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Writing what you know : how to turn personal experiences into publishable fiction, nonfiction and poetry / by Files, Meg,1946-;
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Subjects: Autobiography; Biography as a literary form.; Authorship.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The kids book of great Canadian women / by MacLeod, Elizabeth; Mantha, John;
Brief biographies of more than 130 outstanding women of Canada and their achievements in exploration, science, the arts, politics and many other fields.
Subjects: Women;
© 2006., Kids Can Press,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Into the planet : my life as a cave diver / by Heinerth, Jill,author,narrator.;
Taking you to places where no one has ever gone before, and blending memoir, adventure and science, 'Into the Planet' is a riveting account of one of the most dangerous yet exhilarating pursuits in the world - diving to the centre of the earth - from a groundbreaking cave diver. Heinerth lives in Ottawa, ON. A Dewey Diva Pick.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Heinerth, Jill.; Cave divers; Cave diving.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Blissfully blended bullshit : the uncomfortable truth of blending families / by Eckler, Rebecca,author.;
"Blissfully Blended Bullshit is a witty, engaging, refreshingly candid chronicle of a modern family's journey as they blend households. We follow Eckler as her partner and two children move in with her and her daughter. Then, thanks to a reverse vasectomy, they add a baby to the mix. Readers go along for the ride in this poignant, often hilarious tale as everyone attempts to navigate their new roles: the children, the in-laws, the exes, the ex-in-laws, and even the dog. Lighthearted and intimate, this is an indispensable story of a family determined to make blended splendid, and the juicy truth of what it's really like behind closed doors in what is rapidly becoming a typical family makeup. Still, if Eckler had to blend again, would she?"-- Page [4] of cover.
Subjects: Biographies.; Eckler, Rebecca.; Eckler, Rebecca; Stepmothers; Stepfamilies.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Mozart / by Gay, Peter,1923-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-177).
Subjects: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791; Composers;
© 1999., Lipper/Viking Book,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Glowing still : a woman's life on the road / by Wheeler, Sara,author.;
Sara Wheeler is Britain's foremost woman travel writer. From the Antarctic to Zanzibar, 'Glowing Still' is the story of her travelling life-what is "important, revealing or funny"-in a notoriously testosterone-laden field. Growing up among blue-collar Conservatives in Bristol where 'we didn't know anyone who wasn't like us', Wheeler knew she needed to get away. In her twenties she began a dramatic escape: Pole to Pole, via Poland. As she writes in the introduction: when she set sail, 'role models were scarce in the travel-writing game.' But advancing years usher in unheralded freedoms, and journey's end finds Wheeler at peace among Zanzibar dhows, contemplating our connection with other lives-the irreplaceable value that travel brings-and paying homage to her heroines. 'Surely,' wrote Freya Stark, 'of all the wonders of the world, the horizon is the greatest.'
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Wheeler, Sara.; Travelers' writings, British.; Women travelers;
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Cubed : the puzzle of us all / by Rubik, Ernő,author.;
"The first book by the reclusive inventor of the world's most iconic puzzle the Rubik's Cube. Ernő Rubik inspires us with what he's learned in a lifetime of creating, curiosity, and discovery. Ernő Rubik was a child when he first became obsessed with puzzles of all kinds. "Puzzles," he writes, "bring out important qualities in each of us: concentration, curiosity, a sense of play, the eagerness to discover a solution." To Rubik puzzles aren't just games-they're creativity machines. He encourages us to embrace our inner curiosity and find the puzzles that surround us in our everyday lives. "If you are determined, you will solve them," he writes. Rubik's own puzzle, the Cube, went on to be solved by millions worldwide for over forty years, become one of the bestselling toys of all time, and to be featured as a global symbol of intelligence and ingenuity. In Cubed, Rubik covers more than just his journey to inventing his eponymous cube. He makes a case for always being an amateur-something he has always which considered himself. He discusses the inevitability of problems during any act of invention. He reveals what it was like to experience the astonishing worldwide success of an object he made purely for his own play. And he offers what he thinks it means to be a true creator (hint: anyone can do it). Steeped in the wisdom and also the humility of a born inventor, Cubed offers a unique look at the imperfect science of creation"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Rubik, Ernő.; Rubik's Cube.; Inventors;
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Cracking the Nazi code : the untold story of Canada's greatest spy / by Bell, Jason(Professor of philosophy),author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The thrilling true story of Canada's greatest spy, Agent A12. In public life, Nova Scotian Dr. Winthrop Bell was a wealthy businessman and Harvard philosophy professor. As MI6 Secret Agent A12, he dodged gunfire and shook pursuers to break open the emerging Nazi conspiracy in electrifying 1919 Berlin. Under cover as a Reuters reporter, he interviewed royalty, military informants, and intellectuals like Albert Einstein and Edith Stein. He followed clues to crack a deadly mystery and sounded the earliest warning of the Nazi plot for WWII. His reports went directly to the man known as C, the legendary founder of MI6, as well as to the prime ministers of Britain and Canada. But a powerful fascist politician quietly suppressed his alerts. Bell became a spy once again in the face of WWII. In 1939, he was the first to crack Hitler's deadliest secret code: the Holocaust. At that time the Führer was a popular politician who said he wanted peace. Could anyone believe Bell's shocking warning? Fighting an epic intelligence war from Ukraine, Russia, Poland and the Baltic to France, Germany, Canada and Washington, D.C., A12 was the real-life 007, waging a single-handed fight against madmen bent on destroying the world. Without Bell's astounding courage, the Nazis could have won the war. Cracking the Nazi Code is the first book to illuminate the exploits of Winthrop Bell, Agent A12."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Bell, Winthrop Pickard, 1884-1965.; Spies;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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John Lennon : the life / by Norman, Philip,1943-;
Includes bibliography references and index.
Subjects: Lennon, John, 1940-1980.; Rock musicians;
© 2008., Doubleday Canada,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Clash / by Clash (Musical group);
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Subjects: Clash (Musical group); Rock groups;
© 2008., Atlantic,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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