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The girl with nine wigs: a memoir

By Sophie Van der Stap. 2015

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Biography, Science and medicine biography, Women biography

Sophie is twenty-one when she is diagnosed with a rare, aggressive form of cancer. A striking, fun-loving student, her world… is reduced overnight to the sterile confines of a hospital. But within these walls Sophie discovers a whole new world of white coats, gossiping nurses, and sexy doctors; of shared rooms, hair loss, and eyebrow pencils. As wigs become a crucial part of Sophie's new life, she reclaims a sense of self-expression. Each of Sophie's nine wigs makes her feel stronger and gives her a distinct personality, and that is why each has its own name: Stella, Sue, Daisy, Blondie, Platina, Uma, Pam, Lydia, and Bebé. There's a bit of Sophie in all of them, and they reveal as much as they hide. Sophie is determined to be much more than a cancer patient. 2015.

The futilitarians: our year of thinking, drinking, grieving, and reading

By Anne Gisleson. 2017

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Biography, Journals and memoirs, Women biography

The Futilitarians is a guide to living curiously and fully and ultimately asks us, "How do we keep moving forward… amid all this loss and threat?" Anne tells us: "One answer is, we do it together." 2017.

The glitter girls: charity & vanity : chronicles of an era of excess

By Rosemary Sexton. 1993

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Biography, Women biography, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction)

Portrayal of Toronto's wealthy women who organize lavish charity balls. Sexton, who was the society columnist for the "Globe and… Mail" from 1988 to 1993, describes the women's organizational skills for the balls and their talent for gossip and backbiting. 1993.

The girl from Leam Lane: the life and writing of Catherine Cookson

By Piers Dudgeon. 1997

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Biography, Literature biography, Women biography

Catherine Cookson's first novel, "Kate Hannigan", was published in 1950. The novel represented the author's triumph over unhappiness - within… its pages she was exorcising her own demons. Piers Dudgeon unlocks her complex character using her many books as a key and explores with Catherine herself the tortured drama of her personal life and its resolution. 1997.

The girl in the painted caravan: memories of a Romany childhood

By Eva Petulengro. 2011

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Biography, Family biography, Women biography

Born into a Romany gypsy family in 1939, Eva Petulengro's childhood seemed to her to be idyllic in every way.… She would travel the country with her family in their painted caravan and spend evenings by the fire as they sang and told stories of their past. She didn't go to school or visit a doctor when she was unwell. Instead her family would gather wild herbs to make traditional remedies, hunt game and rabbits, and while the men tended horses to make a living, the young girls would join the women in reading palms. But Eva's perfect world would be turned upside down as the countryside became increasingly hostile to all travellers. 2011.

The girl in the green sweater: a life in Holocaust's shadow

By Daniel Paisner, Krystyna Chiger. 2008

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Biography, Historical biography, Journals and memoirs, Women biography, Lifestyle, World War II

In 1943, with Lvov's 150,000 Jews having been exiled, killed, or forced into ghettos and facing extermination, a group of… Polish Jews sought refuge in the city's sewer system. The last surviving member this group, Krystyna Chiger, provides a first-person account of those fourteen months with her family. Also describes Leopold Socha, a Polish Catholic and former thief, who risked his life to help Chiger's underground family survive, bringing them food and supplies. 2009, c2008.

The girl in Saskatoon: a meditation on friendship, memory and murder

By Sharon Butala. 2008

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Law and crime biography, Women biography, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction, True crime

In 1962, Alexandra Wiwcharuk was found murdered on the banks of the Saskatchewan River. Nearly 50 years later, her murder… still haunts Saskatoon residents, especially those who, like Butala, were Alexandra's friends. Compelled by her memories of Alex, Butala returns to that still-unsolved murder, writing an in-depth investigation of the tragic death, a nostalgic coming-of-age story, and an exploration of the nature of good and evil. Some descriptions of sex and violence. 2008.

The genius and the goddess: Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe

By Jeffrey Meyers. 2009

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Biography, Actors biography, Literature biography, Women biography

Dual biographies of playwright Arthur Miller (1915-2005) and actress Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962). Traces the couple's disparate family backgrounds and 1956… marriage. Describes Monroe's role as Miller's muse but posits that her psychological problems and feelings of inadequacy led to their divorce after five years. Some descriptions of sex. 2009.

The first year: age-related macular degeneration (The first Year Ser.)

By Daniel L Roberts. 2006

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Blindness and visual impairment, Eye-related medical conditions, Health and medicine

Visually impaired educator and musician offers a month-by-month guide to coping with this progressive retinal disease and related conditions. Discusses… causes and characteristics, strategies for slowing its progression, and treatment options. Covers lifestyle issues such as traveling, staying healthy, combating boredom and depression, and navigating daily tasks. Includes resources. 2006.

