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Heroes [electronic resource] : Canadian Champions, Dark Horses and Icons / Peter C. Newman.

Newman, Peter Charles, (author.). OverDrive, Inc. (Added Author).

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ISBN: 9781443404495 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 1443404497 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource
Publisher: Toronto : HarperCollins Canada, 2010.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Pt. 1. The Arts. Margaret Atwood: the corrugated madonna ; The tempestuous vision of Irving Layton ; A fond farewell to Robertson Davies ; The "Fillum" moguls who made me ; Terry Fox on the run ; Jack McClelland: the authors' publisher ; Hugh MacLennan: charting Canada's psyche ; Remembering Pierre Berton, the big foot of CanLit ; June Callwood: a passion for compassion ; Jack Poole: the shy birth father of the Vancouver Olympics ; Marshall McLuhan: calling planet Earth ; Ralph Allen: the man from Oxbow ; Homage to Christina McCall.

Pt. 2. Politics. Michael Ignatieff: the count comes home ; Pierre Trudeau: phantom of the Canadian opera ; Lester Pearson: a good man in a wicked time ; Walter Gordon: the troubled Canadian ; Frank Underhill: a liberal for all seasons ; Judy LaMarsh: the gutsy charmer with class.

Pt. 3. Business. Peter Munk: the man for all seasons ; For the love of Andy (Sarlos): of casinos and markets ; "Young Ken" Thomson: the world's shyest multi-billionaire ; David Thomson: Fortune's child ; The immaculate passions of Nelson Davis ; Paul Desmarais: King of the establishment ; The golden couple: Gerry Schwartz and Heather Reisman ; Jimmy Pattison: Canada's über-entrepreneur ; Ted Rogers: thy tycoon who never rested ; Arthur Child: Calgary's renaissance man ; Sir Christopher Ondaatje: the knight who explored Africa ; Seymour Shulich: champion philanthropist ; Peter Bronfman: the Bronfman who hated money ; The new wave: Navjeet Dhillon goes gold.

Pt. 4. Okay, they're not Canadian, but they're still my heroes. Stan Kenton: artistry in rhythm ; Diana: the luminous life that defined an era; Václav Havel: politics of the improbable.