9780771076008 - remembering peter gzowski: a book of tributes (7 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. 224 Pages Illus.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. First Printing.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. In Fine Condition. Very minor shelfwear along the edges, otherwise bright, crisp, and intact. Book block clean, binding square and firm. For more information on conditions, please view all images. Synopsis: A commemorative collection celebrating the life, career, and enduring legacy of iconic CBC radio broadcaster, journalist, and author Peter Gzowski. Assembling personal essays, recollections, and tributes from friends, colleagues, writers, and public figures across Canada, this volume offers a multifaceted portrait of Gzowski's immense impact on Canadian cultural life, public broadcasting, and literacy advocacy. Includes 24 pages of archival photographs.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First Canadian Edition. 216pp. Gray paper-over-boards w crisp silver lettering on spine. No wear to covers or spine. Binding square and sound. Colour photo illustrated DJ clean and without wear. Small octavo. Introduction by Shelagh Rogers. A Douglas Gibson book.…

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. When Peter Gzowski died in January 2002, millions of Canadians felt a sense of bereavement. The magical intimacy of radio had meant that for them Peter Gzowski was a friend, one they would miss. So they poured out their feelings with rare eloquence, in newspapers, magazines and on CBC Radio. This book collects the best of these tributes. The contributors include some of the most thoughtful and articulate people in the country: writers like Alice Munro and Jane Urquhart; fellow journalists like Robert Fulford; broadcasters like Michael Enright; and commentators like Stuart Maclean and Rex Murphy. DJ. 224 pages. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good.

Zustand: New. When Peter Gzowski died in January 2002, millions of Canadians felt a sense of bereavement. The magical intimacy of radio had meant that for them Peter Gzowski was a friend, one they would miss. So they poured out their feelings with rare eloquence, in newspapers, magazines, and on CBC Radio. This book collects the best of these tributes. The contributors include some of the most thoughtful and articulate people in the country: writers like Alice Munro and Jane Urquhart; fellow journalists like Robert Fulford; broadcasters like Michael Enright; and commentators like Stuart Maclean and Rex Murphy. Yet matching the contributions by the great and famous, the people who knew Peter Gzowski well, are the memories sent in by ordinary Canadians from their tractors or fishing boats or their kitchens or offices who felt that they knew him, and whose lives he had touched. By letter, by e-mail, and in phone calls they sent in their memories, touching, affectionate, varied, often surprising, and in summary forming a delightful tribute. The selection of the very best of these tributes was made by Peter's long-time editor Edna Barker, his partner Gill Howard, and by his colleague Shelagh Rogers.…