Relates how one delegate to the Second Continental Congress battled bad weather and physical disabilities to arrive in Philadelphia in 1776, in time for the historic vote that led to independence...
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Author: Cheripko, Jan.Summary:
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Author: Madison, SarahSummary:
Rodney isn’t like other gargoyles. No doubt it’s because of his fascination with humans and their culture. For decades he’s been content to observe from the shadows, but then a lonely human...
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Author: L'Amour, LouisSummary:
Shanghaied into forced labor on a merchant vessel, Charles Rodney dies aboard ship from repeated beatings, but not before deeding part of his ranch to Rafe Caradec, whom he hopes will protect his...
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Author: COOKSON, CatherineSummary:
Kate is happily married to Dr Rodney Prince, who has willingly accepted her illegitimate daughter Annie as the eldest child of their household. But Annie is beset with some of the problems...
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Author: Austin, DavidSummary:
In the 1960s, for at least a brief moment, Montreal became what seemed an unlikely centre of Black Power and the Caribbean left. In October 1968 the Congress of Black Writers at McGill University...
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Author: Davis, MikeSummary:
In a gripping reconnaissance into the urban future, Mike Davis, a provocative interpreter of the American metropolis unravels the secret history of disaster, real and imaginary, in Southern...
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Author: Jones, RodneySummary:
"A novel in language as dense and lush and beautiful as poetry ... [or] a book of poetry with the vivid characters and the narrative force of a novel' Whatever you care to call it, it's a...
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Author: Vaage, Leif E.Summary:
Religious Rivalries in the Early Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity discusses the diverse cultural destinies of early Christianity, early Judaism, and other ancient religious groups as a...
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Author: Leclair, DidierSummary:
« Sarah boit son thé calmement et remonte une mèche de cheveux d’un geste distrait. — Tu es vraiment gentille d’avoir bravé la pluie, lui dis-je de nouveau. — C’est normal. Il m’aurait demandé...
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Author: Garrett, GeorgeSummary:
Starting from humble beginnings as a farm boy in Saskatchewan, George Garrett rose through the ranks of journalism and came to be known as the reporter who, as radio personality Rafe Mair recalled...
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Author: Little, AshleySummary:
Set in the early 1990s, Ashley Little's follow-up to her award-winning novel Anatomy of a Girl Gang introduces readers to eleven-year-old Tucker Malone-the only child of a narcoleptic touring...
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Author: Ross, RodneySummary:
The mid-forties are that time in a gay man’s life when his major paradigm shifts from sexy to sensible. But when Barry Grooms's partner of 20 years is killed on Barry's 45th birthday, his world...
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Author: Ross, RodneySummary:
When restaurateur Hugh Neumann rebukes Oliver Nicholas’s very public proposal to his boyfriend during a Valentine’s Day dinner, the diverted Cupid’s arrow strikes Hugh not in the heart, but in the...
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Author: MARSH, RodneySummary:
In this entertaining book about the thrills and drama of Australian and International big-time cricket, Marsh answers some provocative questions. What does Marsh think of Kim Hughes? Why did Marsh...
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Author: Deford, FrankSummary:
Over Time: My Life as a Sportswriter is as unconventional and wide-ranging as Frank Deford's remarkable career, in which he has chronicled the heroes and the characters of just about every sport...