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Record Nr.

UNINA9910796995603321

Autore

O'Neill Heather <1973->

Titolo

Wisdom in nonsense : invaluable lessons from my father / / Heather O'Neil

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edmonton, Alberta : , : The University of Alberta Press, , 2018

ISBN

1-77212-399-4

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (67 pages)

Collana

CLC Kreisel lecture series

Classificazione

cci1icc

coll13

Disciplina

813.6

Soggetti

Authors, Canadian - 20th century

Fathers and daughters - Canada

Anecdotes.

Biography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Liminaire -- Introduction -- Prelude -- Lesson 1 Never Keep a Diary -- Lesson 2 Learn to Play the Tuba -- Lesson 3 Never Share Your Scientific Research -- Lesson 4 Make Friends with Jewish Kids -- Lesson 5 Accept That You're Ugly and Move On -- Lesson 6 Never Tell Anyone What Your Parents Do for a Living -- Lesson 7 Know About Art History -- Lesson 8 Crime Does Pay -- Lesson 9 Enjoy a Fondue Dinner -- Lesson 10 Respect Old Timers -- Lesson 11 It's the Thought That Counts -- Lesson 12 Never Watch a Paul Newman Movie -- Lesson 13 Beware of Clowns -- Coda: Sometimes There Is 39 Nothing to Be Learned

Sommario/riassunto

Novelist Heather O'Neill discusses several key lessons she learned in childhood from her father. From a lecture delivered on March 9, 2017, at the University of Alberta.