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The mad trapper (Amazing stories)
By Hélèna Katz. 2004
This is the incredible story of Canada's largest manhunt. Hundreds of men spent 7 weeks tracking the elusive Albert Johnson…
for 240 kilometres across the frozen North. He was eventually caught and killed, but the identity of Albert Johnson, the Mad Trapper of Rat River, remains a mystery to this day. Descriptions of violence. 2004.Sir Sam Hughes - Minister of Militia and Defence from 1911 until his dismissal in 1916 - is remembered as…
abrasive and unstable, while Sir Arthur Currie, a part-time soldier who rose to command the Canadian Corps in France and Belgium, is remembered as one of the most effective generals of the war and a national hero. But initially, Hughes drove the nation toward a war footing and fought to keep Canadian troops from being parceled out to the British, while Currie embezzled regimental funds, never connected with his soldiers, and was accused of wantonly squandering the lives of 60,000 Canadians on the road to victory. c2010.The lives of Augustine, Luther, and Calvin reveal the glory and grace of our perfect God in the imperfect lives…
of his faithful servants. Followed by "The Hidden Smile of God". 2000.Over 200 years ago, Mary Jones longed to have a Bible of her own. After saving for six years, she…
set off on a 50 mile journey with the hope that she would be able to buy a bible and bring it home becoming one of the inspirations behind the founding of the British & Foreign Bible Society. For grades 5-8. 2000.Jesus led me all the way
By Katharine Klassen Snider. 1998
Life of St. Vincent de Paul
By F. A Forbes. 2013
Vincent De Paul (c.1581-1660) was a man renowned during his own century for his compassion, humility and generosity. When a…
young man he was captured by Turkish pirates, who brought him to Tunis and sold him into slavery. He escaped in 1607 and went on to become a priest with a ministry to the poor. In 1625 de Paul founded the Congregation of the Mission, a society of missionary priests commonly known as the Vincentians or Lazarists and with the assistance of Louise de Marillac he later founded the Daughters of Charity whose selfless nursing work in hospitals throughout the world and during many plagues is well known. First published in 1919. 2013.Forgiving the dead man walking
By Debbie Morris, Gregg Lewis. 1998
Morris's story takes "Dead Man Walking" one step further to tell her gripping, first-person account of evil, suffering, healing, and…
above all, the incredible power of forgiveness in the face of tragedy. [1998].Black Hawk down: a story of modern war
By Mark Bowden. 1999
Recreates the U.S. military operation in Mogadishu, Somalia, on October 3-4, 1993, when ninety-nine American soldiers were surrounded and trapped.…
Describes how the planned one-hour mission turned into an overnight fight for survival. Based on journalist's interviews with the soldiers, helicopter pilots, and Somali clan leaders. Bestseller. 1999.90 minutes at Entebbe
By William Stevenson, Uri Dan. 1976
Walking towards hope: experiencing hope in a time of brokenness
By Paul M Beckingham. 2005
A compelling and rigorously honest account of unimaginable suffering forged detail-by-excruciating-detail in Kenya and Vancouver into a whole and holy…
life. The magnificence of the story itself is matched by the magnificence of the writing. 2005.Reverend mother's daughter
By Mary Haskett. 2008
The dam busters
By Paul Brickhill. 1951
617 Squadron was formed in 1943 for one specific task, to destroy the Moehne and Eder Dams. In fact they…
carried out many more unusual tasks and became one of the British Forces' most effective units. 1951.Tug of war: the Canadian victory that opened Antwerp
By Shelagh Whitaker, W. Denis Whitaker. 1984
Tornado down
By John Peters. 1992
The authors were the two-man crew of a Tornado bomber which was shot down by an Iraqi SAM missile during…
the Gulf War. Brutally interrogated by the Iraqis, their battered faces became a symbol of Saddam Hussein's brutal regime. Descriptions of violence. 1992.Storm command: a personal account of the Gulf war
By Peter De La Billiere. 1992
Desert Storm was a war fought with weapons of a sophistication beyond anything previously seen in battle, against a ruthless…
dictator. This is a chronicle of war from the allied nerve centre and the portrait of an exceptional commander in action. 1992.Rickenbacker
By Eddie Rickenbacker. 1967
The colourful career of the American aviator included winning the Congressional Medal of Honour and the Croix de Guerre during…
World War I, and drifting for 27 days on the Pacific after a plane crash in World War II. 1967.Manhunters: How We Took Down Pablo Escobar, the World's Most Wanted Criminal
By Steve Murphy, Javier F. Pena. 2019
The explosive memoir of legendary DEA agents and the subject of the hit Netflix series Narcos, Steve Murphy and Javier…
F. PeNa. In the decades they spent at the DEA, Javier PeNa and Steve Murphy risked their lives hunting large and small drug traffickers. But their biggest challenge was the hunt for Pablo Escobar in Colombia. The partners, who began their careers as small-town cops, have been immortalized in Netflix's Narcos, a fictional account of their hunt for Escobar. Now, for the first time ever, they tell the real story of how they brought down the world's first narco-terrorist, the challenges they faced, and the innovative strategies they employed to successfully end the reign of terror of the world's most wanted criminal. Listeners will go deep inside the inner workings of the Search Bloc, the joint Colombian-US task force that resulted in an intensive 18-month operation that tracked Escobar. Between July 1992 and December 1993, Steve and Javier lived on the edge, setting up camp in Medellin at the Carlos Holguin Military Academy. There, they lived and worked with the Colombian authorities, hunting down a man who was thought by many to be untouchable. Their firsthand experience coupled with stories from the