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By Andrew A Rooney. 1989
By Paul Schurke, Will Steger. 1987
By Ben Wicks. 1988
On 1st September 1939, in Britain, hundreds of thousands of children made their way to the railway station. In the…
homes of "borrowed parents", they listened as the Prime Minister declared war with Germany. This book serves as a record of the evacuated children whose lives were changed forever. 1988.By Peter Gzowski, Pan Bouyoucas. 1981
Voici l'histoire véridique d'une lutte désespérée contre la résignation et la mort. L'histoire de deux êtres isole, transis de froid,…
souffrants et affames qui, pour s'en sortir, durent prendre une terrible décision : manger de la chair humaine. Quelques descriptions de violence. 1981. Titre uniforme: The sacrament.By Joey Slinger. 1985
By Elie Wiesel, Marion Wiesel. 2006
Night offers a personal and unforgettable account of the appalling horrors of Hitler's reign of terror. Through the eyes of…
14-year-old Eliezer, we behold the tragic fate of the Jews from the little town of Sighet. Even as they are stuffed into cattle cars bound for Auschwitz, the townspeople refuse to believe rumours of anti-Semitic atrocities. Not until they are marched toward the blazing crematory at the camp's "reception centre" does the terrible truth sink in. 2006. Uniform title: Un di ṿelṭ hoṭ geshṿign.By Bruce Myles. 1990
In 1941, as the Nazi hordes swept eastward into the Soviet Union, the desperate call went out for female volunteers…
to join the Russian air force. Making up three regiments, the lives, exploits, loves and fears of these women are captured here - the pilots whom the Germans came to dread as the "Night witches". 1990.By Gordon Kirkland. 2004
The author's syndicated newspaper column is familiar to Canadian and US audiences, and in this collection, his fans will find…
it all. Drawing humour out of everyday situations such as trying to stay awake while on an all-night drive through the mountains, or the skewed memory of a long lost office affair, he keeps the lines rolling and the laughs churning. 2004.By Don Rearden, Jimmy Settle. 2017
The true story of how Jimmy Settle, an Alaskan shoe store clerk, became a Special Forces Operator and war hero.…
After being shot in the head during a dangerous high mountain operation in the rugged Watapur Valley in Afghanistan, Jimmy returns to battle with his teammates for a dangerous rescue operation, bullet fragments stitched over and still in his skull. 2017.By Patrick F McManus. 2000
McManus will teach you the wisdom that is usually shared only in the close ranks of modern-day hunters and gatherers.…
Whether he's poking fun at fly fishing or taking on some other sportsman's icon, he is sure to have you laughing out loud. 2000.By George Carlin. 2001
The comedian, who also wrote "Brain droppings", continues with a collection of zany one-liners, observations on modern life, and loony…
lists. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2001.By Nadja Halilbegovićh. 2006
Halilbegovich was just 12 years old on April 6, 1992, when she was told there would be no school that…
day - not because of a holiday, but because of a war. Her diary reveals the hurt, pain, and despair brought on by the fighting within her country and describes the bombings, deaths, and destruction. Grades 4-7. Some descriptions of violence. 2006.By Chelsea Handler. 2008
Chelsea Handler loves men and lots of them. She chronicles her romp through the different bedrooms of a variety of…
suitors, a no-holds-barred account of what can happen between a man and a sometimes very intoxicated, outgoing woman during one night of passion. From her short fling with a Vegas stripper to her even shorter dalliance with a well-endowed little person, from her uncomfortable tryst with a cruise ship performer to her misguided rebound with a man who likes to play leather dress-up, Chelsea recalls the highs and lows of her one-night stands with hilarious honesty. 2008.By Yaël Dayan. 1985
Memoir by the daughter of the Israeli military hero, Moshe Dayan. She portrays him as a calculating military tactician, a…
Spartan nomad and an amateur archeologist digging in search of his own history. Some strong language. 1985.By John J Pershing. 1995
Then General of the Armies chronicles United States involvement in the "Great War", from Woodrow Wilson's 1917 appointment of Pershing…
to command the American Expeditionary Forces in France, through the armistice in 1918. Won the 1932 Pulitzer Prize for history under the title "My Experiences in the World War". 1995. Uniform title: My experiences in the World WarBy James Thurber, John K Hutchens. 1933
By Harry Bruce. 1985
By Jean-Louis Fournier. 2007
La vieillesse, le corps et l'esprit qui fatiguent, la mort qui approche sont autant de sujets difficiles à traiter, surtout…
quand l'on est directement concerné. Pourtant, Jean-Louis Fournier parvient à en parler d'une façon incroyable : il mise tout sur l'humour. Ce n'est pas qu'il se détache de son sujet mais qu'il le traite d'une façon inédite qui nous séduit. L'auteur ne cherche pas à embellir la réalité, il la décrit telle qu'il la voit, telle qu'il la vit. 2007.By Anne-Sophie Tiberghien. 1983
By Serge Pinchon. 2004
Trouver le mot juste, celui qui fait mouche, gouter l'art de la nuance à travers la sympathique tribu des faux…
synonymes de la langue française. 120 couples de mots voisins, mis en scène avec humour et malice, pour apprendre à exprimer justement ses sentiments, ses impressions, ses opinions et s'abandonner au délicieux plaisir de choisir ses mots. Années 5-8. 2004.