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The acclaimed author of A Wicked War now gives us the little known story of Sarah Polk: remarkably influential First Lady, and brilliant master of the art of high politics--a crucial but unrecogniz

In this warm collection of personal essays and recipes, best-selling author Ann Hood nourishes both our bodies and our souls.

From a bracing new voice comes this life-affirming memoir of a daughter making and remaking her life in her mother's image.

As a young lawyer, Abraham Lincoln was known for his sense of humor. But in 1842, he did something so rascally--so downright mean--he was challenged to a duel.

New York Times bestselling author Walter Dean Myers and renowned filmmaker Bill Miles deftly tell the true story of the unsung American heroes of the 369th Infantry Regiment of World War I in The H

Stanley Kubrick's film The Shining was released in 1980 and has been fascinating viewers ever since.

As a precocious young girl, Surekha knew very little about the details of her mother Amma's unusual past and that of Babu, her mysterious and sometimes absent father.

"Ann Hansen's memoir combines a riveting story with a brilliant exposé of the inner workings of the prison industrial complex.

Authenticity is a Feeling: My Life in PME-ART is a compelling hybrid of history, memoir, and performance theory.

The timeless story of an always-moving river.

Part memoir of the author's early life--including his experience as a New York City cop and a US Border Patrol agent before he became a college professor--and part polemical discussions of a h

Attempting to make sense of her life, and change her sad disposition to a happy one, the author of In the Backyard: Relearning the Art of Aging, Dying and Making Love seeks out the help of her in-h

A captivating collection of Jack Knox's most memorable, heart-warming, inspiring, and off-beat human-interest stories. Praise for Jack Knox: "Canada needs more Knox!" - Will Ferguson.

A colourful portrait of life in an eccentric fishing village on the BC coast.

A warm-hearted memoir of a childhood spent living in various mining towns in the Kootenays throughout the 1930s and '40s.