Theodor Adorno once remarked that, "...every work of art is an uncommitted crime." This book is a tribute to political artists who deviate from the mainstream and create art that engages with questions of societal oppression,...
Canada
- Author:Atluri, TaraSummary:
- Author:Doyle, BrianSummary:
Winner of the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year Award, and a Horn Book Fanfare Selection. Old Mickey is one hundred and twelve years old. He can't remember what he ate for lunch today, but he can remember every detail of...
- Author:Vigneault, Gilles, Hellman, Thomas, Lambert, Yves, Cossette, Sylvain, Jorisch, StéphaneSummary:
Livre enrichi musical – Collection Je Lis – Je Chante De Gilles Vigneault, illustrations Stéphane Jorisch avec Yves Lambert et Sylvain Cossette Avec des mots qui riment, le grand poète Gilles Vigneault invite les enfants à découvrir un...
- Author:Hill, LawrenceSummary:
Nous sommes au début des années 1980. Mahatma Grafton vient de décrocher un emploi dans un quotidien de Winnipeg. C’est son premier poste. Avant même son arrivée, les journalistes s’amusent à deviner d’où il peut bien venir… On parie...
- Author:Vigneault, Gilles, Jorisch, Stéphane, Hellman, Thomas, Moffatt, Ariane, Léon, Martin, Vigneault, Jessica, Garou, Dufault, Luce, Lapointe, PierreSummary:
Livre enrichi musical – Collection Je Lis – Je Chante Chansons de Gilles Vigneault, illustrations de Stéphane Jorisch avec Ariane Moffatt, Pierre Lapointe, Garou, Luce Dufault, Martin Léon, Luc De Larochellière et Jessica Vigneault....
- Author:Marchwell, D. W.Summary:
Suite de Bon à savoir Bon à savoir, tome deux Cela fait presque une année que William a perdu ses parents et quitté la seule vie qu’il ait jamais connue pour un nouveau foyer au Canada. Mais aujourd’hui, William aime plus que tout...
- Author:Lorimer, RowlandSummary:
The definitive policy overview of the book publishing industry in Canada
In a thorough exploration of Canada’s book industry, Ultra Libris provides a historical backdrop to understand modern events in...
- Author:Barclay, Michael, Jack, Ian A.D., Schneider, JasonSummary:
“Two Solitudes” is excerpted from Have Not Been the Same: The CanRock Renaissance 1985-1995, available as a print or ebook.
Published in autumn 2001, Have Not Been the Same became the first book to...
- Author:MacLennan, HughSummary:
Winner of the Governor General's Award for Fiction Canada Reads Selection (CBC), 2013 A landmark of nationalist fiction, Hugh MacLennan's Two Solitudes is the story of two peoples within one nation, each with its own legend...
- Author:Russell, PeterSummary:
- Author:Harelkin Bishop, MarySummary:
In this new thriller in the exciting "Moose Jaw Adventure" series from best-selling writer Mary Harelkin Bishop, Andrea Talbot takes an unwilling third trip to the spooky tunnels under Moose Jaw and uncovers the exploitation of Chinese...
- Author:Bishop, Mary HarelkinSummary:
Fifteen-year-old Andrea and her ten-year-old brother Tony are drawn into the scary underground of 1920s Moose Jaw to rescue their friends from Mean-Eyed Max and his gang.
- Author:Brownstone, HarveySummary:
Tug of War is the first book of its kind. Written by a sitting family court judge in layman’s language, it demystifies complex family law concepts and procedures, clearly explains how family court works, and gives parents...
- Author:Barclay, Michael , Jack, Ian A.D., Schneider, JasonSummary:
Trust Yourself is excerpted from Have Note Been the Same: The CanRock Renaissance 1985-1995, available as a print or ebook. Published in autumn 2001, Have Not Been the Same became the first book to...
- Author:WOOD, Marjorie McGuffinSummary:
Autobiography of deaf-blind woman in Canada who pioneered deaf-blind services. Hilarious, self-deprecating style.
- Author:Borins Ash, IreneSummary:
Irene Borins Ash captures the vitality of senior citizens in a series of photographs with biographical sketches and life philosophies. The fifty people featured represent a cross-section of the population, ranging from the famous to the...
- Author:Cross, L. D.Summary:
It is said that the sparkle from Canadian diamonds mimics the awesome and seductive radiance of the northern lights. Yet until 1991, no one thought diamonds could even be found in Canada—no one except Chuck Fipke and Stu Blusson, who...
- Author:Peart, NeilSummary:
Neil Peart decided to drive his BMW Z-8 automobile from L.A. to Big Bend National Park, in Southwest Texas. As he sped along “between the gas-gulping SUVs and asthmatic Japanese compacts clumping in the left lane, and the roaring,...
- Author:Tomchuk, TravisSummary:
Italian anarchism emerged in the latter half of the nineteenth century, during that country’s long and bloody unification. Often facing economic hardship and political persecution, many of Italy’s anarchists migrated to North America....
- Author:MacMillan, C. Michael, Loat, AlisonSummary:
"The founders of the non-partisan think tank Samara draw on eighty exit interviews with former Members of Parliament from across the political spectrum to unearth surprising observations about the practice of politics in Canada. Though...