DEA's recently de-classified files on the search for Escobar forms the beating heart of Manhunters, an epic account of how two American agents risked everything to capture the world's most wanted man. Praise for Manhunters: "Steve and Javier's experience on the front lines of the war on drugs over the last thirty years made them an invaluable source of information for us. Their contacts, both foreign and domestic, allowed us to put together a narrative of one of the most complex, poorly reported, and misunderstood chapters in our recent past." - Eric Newman, Executive Producer, "Narcos" "MANHUNTERS is a riveting account of two brave DEA Agents who put their lives, along with their families lives, on the line to fight the war on drugs in the US and Colombia. A must read on the take down of Pablo Escobar and the part they played in the investigation." - Joe Pistone, former FBI Special Agent, aka Donnie Brasco. New York Times bestselling authorEl jefe: The stalking of chapo guzm©Łn
By Alan Feuer. 2020
The definitive account of the rise and fall of the ultimate narco, "El Chapo," from the New York Times reporter…
whose coverage of his trial went viral. Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is the most legendary of Mexican narcos. As leader of the Sinaloa drug cartel, he was one of the most dangerous men in the world. His fearless climb to power, his brutality, his charm, his taste for luxury, his penchant for disguise, his multiple dramatic prison escapes, his unlikely encounters with Sean Penn—all of these burnished the image of the world's most famous outlaw. He was finally captured by U.S. and Mexican law enforcement in a daring operation years in the making. Here is that entire epic story—from El Chapo's humble origins to his conviction in a Brooklyn courthouse. Longtime New York Times criminal justice reporter Alan Feuer's coverage of his trial was some of the most riveting journalism of recent years. Feuer's mastery of the complex facts of the case, his unparalleled access to confidential sources in law enforcement, and his powerful understanding of disturbing larger themes—what this one man's life says about drugs, walls, class, money, Mexico, and the United States—will ensure that El Jefe is the one audiobook to listen to about "El Chapo." A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron BooksHad It Coming: What's Fair in the Age of #MeToo?
By Robyn Doolittle. 2019
"A decisive snapshot of this moment in history that considers where we were, and sets the stage for where we…
might go, and will no doubt be used to describe this moment long after we move on to a new normal." —Zoe Whittall, author of The Best Kind of PeopleAn illuminating, timely look at the changing landscape of sexual politics by the author of Crazy Town.For nearly two years, Globe and Mail reporter Robyn Doolittle investigated how Canadian police handle sexual assault cases. Her findings were shocking: across the country, in big cities and small towns, the system was dismissing a high number of allegations as "unfounded." A police officer would simply view the claim as baseless and no investigation would follow. Of the 26,500 reported cases of sexual assault in 2015, only 1,400 resulted in convictions. The response to Doolittle's groundbreaking Unfounded series was swift. Federal ministers immediately vowed to establish better oversight, training, and policies; Prime Minister Trudeau announced $100 million to combat gender-based violence; Statistics Canada began to collect and publish unfounded rates; and to date, about a third of the country's forces have pledged to review more than 10,000 sex-assault cases dating back to 2010. Had It Coming picks up where the Unfounded series left off. Doolittle brings a personal voice to what has been a turning point for most women: the #MeToo movement and its aftermath. The world is now increasingly aware of the pervasiveness of rape culture in which powerful men got away with sexual assault and harassment for years: from Bill Cosby, Harvey Weinstein, Bill O'Reilly, and Matt Lauer, to Charlie Rose and Jian Ghomeshi. But Doolittle looks beyond specific cases to the big picture. The issue of "consent" figures largely: not only is the public confused about what it means, but an astounding number of police officers and judges do not understand Canadian consent law. The brain's reaction to trauma and how it affects memory is also crucial to understanding victim statements. Surprisingly, Canada has the most progressive sexual assault laws in the developed world, yet the system is failing victims at every stage. Had It Coming is not a diatribe or manifesto, but a nuanced and informed look at how attitudes around sexual behaviour have changed and still need to change.Saving justice: Truth, transparency, and trust
By James Comey. 2021
James Comey, former FBI Director and New York Times bestselling author of A Higher Loyalty , uses his long career…
in federal law enforcement to explore issues of justice and fairness in the US justice system. James Comey might best be known as the FBI director that Donald Trump fired in 2017, but he's had a long, varied career in the law and justice system. He knows better than most just what a force for good the US justice system can be, and how far afield it has strayed during the Trump Presidency. In his much-anticipated follow-up to A Higher Loyalty , Comey uses anecdotes and lessons from his career to show how the federal justice system works. From prosecuting mobsters as an Assistant US Attorney in the Southern District of New York in the 1980s to grappling with the legalities of anti-terrorism work as the Deputy Attorney General in the early 2000s to, of course, his tumultuous stint as FBI director beginning in 2013, Comey shows just how essential it is to pursue the primacy of truth for federal law enforcement. Saving Justice is gracefully written and honestly told, a clarion call for a return to fairness and equity in the law. A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books