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{"id":6814247256123,"title":"Once More with Feeling","handle":"once-more-with-feeling","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom award-winning author Méira Cook comes a novel exploring the intricacies and interconnected lives of one community in a small and colourful prairie city. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter twenty years Max Binder is still in love with his fiery wife, Maggie, and is determined to get her the perfect fortieth birthday gift. But Max’s singular desire — to make his wife happy — leads to an unexpected event that changes the course of his family’s life and touches the people who make up their western prairie city.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet over the course of a single year, \u003ci\u003eOnce More With Feeling\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of this city through intersecting moments and interconnected lives. 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Miss Leonard volunteered all her free time to the Mission and consequently had a proprietary attitude. She called everyone folks: the old timers sipping coffee and playing checkers in the dining room, the born-agains who came for breakfast and stayed for Christ, the teenage boys with their wire hanger shoulder blades angling through their “Born to Rock” T-shirts.\u003c\\\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSometimes a woman would sidle or shuffle or strut into the Mission, her gait keeping pace with her disposition; the coin tosses of bravado or despondency that saw her through her days. Singly, or in spindly little groups, the women would wait in line at the lunch counter, their hunger for food or companionship rendering them bold. And they were folks, too.\u003c\\\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFive or six men were idling outside the Mission when Annunciata arrived, a thin brown girl clutching at the balloon-string of her occasional buoyancy. The snow had finally rotted away, winter rushing through the gutters and gurgling down the drains. A couple of the men were smoking, coaxing a last puff from their burnt-down cigarettes, holding each breath until their eyes bulged. The Mission opened its doors to the city’s jobless, the street people, the panhandlers, the squeegee kids, the homeless ones, although once, when Annunciata had wondered aloud at these poor doorstep ghosts, the Senior Admin. had corrected her.\u003c\\\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“We don’t say homeless here, Anna. We say ‘persons experiencing homelessness.’” Senior Admin. was a stocky girl with a permanent furrow above her brow. A little asterisk in the arid homelessness of her face, although what it bore witness to, Annunciata couldn’t exactly say.\u003c\\\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Experiencing homelessness” was meant to convey the temporariness of the condition, the vagrant hope that poverty was merely a refugee camp on the way to permanent citizenship. A waystation.\u003c\\\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Morning, Isaac, Donny, Bodo,” Annunciata called, stepping through the men who obligingly allowed her passage, sucking back their smoke and paddling at the air in front of them. “Morning, Nachos and Mr. Wilson.” Weary of being told what not to call the Mission people, Annunciata had decided to learn as many names as she could and use them accordingly.\u003c\\\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Morning Mr… Um.” His name wasn’t really Um but the old fellow was uncooperative when asked, and Mr. Um was the best she could do. Annunciata thought that perhaps he was secretive about his name because it was the only thing he owned. On the other hand, maybe he’d just forgotten it—drink did that to a fellow, and crack, and the dog-eyed loneliness that eats its own paws. His eyes were yellowish and his few remaining teeth were grayish. 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She meant the miracle of the Lord’s birth which, if she was an angel, Annunciata would have been in charge of. 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Once More with Feeling
A look at the interconnected lives in one small prairie city, and how their relationships evolve over the course of a year.
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One Bird's Choice is a hilarious and heartwarming comic memoir that bridges the divide between the Boomer and Boomerang generations.
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Moritz's amazing poems...We seem to hear shattered echoes from the Bible, Dante, Petrarch, or Sceve bound up in Maldoror's cruel eloquence.","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"John Ashbery","OtherText_Review_4":"Moritz is at his best when he combines his poetic sensibility-his ear for rhythm, precise phrasing, nuanced shifts in tone and register, and lyrical imagery-with his knowledge of mythic and literary conventions and his cogent political and philosophical observations","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"Canadian Literature","OtherText_Review_5":"The Sentinel is filled with moments like this: graceful, adroit, surprising. There is something reassuring in art of this calibre; it reminds us how things matter. Moritz's voice is unmistakable. His readers, his admiring peers and his reviewers have long felt this, but it has become so obvious that it must finally be said: A.F. 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The Sentinel
A. F. Moritz's magisterial voice, rare insight, and supple craft are on impressive display in this Griffin Poetry Prize winning collection.
