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Follows the Canadian fighting forces during the battles of Vimy Ridge, Hill 70, Passchendaele, and the Hundred Days campaign, through…
the eyes of the soldiers who fought and died in the trenches, and based on newly uncovered sources. The Canadian fighting forces never lost a battle during the final 2 years of the war, and although they paid a terrible price, they were indeed, as British Prime Minister David Lloyd George exclaimed, the shock troops of the Empire. Companion to "At the sharp end" (DC32639). Some descriptions of sex and descriptions of violence. 2009.Seasons of hope: memoirs of Ontario's first Aboriginal Lieutenant-Governor
By James Bartleman. 2016
James Bartleman, Ontario’s first Native lieutenant governor, looks back over seventy years to his childhood and youth to describe how…
learning to read at any early age led him to dream dreams, empowering him to serve his country as an ambassador. In time, Bartleman’s exciting and fulfilling career as a Canadian diplomat took him to a dozen countries around the world, from Bangladesh to Cuba, and from Australia to South Africa. After a vicious beating in a hotel room robbery in South Africa, however, he was forced to come to terms with a deepening depression. In the end, Bartleman found new meaning in life when he became the Queen’s representative in Ontario and mobilized the public to support his initiatives championing books and education for Native children. 2016.Sans prescription ni ordonnance
By Jean Coutu, Jean Couture. 2010
Qui peut prétendre connaître le vrai Jean Coutu? La discrétion dont il a toujours fait preuve sur sa vie est…
inversement proportionnelle à l'omniprésence de la marque de commerce qu'il a si habilement popularisée. Alors qui donc est celui dont le nom évoque à lui seul la pharmacie de détail? 2010.Sam Walton, made in America: my story (ITK audio)
By Sam Walton, John Huey. 2017
Meet a genuine American folk hero cut from the homespun cloth of America's heartland: Sam Walton, who parlayed a single…
dime store in a hardscrabble cotton town into Wal-Mart, the largest retailer in the world. The undisputed merchant king of the late twentieth century, Sam never lost the common touch. Genuinely modest, but always sure of his ambitions and achievements. Sam shares his thinking in a candid, straight-from-the-shoulder style. 2017.Rizzuto, l'ascension et la chute d'un parrain: L'ascension Et La Chute D'un Parrain
By Lee Lamothe, Jean-Louis Morgan, Adrian Humphreys. 2008
L'histoire de l'établissement de famille Rizutto au Canada, de l'issue du conflit entre Calabrais et Siciliens à Montréal, et de…
l'émergence de Vito Rizzuto à la tête de l'empire monté par son père. Les corps policiers internationaux finirent par s'attaquer de tous les côtés au crime organisé, pour finalement traduire Vito Rizzuto en justice et obtenir sa condamnation pour sa participation dans l'élimination de trois gangsters. Quelques passages où le langage est grossier et descriptions explicites de violence. 2008. Titre uniforme: The sixth family.Running scared: for 22 years a fugitive - the corrupt cop busted by God
By Robert Leon Davis. 2010
He began with aspirations to be a great cop, but he was quickly exposed to a darker side of law…
enforcement. While partnered with a veteran, he witnessed an officer violating the very laws he had vowed to uphold and shared in his crime. One compromise led to another. Soon Davis faced arrest. From studying law at Loyola University and becoming and award-winning officer, he now became a fugitive and skilled survivalist, living off the land in remote forests in America and Canada, where he hid for over 20 years. Through a stranger's prayer the hostile atheist finally realized he was weary of running. He yielded his life to God and handed himself in. 2010.Runaway devil: how forbidden love drove a 12-year-old to murder her family
By Sherri Zickefoose, Robert Remington. 2009
Marc and Debra seemed to have it all - a lovely home in Medicine Hat, fulfilling careers, a supportive marriage,…
and two beautiful children: eight-year-old Jacob and twelve-year-old JR. But in April 2006, their bloodied dead bodies, along with Jacob's, were discovered. Investigators worried for JR's safety, but unknown to them, the pretty honour roll student had been developing a disturbing alter ego online, and a relationship with a twenty-three-year-old high school dropout. Explicit descriptions of sex and violence and explicit strong language. 2009.Roughneck: the life and times of Big Bill Haywood
By Peter Carlson. 1983
Biography of the former cowboy, prospector, and silver miner who became the radical leader of the Industrial Workers of the…
