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Biographies and autobiographies
- Author:Vonk, LeviSummary:
- Author:Johanne LavoieSummary:
Borderline mais pas folle, c'est mon histoire. C'est celle d'une fille qui en a eu assez de broyer du noir et d'avoir toujours mal à l'âme, d'être sans cesse à la limite entre vivre et mourir, de se...
- Author:Noah, TrevorSummary:
One of the comedy world's fastest-rising stars tells his wild coming of age story during the twilight of apartheid in South Africa and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed. Noah provides something deeper than traditional...
- Author:Harpur, TomSummary:
The search for meaning in our time of change and upheaval continues unabated. Tom Harpur, the bestselling author of The Pagan Christ and Water Into Wine, has been at the forefront of this modern challenge to humankind's spiritual...
- Author:Viloria, HidaSummary:
Hida Viloria was raised as a girl but discovered early on that he/r body was different. It wasn't until s/he was twenty-six and encountered the term intersex. In this book, Hida describes her search for authentic identity and love in a...
- Author:Baruchel, JaySummary:
In Born Into It, Baruchel’s lifelong memories as a Canadiens’ fan explode on the page in a collection of hilarious, heartfelt and nostalgic stories that draw on his childhood experiences as a homer living in Montreal and the enemy...
- Author:Lourd, BlaineSummary:
In the tradition of the modern classics The Tender Bar by J.R. Moehringer and The Liars' Club by Mary Karr, Blaine Lourd's meaningful debut Born on the Bayou is a powerful gothic memoir set in the bayous and oil towns of 1970s Louisiana...
- Author:Thomson, KeithSummary:
A riveting account of the roguish acts of the first pirates to raid the Pacific, a crusade that ended in a sensational trial back in England.
- Author:Springsteen, BruceSummary:
In 2009, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band performed at the Super Bowl's half-time show. The experience was so exhilarating that Bruce decided to write about it. That's how this extraordinary autobiography began. Over...
- Author:Mulgrew, KateSummary:
We know Kate Mulgrew for the strong women she's played--Captain Janeway on Star Trek; the tough-as-nails "Red" on Orange Is the New Black. Now, in her memoir, we meet the most inspiring and lovable character of all: herself.
- Author:Fey, TinaSummary:
For the first time, one of the most powerful and beloved women in entertainment takes her writing talent to the pages of a book. From her disastrous honeymoon cruise to the oversold joys of breastfeeding, Fey puts her unique and...
- Author:Brookes, ChrisSummary:
This two-hour series is a revealing personal and professional portrait of Canadian singer and composer Joni Mitchell.
- Author:Abedin, HumaSummary:
In this beautifully written and propulsive memoir, Huma Abedin-Hillary Clinton's famously private top aide and longtime advisor-emerges from the wings of American political history to take command of her own story. The daughter of...
- Author:Goldberg, AlisonSummary:
The inspiring biography of Ghanaian artist El Anatsui whose handmade sculptures, created from discarded bottle tops, have received international acclaim and been showcased around the world. "If you touch something, you leave a charge on...
- Author:Woolever, LaurieSummary:
An unprecedented behind-the-scenes view into the life of Anthony Bourdain from the people who knew him best. When Anthony Bourdain died in June 2018, fans around the globe came together to celebrate the life of an inimitable man who had...
- Author:Humber, WilliamSummary:
William Humber’s Bowmanville: A Small Town at the Edge is an extraordinarily detailed, often affectionate and occasionally critical account of a modern small town on the edge of a rapidly expanding metropolitan region. The book recounts...
- Author:Dahl, RoaldSummary:
Two new BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations of Roald Dahl's gripping autobiographical stories. These two compelling adaptations, based on Roald Dahl's real-life tales of his of his boyhood and youthful overseas adventures,...
- Author:Conley, GarrardSummary:
A beautiful, raw and compassionate memoir about identity, love and understanding. The son of a Baptist pastor and deeply embedded in church life in small town Arkansas, as a young man Garrard Conley was terrified and conflicted about...
- Author:McClelland, Susan, Waisman, RobertSummary:
A powerful memoir about a Holocaust survivor who was deemed hopeless--and the rehabilitation center that gave him and other teen boys the chance to learn how to live again.
- Author:Fotheringham, AllanSummary:
Born in Hearne, Saskatchewan, in 1932, Allan Fotheringham has had a distinguished career. Dubbed "Dr. Foth," Fotheringham graduated from the University of British Columbia and has worked for numerous news organizations,...