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Frederick the Great: the magnificent enigma
By Robert B Asprey. 1986
Biography of the Hohenzollern King of Prussia, military strategist, statesman, and patron of the arts. Part of the enigma of…
the title is that as a young prince he was known for "effeminate, lascivious, and womanly activities", he was later recognized as an active military genius. Some strong language. 1986.Horizontal woman: the story of a body in exile
By Suzanne E Berger. 1996
In twenty-eight autobiographical essays, a young wife and mother lyrically articulates her pain, frustration, and depression upon suddenly finding herself…
disabled. A lower-back injury forces her to live lying down for six years. Her limited mobility causes her to reexamine her relationships with family, friends, and everyday contacts. Some strong language. 1996.Hockey, a people's history: A People's History
By Michael McKinley. 2006
McKinley's history of the "fast, rough, beautiful game" comprehensively chronicles hockey from its genesis as a winter substitute for lacrosse…
till today. He celebrates individuals and hockey oddments and provides a detailed tracing of the game's development. 2006. Uniform title: Hockey, a people's history (Television program)Home game: hockey and life in Canada
By Ken Dryden, Roy MacGregor. 1989
Dryden looks at the roots of hockey, its importance to the community, and the influence of adult expectations on young…
players. He describes the working day of a professional hockey player, and investigates the business of hockey. He also reminisces about his experiences during the 1972 series against the Soviet Union. 1990 Trillium Award nominee. 1989.God bless her!: Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
By Robert Lacey. 1987
The author believes that the wife of King George VI, who died in 1952, helped make her husband a great…
modern king. Lacey states that the monarchy owes its continued secure status in British political and social life largely to the Queen Mother. 1987.Hometown heroes: on the road with Canada's national hockey team
By Paul Quarrington. 1988
A behind-the-scenes look at Canada's Olympic team, formed in 1985, through the 1988 Olympics in Calgary. The problems and politics…
of a national hockey team are presented with humour and candor.Hockey dreams: memories of a man who couldn't play
By David Adams Richards. 1996
Great Catherine: The Life Of Catherine The Great, Empress Of Russia
By Carolly Erickson. 1994
Erickson looks for the real woman behind the tarnished image of Empress Catherine II of Russia. Catherine, an indomitable and…
visionary ruler, increased the size of Russia, raised its prestige, and imposed political and legal order on the country during her 18th century reign. 1994.Henry VIII: The Mask Of Royalty
By Lacey Baldwin Smith. 1971
Gretzky's tears: hockey, Canada, and the day everything changed
By Stephen Brunt. 2009
Sportswriter Brunt reveals how "the Great One," who was bought and sold more than once, decided that the comfortable Canadian…
city where hockey ruled couldn't compete with the slushy ice of a California franchise. Captures the feelings of shock and betrayal set off by 'The Trade'. 2009.Give me one wish: A True Story Of Courage And Love
By Jacquie Gordon. 1988
At age 4, Christine learns that she has cystic fibrosis, a terminal disease of the exocrine glands. For the next…
17 years, her life was a constant struggle against death. 1988.Cleopatra rules!: the amazing life of the original teen queen
By Vicky Shecter. 2012
Elizabeth R: a biography
By Elizabeth Longford. 1983
Heartwarming, inspirational and genuinely touching, 'Finding Harmony' is the remarkable true story of an extraordinary dog that rescued a woman…
from the depths of depression and transformed a family for ever. Includes strong language. 2011.Ever after: Diana and the life she led
By Anne Edwards. 1999
Recounts the Spencer family history and examines how Diana's unhappy childhood impacted her adult life. Discusses the princess's relationships with…
her family, her discovery of Charles's infidelity - before their marriage, her position within the troubled House of Windsor, her divorce, and her life afterwards. 2000, c1999.Elizabeth and Philip: the untold story of the Queen of England and her Prince
By Charles Higham, Roy Moseley. 1991
Set against a turbulent period in British history, marked by wars, strikes and riots, the authors provide a unique and…
surprising portrait of the Queen and the people close to her. 1991.Elizabeth and Mary: cousins, rivals, queens
By Jane Dunn. 2003
Jane Dunn's double biography Elizabeth and Mary takes as its rich and explosive subject matter the ultimately fatal relationship between…
Queen Elizabeth I of England and her cousin Mary, Queen of Scots. Throughout much of the second half of the sixteenth century, these two women found themselves queens of their kingdoms and locked in a battle for possession of the British Isles, which only ended with Mary's eventual downfall and execution at Elizabeth's hands in 1586. 2003.Drôles d'histoires de hockey
By Helaine Becker, Dominique Chichera-Mangione. 2010
Quelles sont les origines du hockey et de son équipement? Où fut créée la première ligue canadienne? Qui se cache…
derrière la Coupe Stanley? Qu'est-ce que le tour du chapeau? Qui est Tim Horton? Une histoire fouillée du hockey, de ses origines jusqu'à aujourd'hui. Les statistiques y côtoient des anecdotes loufoques ou embarrassantes, mais toujours véridiques en filigrane desquelles renaissent de leurs cendres les moments mémorables et les vedettes ayant marqué l'évolution du sport national canadien. Des questionnaires pour tester ses connaissances et des vignettes humoristiques émaillent le tout. Années 3-6 et plus. 2010. Titre uniforme: The hilarious history of hockey.Diana's boys: William and Harry and the mother they loved
By Christopher P Andersen. 2001
Portraits of the princes William and Harry, with and without their mother, Diana, Princess of Wales. Andersen describes the boys'…
development from hellions to seemingly well-adjusted adolescents, and the roles of Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth II, and Camilla Parker Bowles after Diana's death. He also looks at the women in William's life. Bestseller. 2001.Duchess: the story of Wallis Warfield Windsor
By Stephen Birmingham. 1981