An instant New York Times bestseller! “Rapinoe's 'signature pose' from the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup is synonymous to the feeling we got when finishing this book: heart full, arms wide and ready to take up space...
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
- Author:Rapinoe, MeganSummary:
- Author:Little Thunder, BeverlySummary:
One Bead at a Time is the oral memoir of Beverly Little Thunder, a two-spirit Lakota Elder from Standing Rock, who has lived most of her life in service to Indigenous and non-Indigenous women in vast areas of both the United States and...
- Author:Linehan Young, IdaSummary:
On a June night in 1980, the Linehan household in North Harbour went up in flames. In moments the fire consumed the family's ordinary, loving lives and innocent, human faith that life would always be as it was. Ida, the middle of three...
- Author:Fox, Michael J.Summary:
This program is read by Michael J. Fox. A moving account of resilience, hope, fear and mortality, and how these things resonate in our lives, by actor and advocate Michael J. Fox. The entire world knows Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly,...
- Author:Sullivan, J.M.Summary:
This work represents trailblazing artists, dedicated activists, innovative entrepreneurs – people who made their mark through their work or their calling. It includes long-loved eccentrics and exceptional young adults who met with...
- Author:Haigh, GideonSummary:
‘[An] unconventional journey…brilliantly documented.’ Courier Mail
‘So you want to know something about this funny old bowling of mine. Well, there’s nothing to it. It’s really very simple—in fact, at times, I do not know much... - Author:Chaput, MartinSummary:
Une aventure au cœur des vestiges historiques de l'Égypte Un homme part aux confins du monde pour s'efforcer d'accepter le deuil d'un proche. Malgré un ton parfois brutal, le tout se transforme en une aura poétique, mêlée à un humour...
- Author:Canning, GlenSummary:
One of Indigo's Best Books of 2021 So FarRehtaeh Parsons was a gifted teenager with boundless curiosity and a love for family, science, and the natural world. But her life was derailed when she went to a friend's house for a...
- Author:Monfette, Claudine, Dumas, CarmelSummary:
La parolière d'Ordinaire et du Mur du son, c'est elle. La muse du jeune Charlebois, c'est encore elle. La metteure en scène de spectacles mythiques (Magie rose, J'ai vu le loup, le renard, le lion) et d'...
- Author:Loeffler, TASummary:
Writing with remarkable openness and passion, T.A. Loeffler recounts her powerful story of preparing for, and attempting to scale, the mighty summit of Mount Everest. With gripping descriptions and spectacular photos, she invites...
- Author:Amyot, Serge, Hart, MélanieSummary:
Le dernier combat de boxe de Gaëtan Hart, à l'âge de 46 ans, a sonné le réveil de Mélanie, sa fille. À compter de cette journée de tourment, elle a décidé de connaître cet homme qui était davantage en amour avec la boxe qu'...
- Author:Sarrazin, ChantalSummary:
Voir la lueur au bout de l'enfer, c'est possible... Même quand nous sommes victimes d'abus sexuels, exposés aux maladies ou que nous vivons des épreuves qui nous semblent insurmontables ! Dans ce livre, Chantal Sarrazin...
- Author:Savoie, Donald J.Summary:
Donald Savoie a grandi dans un petit village acadien et est devenu un auteur et un universitaire accompli. Ses livres ont eu un effet profond sur les politiques publiques du Canada et sur l'administration du pays. Moi, je suis de...
- Author:Arsenault, KerriSummary:
" This is a listen for anyone interested in small-town America, how it's changed, and why it matters...Though Arsenault may not be a professional narrator, her passion for these important stories comes through with just the...
- Author:Coulter Sanford, JanetSummary:
In 1960, Roy Boutilier and twenty-five fellow Nova Scotians set sail for Tahiti aboard the newly built replica sailing ship Bounty. The ship stayed in Tahiti for almost a year while MGM Studios filmed the epic historical drama Mutiny on...
- Author:Denis, ArthurSummary:
Arthur Denis, le Shérif de Champêtre County, fait la loi sur ses terres depuis plus de vingt ans. Dans cette histoire d'une vie éclairée par une inébranlable foi en Dieu et les anges gardiens qui nous protègent, il se raconte en...
- Author:Winston Wolkoff, StephanieSummary:
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER What Melania wants, Melania gets. The former director of special events at Vogue and producer of nine legendary Met Galas, Stephanie Winston Wolkoff met Melania Knauss in 2003 and had a front row seat...
- Author:Francis, MayannSummary:
When Mayann Francis was named Nova Scotia's first Black lieutenant-governor, she wondered if the community would accept her. Francis was born just three months after businesswoman Viola Desmond was arrested for sitting in a whites-...
- Author:Al Kontar, HassanSummary:
When civil war broke out in his home country in 2011, Hassan Al Kontar was a young Syrian living and working in the UAE. He refused to return to Syria for compulsory military service and lived illegally before being deported to Malaysia...
- Author:Homel, DavidSummary:
In 1970, when he was travelling in Spain as an 18-year-old, David Homel took a false step and ended up in pieces at the foot of a cliff. After a spell in a Spanish hospital, he was gathered up in the arms of a nearby US military...