World - the celebrated "Wobblies." He led miners in the bloody "labour wars" in Cripple Creek, Colorado, and textile workers in the famous "bread and roses" strike in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Prosecuted in two criminal cases, a "guilty" Haywood jumped bail and escaped to exile in Russia. Some strong language. 1983.Rock-a-bye baby: a death behind bars
By Anne Kershaw, Mary Lasovich. 1991
In 1988, Marlene Moore, Canada's best-known female prisoner, committed suicide in the federal Prison for Women in Kingston, Ontario. The…
authors describe her childhood of abuse and her tragic life behind bars. For many, Marlene is an example of how badly our social and penal system can fail. Violence, strong language and descriptions of sex. 1991.River queen: the amazing story of tugboat titan Lucille Johnstone
By Paul Levy. 2006
Lucille Johnstone was a living legend in the BC business world. In 1948, Lucille was working as a "girl Friday"…
for River Towing; forty years later Rivtow was a $250 million corporation, Lucille its president and CEO. This is the story of a brilliant leader known as much for her kindness and social conscience as for her talents in the boardroom. 2006.Rites of spring: the Great War and the birth of the Modern Age
By Modris Eksteins. 1989
In 1913, intellectuals and artists clamoured for change. Four years of trench warfare achieved this, but the passing of the…
war also brought revolution, inflation and dislocation. This book examines the origins, impact and aftermath of the Great War of 1914-1918. Nominated for the 1989 Ontario Trillium Award and for the 1993 Torgi Talking Book of the Years Award.Rhodes: The Race For Africa
By Antony Thomas. 1997
The life of Cecil Rhodes, who was born in 1853 and sailed to Africa at sixteen because of poor health.…
Describes his modest beginning as a cotton farmer and his transformation into a diamond magnate, who also earned a fortune in gold. Rhodes annexed much of Africa for Great Britain and became one of the most powerful, and mistrusted, men of his time. 1997.Relentless: the true story of the man behind Rogers Communications
By Robert Brehl, Ted Rogers. 2008
For the fist time, Ted Rogers tells the story of how he built Rogers Communications into one of the largest…
companies in Canadian history, and in just one generation. Rogers is characteristically frank about his successes and his failures. c2008.Remembering John McCrae: soldier, doctor, poet
By Linda Granfield. 2009
"In Flanders Fields the poppies blow..."Every Canadian student, teacher and parent can recite these powerful words. But behind every poem…
is a poet, who lived, breathed, and in this case, led an extraordinary life. Despite John McCrae reaching Canadian icon status, his life has been largely unknown. This books is a beautiful tribute to this man. Some descriptions of violence. Grades 4-7. 2009.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.Rebels, rascals & royalty: the colourful North of LACO Hunt
By L. A. C. O Hunt, Barbara Hunt. 1983
Memoirs of a northern trader turned civil servant. Mr. Hunt came to Canada in 1928 with the Hudson's Bay Company…
and travelled all over the North. He describes how the region evolved over time and bemoans the attempts to apply the southern values to northern situations. 1983.Raisin wine: a boyhood in a different Muskoka
By James Bartleman. 2007
Recalls the boyhood years of Ontario's future lieutenant-governor, living in a dilapidated old house complete with outdoor toilet and coal…
oil-lamp lighting. As a half-breed kid, he was caught between two worlds. His Native mother's fight with depression flowed from that dilemma, while his father, a white, working class, guy who never had any money, made the best home brew in the village - and his specialty was raisin wine. 2007.Quand l'intuition trace la route
By Danièle Henkel. 2013
" Danièle Henkel est connue pour sa réussite en affaires et, plus récemment, pour sa participation à la populaire émission…
Dans lœil du dragon, diffusée sur les ondes de Radio-Canada. Son premier livre met à lavant-scène non pas tant la recette de son succès professionnel que le caractère exceptionnel de son cheminement. Dans ce récit autobiographique aux allures de roman, lauteure partage les moments clés de sa vie qui lui ont permis de devenir la femme daffaires au style bien particulier que lon connaît. Le lecteur la suit de sa naissance au Maroc, dune mère juive et dun père allemand, à son enfance en Algérie, son mariage à un musulman choisi par son frère en passant par ses expériences professionnelles, son départ pour le Québec et sa réalité dimmigrante. " -- 4e de couv.Queesto, Pacheenaht chief by birthright
By Charles Jones, Stephen Bosustow. 1981
Thought to be the last of the pelagic seal hunters, Jones is the hereditary Chief of the Pacheenaht people of…
Vancouver Island's west coast. In this memoir, complied with American film producer Stephen Bosustow, the Chief relives the fascinating odyssey of his people as they emerged into the modern Canadian way of life. 1981.Quai des Indes
By Irène Frain. 1993