For thousands of young British girls, the influx of Canadian soldiers conscripted to Britain during the Second World War meant throngs of handsome young men. The result was over 48,000 marriages to Canadian soldiers alone, and a mass...
Biographies and autobiographies
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Author:Jarratt, MelyndaSummary: - Author:Elliott, StevenSummary:
Steven Elliott presents an explosive look at the chaos of war; the battle for life in its aftermath; a personal encounter with faith, love, tragedy, and renewal; and a confrontation of life's biggest questions.
- Author:Gopnik, BlakeSummary:
To this day, the name "Andy Warhol" conjures his famous images of soup cans and Marilyn Monroe. But though Pop Art became synonymous with Warhol's name and dominated the public's image of him, his life and work are...
- Author:Buffett, WarrenSummary:
A wise and winning collection of quotes, writings and favorite sayings, "Warren Buffett speaks" collects wisdom on diverse subjects such as investing, the Internet economy, running a business, teaching, and more. This unprecedented peek...
- Author:Horn, Bernd, Harris, StephenSummary:
They were the men who led our nation in war and peace. In world wars, they were the steady hands guiding our forces to victory; in peacekeeping, they helped to establish and preserve order. Over the years they have helped the Canadian...
- Author:Beals, MelbaSummary:
The author describes the threats and emotional abuse she endured from white students and adults along with her fears of endangering her family as she commited to being one of the first African American students to integrate Central High...
- Author:Klotz, JulietSummary:
Du haut de ses dix ans, Juliet passe des jeunesses hitlériennes à une jeunesse rurale à Bassecourt dans le Jura suisse, pour fuir le nazisme avec sa mère. Après des études rudimentaires, elle travaille successivement à Berne, Londres,...
- Author:Flexner, James ThomasSummary:
This "perceptive" and "satisfying" biography of George Washington by an award-winning historian "deserves a place on every American"s bookshelf" (The New York Times Book Review). James Thomas Flexner...
- Author:Pond, Michael, Palmer, MaureenSummary:
Psychotherapist Michael Pond is no stranger to the devastating consequences of alcoholism. He has helped hundreds of people conquer their addictions, but this knowledge did not prevent his own near-demise. In this riveting memoir, he...
- Author:Jean-Yves, SoucySummary:
It is 1963, Jean-Yves Soucy is 18 and looking for a summer job. He dreams of being a fire warden scanning the boreal forest from a fire tower. But to his dismay he is sent to an equipment depot somewhere between Val-d'Or and...
- Author:Horton, JillianSummary:
When we need help, we count on doctors to put us back together. But what happens when doctors fall apart? Jillian Horton, a general internist, has no idea what to expect during her five-day retreat at Chapin Mill, a Zen centre in...
- Author:Carlisle, Kelly GreySummary:
FOR FANS OF THE GLASS CASTLE, now a major motion picture starring Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson, and Naomi Watts "Moving and complex, this is an exquisitely written tale of perseverance and unconditional love. A worthwhile addition to...
- Author:Wooten, James T.Summary:
The global battle against AIDS is set against the life and death of Nkosi Johnson, a young South African boy who, despite having been born with the ailment, became a symbol of the struggle against the disease and the strength of the...
- Author:Lane, CassandraSummary:
When Cassandra Lane becomes pregnant at thirty-five, she turns to creative nonfiction to recreate her great-grandparents' history, which was never officially documented by the state, in order to impart a familial legacy to her son...
- Author:Welch, Liz, Yousafzai, MalalaSummary:
With her powerful new book, Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai starts with her own story of displacement to show what it means to lose your home, your community, and the only world you've ever known. She also shares the personal...
- Author:Irby, SamanthaSummary:
Sometimes you just have to laugh, even when life is a dumpster fire. With We Are Never Meeting in Real Life., "bitches gotta eat" blogger and comedian Samantha Irby turns the serio-comic essay into an art form. Whether talking...
- Author:McKowen, LauraSummary:
What could possibly be “lucky” about addiction? Absolutely nothing, thought Laura McKowen when drinking brought her to her knees. As she puts it, she “kicked and screamed . . . wishing for something - anything - else” to be her issue....
- Author:Haywood, TinaSummary:
Tina is a proud Yupungthai and Gangalilda woman; descended from ancestors who have walked this earth for 65,000 years. They are Tina's strength, and they have given her the resilience to fight through her darkest moments. Tina has...
- Author:Shehadeh, RajaSummary:
A subtle psychological portrait of the author's relationship with his father during the twentieth-century battle for Palestinian human rights. Aziz Shehadeh was many things: lawyer, activist, and political detainee. He was also the...
- Author:Nesteroff, KliphSummary:
A Best Book of 2021 by NPR and Esquire From Kliph Nesteroff, "the human encyclopedia of comedy" ( VICE ), comes the important and underappreciated story of Native Americans and comedy. It was one of the most reliable jokes in...
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