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Settle for more
By Megyn Kelly. 2016
Megyn Kelly, one of the most respected, hardest-hitting TV journalists in America, speaks candidly about her decision to "settle for…
more" -- a motto she credits as having changed her life, and the reason she abandoned a thriving legal career to follow her dream in the news business. She opens up about Donald Trump's feud with her, and the challenges she has faced as a professional woman and working mother. A deeply personal and surprising account, one that will inspire men and women of all ages and political persuasions to embrace the values of determination, honesty, and courage in the face of fear. Bestseller. 2016. Tough questions -- No false praise -- Mean girls -- Silent night, holy night -- Who's getting hit first? -- Trial team Barbie -- Legally blond -- Self-pity is not attractive -- Calling and calling; nobody's home -- "Who's here?" "Me!" -- Lawyer, broadcaster, journalist -- So long, Little Miss Perfect -- Nights of fear -- Writing the wrong things -- All the days of my life -- The best line -- Now everyone's here -- Ready for prime time -- On "having it all" -- Election season -- The first debate -- Fallout -- Relentless -- The Trump Tower accords -- Paying it forward -- Settling for more today.SEND: the essential guide to email for office and home
By David Shipley, Will Schwalbe. 2007
When should you email, and when should you call, fax, or just show up? What is the crucial - and…
most often overlooked - line in an email? What is the best strategy when you send (in anger or error) a potentially career-ending electronic bombshell? This guide shows how to write the perfect email, and also points out the numerous times when email can be the worst option and might land you in hot water (or even jail!). 2007.See it my way
By Peter White. 1999
Unsentimental and humorous autobiography by the BBC's disability affairs correspondent, the second blind son born to sighted parents. The text…
covers Peter White's childhood, his experiences at special schools, the shock of `real life' - of the problems of coping with seemingly ordinary, everyday living away from home or a special school, his career with the BBC, marriage and parenthood, his love of sport, his occasional rage at the attitudes of `normal' people, and his sometimes volatile relationship with his father. 1999.Plus de 120 délicieuses recettes sans gluten, sans produits laitiers (sans caséine) et hypotoxiques. Mais plus qu’un livre de recettes,…
ce livre comporte un volet éducatif permettant de faire la lumière sur vos choix nutritionnels et de les adapter à vos besoins. Elle y fait appel à de nombreuses connaissances en naturopathie et en nutrition acquises au fil des ans et des rencontres extraordinaires qui ont ponctué son parcours entamé en 1999. 2014.Saving capitalism: for the many, not the few
By Robert B Reich. 2015
Reich outlines how the American economic system is failing, with increasing income inequality and a shrinking middle class, and reveals…
how a market designed for broad prosperity can reverse the trend toward diminished opportunity. Bestseller. 2015.Rire avec Rufi
By André Rufiange. 1979
Avec ce livre, le chroniqueur du Journal de Montréal et du Journal de Québec, André Rufiange, nous donne ici un…
pot-pourri de ses textes humoristiques sur mille et un sujets de notre vie de tous les jours. Détente garantie. 1979.Sacrés Américains!: nous, les Yankees, on est comme ça
By Ted Stanger. 2004
Russian roulette: the inside story of Putin's war on America and the election of Donald Trump
By David Corn, Michael Isikoff. 2018
Running the Amazon
By Joe Kane. 1989
An account of the only expedition to negotiate the entire length of the Amazon River. During this six-month adventure which…
began in August, 1985, the ten men and one woman encountered Indians who had never before seen strangers, camped near a cocaine factory, and were beset by cold, heat and hunger. Bestseller 1989. 1989.Rush Limbaugh is a big fat idiot and other observations: And Other Observations
By Al Franken. 1996
Best known as a writer and comic for television's Saturday Night Live, Franken takes a humorous look at the political…
right, beginning with talk radio host Rush Limbaugh and his audience of "fact-challenged dittoheads." Newt Gingrich, Pat Buchanan, and others are also targeted in what Franken calls "200-plus pages of ... mean-spirited (yet accurate) bile." Strong language. 1996.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.Rules for aging: a wry and witty guide
By Roger Rosenblat. 2000
Rosenblat believes most people worry needlessly about things that aren't important, thereby taking years off their lives. Rosenblat gives advice…
on how to keep things in perspective and live life to the fullest in 54 humorous pieces. 2000.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.Rick Mercer Report: the book
By Rick Mercer. 2007
A collection of rants, writings, and comic encounters with the great and good of politics, showbiz, and literature. Relive Pierre…
Berton offering advice on rolling a joint or Margaret Atwood showing off her hockey skills as a goalie. Mercer has selected the best of his rants, sprinkled in choice moments from interviews, added other material that has never been broadcast, and arranged the whole into revealing themes and groupings with all-new introductions, reflections, and updates. Some strong language. 2007.Resilience: a story of courage and triumph in the face of recurrent cancer
By Susan Wener. 2014
Susan Wener survived cancer not once, but twice. The first time, she followed the traditional route of surgery and chemotherapy.…
The second time, she went renegade, stepping out into the field of alternative medicine. This book brings to life a journey of more than thirty years, years filled with joy as well as physical, psychological, and spiritual challenges. As an educator and therapist who helps individuals cope with life threatening illness, Wener brings a unique perspective to this story. c2014.Report from Engine Co. 82
By Dennis Smith. 1999
Recounts the experiences of Fireman First-Grade Dennis Smith and his colleagues in the New York City Fire Department. In the…
South Bronx, the crew not only fights fires but handles drug overdose cases, settles marital spats, breaks up brawls, and waters down the streets on hot summer nights. Bestseller. 1999.Redefining success: still making mistakes
By W. Brett Wilson. 2013
The popular co-star of CBC’s award-winning Dragons’ Den recounts how he was forced to redefine his life, making health and…
key relationships his first priorities. Through trial and error, he discovered that these simple virtues are foundations for real, enduring success, both in business and in life. Not just for entrepreneurs and business people, this book outlines how we can change our lives for the better by re-evaluating our personal definitions of success, then reworking them into a life plan that is feasible, lasting, and rewarding. Bestseller. 2013, c2012.Red notice: a true story of high finance, murder, and one man's fight for justice
By Bill Browder. 2015
A real-life political thriller about an American financier in the Wild East of Russia, the murder of his principled young…
tax attorney, and his dangerous mission to expose the Kremlin's corruption. Bestseller. 2015.Red Green talks cars: a love story
By Steve Smith, Rick Green. 1997
Red Green, Bill, Harold, and the other members of Possum Lodge share their hard-won wisdom about cars. They discuss projects…
from the handyman's corner, driving and car care tips, and what to say to the judge. Also includes "The Possum Lodge Car Song Book." 1997.Real ponies don't go oink!
By Patrick F McManus. 2000
In this collection of essays, McManus treats his audience to the exploits of his wife Bun, his buddies Retch and…
Eddie, and himself. He recounts the events that led to his dog’s climbing a tree, to the class clown’s finally making the fierce math teacher laugh, and to the garage door’s gobbling up the dog. He tells of the problems in pouring a concrete walk and of fireworks with the potential to bring down a B-29. 2000.