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Travel and geography, European travel and geography
A guided tour of the English cottages, castles and countryside spots that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle used as settings for the Sherlock Holmes stories. 1985.
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Religion, Christianity
Grace, it's what we crave most when our guilt is exposed. It's the very thing we are hesitant to extend… when we are confronted with the guilt of others - especially when their guilt has robbed us of something we consider valuable. c2010.
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Humour, Sports and games
Thirty humorous essays on the perils of the sporting life. The author writes about the mishaps and hardships endured by zealous but inept outdoorsmen. Bestseller 1985.
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Religion, Christianity
About conservative Protestant Christians and their spread around the globe. It focuses on "Health and Wealth" Christians. A ministry in… Scandinavia is shown to be closely linked to evangelicals in other parts of the world, particularly the United States. The book provides the first extended account by an anthropologist of a Health and Wealth ministry. It makes a major contribution to an understanding of the material lives of these Christians: their art, architecture and uses of electronic technologies such as television, videos and the Internet. 2000.
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Religion, Christianity
How differently would we live if we believed that every dimension of our lives were part of a purposeful design… in which no thread were wrongly woven? As Christians, we believe that great events such as birth or death are guided by the hand of God, yet we drift into feeling that our daily lives are the product of our own efforts. Examines our backgrounds, disappointments, triumphs, and beliefs, and explains how they are all part of the intentional and perfect work of the Grand Weaver. 2007.
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Sports and games
An exploration of a year spent with a top UK first division football team, the Tottenham HotSpur Football Club. 1972.
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Sports and games, Hockey
Former Montreal Canadiens goalie and former President of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Dryden captures the essence of hockey and what… it means to its fans. He gives us vivid portraits of the characters - Guy Lafleur, Larry Robinson, Serge Savard, coach Scotty Bowman - that made the Canadiens of the 1970s one of the greatest hockey teams in history. Dryden also reflects on life on the road, in the spotlight, and on the ice, offering up a rare inside look at the game. This edition marks the 20th anniversary of book’s original publication. Strong language, some descriptions of violence. 2005.
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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Sports and games, Hockey
2017-18 marks the hundredth anniversary of the birth of the National Hockey League. But the league almost didn't survive its… first year. Duff chronicles the trials and tribulations of that first season, and tells the story of that first generation of hockey heroes who lent their names to the game they loved, and helped to make it great. 2017.
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Travel and geography, European travel and geography
Novelist, critic, and biographer White, who moved to Paris in 1983, describes his wanderings through the city's arrondissements, including districts… congenial to writers, African-Americans, Jews, artists, gays and lesbians, and royalists. A flâneur is someone who strolls about a city with no specific purpose, yet is attuned to its history and character. Bestseller. 2001.
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Sports and games
The first Tour de France was a far cry from the polished international sporting event we see on television today.… Organized by the financially free falling L'Auto magazine, the desperate editors thought that organizing a grand cycling tour was the only thing that could save their publication. There was no indication that a ramshackle cycling pack would draw crowds to throng France's rutted roads and cheer the first Tour heroes. But they did, and cycling would never be the same again. 2017.
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Travel and geography, European travel and geography
Award-winning journalist and author Simon Winchester takes readers on a personal tour of the Balkans. Combining history and interviews with… the people who live there, Winchester offers a fascinating glimpse into the complex issues at work in this chaotic region. 2001.
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Religion, Inspirational and family life
Years before she became the celebrated speaker and Unity minister she is today, Edwene Gaines was raising her daughter in… abject poverty. Overwhelmed and terrified, she turned toward her faith for reassurance, sustenance, and direction. As she began to follow the four spiritual laws of prosperity her life turned around and today she lives a life of once unimaginable luxury. This straightforward guide lays it all out for her listeners in a way that can change anyone's consciousness. 2006.
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Sports and games
Each of these workouts emphasizes a different aspect of fitness, including aerobics, speed, and specific strokes. Also includes chapters on general training and stroke technique. 1984.
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Religion, Judaism
In this first volume of a new translation, Fox uses as his base the German translation done by Martin Buber… and Franz Rosenzweig between 1925 and 1962. Guided by the principle that the Hebrew Bible was meant to be read aloud, Fox renders a poetic version with careful attention to rhythm and sound. Includes commentaries and notes. 1995. (The Schocken Bible ; 1)
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Bestsellers (Non-fiction), Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Sports and games
“The Fix” tells the story of an investigative journalist who sets out to examine the seedy world of match-fixing in professional soccer. 2010.
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Travel and geography, European travel and geography
A history of the Mediterranean world from the dramatic creation of the sea when the Atlantic flooded across the barrier… of land connecting Morocco and Gibraltar and plunged over a cliff 50 times the height of Niagara. The transformation of man in this rich region from hunter-gather to a settled form of existence was the beginning of civilisation and so began the process that was to transform the whole area. 1987.
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Religion, Religious texts
The spiritual experiences and practical, daily events of a prairie family a century ago. Encountering problems not unlike those faced… today, they gained insights in life that show the eternal value of simple faith in a loving heavenly father. 1989.
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Sports and games
When Sepp Blatter joined FIFA in 1975 it had just twelve employees. Forty years later, the FBI have accused fourteen… executives of forty-seven counts of money laundering, racketeering and tax evasion linked to kickbacks. This book tells the story of how football got big, how FIFA got corrupt and what this means for soccer fans around the world. 2017.
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Biography, Sports biography, Canadian non-fiction, Sports and games
Biography of the Canadian boxer who won the Canadian and British titles, and went on to fight for the light-heavyweight championship of the world. 1981.
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Sports biography, Humour, Sports and games
Explosive, funny, perceptive account of the George Foreman-Muhammad Ali heavyweight boxing championship in Zaire, Africa. Some strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 1975.