'What are you feeling so anxious about' I'm the guy who has to go out there and lose.' 'That's what I don't like. That's what you don't realise. It...
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Author: Markovits, BenjaminSummary:Genre: Domestic fiction
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Author: Mosley, WalterSummary:
At twelve years old, Cornelius secretly takes over his father's job at a silent film theater in New York's East Village. After his father dies and his mother disappears, Cornelius sets...
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Author: Kennedy, ScottSummary:
A colourful look at Toronto's pioneer roots, tracing the history of three neighbourhoods from their farming days to modern day. Includes: Don Mills: From Forests and Farms to Forces of...
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Author: Kennedy, Scott, Hopkins, JeanneSummary:
The history of the oldest parish church in the Toronto area is also the history of North Toronto and a changing culture. The War of 1812 was barely over when the people of York Mills felled the...
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Author: Benn, Carl, Jackman, Henry N.R.Summary:
Fearing an American invasion of Upper Canada, John Graves Simcoe had Fort York built in 1793 as an emergency defensive measure. That act became the first step in the founding of modern Toronto....
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Author: Stahr, WalterSummary:
From the award-winning and New York Times best-selling author of Seward and Stanton, here is the critically acclaimed and definitive biography of John Jay: a major Founding Father, a true national...
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Author: Fiennes-Clinton, RichardSummary:
In 1793, John Graves Simcoe established a plot of land along the shores of Lake Ontario as the site for the new capital of Upper Canada, which he named York. This engaging popular history provides...
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Author: Deford, FrankSummary:
In The Old Ball Game, Frank Deford, NPR sports commentator and Sports Illustrated journalist retells the story of an unusual friendship between two towering figures in baseball history. At the...
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Author: Sarty, Roger, Knight, DougSummary:
Saint John became a gateway to what is now Canada in the early 1600s, and Fort La Tour, built in 1632, was one of the three main forts of Acadie. In Saint John Fortifications, Roger Sarty and Doug...
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Author: John, EltonSummary:
In his first and only official autobiography, music icon Elton John reveals the truth about his extraordinary life, from his rollercoaster lifestyle as shown in the film Rocketman , to becoming a...
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Author: Dallek, RobertSummary:
"Robert Dallek's masterful John F. Kennedy : an unfinished life was a number one national bestseller, and it remains the most widely read one-volume biography of the 35th president. Now...
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Author: Tregaskis, RichardSummary:
From the bestselling author of Guadalcanal Diary: The thrilling true story of the future president's astonishing act of heroism during World War II. In the early morning hours of August 2,...
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Author: McDonell, JohnSummary:
The republication of the memoirs of Colonel John McDonell of Scottas (1728-1810) will be welcomed by Highlanders the world over. Neither romantic novel nor learned history can conjure up for us so...
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Author: Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank)Summary:
In the sixth of the series of ten adventure stories that Wizard of Oz writer L. Frank Baum penned for young adults, wealthy magnate and world traveler Uncle John proposes that the family escape...
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Author: Fryer, Mary Beacock, Dracott, ChristopherSummary:
One of the legendary figures of Ontario history, John Graves Simcoe was the commander of the Queen’s Rangers during the American Revolution. In 1791 he was appointed the first lieutenant-governor...