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The golden spruce: A True Story Of Myth, Madness And Greed

By John Vaillant. 2005

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Award winning non-fiction, Bestsellers (Non-fiction), Canadian non-fiction, Law and crime, True crime

In 1997, when a shattered kayak and camping gear are found on an Alaskan island north of the Canadian border,… they reignite a mystery surrounding a shocking act of protest. The author braids together the strands of this mystery and brings to life the historical collision of Europeans and the Haida and the harrowing world of logging. Canada Reads 2012. Winner of the 2005 Governor General's Award for Non-fiction. Bestseller. 2005.

The great fire

By Jim Murphy. 1995

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Award winning fiction, Adventure and exploration, Award winning non-fiction, United States history

An account of the conflagration that levelled much of Chicago in 1871. Chronicles events from the fire's outbreak and rapid… spread to its extinguishment by rain, as reported by survivors and in documents of the period. Examines the origins, circumstances, and official failures that contributed to the disaster. Grades 5-8. A 1996 Newbery Honor Book. c1995.

The first year: age-related macular degeneration (The first Year Ser.)

By Daniel L Roberts. 2006

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Blindness and visual impairment, Eye-related medical conditions, Health and medicine

Visually impaired educator and musician offers a month-by-month guide to coping with this progressive retinal disease and related conditions. Discusses… causes and characteristics, strategies for slowing its progression, and treatment options. Covers lifestyle issues such as traveling, staying healthy, combating boredom and depression, and navigating daily tasks. Includes resources. 2006.

The end of absence: reclaiming what we've lost in a world of constant connection

By Michael Harris. 2014

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Award winning non-fiction, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Science and technology, Computers and internet

Only one generation in history (ours) will experience life both with and without the internet. For everyone who follows us,… online life will simply be the air they breathe. Today, we revel in ubiquitous information and constant connection, rarely stopping to consider the implications for our logged-on lives. The author chronicles this massive shift, exploring what we've gained and lost in the bargain. He argues that our greatest loss has been that of absence itself -- of silence, wonder and solitude. Winner of the 2014 Governor General’s Award for Non-fiction. 2014.

The eye book: a complete guide to eye disorders and health (A Johns Hopkins Press health book)

By Gary H Cassel, Michael D Billig, Harry G Randall. 1998

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Blindness and visual impairment, Eye-related medical conditions

Two ophthalmologists and an optometrist provide an "owner's manual for your eyes." They describe vision changes that occur over time… and health problems that affect the ability to see. Topics include coping with low vision, eye trauma and emergencies, glaucoma, cataracts, and age-related macular degeneration. 1998.

The empathy exams: essays

By Leslie Jamison. 2014

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Award winning non-fiction, Literature, Essays

A collection of essays explores empathy, using topics ranging from street violence and incarceration to reality television and literary sentimentality… to ask questions about people's understanding of and relationships with others. Winner of the Gray Wolf Press Nonfiction Prize. 2014. The empathy exams -- Devil's bait -- La frontera -- Morphology of the hit -- Pain tours (I) : La plata perdida ; Sublime, revised ; Indigenous to the hood -- The immortal horizon -- In defense of saccharin(e) -- Fog count -- Pain tours (II) : Ex-votos ; Servicio supercompleto ; The broken heart of James Agee -- Lost boys -- Grand unified theory of female pain -- Judge's afterword / A conversation with Leslie Jamison. Uniform title: Essays.

The Harvey girls: women who opened the West

By Lesley Poling-Kempes. 1989

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Award winning non-fiction, History, United States history

From the 1880s to the 1950s, the Harvey Girls went west to work in Fred Harvey's restaurants along the Santa… Fe railway. At a time when there were "no ladies west of Dodge City and no women west of Albuquerque," they came as waitresses, but many stayed and settled, founding the struggling cattle and mining towns that dotted the region. Interviews, historical research, and photographs help re-create the Harvey Girl experience. The accounts are personal, but laced with the history the women lived: the dust bowl, the depression, and anecdotes about some of the many famous people who ate at the restaurants--Teddy Roosevelt, Shirley Temple, Bob Hope, to name a few. Winner of the 1991 New Mexico PressWomen's ZIA award. 1989.

