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Ici et maintenant: Biographie De France Castel
By Jean-Yves Girard, France Castel. 2015
France Castel assume tout. Elle ose dire ce qu'elle pense, et ose penser ce qu'elle dit, et tant pis si…
cela dérange ou même choque. Parce qu'elle en a parlé avec sa franchise habituelle, on croit la connaître. Mais France n'avait pas tout dit de sa vie et de son histoire. Ici et maintenant, c'est le témoignage d'une femme d'aujourd'hui qui a beaucoup appris d'hier, en menant tambour battant une vie riche, folle et fascinante. Dans ce livre France Castel se raconte comme jamais auparavant, avec la complicité du journaliste et auteur Jean-Yves Girard. Le point de départ : des objets conservés dans des boîtes et qui, comme elle, ont survécu à tout. Une photo déchirée dans un magazine, le contenu d'une enveloppe emmurée dans la maison familiale pendant soixante ans ou le scanner de son cerveau : ces témoins de son passé deviennent des portes d'entrée qu'elle pousse avec courage, et nous invite à la suivre. Un voyage sans nostalgie, parsemé d'éclats de son rire légendaire et où le mot d'ordre est l'authenticité. 2015.La mijoteuse: [de la lasagne à la crème brulée]
By Ricardo Larrivée. 2012
Ricardo est tombé en amour avec la mijoteuse en créant ce livre de cuisine, lui qui la boudait depuis longtemps!…
Il nous propose des recettes savoureuses, allant du chou farci étagé à la joue de veau braisée aux figues en passant par les côtes levées et la traditionnelle lasagne. Tout se veut simple à préparer, goûteux et économique. Et pour les dents sucrées, de belles surprises telles que les brownies, la crème caramel et le gâteau au fromage. Gagnant de Prix Salon du Livre de Montréal 2013. 2012.La mouche (Petits dégoûtants.)
By Élise Gravel. 2012
Signes distinctif : elle peut marcher au plafond. Alimentation : les déchets. Sortes de mouches : plus de 100000! Elle…
est le poubelle du monde – et elle est dégoûtante! Dégoûtante? Oui, mais pas seulement. Années 1-3. Gagnant de Prix littéraire Hackmatack 2013-14, documentaire français. 2012.Peaks and troughs or never quite make it but what the hell?: a memoir
By Margery Mason. 2005
Peace pipe dreams: the truth about lies about Indians
By Darrell Dennis. 2014
Employing pop culture examples, personal anecdote and a cutting wit, Dennis deftly weaves history with current events to entertain, inform…
and provide a convincing, readable overview of First Nations issues and why they matter today. Winner of First Nation Communities Read 2015 - 2016. 2014.Paul Newman: a life
By Shawn Levy. 2010
Paul Newman wasn't just the famously blue-eyed Hollywood actor who turned in some of the great performances in modern cinema.…
He was that rare contradiction: a humble celebrity, and also, in the rest of his life, a generous philanthropist. This biography provides insight into Newman's fierce dedication to acting, his famously enduring marriage and his heartbreak over the death of his son. Includes strong language. 2010.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: PeacemakersPaul Robeson
By Martin Bauml Duberman. 1991
The son of a runaway slave, a brilliant scholar and athlete, Paul Robeson became world famous as a singer and…
actor. He achieved notoriety through his political activities, campaigning for civil rights, and activity against fascism. A towering figure of the 20th century, he knew many international figures, from Indira Gandhi and Khrushchev to Bernard Shaw and Einstein. Here is the definitive biography of a great world figure. 1991.Paul Newman
By Elena Oumano. 1989
Parcel arrived safely, tied with string: my autobiography
By Michael Crawford. 2000
In his autobiography, Crawford recalls his childhood, his early years in showbusiness and the friendships to which it led. Stage…
shows like "The Phantom of the Opera" and films such as "Hello Dolly" are all remembered, and he offers plenty of professional and personal behind-the scenes anecdotes. 2000.Paul Robeson: the life and times of a free Black man
By Virginia Hamilton. 1974
A moving portrait of the courageous, lonely man who experienced enormous fame as an actor and singer, then rejection by…
his country because of his political views. For junior and senior high readers. 1974.Out standing in the field: a memoir of military service
By Sandra Perron. 2017
Throughout her military training, Sandra Perron was repeatedly identified as top of her class, but was also subject to "pranks"…
that included stripping her uniform of insignia (which is a not-so-subtle way of informing her that her platoon did not have her back). The lessons she learned, however, weren't all negative - through several deployments, including Bosnia and Croatia, she forged lasting friendships with men and women. Her memoir shows that while the Canadian military did eventually let her down, she did not do the same to her fellow soldiers or her country; it also shows that the spirit of a true hero cannot be bent or broken. Winner of the 2017 Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-Fiction (QWF). 2017.Out of darkness: the Jeff Healey story
By Cindy Watson. 2010
Losing both eyes to retinoblastoma, a rare form of cancer, opened a door to another world for Jeff Healey. Out…
of darkness he created music, becoming one of the most influential blues-rock and jazz performers of our time. Winner of the 2012 Golden Oak Award. Grades 5-8. 2010.Outwitting history: the amazing adventures of a man who rescued a million Yiddish books
By Aaron Lansky. 2006
In 1980 an entire body of Jewish literature - the physical remnant of Yiddish culture - was on the verge…
of extinction. Precious volumes that had survived Hitler and Stalin were being passed down from older generations of Jewish immigrants to their non-Yiddish-speaking children only to be discarded or destroyed. So Aaron Lansky, just twenty-three, issued a worldwide appeal for unwanted Yiddish works. 2006.Our life with the Rocket: the Maurice Richard story
By Sheila Fischman, Roch Carrier. 2001
Maurice Richard, The Rocket, was one of the greatest hockey players of his era and he remains an enduring icon…
of hockey excellence. This book captures a world in which a brooding, taciturn athlete became a powerful, enduring symbol for French Canadians. It also follows the story of a young boy, the author himself, whose youthful worship of Richard was tempered by politics and personal life, and evolved into an entirely different sort of appreciation for an extraordinary man. Winner of the 2003 CNIB Torgi Award. 2001.Out on a limb (Memoirs. #3.)
By Shirley MacLaine. 1986
In this remarkable story we accompany world-famous actress Shirley Maclaine on a unique journey - to Stockholm, where she meets…
a trance channeller who opens the door to her past; to Egypt and Hawaii, where a secret affair of the heart unfolds; and to Peru, where she has a startling out-of-body experience. 1986.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 plus beaux jeux du monde: souvenirs (De la grande noirceur au plein feu. #2.)
By Yvon Leroux. 2003
" Le premier tome racontait l'enfance et l'apprentissage du jeune comédien Yvon Leroux. Son nouveau livre de souvenirs, Les plus…
beaux jeux du monde, retrace les nombreuses étapes de cette longue carrière au cours de laquelle il a écrit pour la radio et pour la télévision, conçu des spectacles, dirigé des mises en scène, mais surtout interprété une multitude de personnages. " -- 4e de couv.Comment le signale le préfacier, des études portant sur cette période ont paru depuis 1980 (date où cet essai a…
été écrit) mais le travail d'Annette Hayward, qui recourt "systématiquement aux sources primaires", "est le seul à offrir un tel panorama, à nous livrer le récit, presque au jour le jour, des débats qui marquèrent le processus par lequel la littérature allait enfin s'autonomiser sur le plan institutionnel et faire son entrée dans la modernité". 2006.