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The golden spruce: A True Story Of Myth, Madness And Greed
By John Vaillant. 2005
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.Playing with matches: misadventures in dating
By Amy Cameron. 2005
Women from all over the world have contributed these stories of tragic dating, including the author, who's dated an overweight…
manic eater who picked fights and an older anaesthesiologist who really did put her to sleep. Each evening spent with Mr. Wrong teaches us to embrace our misadventures, share the pain, find the humour, and remember that no matter how awful a date was, there is always someone else with a worse story. Explicit descriptions of sex and explicit strong language. c2005.Paris 1919: six months that changed the world
By Margaret MacMillan. 2001
Analyzes the failure of the Versailles Peace Conference after World War I. Focuses on the nationalistic goals of American president…
Woodrow Wilson, French premier Georges Clemenceau, and British Prime Minister David Lloyd George - the author's great-grandfather - as they reorganized the defeated empires and created the League of Nations. Foreword by Richard Holbrooke. Bestseller. Winner of the 2003 Governor General's Award for Non-fiction. Canada Reads 2012. 2001. Uniform title: PeacemakersOne soldier's story: a memoir
By Robert J Dole. 2005
Former senator from Kansas describes his enlistment into the elite U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division as a lieutenant during World…
War II. Chronicles the April 14, 1945, battle in Italy that paralyzed him, his long recovery, first marriage, and entry into civilian life and the political sphere. Bestseller. 2005.Marley and me: life and love with the world's worst dog
By John Grogan. 2005
A columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer reminisces about the untrainable Labrador retriever that he and his wife acquired as Florida…
newlyweds. Recalls Marley's hilarious escapades and his capacity for love as the Grogans become the parents of three kids. Bestseller. 2005.Trudeau and our times: Volume 1, the magnificent obsession
By Stephen Clarkson, Christina McCall. 1990
Examines the formative influences on Pierre Trudeau's childhood, his knight-errant youth, his charismatic ascent to the Liberal Party leadership, and…
his dramatic first decade as prime minister. Concludes with his bittersweet triumphs in fighting off the separatists in the 1980 referendum campaign and his battle with provincial premiers to patriate the Canadian constitution. Followed by "Trudeau and our times. v. 2: the heroic delusion". Winner of the 1990 Governor General's Award for Non-fiction. Bestseller. 1990.Aunt Erma's cope book: how to get from Monday to Friday ... in 12 days
By Erma Bombeck. 1979
Comedy of the how-to-self-help mania that zooms in on favourite national pastimes and preoccupations. When Erma finally comes out of…
the kitchen, she no longer feels guilty if the sun sets on an empty crock pot, nor does she care that she flunked her paper towel test. Bestseller. 1979.Spring will come
By William N Zulu. 2005
The life story of William Zulu, a linocut artist, highly acclaimed for his evocative art-works. Having contracted spinal TB as…
a baby, William underwent misplaced corrective surgery to his spine in his late teens which left him paralysed and permanently wheelchair bound. But William's story is no victim's litany; it recounts with zest and humour the events of his life, his unfolding artistic development and the world of deep rural Africa in which he is rooted. 2005.The mummy: unwrap the ancient secrets of the mummies' tombs
By Joyce A Tyldesley. 1999
"The mummy" explores every aspect of the mythological and cultural background of mummification - the religion and rituals, the myths…
of Osiris and Isis and the cult of the Pharaohs. Grades 3-6.Spirituality and ageing
By Albert Jewell. 1999
This work presents the experience of ageing as an opportunity for spiritual reflection and affirmation of life. The contributors are…
religious and spiritual leaders and ethical thinkers from a range of backgrounds. They define "spirituality" not just as a religious concept but as an answer to the natural human need for purpose, values and relationships - a sense of wholeness in life.My friend Leonard
By James Frey. 2005
Continues the memoir begun in "A Million Little Pieces" (EB73831). Author Frey describes his emotional instability after being released from…
prison at age twenty-three. Relates seeking help from Leonard, his closest friend, a mobster who calls Frey "my son." Some descriptions of violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2005.The kids book of Black Canadian history (Kids Book Of Ser.)
