
By Thomas Hauser. 1982
Un journaliste américain vivant au Chili est arrêté chez lui quelques jours après le coup d'état de 1973. Un mois…
plus tard son cadavre sera identifié à la morgue de Santiago. Sa femme et son père veulent faire toute la lumière sur cette affaire. Descriptions régulières de violence. 1982. Titre uniforme: Execution of Charles Horman.Lettre à un Français qui veut immigrer au Québec
By Carl Dubuc. 1999
Ce portrait décapant du Québec, que l'auteur a signé en 1968, a peu et bien vieilli. Certaines observations sur la…
pudeur du Québécois "passé maître dans l'art de la négation raffinée et l'art subtil de ne rien déclarer qui soit affirmativement choquant" mériteraient une thèse de doctorat. Bref, un livre amusant qui peut encore être donné en cadeau aux Français qui veulent immigrer au Québec.Marie Gérin-Lajoie: De Mere En Fille, La Cause Des Femmes
By Hélène Pelletier-Baillargeon. 1985
Marie Gérin-Lajoie est sans doute l'une des plus belles figures du 20e siècle québécois. Première bachelière canadienne-française, elle a été…
une militante exemplaire dans la cause de l'éducation des femmes et une véritable pionnière dans le domaine du service social. 1985.My road to Québec
By Jean Charest. 1998
Charest describes his childhood and early years, including his education, his family, and his time as a sailor and lawyer,…
leading up to his political career. This began inauspiciously with his involvement in the 1983 Tory leadership convention and culminated in his own leadership of the party. He also explains his vision for Quebec and its future and his decision to leave Ottawa to lead that province's Liberal party.Duplessis et son époque (Collection Jadis et naguère)
By Bernard Saint-Aubin. 1979
Ce livre raconte plus que la vie de Duplessis et son règne. Il situe l'homme dans son milieu d'origine et…
décrit les événements qui ont marqué sa vie politique et influencé ses décisions. 1979.Not I: memoirs of a German childhood
By Martin Chalmers, Joachim C Fest. 2013
The historian shares the story of his childhood and youth during which he experienced World War II in a German…
household opposed to the Nazis, and was forced to come to terms with his father's strong political convictions. 2013. Uniform title: Ich nicht.Not one of the boys
By Sharon Carstairs. 1993
Sharon Carstairs served as the leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party for nine years and was a major voice in…
the battle against the 1992 Charlottetown Accord. As well as describing her life in politics, she recalls devastating incidents of sexual abuse when she was a child and the effect it had on the rest of her life. Some descriptions of sex. 1993.Attendez que je me rappelle
By René Lévesque. 1986
Autobiographie de René Lévesque, journaliste et homme politique pendant 25 ans. Quand on a été un meneur d'hommes et un…
bâtisseur de nation, il n'est certainement pas simple de raconter sa vie. René Lévesque le fait sur le ton de la confidence et dans un style très personnel nous révélant le talent d'un grand écrivain. 1986.No surrender: reflections of a happy warrior in the Tory crusade
By Hugh Segal. 1996
Segal reflects on his involvement and work with the Progressive Conservative party over the course of three decades. He looks…
back on his experiences in both provincial and federal politics, outlining what he considers to be the strengths and weaknesses of the party, and portraying some of the important political figures in Canada. 1996.No man's river
By Farley Mowat. 2004
Upon returning from European combat, Mowat met up with Charles Schweder, a trapper, son of a white man and Native…
woman. The two canoed and portaged around the lakes and rivers of Manitoba and the then Northwest Territories, and as Charles guided Mowat through the landmarks of the landscape, including spooky gravesites, foaming cataracts, caribou on the move, and a hawk named Windy, Mowat observed Charles' place between the white and native worlds. Some strong language and descriptions of violence. 2004.No room for small dreams: courage, imagination, and the making of modern Israel
By Shimon Peres. 2017
