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And We Go On - A Memoir of the Great War (Unabridged)
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In the autumn of 1915 Will Bird was working on a farm in Saskatchewan when the ghost of his brother Stephen, killed by German mines in France, appeared before him in uniform. Rattled, Bird rushed home to Nova Scotia and enlisted in the army to take h…
In the autumn of 1915 Will Bird was working on a farm in Saskatchewan when the ghost of his brother Stephen, killed by German mines in France, appeared before him in uniform. Rattled, Bird rushed home to Nova Scotia and enlisted in the army to take h…
I'm from Bouctouche, Me - Roots Matter (Unabridged)
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In the 1950s most of Acadian society was poor, uneducated, isolated, and dominated by the Roman Catholic clergy. In the following decade two individuals, Pierre E. Trudeau and Louis J. Robichaud, pointed the way for Acadians like Savoie to make impor…
In the 1950s most of Acadian society was poor, uneducated, isolated, and dominated by the Roman Catholic clergy. In the following decade two individuals, Pierre E. Trudeau and Louis J. Robichaud, pointed the way for Acadians like Savoie to make impor…
The Red Kelly Story (Unabridged)
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The life and times of the eight-time Stanley Cup winner When Boston coach Lynn Patrick was asked who he’d pick between Rocket Richard or Gordie Howe he answered, “Neither! I’ll take Red Kelly!” The only player to have won eight Stanley Cups without p…
The life and times of the eight-time Stanley Cup winner When Boston coach Lynn Patrick was asked who he’d pick between Rocket Richard or Gordie Howe he answered, “Neither! I’ll take Red Kelly!” The only player to have won eight Stanley Cups without p…
The Ultimate Road Trip - All 89 Games with the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Ultimate Leafs Fan (Unabridged)
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&quot;If you like hockey and travel, you&apos;ll love this book." – Rick Vaive, Leafs captain and three-time 50-goal scorer <br/> The Ultimate Leafs Fan attended every Toronto Maple Leafs contest of the 2018-19 NHL season and in this lively account m…
&quot;If you like hockey and travel, you&apos;ll love this book." – Rick Vaive, Leafs captain and three-time 50-goal scorer <br/> The Ultimate Leafs Fan attended every Toronto Maple Leafs contest of the 2018-19 NHL season and in this lively account m…
John Lennon - Life, Times and Assassination (Unabridged)
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In 1976 or 1977, «Lennon first started to dream about a stranger who asked for an album to be autographed then returned later, angry and with a loaded gun». Who really killed John Lennon? John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono moved to New York in 1971, i…
In 1976 or 1977, «Lennon first started to dream about a stranger who asked for an album to be autographed then returned later, angry and with a loaded gun». Who really killed John Lennon? John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono moved to New York in 1971, i…
My Body Is Distant - A Memoir (Unabridged)
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An electrifying and vulnerable memoir that invites readers into an intimate conversation about our digital and physical selves, gender, and belonging. In My Body Is Distant, Paige Maylott writes about her life – both virtual and IRL – as she explore…
An electrifying and vulnerable memoir that invites readers into an intimate conversation about our digital and physical selves, gender, and belonging. In My Body Is Distant, Paige Maylott writes about her life – both virtual and IRL – as she explore…
Churchill - A History (Unabridged)
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Few statesmen have received so many honours as he did over the course of his career. Although several have received the Nobel Peace Prize, none save Churchill have received the Nobel Prize for Literature. His was a career that had few parallels in Br…
Few statesmen have received so many honours as he did over the course of his career. Although several have received the Nobel Peace Prize, none save Churchill have received the Nobel Prize for Literature. His was a career that had few parallels in Br…
Power, Prime Ministers and the Press - The Battle for Truth on Parliament Hill (Unabridged)
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An intimate history of the journalists who covered Canadian history, and made some of their own. The history of the press gallery is rich in anecdotes about the people on Parliament Hill who have covered 23 prime ministers and 42 elections in the pas…
An intimate history of the journalists who covered Canadian history, and made some of their own. The history of the press gallery is rich in anecdotes about the people on Parliament Hill who have covered 23 prime ministers and 42 elections in the pas…
One Bead at a Time (Unabridged)
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One Bead at a Time is the oral memoir of Beverly Little Thunder, a two-spirit Lakota Elder from Standing Rock, who has lived most of her life in service to Indigenous and non-Indigenous women in vast areas of both the United States and Canada. Transc…
One Bead at a Time is the oral memoir of Beverly Little Thunder, a two-spirit Lakota Elder from Standing Rock, who has lived most of her life in service to Indigenous and non-Indigenous women in vast areas of both the United States and Canada. Transc…
Robert Oppenheimer, Howard Carter, Nikola Tesla, Marie Curie, Santiago Ramon y Cajal, St. John Bosco - A Short Biography Of Great People In History, Vol. 3 (Unabridged)
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Volume containing the biographies in English of the following characters: Robert Oppenheimer, Howard Carter, Nikola Tesla, Marie Curie, Santiago Ramon y Cajal and St. John Bosco
