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Coming Clean
By Jorge Valdés, Ken Abraham. 2000
Successful Midlife Career Change: Self-Understanding and Strategies for Action
By Paula I. Robbins. 1978
Crimes of passion: an unblinking look at murderous love
By Howard Engel. 2001
From France and England to Canada and the United States, Engel explores more than twenty-five classic, infamous and still unresolved…
cases of passion and murder. As he discovers, le crime passionnel, a concept originating in France, has a special place in many legal codes around the world. Someone who has suddenly or unexpectedly been betrayed by a loved and trusted partner, even in an illicit relationship, is rarely treated as a common murderer. 2001.Ces crimes mystérieux
By Roger Borniche. 1999
Les faits rapportés dans les dix-huit histoires sont authentiques et ont défrayé la chronique judiciaire ici et là au cours…
de ces dernières années. Il est question de crimes originaux où les meurtriers, finalement démasqués, ont fait preuve de beaucoup d'imagination et de talent. 1988, 1989.Bloodlines: the rise and fall of the mafia's royal family
By Antonio Nicaso, Lee Lamothe. 2001
A gripping tale that crisscrosses Europe, Latin America, and the United States and Canada, Bloodlines underscores the complexity and sophistication…
of organized crime at its highest levels. It illustrates how the Caruana-Cuntrera family operates in the netherworld where the financial engineering that supports the global economy bumps up against the billions of dollars of criminal proceeds that need to be laundered. 2001.Wolves among sheep: the true story of murder in a Jehovah's Witness community
By James Kostelniuk. 2000
The author retells the story of the shotgun murder of his first wife, Kim, and his two children at the…
hands of her estranged second husband. Jeff Anderson is a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses, and Kostelniuk discusses his belief that this organization hastened the acts of violence that killed Kim Anderson and her children. Some descriptions of violence. 2000.Losing Matt Shepard: Life and Politics in the Aftermath of Anti-Gay Murder
By Beth Loffreda. 2000
The infamous murder in October 1998 of a twenty-one-year-old gay University of Wyoming student ignited a media frenzy. The crime…
resonated deeply with America's bitter history of violence against minorities, and something about Matt Shepard himself struck a chord with people across the nation. Although the details of the tragedy are familiar to most people, the complex and ever-shifting context of the killing is not. Losing Matt Shepard explores why the murder still haunts us -- and why it should. Beth Loffreda is uniquely qualified to write this account. As a professor new to the state and a straight faculty advisor to the campus Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Association, she is both an insider and outsider to the events. She draws upon her own penetrating observations as well as dozens of interviews with students, townspeople, police officers, journalists, state politicians, activists, and gay and lesbian residents to make visible the knot of forces tied together by the fate of this young man. This book shows how the politics of sexuality -- perhaps now the most divisive issue in America's culture wars -- unfolds in a remote and sparsely populated area of the country. Loffreda brilliantly captures daily life since October 1998 in Laramie, Wyoming -- a community in a rural, poor, conservative, and breathtakingly beautiful state without a single gay bar or bookstore. Rather than focus only on Matt Shepard, she presents a full range of characters, including a panoply of locals (both gay and straight), the national gay activists who quickly descended on Laramie, the indefatigable homicide investigators, the often unreflective journalists of the national media, and even a cameo appearance by Peter, Paul, and Mary. Loffreda courses through a wide ambit of events: from the attempts by students and townspeople to rise above the anti-gay theatrics of defrocked minister Fred Phelps to the spontaneous, grassroots support for Matt at the university's homecoming parade, from the emotionally charged town council discussions about bias crimes legislation to the tireless efforts of the investigators to trace that grim night's trail of evidence. Charting these and many other events, Losing Matt Shepard not only recounts the typical responses to Matt's death but also the surprising stories of those whose lives were transformed but ignored in the media frenzy.Picking up the pieces
By Paul Britton. 2000
Forensic psychologist Paul Britton can "walk through the minds" of those who murder, rape, torture, extort and kidnap. He can…
see the world through their eyes and know what they're thinking. This work reveals the psychological and forensic foundations upon which he has based his expertise.The quality of work: a people-centred agenda
By Graham S Lowe. 2000
This examination of current Canadian working practices by sociology professor Graham Lowe studies such issues as under and over-employment, conflicts…
between work and family, workplace inequalities, retirement with dignity and jobs for youth. He suggests that high-quality work offers a common ground for employers concerned with productivity and employees seeking meaning in their work. 2000.The enforcer: Johnny Pops Papalia : a life and death in the Mafia
By Adrian Humphreys. 1999
By the time Johnny "Pops" Papalia was gunned down at the age of 73, his massive crime network had earned…
him the nickname "Canada's Capone." Filled with tales of extortion, loan sharking, gambling and heroin, this book chronicles the rise and fall of Canada's most successful Mafia don. Some descriptions of violence. 1999.Final payoff: the true price of convicting Clifford Robert Olson
By Ian Mulgrew. 1990
In 1981, Clifford Olson negotiated a deal with the RCMP that would give his wife $10,000 for each victim that…
Olson located. This book examines the deal, the precedent it set and its impact on the victims' families. 1990.Butterbox babies
By Bette L Cahill. 1992
For decades, the Ideal Maternity Home, a home for unwed mothers in Nova Scotia, was surrounded by suspicions and controversy…
over the mortality rate at the Home and its methods of offering babies for adoption. A tale of cruelty, neglect and greed. Some violence. 1992.Abandoned Prayers: An Incredible True Story of Murder, Obsession, and Amish Secrets
By Gregg Olsen. 1990
Perfect Victim
By Christine Mcguire, Carla Norton. 1988
This is the story behind Colleen Stan's terrifying, seven-year-long imprisonment by Cameron Hooker as told by the district attorney who…
tried the case. Too bizarre to be anything but true, it is a tale of riveting intensity and gripping courtroom drama.The good news about careers: how you'll be working in the next decade
By Barbara Moses. 1999
Workers today are changing how we think about the workplace by making choices that reflect not only economic considerations, but…
also individual needs and desires. Today's workplace is more flexible, encouraging us to incorporate our personalities and creativity into our working life. Moses discusses what type of worker will be more successful in the future, warns against today's frenetic busyness, and shows what motivates the new worker and how everyone can profit from future work trends.Men of Invention and Industry
By Samuel Smiles.
Donnie Brasco
By Joseph D. Pistone, Richard Woodley. 1987
Donnie Brasco is Pistone's unforgettable account of how be became part of the mysterious underworld that is the Mafia--the first…
and only account by a law enforcement agent--and it is amazing and intriguing as the flamboyant, deadly world it portrays.Canadian Tire was founded by A.J. and John Billes in 1922 and grew to become a national institution. In 1986,…
one of A.J.'s sons decided to sell his company shares to a group of Canadian Tire dealers, sparking a feud with his sister, Martha. 1990 winner of the National Business Book Award. Strong language.Closing Time
By Lacey Fosburgh. 1977
Ted Bundy: Conversations With a Killer
By Stephen Michaud, Hugh Aynesworth. 1989