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That's what I am
By Al Waxman. 1999
Autobiography of Canadian actor Al Waxman. Best known for his roles on King of Kensington and Cagney and Lacey, he…
chronicles his life from his birth in Toronto to his portrayal of Willie Loman at Stratford in 1997. He discusses his family, his involvement in his community and country, and his career, which paralleled the development of Canadian television and film. Some strong language. 1999.Take my wife ... please!: my life and laughs
By Henny Youngman, Carroll Carroll. 1973
A collection of autobiographical one-liners from the Jewish comedian from Brooklyn's Lower East Side, which also includes anecdotes about famous…
show business personalities such as Al Jolson, Milton Berle, and Bing Crosby. 1973.Survival: a thematic guide to Canadian literature
By Margaret Atwood. 1972
Originally published in 1972, Atwood's book redefined what made this country's literature unique in a landscape dominated by its British…
and American counterparts. She describes the struggle of local writers to survive this dominance, eventually asserting that there is a distinct Canadian literature, with its own preoccupations, themes, and ideas specific to its history, geopolitics, and landscape. Some descriptions of sex and violence. 2004, c1972.Sweetheart: the story of Mary Pickford
By Robert Windeler. 1973
Swanson on Swanson
By Gloria Swanson. 1980
Swanson relates her life as golden girl of silent films, her six marriages, and her affairs with movie stars. She…
describes with humour and candour the early days of motion pictures. 1980.Sean Connery: from 007 to Hollywood icon
By Andrew Yule. 1992
Yule chronicles the life of super-celebrity Sean Connery, who rose from the slums of Edinburgh to become an enduring and…
successful screen idol. A minefield of contradictions, Connery is happily married, but with a history of conquests, and easygoing, but also unforgiving. 1992.Starting from Ameliasburgh: the collected prose of Al Purdy
By Al Purdy, Sam Solecki. 1995
A collection of essays, anecdotes, travel pieces, and criticism by Canadian poet Al Purdy. The pieces are divided into essays…
on encountering the world through Canadian sensibilities, opinions on other writers like Charles Bukowski, Margaret Atwood, and Bliss Carman, and reviews of poets like bill bissett and Russian Anna Akhmatova. 1995.Sharp: the women who made an art of having an opinion
By Michelle Dean. 2018
Dorothy Parker, Rebecca West, Hannah Arendt, Mary McCarthy, Susan Sontag, Pauline Kael, Joan Didion, Nora Ephron, Renata Adler, and Janet…
Malcolm. Their lives intertwine as they cut through the cultural and intellectual history of America in the twentieth century, arguing as fervently with each other as they did with the sexist attitudes of the men who often undervalued their work as critics and essayists. 2018.Stormy weather: the life of Lena Horne
By James Gavin. 2009
Biography of African American singer/actress Lena Horne, born in 1917 Brooklyn, who first performed at Harlem's Cotton Club at age…
sixteen. Interprets Horne's multiracial family background in the pre-civil rights era as the reason for emotional conflicts in both her personal and professional lives. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. c2009.Strange things: the malevolent North in Canadian literature (Clarendon Lectures In English)
By Margaret Atwood. 1995
The author writes of the imaginative mystique of the Canadian North. In discussing the work of writers like Robert Service,…
Robertson Davies, Alice Munro, and Margaret Laurence, she talks of northern folklore, myth, and imagery. Originally presented as the Clarendon Lectures at Oxford University. 1995.South toward home: travels in Southern literature (Southern voices)
By Margaret Eby. 2015
A literary travelogue that ventures deep into the heart of classic Southern literature. From Mississippi (William Faulkner, Eudora Welty, Richard…
Wright, Barry Hannah) to Alabama (Harper Lee, Truman Capote) to Georgia (Flannery O'Connor, Harry Crews) and beyond, Eby--herself a Southerner--travels through the Deep South to the places that famous Southern authors lived in and wrote about, reveals how they took these places and the lives of their inhabitants and transmuted them into lasting literature. 2015.Stephen Colbert: beyond truthiness
By Bruce Watson. 2017
More than a comedian and improv genius, Stephen Colbert delights fans with his wit, audacity, and innovative uses of language…
and the media. In this biography, journalist Bruce Watson charts Colbert's development. 2017.Still me: A Life
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.Somewhere in heaven: the remarkable love story of Dana and Christopher Reeve
By Christopher P Andersen. 2008
The author traces the inspirational story of the late celebrity couple's early marriage, describing their passionate shared years prior to…
Christopher's paralyzing accident as based on interviews with people who knew them best. 2008.Soul on the street: an autobiography
By William Roache. 2007
William Roache has been an actor on Britain's soap opera Coronation Street for over 47 years. In this autobiography William…
gives us an insight into what it has been like to play Ken for all those years. 2007.Spiritus mundi: essays on literature, myth, and society
By Northrop Frye. 1976
This collection of essays reflects Frye's personal views and the experiences in his life which fostered them. The essays are…
divided into three sections: Contexts of literature; Mythological universe; and Four poets, which are studies of John Milton, William Blake, William Butler Yeats and Wallace Stevens.Spellbinder: the life of Harry Houdini
By Tom Lalicki. 2000
Life of the celebrated magician and escape artist. Born in Budapest in 1874, Houdini came to America in 1878. After…
his debut in a backyard circus, age nine, he developed ever more complicated tricks, entertaining the world with escapes from handcuffs, packing cases, and straitjackets. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2000.Snakes and ladders
By Dirk Bogarde. 1978
Second volume of Dirk Bogarde's autobiography, covering the time between his experiences at an army camp at Catterick to his…
role as van Aschenback in the film "Death in Venice". Since 1947 he has starred in more than 60 films, especially during the 50s and 60s. In more recent years, he has become known as a writer. Sequel to “A Postillion struck by lightning”. 1978.Stan and Ollie: the roots of comedy : the double life of Laurel and Hardy
By Simon Louvish. 2001
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy have remained, from 1927 to the present day, the screen's most famous and popular comedy…
double act. The author examines the duo from their early lives, to solo careers and through their serendipitous teaming at the Hal Roach Studios. 2001.Sisters: the story of Olivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine
By Charles Higham. 1984