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Seldom disappointed: a memoir
By Tony Hillerman. 2001
Author of award-winning Navaho mysteries records his memoir of growing up in depression-era Oklahoma, serving with the World War II…
American infantry, pursuing a career in journalism, and teaching at the University of New Mexico. Concludes with notes on his works and some origins of his ideas. 2001.Sandhills boy: the winding trail of a Texas writer (Lone Star audio)
By Elmer Kelton. 2007
Award-winning author of more than fifty westerns describes growing up in west Texas and choosing not to follow in the…
footsteps of his ranch-foreman father. Kelton recalls his time as a World War II soldier, meeting his wife in Austria, and his writing career. 2007.Samuel Pepys: the unequalled self
By Claire Tomalin. 2002
A full-scale biography of naval administrator Samuel Pepys, who was well-known for being the friend of the famous and powerful.…
Covers his childhood and young adulthood, moving through the famous diary years and beyond, to the death of his wife and the setting up of a new household. Some descriptions of sex. 2002.Savage beauty: the life of Edna St. Vincent Millay
By Nancy Milford. 2001
Biography of the twentieth-century American poet - the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize - whose life mirrored her…
verses: "My candle burns at both ends; / It will not last the night; / But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends-- / It gives a lovely light!" Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller. 2001.Sagan
By Jean Claude Lamy. 1988
Biographie de Françoise Sagan. En 1954, une jeune fille timide devient brusquement célèbre avec la parution de "Bonjeur Tristesse." Pendant…
plus de trente ans, Francoise Sagan n'a cessé d'être un mythe, une légende vivante, sans jamais oublier son métier d'écrivain. 1988.Sagan à toute allure
By Marie-Dominique Lelièvre. 2008
Saint-Simon, ou, L'encre de la subversion (L'infini)
By Cécile Guilbert. 1994
Bien plus qu'un historien, Saint-Simon a été un écrivain qui a fait l'histoire. C'est ce qu'affirme l'auteure dans cet essai…
inspiré d'un de ses écrits intitulé "Mémoires." Elle montre que Saint-Simon convoquait la littérature comme stratégie de subversion. 1994.Sable mouvant: fragments de ma vie
By Henning Mankell. 2015
En janvier 2014, j'ai appris que j'étais atteint d'un cancer grave. Cependant, ce n'est pas un livre crépusculaire, mais une…
réflexion sur ce que c'est que vivre. Je me suis promené dans ma propre histoire, de l'enfant que j'étais à l'homme que je suis aujourd'hui. Je parle d'événements qui m'ont marqué à jamais et d'hommes et de femmes qui m'ont ouvert des perspectives insoupçonnées. Je parle d'amour et de jalousie, de courage et de peur, de la cohabitation avec une maladie potentiellement mortelle. Je parle des artistes qui vivaient il y a 40 000 ans, des images fascinantes qu'ils nous ont laissées dans les recoins profonds et obscurs des grottes. Je parle du troll maléfique que nous avons engendré et que nous essayons à présent d'enfermer dans la montagne afin qu'il ne s'en échappe pas pendant les cent mille ans à venir. Je parle de la manière dont a vécu et dont vit l'humanité, et dont j'ai moi-même vécu. Je parle de la joie de vivre. Elle m'est revenue après que j'ai échappé au sable mouvant, qui menaçait de m'entraîner dans l'abîme. 2015.Sailor on snowshoes: tracking Jack London's northern trail
By Dick North. 2006
Though Jack London set sail for the north to accumulate gold, in the back of his mind lurked a resolve…
to become a writer. He absorbed the experiences and observations he later organized into mesmerizing stories. This book is the story of the search for the Yukon bush cabin in which London wrote his name. 2006.Rules for aging: a wry and witty guide
By Roger Rosenblat. 2000
Rosenblat believes most people worry needlessly about things that aren't important, thereby taking years off their lives. Rosenblat gives advice…
on how to keep things in perspective and live life to the fullest in 54 humorous pieces. 2000.Robertson Davies: man of myth
By Judith Skelton Grant. 1994
