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I was never here : my true Canadian spy story of coffees, code names and covert operations in the age of terrorism / by Kirsch, Andrew,author.;
With humour, honesty, and candour, Andrew Kirsch shares his on-the-ground experience of becoming a member of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS): from his vetting and training, to his initial desk job as a policy analyst, to his rise up the ranks to leading covert special operations missions. Kirsch lives in Toronto, ON.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Kirsch, Andrew.; Canadian Security Intelligence Service.; Spies;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Why we read : on bookworms, libraries and just one more page before lights out / by Reed, Shannon,author.;
We read to encounter new worlds, to discover new recipes, to find connection across difference, or simply to pass a rainy afternoon. No matter the reason, books have the power to keep us safe, to challenge us, and to make us more fully human. In 'Why We Read', teacher, bibliophile, and Thurber Prize finalist Shannon Reed makes the case that we should read for pleasure above all else. Reed shares surprising stories from her life as a reader and the poignant ways in which books have impacted her students.
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Reed, Shannon.; Books and reading; Women teachers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Alice Neel. by Neel, Andrew,film director.; SeeThink Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by SeeThink Films in 2007.Alice Neel was one of the great portrait painters of the 20th century. She reinvented the genre of portraiture by expressing the inner landscape of her varied sitters, among them Andy Warhol, Annie Sprinkle, Bella Abzug, and Allen Ginsberg. Filmmaker Andrew Neel, Alice Neel’s grandson, puts together the pieces of the painter's personal life and career to tell Neel’s story, exploring the struggles she faced as a woman artist, a single mother, and a painter who defied convention.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Art.; Arts.; Documentary films.; Women's studies.; Artists.; Biography.;
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The Champagne Safari. by Ungar, George,film director.; Feore, Colm,actor.; Hemblen, David,actor.; First Run Features (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Colm Feore, David HemblenOriginally produced by First Run Features in 1995.A fascinating documentary about an eccentric French millionaire's outlandish expedition through Canada's Rocky Mountain wilderness in 1934. Using never-before-seen archival footage and eyewitness testimony, the film unraveled the puzzle behind the mysterious Charles Bedaux. Was he just an eccentric crackpot, or was he really a member of a dark international elite, whose fortunes were tied to the Nazi plot for world domination?Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Business.; Social sciences.; History, Modern.; Documentary films.; History.; Biography.;
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Kansas City lightning : the rise and times of Charlie Parker / by Crouch, Stanley.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Parker, Charlie, 1920-1955.; Jazz musicians;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Brief candle in the dark : my life in science / by Dawkins, Richard,1941-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Explores the influences of fame on the author's career, shares memories about his intellectual peers, and evaluates the events and ideas that have shaped his beliefs.
Subjects: Dawkins, Richard, 1941-; Biologists; Evolution (Biology);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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On edge : a journey through anxiety / by Petersen, Andrea,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.A wry, sympathetic, bracingly honest account of living with anxiety, coupled with deep reportage on the science of anxiety disorders--
Subjects: Biographies.; Petersen, Andrea; Anxiety disorders; Anxiety;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Spare / by Harry,Prince, Duke of Sussex,1984-author.;
"It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two princes, walking behind their mother's coffin as the world watched in sorrow--and horror. As Diana, Princess of Wales, was laid to rest, billions wondered what the princes must be thinking and feeling--and how their lives would play out from that point on. For Harry, this is that story at last. With its raw, unflinching honesty, Spare is a landmark publication full of insight, revelation, self-examination, and hard-won wisdom about the eternal power of love over grief"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Harry, Prince, Duke of Sussex, 1984-; Princes;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 7
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Spare [text (large print)] / by Harry,Prince, Duke of Sussex,1984-author.;
"It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two princes, walking behind their mother's coffin as the world watched in sorrow--and horror. As Diana, Princess of Wales, was laid to rest, billions wondered what the princes must be thinking and feeling--and how their lives would play out from that point on. For Harry, this is that story at last. With its raw, unflinching honesty, Spare is a landmark publication full of insight, revelation, self-examination, and hard-won wisdom about the eternal power of love over grief"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Large type books.; Harry, Prince, Duke of Sussex, 1984-; Princes;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Still hopeful : lessons from a lifetime of activism / by Barlow, Maude,author.;
In this timely book, Maude Barlow counters the prevailing atmosphere of pessimism that surrounds us and offers lessons of hope that she has learned from a lifetime of activism. She emphasizes that effective activism is not really about the goal, rather it is about building a movement and finding like-minded people to carry the load with you. Barlow knows firsthand how hard fighting for change can be. But she also knows that change does happen and that hope is the essential ingredient. Barlow lives in Ottawa, ON. From the author of 'Whose Water Is It, Anyways?'.
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Barlow, Maude.; Environmental justice.; Social justice.; Social reformers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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