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Paul McCartney: the life
By Philip Norman. 2016
An official biography approved by the former Beatle covers the whole span of his life, from losing his mother in…
childhood to his often troubled partnership with John Lennon, his personal trauma after The Beatles' breakup, his time with Wings, and the death of his wife, Linda. Bestseller. 2016.Paris to the moon
By Adam Gopnik. 2000
In 1995 an American writer moved with his wife and young son to Paris, fulfilling a childhood dream. He recorded…
his expatriate family experience and views on French culture and society during their five-year stay. Bestseller. 2000.Partial accounts: new and selected poems
By William Meredith. 1987
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: PeacemakersOù irez-vous armés de chiffres?
By Hélène Monette. 2014
"En ces temps que les médias narrivent plus à qualifier, à la vitesse où le train fonce dans le tunnel…
bouché, quiconque subit du harcèlement au travail et de la violence psychologique et sociale sera ici en terrain connu. On y lit les mœurs réfrigérantes et le néo-cynisme de lépoque occupée à pleine capacité par la lutte des places, le narcissisme ambiant et la mort de lempathie. Considérés miroirs déformants, coupables éhontés ou menteurs de première, on abandonne les gens brisés si jamais on a pris le temps dentendre ce quils peinent à raconter. Stress garanti. Cœurs serrés. Rythme denfer. Fidèle à sa manière, Hélène Monette allie prose, poésie, lyrisme et rythme fulgurant. Elle dénonce avec lénergie du désespoir et la force de ses mots les conditions de travail de ce quon nomme maintenant le capital humain. " -- 4e de couv.Papal sin: structures of deceit
By Garry Wills. 2000
A Pulitzer Prize-winning author--for "Lincoln at Gettysburg"--and practicing Catholic indicts the Church's hierarchy for the papal sin of deception. Calls…
for internal reform regarding teachings on birth control and abortion, priests' celibacy, and the ordainment of women. Challenges the Vatican's attitude towards the Holocaust. Bestseller. 2000.Our turn
By Kirstine Stewart. 2015
Kirstine Stewart got her first job when she applied for a position as a "girl Friday" at a film distribution…
house. Having worked her way up from the bottom--under women and men, leaders good and bad--she believes it's time we leaped past the question of how women might create change in the working world and exploit the fact that profound change is already under way. The digital revolution, and the wave of millennials who are entering the work force with very different expectations than the generations who preceded them, have created a new reality that demands a new style of leader with attributes and perspectives that make women the natural front-runners. The opportunity is there. The question Stewart tackles is, how do we seize it? Bestseller. 2015.Bleu bémol: poésie (Voix intérieures)
By Paul Savoie. 2012
Inspiré de la musique, "Bleu Bémol" est constitué d'assonances, de rythmes, de phrases musicales, de mouvements libres qui tracent le…
début et la fin de tout ce qui est essentiel. 2012.La lenteur du monde: [poésie]
By Michel Pleau. 2007
Michel Pleau poursuit ici sa quête de lumière. Un peu en retrait, il se met à l'écoute et cherche à…
dire la beauté du monde. L'enjeu, qui sous-tend le titre, est brillamment relevé et la poésie en sort grandie. 2007.Les jours à vif: poésie (Opale)
By André Brochu. 2004
Comme un roulement de tonnerre, les poèmes d'André Brochu créent un univers festif qui ne nie pas les ombres. Au…
bruit du monde répond le fracas du poème. Dans la voix tendre et ironique d'André Brochu, passe le monde dans toutes ses tonalités. Prix du Gouverneur général (poésie), 2004.La cathédrale de tout: [poésie]
By Roger Des Roches. 2013
" Ce lieu touffu dans lequel nous entrons, vaste, furieux, peuplé d'êtres et d'idées et d'images, une cathédrale de mots,…
cette Cathédrale de tout, là où ça s'affronte et se bouscule sur la route vers le sens. L'histoire, des histoires, une et mille et mille, comme une collection de mondes aux personnages étonnés. Des tableaux habités, hantés, foisonnants, furieux. La vie dans des souffles. " -- 4e de couv.La Poésie québécoise: des origines à nos jours
By Pierre Nepveu, Laurent Mailhot. 1986
Ossuaries
By Dionne Brand. 2010
At the centre of this poem is the narrative of Yasmine, a woman living an underground life, fleeing from past…
actions and regrets, in a perpetual state of movement. While living in solitude, she crosses borders actual (Algiers, Cuba, Canada), and timeless. Cold-eyed and cynical, she contemplates the periodic crises of the contemporary world. Descriptions of sex and violence, some strong language. 2010.Orr: my story
By Bobby Orr. 2013
Bobby Orr is often referred to as the greatest ever to play the game of hockey. No defenseman had ever…
played the way he did, or received so many trophies, or set so many records, several of which still stand today. He has never written a memoir, authorized a biography, or talked to journalists about his past, but now he is finally ready to tell his story. Bestseller. 2013.Les secrets du coeur: poèmes et méditations
By Kahlil Gibran, Anthony Rizcallah Ferris. 1980
L'auteur, Khalil Gibran, avec une lucidité éclatante, décrit les grands combats qui se livrent dans la conscience des êtres. "Les…
secrets du coeur" est présente comme une ode "au visible et a l'invisible" tout en présentant plusieurs éléments autobiographiques. 1980, c1947. Titre uniforme: Secrets of the heart.Open heart, open mind
By Clara Hughes. 2015
From one of Canada’s most decorated Olympians comes a raw but life-affirming story of one woman’s struggle with mental illness.…
After more than a decade in the gruelling world of professional sports that stripped away her confidence and bruised her body, Clara Hughes began to realize that her physical extremes, her emotional setbacks, and her partying habits were masking a severe depression. After winning bronze in the last speed skating race of her career, she decided to retire from that sport, determined to repair herself. She has emerged as one of our most committed humanitarians, advocating for a variety of social causes in Canada and around the world. Bestseller. 2015.One 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.Moments tendres
By Serge Laprade. 1981
Ce livre de philosophie populaire propose bien modestement une réponse à cette question : comment mettre de la beauté dans…
notre quotidien? Il se compose de réflexions, de poèmes et de lettres envoyées à l'auteur, Serge Laprade. 1981.One Native life
By Richard Wagamese. 2008
Wagamese's look back at the long road he traveled in reclaiming his identity, and about what he's learned as a…
human being, a man, and an Ojibway. Whether he's writing about playing baseball, running away with the circus, listening to the wind, or meeting Johnny Cash, these are stories told in a healing spirit. Through them, Wagamese shows how to appreciate life for the remarkable learning journey it is. Explicit descriptions of violence. Bestseller. 2008.