The Hiroshima Maidens: a story of courage, compassion, and survival

By Rodney Barker. 1985

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Award winning non-fiction, Biography, Women biography, Asian history, Politics and government

Japanese women who underwent surgery in the U.S. to repair the ravages caused by the atomic blast became known as… the "Hiroshima maidens". The author documents the medical, humanitarian and diplomatic undertaking that brought them to the States. 1985.

The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956: an experiment in literary investigation

By Aleksandr Isaevich Solzhenit͡ìsyn. 1973

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Award winning non-fiction, European history, Law and crime, Philosophy

Drawn from reports, letters, witnesses, and the Nobel Prize winner's own 11-year incarceration at Archipelago. This is an intense portrayal… of the history of the Soviet prison system. Bestseller. 1973. Uniform title: Arkhipelag GULag, 1918-1956.

The dogs are eating them now: our war in Afghanistan

By Graeme Smith. 2013

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Award winning non-fiction, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), War

Graeme Smith’s highly personal narrative of Canada's war in Afghanistan and how it went dangerously wrong. This is a gripping… account of modern warfare that takes you into back alleys, cockpits and prisons -- telling stories that would have endangered his life had he published this book while still working as a journalist. Winner of the 2013 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction. 2013.

The devil's cinema: the untold story behind Mark Twitchell's kill room

By Steve Lillebuen. 2012

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Award winning non-fiction, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Law and crime, True crime

On the night of October 10, 2008, Johnny Altinger was heading to his first date with a woman he had… met online. He was never seen again. Two weeks earlier, aspiring filmmaker Mark Twitchell, with a devotion to the television series Dexter, began a three-day shoot for his latest short film. His horror story featured a serial killer who impersonates women on an online dating site to lure unsuspecting men to his suburban kill room. But his script was actually the blueprint for a real-life murder. Includes violence and strong language. Winner of the 2013 Arthur Ellis Best Crime Non-fiction Award. c2012.

The collected poems of F.R. Scott

By F. R Scott. 1981

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Award winning non-fiction, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Literature, Poetry

Scott was a historian and lawyer, but foremost a poet. This collection, which was organized by Scott himself, shows both… a reflective man and a public figure committed to human progress. Winner of the 1981 Governor General's Award for Poetry. 1981. Uniform title: Poems

The compassion of animals: true stories of animal courage and kindness

By Kristin Von Kreisler. 1997

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Award winning non-fiction, Animals and wildlife

The author presents a collection of anecdotes to demonstrate that animals are capable of being kind and compassionate. She tells… of animals that helped their owners during medical emergencies, of those that rescued people, and of others who assisted in providing emotional therapy. Her subjects include dogs, cats, pigs, horses, and even an iguana. 1997.

The collected works of Billy the Kid (Vintage International Ser.)

By Michael Ondaatje. 2009

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Award winning fiction, Award winning non-fiction, True crime, Poetry

William Bonney, a.k.a. "Billy the Kid," killed his first man when he was twelve, and by the time he was… twenty-one he had slain nineteen more. Drawing on contemporary accounts, period photographs, dime novels and his own imagination, Ondaatje imagines Billy's passage across the blasted landscape of 1880s New Mexico and the collective unconscious of his country. A synthesis of storytelling, history, and myth. Winner of the 1970 Governor General's Award for Poetry. 2009.

The concubine's children: portrait of a family divided

By Denise Chong. 1994

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Award winning fiction, Canadian fiction, Award winning non-fiction, Biography, Family biography, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction

Chong traces her family's history from China to Canada. Her grandfather left his wife and emigrated to Canada, accompanied by… the concubine he bought in 1924. In Canada, they stinted and sacrificed to support his family in China. Chong tells of her grandparents and parents, and the visits she made to China to try to unite the strands of her family's past. Winner of the 1995 CNIB Talking Book of the Year Award. 1994.