The firebrand and the First Lady: portrait of a friendship : Pauli Murray, Eleanor Roosevelt, and the struggle for social justice

By Patricia Bell-Scott. 2016

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Biography, Politics and government biography, Women biography

Describes the unlikely friendship between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and Pauli Murray, a granddaughter of a mixed race slave and… a lesbian, who became a lawyer and civil rights pioneer, and the important work they each did for justice and freedom. 2016.

The first Stampede of Flores LaDue: based on the true love story of Florence and Guy Wedick in celebration of the centenary of the Calgary Stampede, 1912-2012

By Wendy Bryden. 2011

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Biography, Women biography, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction)

The love story of rodeo promoter Guy Weadick and trick roper Flores LaDue began among the rough-and-tumble vaudevillians who preserved… the frontier way of life in the first Wild West shows. Their love endured through North American performances in the small-time and big-time circuits, to the audiences of Europe, and culminated in 1912 with the most spectacular of accomplishments - the establishment of the greatest outdoor show on earth, the Calgary Stampede. c2011.

The flying carpet of small miracles: a woman's fight to save two orphans

By Hala Jaber. 2009

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Biography, Literature biography, Women biography, War

Jaber, a Lebanese-British foreign correspondent, describes covering the Gulf War and her personal engagement with an Iraqi family caught in… the crossfire. Reporting on the American invasion of Iraq in 2003, Jaber took up the cause of hospitalized children wounded in the bombing, and helped start a fund to provide them with better medical attention and supplies. In particular, she learned the extraordinary story of two orphans and decided to adopt them. Some descriptions of violence. 2009.

The flock: The Autobiography Of A Multiple Personality

By Joan Frances Casey, Lynn I Wilson. 1991

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Biography, Women biography, Psychology, Social issues

In 1981, therapist Lynn Wilson diagnosed Joan Casey as having a multiple personality disorder. Joan's story, interspersed with the therapist's… notes, describes the abuse she suffered as a child as well as Lynn Wilson's unorthodox 4-year treatment of the disorder. Violence and explicit descriptions of sex. c1991.

The doctor will not see you now

By Jane Poulson. 2002

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Biography, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Science and medicine biography, Women biography, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction, Blindness and visual impairment

Autobiography of Dr. Jane Poulson, the first blind person in Canada to become a practising doctor. Poulson suffered from diabetes… and because of the disease, lost her sight and then experienced severe heart problems. Nonetheless she was an extremely accomplished doctor, published widely in leading medical journals, and showed great courage and endurance to all who knew her. She wrote this book during the last two years of her life. 2002.

The far land

By Eva MacLean. 1993

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Biography, Historical biography, Women biography, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian history, Frontier and pioneer life

Eva MacLean left her settled, Presbyterian Ontario life behind to accompany her young minister-veternarian husband to the "wilds" of northwestern… B.C. in the early 1900s, during times of mining rushes and railroad-building. 1993.

The far-off hills

By Rita Anton. 1979

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Biography, Religious biography, Women biography, Travel and geography, Asian travel and geography

Following her husband's death in 1976, Anton spent several years in India as a volunteer Jesuit Lay Missionary. Having travelled… extensively in India, she presents a realistic look at this nation in transition. 1979.

The facts of life and other lessons my father taught me: And Other Lessons My Father Taught Me

By Lisa Whelchel. 2001

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Biography, Christian biography, Women biography

Readers will relish this inside glimpse into the life of a child star who looks to her heavenly Father. Whelchel… tells how her developing trust in God has enabled her to grow in grace through seasons of pressure, pain, and prosperity. 2001.

The endless steppe

By Esther Rudomin Hautzig. 1995

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Biography, Historical biography, Women biography

During World War II, when she was eleven years old, the author and her family were arrested in Poland by… the Russians as political enemies and exiled to Siberia. She recounts here the trials of the following five years spent on the harsh Asian steppe. Grades 5-8. 1995, c1968.

The encyclopedia of blindness and vision impairment (Facts On File Ser.)

By Jill Sardegna, T. Otis Paul. 1991

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Blindness and visual impairment

Subjects range from medical terms, conditions and procedures to leaders in the blindness field and common misconceptions about blindness. Appendices cover companies, databases, organizations and periodicals. c1991.

The eye book: a complete guide to eye disorders and health (A Johns Hopkins Press health book)

By Gary H Cassel, Michael D Billig, Harry G Randall. 1998

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Blindness and visual impairment, Eye-related medical conditions

Two ophthalmologists and an optometrist provide an "owner's manual for your eyes." They describe vision changes that occur over time… and health problems that affect the ability to see. Topics include coping with low vision, eye trauma and emergencies, glaucoma, cataracts, and age-related macular degeneration. 1998.

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