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The great escape: the untold story

By Ted Barris. 2014

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Bestsellers (Non-fiction), Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), War, World War II
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille

On the night of March 24, 1944, eighty airmen crawled through a 400-foot-long tunnel, code-named "Harry," and dashed from Stalag…

Luft III, the infamous WWII German POW camp. It became known as The Great Escape. The breakout had taken a year to plan, involved 2,000 POWs, and prompted a massive manhunt across occupied Europe. All but three escapees were recaptured, and on Hitler’s orders, fifty were murdered. The author recounts this battle of wits and determination through the voices of those involved, assembles original interviews, memoirs, letters and diaries to reconstruct the Great Escape’s untold story. Bestseller. 2014.

The girls of Atomic City: the untold story of the women who helped win World War II

By Denise Kiernan. 2013

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Bestsellers (Non-fiction), History, United States history
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At the height of World War II, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, was home to 75,000 residents. But to most of the…

world, the town did not exist. Thousands of civilians—many of them young women from small towns across the South—were recruited to this secret city, enticed by solid wages and the promise of war-ending work. Kept very much in the dark, few would ever guess the true nature of the tasks they performed each day in the hulking factories in the middle of the Appalachian Mountains. That is, until the end of the war—when Oak Ridge’s fateful secret was revealed. Bestseller. 2013.

The good life: Helen and Scott Nearing's sixty years of self-sufficient living

By Scott Nearing, Helen Nearing. 1989

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General non-fiction, Nature
Human-narrated audio

Describes how in 1932 a married couple left New York City for the backwoods of Vermont in search of a…

life of "simplicity, serenity, utility, and harmony." This account of their pioneering venture tells how they built a house, worked a self-sufficient farm, and lived a satisfying life in nature. c1989. Uniform title: Living the good life

The golden spruce: A True Story Of Myth, Madness And Greed

By John Vaillant. 2005

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Award winning non-fiction, Bestsellers (Non-fiction), Canadian non-fiction, Law and crime, True crime
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In 1997, when a shattered kayak and camping gear are found on an Alaskan island north of the Canadian border,…

they reignite a mystery surrounding a shocking act of protest. The author braids together the strands of this mystery and brings to life the historical collision of Europeans and the Haida and the harrowing world of logging. Canada Reads 2012. Winner of the 2005 Governor General's Award for Non-fiction. Bestseller. 2005.

The fragile lights of earth: articles and memories, 1942-1970

By Alan Brown, Gabrielle Roy. 1982

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Serious and literary fiction, Short storiesCanadian non-fiction, Anthologies, Essays
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A collection of Roy's articles, stories, and essays written over a period of 30 years. Translation of "Fragiles lumieres de la terre." 1982. Uniform title: Fragiles lumières de la terre.

The fix: soccer and organized crime

By Declan Hill. 2010

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Bestsellers (Non-fiction), Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Sports and games
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“The Fix” tells the story of an investigative journalist who sets out to examine the seedy world of match-fixing in professional soccer. 2010.

The flamingo's smile: reflections in natural history

By Stephen Jay Gould. 1985

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Essays, Nature, Science and technology
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These essays cover a wide variety of subjects: extinction of the dinosaurs, nuclear war, evolutionary biology, and the decline in batting average in major league baseball. 1985.

The first American: the life and times of Benjamin Franklin

By H. W Brands. 2000

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Bestsellers (Non-fiction), Biography, Politics and government biography
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Biography of one of America's founding fathers, incorporating correspondence and anecdotes of his contemporaries. Franklin was heralded as a leading…

inventor and scientist, author, and diplomat as well as a bon vivant. In exploring Franklin's conversion from British loyalist to revolutionary, Brands seeks out the genius behind the man. 2000.

The female stress syndrome survival guide (Dr. Georgia Witkin Stress Bks.)

By Georgia Witkin. 2000

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Family and relationships, Health and medicine, Psychology, Self help
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Explains how women experience stress differently from men and provides techniques and problem-solving skills to reduce it. Includes examples of…

dealing with family life (including teenagers and mates), common work problems, sexual difficulties, and aging - along with other unavoidable everyday tensions. 2000.

The feejee mermaid and other essays in natural and unnatural history: And Other Essays In Natural And Unnatural History

By Jan Bondeson. 1999

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Nature, Animals and wildlife
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Ten essays investigating curiosities and oddities in natural history. A research physician presents his findings on real phenomena, such as…

odd showers of fish or frogs falling with rain; and unreal specimens, such as the Feejee mermaid--a fraudulent creature assembled from fish and animal parts. 1999.

