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By Samuel Eliot Morison. 1942
By Taylor Branch. 1988
This chronicle of the civil rights movement in the United States focuses on the period that begins with Martin Luther…
King's 1954 arrival as pastor of Montgomery's Dexter Baptist Church. It ends with the assassination of President John Kennedy. 1989 Pulitzer Prize. 1988.By Tobias Wolff. 1989
By Thomas L Friedman. 1989
An account of the political situation in the Middle East as witnessed by the author during his years as a…
journalist in Beirut and Jerusalem. He reports on the killing of Palestinian civilians at refugee camps in Lebanon and Palestinian uprisings in the Israeli-occupied territories. 1989 winner of the National Book Award for Non-Fiction. 1989.By Jean Little. 1986
Kate Bloomfield first made her appearance in Jean Little's novels "Look through my window" (DC03610) and "Kate". This is a…
collection of her poems and short prose pieces about God, love, friends and being Jewish. Grades 5-8. 1986.By Bruce Catton. 1953
A description of the last year of the Civil War when General Grant rebuilt the Union Army into a fighting…
force and turned defeat into victory. 1954 winner of the Pulitzer Prize for history. Sequel to "Glory road". 1953.By Alan Easton. 1963
A Canadian naval officer recounts the drama played out on the North Atlantic between the Allied fleet and German U-boats…
during World War II. He reveals the fortitude and endurance of the heroic seamen. 1980, c1963.With its unique and powerful design, the best photographers, and a well of award-winning writers, GQ provides the best in…
men's fashion and style, beautiful women and culture, news and politics.By Colette Dowling. 1991
By David Mamet. 1982
Pulitzer-Prize winning play is set in a real estate office and the Chinese restaurant the salesmen frequent. With the exception…
of Roma, the men are having frustrating bad streaks and have been reprimanded for their output. Their excuse is that they are given the same sorry leads over and over, and these people are never going to buy. Now if only they could get their hands on that prime batch of Glengarry leads. Strong language. 1982.By Farley Mowat. 1993
One of Canada's best-known writers describes the first 16 years of his life. Born to modest circumstances in south-central Ontario,…
Mowat was a solitary child who early on discovered the world of animals - the "Others." Mowat tells of his friendships with the animals of his childhood, and his discovery and exploration of the natural world. 1993.By Saul Bellow. 1994
Essays, eulogies, interviews, lectures, and articles collected over forty years from an award-winning author known mainly for his fiction. Bellow…
shares his enthusiasm for the accessibility of Mozart's music and his affection for Chicago; reflects on friendships with other writers and on favourite haunts; and tucks in two autobiographical pieces with curmudgeonly reluctance. 1994.With its unique and powerful design, the best photographers, and a well of award-winning writers, GQ provides the best in…
men's fashion and style, beautiful women and culture, news and politics.By Jim Murphy. 1995
An account of the conflagration that levelled much of Chicago in 1871. Chronicles events from the fire's outbreak and rapid…
spread to its extinguishment by rain, as reported by survivors and in documents of the period. Examines the origins, circumstances, and official failures that contributed to the disaster. Grades 5-8. A 1996 Newbery Honor Book. c1995.By Frank McCourt. 1996
Frank McCourt recollects his "miserable Irish Catholic childhood" in the squalor of Limerick. Absent any support from his glib, but…
shiftless, alcoholic father, the family suffered hunger, cruelty, disease, and the death of children. McCourt recounts his story without rancour. Strong language. Winner of the 1998 CNIB Talking Book of the Year Award. Pulitzer Prize Winner. 1996.