From an award-winning journalist comes this real-life cloak-and-dagger tale of Vera Atkins, one of Britain's premiere secret agents during World War II.
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Author:Helm, Sarah
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Francis, Pope
Summary:"[A] beautiful book of hope and inspiration...'ope Francis speaks frankly about problems facing the young and the elderly, Catholic and non-Catholic."'Publishers Weekly (starred review) Pope Franci
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McChrystal, Stanley
,Mangone, Jason
,Eggers, Jeff
Summary:The bestselling author of Team of Teams dismantles the Great Man theory of leadership, by profiling leaders whose real stories defy their legends.
Genre: Business and economics, Social science - Author:
Idle, Eric
Summary:From the ingenious comic performer, founding member of Monty Python, and creator of Spamalot, comes an absurdly funny memoir of unparalleled wit and heartfelt candor We know him best for his unforg
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Nelson, J. G.
Summary:"Fascinating and impressive." Thomas Gunton, Director of Resource and Environmental Planning, Simon Fraser University and former Deputy Minister of Environment, Lands and Parks, Government of Briti
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Merasty, Joseph Auguste
Summary:This memoir offers a courageous and intimate chronicle of life in a residential school.
Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Canadian nonfiction, Indigenous materials, History and geography - Author:Summary:
Like all First Nations languages, Lillooet (Lil'wat) is a repository for an abundantly rich oral literature.
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Mitchell, Barbara
Summary:As the first inland surveyor for the Hudson's Bay Company, Philip Turnor stands tall among the explorers and mapmakers of Canada.
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Ratt, Solomon
Summary:Tanisi! With the help of this book, you can learn to speak Cree!
Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Indigenous materials, Language learning, Instructional and educational works - Author:Summary:
The goal of community-based research is to develop a deeper understanding of communities and to discover new opportunities for improving quality of life.
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Wilson, Garrett
Summary:"Gracefully written, fully and meticulously researched." -- Sharon Butala, author of The Perfection of the Morning.
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Daschuk, James W.
Summary:This new edition of Clearing the Plains has a forward by Pulitzer Prize winning author, Elizabeth Fenn, and explanations of the book's influence by leading Canadian historians.
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Gehl, Lynn
Summary:Denied her Indigenous status, Lynn Gehl has been fighting her entire life to reclaim mino-pimadiziwin-the good life.
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"From diversity comes strength and wisdom": this was the guiding principle for selecting the articles in this collection.
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Milloy, John Sheridan
Summary:The first economic, military, and diplomatic history of the Plains Cree from contact with the Europeans in the 1670s to the disappearance of the buffalo from Cree lands by the 1870s, focussing on m