Nobel Peace Prize winner Shimon Peres caps his legacy with this final book, completed shortly before his death--a majestic and…
personal exploration of modern Israel's history and values that offers insights for its future. 2017.No other country
By Alfred W Purdy. 1977
The author takes a long, leisurely look at Canada and its people. He tells about racial tension in Aklavik, B.C.…
fishermen, men who rode the rails during the Depression, and many others. 1977.No holds barred: my life in politics
By Geoffrey Stevens, John Crosbie. 1997
John Crosbie chronicles his involvement in politics, from provincial politics in Newfoundland to federal politics as a senior cabinet minister…
in the Mulroney governments. He tells the story behind the scenes and evaluates both his mistakes and triumphs in the unique style which gained him notoriety. Some strong language. 1997.Néron, le poète ensanglanté
By Roger Caratini. 2003
Beaucoup ont fait de Néron le personnage le plus inhumain et le plus "sanglant" de l'histoire romaine. L'auteur nous en…
dresse un portrait beaucoup moins caricatural: un prince ni plus ni moins cruel que ses prédécesseurs. Une biographie d'accès facile, qui n'hésite pas par moments à recourir à des procédés romanesques, mais qui demeure soucieuse de la vérité historique et qu'anime un véritable esprit de vulgarisation. Nombreuses citations d'historiens de l'Antiquité. 2003.Nelson Mandela: "non à l'apartheid"
By Véronique Tadjo. 2010
Ce titre transporte le lecteur en 1941, dans une Afrique du Sud ravagée par l'Apartheid. Au fil des pages, le…
lecteur marche dans les traces de Nelson Mandela, qui prend la parole pour raconter l'injustice vécue par son peuple, sa lutte pour offrir à ce dernier des droits égaux à ceux des Blancs, sa condamnation à la réclusion à perpétuité, les conditions d'emprisonnement inhumaines dans lesquelles il fut maintenu pendant 27 ans, la manière dont les gens se sont mobilisés à un niveau international afin de le libérer, puis sa libération et la tenue de premières élections démocratiques. Quelques descriptions de violence. Pour les lecteurs d'école secondaire. 2010.Nelson Mandela: leçon de vie pour l'avenir
By Jack Lang. 2004
Nahanni: river of gold, river of dreams
By Neil Hartling. 1993
The Nahanni River runs through the diverse landscape of Naanni National Park in the North West Territories. Declared as the…
first World Heritage Site by the United Nations, this river ranks as one of the most beautiful in the world. Outfitter, guide, and historian Neil Hartling, who runs an eco/adventure company in the North, describes the magnificence of the Nahanni. 1993.Never retreat, never explain, never apologize: my life, my politics
By Deborah Grey. 2004
Starting as a teacher in rural Alberta, Deborah Grey eventually became the first elected MP of the Reform party, with…
a no-nonsense style, a willingness to praise or criticize her parliamentary colleagues as she saw fit, and a taste for one-liners. In looking back, she discusses her family and faith, while remaining unapologetic in her criticisms of Stockwell Day as Alliance leader and defending the party against accusations of racism. 2004.Nation maker: Sir John A. Macdonald : his life, our times, volume two : 1867-1891
By Richard Gwyn. 2011
From Confederation Day in 1867, John A. Macdonald finessed a reluctant union of four provinces in central and eastern Canada…
into a strong nation, despite indifference from Britain and annexationist sentiment in the United States. Macdonald faced constant crises, from Louis Riel's two rebellions through to the Pacific Scandal that almost undid his government. Gwyn paints a portrait of Canada and its leaders through these formative years and also shows us Macdonald the man, as he wrestles with whether Riel should hang, marries for the second time, deals with the birth of a disabled child, and the assassination of his close friend Darcy McGee. Some descriptions of violence. Sequel to “John A: the man who made us : the life and times of John A. Macdonald” (DC31710). Winner of the 2011 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. c2011.