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Canadian non-fiction, Criticism, Christianity, Religious texts, Writing
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.
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Criticism, Writing
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.
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Biography, Literature biography, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction, Writing
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.
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Paranormal
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.
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Writing
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.
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Paranormal
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.
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History, War, Writing
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.
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History, European history, Paranormal, Witchcraft
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.
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Canadian non-fiction, Paranormal
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.
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Canadian non-fiction, Criticism, Essays, Writing
Dr. Frye has collected all his essays on Canadian writing and painting which he believes are of permanent value. Includes… his annual surveys of English Canadian poetry which originally appeared between 1950 and 1960.
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Biography, Literature biography, Paranormal
The author writes of his long quest for his soulmate. In this book, he shares an intimate view of their… discovery of each other, and their love which has led them on many journeys, including out-of-body experiences. Bestseller 1984.
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Paranormal
Using powerful ancient techniques to alter his state of consciousness, Castaneda travels into new worlds and encounters remarkable but dangerous… beings; he conjoins energy bodies with another dreamer in order to dream and explore together, and thus acquires new knowledge and understanding. This book is an extraordinary and exciting adventure of the psyche unlike any other, which enables the reader to participate fully in the author's latest eye-opening and thrilling discoveries and explorations. 1993.
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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Writing
Eleanor Wachtel is one of the English-speaking world's most respected and sought-after interviewers. This book, celebrating her show's twenty-five year… anniversary, presents her conversations with legendary authors like Jonathan Franzen, Alice Munro, and J.M. Coetzee, who share their views on process, the writing life, and the hazards of literary fame. 2016.
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Music, Writing
A collection of "thirty-seven examples of the art of journalism as practiced at the Rolling Stone." The articles appeared in… issues from 1969 to 1990. The range of subjects includes actors, musicians, politics, and AIDS. Among contributors are Hunter S. Thompson, P.J. O'Rourke, and Tim Cahill. Each entry is abridged and prefaced with a note by the writer. Some strong language. 1993.
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Paranormal
Describes the secret cosmic battle between positive and negative happening every day, hidden in both the traumas of our own… lives and the world's headlines. Through his contact with a positive higher intelligence behind the UFO phenomenon, groundbreaking scientific information, and data from high-ranking government whistle-blowers, David reveals that the earth is now on the front lines of a battle that has been raging between positive and negative extraterrestrials for hundreds of thousands of years. By unifying ancient texts from a variety of religions with scientific data and insider testimony, David posits that Earth is on the verge of a massive cosmic event that will transform matter, energy, consciousness, and biological life as we now know it, and will utterly defeat the great villains of our time. 2016.
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Movie and television tie-ins, Paranormal
In December 1975, the Lutz family moved into their new home on suburban Long Island. George and Kathleen Lutz knew… that, one year earlier, Ronald DeFeo had murdered his family in the house, but the property and the price had been too good to pass up. Twenty-eight days later, the entire Lutz family flee the house in terror. 2006, c1978.
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Arts and entertainment, Biography, Canadian non-fiction, Writing
The author, a journalist, tells of his experiences with various well-known figures, including David Suzuki, Margaret Laurence, and Peter Newman. 1986.
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Canadian non-fiction, Essays, Writing
A collection of newspaper essays by Montrealer Joe Fiorito, who won the 1996 National Newspaper Award for these columns. You'll… meet Milo who is seven and having the lousiest day of his life, Jackie of the Ritz, chambermaid to the stars, and Nantha, single father, man about town, as well as many others. 1997.
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Paranormal
This world famous medium explains what lies beyond our visible world and answers questions about life after death. 1998.
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Paranormal
This book contains three linked sections to enable students to work with and understand the Tarot cards and their relationship… with astrology, numerology, and the Cabala. The sections include basic lessons and meditations; positive and negative interpretation; and divination. 1995.