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Mona Parsons

Mona Parsons
Author: Andria Hill-Lehr
Publisher: Nimbus+ORM
Total Pages: 319
Release: 2017-11-28
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1771085843

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The biography reveals the thrilling life story of a Canadian actress who went from dancing on Broadway to daring acts of survival in WWII. Even as a young girl, Mona Louise Parsons stood out for her elegance and theatrical flair. But despite the many roles she’s played on the stage, the epic story of her real life always stole the show. After growing up in Nova Scotia, she was a chorus girl in 1920s New York City, a Depression-era nurse, a member of the Dutch resistance during World War II, and—after being taken prisoner by the Nazis—she became an escaped fugitive who walked across Germany in the war’s final months. The process of uncovering the story of Mona Parsons took almost as many twists and turns as the life it was piecing together. This book traces the author's own journey as she follows clues from Wolfville, Canada, to New York, Europe and back, leaping across oceans and decades with imagination and grace.


The Brittanys

The Brittanys
Author: Brittany Ackerman
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2021-06-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0593311736

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Bursting with bittersweet nostalgia, a funny, poignant, perfectly voiced debut that captures what it's like to be a teenage girl—“full of brilliantly-rendered awkwardness and the hilarious minor horrors of a privileged adolescence, The Brittanys shimmers with the everyday incandescence of youth” (Kimberly King Parsons, author of Black Light). They're not the most popular freshmen at their Florida prep school, but at least everyone knows their name(s). The Brittanys. Brittany Rosenberg: drives her golf cart around her subdivision to meet boys. Brittany Gottlieb: insists you can't lose your virginity if you haven't gotten your period. (She heard it somewhere!) Brittany Tomassi: is from New York. Brittany Jensen: once threw her tampon into a stranger's swimming pool. A brash, bold, unapologetic tomboy. And the greatest person in the whole wide world. At least as far as the fifth Brittany--our narrator--is concerned. Even within their friend group, she and Jensen are a duo: with their matching JanSport backpacks, Tiffany chokers, and Victoria's Secret push-up bras, they are unstoppable. And now that they're finally growing up, they're going to do everything: dye their hair, attend no-parent parties, try pot . . . maybe even lose their virginities. 2004 is totally going to be their year! Except Jensen's interests may be diverging from her friends'. And within our narrator's own family--in the lives of her exhausted mother and beloved, genius older brother--life-changing events may be taking shape. Events that only years later, looking back, she has the perspective to see. A VINTAGE ORIGINAL


Beloved Mother

Beloved Mother
Author: Laura Hunter
Publisher:
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2019-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781934610985

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Beloved Mother is a braided narrative of three women striving for meaning in their lives amidst turmoil in their relationships. Laura Hunter explores what happens when motherhood is not idyllic, but painful and full of regret.


The Philosophy of Design

The Philosophy of Design
Author: Glenn Parsons
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2015-11-18
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 150950219X

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The Philosophy of Design is an introduction to the fundamental philosophical issues raised by the contemporary practice of design. The first book to systematically examine design from the perspective of contemporary philosophy, it offers a broad perspective, ranging across key philosophical areas such as aesthetics, epistemology, metaphysics and ethics. The first part of the book explores central issues about the nature of design and its products, and the rationality of design methods. A central theme is that Modernist ideas, such as those offered by Loos and Gropius, provide important responses to these philosophical issues. In the second part of the book, these Modernist ideas serve as touchstones in the exploration of key issues for design, including: the place of aesthetics in design; design's relation to personal expression; the meaning of function; and design's relation to consumerism. The social responsibility of designers, and the impact of design practice on ethical reasoning are also discussed. Written in an accessible style, The Philosophy of Design presents a new perspective on design and a provocative reassessment of the Modernist legacy. It will engage students and designers with current philosophical debates, helping them to bring into clearer focus the meaning of contemporary design, and its unique challenges and possibilities.


Boldness Be My Friend

Boldness Be My Friend
Author: Richard Pape
Publisher: Review
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2009-09-03
Genre: History
ISBN: 0755360494

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"Escape... escape... escape... by God!"' was his constant exhortation. "Never mind hunger pains, discomfort, or any other agony. Let escape become your passion, your one and only obsession until you finally reach home."' Shot down over Berlin in 1941, Richard Pape's saga of captivity is a story of courage unmatched in the annals of escape. Four escapes took him across the breadth of German-occupied Europe; to Poland and Czechoslovakia; to Austria and Hungary. Aggressive and impetuous, his adventures sweep the reader along on a torrent of excitement.


