WILLIAM WEINTRAUB AND THE ENGLISH COMMUNITY

As author (Why Rock the Boat, City Unique) and film maker William Weintraub was introduced by his good friend and film maker Harry Gulkin, the guests were treated to very short clips of his recent and controversial film "The Rise and Fall of English Montreal". He has focused for a number of years on the lost/diminished communities and the missed opportunities. He emphasizes that he chronicles the English community, as others who write about the French Canadians often overlook, or neglect the importance of the contributions of the English (Scots and Irish, too).

Books found in the new Westmount Library Search system

    Author/Title                                      Year
   1. Weintraub, William, 1926-                       1996
      City unique : Montreal days and nights in the 1940s and '50s
      / William Weintraub.
   2. Weintraub, William, 1926-                       1979
      The underdogs / William Weintraub.
   3. Weintraub, William, 1926-                       1961
      Why rock the boat.

Order, William Weintraub's City unique Today!

Dec 4th 1997:
Royal Bank Prize for non-fiction was Won by William Weintraub for City Unique: Montréal Days and Nights in the 40s and 50s, McClelland & Stewart



Order, Gerald Clark's Montreal : The New Cite Today!
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Michael Drummod

MONTRÉAL by Michael Drummod

"MONTRÉAL" by one of the leading photographers Michael Drummod with an introduction by Québec writer Michel Tremblay should be in every guest room, and makes a superb present to visitors. Order from David T. Nicholson Please phone (514) 934-0023
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Barry Lazar ["Tea with Mister George and other Adventures in Montreal"] compared the coverage in the Gazette and La Presse of the StatsCan figures on the number of people who speak English at home. The Gazette mournfully declared that the number of Anglophones was diminishing while La Presse joyfully announced that bilingualism was increasing!

Passport's Guide to Ethnic Montreal : A Complete Guide to the Many Faces & Cultures of Montreal by Barry Lazar, Tamsin Douglas


Order, The Environment and Nafta : Understanding and Implementing the New Continental Law by Pierre Marc Johnson, Andre Beaulieu, Our Price: $55.00 link from ../westweb
Availability: This title usually ships within 2-3 days. Hardcover - 412 pages (January 1996)
Order, a Paper back $32

Order, P.S. : A Memoir by Pierre D. Salinger Today!
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[Pierre tells us that there is a lot of sex in this book, and that he has done a lot of fooling around. This he admits up front so the media won't attack later. Now that he is married to 'Nicole II' - Poppy - .. no more!?? well, at our age...DTN]

Robert Stewart's 'Duty of Civility'... plus many other stories

CONCLUSION on Wednesday Night #822

The many new faces - and opinions - around the table ensured a varied and highly stimulating dialogue, with a proportionately low degree of agreement. It was a splendid evening!

Recorded by Michael Judson

Edited by Diana Thébaud Nicholson