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Attendez que je me rappelle
By René Lévesque. 1986
Autobiographie de René Lévesque, journaliste et homme politique pendant 25 ans. Quand on a été un meneur d'hommes et un…
bâtisseur de nation, il n'est certainement pas simple de raconter sa vie. René Lévesque le fait sur le ton de la confidence et dans un style très personnel nous révélant le talent d'un grand écrivain. 1986.No surrender: reflections of a happy warrior in the Tory crusade
By Hugh Segal. 1996
Segal reflects on his involvement and work with the Progressive Conservative party over the course of three decades. He looks…
back on his experiences in both provincial and federal politics, outlining what he considers to be the strengths and weaknesses of the party, and portraying some of the important political figures in Canada. 1996.No room for small dreams: courage, imagination, and the making of modern Israel
By Shimon Peres. 2017
Nobel Peace Prize winner Shimon Peres caps his legacy with this final book, completed shortly before his death--a majestic and…
personal exploration of modern Israel's history and values that offers insights for its future. 2017.No holds barred: my life in politics
By Geoffrey Stevens, John Crosbie. 1997
John Crosbie chronicles his involvement in politics, from provincial politics in Newfoundland to federal politics as a senior cabinet minister…
in the Mulroney governments. He tells the story behind the scenes and evaluates both his mistakes and triumphs in the unique style which gained him notoriety. Some strong language. 1997.Néron, le poète ensanglanté
By Roger Caratini. 2003
Beaucoup ont fait de Néron le personnage le plus inhumain et le plus "sanglant" de l'histoire romaine. L'auteur nous en…
dresse un portrait beaucoup moins caricatural: un prince ni plus ni moins cruel que ses prédécesseurs. Une biographie d'accès facile, qui n'hésite pas par moments à recourir à des procédés romanesques, mais qui demeure soucieuse de la vérité historique et qu'anime un véritable esprit de vulgarisation. Nombreuses citations d'historiens de l'Antiquité. 2003.Nelson Mandela: "non à l'apartheid"
By Véronique Tadjo. 2010
Ce titre transporte le lecteur en 1941, dans une Afrique du Sud ravagée par l'Apartheid. Au fil des pages, le…
lecteur marche dans les traces de Nelson Mandela, qui prend la parole pour raconter l'injustice vécue par son peuple, sa lutte pour offrir à ce dernier des droits égaux à ceux des Blancs, sa condamnation à la réclusion à perpétuité, les conditions d'emprisonnement inhumaines dans lesquelles il fut maintenu pendant 27 ans, la manière dont les gens se sont mobilisés à un niveau international afin de le libérer, puis sa libération et la tenue de premières élections démocratiques. Quelques descriptions de violence. Pour les lecteurs d'école secondaire. 2010.Nelson Mandela: leçon de vie pour l'avenir
By Jack Lang. 2004
Never retreat, never explain, never apologize: my life, my politics
By Deborah Grey. 2004
Starting as a teacher in rural Alberta, Deborah Grey eventually became the first elected MP of the Reform party, with…
a no-nonsense style, a willingness to praise or criticize her parliamentary colleagues as she saw fit, and a taste for one-liners. In looking back, she discusses her family and faith, while remaining unapologetic in her criticisms of Stockwell Day as Alliance leader and defending the party against accusations of racism. 2004.Nation maker: Sir John A. Macdonald : his life, our times, volume two : 1867-1891
By Richard Gwyn. 2011
From Confederation Day in 1867, John A. Macdonald finessed a reluctant union of four provinces in central and eastern Canada…
into a strong nation, despite indifference from Britain and annexationist sentiment in the United States. Macdonald faced constant crises, from Louis Riel's two rebellions through to the Pacific Scandal that almost undid his government. Gwyn paints a portrait of Canada and its leaders through these formative years and also shows us Macdonald the man, as he wrestles with whether Riel should hang, marries for the second time, deals with the birth of a disabled child, and the assassination of his close friend Darcy McGee. Some descriptions of violence. Sequel to “John A: the man who made us : the life and times of John A. Macdonald” (DC31710). Winner of the 2011 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. c2011.Nancy: the life of Lady Astor
By Christopher Sykes. 1972
My father's wake: how the Irish teach us to live, love, and die
By Kevin Toolis. 2018
My journey
By Olivia Chow. 2014
My life as a spy: A Wry And Poignant Memoir Of Coming Of Age In The Cold War
By Leslie Woodhead. 2005
In 1956, Woodhead received a summons to National Service; it was the beginning of his "life as a spy". This…
is a funny, sad and highly atmospheric memoir of what it was like to be hurled into maturity in the 50s, amidst the peculiar circumstances of the Cold War, and how our lives can be formed by events and experiences we barely comprehend. 2005.My life with Pablo Neruda
By Matilde Urrutia, Alexandria Giardino. 1997
A biography of the lover, muse, wife, and then widow of the Nobel-laureate Chilean poet. She describes their life together,…
and then her persecution by the Pinochet government after Neruda's sudden death. She reveals the birth of "The Captain's verses", one of Neruda's most famous volumes of poetry, and discusses their illicit marriage in Italy, as well as her life under dictatorship until she began using Neruda's own words to lash out against the regime. Some descriptions of violence. 1986. Uniform title: Mi vida junto a Pablo Neruda.My grandfather's house: scenes of childhood and youth
By Charles Ritchie. 1987
The author affectionately looks back at some of the characters that peopled his childhood and youth. The reader is introduced…
to Ritchie's uncle, his dashing indomitable mother, mad cousin, and Irish nursery governess. 1987.My life with Jacqueline Kennedy
By Frances Spatz Leighton, Mary Barelli Gallagher. 1970
My years as Prime Minister (Ron Graham Bks.)
By Jean Chrétien. 2007
By the time he left office, Jean Chrétien had been in politics for forty years. Through the decade 1993 to…
2003 he won three majority elections as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. Finding the country dangerously in debt and bitterly divided, he describes how his government wiped out the deficit in just four years, helped to defeat the separatists in the cliffhanger Quebec referendum, passed the Clarity Act, and set out to fulfill the economic and social promises his party made in its famous Red Books. 2007.My father's country: the story of a German family
By Shaun Whiteside, Wibke Bruhns. 2009
On August 26, 1944, Hans Georg Klamroth was executed for his participation in the July 1944 plot to assassinate Hitler.…
Decades later, his daughter Wibke was watching a TV documentary about those events when images of her father suddenly appeared on screen. Wibke began to trace her father's, and more widely, her well-to-do merchant family's, life in Germany, finally coming to know the mysterious man she barely remembers. Explicit descriptions of violence. 2009. Uniform title: Meines Vaters Land.My turn: the memoirs of Nancy Reagan
By Nancy Reagan, William Novak. 1989
Feeling that she needs to set the record straight for historical purposes, Nancy Reagan tells her side of the story…
regarding the eight years she spent in the White House. Among the topics she discusses are her adjustment to being a first lady, and her use of astrology. Bestseller. 1989.Mussolini: A Biography
By Denis Mack Smith. 1981
An account of the fascist dictator of Italy, showing how he rose from humble origins to absolute power by capitalising…
on the situations in which he found himself. Something of the man behind the public image is explored and also his journey from wide popular appeal to becoming possibly the most hated man in his own country. 1981.