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Norval Morrisseau: man changing into thunderbird
By Armand Garnet Ruffo. 2014
Norval Morrisseau (1932–2007), Ojibway shaman-artist, drew his first sketches at age six in the sand on the shores of Lake…
Nipigon. By the end of his tumultuous life, the prolific self-taught artist was sought by collectors, imitated by forgers and received the Order of Canada. Ruffo evokes the artist's life from childhood to death, including his breakthrough exhibition at the Pollock Gallery in Toronto; his heartwrenching battle with alcoholism, then Parkinson's disease; and exultant "Shaman's Return" to national status in the Canadian art scene and his solo show at The National Gallery of Canada. Ruffo also draws upon his own Ojibway heritage and experiences to provide insight into Morrisseau’s life and iconography from an Ojibway perspective. 2014.Northern light: the enduring mystery of Tom Thomson and the woman who loved him
By Roy MacGregor. 2010
The author re-examines the mysteries of Tom Thomson's life, loves and violent death in the definitive non-fiction account. Why does…
a man who died almost a century ago and painted relatively little still have such a grip on our imagination? 2010.Le neveu (Dossiers, documents)
By Michel Vastel, Réal Simard. 1987
Plutôt que de continuer à risquer de mourir pour Frank Cotroni, Réal Simard, le "neveu", a décidé de vivre pour…
lui-même. Mais avant de disparaitre, il a pensé que vous aviez droit à la vérité : sur lui, sur les prisonniers, sur les policiers et surtout sur cette face cachée de "l'honorable société." 1987.No claim to mercy: Elizabeth Bain and Robert Baltovich, a suburban mystery
By Derek Finkle. 1998
When Elizabeth Bain disappeared in 1990, Robert Baltovich was convicted of murder despite there only being circumstantial evidence. He hired…
a private investigator to find out the truth, providing evidence for an appeal. Derek Finkle shows that the police failed to act on crucial pieces of information. 1998.My life at Grey Gardens, 13 months and beyond: a true and factual book
By Lois Wright. 1978
Edith Bouvier Beale and her daughter Edie led an unconventional existence in Grey Gardens, a mansion in East Hampton surrounded…
by overgrown gardens and filled with fleas, cats, raccoons, and old rubbish. In 1975, they invited family friend Lois Wright to live with them. Lois' journal offers an intimate look at the daily lives of the Beales, and chronicles the events from Lois's arrival at the house through Edith's death in 1977. 2007, c1978.Murder at McDonald's: the killers next door
By Phonse Jessome. 1994
Jessome investigates the brutal murders of three McDonald's employees in Sydney River, Nova Scotia on May 7, 1992. He gives…
a detailed account of the police investigation and subsequent trial, as well as the effect the murders had on the town. Some strong language and descriptions of violence. c1994.Murder beyond the grave (Murder is forever. #3.)
By James Patterson. 2018
True-crime thrillers as seen on Discovery's Murder Is Forever TV series. In 'Murder beyond the grave', wealthy Stephen Small is…
held for ransom, buried in a box, with just forty-eight hours of oxygen. In 'Murder in paradise', developers Jim and Bonnie Hood tour a rustic property they want to modernize, but the locals don't like rich outsiders changing their way of life. Soon everybody will discover just how to make a killing in real estate. Sequel to "Home sweet murder". 2018. Murder beyond the grave -- Murder in paradise.Murder, interrupted (Murder is forever. #1.)