The feather quest: a North American birder's year

By Pete Dunne. 1992

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Nature, Animals and wildlife
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This book chronicles a year spent birding. The author and his wife embarked on their adventure before dawn on New…

Year's Day, crossing North America and joining the Christmas Bird Count twelve months hence. Dunne keeps an eye on more than birds; he observes humans and the world at large. Brief foreword contributed by Roger Tory Peterson. 1992.

The Delta is my home: Ehdiitat shanankat t'agoonch'uu = Uvanga Nunatarmuitmi aimayuaqtunga (Land is our storybook)

By Tom McLeod, Mindy Willett. 2008

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Biography, Canadian non-fiction, General non-fiction, Nature
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Tom McLeod is an eleven-year-old boy from Aklavik, of mixed Gwich'in and Inuvialuit heritage. Tom tells us why his home…

in the Mackenzie Delta is a special place and why he loves to live on the land. He describes hunting for survival while being careful about how his people use the land. Grades 3-6. 2008.

The etiquette of illness: what to say when you can't find the words

By Susan P Halpern. 2004

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Medicine, Psychology, Self help
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A cancer survivor and psychotherapist addresses how individuals can best respond with sensitivity and compassion to a sick friend or…

relative. Demonstrates making a potentially awkward situation more comfortable through effective speech and behaviour. Includes suggestions for talking to children about illness. 2004.

The Everglades: river of grass

By Marjory Stoneman Douglas. 1997

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Nature, Environment
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Fiftieth-anniversary edition of the 1947 history and folklore of a North American region that had been viewed as a swampy…

"wasteland." This volume includes two new chapters, describing efforts to restore and preserve this valuable source of wildlife and water. c1997.

The energy of slaves: oil and the new servitude

By Andrew Nikiforuk. 2012

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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Nature, Environment
Human-narrated audio

A radical analysis of our master-and-slave relationship to energy and a call for change. Nikiforuk makes a comparison between slavery…

and fossil fuels. Like slaveholders, we feel entitled to surplus energy and rationalize inequality, even barbarity, to get it. But endless growth is an illusion, and now that half of the world's oil has been burned, our energy slaves are becoming more expensive by the day. What we need, the author argues, is a radical new emancipation movement. c2012.

The enthusiasms of Robertson Davies

By Robertson Davies, Judith Skelton Grant. 1979

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Literature biography, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction, Anthologies, Criticism
Human-narrated audio
This collection of Davies' non-fiction writing, culled from four decades of dialogues, diaries and sketches, gives his views of people, literature, and himself. 1979.

The Faber book of reportage

By John Carey. 1987

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History, Anthologies
Human-narrated audio

John Carey has selected accounts of some of the most extraordinary events in history. Events range from the plague in…

Athens in 430 BC to the fall of Ferdinand Marcos in 1986. Exploration and discovery, historical figures, and great battles are all described by eyewitnesses. 1987.

The end of diabetes: the eat to live plan to prevent and reverse diabetes

By Joel Fuhrman. 2012

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Bestsellers (Non-fiction), Health and medicine, Diabetes
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille

The New York Times bestselling author of "Eat to Live" and "Super Immunity", and one of the country's leading experts…

on preventive medicine, offers a scientifically proven, practical program to prevent and reverse diabetes - without drugs. Bestseller. 2013, c2012.

The courage to be rich: creating a life of material and spiritual abundance

By Suze Orman. 1999

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Bestsellers (Non-fiction), Business and economics, Personal finance and investing
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Author of "The Nine Steps to Financial Freedom" presents a plan for achieving monetary and spiritual well-being. Describes courage as…

faith, determination, a sense of self-worth, and the vision to create a rich and abundant life. Explores the value of money, the rewards wealth bestows, and the responsibilities it confers. Bestseller. 1999.

The clouded leopard: travels to landscapes of spirit and desire

By Wade Davis. 1998

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Canadian non-fiction, General non-fiction, Nature, Science and technology, Travel and geography
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille

Davis examines the link between the diversity of our biological landscape and cultural diversity. He argues that the more we…

destroy the biological landscapes of the Earth, the more we cause diverse cultures to assimilate with the more mainstream cultures. Davis uses his travels around the world to illustrate his argument and shares stories of his time spent with a variety of peoples throughout the world. c1998.

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