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Modern classic fiction, Drama
Drama written in 1945 about a southern family with pretensions to gentility. Centres around the crippled daughter, Laura, who lives… in a dream world so full of illusions that she becomes like the pieces in her own glass collection - too fragile to move from the shelf. 1972, c1945.
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Canadian non-fiction, Literature, Drama
Robbie Dunsmuir, exiled from Scotland, becomes an indentured labourer in the Nanaimo coalfields. He ruthlessly climbs his way to the… top when he discovers a coal deposit on Vancouver Island. Some strong language. Followed by "The Dunsmuirs : a promise kept". c1991.
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Canadian non-fiction, Drama
A trilogy of three controversial plays, 'Sticks & Stones', 'St. Nicholas Hotel' and 'Handcuffs', telling the story of a generation… of Irish settlers to Canada. A secret society organizes their massacre at the hands of more than thirty vigilante killers. Based on the true story of the Donnellys of Lucan, Ontario, in 1844. 1983.
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Literature, Drama
Set in the South before the Civil War, this classical tragedy is based on the Oedipus legend. A white woman… gives birth to a black baby and agrees to give him up if his life is spared. Twenty years later, the woman, now plantation mistress, acquires a slave named Augustus. Rebellious but susceptible to his owner's charms, Augustus becomes embroiled in an uprising just as he learns the truth about his heritage. 1994.
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Health and medicine, Pregnancy and childbirth
This text provides information on: how to provide and achieve complete satisfaction; enjoying, exploring and refreshing a loving sexual relationship;… creating the right environment, identifying needs, sharing fantasies. It is a guide book for today's sexual attitudes. Explicit descriptions of sex. 1999.
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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Native peoples, Native peoples of Canada
Presents a powerful portrait of modern Aboriginal life in Canada, in contrast with the perceived failings so often portrayed in… politics and in media. The author illustrates his arguments by compiling a remarkable selection of letters, speeches and writings by Aboriginal leaders and thinkers, showcasing the extraordinarily rich, moving and stable indigenous point of view across the centuries. 2014.
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Movie and television tie-ins, Drama
A dramatic comedy about a family divided exactly in half by a shipwreck. Each half contains one parent, one twin… son and one twin slave. Their attempts to become reunited cause many mistaken identity mix-ups and are complicated by the father's impending execution if he does not produce a ransom. 1993.
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Native peoples
Historians Theda Perdue and Michael D. Green paint a portrait of the infamous Trail of Tears. Despite protests from statesmen… like Davy Crockett, Daniel Webster, and Henry Clay, a dubious 1838 treaty drives 17,000 mostly Christian Cherokee from their lush Appalachian homeland to barren plains beyond the Mississippi. For 4,000, this brutal forced march leads only to their death. 2007.
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Canadian fiction, General fiction, Humourous fiction, Drama
A consortium of German developers arrives at Otter Lake Reserve with an offer: they want to improve the local economy… with the creation of "OjibwayWorld", a Native theme park. Designed to attract European tourists, it instead causes personal and political divisions within the local community, as well as hilarity. 2007.
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Literature, Drama
Ten of Shakespeare's plays retold in simple language. Nesbit compiled the collection after a visit to the poet's home with… her children. She encouraged them to try reading some of the original plays, only to be told the writing was too difficult to understand. This volume includes Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest, Macbeth, and Othello. Grades 5-8 and older readers. 1997.
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Pregnancy and childbirth, Science and technology
Identifies the role our hormones play in the different sexual stages, exploring the age-old concept of chemistry between the sexes… and how hormones can determine the course of human relationships. Functions as both an encyclopedia of our attachment-related hormones, telling us exactly what they are and exactly what modern science thinks they do, and a guide to what we can do to get them to keep functioning the way we want them to. Descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1996.
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Health and medicine, Pregnancy and childbirth
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Family and relationships, General non-fiction, Pregnancy and childbirth, Parenting
From the author of "The seven habits of highly effective people" (DC30225) and father of nine, a method of achieving… peace and harmony at home. Recommends simple and practical ways to communicate and to resolve common problems so that "everyone wins." c1997.
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Health and medicine, Pregnancy and childbirth
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Canadian non-fiction, Native peoples, Native peoples of Canada
This informative guide will help First Nation, Métis and Inuit adult learners excel and achieve their educational goals when attending… a post-secondary program. It looks at the various aspects of student life that one may face while going to school. 2007.
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Drama
Ten of Shakespeare's best-known plays retold as stories: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hamlet, Much Ado about Nothing, Macbeth, The Tempest,… Othello, As You Like It, Romeo and Juliet, Twelfth Night, and King Lear. Includes a brief introduction to Shakespeare's life and times. Grades 5-8. 2004.
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Canadian fiction, Native peoples biography, Canadian non-fiction, Native peoples, Native peoples of Canada
Describes the treatment of aboriginal children in Canada who were taken to live in residential schools. The story is told… using interviews and anecdotes shared by those who attended the schools. The current state of aboriginal affairs is also discussed. 1997.
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Ghost and horror stories, Movie and television tie-ins, Drama
Screenplay for a TV miniseries. General store owner Mike Anderson recounts what happened when a blizzard struck Little Tall Island,… Maine, and Andre Linoge arrived for a horror-filled visit. Eighty-year-old Martha Clarendon was the first to see the stranger, and he killed her with his wolf-headed cane. Some violence. c1999. Uniform title: Storm of the century (Motion picture)
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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Native peoples, Native peoples of Canada
Rudy Wiebe collaborates with Yvonne Johnson, a great-great-granddaughter of Cree Chief Big Bear, to tell the story of her life.… Born in Montana with a double-cleft palate, she experienced a life of physical and sexual abuse, and slid into alcoholism before participating in the murder for which she is now in prison. Strong language, descriptions of violence, descriptions of sexual violence. 1998.
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Canadian fiction, Canadian non-fiction, Native peoples, Native peoples of Canada