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These stories are luminous. They capture light. They cast sharp shadows. They take root in your heart. I have never read stories like these, and I long to read more. Rare specimens indeed.","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Jessica Grant, author of Come Thou, Tortoise, winner of the Amazon First Novel Award","OtherText_Review_1":"…it’s the singularity of her point of view (the lines, edges and details, the wideness and wildness of her premises) that exalts these stories…A collection of beauty, light, colour, curios, permitting readers access into worlds that are usually unexamined, those wild spaces in between.","OtherText_Review_10":"these immensely readable stories demonstrate that we do have imagination, we do have a sense of humour","OtherText_Review_10_Src":"National Post","OtherText_Review_11":"Kovalyova’s an accessible, gifted and animated storyteller — inventive, comic, insightful, fresh and always curious.","OtherText_Review_11_Auth":"Brett Josef Grubisic","OtherText_Review_11_Src":"Vancouver Sun","OtherText_Review_12":"The influence of Russian writers shines on every page …a technical marvel","OtherText_Review_12_Auth":"Genna Buck","OtherText_Review_12_Src":"Maclean’s Magazine","OtherText_Review_13":"Kovalyova's marvellous collection delivers, with stories skirting the genres of sci-fi, suspense, historical fiction, and more.","OtherText_Review_13_Src":"49th shelf Summer Reading Recommendations","OtherText_Review_14":"It will surprise no one that Specimen…is as intelligent and “highly original” as its flyleaf proclaims. But it might surprise some that these stories are, well, softhearted, relying as much on qualitative emotional connects as they do on data…there’s no story in this wonderful collection that isn’t engrossing.","OtherText_Review_14_Src":"Winnipeg Free Press","OtherText_Review_15":"...a debut collection that successfully and gracefully bridges the divide between the worlds of art and science.","OtherText_Review_15_Src":"Publishers Weekly","OtherText_Review_16":"...Kovalyova’s stories remain large-hearted and generous toward their characters as they struggle to make sense of the strange worlds around them.","OtherText_Review_16_Src":"Kirkus","OtherText_Review_17":"Diverse in setting and form, these nine stories, long-listed for the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award, contrast the scientific understanding of genetics with deeper wisdom about the bonds of love and family.","OtherText_Review_17_Auth":"Rebecca Foster","OtherText_Review_17_Src":"Foreword Reviews","OtherText_Review_1_Auth":"Kerry Clare","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Pickle Me This blog","OtherText_Review_2":"[Irina Kovalyova] is a great storyteller – astonishingly skilled at both traditional and experimental narrative. The writing is immediate, bold, and original. Lean, powerful dialogue.","OtherText_Review_2_Auth":"Carla Gillis","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"Quill \u0026 Quire","OtherText_Review_3":"Throughout Specimen, Kovalyova pushes boundaries, going beyond “routine procedures.” She offers readers a glimpse through a literary microscope, and into our own dark spaces.","OtherText_Review_3_Auth":"Traci Skuce","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"Coastal Spectator","OtherText_Review_4":"… such a varied collection testifies to a roaming imagination and willingness to push the boundaries of form and technique.","OtherText_Review_4_Auth":"Steven Beattie","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"Globe and Mail","OtherText_Review_5":"Kovalyova has a knack for formal inventiveness… Specimen deserves an attentive readership.","OtherText_Review_5_Auth":"Andre Van Loon","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"Toronto Star","OtherText_Review_6":"Like her, many of Kovalyova’s characters are scientists, and she equips them with language that is both rigorous and beautiful; …original, odd, and compelling mix of sci-fi–flavoured literature","OtherText_Review_6_Auth":"Jennifer Croll","OtherText_Review_6_Src":"Georgia Straight","OtherText_Review_7":"Specimen combines the fresh perspective of a writer beginning her career with the confidence and impact of a veteran author.","OtherText_Review_7_Src":"Open Book","OtherText_Review_8":"whip-smart debut story collection","OtherText_Review_8_Src":"Metro, Bookworm Column","OtherText_Review_9":"I love it when impressive new work by a debut writer takes me by surprise. That’s how I experienced this series of fascinating short stories by Irina Kovalyova… Don’t assume that these stylistic innovations or the scientific nature of the content take away from the work’s emotional power. Kovalyova’s taut prose – not a word is wasted – tells stories about fear, ambition and love…there's no doubt great things are coming from this writer. Watch out for her.","OtherText_Review_9_Auth":"Susan G. Cole","OtherText_Review_9_Src":"NOW","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"A bold debut collection of short stories that explore the intersection of science and the human heart.","PrizeCodeText_0":"Short-listed","PrizeCodeText_1":"Winner","PrizeCode_0":"04","PrizeCode_1":"01","PrizeName_0":"Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize","PrizeName_1":"Kobo Emerging Writer Prize","PrizeYear_0":"2016","PrizeYear_1":"2016","ProductFormDescription":"mobi","PublicationDate":"2015-05-30","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","ShortDescription":"A bold debut collection of short stories that explore the intersection of science and the human heart.","Subtitle":"Stories","Width":"5.25","WidthCode":"in"}
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Chin Chiang and the Dragon's Dance
Chin Chiang has dreamed of dancing the dragon's dance but now the day has arrived, and he is so scared that he wants to melt into his shoes.
