There isn't a Canadian in the last fifty years who hasn't heard or heard of Gordon Sinclair. His is one of the longest, most remarkable careers ever enjoyed by a Canadian newsperson - in newspapers and magazines, on radio and...
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Author:SINCLAIR, GordonSummary: -
Author:Burgess, SteveSummary:Chosen as a Globe 100 Best Book of the year in 2011! One of Canada's funniest writers tackles his mother's life and death in a profound, entertaining story. Memoir, biography, and outrageous comedy make for a perfect blend in...
- Author:Deverell, WilliamSummary:
Montreal journalist Lou Sabatino, under witness protection after nearly being gunned down by the Mafia, is sucked into the quirky world of a conniving Russian dominatrix who has secretly recorded herself putting the whip to the bare...
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Author:Salutin, RickSummary:A lifetime of engagement with religion, philosophy, and activism in a series of fascinating reflections. Brilliant, fractious, mordantly funny, playwright/novelist/essayist Rick Salutin has been Canadian journalism's agent provocateur...
- Author:Bartels, ErinSummary:
"We Hope for Better Things has it all: fabulous storytelling, an emotional impact that lingers long after you turn the last page, and a setting that immerses you. I haven't read such a powerful, moving story since I read To...
- Author:Mofina, RickSummary:
Police officer Karl Styebeck has been called a hero, but his badge takes on an ugly tarnish when he's linked to the deaths of two women. Driven by personal demons, reporter Jack Gannon lays it all on the line to get to the truth;...
- Author:Woods, StuartSummary:
John Howell, a former journalist looking for a quiet place to write, unwittingly joins forces with reporter Heather MacDonald who is investigating Sutherland sheriff Bo Scully. Their investigating unveils more than just corruption at...
- 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:Gilliam, Dorothy ButlerSummary:
Dorothy Butler Gilliam, whose fifty-year-career as a journalist put her in the forefront of the fight for social justice, offers a comprehensive view of racial relations and the media in the US, covering a wide swath of media history--...
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Author:Faber, FelizSummary:How can love between two men possibly be responsible for a horse’s death during the Kentucky Derby? Reporter Will Yeats wants to know the truth. Seventeen years ago, a love affair between a jockey and a horse trainer and a tragic...
- Author:Schieffer, Bob.Summary:
In this memoir, the chief Washington correspondent for CBS News goes beyond the news events everyone is familiar with to share the compelling anecdotes only his colleagues were previously privy to.
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Author:Didion, JoanSummary:In this intensely personal, deeply moving account, the author exposes the layers and facets of her life over a year of dramatic and unexpected events. Her daughter's serious illness and her husband's sudden death "cut loose any fixed...
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Author:Rice, AnneSummary:A young reporter from the San Francisco Observer is staying with an older woman while he writes about her magnificent family home on the rugged Northen California coast. While out one idyllic night, the young man is attacked and bitten...
- Author:Teir, Philip, Nunnally, TiinaSummary:
On the surface, the Paul family are living the liberal, middle-class Scandinavian dream. Max Paul is a renowned sociologist and his wife Katriina has a well-paid job in the public sector. They live in an airy apartment in the centre of...
- Author:Smith, Barbara, McClung, NellieSummary:
Although her name today is synonymous with the women’s suffrage movement in Canada, Nellie McClung’s long and varied career covered several fields—from social activist to elected politician, from novelist to journalist. McClung was...
- Author:Moehringer, J. R.Summary:
J.R. Moehringer grew up listening for a voice: It was the sound of his missing father, a disc jockey who disappeared before J.R. spoke his first words. As a boy, J.R. would press his ear to a clock radio, straining to hear in that...
- Author:Tejpal, Tarun J.Summary:
When a journalist discovers that five men have been arrested for planning to kill him, he launches an investigation into his would-be killers that forces him to reassess his notions of his country, and himself.
- Author:Shaw, MarkSummary:
Was Dorothy Kilgallen, television star, media icon, investigative reporter, and journalist, murdered for writing a tell-all book about the JFK assassination? Through discovery of never-before-seen videotaped eyewitness interviews with...
- Author:Braun, Lilian JacksonSummary:
Braun gives readers a glimpse into the personal lives of Koko and Yum Yum, the endearing feline stars of the series.
- Author:Jump, ShirleySummary:
Carlita Santaro has never felt like a "proper" princess, and she's finally escaped the palace for the small town of Winter Haven. Daniel is an award-winning journalist, but now, as a single dad, he's working on a...
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