TY - BOOK AU - O'Neill,Heather AU - Dobson,Kit TI - Wisdom in Nonsense: Invaluable Lessons from My Father T2 - CLC Kreisel Lecture Series SN - 9781772123999 U1 - 819.3/54 PY - 2018/// CY - Edmonton PB - University of Alberta Press KW - O'Neill, Heather-Childhood and youth KW - Authors, Canadian-20th century-Biography KW - Fathers and daughters-Canada-Biography KW - Electronic books N1 - Front cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Foreword | Marie Carrière -- Liminaire | Marie Carrière -- Introduction | Kit Dobson -- Prelude -- Lesson 1 | Never Keep a Diary -- Lesson 2 | Learn to Play the Tuba -- Lesson 3 | Never Share Your Scientific Research -- Lesson 4 | Make Friends with Jewish Kids -- Lesson 5 | Accept That You're Ugly and Move On -- Lesson 6 | Never Tell Anyone What Your Parents Do for a Living -- Lesson 7 | Know About Art History -- Lesson 8 | Crime Does Pay -- Lesson 9 | Enjoy a Fondue Dinnerwe -- Lesson 10 | Respect Old Timers -- Lesson 11 | It's the Thought That Counts -- Lesson 12 | Never Watch a Paul Newman Movie -- Lesson 13 | Beware of Clowns -- Coda | Sometimes There Is Nothing to Be Learned -- Advice From Your Own Father -- About the Author -- CLC Kreisel Lecture Series N2 - Wry and witty stories of unconventional mentors show the foundation of O'Neill's writing life UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=4891125 ER -