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Captain Alan Lewrie of the Royal Navy is ordered to head to Cuba and Spanish Florida to search for French…
and Spanish privateers who have been preying on British merchantmen, and to determine whether the privateers have been getting aid from the Americans. Sequel to "The invasion year". 2012.
Tim Jacobs is having a mid-life crisis affair with his student, Angela Manning. Tim's wife Kari learns of the affair…
after receiving an anonymous phone call. Kari goes home to sort things out, but while she is there Kari encounters an old flame, which only adds to her confusion. Some descriptions of sex and violence. 2002.
When Colonel Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders invade Cuba in 1898, Eben Pay, an attorney from Arkansas, and his…
big-hearted Osage Indian sidekick Joe Mountain are both drawn into the war against Spain. Some strong language. c1988.
The story of a Native American boy's coming-of-age in the 1960s and 1970s on Iowa's hardscrabble Black Eagle Child Settlement.…
Portrays his struggle to adhere to tribal traditions while living in a white-run school and community. Strong language, violence, and descriptions of sex. Companion to "Black Eagle Child." c1996.
Moore's autobiography covers the first 50 years of his life. He talks about the wide range of careers he has…
worked in, such as soldier, actor, playwright, critic, composer, and member of the Canada Council. c1994.
This book is a celebration of Peter Gzowski's life and of the enormous role he played in Canadian life. It…
collects tributes from friends and colleagues, and from grieving strangers who had been touched by him in one of the roles that provide us with the chapters in this book: as a writer in newspapers, magazines, or books; as a radio broadcaster; on camera; as a lover of Canada; and as a father, relative, or trusted friend. 2002.
The last published story by the author, a moving tale of three generations of men from a single family whose…
lives are forever altered by the long shadow of war. While waiting for his son and grandson to arrive at his Cape Breton home to attend a Remembrance Day ceremony together, Second World War veteran David MacDonald remembers his time at the front as well as the lasting impact of the war on his personal life. 2014.
Tawish is the owner of an antique and gift shop in Angel's Gap, Maryland - an ordinary woman with an…
ordinary life. At least, that's what everyone in Angel's Gap thinks. They have no idea that Laine used to be Elaine O'Hara, daughter of a notorious con man, always on the move, always one step ahead of the law. But Laine's past is catching up with her. 2003.
This text provides a guide to good, professional practice. Places an emphasis on key points of technical understanding. Regular activities…
enhance the learning process. Features diagrams and illustrations of the highest quality. Offers a balanced approach to the variety of methods and techniques practised. 1997.
Five years after his daughter Sarah disappears, Mike Sullivan is still determined to find her - alive. The only suspect,…
Father Jonah, is dying of cancer, and Mike races to unlock his secrets before it's too late. Is there a connection between Sarah's disappearance and that of Mike's mother years ago, and why has his father suddenly reappeared? Edgar Award finalist 2005. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2004.
This biography examines the life of the Dutch artist Rembrandt. The author conjures the world in which Rembrandt moved -…
its sounds, smells and tastes as well as its politics - and the influences on him including the wars of the Protestant United Provinces against Spain, and the demands of patrons and the ambitions of contemporaries. Above all the profound effect on Rembrandt of the leading master of the immediately preceding generation, Rubens, with whom Rembrandt was obsessed for the first part of his life. 1999.
Arriving in London from Boston, Con Lindow becomes a bombing victim. When the British police learn Lindow is an Irish…
national, he becomes a chief suspect. He teams up with an out-of-favour policeman to find the real bomber--the only way to prove Lindow's innocence. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2000.
Portrait of a woman the author describes as a twentieth-century courtesan who, through the shrewd use of wealth and position,…
lived in the brilliance of world luminaries in politics, media, business, and theatre. Chronicles Harriman's privileged youth, her marriages to three powerful figures, and her own political ascent to the post of ambassador to France. 1996.
Dr. Xiaolan Zhao has treated thousands of women suffering from fatigue, PMS, infertility, depression, menopausal symptoms and other gynecological disorders…
- common health problems in the West, but not in China, where traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been an integral part of women's lives for thousands of years. She explains what every woman can do in terms of ongoing and preventative self-care to improve her health and vitality and prevent illness. Descriptions of sex. 2006.
Cole Harrison has a dilemma - he has to find a wife right away, or his uncle will leave the…
share of the business that Cole built up to another relative. Diana Foster has just been jilted by her fiancé for an Italian heiress. The two decide to marry for business reasons. But as time goes on, they discover that they may have actually fallen in love. 1996.