As an adult, Lauren Hough has had many identities: an airman in the U.S. Air Force, a cable guy, a bouncer at a gay club. As a child, however, she had none. Growing up as a member of the infamous cult The Children of God, Hough had her...
Essays
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Author:Hough, LaurenSummary: - Author:LeBlanc, MarcelleSummary:
Ce livre est un recueil de contes, de discours, de pensées, d’adresses, d’hommages, d’éloges et de remerciements. Il s’agit d’une macédoine de thèmes de la vie de tous les jours. Il s’adresse à chacun de vous afin d’y trouver de l’...
- Author:de B'béri, Boulou EbandaSummary:
Depuis trois décennies le monde anglo-saxon a considéré sérieusement les Cultural Studies comme une analyse des pratiques quotidiennes et de la production de sens. Mais la production analytique en français dans cette discipline est...
- Author:Hotte, Lucie, Paré, François, Carrière, Marie, Holtz, Grégoire, Kellett, Kathleen, Ladouceur, Louise, Morency, Jean, Sing, Pamela, Thibault, Jimmy, Tremblay, EmmanuelleSummary:
"Les littératures de l'exiguïté, dont font partie les ensembles littéraires franco-canadiens, restent fascinées par les sémantiques de l'espace. Elles en oublient leur longue histoire et renoncent, par là, aux riches...
- Author:Lapointe, PascalSummary:
Une sélection des meilleurs billets de blogues de science de la francophonie présentée en primeur mondiale.
- Author:Lapointe, PascalSummary:
Une sélection des meilleurs billets de blogues de science de la francophonie présentée en primeur mondiale.
- Author:Roberts, DeborahSummary:
A giftable collection of essays from celebrity contributors celebrating the great work of teachers or a teacher they admire, curated by ABC News journalist Deborah Roberts. Contributors include Oprah Winfrey, Jenna Bush Hager, Robin...
- Author:Sedaris, DavidSummary:
From the unique perspective of David Sedaris comes a new book of essays taking his readers on a bizarre and stimulating world tour. Whether railing against the habits of litterers in the English countryside or marveling over a...
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Creation is the antidote to despair. 'All power to this amazing project.' Joanne Harris 'We all need to read this book.' Magid Magid 'A must read for anyone who lives on earth.' Bella Lack How can we begin...
- Author:Keil, Roger, Mahon, RianneSummary:
Caught in the trap of the nation-state and frozen in postwar bloc logic, critical political economy has been found wanting when it comes to problematizing space and scale. Globalization and the rise of world cities and regions have...
- Author:Bennett, AndreaSummary:
A revelatory book about gender, mental illness, parenting, mortality, bike mechanics, work, class, and the task of living in a body. Inquisitive and expansive, Like a Boy but Not a Boy explores author andrea bennett's experiences...
- Author:MacLaren, EliSummary:
The Ryerson Poetry Chap-Books were a landmark achievement in Canadian poetry. Edited by Lorne Pierce, the series lasted for thirty-seven years (1925-62) and comprised two hundred titles by writers from Newfoundland to British Columbia,...
- Author:Robertson, Ray.Summary:
"The days of poets moping around castle steps wearing black capes is over. The poets of today are amplified." - LEONARD COHEN Picking up where Samuel Johnson left off more than two centuries ago, Ray Robertson's Lives of...
- Author:Sharon, LoudenSummary:
In this day and age, when art has become more of a commodity and art school graduates are convinced that they can only make a living from their work by attaining gallery representation, it is more important than ever to show the reality...
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Living the Changes explores the nature and extent of women's changing realities. The contributors include writers, artists, academics, street kids and social workers, and range in age from nine to seventy-three. Their topics...
- Author:Driedger, DianeSummary:
This important and ground-breaking collection brings together the diverse voices of women with various disabilities, both physical and mental. Here, Canadian women speak frankly about the societal barriers they encounter in their...
- Author:Pilon, MarySummary:
“It's easy to do anything in victory. It’s in defeat that a man reveals himself.” —Floyd Patterson Twenty-two notable writers—including Bob Sullivan, Abby Ellin, Mike Pesca, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Louisa Hall, and Gay Talese—...
- Author:Brooks, ColetteSummary:
How do we make sense of the modern world' Science is a profoundly affecting aspect of contemporary life, and yet the gulf between experts and everyone else is widening. Colette Brooks bridges the gap by playing the role of curious...
- Author:Fisher, M. F. K.Summary:
Whether the suB.J.ect of her fancy is the lowly, unassuming potato or the love life of that aphrodisiac mollusk the oyster, Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher writes with a simplicity that belies the complexities of the life she often muses on...
- Author:Van Ness, JonathanSummary:
In this candid and curious essay collection, Jonathan takes a thoughtful, in-depth look at timely topics through the lens of his own personal experience. These stories speak to doing the work to challenge internalized beliefs, finding...
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