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The great escape
By Paul Brickhill. 2000
The Great Escape tells how more than six hundred men in a German prisoner of war camp worked together to…
achieve an extraordinary break-out. Every night for a year they dug tunnels, and those who weren't digging forged passports, drew maps, faked weapons and tailored German uniforms and civilian clothes to wear once they had escaped. All of this was conducted under the very noses of their prison guards. When the right night came, the actual escape itself was timed to the split second - but of course, not everything went according to plan... 2000.Canada: a people's history, volume two
By Don Gillmor, Pierre Turgeon, Achille Michaud. 2001
Beginning with the Riel Rebellion and ending with the confrontation between the Mohawk and the army at Oka, Quebec, in…
1990, Volume II covers more than a hundred years of change and development in Canada. It deals with the two world wars, the Depression years, and Canada's adjustments to the post-war world and the arrival of wave after wave of immigrants. Also examined are the political changes, including the eruption of nationalism in Quebec, women's long fight for equal rights, and the creation of Canadians' most cherished social service: universal health care. 2001.Canada: a people's history, volume one
By Don Gillmor, Pierre Turgeon. 2000
Based on the CBC series of the same name, this work covers the history of Canada from the earliest days…
to the 1870's. Described are explorers, adventurers, settlers, native peoples, leaders, the ordinary people of the land, and their contributions. Major events, including wars and the Riel rebellion, are also discussed. Some violence. Uniform title: Canada (Television program)A walk in the woods: rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
By Bill Bryson. 1997
Bryson relates the adventures and misadventures of two totally unfit hikers as he and longtime friend Stephen Katz traverse the…
2,100-mile Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine. Returning from more than twenty years in Britain, he set out to rediscover his homeland, but the two men find themselves awed by the terrain and stymied by the unfamiliar local culture. His gruelling yet fascinating trek gave him a rare perspective on American life. Some strong language. Bestseller. 1997.Wild: a journey from lost to found
By Cheryl Strayed. 2015
At 26, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the wake of her mother's death, her family disbanded and…
her marriage crumbled. With nothing to lose, she made the most impulsive decision of her life: to walk 1,100 miles of the west coast of America - from the Mojave Desert, through California and Oregon, and into Washington State - and to do it alone. She had no experience of long-distance hiking and the journey was nothing more than a line on a map. But it held a promise - a promise of piecing together a life that lay in ruins at her feet. 2015.Wild: [récit]
By Cheryl Strayed. 2013
Lorsque sur un coup de tête, Cheryl Strayed boucle son sac à dos, elle n'a aucune idée de ce qui…
l'attend. Tout ce qu'elle sait, c'est que sa vie est un désastre. Entre une mère trop aimée, brutalement disparue, un divorce douloureux et un lourd passé de junkie, Cheryl vacille. Pour tenir debout et affronter les fantômes de son passé, elle choisit de s'en remettre à la nature et de marcher. Elle part seule pour une randonnée de mille sept cents kilomètres sur le Chemin des crêtes du Pacifique, un parcours abrupt et sauvage de l'Ouest américain. Au fil de cette longue route, elle va surmonter douleurs et fatigue pour renouer avec elle-même et finalement trouver sa voie. 2013.Black Hawk down: a story of modern war
By Mark Bowden. 1999
Recreates the U.S. military operation in Mogadishu, Somalia, on October 3-4, 1993, when ninety-nine American soldiers were surrounded and trapped.…
Describes how the planned one-hour mission turned into an overnight fight for survival. Based on journalist's interviews with the soldiers, helicopter pilots, and Somali clan leaders. Bestseller. 1999.Roughing it
By Mark Twain. 1913
A walk in the woods: rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
By Bill Bryson. 1997
Bryson relates the adventures and misadventures of two totally unfit hikers, as he and longtime friend Stephen Katz traverse the…
2,100-mile Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine. Returning from more than twenty years in Britain, he set out to rediscover his homeland, but the two men find themselves awed by the terrain and stymied by the unfamiliar local culture. His gruelling yet fascinating trek gave him a rare perspective on American life. Some strong language. Bestseller.The curse of Oak Island: the story of the world's longest treasure hunt
By Randall Sullivan. 2018
A fascinating account of the strange, rich history of Oak Island and the intrepid treasure hunters who have driven themselves…
to financial ruin, psychotic breakdowns, and even death in pursuit of answers. Now as Michigan brothers Marty and Rick Lagina become the latest to attempt to solve the mystery, as documented on HISTORY's television show 'The Curse of Oak Island', Randall Sullivan takes readers along to follow their quest firsthand. 2018.Pretty Things
By Janelle Brown. 2020
SOON TO BE A LIMITED SERIES STARRING NICOLE KIDMAN'Pretty Things is awesome. Simple as that. I loved every page'Harlan Coben'It's…
Dynasty meets Patricia Highsmith' Washington Post 'Will keep you turning pages till the end'Attica Locke 'Outrageously entertaining'Times Crime Club Nina once bought into the idea that her fancy arts degree would lead to a fulfilling career. When that dream crashed, she turned to stealing from rich kids in L.A. alongside her wily Irish boyfriend, Lachlan. But when her mom falls ill, Nina puts everything on the line to help her, running her most dangerous scam yet.Vanessa is a privileged young heiress who wanted to make her mark in the world. Instead she becomes an Instagram influencer - but behind the covetable façade is a life marked by tragedy.After a broken engagement, Vanessa retreats to her family's sprawling mountain estate, a mansion of dark secrets. It's there that her path collides with Nina's and gives way to a winter of desire and aspiration, duplicity and revenge.'Smart, seductive, and utterly captivating' PopSugar'Deliciously fun' The Week'A can't-look-away story of and for our generation' Chandler Baker, author of Whisper Network'Literary suspense at its best' Angie Kim, author of Miracle Creek