By Rosemary Sadlier. 2003
From the first Black person who came to Canada about 400 years ago to the most recent wave of African…
immigrants, Black Canadians have played an important role in our country's history. In this overview, kids will discover the inspiring stories and events of a people who fought oppression as they searched for a place to call their own. Featuring fact boxes, mini-profiles, a timeline and more, this book offers a glimpse into an often-overlooked part of Canadian history. Grades 3-6. 2003.Race against time (CBC Massey lectures)
By Stephen Lewis. 2005
Stephen Lewis advances real solutions to help societies across the globe achieve the Millennium Goals, established by the UN in…
2000, a series of 8 goals to lay the foundation for a prosperous future. He shows how dreams such as universal primary education, a successful war against the AIDS pandemic, and environmental sustainability are within the grasp of humanity. 2005. (CBC Massey lectures series)Rapid Ray: the story of Ray Lewis
By John Cooper. 2002
After an outstanding career as a high-school track-and-field star, Ray Lewis went on to become the first Canadian-born black man…
named to a Canadian Olympic team, winning medals at the 1932 Olympics and the 1934 British Empire Games. What makes him more remarkable is that Ray faced poverty and prejudice everyday, working on the railway. Grades 4-7. 2002.The piano war: A True Story Of Love And Survival In World War Ii
By Graeme Friedman. 2003
August 1939. On her summer break from her studies at the Royal Academy of Music, young South African pianist Olda…
Mehr and her parents leave London to visit relatives in Eastern Europe. A dreamy holiday descends into nightmare when Germany invades Poland, and the Mehrs find themselves, as Jews, caught up in Hitler's Holocaust. For Olda, Gestapo torture and the threat of the gas chamber are relieved by letters from her boyfriend, the artist-musician-doctor, Bennie Hermer, now a captain in the South African army fighting in North Africa. After the Allied disaster at Tobruk, Ben is imprisoned in the dusty, dysentery-ridden POW camp at Benghazi. Via infrequent Red Cross messages the couple keep their love alive, until awesome daring on both their parts leads to a startling conclusion. 2003.The Blacks in Canada: a history (Carleton library series ; #192)
By Robin W Winks. 2000
Covers all aspects of the Black experience in Canada, from the introduction of slavery in 1628 to the first wave…
of Caribbean immigration in the 1950s and 1960s. Details the diverse experiences of Black immigrants to Canada, looks at Black settlement in the prairie provinces and on the west coast, and explores efforts by African-Canadians to establish and maintain meaningful lifestyles in Canada. 2000.Neither here nor there: travels in Europe
By Bill Bryson. 1991
Bryson retraces his journeys through Europe in 1972 and 1973, when he and a high school buddy backpacked through the…
continent. Bryson revisits many of those places, and describes the changes in the sites and within himself. As the interests of Bryson and his buddy were quite different then, Bryson blends the accounts of the two journeys, offering insight into the various countries as well as his own life. Bestseller. 1991.Blink: the power of thinking without thinking
By Malcolm Gladwell. 2005
How do we think without thinking? Why are some people brilliant decision makers, following their instincts to success, while others…
are consistently inept? Drawing on cutting-edge neuroscience and psychology, the author reveals that great decision makers aren't those who process the most information or spend the most time deliberating, but those who have perfected the art of filtering the very few factors that matter from an overwhelming number of variables. Bestseller. 2005.The black book of English Canada
By Normand Lester, Ray Conlogue. 2002
Normand Lester, a former journalist with Radio-Canada (the French-language equivalent of the CBC), provides a defence of his native province…
and a repudiation of what he sees as the anglophone media's unfair attacks on Quebec and Quebecers. He chronicles general English-Canadian intolerance: the expulsion of the Acadians; the hanging of Louis Riel; R. B. Bennett's funding of anti-Semitic publications; and the internment of Japanese Canadians in the Second World War. Lester argues that the myth of two equal, amicable co-founders of the nation, one promoted by the federal government, ignores the fact that there will always be two incompatible national histories. 2002, c2001. Uniform title: Le livre noir du Canada anglais.High tide in Tucson: essays from now or never
By Barbara Kingsolver. 1995
Autobiographical essays from novelist Kingsolver, "Pigs in Heaven". In the title selection, Kingsolver, returning from an ocean vacation, inadvertently brings…
a hermit crab back to her desert home. After puzzling over his odd behavior, she decides her new pet is reacting to the tides of Tucson! Other selections discuss being a writer, a mother, and a desert dweller. Bestseller. 1995.