02537nam 2200577 450 991080796040332120200520144314.01-77212-399-410.1515/9781772123999(CKB)3840000000340749(Au-PeEL)EBL4891125(CaPaEBR)ebr11505302(OCoLC)1022079692(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/wqmd11(MiAaPQ)EBC4891125(DE-B1597)662475(DE-B1597)9781772123999(EXLCZ)99384000000034074920180214d2018 uy| 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierWisdom in nonsense invaluable lessons from my father /Heather O'NeilFirst edition.Edmonton, Alberta :The University of Alberta Press,2018.1 online resource (67 pages)CLC Kreisel lecture series1-77212-377-3 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 LearnedNovelist 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.Henry Kreisel lecture series.Authors, Canadian20th centuryBiographyFathers and daughtersCanadaBiographyAnecdotes.fastBiography.fastCanadian Literature / Essays.Authors, CanadianFathers and daughters813.6cci1icclacccoll13laccO'Neill Heather1973-1244790MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910807960403321Wisdom in nonsense4027719UNINA