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The thunder and the sunshine (With many voices ; #2)
Par Jeffry V Brock. 1983
Brock continues to tell of his fight against unification of the Canadian Armed Forces in the early 1960s. The fight…
cost him dearly: early forced retirement from the navy. 1983. (With many voices ; 2)The story of Jane Doe: a book about rape
Par Jane Doe. 2003
When Jane Doe was the fifth woman to be raped by a serial sexual predator, she refused to become a…
victim, refused to accept the common wisdom of the police, and refused to accept the status quo that she should shut up and let the 'good men' rescue her from what the 'bad man' had done. She warned the women in her neighbourhood, leading to the rapist's arrest, fought to be allowed to watch his trial, and then took the Toronto police force to court for incompetence and lack of accountability. Jane Doe challenged the justice system, the police, and the stereotype about rape - and won. Some strong language and descriptions of sex and violence. 2003.The story of archaeology: the 100 great discoveries
Par Paul G Bahn. 1997
Amazing discoveries such as the tomb of Tutankhamen and the caves at Lascaux are headline news but archaeology also reveals…
the lives of ordinary people, our ancestors, and constantly challenges our perception of the past. With an ever growing battery of scientific tools and techniques archaeology has transcended its origins as the pastime of gentleman scholars to become a twenty-first century science. 1997.The sorrows of empire: militarism, secrecy, and the end of the Republic (American Empire Project Ser.)
Par Chalmers Johnson. 2004
The author discusses the roots of American militarism, the rise and extent of the military-industrial complex, and the close ties…
between arms industry executives and high-level politicians. He also looks closely at how the military has extended the boundaries of what constitutes national security in order to centralize intelligence agencies under their control, and how statesmen have been replaced by career soldiers on the front lines of foreign policy - a shift that naturally increases the frequency with which we go to war. 2004The savage wars of peace: soldiers' voices 1945-1989
Par Charles Allen. 1990
"The Savage Wars of Peace" is a fighting soldiers' view of military campaigns, as recounted in their own words to…
historian Charles Allen. Drawing on the spoken recollection of over 70 military figures of all ranks, these unique first hand accounts give a rare insight into the closed ranks of the British Army, its hierarchies and rituals and the bonds that unite fighting men. 1990.The road to Ubar: finding the Atlantis of the sands
Par Nicholas Clapp. 1998
A day-by-day account of two expeditions to Arabia in search of the site of the fabled city of Ubar. Inspired…
by a 1980 trip to return endangered Arabian oryxes to their native habitat, Clapp became intrigued with the legend of Ubar and obtained government radar imagery to help locate the ancient remains. Bestseller. 1998.The riddle of the Rosetta Stone: key to ancient Egypt
Par James Giblin. 1990
Before the discovery of the Rosetta Stone in 1799, Egyptian hieroglyphic writing -- composed of pictures of animals, birds, and…
geometric shapes -- was a mystery. For nearly 1400 years the meanings had been lost. The author chronicles the fascinating story of how the stone was discovered and, after countless attempts, finally deciphered by scholars. Grades 5-8 and older readers. 1990.The RCMP Musical Ride
Par Maxwell Newhouse. 2004
The thundering hooves, the skilled riders, and the dazzling pageantry of the Musical Ride have thrilled audiences young and old…
since it was first performed in 1887. The author tells the history of the Ride and the story of the spectacular black horses, their arduous training and sparkling equipment, and their Mountie riders in bright scarlet. Grades 4-7. 2004.The police gazette
Par Gene Smith, Jayne Barry Smith. 1972
First published in 1846, the Police Gazette was the forerunner of the tabloid. The editors offer an assortment of articles,…
stories, and provocative expose?s of a bygone era. 1972. Uniform title: National police gazette.The Navy at war 1939-1945 (Wordsworth Military Library)
Par Stephen Wentworth Roskill. 1998
Roskill describes the major sea battles such as River Plate and Matapan as well as the characteristic convoy actions of…
