The story is set in London, at an elite gentleman’s club called "The Grill," where an American gentleman arrests the attention of four other men by relating how one night he got lost in a thick...
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Author: DAVIS, Richard HardingSummary:
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Author: Jewell, LisaSummary:
In his old, rambling house, failed poet Toby Dobbs has created a refuge for lost souls. But when a quiet tragedy and an unwelcome letter interrupt Toby's sedate existence, he needs his housemates...
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Author: Marden, Orison SwettSummary:
Do you have what it takes to be the person you want to be? This is a neat self help book in plain English by the New Thought Movement author Orison Swett Marden. He has included various essays on...
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Author: Stein, JaniceSummary:
With our troops now committed until 2011, The Unexpected War exposes the poverty of Canadian foreign policy, arguing that Canada’s various military missions in Afghanistan have been ad hoc in...
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Author: Natsume, SosekiSummary:
The subject of 'Kokoro,' which can be translated as 'the heart of things' or as 'feeling,' is the delicate matter of the contrast between the meanings the various parties of a relationship attach...
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Author: Bell, P. M. HSummary:
"PMH Bell's famous book is a comprehensive study of the period and debates surrounding the European origins of the Second World War. He approaches the subject from three different angles:...
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Author: Shermer, MichaelSummary:
The author is the publisher of Skeptic magazine and the host of the Skeptics Lecture Series at the California Institute of Technology. He also teaches the history of science, technology, and...
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Author: Foner, EricSummary:
Give Me Liberty! is the leading book in the market because it works in the classroom. A single-author book, Give Me Liberty! offers students a consistent approach, a single narrative voice, and a...
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Author: Waugh, Earle H., Szafran, Olga, Crutcher, Rodney A.Summary:
In this groundbreaking contribution to the field of culture and medicine, twenty-five professionals in medicine, nursing, and the social sciences have contributed fourteen papers on the influence...
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Author: Ally, MohamedSummary:
This collection is for anyone interested in the use of mobile technology for various distance learning applications. Readers will discover how to design learning materials for delivery on mobile...
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Author: Jackson, Michael H.Summary:
Twenty thousand copies of the first edition of Galápagos were sold. An attractive and comprehensive guidebook, this work has been completely revised and updated by the author. The reader will find...
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Author: Knowles, Ric, Flood, PatSummary:
Concise and practical, Fundamentals of Directing is a distillation of Ric Knowles’s twenty-five years of experience as a director, teacher of directing, and dramaturge across Canada. Organized to...
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Author: Driedger, DianeSummary:
This important and ground-breaking collection brings together the diverse voices of women with various disabilities, both physical and mental. Here, Canadian women speak frankly about the societal...
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Author: Soucoup, DanSummary:
Covering the most significant events in the storied history of the city, A Short History of Halifax is a fascinating, accessible record. In a readable, narrative style, author Dan Soucoup offers...
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Author: Hume, Stephen EatonSummary:
Maggie Davis is a young girl who lives in Chester, Nova Scotia, near Halifax, when her beloved Uncle Nick is killed by diabetes. Maggie's father, a doctor, is greatly saddened by his brother's...