At the age of 37, Bill Harshaw was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease. The news changed his life forever,bringing forth a saga that will give hope to not only Parkinsonians, but to people with...
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Author: Harshaw, William A.Summary: -
Author: Cselenyi-Granch, LadislavSummary:Musical-instrument manufacturing was one of the few areas in which Canada was able to compete with the United States and England in the 19th and early 20th centuries. This book describes one of...
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Author: Selvadurai, ShyamSummary:Recently, South Asian writers such as Salman Rushdie, Michael Ondaatje, Rohinton Mistry, Bharati Mukherjee, Jhumpa Lahiri, and Monica Ali have been dominating the world’s literary scene, winning...
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Author:Summary:2004 Caine Prize was awarded to the short story Seventh Street Alchemy by Brian Chikawava. The story is in this anthology, Writing Still. The Caine Prize for African creative writing is awarded...
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Author: Avrich, BarrySummary:A sharp and witty exposé of show business and notorious characters Barry Avrich is a Montreal-born, self-made film producer/director, flamboyant advertising executive, and legendary biographer and...
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Author: Goodbrand, GrantSummary:At one point in the 1970s, 900 people were engaged with a therapeutic community in Toronto. Living together, and sharing emotional problems, the participants helped to create an institution owning...
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Author: Renoff, GregSummary:A vivid and energetic history of Van Halen’s legendary early years
After years of playing gigs everywhere from suburban backyards to dive bars, Van Halen — led by frontman...
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Author: Buday, GrantSummary:
"Meticulously researched and vividly drawn, Orphans of Empirebrings to life the half-forgotten world of early British Columbia. This is an immersive, shimmering novel." —Steven Price,...
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Author: John, EltonSummary:
In his first and only official autobiography, music icon Elton John reveals the truth about his extraordinary life, from his rollercoaster lifestyle as shown in the film Rocketman , to becoming a...
Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Music -
Author: Renoff, GregSummary:
A vivid and energetic history of Van Halen's legendary early years After years of playing gigs everywhere from suburban backyards to dive bars, Van Halen -- led by frontman extraordinaire...
Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Music -
Author: Harris, A.m.Summary:
This is a dramatic suspenseful and splendidly written story of Australians at war. The author tells the story of his early years on the Buronga Ridge near Mildura, of his army service with the...
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Author: Loggins, KennySummary:
You know Kenny Loggins for his megahit soundtrack themes and chart-topping collaborations. Now you can know him through the intimate stories behind his five-decade career as a legendary songwriter...
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Author: Garneau, MarcSummary:
A captivating and inspiring memoir by Canada's first man in space. On October 5th, 1984, Marc Garneau made history. Blasting off from the Kennedy Space Center aboard the U.S. Space Shuttle...
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Author: Baigent, Michael; Leigh, Richard; Lincoln, HenrySummary:
ichael Baigent, Henry Lincoln, and Richard Leigh, authors of The Messianic Legacy, spent over 10 years on their own kind of quest for the Holy Grail, into the secretive history of early France....
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Author: Christie, MichaelSummary:Will's mother is a fiercely loving yet wildly eccentric agoraphobe who drowns in panic at the thought of opening the front door. Their world is rich and loving, full of art, experiments, and music...
Genre: Bildungsromans, Canadian fiction