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[They] have a texture and fluidity highly suggestive of the vibrancy and energetic movement of a young child...reminiscent of Van Gogh...[Some adults] will be reminded of their own sweet childhood experiences falling asleep to the sound of parents reading...Yellow Moon, Apple Moon is likely to create similarly lasting and pleasant memories.","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"CM Magazine","OtherText_Review_1":"James's acrylic and ink illustrations have the energy and swirl of a child's imagination, yet his combination of lively colors are somehow soothing...Porter carries listeners gently on a stream of melody...Yellow Moon, Apple Moon affirms, empowers, and assures while singing youngsters into a charmed world called sleep.","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"School Library Journal","OtherText_Review_2":"The colour palette of Matt James's acrylic and India ink illustrations has a van Gogh-like brilliance to it...there's plenty for the eyes as well as the ear.","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"Globe and Mail","OtherText_Review_3":"This beautifully illustrated bedtime book is destined to become a classic. With dreamy illustrations and rhyming text by award-winning author Pamela Porter this is a perfect gift for a new baby.","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"Vaughan Today","OtherText_Review_quote,_res_0":"Yellow Moon, Apple Moon, Time to sleep. See you soon...\n\nIn this delightful bedtime rhyme a young child bids good night to the moon, recalling all the familiar things surrounding her -- from her pillow, her book and her kitten to the swing outside, the robins in the trees and the starry night. Written by award-winning novelist and poet Pamela Porter, the book is complemented by the swirling, joyful and whimsical illustrations of Matt James, an acclaimed visual artist. The words and music for \"At the Gate of Heaven\" (\"A la puerta del cielo\"), a New Mexican lullaby, are included. \n\n\nPamela Porter was born in Albequerque, New Mexico. Her novel The Crazy Man has been a stunning success, winning the Governor General's Award, the Texas Institute of Letters Friends of the Austin Public Library Award for Best Yound Adult Book, the CLA Book of the Year for Children Award, the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People, the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award, the Rocky Mountain Book Award, the Hackmatack Award, the OLA Golden Oak Award and the Manitoba Young Reader's Choice Award. She has written another children's novel, Sky, and has published two collections of poetry. Pamela now lives with her family in Sidney, British Columbia.\n\nMatt James is a painter, illustrator and musician. He held his first exhibition in 2003 and has contributed paintings and illustrations to numerous publications. Matt's band, Wayne Omaha, has toured Canada and released three full-length CDs. 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Yellow Moon, Apple Moon
In this delightful bedtime rhyme a young child bids good night to the moon, recalling all the familiar things surrounding her.
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A Coyote Solstice Tale
Trickster Coyote experiences the pitfalls of excessive consumption in this comically irreverent solstice tale.
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Street gangs have exploded worldwide and this title in the Groundwork Guides series exposes the roots of the problem.
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The New Measures
A bold collection from Griffin Poetry Prize and Governor General's Literary Award winner poet A.F. Moritz.
