Memoir & Biography

Letters to Harvelyn: From Japanese Pow Camps: A Father’s Letters to His Young Daughter During World War Ii

The Canadian army suffered its first defeat of the Second World War at Hong Kong in December 1941, an event that was overshadowed by the debacle at Dieppe nine months later. The Nazis killed more ... Read More »

January 12, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Peter M. Pringle: Master Decoy Maker

By William C. Reeve

Some call it a craft, some folk art. Others, like professor William C. Reeve, prefer to label it utilitarian art. However it’s viewed, the handcrafting of wooden duck decoys has been a quintessentially North American ... Read More »

January 8, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Broken Harts: The Life and Death of Owen Hart

By Martha Hart and Eric Francis

By writing this book, Martha Hart, capably assisted by Calgary sportswriter Eric Francis, has not made a major contribution to literary non-fiction. The prose itself is journalistic, bereft of rhetorical showmanship, but given the subject ... Read More »

January 8, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

A Keen Soldier: The Execution of World War Two Private Harold Joseph Pringle

By Andrew Clark

During the Second World War the Canadian army executed one soldier. The unlucky victim, Private Harold Pringle of the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment, fell before a firing squad in Italy after V-E Day. Pringle ... Read More »

January 8, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

The Education of Mr. Whippoorwill: A Country Boyhood

By David Zieroth

Although its folksy title and slapdash cover warn of mediocre things to come, this slender memoir by poet David Zieroth is a satisfying and tautly written account of growing up on a prairie farm. Zieroth ... Read More »

January 8, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Facing Ali: The Opposition Weighs in

By Stephen Brunt

History is written by the winners. It’s one of the truisms of war, commerce, and sports. But what is made clear in Globe and Mail sportswriter Stephen Brunt’s latest book, Facing Ali, is that the ... Read More »

January 8, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

★ Tracking Doctor Lonecloud: From Showman to Legend Keeper

By Ruth Holmes Whitehead

Don’t be fooled by appearances. Tracking Doctor Lonecloud is a short book, but it contains more information than most books twice its size, and much of the content isn’t documented anywhere else. The subject, Jerry ... Read More »

January 8, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

The Perfect House: A Journey with the Renaissance Master Andrea Palladio

By Witold Rybczynski

Witold Rybczynski is perhaps the closest we have in Canada to a Renaissance man. His works, which usually begin from a tightly focused locus point – the absence of the concept of comfort in architectural ... Read More »

January 8, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Memoir & Biography

One Man’s Justice: A Life in the Law

By Thomas Berger

In a culture saturated with Law & Order reruns and cops-as-idols reality shows, lawyer Thomas Berger’s memoir is a refreshing, compelling read about using the legal process to make the world a better place. Like ... Read More »

January 8, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Brave Wings: My Story as a Spitfire Pilot in Wwii

By Arthur Bishop

How heavy a burden,” wrote Voltaire, “is a name that has become too famous.” That’s a fact of life for many offspring of the rich and well-known, who just can’t help going through life being ... Read More »

January 7, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Prev 71 727374 75 76 77 Next

Quill and Quire

Letters to Harvelyn: From Japanese Pow Camps: A Father’s Letters to His Young Daughter During World War Ii

Peter M. Pringle: Master Decoy Maker

Broken Harts: The Life and Death of Owen Hart

A Keen Soldier: The Execution of World War Two Private Harold Joseph Pringle

The Education of Mr. Whippoorwill: A Country Boyhood

Facing Ali: The Opposition Weighs in

★ Tracking Doctor Lonecloud: From Showman to Legend Keeper

The Perfect House: A Journey with the Renaissance Master Andrea Palladio

One Man’s Justice: A Life in the Law

Brave Wings: My Story as a Spitfire Pilot in Wwii

Job Board