A poignant meditation on mortality from a beloved Canadian poet A writer friend once pointed out that whenever Stuart Ross got close to something heavy and 'real' in a poem, a hamburger would inevitably appear for comic relief...
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
- Auteur:Ross, StuartSommaire:
- Auteur:Luongo, NicoleSommaire:
The Becoming is a brutal account of mental illness by a woman who doesn’t believe in mental illness. A lifetime of addiction, eating disorders, and trauma culminates explosively after the author begins a PhD at the University of Oxford...
- Auteur:Bell, W. KamauSommaire:
You may know W. Kamau Bell from his new, Emmy-nominated hit show on CNN, United Shades of America . Or maybe you've read about him in the New York Times , which called him "the most promising new talent in political comedy...
- Auteur:Heyman, BruceSommaire:
A personal and insightful call to action and a much-needed audiobook about one of the most important bilateral relationships in the world - the relationship between Canada and the US - and why diplomacy matters now more than ever before...
- Auteur:Trebek, AlexSommaire:
A RECOMMENDED SUMMER READ BY THE NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, TIME, AND NEWSWEEK. Longtime Jeopardy! host and television icon Alex Trebek reflects on his life and career. Since debuting as the host of Jeopardy! in 1984, Alex Trebek...
- Auteur:Scrivener, LeslieSommaire:
Terry Fox, the one-legged runner from Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, made an indelible impression upon people across Canada and around the world. An outstanding athlete with a stubborn and competitive spirit, he lost his leg to...
- Auteur:Mount, BalfourSommaire:
"Ten Thousand Crossroadsis upbeat, full of excitement, fair-minded when dealing with opposing views, highly emotional at times, and very funny at others. Balfour Mount has been the leader in the palliative care movement in Canada...
- Auteur:Rhindress, CharlieSommaire:
Stompin' Tom Connors is a legend. There are very few Canadians who don?t know the foot-stompin' patriot in the cowboy hat who sang almost exclusively of the country he loved and called home. But there is much more to Tom...
- Auteur:Barlow, MaudeSommaire:
'Canada's best-known voice of dissent.' — CBC 'It's time we listened to the Maude Barlows of the world.' — CNN In this timely book, Barlow counters the prevailing atmosphere of pessimism that surrounds us...
- Auteur:Christopher, MattSommaire:
Discover the amazing achievements of fan favorite two-time MVP Stephen Curry in this brand-new, comprehensive biography. Steph Curry is a two-time NBA Most Valuable Player, record-breaker, and Finals champion who electrifies fans with...
- Auteur:Montefiore, Simon SebagSommaire:
Fifty years after his death, Stalin remains a figure of powerful and dark fascination. The almost unfathomable scale of his crimes - as many as 20 million Soviets died in his purges and infamous Gulag - has given him the lasting...
- Auteur:Dyson, Nancy, Rubenstein, DanSommaire:
It is an account of two people working at a Residential School on northern Vancouver Island and writing about the terrible conditions they witnessed at the school.
- Auteur:Campbell, Nicola I.Sommaire:
If the hurt and grief we carry is a woven blanket, it is time to weave ourselves anew. In the Nłeʔkepmxcín language, spíləx̣m are remembered stories, often shared over tea in the quiet hours between Elders. Rooted within the British...
- Auteur:Shea, GeraldSommaire:
Reveals how the author discovered at the age of thirty-four that he had been partially deaf since childhood and shares how he compensated through his amazing ability to translate the melody of vowels.
- Auteur:Danielle, PerreaultSommaire:
Danielle Perreault a neuf ans la première fois qu'elle souhaite s'expatrier: son père s'est fait offrir un poste à la nouvelle Université du Rwanda et, pour elle, c'est tout décidé : ils partent en Afrique ! Mais son...
- Auteur:Moore, RichardSommaire:
Greg LeMond, 'L'Americain': fresh-faced, prodigious newcomer. This is supposed to be his year. Bernard Hinault, 'The Badger': aggressive, headstrong, five-time winner of the Tour. He has pledged his...
- Auteur:Smarsh, SarahSommaire:
The National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author of Heartland focuses her laser-sharp insights on a working-class icon and one of the most unifying figures in American culture: Dolly Parton. Growing up amid...
- Auteur:MacKinnon, Bobbi-JeanSommaire:
A national bestseller, now updated, expanded, and revised to tell an even bigger story. On July 6, 2011, Richard Oland, scion of the Moosehead brewing family, was bludgeoned to death in his Saint John office. In a shocking turn, the...
- Auteur:Graham, MonicaSommaire:
Monica Graham got her first inkling that her eighty-nine-year-old mother might not be able to continue living on her own when she coated chicken breasts with dishwashing liquid for dinner. It was an easy mistake—the yellow detergent...
- Auteur:Kaur, ValarieSommaire:
An urgent manifesto and a dramatic memoir of awakening, this is the story of revolutionary love.
“In a world stricken with fear and turmoil, Valarie Kaur shows us how to summon our deepest wisdom.”—Elizabeth Gilbert, author of...