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By Christopher Reeve. 1998
Best known for his role as Superman, actor Reeve discusses his life and career before and after the 1995 horseback…
riding accident that left him paralyzed. Reeve has faith that his injured spinal cord can eventually be repaired and is active in raising funds for research. Some strong language. Bestseller. 1998.By Pamela Wallin. 1998
Canadian media personality Pamela Wallin tells her story, from her birth in Wadena, Saskatchewan, to her role as host and…
producer of her television show. This book is her answer to the many questions asked about her life, as well as an examination of her own influences and aspirations. 1998.By Barbara Sears, Dave Broadfoot. 2002
Over the years, Dave Broadfoot, a comedian, has walked off with many of Canada's top awards. This autobiography, peppered throughout…
with some of his favourite scripts, records his extraordinary career of fifty years. 2002.By Justine Brown. 2002
This book examines the individual lives of the Theosophists (proto-New Agers), the directors and actors who believed that silent movies…
were a Universal Language which had the potential to save mankind. Discusses the bohemian circles and Pygmalion figures that made up a community that believed it was creating a New World. 2002.By Gordon Pinsent. 1992
By Robertson Davies. 1996
A collection of Robertson Davies' reflections on books, reading, and writing. These essays, book reviews, and other writings, taken from…
a selection which he had planned to publish before his death, reveal Davies at his vintage best. 1996.By Barbara Windsor, Robin McGibbon. 2000
Born in London just before the war, Barbara Windsor made her first stage appearance at the age of thirteen. From…
her early roles as the original "Carry on" dolly bird to her hit as Peggy Mitchell in the soap "Eastenders", her success in theatre, film and TV has made her a British icon. Here, she talks in depth about the people and events that have shaped her career.By Alberto Manguel. 2006
An account of Manguel's astonishment at the variety, beauty and persistence of our efforts to shape the world and our…
lives, most notably through something almost as old as reading itself: libraries. The result is both personal and wide-ranging: a study of the mysteries of libraries, a thorough analysis of their history throughout the world, and an esoteric celebration of reading. 2006.By Rolf Harris. 2001
Rolf Harris arrived in Britain from Australia in 1952 with his meagre life savings and enrolled in art school, paying…
his fees from cabaret work. He went on to become one of the most enduring show business figures working today. His diverse career includes painting, singing and performing. 2001.By John Parker. 1993
As a young man, Sean Connery wanted to play professional sports. Entering the theatrical world was purely serendipitous, but various…
people encouraged him to develop his acting skills. Since then, he has acted in more than fifty films and become a true superstar of the screen.By John Osborne. 1991
Following on from Osborne's first autobiographical book, "A better class of person", this book looks at the period 1955 to…
1966. It covers the foundation of the English Stage Company at the Royal Court Theatre to the death of his artistic director and Osborne's mentor, George Devine. At the Royal Court he experienced years of high theatrical achievement and low backstage comedy. For the playwright it was a decade of baffling and often ludicrous notoriety and of emotional and matrimonial upheaval.By Terry Wogan. 2000
By Sandra Shamas. 2002
The author faces life's next hurdle after marriage - divorce - and moves from the city to a farm. Urban…
angst meets the real darkness of nature in this story of healing and creating a new life. 2002.By Vernon Chapman. 2001
A serious yet funny look at the history of Canadian theatre, written by long-time actor Vernon Chapman. Based on his…
own experiences across the country, from the 1930's on, and extensive research, the author presents anecdotes of plays, directors, and actors, including Don Harron, Dora and Mavor Moore, and Shirley Knight. 2001.By John Metcalf, Claire Wilkshire. 2003
Includes interviews with and commentaries from eight Canadian writers. Listen in to Terry Griggs on where stories come from, Michael…
Winter on writing Newfoundland, and K.D. Miller on being 'an actor who writes'. Also features short stories by these authors. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2003.By George Elliott Clarke. 2002
Based on extensive excavations of archives and texts, this collection of essays and reviews presents a history of African-Canadian literature…
and examines its debt to, and synthesis with, oral cultures. Clarke argues that the challenges faced in African-Canadian literature are unique to Canada. 2002.By Sherry Simon. 2006
Taking the perspective of a walker moving through a landscape of neighbourhoods and eras, Simon experiences Montreal as a voyage…
across languages. Using literary passages from the colonial era till today, she traces a history of crossings and intersections around the familiar sites and symbols of the city, describing the development of social relations between linguistic communities, through translations. 2006.By Pierre Berton. 2003
Pierre Berton shares his own experiences in learning to write and in improving during his writing career. Includes information about…
editors, tips for writer's block, and story development through many drafts. 2003.By Sidney Poitier. 2000
Sidney Poitier, a true American icon, looks back on his celebrated life and career. His body of work is arguably…
the most morally significant in cinematic history, and the power and influence of that work are indicative of the character of the man behind the many storied roles. Sidney Poitier here explores these elements of character and personal values to take his own measure - as a man, as a husband and a father, and as an actor. 2000.By Frank Skinner. 2002
Frank Skinner is the winner of the Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Festival. This is the story of the highs…
and lows of his life and career as a comedian and T.V. personality, including how he has inherited his father's passion for football as well as his passion for alcohol. 2001.