Mere Christianity, C. S. Lewis's eloquent and winsome defense of the Christian faith, originated as a series of BBC radio talks broadcast during the dark days of World War Two. Here is the story of the extraordinary life and afterlife...
Biographies and autobiographies
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Author:Marsden, George M.Summary: - Author:Wolk, JoshSummary:
Faced with the ultimate step into adulthood--marriage--34-year-old Wolk returns to the summer camp of his youth before walking down the aisle. His beloved campgrounds have remained remarkably the same, but Wolk finds that he has grown...
- Author:Rowlands, John J.Summary:
The classic chronicle of life and self-reliance in the great Northern Forest, now available in audio "Cache Lake Country is a gem for many reasons-a simple narrative, the ways in which it conveys the work-a-day joys and exertions of...
- Author:Cheripko, Jan.Summary:
Relates how one delegate to the Second Continental Congress battled bad weather and physical disabilities to arrive in Philadelphia in 1776, in time for the historic vote that led to independence.
- Author:Hagood, JohnsonSummary:
Major General Johnson Hagood (1873–1948) was one of South Carolina's most distinguished army officers of the 20th century. An artillerist and a scholar of military science, Hagood became a noted expert in logistics, and served as the...
- Author:Sasakamoose, FredSummary:
NATIONAL BESTSELLER "Fred Sasakamoose played in the NHL before First Nations people had the right to vote in Canada. This page turner will have you cheering for 'Fast Freddy' as he faces off against huge challenges both...
- Author:Darke, EleanorSummary:
In this investigation of the life and varied careers of True Davidson, Eleanor Darke seeks to discover what can be "truly said about True" – a fascinating and contradictory woman who was always ahead of her time. "There...
- Author:Graham, BillSummary:
Bill Graham – Canada’s minister of foreign affairs and minister of defence during the tumultuous years following 9/11 – takes us on a personal journey from his Vancouver childhood to important behind-the-scenes moments in recent global...
- Author:West, Francis J., Mattis, James N.Summary:
A clear-eyed account of learning how to lead in a chaotic world, by General Jim Mattis--the former Secretary of Defense and one of the most formidable strategic thinkers of our time--and Bing West, a former assistant secretary of...
- Author:Worth, JenniferSummary:
Leaving a middle-class childhood to become a midwife in London's poor East End, Jennifer Worth not only delivered babies, she touched numerous lives and recounted with depth the heartrending story of a neighborhood in transition. Call...
- Author:Taylor, Jim, Tait, CamSummary:
Cam Tait worked as a reporter for the Edmonton Journal for over thirty years, interviewing Wayne Gretzky, Stevie Wonder, James Brady and others. He now writes for the Edmonton Sun. He has two honorary degrees and much insight on the...
- Author:Stevens, DanaSummary:
In this genre-defying work of cultural history, the chief film critic of Slate places comedy legend and acclaimed filmmaker Buster Keaton's unique creative genius in the context of his time. Born the same year as the film industry...
- Author:Stewart, BarbaraSummary:
Bankrupt, homeless and with only an old Toyota Tercel to her name, Barbara Stewart has taken a job as a camp attendant at Trinidad 11, an oil-rig camp in northwestern Alberta. She was told it’s a “dry” camp—good news for a person hoping...
- Author:Goggins, DavidSummary:
For David Goggins, childhood was a nightmare. Poverty, prejudice, and physical abuse colored his days and haunted his nights. But through self-discipline, mental toughness, and hard work, Goggins transformed himself from a depressed,...
- Author:Levine, NormanSummary:
This travelogue-turned-expose of the 'polite nation' at midcentury proved so shocking it took twenty-one years - despite initial acclaim when released in 1958 - to see a Canadian edition. A record of his three-month journey across the...
- Author:Chapnick, AdamSummary:
It is hard to imagine a person who embodied the ideals of postwar Canadian foreign policy more than John Wendell Holmes. Holmes joined the foreign service in 1943, headed the Canadian Institute of International Affairs from 1960 to 1973...
- Author:Gray, LarrySummary:
The stories of Canada's top pilots of World War II continue to amaze and inspire us. From Dick Audet, the only Spitfire pilot to ever claim five kills in a single sortie to Russell Russ Bannock who shot down 19 V-1 rocket bombs in his...
- Author:Howell, ElizabethSummary:
With interviews from Chris Hadfield and Marc Garneau, the tale of Canada's involvement in international space exploration from the 1960s to the present day Canada is a small but mighty power in space exploration. After providing...
- Author:Lahey, D. T., Henighan, Tom, Wilson, John, Shardlow, Tom, Bridge, Kathryn, Legaré, FrancineSummary:
Presenting six titles in the Quest Biography series that profiles prominent figures in Canada’s history. Canada is a vast land with many remote regions to be explored. Among the intrepid explorers who travelled the wilderness and mapped...
- Author:Braid, Kate, Larsen, WayneSummary:
Presenting three titles in the Quest Biography series that profiles prominent figures in Canada’s history. Canada’s vast wilderness presents many opportunities for artists to capture its beauty in their distinct styles, and the country...
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