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By Dallas Willard. 2002
By Sally Bedell Smith. 1996
Portrait of a woman the author describes as a twentieth-century courtesan who, through the shrewd use of wealth and position,…
lived in the brilliance of world luminaries in politics, media, business, and theatre. Chronicles Harriman's privileged youth, her marriages to three powerful figures, and her own political ascent to the post of ambassador to France. 1996.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.Walter Wangerin recounts the story of Jesus' death and resurrection as given in the gospel of Mark. He enables the…
reader to see the story from the inside and helps us recognize our faces in the streets of Jerusalem, and experience the ultimate revelation of knowing the man called Jesus. 1992.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.By Sonja Larsen. 2016
Sonja Larsen's is a childhood in which family members come and go and where radical politics take over her mother's…
life and her own. As a teenager, Sonja finds herself embracing her mother's commitment to an organization known publicly as the National Labor Federation and privately as the Communist Party USA Provisional Wing. Over her three years embedded within the NLF's national headquarters in Brooklyn, Sonja becomes the youngest member of the organization's militia and part of its inner circle. She works sixteen-hour days and soon becomes a mistress of the Old Man, the organization's charismatic leader. As she and the other members count down the days until their American revolution is set to begin, Sonja's doubts about the cause and the Old Man become increasingly difficult to ignore. 2016.By Michael D Gordin. 2009
On August 29, 1949, the first Soviet test bomb, dubbed "First Lightning", exploded in the deserts of Kazakhstan. This surprising…
international event marked the beginning of an arms race that would ultimately lead to nuclear proliferation beyond the Soviet Union and the United States. Using newly opened archives, Gordin follows a trail of espionage, secrecy, deception, political brinksmanship, and technical innovation to provide a fresh understanding of the nuclear arms race. 2009.By Ron Rhodes. 1993
Cult expert Dr. Walter Martin once said the average Jehovah's Witness can make a doctrinal pretzel out of the average…
Christian in about 30 seconds. Yet it is possible for you to effectively respond with bold confidence to a Jehovah's Witness - and this book will show you how. 1993.By Doris Anderson. 1996
Former "Chatelaine" editor Doris Anderson shares the story of her life. She begins life in a modest boarding house in…
Alberta, becomes a school teacher, switches to a career in journalism, and rises to the position of editor at "Chatelaine" where she shares her opinions on abortion, women in the workforce and pay equity, among other things, with her readers. She also chronicles her time as head of the Canadian Advisory Council on the Status of Women and the fight to have women and men recognized as equal under the law within the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. 1996.By Peter R Henriques. 2006
Peter R. Henriques, a leading scholar on George Washington and professor emeritus of history at George Mason University, produces a…
concise and vital volume on America's first president. "Realistic Visionary" is a focused examination of the vital events and traits that made Washington who he was. In fascinating detail, it shows a man who overcame personal faults to be the greatest person of his generation. 2006.By H. S Ferns. 1983
Ferns gives an account of his Philosophical travels from Marxism to Classical Liberalism. He also deals with his earlier Canadian…
careers, including a 3-year stint as a member of Mackenzie King's staff and another year in external affairs. 1983.Biography of musical genius Ray Charles, who was left sightless by glaucoma as a child. While a student at the…
Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, Charles learned to read and write music in braille. Describes his personal and professional struggles, including drug addiction, as well as triumphs. For Junior and Senior High readers. c1994.By William Wilberforce. 2005
Wilberforce committed himself to two ambitious callings : rousing professing Christians to understand the nature of true faith, and bringing…
about the end of slavery in England's colonies. Real Christianity challenged the ruling classes of early 19th Century England more than any other writings. To this day, Real Christianity remains a compelling work that soundly teaches the tenets of evangelical faith and stirs the consciences of Christians. 2005.By Philip Yancey, Brenda Quinn. 2000
Yancey's book is aptly titled, for he conducts an exploration, relying heavily on his own experiences, of what it means…
to forge a sincere relationship with an invisible God. Christians will appreciate his emphasis on a personal connection with the Lord. 2000.By Frank Dabbs. 1995
By Thomas L Walkom. 1994
The author analyses Bob Rae's life and thinking before and after he joined the NDP, particularly when he was Premier…
during Ontario's first NDP government. Issues such as employment equity, the social contract, and fiscal policy are discussed. Also provided is a guide to influential members of the party and government, bureaucratic and political, and their own stories. c1994.By Jean Soler. 2012
" Dans un style clair et accessible à tous, Jean Soler met d'abord en lumière six contresens sur le dieu…
de la Bible, une divinité qui n'est pas le Dieu unique des trois religions monothéistes mais un dieu parmi d'autres, du nom de Iahvé, conçu comme le dieu national des seuls Juifs. Il relate ensuite, sans référence aucune au surnaturel, la généalogie du dieu Dieu, telle qu'il l'a reconstituée à partir des acquis de la recherche scientifique. Il explique enfin pourquoi cette croyance peut porter plus que d'autres à l'extrémisme et à la violence, comme on l'a vu avec les Croisades, l'Inquisition ou les Guerres de religion, et comme on le voit de nos jours avec les conflits du Moyen-Orient, sans compter l'influence, indirecte mais bien réelle, de l'idéologie monothéiste sur le nazisme et le communisme, ces deux fléaux du siècle passé. " -- 4e de couv.By Pauline Marois. 2008
De son enfance dans une famille modeste sur la rive sud de Québec à son accession à la direction du…
Parti Québécois, en passant par ses années de formation, son mariage avec Claude Blanchet avec qui elle aura quatre enfants, ses années de travail dans le réseau des affaires sociales et ses nombreux combats comme députée et ministre, Pauline Marois nous raconte avec passion les principaux événements de sa vie personnelle et politique. Souverainiste et sociale-démocrate déterminée, Pauline Marois a occupé les plus hautes fonctions dans les gouvernements de René Lévesque, Jacques Parizeau, Lucien Bouchard et Bernard Landry. Elle a mené certaines des plus importantes réformes qui ont transformé notre société. 2008.By John Allen. 2006
Much has been written about Tutu's role as head of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, where apartheid perpetrators came…
forward to confess and ask forgiveness, but the focus of this biography is on Tutu's leadership role in the apartheid resistance, when those racist perpetrators were in power. The inside story of his life is also a gripping history of the fight for peaceful change. 2006.By Marie-Noëlle Thabut. 2006
" À partir d'une lecture du Livre de Job, M.-N. Thabut tire un enseignement spirituel destiné à redonner espoir aux…
personnes touchées par la détresse, le malheur ou le découragement. "