the Battle of the Atlantic, Murmansk and Malta. He covers the contribution made by British technology, in the shape of Asdic (or Sonar) and Radar systems, and also shows the courage and skill of the officers and men who made the victory possible. 1998, c1960.The other Nuremberg: the untold story of the Tokyo war crimes trials
Par Arnold C Brackman. 1987
Recounts a tale of mass inhumanity inflicted upon prisoners of war, civilians, Asian labourers and even the Japanese populations. Unlike…
the Nuremberg trials, the Tokyo trial received little press at the time and has been almost forgotten since. c1987.The Meinertzhagen mystery: the life and legend of a colossal fraud
Par Brian Garfield. 2007
Tall, handsome, charming Col. Richard Meinertzhagen was an acclaimed British war hero, a secret agent, and a dean of international…
ornithology. He was trusted by Winston Churchill, David Ben Gurion, T. E. Lawrence, and Elspeth Huxley, but he bamboozled them all - Meinertzhagen was a fraud. Many of the adventures recorded in his celebrated diaries were imaginary, he committed a half-century of major and costly scientific fraud, and - oddly - may have been innocent of many killings to which he confessed. Some descriptions of violence. c2007.The mad trapper (Amazing stories)
Par Hélèna Katz. 2004
This is the incredible story of Canada's largest manhunt. Hundreds of men spent 7 weeks tracking the elusive Albert Johnson…
for 240 kilometres across the frozen North. He was eventually caught and killed, but the identity of Albert Johnson, the Mad Trapper of Rat River, remains a mystery to this day. Descriptions of violence. 2004.Sir Sam Hughes - Minister of Militia and Defence from 1911 until his dismissal in 1916 - is remembered as…
abrasive and unstable, while Sir Arthur Currie, a part-time soldier who rose to command the Canadian Corps in France and Belgium, is remembered as one of the most effective generals of the war and a national hero. But initially, Hughes drove the nation toward a war footing and fought to keep Canadian troops from being parceled out to the British, while Currie embezzled regimental funds, never connected with his soldiers, and was accused of wantonly squandering the lives of 60,000 Canadians on the road to victory. c2010.The lost Ark of the Covenant: solving the 2,500 year old mystery of the fabled biblical ark
Par Tudor Parfitt. 2008
Historian-adventurer, author of "Journey to the Vanished City: The Search for a Lost Tribe of Israel", recounts his quest for…
the ancient sacred chest that once held the Ten Commandments. Parfitt begins among a remote African people who claim such a box lies in a mountain cave. 2008.The Jesus family tomb: the discovery, the investigation, and the evidence that could change history
Par Simcha Jacobovici, Charles R Pellegrino. 2007
Jerusalem, 1980. Following the accidental bulldozing of a tomb, archaeologists arrived to find ten ossuaries - limestone boxes that served…
as first-century coffins. Six had inscriptions, including Jesus, son of Joseph; two Marys; and Judah, son of Jesus, which the team concluded were merely coincidence. Twenty-five years later, journalist Jacobovici tracked down the ossuaries and the tomb, and soon found that the archaeologists were unaware of key evidence that made this the discovery of a lifetime. Some descriptions of violence, some strong language. 2007.Les chemins de la mémoire (Les essais du Pommier!)
Par Francis Eustache, Béatrice Desgranges. 2010
" [...] Véritable synthèse des connaissances actuelles - l'imagerie cérébrale y tient un rôle important - cet ouvrage permet de…
comprendre la mise en place progressive de la mémoire chez l'enfant comme ses modifications au cours du vieillissement. " -- 4e de couv. 2010.Younger next year for women: live like you're 50 - strong, fit, sexy - until you're 80 and beyond
Par Chris Crowley, Henry S Lodge. 2006
If you're a woman preparing for the 30 years following menopause, it is possible for you to eliminate 70 percent…
of the decay and 50 percent of the injuries and illness associated with aging. And if that sounds too incredible to believe, you need this book. 2006.La Cinquantaine epanouie
Par Henri Rozenbaum. 1980
Black Hawk down: a story of modern war
Par Mark Bowden. 1999
Recreates the U.S. military operation in Mogadishu, Somalia, on October 3-4, 1993, when ninety-nine American soldiers were surrounded and trapped.…
Describes how the planned one-hour mission turned into an overnight fight for survival. Based on journalist's interviews with the soldiers, helicopter pilots, and Somali clan leaders. Bestseller. 1999.