The hugely acclaimed novel of '70s football and the turmoil of the game's most charismatic and controversial manager, from the bestselling author of GB84 and Red or Dead. In 1974 the brilliant and...
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Author: Peace, DavidSummary:Genre: Biographical fiction, Sports fiction
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Author: Mamet, DavidSummary:
David Mamet's gift for storytelling and forging poetry from both the plain-spoken and profane turns an ill-conceived scheme to steal a rare coin into a triumph of dramatic art. In a junk shop,...
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Author: Anderson, Kevin J., McFetridge, JohnSummary:
18 exhilarating journeys into Rush-inspired worlds
The music of Rush, one of the most successful bands in history, is filled with fantastic stories, evocative...
Genre: Canadian fiction, Short stories -
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The essay is rhizomatic: it builds off and shoots out conversations between us every time we read, reread, or write. When we speak back to others we amplify ourselves and get a foothold in an...
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Author: Higham, C. L., Thacker, RobertSummary:
What comes to mind when we think of the Old West? Often, our conceptions are accompanied by as much mythology and mystique as fact or truth. What are the differences in how the Canadian and...
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Author: Cawthorne, NigelSummary:
DEPRAVED KIDNAPPERS, HORRIFIC ORDEALS, COURAGEOUS SURVIVORS True stories of twisted criminals who hold their victims in endless captivity to satisfy their perverse desires, Against Their Will is a...
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Author: Boitani, Luigi, Paquet, Paul C, Musiani, Marco, University of Calgary PressSummary:
Wolves hold an almost mythical status in the cultural history of Europe and North America. For hundreds of years, they have been the subject of fairy tales and other lore, embodying mystery,...
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Author: Barclay, LinwoodSummary:
After his wife's death and the collapse of his newspaper, David Harwood has no choice but to uproot his nine-year-old son and move back into his childhood home in Promise Falls, New York. David...
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Author: Pearson, Brian E.Summary:
David, an Anglican parish priest, has no way of knowing that his place in the world is about to be shaken irrevocably. He will be flung headlong into a journey of discovery that leads him to...
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Author: Davidge, DavidSummary:
Set amidst the riotous times of the Great Depression, 1st Legion of Utopia explores the forces surrounding the founding of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), the trail blazing party...
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Author: Marryat, FrederickSummary:
A rollicking sea adventure, set in the time of the Napoleonic Wars, Mr. Midshipman Easy follows the escapades of a young midshipman who enters the King's service with some ideas that run...
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Author: Davis, Brian JosephSummary:
Deliciously wicked satires about local and international celebrities, the poems in Portable Altamont evince an irrepressible grasp of the zeitgeist, its machinations and manipulations, its...
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Author: Kennedy, Brian D.Summary:
Dumplin' meets Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda in this heartfelt and funny contemporary romance inspired by Dollywood, about two boys who fall in love against the backdrop of a country...
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Author: Altrows, Rona, Lewis, Naomi K.Summary:
"We're not exactly scene-stealers, so you don't hear much from us shy folk-and that's usually how we like it." -Elizabeth Zotova, "My Dear X" The pages of this anthology are filled with personal...
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Author: Felske, Lorry W., Rasporich, Beverly JeanSummary:
The frontier reality of confronting new conditions, adapting cultural inclinations, and dealing with a volatile environment in an effort to establish and nurture new communities is central to the...