The Vietnam War was a regional conflict that turned into an epic confrontation between ideologies, leaving deep scars on the psyches of nations that fought and long-lasting physical damage to Vietnam itself. The three books in this...
History and geography
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Dundurn Vietnam War library bundle : Guerrilla nation, Indochina now and then, Cross-border warriorsAuthor:Maclear, Michael, Fetherling, George, Gaffen, FredSummary: - Author:Schroeder, Andreas, Simard, RémySummary:
As long as there have been people willing to believe the unbelievable, people have been duped. In the best storytelling tradition, readers can follow the tales of: how the Nazis planned to destroy the British economy during World War II...
- Author:Kengor, PaulSummary:
In this startling, intensively researched book, bestselling historian Paul Kengor shines light on a deeply troubling aspect of American history: the prominent role of the "dupe." From the Bolshevik Revolution through the Cold War and...
- Author:Reeder, LydiaSummary:
"A thrilling, cinematic story. I loved every minute I spent with these bold, daring women whose remarkable journey is the stuff of American legend." -Karen Abbott, New York Times bestselling author of Liar, Temptress, Soldier...
- Author:Wallace, StoneSummary:
The smoke had barely cleared from the booze-fueled gun battles of Prohibition and the Roaring 20s when a new breed of gangster stepped onto the American stage. Unlike the slick mobsters of New York and Chicago, the new outlaws were...
- Author:Matzen, Robert D.Summary:
Twenty-five years after her passing, Audrey Hepburn remains the most beloved of all Hollywood stars, known as much for her role as UNICEF ambassador as for films like Roman Holiday and Breakfast at Tiffany's. Several biographies...
- Author:Keelan, GeoffSummary:
During the First World War, Henri Bourassa - fierce Canadian nationalist, politician, and journalist from Quebec - took centre stage in the national debates on Canada's participation in the war, its imperial ties to Britain, and...
- Author:Brode, PatrickSummary:
Known to history as "The Fighting Parson," Reverend J.O.L. Spracklin broke into a notorious Windsor roadhouse one chilly November night in 1920 and shot and killed barkeep Beverly "Babe" Trumble. He never served a day of time, easily...
- Author:Turbow, JasonSummary:
How the Oakland A's of the 1970s-a revolutionary band of brawling Hall of Famers-won three straight championships and knocked baseball into the modern age The Oakland A's of the early 1970s were the most transformative team in baseball...
- Author:LeDuc, Lawrence, McKenzie, Judith I., Pammett, Jon H., Turcotte, AndréSummary:
Dynasties and Interludes provides a comprehensive and unique overview of elections and voting in Canada from Confederation to the recent spate of minority governments. Its principal argument is that the Canadian political landscape has...
- Author:DyckFehderau, RuthSummary:
This is a collection of nonfiction stories told by James Bay Cree storytellers who have been affected by Indian Residential Schools, either because they attended the Schools themselves, or because a family member attended and brought...
- Author:Coll, SteveSummary:
A "spellbinding account" of Wall Street deregulation in the 1980s, based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post series (The New York Times Book Review). Described by the New York Times Book Review as "worthy of being...
- Author:Carlyle, ThomasSummary:
Harald took the sword, drew it, or was half drawing it, admiringly from the scabbard, when the English excellency broke into a scornful laugh, "Ha, ha; thou art now the feudatory of my English king; thou hast accepted the sword...
- Author:Huebert, Ronald, McNeil, DavidSummary:
What did it mean to be a spectator during the lifetime of Shakespeare or of Aphra Behn? In Early Modern Spectatorship contributors use the idea of spectatorship to reinterpret canonical early modern texts and bring visibility to...
- Author:Downie, Mary Alice, Robertson, Barbara, Errington, Elizabeth JaneSummary:
This selection of writings by 29 women, known and unknown, professional and amateur, presents a unique portrait of Canada through time and space, from the 17th to the early 20th century, from the Maritimes to British Columbia and the...
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Where do we come from? Who created us? Why are we here? These questions have puzzled us since the dawn of time, but when it became apparent to Jon Stewart and the writers of The Daily Show that the world was about to end, they embarked...
- Author:Downie, Mary Alice, Robertson, Barbara, Errington, Elizabeth Jane, l’Incarnation, Marie deSummary:
This selection of writings by twenty-nine women, known and unknown, professional and amateur, presents a unique portrait of Canada through time and space, from the seventeenth to the early twentieth centuries, from the Maritimes to...
- Author:Appleman, Roy EdgarSummary:
Appleman's book clears up one of the nagging mysteries of the Korean War: the fate of the 7th U.S. Division's Task Force Faith between November 27 and December 1, 1950, when Chinese forces surrounded it along the icy shores of the...
- Author:Demick, BarbaraSummary:
A gripping portrait of modern Tibet told through the lives of its people, from the bestselling author of Nothing to Envy. “You simply cannot understand China without reading Barbara Demick on Tibet.”—Evan Osnos, author of Age of...
- Author:Schreyer, Christine, Southwick, Tosh, Castillo, Victoria ElenaSummary:
Today, First Nations peoples living in Yukon, Canada are reviving and practicing their cultural traditions in exciting ways. At the same time, there has been an influx of newcomers to the territory who want to learn more about Yukon's...
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