Heroes
Subtitle: Canadian champions, dark horses and icons
By: Peter C. Newman
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: HarperCollins Canada
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 423
ISBN-13: 9781554684229
Subjects: Biographies; Heroes; Héros; Biography
Description: "In Heroes, Peter C. Newman incisively analyzes dozens of Canadians, past and present, who have defined this country, drawing on fifty years of writing. From the world of popular culture, he writes about Terry Fox, Margaret Atwood and June Callwood. From politics, Pierre Trudeau, Christina McCall and Lester B. Pearson, among others. And from the world of business, Newman includes some of the most active entrepreneurs on the planet, including Jimmy Pattison, Heather Reisman and Paul Desmarais."--Publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-410) and index.
Table of contents: title: 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.; title: 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.; title: 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.; title: 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.