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The past provost of Trinity College at the University of Toronto, she is now the warden of St. Antony’s College and a professor of international history at Oxford University and a professor of history at the University of Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","ContributorRole_0":"By (author)","Contributor_0":"MacMillan, Margaret (CA)","Description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart of the CBC Massey Lectures Series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eHistory’s People\u003c\/em\u003e internationally acclaimed historian Margaret MacMillan gives her own personal selection of figures of the past, women and men, some famous and some little-known, who stand out for her. Some have changed the course of history and even directed the currents of their times. Others are memorable for being risk-takers, adventurers, or observers. She looks at the concept of leadership through Bismarck and the unification of Germany; William Lyon MacKenzie King and the preservation of the Canadian Federation; Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the bringing of a unified United States into the Second World War. She also notes how leaders can make huge and often destructive mistakes, as in the cases of Hitler, Stalin, and Thatcher. Richard Nixon and Samuel de Champlain are examples of daring risk-takers who stubbornly went their own ways, often in defiance of their own societies. Then there are the dreamers, explorers, and adventurers, individuals like Fanny Parkes and Elizabeth Simcoe who manage to defy or ignore the constraints of their own societies. Finally, there are the observers, such as Babur, the first Mughal emperor of India, and Victor Klemperer, a Holocaust survivor, who kept the notes and diaries that bring the past to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHistory’s People\u003c\/em\u003e is about the important and complex relationship between biography and history, individuals and their times.\u003c\/p\u003e","EAN":"9781487000059","excerpt_0":"https:\/\/biblioshare.org\/BNCservices\/BNCServices.asmx\/Samples?token=fcf85c1c1b298e99\u0026amp;ean=9781487000059\u0026amp;SAN=\u0026amp;Perspective=excerpt\u0026amp;FileNumber=0","Height":"8","HeightCode":"in","Imprint":"House of Anansi Press","MetaKeywords":"historical figures; wwii; berlin wall; vietnam war; great leaders; tyrants; concentration camps; cbc massey lectures; biography; history; canadian historian; fdr; edith durham; gertrude bell desert queen; fanny parkes; ada lovelace; mount everest; military figures; canlit; feminism; poli sci; women writers; political science; the war that ended peace; paris 1919; the return of history; radio listeners; professional; history buffs","NumberOfPages":"400","OtherText_Review_0":"A concise, educational overview of some of the men and women who have carved out spots in the annals of history and why they should be remembered. Fans of the author are in for another treat.","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Kirkus","OtherText_Review_1":"MacMillan deftly and engagingly shows that history is a process of capturing the minutiae of life as much as time’s epic strokes.","OtherText_Review_10":"History’s People is a refreshing perspective on history as a discipline and on people both well-known and obscure. This, coupled with MacMillan’s magnificent ability to take the most complex issue and render it clearly, is what makes the book such an engaging read. MacMillan has proven that her love of gossip only adds to her credentials as an historian, and one can only hope that she continues to find further subjects to write about for a long time to come.","OtherText_Review_10_Src":"Qull and Quire, STARRED REVIEW","OtherText_Review_11":"[History’s People] very enjoyably explores how individuals not only make history, but also record it.","OtherText_Review_11_Src":"Toronto Star","OtherText_Review_12":"MacMillan’s passion for the subject is clear and will certainly be passed on to anyone who reads this book.","OtherText_Review_12_Src":"Parry Sound North Star","OtherText_Review_13":"History comes alive when Margaret MacMillan writes it, and here she gives readers her own selection of people of the past, ranging from Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Samuel de Champlain.","OtherText_Review_13_Src":"Vancouver Sun","OtherText_Review_14":"It’s a rare history book that makes it to the top of the charts, and this collection of profiles is definitely in its own class… MacMillan is a friendly but intelligent writer. Her profiles are interesting and they keep you reading, but they’re also chock full of details and historical information that place these personalities in history.","OtherText_Review_14_Src":"Vancouver Sun","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW","OtherText_Review_2":"She is one of those rare scholars who can write for a larger audience without becoming bogged down in academic jargon. In her latest book, MacMillan shows this talent again in five absorbing lectures about a wide range of historical actors—from Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin to Samuel Champlain and Elizabeth Simcoe—offering insight into their personal motivations and historical significance… With the federal election campaign underway, the