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Stepping out: a guide to short term missions
By Tim Gibson. 1992
Stick a geranium in your hat and be happy: Mini Book
By Barbara Johnson. 1993
Collection of five short essays regarding a person's relationship with God. Within each essay are sayings upon which the article…
hinges. Johnson's adages include: "Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face" and "If there is no control, there is no responsibility." 1993.Star trek memories
By William Shatner, Chris Kreski. 1993
William Shatner, known to "Star Trek" fans as Captain James T. Kirk of the starship "Enterprise," tells the behind-the-scenes story…
of the original "Star Trek" television series that ran from 1966 to 1969. Gathering his memories with those of other cast members, writers, and technicians, Shatner shares anecdotes of writing, filming, and producing the fledgling series that became a cultural phenomenon. c1993.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.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.Something more
By Catherine Marshall. 1974
Sinc, Betty, and the morning man: the story of CFRB
By Donald Lamont Jack. 1977
Sisters: the story of Olivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine
By Charles Higham. 1984
Signing on: the birth of radio in Canada
By Bill McNeil, Morris Wolfe. 1982
Signor Marconi's magic box: how an amateur inventor defied scientists and began the radio revolution
By Gavin Weightman. 2003
On a winter's evening in the East End of London in 1896, an unassuming young Italian gave the first public…
demonstration of a device he had created in the attic of his family home near Bologna. It consisted of two wooden boxes, one of which could apparently transmit messages to the other. Many of those in the audience suspected that they were witnessing a mere conjuring trick. None can have guessed that Signor Marconi's magic box would be regarded as the most remarkable invention of the nineteenth century, and that he himself would become one of the most famous men in the world. 2003.Shakespeare's face: Is This The Face Of A Genius?
By Jonathan Bate, Stephanie Nolen. 2002
The follow-up to Globe and Mail reporter Stephanie Nolen's startling front-page revelation on May 11, 2001, that a 1603 portrait…
believed to be of William Shakespeare - possibly the only existing image of the playwright painted from life - had turned up in the possession of a Canadian family who had owned it for 12 generations. The book details the story of how the painting, known as the Sanders portrait, came to reside in the home of a retired engineer in a mid-sized Ontario town. It also includes essays from many Shakespearean experts on the authenticity of the painting. 2002.Sean Connery
By John Parker. 1993
As a young man, Sean Connery wanted to play professional sports. Entering the theatrical world was purely serendipitous, but various…
people encouraged him to develop his acting skills. Since then, he has acted in more than fifty films and become a true superstar of the screen. 1993.Say good night, Gracie!: the story of Burns & Allen
By Cheryl Blythe, Susan Sackett. 1986
Biography of the Burns and Allen team that was a hit on vaudeville, radio and television. Gracie's death at 59…
brought an end to the team, though at 90, George Burns was still performing. 1986.Refus global et autres écrits: essais (Typo ; #48.)
By André-G Bourassa, Paul-Emile Borduas, Gilles Lapointe. 1997
Refus global est un manifeste dont l'essai principal, contresigné par 15 membres du mouvement Automatiste, est rédigé par Paul-Émile Borduas.…
Non seulement Refus global met en question les valeurs traditionnelles (foi catholique et attachement aux valeurs ancestrales ), mais il propose aussi le " refus " de toute idée de repliement sur soi et se fait le champion d'une idéologie d'ouverture sur la pensée universelle pour la société québécoise. 1997.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.Rumours of another world: what on earth are we missing?
By Philip Yancey. 2004
Yancey investigates the natural world and discovers the supernatural hiding in plain view. He grapples with why God made the…
world and what our role truly is, and seeks to answer the question, "How do I live in the natural world while expressing the values of the supernatural?“. Philip writes, “I have come to understand faith as the highest form of integrated encounter. Faith puts together, assembles, re-orders, accepting the entire world as God's handiwork”. 2004.Ronald Colman, a very private person: a biography
By Juliet Benita Colman. 1975
Nostalgic biography by the daughter of the movie star. The son of a silk merchant, Colman dabbled in amateur theatricals…
before seeing action in World War I. His career as an actor was launched in films with his appearance opposite Lillian Gish in 1923. 1975.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.Robert Mitchum: a biography
By George Eells. 1984
Rex: an autobiography
By Rex Harrison. 1975