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Byron in love: a short daring life
By Edna O'Brien. 2009
Irish novelist and biographer Edna O'Brien offers a distillation of her extensive study of the English Romantic poet George Gordon…
Byron (1788-1824). While highlighting biographical details--his club foot and self-indulgence--O'Brien focuses on Byron's obsessive passions for both men and women and their effect on his poetry. 2009Discusses the Great Books of the Western World, a fifty-four-volume anthology that debuted in 1952 and took the country by…
storm--generating thousands of book-discussion groups. Examines the men and marketing behind the project and the reasons the series, containing works by dead white males, eventually fell out of favor. 2008Classic western stories: the most beloved stories
By Cooper Edens. 2009
Western adventures of explorers, cowboys, and Indians are commemorated in poems, songs, and stories. Includes folk legends of Pecos Bill…
and Paul Bunyan, and real-life exploits of Lewis and Clark and Daniel Boone. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2009Eat, memory: great writers at the table : a collection of essays from the New York Times
By Amanda Hesser. 2009
Twenty-six playwrights, screenwriters, novelists, poets, and journalists share memorable moments involving food. Poet laureate Billy Collins's "The Fish" recalls his…
meal at a Pittsburgh restaurant and includes a recipe. In "Compliments of the Nurse," essayist Dawn Drzal recounts the after-lunch revenge unknowingly thrust on her by M.F.K. Fisher's caretaker. 2009Charmed knits: projects for fans of Harry Potter
By Alison Hansel. 2007
Clothing from Harry Potter movies inspires patterns designed for some beginning knitters, but mainly for intermediate through advanced knitters. Projects…
include the Weasley sweater, wizard robe, invisibility shawl, Quidditch socks, elf hats, Hermione's cable-and-bobble mittens, Harry's red cable sweater, and other selections. 2007Rin Tin Tin: the life and the legend
By Susan Orlean. 2011
Relates the 1918 discovery of an abandoned German shepherd puppy on a French World War I battlefield by American soldier…
Lee Duncan. Describes Rin Tin Tin and his descendants' acting roles from early silent movies to the 1950s television show. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2011Âme, foi et poésie: essai (Collection Documents)
By Jean Désy. 2007
Voici une oeuvre éminemment originale dont le thème dominant est nous-mêmes, ce que nous sommes et qui nous sommes. [...]…
Si Jean Désy peut apporter à la question du sens de nos vies des éléments de réponse aussi lumineux et solides que ceux qu'on pourra lire dans ces pages, c'est qu'ils émanent de la riche expérience du médecin, du poète et du philosophe réunis en lui, et qu'ils refusent la facilité. [...] Je ne saurais mieux conclure cette invitation pressante à lire ce très beau livre que par ces mots de l'auteur: Serait-il possible que même aujourd'hui, rien n'ait changé à propos de l'essentiel, de l'amitié, de l'amour et de l'âme ? J'ai l'intuition qu'au fond du gouffre contemporain règne une éblouissante lumière. - Extrait tiré de la préface de Thomas De Koninck [...]. -- 4e de couvA big little life: a memoir of a joyful dog
By Dean R. Koontz. 2009
Recalls ways that Trixie, a three-year-old golden retriever and former service dog for Canine Companions for Independence, inspired the lives…
of bestselling novelist Dean Koontz and his wife, Gerda. Details fond and poignant memories of Trixie's short but full life. 2009Award-winning music critic celebrates the sounds, people, and events of the years 1936 through 1938, as America emerged from the…
Great Depression. In a series of brief narratives, Orgill chronicles Amelia Earhart's around-the-world flight attempts, Joe Louis's triumph over German boxer Max Schmeling, and the rise of big bands. 2008Beethoven
By Barry Cooper. 2008
This chronological narrative integrates events from the private life of German composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) with study of his…
devotion to music. Discusses the effects of Beethoven's increasing deafness on his social interactions and composition. 2000The dog says how
By Kevin Kling. 2007
Autobiographical essays from playwright and National Public Radio commentator Kling good-humoredly feature his life in Minnesota. He discusses his family,…
dog, and travel experiences and ruminates on a motorcycle accident that injured his arm, leading him to use voice-activated software on his computer. 2007Occuper les distances: essai (L'écritoire)
By Esther Laforce. 2021
Je n'ai rien dautre que mes mots, mon clavier, du papier et des livres pour me soutenir. Mais n'est-ce pas…
le chemin sur lequel je me suis engagée ? N'ai-je pas choisi de détourner le regard du bonheur et de la joie pour me tourner vers la douleur des autres ? Je savais que le chemin était risqué, mais je ne peux pas me laisser avaler. Je dois remonter et saisir mieux comment l'écriture peut me réengager dans la vie. Essai littéraire à la fois rigoureusement documenté et hautement personnel, Occuper les distances reprend les motifs de Tombée, roman d'Esther Laforce paru simultanément chez Leméac, dans un lumineux dialogue avec la ctionBach
By Malcolm Boyd. 2006
Biography of German composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) depicts the unique connection between his music and the circumstances under which…
it was written. First published in 1983, this third edition, which marks the 250th anniversary of Bach's death, incorporates chronological refinements, other revisions, and an expanded bibliography. 2000American rebel: the life of Clint Eastwood
By Marc Eliot. 2009
Film historian's biography of the Academy Award-winning actor, producer, and director. Discusses Eastwood's five decades of work, his personal life…
as the father of seven children with five different women, the palimony lawsuit against him, and his stint as mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea. Some strong language. 2009Stories, essays, and poems selected from literary magazines, journals, and small presses. In Brock Clarke's "Our Pointy Boots," Iraq war…
veterans return to the United States and honor their dead buddy. Includes works by Richard Powers and Joyce Carol Oates. Strong language, some violence, and some descriptions of sex. 2010Swimming with piranhas at feeding time: my life doing dumb stuff with animals
By Richard Conniff. 2009
Award-winning author chronicles his global journeys to meet experts and observe exotic animals like lemurs, piranhas, African wild dogs, and…
more. Describes adventures with ants, spiders, and wasps and learning about venom toxicity and an insect-sting pain index. Analyzes misconceptions about dangerous creatures and their roles in the ecosystem. 2009Biblical literacy: the essential bible stories everyone needs to know
By Timothy K. Beal. 2009
Religion professor presents excerpts from the Jewish and Christian scriptures that have shaped social and political lives for centuries. Discusses…
the cultural and historical background of verses to place them in context. Asserts that knowing the Bible is essential for understanding literature, art, music, conversation, and popular culture. 2009Confucius from the heart: Ancient Wisdom for Today's World
By Dan Yu. 2009
Translation of the 2006 bestselling Chinese book, a compilation of a series of televised lectures by media professor Yu. Interprets…
Confucian teachings in the context of modern China's economic and social upheaval. Adapts philosopher's ancient guidance for twenty-first-century citizens. 2009Somewhere towards the end: A Memoir
By Diana Athill. 2009
Diana Athill, noted eighty-nine-year-old British book editor and author of Stet (BR 13794), discusses growing old or "falling away." Describes…
past love affairs, including one that evolved into a platonic friendship as roommates. Childless and unmarried, Athill admits she has few regrets and no lessons to pass on. 2008Dawn light: dancing with cranes and other ways to start the day
By Diane Ackerman. 2009
Naturalist explores perceptions of dawn through musings, stories, and observations in nature. Offers descriptive essays on the early morning light…
that emulate a bird's migration path from Ithaca, New York, to Palm Beach, Florida, during the four seasons. 2009