By James Patterson. 2018
Two true crime stories in one book. In Murder, Interrupted, rich, cheating financier Frank Howard wants his wife dead, and…
he is willing to pay Billie Earl Johnson whatever it takes. When his bullet misses the mark, Billie Earl and Frank will turn on each other in a fight for their lives. In Mother of All Murders, television reports praise Dee Dee Blancharde as a single mother who tirelessly cares for her wheelchair-bound, chronically ill daughter. But when the teenaged Gypsy Rose realizes she isn't actually sick and Dee Dee has lied all these years, Gypsy Rose exacts her revenge. Followed by "Home sweet murder". 2018. Murder, interrupted -- Mother of all murders.Murder in the family
By Burl Barer. 2017
Mrs. Harris: the death of the Scarsdale diet doctor
By Diana Trilling. 1981
Documentation and analysis of the trial of Jean Harris for the murder of her lover, Dr. Herman Tarnower. Trilling's original…
impression of Harris as the "wronged" woman cast aside for a young rival changes as she comes to see her as a victim of a new upper-middle-class phenomenon: equating social status with power. Some strong language. 1981.Monet
By Pascal Bonafoux. 2007
"Au jour le jour de sa correspondance - car Monet ne cesse d'écrire, de compter et surtout de douter -…
voici le récit d'une vie magnifique obsédée par l'accomplissement d'une oeuvre sublime". Par un écrivain et historien de l'art qui a déjà consacré plusieurs ouvrages à des peintres, notamment Van Gogh et Cézanne. 2007.Mort ou vif: les chasses à l'homme les plus extraordinaires
By Pierre Bellemare, Jean-François Nahmias. 2007
Recounts how three of America's most successful counterfeiters - Owen Sullivan, David Lewis, and Samuel Upham - each cunningly manipulated…
the political and economic realities of his day, driven by a desire for fortune and fame. The speculative ethos that pervades Wall Street today, Tarnoff suggests, has its origins in the craft of counterfeiters who first took advantage of a turbulent American economy. Descriptions of violence. 2011.Money on the run: Canada and how the world's dirty profits are laundered
By Mario Possamai. 1992
Journalist Mario Possami gives an inside look at the ways in which money is laundered in Canada. Based on interviews…
with hundreds of middle men, banking officials, and police in more than ten countries, Possamai provides a history of modern money laundering, and many examples -- including the Duvaliers of Haiti, the Marcos of the Philipines, and the Ceaucescus of Romania. Without an internal audit system, Canada provides safe lodging for tainted money. Possamai also looks at tax havens in the Caribbean and Europe, as well as the newest haven to emerge, Eastern Europe. c1992.Michaelangelo
By Diane Stanley. 2000
A biography of the Renaissance sculptor, painter, architect, and poet known for his work on the Sistine Chapel and St.…
Peter's Cathedral in Rome. Describes how his seventeen-foot-high marble statue of David established young Michelangelo's reputation as "the greatest sculptor in all of Italy." Grades 4-7. 2000.Mauvais sang ne saurait mentir
By Walter Kirn, Éric Chédaille. 2015
" A l'été 1998, le journaliste et écrivain Walter Kirn quitte son domicile pour répondre à une petite annonce postée…
par un jeune banquier et collectionneur d'art new-yorkais qui cherche quelqu'un pour s'occuper de la chienne estropiée qu'il a adoptée sur Internet. C'est ainsi que l'auteur découvre l'univers de Clark Rockeffeler, imposteur et meurtrier qui va être démasqué. " Titre uniforme: Blood will out : the true story of a murder, a mystery, and a masquerade.Matisse the master: a life of Henri Matisse : the conquest of colour, 1909-1954
By Hilary Spurling. 2005
Hilary Spurling's exploration of Matisse's world uncovers the secret life of the artist, whose paintings shocked and infuriated his contemporaries…
while paving the way for modern art. This second volume tells the story of Matisse's growing artistic maturity and the relationship between his life and art from 1909 to 1954, his glory years. 2005.Être ici est une splendeur: vie de Paula M. Becker
By Marie Darrieussecq. 2016
Paula Modersohn-Becker voulait peindre et c'est tout. Elle était amie avec Rilke. Elle n'aimait pas tellement être mariée. Elle aimait…
le riz au lait, la compote de pommes, marcher dans la lande, Gauguin, Cézanne, les bains de mer, être nue au soleil, lire plutôt que gagner sa vie, et Paris. Elle voulait peut-être un enfant - sur ce point ses journaux et ses lettres sont ambigus. Elle a existé en vrai, de 1876 à 1907. 2016.Les trois crimes de West Memphis
By Mara Leveritt, Thierry Cruvellier. 2015
" West Memphis, Arkansas. Le 5 mai 1993 au soir, trois enfants de 8 ans sont portés disparus. Le lendemain,…
les cadavres sont retrouvés dans un bois. Très vite, trois adolescents, Jason, Jessie et Damien, sont accusés de ce qui semble un crime satanique. Les deux premiers seront condamnés à la perpétuité. Damien écopera, lui, de la peine de mort... Comment expliquer que la police ait à ce point bâclé l'enquête ? Pourquoi n'a-t-elle pas suivi la piste de cet homme ensanglanté aperçu dans un restaurant des environs le soir des meurtres ? Comment les Trois de West Memphis ont-ils pu être si lourdement condamnés malgré une totale absence de preuves ? " Ces condamnations relèvent d'une chasse aux sorcières ", s'est élevé l'acteur Johnny Depp, qui a pris fait et cause pour les accusés. L'enquête menée par Mara Leveritt met en lumière les incohérences du dossier et les errements de la justice américaine ayant abouti à une erreur judiciaire qui a ému toute l'Amérique. " -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three.Martha Graham, a dancer's life: A Dancer's Life
By Russell Freedman. 1998
Biography of a modern dance pioneer who died in 1991 at ninety-six. Details her career as dancer, choreographer, and teacher.…
Also describes her personal life, including her relationship with older musician Louis Horst and her marriage to much younger dancer Erick Hawkins. Junior and Senior High. c1998.