John Lewis, who at age twenty-five marched in Selma and was beaten on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, is a visionary and a man of faith. Using intimate interviews with Lewis and his family and deep...
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Author: Meacham, JonSummary:
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Author: Bausum, Ann.Summary:
Bausum compares and contrasts the childhoods of John Lewis and James Zwerg in a way that helps young readers understand the segregated experience of our nation's past. The book shows how a common...
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Author: MacKenzie, John T.Summary:
The memoirs of John T. MacKenzie reveal a truly remarkable man: a highly respected authority on highland piping with a commitment to tradition and excellence in performance. Born in Edinburgh,...
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Author: Murray, John WilsonSummary:
Incidents in the life of John Wilson Murray.
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Author: Campbell, GarySummary:
Since the last Ice Age, the only safe route into Canada's interior during the winter started at the Bay of Fundy and followed the main rivers north to the St. Lawrence River through what is now...
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Author: Fitzgerald, Judith, Wilson, John, Bridge, Kathryn, Stewart, Roderick, Macpherson, MargaretSummary:
Presenting five titles in the Quest Biography series that profiles prominent figures in Canada’s history. The important Canadian lives detailed here are: John Franklin, while not a Canadian, an...
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Author: Rosemond, JohnSummary:
For more than 40 years and counting, family psychologist and bestselling author John Rosemond has been counseling parents about how to help children do their best in school. This new book draws on...
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Author: Fitzgerald, Judith, Wilson, John, Bridge, Kathryn, Stewart, Roderick, Macpherson, MargaretSummary:
Presenting five titles in the Quest Biography series that profiles prominent figures in Canada's history. The important Canadian lives detailed here are: John Franklin, while not a Canadian, an...
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Author: Toomey, CraigSummary:
In 1960, Montreal stock broker John Dobson launched an informal investment club with a close group of friends and associates, including future prime minister John Turner. His Formula Growth Fund...
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Author: Du Mez, Kristin KobesSummary:
How did a libertine who lacks even the most basic knowledge of the Christian faith win 81 percent of the white evangelical vote in 2016? And why have white evangelicals become a presidential...
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Author: Konieczny, Vladimir, Dunton, Darcy, Labrèche-Larouche, Michelle, Rigelhof, T.F., Slade, Arthur, Plante, Raymond, Braid, KateSummary:
Presenting five titles in the Quest Biography series that profiles prominent figures in Canada’s history. The important Canadian lives detailed here are: Emma Albani, a nineteenth century opera...
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Author: Madden, Thomas F.Summary:
Saint Louis University professor Thomas F. Madden delivers lectures on the history of the papacy and also sheds light on the personalities of the popes and the flavor of their pontificates. At the...
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Author: Feltoe, RichardSummary:
A Gentleman of Substance covers the remarkable life of John Redpath. Born to humble circumstances in Scotland in 1796, he emigrated to Canada in 1816 to become a stonemason in Montreal. By 1818 he...
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Author: Smith, GeneSummary:
The dramatic biography of one of the most notorious families in American history. Junius Booth and his sons, Edwin and John Wilkes, were nineteenth-century America's most famous theatrical...
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Author: CROWLEY, F. KSummary:
Documents Forrest's career as inland explorer, public servant and politician. "After being actively involved in the drafting of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia, Sir...