party leaders could help themselves by heeding MacMillan’s words of wisdom.","OtherText_Review_2_Auth":"Allan Levine","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"National Post","OtherText_Review_3":"MacMillan draws on an astonishing well of scholarship…The house of history is vast, and as the Massey Lectures come to a close, two voices sound a very different, and more urgent, note: the observers Harry Kessler, born in 1868, the wealthy son of a German banker, and Viktor Klemperer, born in 1881, a German-Jewish professor in Dresden. Through their diaries, Kessler and Klemperer attempt to keep hold of their particular way of observing and thinking, which is to say, their souls. MacMillan powerfully recreates the era; she brings to life not simply their personalities, but their personhood.","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"Globe and Mail","OtherText_Review_4":"Through this series of lectures, MacMillan demonstrates in rich and provocative detail, how history is an important tool for understanding our own world - as well as the world of others.","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"The History Eduation Network","OtherText_Review_5":"this book is an inspiring one, and the lives of the people included have lessons for all of us.","OtherText_Review_5_Auth":"Dave Obee","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"Victoria Times Colonist","OtherText_Review_6":"Margaret MacMillan rightly is a darling of Canadian letters, an acclaimed historian of international stature, a superb writer and author of several award-winning bestsellers. Her talents and intellect are so formidable she can do no professional wrong -- if she writes something it is worth reading, no question. This has been true of everything she has turned her mind to, and it is true of her latest work, History's People…the stories -- in the end is what is so richly rewarding about reading History's People. If the personal stories command MacMillan's interest, it goes without saying that they will command the attention of her readers, too.","OtherText_Review_6_Auth":"Gerald Flood","OtherText_Review_6_Src":"Winnipeg Free Press","OtherText_Review_7":"wonderful… History’s People urges us to see the past in another way. MacMillan has provided us with a brilliantly guided tour through a dramatic and emotionally penetrating account of the human beings who by accident or design (and often through the luck of good timing) created the world we live in. She encourages us to see the human qualities, the frailties and passions of men and women who make history… Many readers of MacMillan’s book will want to give a copy to young people whose brains have been deadened by textbooks.","OtherText_Review_7_Auth":"Robert Fulford","OtherText_Review_7_Src":"National Post","OtherText_Review_8":"Margaret MacMillan doesn’t just document the past; she brings it to life","OtherText_Review_8_Src":"Readers' Digest","OtherText_Review_9":"Avoiding arid timelines, MacMillan, an Oxford professor , instead provides intimate human encounters. She seems to love sifting through the revealing details. “I want to gossip,” she confesses — and so do we.","OtherText_Review_9_Src":"New York Times Book Review","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"Acclaimed historian Margaret MacMillan gives her own personal selection of the great figures of the past, who have changed the course of history.","ProductFormDescription":"hardcover jacket","PublicationDate":"2015-09-08","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","Series":"The CBC Massey Lectures","ShortDescription":"Acclaimed historian Margaret MacMillan gives her own personal selection of the great figures of the past, who have changed the course of history.","Subtitle":"Personalities and the Past","Width":"5.25","WidthCode":"in"}
History's People
Acclaimed historian Margaret MacMillan gives her own personal selection of the great figures of the past, who have changed the course of history.
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[A]n important book for teens dealing with similar situations.","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"School Library Journal","OtherText_Review_2":"Brutal and understated, Taylor’s story is a powerful examination of the cycle of abuse.","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"Horn Book","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"The extraordinary story of the woman who made plastics recycling possible.","PrizeCodeText_0":"Winner","PrizeCodeText_1":"Commended","PrizeCode_0":"01","PrizeCode_1":"03","PrizeName_0":"Green Prize Award","PrizeName_1":"ALA Amelia Bloomer List","PrizeYear_0":"2017","PrizeYear_1":"2018","ProductFormDescription":"trade paperback","PublicationDate":"2016-08-01","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd","ShortDescription":"The extraordinary story of the woman who made plastics recycling possible.","Subtitle":"The Remarkable Pioneer of Plastics Recycling","teachersguide_0":"https:\/\/biblioshare.org\/BNCservices\/BNCServices.asmx\/Samples?token=fcf85c1c1b298e99\u0026amp;ean=9781554988938\u0026amp;SAN=\u0026amp;Perspective=teachersguide\u0026amp;FileNumber=0","Width":"6.75","WidthCode":"in"}
ages 8
to 11
/ grades 3
to 6
What Milly Did
The extraordinary story of the woman who made plastics recycling possible.