Volume containing the biographies in English of the following characters: Robert Oppenheimer, Howard Carter, Nikola Tesla, Marie Curie, Santiago Ramon y Cajal and St. John Bosco
There Is No Blue (Unabridged)
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL: BOOKS TO READ IN FALL 2023 Martha Baillie&amp;#39;s richly layered response to her mother&amp;#39;s passing, her father&amp;#39;s life, and her sister&amp;#39;s suicide is an exploration of how the body, the rooms we inhabit, and …
THE GLOBE AND MAIL: BOOKS TO READ IN FALL 2023 Martha Baillie&amp;#39;s richly layered response to her mother&amp;#39;s passing, her father&amp;#39;s life, and her sister&amp;#39;s suicide is an exploration of how the body, the rooms we inhabit, and …
Bloodroot - Tracing the Untelling of Motherloss (Unabridged)
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It is rare for an author to re-enter one of her books published twenty years ago. In the first edition of Bloodroot, Warland traced how a mother&apos;s shared gender with her daughter can shape the very anatomy of narrative itself. In her mother&apos…
It is rare for an author to re-enter one of her books published twenty years ago. In the first edition of Bloodroot, Warland traced how a mother&apos;s shared gender with her daughter can shape the very anatomy of narrative itself. In her mother&apos…
Great Russians: читаем и говорим на английском. 20 историй о гениях России
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Учите английский на примерах историй людей, которые изменили мир! Эта книга рассказывает о 20 выдающихся россиянах, чьи идеи, открытия и таланты повлияли на мировую историю. Преподаватель МГИМО Дарья Никульцева составила и адаптировала тексты для уро…
Учите английский на примерах историй людей, которые изменили мир! Эта книга рассказывает о 20 выдающихся россиянах, чьи идеи, открытия и таланты повлияли на мировую историю. Преподаватель МГИМО Дарья Никульцева составила и адаптировала тексты для уро…
About Japanese series of paintings by Vasiliy Vereschagin
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The book is about series of paintings by a Russian painter Vasiliy Vereschagin produced during his 3-months stay in Japanese town Nikko.
The book is about series of paintings by a Russian painter Vasiliy Vereschagin produced during his 3-months stay in Japanese town Nikko.
The Story of My Life / История моей жизни
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Махатма Ганди – индийский политический и общественный деятель, боровшийся за независимость Индии от Великобритании. Он известен своей философией ненасилия под названием сатьяграха, оказавшей большое влияние на движения сторонников мирных перемен. Авт…
Махатма Ганди – индийский политический и общественный деятель, боровшийся за независимость Индии от Великобритании. Он известен своей философией ненасилия под названием сатьяграха, оказавшей большое влияние на движения сторонников мирных перемен. Авт…
Mafia boss. How to gain power, money and influence
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A darkly satirical guide chronicling the rise and fall of the most notorious mafia bosses in history from Al Capone to Pablo Escobar — and the tactics they used to achieve success. The author presents 36 laws for attaining power and wealth. A grippin…
A darkly satirical guide chronicling the rise and fall of the most notorious mafia bosses in history from Al Capone to Pablo Escobar — and the tactics they used to achieve success. The author presents 36 laws for attaining power and wealth. A grippin…
Dictator. How to seize power and stay control
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A satirical guide dedicated to the rise and fall of the most famous dictators in history: from an unsuccessful artist to the Kim dynasty of North Korea, and their tactics for achieving success. The author presents 35 laws for seizing and maintaining …
A satirical guide dedicated to the rise and fall of the most famous dictators in history: from an unsuccessful artist to the Kim dynasty of North Korea, and their tactics for achieving success. The author presents 35 laws for seizing and maintaining …
Cult. how sects are created and how they lure people in
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A provocative and satirical guide that opens the veil of the phenomenon of cult communities. Absolute love, endless loyalty, and power over human minds, bodies, and souls. Psychology of sect leaders and methods of their influence on supporters. Immer…
A provocative and satirical guide that opens the veil of the phenomenon of cult communities. Absolute love, endless loyalty, and power over human minds, bodies, and souls. Psychology of sect leaders and methods of their influence on supporters. Immer…
The road to god: Chronicles of a former witch. Memoir
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The action takes place in Kazakhstan, the former capital in the past is the city of Verny, now Almaty. You with the main character will plunge into the real and spiritual You will learn all the subtleties and horrors that can only befall anyone who d…
The action takes place in Kazakhstan, the former capital in the past is the city of Verny, now Almaty. You with the main character will plunge into the real and spiritual You will learn all the subtleties and horrors that can only befall anyone who d…
Ulugbek: A Legacy of Knowledge, Leadership, and Inquiry
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“Ulugbek: A Legacy of Knowledge, Leadership, and Inquiry” explores the life of the 15th-century Timurid ruler whose groundbreaking work in astronomy and mathematics transformed Samarkand into a global center of science. This book delves into Ulugbek’…
“Ulugbek: A Legacy of Knowledge, Leadership, and Inquiry” explores the life of the 15th-century Timurid ruler whose groundbreaking work in astronomy and mathematics transformed Samarkand into a global center of science. This book delves into Ulugbek’…

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