History

Physical description; xi, 436 p., (17) leaves of plates : ill ; 22 cm. Subjects; Shtemenko, S. M. (Sergei Matveevich) 1907-1976. Soviet Union. Rabo...

It isn't always easy being Canadian, according to Will Ferguson, but it can be a lot of fun. Asked to write a follow-up to his runaway bestseller W...

Finally, the premier children's resource on Canada is available in a fully revised paperback edition -- bringing up to date this bestselling treasu...

The hair-raising rescue missions of a deep-sea salvage tug that saved hundreds of lives during two decades of service in the North Atlantic.

The Washington Post reporters draw on interviews, leaks, and investigations to reconstruct the events and circumstances, in and outside the White H...

E=mc². Just about everyone has at least heard of Albert Einstein's formulation of 1905, which came into the world as something of an afterthought. ...

CBC Vancouver's radio show BC Almanac, not to be outdone by the parent corporation's nationwide search for the 100 Greatest Canadians of all time, ...

Explores the role of jazz music in the culture of Nazi Germany

The 20th anniversary edition of the classic steampunk novel With new commentary by the authors 1855: The Industrial Revolution is in full swing, p...

A minute-by-minute narrative account of President John F. Kennedy's assassination, The Day Kennedy Was Shot captures the action, mystery, and drama...

Has all the elements of a juicy novel . . . riveting. . . . Reudite and elegant.� ”Newsday. . In 1907, Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung began what prom...

A powerful novel of the North Atlantic in World Wat II, this is the story of the British ships Compass Rose and Saltash and of their desparate cat-...

To be a moral witness is perhaps the highest calling of journalism, and in this unforgettable, highly readable account of contemporary slavery, aut...

"Carefully balancing cool observation and compassion, Chong writes extraordinary history and gives voice to the Chinese immigrant experience."”ALA ...

The history and culture of Western civilization are explored in a study of Western man's creative endeavors

This new collection of essays by the author of Life at the Bottom bears the unmistakable stamp of Theodore Dalrymple's bracingly clearsighted view ...

A compelling journey through history, mathematics, and philosophy, charting humanity's struggle against randomness Our lives are played out in the ...

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Inspiring, outrageous... A thundering paradox of a man. Douglas MacArthur, one of only five men in history to have achieved the rank of General of...

This landmark book is a founding work in the literature of black protest. W. E. B. Du Bois (1868-1963) played a key role in developing the strategy...

Alistair Cooke's America

From Dak To to the Tet Offensive, John Leppelman saw it all. In three tours of duty, he made combat jumps, spent months of fruitless effort looking...

In this sweeping, enthralling biography, acclaimed Pulitzer Prize-winner David Hackett Fischer magnificently brings to life the visionary adventure...

It was a glorious war and a magnificent age...An age that would decide whether America would grow into a vast global power, sweeping all the way to...