A biography of the first Tudor queen, who was the only living descendant of Yorkist King Edward IV and the mother of the infamous Henry VIII.
Biography
- Author:Weir, AlisonSummary:
- Author:Jackson, PhilSummary:
The head coach of the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers traces the life experiences and philosophies that inspired his championship-winning techniques, revealing how he forged successful teams by combining talents and promoting trust...
- Author:Freedman, RussellSummary:
A biography of the first wife of a president to have a public life and career of her own.
- Author:Westover, TaraSummary:
Traces the author's experiences as a child born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, describing her participation in her family's paranoid stockpiling activities and her resolve to educate herself well enough to earn...
- Author:Gatto, John TaylorSummary:
With over 70,000 copies of the first edition in print, this radical treatise on public education has been a New Society Publishers' bestseller for 10 years! Thirty years in New York City's public schools led John Gatto to the sad...
- Author:Leger, DanSummary:
He cast himself as the ultimate insider, Parliament Hill’s man in the know. It made him a household name and one of the Canada’s bestpaid journalists. But Duffy wanted to get even closer and lobbied his way into the Canadian Senate,...
- Author:Jacobs, A. J.Summary:
Jacobs attempts to become the healthiest man alive--at times to his (extremely patient) wife's chagrin. Relating his tussle with the often nonsensical world of dieting and exercise advice, Jacobs goes to excruciating (and hilarious...
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A powerful and visually stunning anthology from some of the most groundbreaking Native artists working in North America today. Whether addressing the effects of residential schools, calling out bullies through personal manifestos, or...
- Author:Say, AllenSummary:
Part memoir, part graphic novel, part narrative history, Caldecott Medalist Allen Say chronicles his journey as an artist during WWII when he apprenticed under Noro Shinpei, Japan's premier cartoonist.
- Author:Cook, JudithSummary:
Simon Forman rose to wealth and fame in Elizabethan London as doctor to the giants of the Elizabethan theatre. He was also an astrologer and schemer - and perhaps a spy. His "playbook" contains the first eye-witness accounts...
- Author:Cook, JudithSummary:
Charismatic and ambitious, Simon Forman rose from a poor upbringing in Wiltshire to become one of the wealthiest doctors in London. This account of his life sees him denounced as a quack and an astrologer who used black magic. It covers...
- Author:Knockwood, DougSummary:
Mi'kmaw elder Doug Knockwood recounts the story of his life.
- Author:Bessner, EllinSummary:
"The role played by the Canadian Jewish Community during World War II, particularly the approximately 17,000 individuals who enlisted, representing 10% of the Jewish population in Canada at the time. Interviews with surviving...
- Author:Hunter, DougSummary:
A history of Tim Hortons--from the life of its co-founder, Tim Horton; to the growth of the business under his friend and partner, Ron Joyce; to the company's merger with the American fast-food chain Wendy's and its eventual...
- Author:Macintyre, BenSummary:
On June 6, 1944, 150,000 Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy and suffered an astonishingly low rate of casualties. D-Day was a stunning military accomplishment, but it was also a masterpiece of trickery. Operation Fortitude...
- Author:Bennett, WayneSummary:
A biography of coach Wayne Bennett
- Author:Halton, DavidSummary:
- Author:Durso, JosephSummary:
Presents the definitive story of an American hero.
- Author:MORTON, AndrewSummary:
The controversial biography of the Princess of Wales. This book exposes the private unhappiness and dramas behind the public front of Charles and Diana.
- Author:Mierau, MauriceSummary:
"In 2005, Maurice Mierau and his wife, Betsy, travelled to Ukraine to adopt two small boys, age three and five. After weeks of delays while navigating a tangled bureaucracy, they returned to Canada as a proud new family of four.Now...