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Simple things: the story of a friendship
By Karen Lavut. 1999
Karen Lavut recounts her friendship with painter Christiane Pflug who killed herself at Easter, 1972. She celebrates the joy and…
memories left by her lost friend, and laments the fact that she chose to leave life so early on. 1999.Something wonderful: Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway revolution
By Todd S Purdum. 2018
Even before they joined forces, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II had written dozens of Broadway shows, but together they…
pioneered a new art form: the serious musical play. Their songs and dance numbers served to advance the drama and reveal character, a sharp break from the past and the template on which all future musicals would be built. 2018.Stormy weather: F.H. Varley, a biography
By Maria Tippett. 1998
This biography of the Group of Seven painter, Fred Varley, examines both his personal and professional lives. The effects of…
his drinking and womanizing on his family and his work are closely examined.Stop the insanity
By Susan Powter. 1993
This popular television personality and authority on wellness explains how people can take control of their lives for better health…
and self-esteem through diet, mental fitness and the power in creating a positive image of themselves. 1993.Someone with me: the autobiography of William Kurelek
By William Kurelek. 1980
The inspiring odyssey of a boy from an impoverished prairie farm who became one of Canada's greatest artists. This is…
a story of triumph over loneliness and mental anguish, of a lifelong spiritual quest. 1980.Simply great food: 250 quick, easy & delicious recipes
By Patricia Chuey, Mary Sue Waisman, Eileen Campbell. 2007
Features 250 recipes and an abundance of nutrition-related information written by practicing dieticians. You'll enjoy breakfasts, lunches, snacks and dinners…
that taste wonderful, yet can be prepared in surprisingly little time. Provides information on food preparation and healthy eating while satisfying the desire to create appetizing meals for every occasion. 2007.Samuel MacLure, architect
By Janet Bingham. 1985
A biography of one of British Columbia's foremost architects. During his active career from 1890-1929, he designed and oversaw the…
building of many homes in Victoria and Vancouver, many of which are in use today. 1985.Riopelle, grandeur nature (Collection Approches)
By Daniel Gagnon. 1988
Ce livre rapporte l'évolution du peintre, son ascension et sa confrontation avec la province de Québec, car Riopelle a soulevé…
ici beaucoup de passion; il a dérangé par sa fougue, sa liberté et surtout par son succès. 1988.Rudolf Nureyev: the life
By Julie Kavanagh. 2008
Born in Stalin's Russia, Rudolf Nureyev was ballet's first pop icon. His achievements and conquests became legendary: he rose out…
of Tatar peasant poverty to become the Kirov's thrilling maverick star; slept with his beloved mentor's wife; defected to the West in 1961; sparked Rudimania across the globe and much more. 2008.Room to dream
By David Lynch, Kristine McKenna. 2018
The extraordinary, highly anticipated memoir from visionary filmmaker David Lynch. In this memoir, David Lynch, co-creator of Twin Peaks and…
writer and director of groundbreaking films like Eraserhead, The Elephant Man, Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive, opens up about a lifetime of extraordinary creativity, the friendships he has made along the way and the struggles he has faced--sometimes successful, sometimes not--to bring his projects to fruition. Part-memoir, part-biography, 'Room to Dream' interweaves Lynch's own reflections on his life with the story of those times, as told by Kristine McKenna, drawing from extensive and explosive interviews with ninety of Lynch's friends, family members, actors, agents, musicians, and collaborators. Lynch responds to each recollection and reveals the inner story of the life behind the art. 2018.Rodin
By Pierre Daix. 1988
Si l'on ne connait qu'un seul nom de sculpteur, c'est celui de "Rodin" qui vient à l'esprit. Qui était ce…
génie inclassable que sa liaison avec Camille Claudel a récemment mis en lumière? Ce livre nous présente Rodin dans son ampleur et son intimité. 1988.Reprieve: a memoir
By Agnes De Mille. 1981
Rembrandt's eyes (Allen Lane History Ser.)
By Simon Schama. 1999
This biography examines the life of the Dutch artist Rembrandt. The author conjures the world in which Rembrandt moved -…
its sounds, smells and tastes as well as its politics - and the influences on him including the wars of the Protestant United Provinces against Spain, and the demands of patrons and the ambitions of contemporaries. Above all the profound effect on Rembrandt of the leading master of the immediately preceding generation, Rubens, with whom Rembrandt was obsessed for the first part of his life. 1999.Recalled by life: The Story Of My Recovery From Cancer
By Tom Monte, Anthony J Sattilaro. 1982
Pour trouver le bonheur et jouir pleinement de la vie (Collection Psychologie)
By Jean Côté, Sam Char. 1989
Ce livre vous enseigne a cultiver l'enthousiasme, le calme, la sérénité, la bienveillance. Il vous aide a vaincre le stress,…
a mener une vie mentalement et physiquement saine et équilibrée, notamment par une bonne alimentation. 1989.Les règles d'une saine alimentation
By Michael Pollan, Caroline Charland. 2010
À une époque où foisonnent les régimes élaborés et les conseils souvent contradictoires sur la santé, "Les règles d'une saine…
alimentation" apporte une simplicité bienvenue aux décisions quotidiennes entourant la préparation des repas. 2010. Titre uniforme: Food rules.Au secours, j'ai toujours faim!: surmonter ses rages de bouffe, rééduquer ses cellules adipeuses, perdre du poids à jamais
By David Ludwig, Dominique Françoise. 2017
Les recherches du Dr Ludwig sur le contrôle du poids le prouvent: ce n'est pas parce qu'on mange trop que…
l'on grossit, mais que c'est parce que l'on grossit que l'on mange trop. Pourquoi? Parce que les cellules adipeuses affamées par une alimentation déséquilibrée stockent tout ce qu'elles peuvent. Et déclenchent des envies de grignoter. Le Dr Ludwig propose un programme en trois étapes qui permet de réapprendre à vous alimenter afin de remettre de l'ordre dans votre organisme et de briser le cercle infernal de la prise de poids. 2017.Pierre Gauvreau, le jeune homme en colère: Le Jeune Homme En Colère
By Jeanette Biondi. 2003
Picasso (De vie en vie ; #21)
By Brigitte Labbé, Sonia Chaine. 2006
Une biographie qui permet au lecteur de comprendre l'évolution artistique de ce grand peintre à travers les événements importants de…
sa vie. Picasso, qui, dès l'âge de dix ans, surprend son entourage par son sens aigu de l'observation et son talent pour le dessin. On le suit dans les meilleures écoles d'art espagnoles jusqu'à ce qu'il laisse tout tomber pour voyager de Barcelone à Paris, en quête de nouvelles façons de peindre. Années 3-6. 2006.Picasso and the painting that shocked the world
By Miles Unger. 2018
In 1900, an eighteen-year-old Pablo Picasso made his first trip to Paris, and, after suffering years of poverty and neglect,…
emerged as the leader of a bohemian band of painters, sculptors, and poets. 2018.