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The great code: the Bible and literature

By Northrop Frye. 1982

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Canadian non-fiction, Criticism, Christianity, Religious texts, Writing
Human-narrated audio
Canada's renowned literary critic and theorist analyses the Bible as the single most important influence in the imaginative tradition of Western art and literature. 1982.

The great big book of guys: alphabetical encounters with men

By Erika Ritter. 2004

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Family and relationships, Humour
Human-narrated audio

Writer Ritter has been observing men for as long as she can remember, and has come into direct or imaginary…

contact with a fair few of them. Her alphabetical itinerary starts with Amigos and ends with Zealots, travelling via Dads, Heroes, Non-Committals, Outlaws, and many others. A collection of stories about good and bad relationships, family conflicts, love affairs, and Catholicism, which is part memoir, part comedy, and part inspirational handbook for the cynical. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2004.

The golden thread: a reader's journey through the great books

By Bruce Meyer. 2000

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Criticism, Writing
Human-narrated audio

Meyer shows how all the greats - Homer, Sophocles, Virgil, Dante, Shakespeare and numerous other classic writers - are still…

very relevant. Using his trademark approach to reading and understanding, he takes readers on an exciting voyage of discovery through some of the most important works of Western literature. 2000.

The far side of the street

By Bruce Hutchison. 1976

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Biography, Literature biography, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction, Writing
Human-narrated audio

This is the 1970s autobiography of the journalist and historian whose life and writing influenced many Canadians. British Columbia-raised, his…

life spanned some formative years of the province's political history. As a journalist he met and wrote about many prime ministers, and became recognized as an influential thinker. 1976.

The Ferrari in the bedroom

By Jean Shepherd. 1972

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Humour
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Observations on the hang-ups and delusions of Americans in the 1970's by a homespun writer-humorist who performs on stage, radio and television. 1972.

The fight

By Norman Mailer. 1975

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Sports biography, Humour, Sports and games
Human-narrated audio
Explosive, funny, perceptive account of the George Foreman-Muhammad Ali heavyweight boxing championship in Zaire, Africa. Some strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 1975.

The crystal bible: a definitive guide to crystals

By Judy Hall. 2003

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Paranormal
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This text covers all the major stones currently available and many lesser known, recently discovered crystals. This is a comprehensive…

guide to crystals, their shapes, colours and applications. The text also covers the practical and esoteric properties of each crystal, including spiritual, mental, psychological, emotional and physical effects, plus its use in crystal healing. 2003.

The clothes make the girl (look fat)?: adventures and agonies in fashion

By Brittany Gibbons. 2017

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Humour
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A sartorial follow-up to her hilarious memoir in stories, Fat Girl Walking, Internet personality Brittany Gibbons once again deep dives…

into the world of the plus-size woman, this time chronicling her love/hate (but mostly hate) relationship with fashion. 2017.

The elements of style

By William Strunk, E. B White. 1979

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Writing
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A compendium of specific tips to encourage writers to be clear, brief, and bold. This fourth edition of E.B. White's…

revision of Strunk's classic style manual is modestly updated to accommodate gender references and to provide fresh examples. Contains a foreword by Roger Angell. 2000, c1979.

The Hottentot Room

By Christopher Hope. 1987

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General fictionHumour
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A group of South African exiles congregate at the Hottentot Room, a London club owned by Frau Katie, a Jewish…

refugee from Nazi Germany. Frau Katie is dying and her daughter has plans for the club which terrify the members. A satire which draws parallels between Nazi Germany and contemporary South Africa. 1987.

The haunted: one family's nightmare

By Robert Curran, Jack Smurl, Janet Smurl, Ed Warren, Lorraine Warren. 1988

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Paranormal
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Jack and Janet Smurl live in West Pittston, Pennsylvania with their four daughters, Jack's parents, and four spirits. A gruesome…

saga of supernatural encounters based on statements by the Smurls, their neighbours and the Warrens, a demonology team who investigated the possession of the house. c1988.

The great war for civilisation: the conquest of the Middle East

By Robert Fisk. 2005

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History, War, Writing
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Journalist Fisk has been reporting on the Middle East for the last 30 years, covering every major event from the…

Algerian Civil War to the Iranian Revolution, from the Russian invasion of Afghanistan and the Gulf War to the ongoing war in Iraq. Reaching back into the long history of invasion, occupation and colonization in the region, he describes how a history of injustice "has condemned the Middle East to war." Some descriptions of violence. Some strong language. 2005. If you request this book on CD it will be on 2 or more CDs. You must play the first CD to the end before playing the next CD.

The great gasbag: an A-to-Z study guide to surviving Trump world

By Joy Behar. 2017

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Humour
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The outspoken star of The View hits the most unpopular president ever elected where it hurts in this alphabetical guide…

to everything that's wrong with the "Orange One," Donald Trump. 2017.

The dog who wouldn't be (Seal books)

By Farley Mowat. 1957

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Canadian non-fiction, Humour, Animals and wildlife
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille
Boyhood adventures with a mutt who stubbornly refused to be a mere canine. For Junior high readers. 1957.

The devils of Loudun (The collected Works Of Aldous Huxley Ser.)

By Aldous Huxley. 1952

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History, European history, Paranormal, Witchcraft
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A reconstruction of sensational occurrences at the Ursuline Convent in Loudun during the early 1600s. After a group of nuns…

were swept into a prolonged state of frenzy, they accused Urbain Grandier, Loudun's parson, of witchcraft. Huxley includes insights of modern psychology as well as his own speculations on good and evil. 1952.

The decline and fall of practically everybody (Nonpareil book ; #31)

By Will Cuppy, Fred Feldkamp. 1984

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History, Humour
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A light-hearted romp through history that focuses on the follies and foibles of Cheops, Nero, Catherine the Great and Montezuma, among others. 1984.

The curse of the singles table: a true story of 1001 nights without sex

By Suzanne Schlosberg. 2004

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Biography, Women biography, Family and relationships, Humour
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Author Schlosberg, humiliated by being seated at the dreaded 'Singles Table' at weddings, embarked on a quest not necessarily for…

'Mr. Right', but at least for 'Mr. Remote Possibility'. She tried everything from a Kenyan game park, Club Med, and a millennial New Year's Eve celebration in Jackpot, Nevada to feng shui, volunteering for Habitat for Humanity, and online dating. To celebrate her 1,001 days of celibacy, she set off for an arctic mountain-bike trip but wound up stranded in Russia, where, finally giving up hope, things began to change. Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. 2004.

The complete hoser's handbook

By Hugh Brewster, John Forbes. 1983

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Humourous fictionCanadian non-fiction, Humour
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A humorous depiction of all that is "hoser" in Canada. c1983.

The Canadian UFO report: the best cases revealed

By Geoff Dittman, Chris Rutkowski. 2006

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Canadian non-fiction, Paranormal
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What were the "ghost airplanes" seen over the Parliament Buildings in 1915, or the flying saucers seen by officers over…

Goose Bay Air Force Base in the 1940s and 1950s? Was a prospector burned by a UFO in Manitoba in 1967, did a UFO crash off the coast of Nova Scotia, and was Quebec invaded by UFOs in 1973? Drawn from government documents and civilian case files, this book includes a chronological overview of the best Canadian UFO cases, from the very first sighting of "fiery serpents" over Montreal in 1662 to more recent reports. c2006.

The Broadview book of Canadian anecdotes

By George Fetherling. 1988

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Biography, Humour
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These 200 anecdotes come from all parts of Canada, range in time from Champlain to Gretzky and cover such fields…

as business, entertainment, sports, government, diplomacy, science, art and literature. 1988.

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