Wisdom in nonsense : invaluable lessons from my father / / Heather O'Neil
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| Autore: |
O'Neill Heather <1973->
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| Titolo: |
Wisdom in nonsense : invaluable lessons from my father / / Heather O'Neil
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| Pubblicazione: | Edmonton, Alberta : , : The University of Alberta Press, , 2018 |
| Edizione: | First edition. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (67 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 813.6 |
| Soggetto topico: | Authors, Canadian - 20th century |
| Fathers and daughters - Canada | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Anecdotes. |
| Biography | |
| Soggetto non controllato: | Canadian Literature / Essays |
| Classificazione: | cci1icc |
| coll13 | |
| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Wisdom in nonsense |
| ISBN: | 1-77212-399-4 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910807960403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Henry Kreisel lecture series.