Travesties was born out of Stoppard's noting that in 1917 three of the twentieth century's most crucial revolutionaries -- James Joyce, the Dadaist founder Tristan Tzara, and Lenin -- were all...
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Author: Stoppard, TomSummary:Genre: Drama
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Author: Lee, FondaSummary:
A rising star in the weightless combat sport of zeroboxing, Carr “the Raptor” Luka dreams of winning the championship title. Recognizing his talent, the Zero Gravity Fighting Association assigns...
Genre: Science fiction, Young adult fiction -
Author: Carr, AngelaSummary:
Here in There, Angela Carr’s third book of poetry, is a lyrical petition to the human faculty of attention. In constant motion, the poems locate unusual instances of connection. They ask, do we...
Genre: Canadian poetry -
Author: Le Carré, JohnSummary:
A new novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author John le Carre Set in London in 2018, Agent Running in the Field follows a twenty-six year old solitary figure who, in a desperate attempt...
Genre: Thrillers (Fiction), Spy fiction -
Author: McLeod, CarolSummary:
Studies of famous Canadian women: Emily Carr, E. Pauline Johnson, Maude Abbott, Laura Secord, Mary Pickford, Judy LaMarsh, Karen Kain, L.M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery, Mazo de la Roche and Barbara Ann...
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Author: Ball, HeatherSummary:
Discover the lives of women artists from the 16th century to the present day, such as the early feminist Artemisia Gentileschi, the adventurous Emily Carr, the flamboyant Frida Kahlo, and the...
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Author: Adams, JaneSummary:
To Robert Carr, Anna is a mystery. She has alway been an enigma and over the past thirteen years, his imagination has fed on his last parting kiss goodbye before turning to leave.
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Author: Carr Jr, Thomas M.Summary:
Marie-André Duplessis (1687-1760) guided the Augustinian sisters at the Hôtel-Dieu of Quebec - the oldest hospital north of Mexico - where she was elected mother superior six times. Although often...
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Author: Carr, AngelaSummary:
The poems in Without Ceremonycelebrate the fleeting everyday encounters of city life as well as the layers of history that are revealed when we attempt to hold on to those encounters. Embracing...
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Author: Carr, RobynSummary:
New York Times best-selling author Robyn Carr is beloved for her charming, romantic fiction. In this touching work, four women-all writers-come together after a painful loss. Recently deceased...
Genre: Domestic fiction -
Author: Mason, TimothySummary:
With ingenuity, intelligence, and wit, debut novelist Tim Mason has created a powerfully entertaining thriller. For fans of Caleb Carr and Carlos Ruiz Zafon, The Darwin Affair is a rousing tale...
Genre: Historical fiction -
Author: Verdicchio, PasqualeSummary:
Revealing the instability of location and the illusory nature of identity, this poetry collection traces the edges where the multidimensional blends, blurs, and merges, envisioning a place where...
Genre: Poetry -
Author: Pearce, JacquelineSummary:
Young Emily Carr has no interest in learning to be a lady. She loves animals and the outdoors, and she is beginning to discover that what she loves most of all is drawing and painting. Will she...
Genre: Canadian fiction, Juvenile fiction -
Author: Pearce, JacquelineSummary:
In the sequel to Discovering Emily, Emily Carr is determined to become an artist. But her parents have died, and she and her siblings are ruled by the iron-willed eldest, Dede. Dede is more...
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Author: Sharpton, AlSummary:
Al Sharpton shines a light on everyday people called to do extraordinary things--like Pauli Murray, who refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus months before Rosa Parks did the same, and...