A full-scale biography on the life of one of Canada's greatest novelists. Davies' interests included theatre, a passion that began…
at the age of four, Jungian psychology, and Victorian melodrama, all of which influenced his creative work and his life. His popularity as a national icon was established at the age of 57, with the release of "Fifth business." c1994.Roald Dahl: a biography
By Chris Powling. 1994
No other writer for children was as bold, as exciting, as rude or as funny as Roald Dahl. His characters,…
Charlie and Mr Willy Wonka, Matilda, and the BFG have become household names, but their creator was himself a fascinating, larger-than-life character: a fighter pilot, a spy, a life-saving inventor, as well as a screenwriter and best-selling author. This is an entertaining account of a truly exceptional man. 1994.Rites of spring: the Great War and the birth of the Modern Age
By Modris Eksteins. 1989
In 1913, intellectuals and artists clamoured for change. Four years of trench warfare achieved this, but the passing of the…
war also brought revolution, inflation and dislocation. This book examines the origins, impact and aftermath of the Great War of 1914-1918. Nominated for the 1989 Ontario Trillium Award and for the 1993 Torgi Talking Book of the Years Award.Rita will: memoir of a literary rabble-rouser
By Rita Mae Brown. 1997
Autobiography of the openly lesbian novelist who has co-authored mysteries with her cat, Sneaky Pie. Describes her illegitimate birth, adoption…
by relatives, and southern childhood; how she became an advocate for women's rights; and her relationships with tennis star Martina Navratilova and author Fannie Flagg. Some strong language. c1997.Rilke: une existence vagabonde
By Catherine Sauvat. 2016
Icône absolue de la poésie de langue allemande aux traces pourtant si parisiennes, Rilke est cet homme toujours en partance.…
De Prague à Paris, en passant par Munich, Capri ou Venise, il parcourt l'Europe en quête d'un havre d'inspiration. Catherine Sauvat suit le poète dans ces éternelles errances à travers des lieux tantôt aimés tantôt haïs. Mais elle brosse aussi le portrait d'un personnage distant et dépressif dont les départs soudains ont déjoué toutes les relations. Car ce mondain et grand amoureux n'a rien autant chéri que sa solitude, moteur indispensable à sa création. Nombreuses sont celles qui souffrirent de ce séducteur impénitent, de Clara Westhoff, Paula Modersohn-Becker à Baladine Klossowska, quand la liaison ne pouvait se vivre qu'à distance et dans des lettres exaltées. Catherine Sauvat nous plonge dans l'intimité de l'homme qui, par ces constantes lignes de fuite, cet acharnement à la distance, se révèle tel qu'en lui-même. 2016.Reporter in disguise: the intrepid Vic Steinberg
By Christine Welldon. 2012
Who was Vic Stein? A man who enjoyed a pint of beer at the rugby match? A young woman who…
worked behind the counter at a local department store? A seamstress in a sweatshop? Yes - she could be any and all of these characters, depending on the story she was chasing for her popular column in the Toronto News. Over 100 years ago, Vic Stein was one of the New Women, a Bachelor Girl who pursued a career in investigative journalism - hardly the type of lifestyle for an upper-middle class young lady. But she had to be stealthy, secretive, and cunning if she wanted her scoop. There are many details we do not know about this secretive and feisty journalist - we don't even know her real name! - but one thing we know for sure: Vic Steinberg would be laughing if she knew that decades after her death, people are still wondering about her and trying to solve the puzzle that was her life. Grades 3-6. 2012.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.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.Reporting live
By Lesley Stahl. 1999
Autobiography of the television journalist. Describes how Stahl began her career in 1972, her emergence into the public eye during…
the Watergate scandal, her appearances on Face the Nation and 60 Minutes, and her White House reporting during three presidencies. Discusses the evolution of the media; provides glimpses into her personal life. Bestseller. c1999.Remembering Leacock: an oral history
By Allan Anderson. 1983