Writing History: A Professor’s Life His memoir ranges remarkably widely: it encompasses social history, family tragedy, a critical insider’s view of university life, Canadian national politics, and, above all, a rare glimpse into
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| Title | : | Writing History: A Professor’s Life |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.52 (911 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1554889537 |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 432 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2011-09-20 |
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One of Canada’s best-known and most-honoured biographers turns to the raw material of his own life in Writing History. A university professor, prolific scholar, public intellectual, and frank critic of the world he has known, Michael Bliss draws on extensive personal diaries to describe a life that has taken him from small-town Ontario in the 1950s to international recognition for his books in Canadian and medical history. His memoir ranges remarkably widely: it encompasses social history, family tragedy, a critical insider’s view of university life, Canadian national politics, and, above all, a rare glimpse into the craftsmanship that goes into the research and writing of history in our time. Whether writing about pigs and millionaires, the discovery of insulin, sleazy Canadian politicians, or the founders of modern medicine and brain surgery, Michael Bliss is noted for the clarity of his prose, the honesty of his opinions, and the breadth of his literary interests
Editorial : Weaving his private life, politics, social movements, university affairs and his professional career into a unified texture, supported by decades of journal writing where he vented and recorded his life, Bliss offers an engaging memoir, fast paced and well written and very hard to put down. (Literary Review of Canada 2011-12-01)
…a readable, entertaining, and at times, surprising chronicle of the life (so far) of one of Canada’s best known academics. (University Affairs 2011-12-14)
I GROK this book.. A sad commentary on Rizzoli, publishing and especially Vicente.. Every time I sit down and re-read some of this book it always reminds me of the type of things that happen every day when working at Microsoft.
This is a real peek at a real guy, who also happens to be a very nice guy.
I think it's a good read if you're someone who actually wants to get to know the people behind the corporate 'shield'.
I've been fortunate enough to spend some time working with Stephen (Stepto as we like to call him), and this book is very much a good reflection of who he is.
I'd say enough so that I was able to definitely identify that it's his voice in these stories.
All-in-all it was a good purchase, and I found it very similar in vein to the books written by Wil Wheaton. I wish more men dressed like this!. Wolf dares to be different.
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