Fierce: Women Who Shaped Canada

Fierce: Women Who Shaped Canada
Author: Lisa Dalrymple
Publisher:
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2019-01-29
Genre:
ISBN: 9781443175104

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Discover the untold stories of the fierce women who shaped Canada's legacy! Celebrate the accomplishments and heroics of the overlooked heroes of Canadian history, with inspiring tales of tenwomen who were integral to our national legacy, and whose stories have not been told . . . until now! Often relegated to the sidelines of history, the women highlighted in this book were performed feats that most people would never even dream of. You may not know their names now, but after reading their stories, you won't soon forget them. It's time to hear the stories of Marguerite de la Roque, Ttha'naltther, Catherine Schubert, Charlotte Small, Alice Freeman (AKA Faith Fenton), Lucile Hunter, Ada Annie Jordan (AKA Cougar Annie), Victoria Cheung, Mona Parsons, and Joan Bamford Fletcher! Author Lisa Dalrymple's riveting writing, combined with rigorous research, makes Fierce: Women Who Shaped Canada as eye-opening as it is thrilling to read!


Anywhere but Here

Anywhere but Here
Author: Mona Simpson
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 546
Release: 2011-05-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0307765369

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A national bestseller—adapted into a movie starring Natalie Portman and Susan Sarandon—Anywhere But Here is the heart-rending tale of a mother and daughter. A moving, often comic portrait of wise child Ann August and her mother, Adele, a larger-than-life American dreamer, the novel follows the two women as they travel through the landscape of their often conflicting ambitions. A brilliant exploration of the perennial urge to keep moving, even at the risk of profound disorientation, Anywhere But Here is a story about the things we do for love, and a powerful study of familial bonds.


Canadian Heroines 2-Book Bundle

Canadian Heroines 2-Book Bundle
Author: Merna Forster
Publisher: Dundurn
Total Pages: 916
Release: 2014-11-12
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1459730879

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In this special two-book bundle you’ll meet remarkable women in science, sport, preaching and teaching, politics, war and peace, arts and entertainment, etc. The book is full of amazing facts and fascinating trivia about intriguing figures. Discover some of the many heroines Canada can be proud of. Find out how we’re remembering them. Or not! ??Augmented by great quotes and photos, this inspiring collection profiles remarkable women — heroines in science, sport, preaching and teaching, politics, war and peace, arts and entertainment, and more. Profiles include mountaineer Phyllis Munday, activist Hide Shimizu, unionist Lea Roback, movie mogul Mary Pickford, the original Degrassi kids, Captain Kool, hockey star Hilda Ranscombe, and the woman dubbed "the atomic mosquito." Includes 100 Canadian Heroines 100 More Canadian Heroines


100 Canadian Heroines

100 Canadian Heroines
Author: Merna Forster
Publisher: Dundurn
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2004-11
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1550025147

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100 Canadian Heroines profiles some remarkable women from the adventurous Gudridur the Viking to murdered Mi'kmaq activist Anna Mae Aquash. You'll meet heroines in science, sport, preaching and teaching, politics, war and peace, arts and entertainment, etc. The book is full of amazing facts and fascinating trivia about intriguing figures like mountaineer Phyllis Munday, activist Hide Shimizu, Arctic guide Tookoolito, unionist Léa Roback, sexy movie mogul Mary Pickford and singer Portia White. Great quotes and photos are featured in this inspiring collection. As we celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Persons Case on October 18, 2004, discover some of the many heroines Canada can be proud of. Find out how we're remembering them. Or not!


The Thing about Swings

The Thing about Swings
Author:
Publisher: Mascot Books
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2018-11-15
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781619618350

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"What if an elephant really wanted to use a playground? Could that work? Would anyone try to make that work? At some point in life, everyone-- even make-believe elephants-- loses the drive to play, create, and try new things. Instead, we live by what we ""should"" do. We maintain the status quot. But what if we did more? Walk through the design process with an elephant to discover how a swing re-inspires curiosity, vulnerability, and persistence to go for ""crazy"" ideas, even when a skunk keeps saying it can't be done. Our hope is that kids learn to question, dream, and design a better world. "