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Author:Hobbs, Jeff
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Author:Rosser, Kareem
Summary:This unforgettable and "beautifully written" (The Seattle Times) memoir explores first love, unthinkable loss, and the toll of grief.
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Author:Currie, Andrea
Summary:A Sixties Scoop survivor's journey back to her Nation and the truth of who she is.
Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Anecdotes, Essays, Canadian nonfiction, Indigenous materialsAvailable Formats:
Author:Fry, Byron
Summary:Whatever you do or don't know about being a musician, this no-holds-barred tour through the hilarious and brutal realities of life inside the music industry is as informative as it is entertai
Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, MusicAvailable Formats:
Author:Kerba, Naguib
Summary:Everyone has a story. A picture is worth a thousand words, but sometimes one needs words as well. Ordinary People Extraordinary Lives does just that.
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Author:Shae, Gary
Summary:It was Christmas time, December 27th, 1950 — the Feast of Saint John. General Douglas MacArthur had just landed in Korea.
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Author:Eden, R. S. (Robert S.)
,Mackenzie, Stephen Alexander
Summary:Unlock the power of police service dogs in law enforcement. Modern police officers have an array of tools at their disposal, but few are as effective—or as misunderstood—as the police service dog.
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Author:Lane, Leander K.
Summary:From Jim Crow to the Last Best West. In 1910, twelve African American families from Oklahoma journeyed north to claim the promise of a better life in the Canadian West.
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Author:Samson, Clifford
Summary:A step-by-step guide to developing superior tracking teams. For over 35 years, Clifford Samon has trained working dogs, including police and search-and-rescue K9s.
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Author:Bök, Christian
Summary:My Works, Ye Mighty expands upon the conceptual literature of Christian Bök, particularly his ongoing project, The Xenotext.
Genre: Canadian poetry, Essays, Literary artsAvailable Formats:
Author:Yeung, Winnie
,al Rabeeah, Abu Bakr
Summary:Homes tells the story of Abu Bakr al Rabeeah, a young boy whose family moved from Iraq to Syria just before the start of the Syrian civil war.
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Author:Harris, Russ
Summary:The practice of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is made even more accessible in this fun, easy-to-understand, and illustrated companion to The Happiness Trap.
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Author:Secrest, Meryle
Summary:In the first full-scale life of the most important composer-lyricist at work in musical theatre today, Meryle Secrest, the biographer of Frank Lloyd Wright and Leonard Bernstein, draws on her exten
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Author:Chang, Kornel
Summary:A poignant return to Korea's forgotten "Asian Spring"—a moment ripe with possibility denied by the postwar US military occupation.
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Author:Arnott, Bill
Summary:The stories of Vancouver and its communities as experienced on various strolls through the city, by bestselling BC author Bill Arnott.
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