The book of awesome: snow days, bakery air, finding money in your pocket, and other simple, brilliant things

By Neil Pasricha. 2010

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Award winning non-fiction, Psychology

Provides a contemporary take on everyday inspiration, including pushing the button for the elevator and it's already there, peeling that… thin plastic film off new electronics, the other side of the pillow, the last day of school, and the five-second rule. Pasricha's optimism counters life's unending stream of bad news by identifying opportunities to "share a universal high five with humanity." Bestseller. Winner of the 2012 Red Maple Non-Fiction Award. 2010.

Tenir tête

By Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois. 2013

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Award winning non-fiction, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), History, Canadian history

« Toute histoire a un commencement, et pour moi l'aventure du printemps 2012 débute le 12 juin 2009 lorsque j'ouvre… le journal Le Devoir. » Dans ce livre on suit pas à pas Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois au fil des luttes, des rencontres décisives, des assemblées générales, des confrontations avec journalistes, ministres, juges et policiers, mais aussi dans son analyse de la grève de 2012. Chemin faisant, le lecteur prendra acte, non sans stupéfaction, de la misère morale et intellectuelle d'une certaine élite québécoise. Il renouera surtout avec la formidable vigueur des étudiants qui se sont opposés au mercantilisme de cette élite. Tenir tête doit être lu par ceux qui ont partagé la colère des étudiants, mais aussi par les autres, qui se surprendront peut-être à admettre que la cause des étudiants est également la leur. Prix du Gouverneur général, section essais, 2014. 2013.

The bite of the mango

By Mariatu Kamara, Susan McClelland. 2008

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Award winning fiction, Award winning non-fiction, Biography, Journals and memoirs, Women biography, Lifestyle

Sierra Leone. At the age of 12, Mariatu Kamara was raped by a family friend, then captured by rebels who… cut off her hands. Despite her wounds, Kamara walked out of the bush and sought help, ending up in an amputee camp, where she gave birth to a son who died of malnutrition. When foreign journalists interviewed Kamara in the camp, her story garnered international interest and assistance, which eventually brought her to Toronto. Her autobiography testifies to Kamara's horrific trauma, but with the aim of fostering hope and reconciliation. Winner of the 2011 Red Maple Non-Fiction Award. For junior high and older readers. Some strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some descriptions of violence. c2008.

Stephen Harper: un portrait

By John Ibbitson, Serge Rivest, Marie-Josée Chrétien. 2015

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Award winning non-fiction, Biography, Politics and government biography, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction)

L'un des premiers ministres les plus importants de notre histoire, Stephen Harper, a transformé le Canada pour en faire un… pays plus conservateur. Il a réduit la taille du gouvernement, a rendu le système de justice plus sévère et les provinces plus autonomes. Mais qu'en est-il de l'homme? Dans cette nouvelle biographie complète, John Ibbitson explore la vie du Canadien le plus influent de notre époque: sa jeunesse en banlieue de Toronto; la crise existentielle qui l'a poussé à quitter l'université pendant trois ans; les forces qui ont façonné sa relation tumultueuse avec le chef du Parti réformiste Preston Manning; l'influence de sa femme, Laureen Harper; son dévouement envers ses enfants. Grâce à un accès inégalé à des sources, à des années de recherche et à une perspicacité qui a fait de lui l'une des voix les plus respectées du journalisme canadien, John Ibbitson présente un portrait intime et détaillé d'un homme qui demeure une énigme pour ses partisans aussi bien que pour ses ennemis. 2015. Titre uniforme: Stephen Harper.

The beak of the finch: a story of evolution in our time

By Jonathan Weiner. 1994

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Award winning fiction, Award winning non-fiction, Nature, Science and technology

Discusses the work of Peter and Rosemary Grant, who spent more than twenty years in the Galapagos Islands researching Charles… Darwin's finches to confront Darwin's notion of evolution as a time-suspended process. Weiner incorporates research from other scientists to assert that evolution is dynamic, involving constant, even observable, change. L.A. Times Book Prize for Science and Technology. Winner of the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for general non-fiction. 1994.

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