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Run, hide, repeat: a memoir of a fugitive childhood
By Pauline Dakin. 2017
Pauline Dakin, a CBC journalist, spent her childhood on the run. Without warning or goodbyes, her mother twice uprooted her…
and her brother, moving thousands of miles away from family and friends. Years later her mother revealed they'd been running from the Mafia and were receiving protection from a covert anti-organized crime task force. When her mother decided to go into protective custody, an exhausted Dakin planned to disappear as well. But before that happened, she made a horrifying discovery. Her family's strange existence was based on a bizarre hoax, a web of lies manufactured by trusted loved ones. Bestseller. 2017.Rowed trip: from Scotland to Syria by oar
By Colin Angus, Julie Angus. 2009
2006. Adventurers Julie and Colin Angus were checking a map of Europe when Julie noticed an interconnected water route from…
Colin's parents' homeland of Scotland past her mother's homeland, Germany, and on to her father's, Syria. What started as a funny idea of rowing to visit relatives resulted in an odyssey by oar (and bike) where Julie and Colin tested their relationship while exploring their roots. Some strong language. 2010, c2009.Romantics, rebels and reactionaries: English literature and its background 1776-1830 (Opus Ser.)
By Marilyn Butler. 1981
This text sets the romantic literary movement back into its context of the nineteenth century. Marilyn Butler successfully divorces the…
works of writers such as Byron, Keats and Austen from their usual setting of the author's self-image, and places them against the wider background of Europe in the nineteenth century. A refreshing account of an era rich in English literature. 1981.Rings, swords, and monsters: exploring fantasy literature (The modern scholar)
By Michael D. C Drout. 2006
In this course, Wheaton College professor Michael D.C. Drout examines the roots of fantasy and the works that have defined…
the genre, providing insight into beloved works and a better understanding of why fantasy is such a pervasive force in modern culture. 2006.Ripostes: reflections on Canadian literature
By Philip Marchand. 1998
Rise to greatness: the history of Canada from the Vikings to the present
By Conrad Black. 2014
Spanning 874 to 2014, and beginning from Canada's first inhabitants and the early explorers, the author vividly recounts the story…
of Canada's development from colony to dominion to country. He persuasively reveals that while many would argue that Canada was perhaps never predestined for greatness, the opposite is in fact true: the emergence of a magnificent country, against all odds, was a remarkable achievement. Bestseller. 2014. 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.Resilience: a story of courage and triumph in the face of recurrent cancer
By Susan Wener. 2014
Susan Wener survived cancer not once, but twice. The first time, she followed the traditional route of surgery and chemotherapy.…
The second time, she went renegade, stepping out into the field of alternative medicine. This book brings to life a journey of more than thirty years, years filled with joy as well as physical, psychological, and spiritual challenges. As an educator and therapist who helps individuals cope with life threatening illness, Wener brings a unique perspective to this story. c2014.Tracy reveals how every one of us is engineered for success, and with the right focus, can re-make ourselves and…
put an end to the chronic stress, unhappiness, and dissatisfaction we might feel in our careers and lives. 2009.Report from Engine Co. 82
By Dennis Smith. 1999
Recounts the experiences of Fireman First-Grade Dennis Smith and his colleagues in the New York City Fire Department. In the…
South Bronx, the crew not only fights fires but handles drug overdose cases, settles marital spats, breaks up brawls, and waters down the streets on hot summer nights. Bestseller. 1999.Rediscovering love
By Willard Gaylin. 1986
Psychiatrist Gaylin reinforces his message that one must give love, not merely want to be loved. He argues for responsibility…
and shared love that, he insists, must be extended to include caring for all people and the physical world. Gaylin believes that "our survival depends on rediscovering our need for community and, ultimately, to rediscovering love." 1986.Reinventing your life: the breakthrough program to end negative behavior ... and feel great again
By Jeffrey E Young, Janet S Klosko. 1994
The authors draw on the breakthrough principles of cognitive therapy to help the readers recognise and change negative thought patterns,…
without the aid of drugs or long-term traditional therapy. They describe eleven of the most common lifetraps, provide a diagnostic test for each and offer step-by-step suggestions to help break free of the traps. 1994.Reflections in a writer's eye: travel pieces
By Angus Wilson. 1986
A collection of the author's travel writings dating from 1957 to 1984. Whether visiting South Africa and observing apartheid, or…
glimpsing Khrushchev in the Soviet Union, Wilson reveals his intense pleasure in travel. 1986.Redefining success: still making mistakes
By W. Brett Wilson. 2013
The popular co-star of CBC’s award-winning Dragons’ Den recounts how he was forced to redefine his life, making health and…
key relationships his first priorities. Through trial and error, he discovered that these simple virtues are foundations for real, enduring success, both in business and in life. Not just for entrepreneurs and business people, this book outlines how we can change our lives for the better by re-evaluating our personal definitions of success, then reworking them into a life plan that is feasible, lasting, and rewarding. Bestseller. 2013, c2012.Red notice: a true story of high finance, murder, and one man's fight for justice
By Bill Browder. 2015
A real-life political thriller about an American financier in the Wild East of Russia, the murder of his principled young…
tax attorney, and his dangerous mission to expose the Kremlin's corruption. Bestseller. 2015.Real ponies don't go oink!
By Patrick F McManus. 2000
In this collection of essays, McManus treats his audience to the exploits of his wife Bun, his buddies Retch and…
Eddie, and himself. He recounts the events that led to his dog’s climbing a tree, to the class clown’s finally making the fierce math teacher laugh, and to the garage door’s gobbling up the dog. He tells of the problems in pouring a concrete walk and of fireworks with the potential to bring down a B-29. 2000.Ready to retire?: the new reality of retirement and what you and your spouse need to know
By Lyndsay Green. 2016
By looking at retirement from men's perspectives, this book will explore issues that have been given short shrift by the…
mass media and in retirement literature. The interviewees will include the newly retired, those working part-time, and the fully retired, and represent a range of income and education levels and professional and personal circumstances. The author will also be interviewing their wives and partners. By helping women understand why men think about retirement the way they do, the author hopes to separate fiction from fact and free people's minds to reimagine retirement. Bestseller. 2016.Raw knowledge II: interviews with health achievers
By Paul Nison. 2003
This book has been created to give you the knowledge to achieve a healthier, happier, freer life. It contains information…
you can use to take control of your health, environment, your whole life: mind body and soul. 2003.Read for your life: literature as a life support system
By Joseph Gold. 1990
The book includes sections on reading for children, adolescents, and the elderly; as well as reading during times of crisis,…
such as bereavement, divorce, and aging; reading for women, for the disabled, and for racial minorities. c1990.Que Freud me pardonne!
By Jacques Voyer. 2002
Qu'est-ce que je fuis?: enfin devenir qui je suis
By Claire Poulin. 2014
" Ce livre est une invitation à un voyage au plus profond de soi, où sont cachées les blessures vécues…
dans l'enfance et qui, à notre insu, se répètent dans le présent. Il est aussi une invitation à reconnaître notre processus intérieur pour nous reconnecter à nos expériences douloureuses enfouies et retrouver ainsi nos ressources, nos capacités et vivre un présent libéré du passé. " -- 4e de couv.