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The address book: poems
Par Steven Heighton. 2004
A collection of poems about love and loss. A common theme is overcoming the bitterness and grief that often accompany…
love with music and intellect. The book's second half consists of Heighton's versions of the work of some of the greatest Western poets, including Baudelaire, Rimbaud, Sappho, Catullus, Homer, and Rilke. Some strong language, some descriptions of sex and violence. 2004.Tell no one who you are: the hidden childhood of Régine Miller
Par Walter Buchignani. 1994
The story of Régine Miller, who, as a young Jewish girl during World War II, was hidden by Belgium's underground…
movement and was the only member of her family to survive the Holocaust. Grades 5-8. c1994.The 40 day soul fast: your journey to authentic living
Par T. D Jakes, Cindy Trimm. 2011
Dr. Trimm explains the 40 characteristics of an authentic person - one who lives from who they are, not who…
they’re told to be. With daily doses of soul-searching wisdom, she carries the reader on a journey of self-discovery and healing. With extensive words of wisdom scattered throughout, both from great human minds and from the Scriptures, this is a life-changing devotional. 2011.The adventures of Ulysses
Par Bernard Evslin. 1969
Retelling of the Greek epic describing Ulysses' ten-year voyage home after the fall of Troy. Ulysses and his crew encounter…
the deadly Sirens, who bewitch men with their magical songs; the giant man-eating Cyclops; and other strange creatures and unexpected obstacles. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 1969.The airman and the carpenter: the Lindberg kidnapping
Par Ludovic Kennedy. 1985
The airman is Charles Lindbergh, famous for his historic flight from New York to Paris in 1927; the carpenter a…
German immigrant, Richard Hauptmann. The tragic link between the two names is the kidnap and death of Lindbergh's baby son. The author investigates the justice or otherwise of the case. 1985.Tell them it was wonderful: selected writings
Par Ludwig Bemelmans, Madeleine Bemelmans. 1985
Tell it to the King
Par Larry King, Peter Occhiogrosso. 1988
Gossip from the 30-year files of the radio and cable TV interviewer. Includes anecdotes of such celebrities as evangelist Jimmy…
Swaggart, author Jimmy Breslin and author Judith Krantz. Some strong language. Bestseller 1988.The $12 million stuffed shark: the curious economics of contemporary art
Par Donald N Thompson. 2008
Delves into the economics and psychology of the contemporary art world - artists, dealers, auction houses, and wealthy collectors. If…
it's true that 85 percent of new contemporary art is bad, why were record prices achieved at auction in 2006 and 2007? Explores money, lust, and the self-aggrandizement of possession in an attempt to determine what makes a particular work of art valuable while others are ignored. 2008.Testaments of honour: personal histories from Canada's war veterans
Par Blake Heathcote. 2002
Veterans of World War II detail their war years to remember and honour lost comrades, and to understand themselves and…
be understood by others. These stories have never been publicly released. Some descriptions of violence. 2002.Ten prayers God always says yes to!: divine answers to life's most difficult problems
Par Anthony DeStefano. 2007
"Why are some of our prayers answered while some are not? How do we get God's attention? How do we…
get the divine 'Yes'? In a simple, straightforward style, Anthony DeStefano takes on the mysteries of prayer. He casts a wide net to appeal to all Christians everywhere without compromising the gospel one iota. c2007.Terror on the seas: true tales of modern-day pirates
Par Daniel Sekulich. 2009
Award-winning journalist investigates high-seas piracy, incidents of which occur on a near-daily basis worldwide and can involve detention, robbery, and…
violence. Interviews professional mariners, victims, and even perpetrators themselves to uncover the inner workings of criminal enterprises and gauge international economic and security threats in the early twenty-first century. Some strong language and some descriptions of violence. 2009.Telling tales
Par John Fraser. 1986
Take back the truth: confronting Papal power and the religious right
Par Joanna Manning. 2002
An introduction to the growing polarization within Christianity and its relationship with the modern world. With a warning against the…
ongoing retreat into fundamentalism and exclusivity, the reader is pointed, instead, toward inclusivity and compassion. 2002.T. rex and the crater of doom
Par Walter Alvarez. 1997
A geologist recalls the first scientific proposals of the theory that a large asteroid or comet had collided with Earth…
sixty-five million years ago, causing the extinction of the dinosaurs. Describes the vehement debate that followed, the accumulation of evidence, and the discovery of a crater beneath the Yucatan peninsula that appears to substantiate the impact claim. c1997.Tank men: the human story of tanks at war
Par Robert J Kershaw. 2009
Ex-soldier and military historian Robert Kershaw brings to life the grime, the grease and the fury of a tank battle…
through the voices of ordinary men and women who lived and fought in those fearsome machines. This text draws on newly researched personal testimony from the crucial battles of the First and Second World Wars. 2009.Taking it all in
Par Pauline Kael. 1984
Take the step: the bridge will be there : inspiration and guidance for moving your life forward
Par Grace Cirocco. 2001
Most people want to change their lives for the better but don't know how. Cirocco gives readers an opportunity to…
assess their strengths and weaknesses and diagnose why they haven't taken the step. She then teaches how to take action by crystallizing goals and dreams, and shows how to nurture faith in ourselves and remove personal obstacles to accomplish our life's work. c2001.Stumbling in the bloom
Par John Pass. 2005
A celebration of the enticements and entanglements of wilderness, along with poems about a wry excursion to the chiropractor, a…
fanciful flight from a student driver's parallel parking practice, and a moving Canadian journey towards and away from the "ground zero" of the 9/11 tragedy. 2006 Governor General's Award winner for Poetry. 2005.Stung: the incredible obsession of Brian Molony
Par Gary S Ross. 1987
Moloney, a loans officer at a bank, set up a fraudulent loan to cover his immediate gambling debts. Taking the…
money was too easy--by the time he was caught, he had embezzled millions of dollars, all lost at casinos and race tracks. Some strong language. 1987 winner of the Crime Writers of Canada Award. Bestseller 1987.Sun in winter: a Toronto wartime journal, 1942 to 1945
Par Gunda Lambton. 2003
In 1942 Gunda Lambton was a "war guest," a single mother sent from England to Toronto to avoid the war.…
While insanity raged throughout Europe she struggled to keep herself and her two small children going in a strange new home. While many people then were engaged in dramatic, heroic war work, her diary is a tribute to the quiet areas of endurance and pleasures of discovery that also distinguished those years. 2003.