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Pickford
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 488

Pickford

A comprehensive biography of film's first star traces her rise to fame with the growth of the medium, her influence as a partner in United Artists, her relationship with Douglas Fairbanks, and her struggles later in life. UP.

Without a Guide
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 268

Without a Guide

Stories of journeys by known and unknown authors including Margaret Attwood and E. Annie Proulx, Robyn Davidson.

Canada
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 162

Canada

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2000
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  • Publisher: Unknown

In this beautifully illustrated book, fifteen of the most compelling episodes in Canada's past are presented, each by a young narrator who witnessed history being made. Using a key photograph as the starting point for each chapter, the individual narrators lead the reader through an exploration of a particular moment in Canadian history, explaining the photograph and chronicling the events of the decade in which it occurred. Each section also contains 10 to 15 additional captioned images, which help the reader envision the past and enhance his or her experience of the events. Parents, children and teachers will all benefit from this exciting true story of Canada's past, which promises to become an essential component of every home and school library.

The World May be Fantastic
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 266

The World May be Fantastic

  • Categories: Art

Running from May 15 until July 14, 2002, the Biennale of Sydney explores the way artists use narratives, models, fictions and fabrications to challenge and to change our interpretations of the world.

Fights of Our Lives
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 384

Fights of Our Lives

A respected Canadian journalist and political commentator illustrates the impact of political campaigns on our culture and society by spotlighting five tumultuous and important federal elections of the past century.

The Surface of Meaning
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 246

The Surface of Meaning

  • Categories: Art

"The design and manufacture of books can tell as much about a people or a culture as the ambience of its streets and the architecture of its buildings."In our everyday lives, books surround us-even if we are among the many who never read another one after high school. Their very jacket design asks us to make meaning of their presence and, when we open them, the layout of words and stories within their covers makes us readers-even before we begin to read.To Robert Bringhurst, typographer, poet and writer, the presence of books and the story of books in Canada are preludes to understanding our culture.From the tattered book of Canadian poetry your moody cousin carried everywhere, to the pristi...

Risking Utopia
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 198

Risking Utopia

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1997
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Lost in the Archives
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 780

Lost in the Archives

  • Categories: Art

"There is a crisis in the archives. The contemporary world requires that increasingly vast amounts of material be archived and accessed, and this presents unprecedented possibilites and problems for the production, storage, and use of knowledge. With this context in view, Lost in the Archives explores the productive potential of memory's failures - its technical dropouts, omissions, burials, eclipses, and denials ..."--Page 2 de la couverture.

Clash of Identities
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 196

Clash of Identities

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In Pursuit of Happiness
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 428

In Pursuit of Happiness

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2000
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  • Publisher: Crown

Mark Kingwell is an associate professor of philosophy at the University of Toronto.