Stories are medicine. During a time of heightened isolation, this bestselling author shares what he knows about the power of storytelling--and offers some of his own favourite stories from Elders...
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Author: Van Camp, RichardSummary:
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Author: Brokaw, Tom.Summary:
Tom Brokaw recounts the endgame of the Watergate scandal and the Nixon presidency in real time, from his perspective in the press corps as a young White House correspondent for NBC News. The last...
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Author: Keren, MichaelSummary:
Online discourse has created a new media environment for contributions to public life, one that challenges the social significance of the role of public intellectuals—intellectuals who, whether by...
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Author: Greene, RobertSummary:
Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this piercing work distills three thousand years of the history of power into 48 well-explicated laws. This bold volume outlines the laws of power in...
Genre: Political science, Psychology -
Author: Marquis, GregSummary:
Truth and Honour explores the 2011 murder of Saint John businessman Richard Oland, of the prominent family that owns Moosehead Breweries, the ensuing police investigation and the arrest, trial,...
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Author: Robbins, MikeSummary:
Mike Robbins is a powerful motivational speaker whose wisdom helps others improve their lives. Breaking new ground in Focus on the Good Stuff, he illustrates the power of positive thinking by...
Genre: Self-help publications -
Author: Charan, Ram, Drotter, Stephen, Noel, JamesSummary:
Ram Charan, Stephen Drotter, and James Noel are three eminent business consultants on the cutting edge of the knowledge economy. They have coached managers at many world-class organizations--and...
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Author: Clippingdale, Richard, Clark, JoeSummary:
Arguably, Sir John Willison had more influence on the evolution of Canada’s emerging nationalism and public policy shifts than any other journalist had in his time or since. Sir John Willison (...
Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Political science -
Author: Terry GoodkindSummary:
Fantasy fiction. A short novel of immense scope that shows Terry Goodkind's storytelling powers at their very best. In the days of the war against Panis Rahl, a young woman presents the first...
Genre: Fantasy fiction -
Author: Gregory, PhilippaSummary:
A knight's widow in 1461, Elizabeth employs her considerable charms to reel in the biggest catch of all--virile King Edward IV. When their clandestine marriage comes to light, powerful enemies eye...
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Author: Hanrahan, MauraSummary:
The Doryman follows the true story of Richard Hanrahan from age nine when he is ripped away from the safety and comfort of the schoolroom to the seasonal shore fishery on Newfoundland’s...
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Author: Little, TessSummary:
A glamorous birthday dinner in the Hollywood Hills ends with the famous host dead and every guest under suspicion in The Last Guest, a dark, cinematic suspense debut reminiscent of an Agatha...
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Author: Estleman, Loren D.Summary:
Revolutionizing traditional mortuary practices, Richard Connable develops a method of preserving the human dignity of the deceased. His wife Lucy struggles to keep their marriage whole as she...
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Author: Forster, GwynneSummary:
Starting a new life in the Thank the Lord Boarding House, a place that houses "misguided souls," Jolene discovers that she is not alone when she meets Richard Peterson, a high-powered businessman...
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Author: Eddy, Mark C.Summary:
The Yukon, 1907. North America’s last untamed frontier. Dawson City has reached its tipping point. The citizens, and the people they count on to protect them, now live under the brutal control of...
Genre: Historical fiction, Canadian fiction