Surviving in the Hour of Darkness:The Health and Wellness of Women of Colour and Indigenous Women addresses the health issues - physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual - of black women, First...
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Author: Harding, G. SophieSummary:
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Author: Locke, Hillary BellSummary:
Before her Wall Street dream is again within her grasp, Cynthia Jakubek will come to appreciate Robert F. Kennedy's memorable advice: ''Forgive your enemies, but remember their names.'' Eight...
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Author: Morris, Mary McGarrySummary:
Abandoned by his wife, a man tries to protect his family during the Great Depression, in this "powerful" novel by the bestselling author of Songs in Ordinary Time (Publishers Weekly)....
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Author: Keith, PhilSummary:
The incredible life story of Eugene Bullard, the first African American military pilot in WWI, who went on to become a self-taught jazz musician, a Paris nightclub impresario, a spy in the French...
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Author: Courtenay, BryceSummary:
Based on the real life of a remarkable young woman at the beginning of the last century, this is the gripping, heart-wrenching story of Jessica and her courageous fight for justice and love...
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Author: Thompson, CherylSummary:
From martyr to insult, how 'Uncle Tom' has influenced two centuries of racial politics.Jackie Robinson, President Barack Obama, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, O.J. Simpson and...
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Author: Thompson, CherylSummary:
Jackie Robinson, President Barack Obama, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, O. J. Simpson, and Christopher Darden have all been accused of being an Uncle Tom during their careers. How, why,...
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Author: Thomas, Kai.Summary:
NATIONAL BESTSELLER Shortlisted for the 2023 Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize Shortlisted for the 2023 AMAZON CANADA FIRST NOVEL AWARD The fates of two unforgettable women—one just...
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Author: Thomas, AngieSummary:
Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor black neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is...
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Author: D'Arcy, Stephen, Black, Toban, Weis, Tony, Kahn Russell, JoshuaSummary:
Tar sands "development" comes with an enormous environmental and human cost. But tar sands opponents (who are fighting a powerful international industry) are likened to terrorists;...
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Author: Boyle, TerrySummary:
Gripping descriptions of paranormal experiences will leave the reader in awe. Interested in discovering more about haunted Ontario? Join Terry Boyle as he explores the shadowlands beyond the grave...
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Author: AnonymousSummary:
The particular emphasis on varieties of seafood in The New England Cook Book, including specific recipes for cod, halibut, striped and sea bass, black fish, shad, salt cod, fish cakes, lobsters...
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Author: Crowen, T. J.Summary:
Published in New York in 1856, Every Lady’s Cook Book was revolutionary in its time for being written “for all classes of people” as well as for “those who desire rich, well-seasoned dishes, and...
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Author: Royal, PriscillaSummary:
In the late summer of 1274, King Edward has finally been anointed England’s ruler, and his queen contemplates a pilgrimage in gratitude for their safe return from Outremer, a journey that will...
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The spirits of Ireland come alive in this nineteenth-century collection of stories, songs, and poems selected and edited by Nobel Prize winner W. B. Yeats. Lose yourself in these supernatural...
Genre: Classic fiction, Myths and folk tales