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The bite of the mango
By Mariatu Kamara, Susan McClelland. 2008
Sierra Leone. At the age of 12, Mariatu Kamara was raped by a family friend, then captured by rebels who…
cut off her hands. Despite her wounds, Kamara walked out of the bush and sought help, ending up in an amputee camp, where she gave birth to a son who died of malnutrition. When foreign journalists interviewed Kamara in the camp, her story garnered international interest and assistance, which eventually brought her to Toronto. Her autobiography testifies to Kamara's horrific trauma, but with the aim of fostering hope and reconciliation. Winner of the 2011 Red Maple Non-Fiction Award. For junior high and older readers. Some strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some descriptions of violence. c2008.Saboteurs: Wiebo Ludwig's war against big oil
By Andrew Nikiforuk. 2002
Dutch-born Wiebo Ludwig, former leader of a Christian Reformed Church in Goderich, Ontario, and his entourage, which consisted of his…
ever-growing family and a few sympathizers, decamped for Alberta in 1985 and bought a place called Trickle Creek - in oil country. What ensued was a long, nasty, and often violent conflict between Ludwig and the oil and gas industry over its legal right to drill on private land, regardless of landowners' concerns over the contamination of air and water by the pollutants that spew out of the wells. Some strong language and descriptions of violence. Winner of the 2002 Governor General's Award for Non-fiction. 2002.In 1869, in the woods just outside of Saint John, a group of berry pickers discovered several badly decomposed bodies.…
The authorities suspected foul play, but the identities of the victims were as mysterious as that of the perpetrator. From the coroner's inquest an unlikely suspect emerged to stand trial for murder: John Munroe, a renowned architect, well-heeled family man, and pillar of the community. Munroe's lawyer's strategy was as simple as it was revolutionary: Munroe's wealth, education, and exemplary character made him incapable of murder. The press and Saint John's elite vocally supported Munroe, sparking a debate about character and murder that continues to this day. In re-examining a precedent-setting historical crime with fresh eyes, Komar addresses questions that are still relevant more than a century later: is everyone capable of murder, and should character be treated as evidence in homicide trials? 2016.The storyteller: memory, secrets, magic and lies
By Anna Porter. 2000
In this memoir, the author shares stories told by her grandfather while she was growing up in Budapest, describing how…
these tales of heroes, strife and survival give her a sense of personal history. She also tells of her own experiences, from hiding Jews in her basement during World War II, through the advent of the Communist era, the 1956 Revolution in Hungary, and the family's exile to New Zealand. c2000.The siren years: a Canadian diplomat abroad, 1937-1945 (Macmillan paperbacks ; #19)
By Charles Ritchie. 1974
A volume from the author's published diaries which takes the reader through the diplomatic corridors and drawing rooms of prewar…
Washington, wartime England, and Europe. Ritchie's observations of world events include insights into the ins and outs of the diplomatic world, portraits of politicians, socialites, and literary lions, and candour about his own enthusiasms. Winner of the 1974 Governor General's Award for Non-fiction.The armies of the night: history as a novel, the novel as history
By Norman Mailer. 1968
The story of the 1967 march on the Pentagon, skirmishes between armed guards and anti-war demonstrators, and the subsequent arrest…
of hundreds of people. The author describes his own experience as a demonstrator and also gives a historical account of the action. Winner of the 1969 Pulitzer Prize for general non-fiction. 1968.Rascal: a memoir of a better era
By Sterling North, John Schoenherr. 1963
This boy's life: a memoir
By Tobias Wolff. 1989
Confessions d'un paquet d'os: roman (Pocket #10104-10108)
By Claude Messier. 2002
Atteint de dystonie musculaire, l'auteur raconte son existence remplie de bons autant que de mauvais moments. Celui qui veut qu'on…
le considère comme un homme à part entière, malgré son lourd handicap, offre avec ce livre le témoignage positif d'un être courageux qui a su réaliser ses rêves. [SDMJournal: premier cahier 1874-1976
By Fadette. 1999
De 1874 à 1881, une jeune fille de Saint-Hyacinthe décrit ses impressions face à ses parents, ses professeurs et son…
confesseur. Elle a quatorze ans quand elle amorce cette "quête d'identité" et manifeste déjà une forte personnalité. Plus qu'un document d'époque, un témoignage qui dépasse l'individualité et mérite d'être lu encore aujourd'hui tant pour le langage que pour l'humanité qui s'y retrouveLe voyage en pot: chroniques 1998-1999 (Collection Papiers Colles)
By Louis Hamelin. 1999
"Des textes qui se promènent entre la Gaspésie et la Mauricie, lieux des souvenirs d'enfance et de la vérité première,…
et entre Montréal et Paris, là où, parfois brutalement, j'ai été éjecté de l'univers". C'est ce que partage avec son lecteur l'auteur de Betsi Larousse5-FU
By Pierre Gagnon. 2005
Recueil de textes brefs : un homme atteint du cancer nous raconte sa vie à l’hôpital, les traitements reçus, le…
contact avec les oncologues et le personnel hospitalier, la compassion pour d’autres malades, dont des enfants. Le ton est d’une profonde humanité, tantôt humoristique, tantôt grave, toujours tendre.