Toy Gun continues the exploration of character and fate on the streets of Vancouver that began with the novel Stupid Crimes (1992) and continued in Krekshuns (1995). Written in the style of the “...
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Author: Bolen, Dennis E.Summary:
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Author: Zellen, Barry ScottSummary:
In this timely new book, international scholars and military professionals come together to explore the strategic consequences of the thawing of the Arctic. Their analyses of efforts by...
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Author: Schroeder, AndreasSummary:
Willie Sutton was casing a bank when he noticed that the manager looked a lot like Sutton himself, so he walked into the vault, loaded up with banknotes, and calmly walked out. D.B. Cooper...
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Author: Wyile, HerbSummary:
Anne of Tim Hortons: Globalization and the Reshaping of Atlantic-Canadian Literature is a study of the work of over twenty contemporary Atlantic-Canadian writers that counters the widespread...
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Author: Stamp, Robert M.Summary:
Take a trip through Alberta with some of Canada's finest established and emerging poets as your guides. Writing the Terrain: Travelling Through Alberta with the Poets is the first anthology...
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Author: Stiefel, Barry L., Rittenberg, David, Gruber, Samuel D.Summary:
Jewish Sanctuary in the Atlantic World is a blend of cultural and architectural history that examines Jewish heritage as it expanded among the continents and islands linked by the Atlantic Ocean...
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In Still in Print, eighteen Southern novels published since 1997 fall under the careful scrutiny of an international cast of accomplished literary critics to identify the very best of recent...
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Author: Roberts, NoraSummary:
A new epic of love and war among gods and humans, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Awakening. The world of magick and the world of man have long been estranged from one another...
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Author: Hendricks, GreerSummary:
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! One of Newsweek 's Most Anticipated Books of 2020 One of SheReads Most Anticipated Books of 2020 One of PopSugar's Most Anticipated Books of 2020 One of...
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Author: West, MartinSummary:
Montaigne Medal Finalist (Eric Hoffer Awards).
The stories in Cretacea and Other Stories from the Badlands mostly take place in hot weather, where dust and sweat envelop everyone and...
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Author: Diaz, HarrySummary:
Although there is considerable historical literature describing the social and economic impact of drought on the prairies in the 1930s, little has been written about the challenges presented by...
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Author: McDivitt, BarrySummary:
In the 1870s, a teenage criminal from New York makes history when he becomes the first person arrested by Canada’s newly created national police force — the original RCMP. Following this encounter...
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Author: Barris, TedSummary:
Between 1950 and 1953, nearly 30,000 Canadian volunteers joined the effort to contain communist incursions into South Korea and support the fledgling United Nations. All the services were there...
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Author: Brand, MaxSummary:
Peter Dunstan has just bought a ranch that comes with a stipulation: he must retain Sandy Sweyn, a half-wit with the ability to talk to animals. Dunstan thinks he has a fabulous gift on his hands...
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Author: Gough, BarrySummary:
This book is a combination of five public lectures offered to the university and community during the academic year 1973–1974, given by the History Department of Wilfrid Laurier University. These...