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Ruth Montgomery, herald of the new age: Herald Of The New Age
By Ruth Shick Montgomery, Joanne Garland. 1986
Sable Island
By Bruce Armstrong. 1981
Sable Island, known as "the graveyard of the Atlantic" because of the 500 ships wrecked off its shores, has become…
better known in recent years as the home of wild horses. 1981.Hertig asserts that both the American and Canadian governments are intentionally misleading their citizens about the Pentagon's unprecedented plans to…
weaponize space, about the new Russian and Chinese nuclear missile build-ups, and about the destruction of important, long-standing arms control agreements. Other topics covered are why the so-called U.S. missile "defence" system is really about establishing a U.S. first-strike-from-space capability, why both Paul Martin and Stephen Harper want to join in George W. Bush's program, and how all these factors may be leading to a rapidly increasing danger of a nuclear apocalypse. 2004.Ruth, a portrait: the story of Ruth Bell Graham
By Patricia Daniels Cornwell. 1997
Written by a popular crime novelist -- a family friend -- this account of the wife of evangelist Billy Graham…
begins with Ruth Bell's early life in China as a child of missionaries. Because she wanted to follow in her parents' footsteps, it took persuasion on Graham's part to convince her to marry him and become his helpmate. 1997.Run, hide, repeat: a memoir of a fugitive childhood
By Pauline Dakin. 2017
Pauline Dakin, a CBC journalist, spent her childhood on the run. Without warning or goodbyes, her mother twice uprooted her…
and her brother, moving thousands of miles away from family and friends. Years later her mother revealed they'd been running from the Mafia and were receiving protection from a covert anti-organized crime task force. When her mother decided to go into protective custody, an exhausted Dakin planned to disappear as well. But before that happened, she made a horrifying discovery. Her family's strange existence was based on a bizarre hoax, a web of lies manufactured by trusted loved ones. Bestseller. 2017.Roughing it in the suburbs: reading Chatelaine magazine in the fifties and sixties (Studies in gender and history ; #16)
By Valerie Joyce Korinek. 2000
While the Chatelaine magazine of the 1950's and 60's was filled with advertisements that promoted domestic perfection, it also began…
to contain material that subversively complicated that ideal. Articles on abortion, spousal abuse, and poverty proliferated alongside explicitly feminist editorials, laying the foundation for feminism in Canada. Offers a detailed analysis of the times, the issues, and the national cross section of the women (and sometimes men) who participated in the success of a Canadian cultural landmark. 2000.Royal secrets: the view from downstairs
By Stephen P Barry. 1985
Prince Charles' ex-valet describes the household of Buckingham Palace and the other Royal residences, as well as the duties of…
the various servants. Sequel to "Royal service: my twelve years as valet to Prince Charles" (DC04351). 1985.Roses round the door
By Doreen Tovey. 1982
The author describes her introduction to the English countryside, as well as to the village "characters" she and her husband…
meet on their quest to find a country home of their own. 1982.Ronald Colman, a very private person: a biography
By Juliet Benita Colman. 1975
Nostalgic biography by the daughter of the movie star. The son of a silk merchant, Colman dabbled in amateur theatricals…
before seeing action in World War I. His career as an actor was launched in films with his appearance opposite Lillian Gish in 1923. 1975.Road song
By Natalie Kusz. 1990
The author recalls her family and youth in Alaska, including the accident that left her blind in one eye, her…
family's poverty and bad luck, her teenage rebellion and her return to the land. 1990.River in a dry land: a prairie passage
By Trevor Herriot. 2000
The author recounts summer days as a youth on a 70-acre piece of land on Saskatchewan's Qu'Appelle River, and introduces…
his immediate and extended family, most of whom are farmers. He describes the effect of mining on the river and the valley, retells Cree and Metis legends, and also describes the more recent experiences of the Russians, Finns, Jews, Scots, and English who have settled in the area. A mixture of family history, ecology, and social commentary which laments the loss of rural culture. 2000.River song: sailing the history of the St. Lawrence
By Phil Jenkins. 2001
The author sails a tall ship from one end of the St. Lawrence River to the other, walks its banks,…
and dives its depths to trace the flow of Canada's early history from the perspective of its greatest river. Along the way, he recounts how individuals have made their acquaintance with the river, from the King of Siam, to the Molson family magnates. He also provides tales of war, trade, hope, abuse, disappearance and triumph. 2001.Rise to greatness: the history of Canada from the Vikings to the present
By Conrad Black. 2014
Spanning 874 to 2014, and beginning from Canada's first inhabitants and the early explorers, the author vividly recounts the story…
of Canada's development from colony to dominion to country. He persuasively reveals that while many would argue that Canada was perhaps never predestined for greatness, the opposite is in fact true: the emergence of a magnificent country, against all odds, was a remarkable achievement. Bestseller. 2014. If you request this book on CD it will be on 2 or more CDs. You must play the first CD to the end before playing the next CD.In 2001, Stephen Harper reluctantly became the leader of the Canadian Alliance. A few short years later, he was the…
Prime Minister, and the shell-shocked Liberal Paul Martin was planning his retirement. What happened, to turn the political world upside down, taking Harper to the top and plunging Martin on a downward trajectory? 2006.Revolution from the heart
By Niall O'Brien. 1987
O'Brien, an Irish missionary, spent 20 years in the Philippines helping to develop "base communities" among the Christian population. His…
efforts resulted in his arrest and imprisonment under the Marcos regime on false charges of murder. 1987.Reunion: the search for my birth family
By Madelene Allen. 1992
Like many adopted children, the author struggled to fill a void that would not go away. She chronicles her difficult…
odyssey to discover the identity of her real parents. She discusses the critical issues that face those in her situation and provides guidance to those who embark on a similar journey. 1992.Rescued from ISIS: the gripping true story of how a father saved his son
By Dimitri Bontinck. 2017
Dimitri Bontinck lived every parent's worst nightmare: his teenage son, introduced to Islam by his girlfriend, fell into the clutches…
of a radical mosque. Completely brainwashed, Jay snuck out of the house and traveled to Syria, all but vanishing. With no one to help him, Dimitri--a white, Christian-raised atheist--set off on his own to save his son. 2017. Uniform title: Syriëstrijder tegen wil en dank.Redneck Riviera: armadillos, outlaws, and the demise of an American dream
By Dennis Covington. 2004
Redneck Riviera is the true story of Covington's bizarre encounters with a lawless band of gun-toting swamp-dwellers in Central Florida…
who've illegally claimed the two-and-a-half acres of land he inherited from his father. 2004.Reflections: from pain to praise
By Millicent A Spaulding. 2010
René Lévesque (Extraordinary Canadians)
By Daniel Poliquin. 2009
René Lévesque was born into a Quebec dominated by the Catholic Church, rural values, and Anglophone control of business. He…
was part of the 1960s Quiet Revolution that saw the province become a secular society bent on economic success and, for some, political independence. A journalist, war reporter, and television host, Lévesque channeled his communication skills into politics, founded the Parti Québecois, and permanently altered Canada's political landscape. 2009.