The verb esperar means to wait. It also means to hope.—“The Past Was a Small Notebook, Much Scribbled-Upon”, Cora Siré Waiting, that most human of experiences, saturates all of our lives. We...
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Author: Altrows, Rona, Sedivy, Julie, Albert, Samantha, Butala, Sharon, Cawthorne, Jane, Chan, Weyman, Danos, Rebecca, Edgar, Patti, Greentree, Leslie, Graham-Pole, John, Anstey Hanen, Edythe Anstey, Hansen, Vivian, Harris, Jane, Harrison, Richard, Kvern, Lee, Haynes, Elizabeth, Lévesque, Anne, Macpherson, Margaret, Major, Alice, McGrath, Wendy, Ian McKay, Stuart Ian, Neilsen Glenn, Lorri, Olding, Susan, Rees, Roberta, Seifert, Kathy, Siré, Cora, Ross Smith, Steven Ross, Sorbie, Anne, Sorestad, Glen, S. Thompson, Kelly S., van Eck, Robin van, van Herk, ArithaSummary:Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Essays
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Author: Soucoup, DanSummary:
During the Great Depression, promoter, salesman, and pilot Richard Thorne McCully became an aviation pioneer, capturing much of the Maritime region from the air. Along with photographer Harold...
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Author: Thomas, B. G.Summary:
Todd Burton has had enough of small-town Buckman. His abusive stepfather calls him a fag; his friend Austin makes him realize he may be gay, but Todd doesn’t want to admit his stepfather is right...
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Author: Cole, Clay, Hinckley, DavidSummary:
There was a small sliver of time between Be-Bop and Hip-Hop, when a new generation of teenagers created rock 'n' roll. Clay Cole was one of those teenagers he was the host of his own Saturday...
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Author: Hinkson, JakeSummary:
Richard Weatherford is a successful small-town preacher in the Arkansas Ozarks. He's a proud husband and father of five and has worked hard to grow his loyal flock with strong sermons and smart...
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Author: Sharp, Jenn, Marjan, RichardSummary:
A robust and inspiring travel companion for both local and visiting food-lovers alike that reveals the stories, inspiration, and friendly faces of the people who craft great food in Saskatchewan....
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Author: Weight, RichardSummary:
Welcome to the world of the sharp-suited ‘faces’. The Italianistas. The scooter-riding, all-night-dancing instigators of what became, from its myriad sources, a very British phenomenon.
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Author: Ingram, Mike, Trigg, Jonathan, Fremont-Barnes, GregorySummary:
Three battles that shook the British Isles and changed the course of world history. Three renowned experts each take up one crucial day when the future of the throne, or Europe itself, hung in the...
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Author: Rosenfield, Kat.Summary:
"Blade-sharp, whip-smart, and genuinely original - a thriller to refresh your faith in the genre, your belief that a story can still outpace and outsmart you."-AJ Finn, #1 New York Times...
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Author: King, StephenSummary:
In the small town of Castle Rock, strange Leland Gaunt sets up a curio shop called "Needful Things" where people can buy anything they desire -- for a price! Some Violence and strong...
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Author: Peck, RichardSummary:
Newbery Medalist Richard Peck tells a story of small-town life, gay marriage, and everyday heroes in this novel for fans of Gary Schmidt and Jack GantosArcher Magill has spent a lively five years...
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Author: Pearl, MatthewSummary:
Boston, 1868. The Civil War may be over but a new war has begun, one between the past and the present, tradition and technology. On a former marshy wasteland, the daring Massachusetts Institute of...
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Author: Schneider, JasonSummary:
Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain could not have envisioned what his death would mean to Generation X – or that he would influence one young man from small-town Quebec to take his own life . . .
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Author: O'Neill, RobertSummary:
A stirringly evocative, thought-provoking, and often jaw-dropping account, The Operator ranges across SEAL Team Operator Robert O'Neill's awe-inspiring four-hundred-mission career, which...
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Author: Chancy, Myriam J.A.Summary:
At the end of a long, sweltering day, as markets and businesses begin to close for the evening, an earthquake of 7.0 magnitude shakes the capital of Haiti, Port-au-Prince. Award-winning author...
Genre: Domestic fiction