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  • Intrepid Warriors

    Perspectives on Canadian Military Leaders

    Edited by Colonel Bernd Horn ...
    Command and leadership are very personal endeavours. The manner in which an individual commands others and exercises leadership speaks more to the character and personality of the individual in question than it does to the concept of command or leadership in and of themselves.Intrepid Warriors takes an intimate look at a number of Canada’s finest military commanders and leaders during the crucible ... Read more

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  • German Soldiers in the Great War

    Letters and Eyewitness Accounts

    The first English translation of writings that capture the lives and thoughts of German soldiers fighting in the trenches and on the battlefields of WWI.German Soldiers in the Great War is a vivid selection of firsthand accounts and other wartime documents that shed new light on the experiences of German frontline soldiers during the First World War. It reveals in authentic detail the perceptions ... Read more

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  • Warrior Chiefs

    Perspectives on Senior Canadian Military Leaders

    They were the men who led our nation in war and peace. In world wars, they were the steady hands guiding our forces to victory; in peacekeeping, they helped to establish and preserve order. Over the years they have helped the Canadian Forces to become one of the proudest militaries in the world.Warrior Chiefs: Perspectives on Senior Canadian Military Leaders is the first book of a two-part series ... Read more

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  • Small Moccasin Tracks

    Memories of an Alaskan Mountain Family

    Small Moccasin Tracks is the first book of memories from Hilda Luster-Lindner of growing up in Alaska during and after Territorial Days. John Luster, the famous hunting guide and mountain man, was Hilda's father. Her mother, Lillie, lived primarily alone in the wilderness, giving birth to most of her children in very primitive conditions, some under trees, and raised them in the wilds of the Last ... Read more

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  • No Easy Task

    Fighting in Afghanistan

    Afghanistan has long been considered the graveyard of empires. Throughout their history, Afghans have endured the ravages of foreign invaders, from marauding hordes and imperial armies to global superpowers, while demonstrating a fierce independence and strong resistance to outside occupiers. Those who have ventured into Afghanistan with notions of controlling its people have soon discovered that ... Read more

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  • Fortune Favours the Brave

    Tales of Courage and Tenacity in Canadian Military History

    Edited by Colonel Bernd Horn ...
    Many Canadians see the role their country's military plays in Afghanistan as an anomaly. However, this assumption is far from the truth. As U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has commented, "Canadians are fierce fighters." Fortune Favours the Brave certainly proves this point in a collection of essays that showcases the fighting spirit and courage of Canada's military.Daring actions featured ... Read more

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  • Johnny & Me

    The Story of Two Alaskan Children Growing Up Wild

    Johnny & Me: The Story of Two Alaskan Children Growing Up Wild is an amusing sequel to Small Moccasin Tracks: Memories of an Alaskan Mountain Family by Hilda Luster-Lindner, daughter of the famous Alaskan hunting guide and pioneer, Johnny Luster. Alaska’s pioneer families led difficult lives filled with hardships before Statehood. Yet, in the midst of their adversity, the imagination and ingenuity ... Read more

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  • The Military Leadership Handbook

    In the simplest of terms, leadership is about influencing people to achieve an objective that is important to the leader, the group, and the organization. It is the human element -- leading, motivating, and inspiring, particularly during times of crisis, chaos, and complexity when directives, policy statements, and communiques have little effect on cold, exhausted, and stressed followers. Strong ... Read more

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  • Nocturnal Animals

    Series series Learn about Animal Behavior
    How do over-sized eyes help tarsiers see at night? How do bats find food in the dark? These nocturnal animals have some fascinating ways to survive in the dark. Discover the amazing things nocturnal animals do when the sun goes down. ... Read more

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  • Animal Hibernation

    Series series Learn about Animal Behavior
    Why do aquatic frogs spend the winter buried in mud? Why to garter snakes coil together in dens? Animals hibernate in some unique ways. Discover the amazing ways hibernating animals spend the winter. ... Read more

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  • Fighting Weight

    How I Achieved Healthy Weight Loss with "Banding," a New Procedure That Eliminates Hunger—Forever

    Khaliah Ali, daughter of Muhammad Ali, shares her success at overcoming obesity through banding surgery—a minimally invasive, reversible, and extremely effective choice for drastically overweight peopleWhen Muhammad Ali's daughter Khaliah hit 325 pounds, she didn't need to be told again that she was morbidly obese. A lifetime of dieting, of starving, had not helped. Miserable, depressed, and ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Life Everlasting

    The Animal Way of Death

    An enlightening look at animal behavior and the cycle of life and death, from "one of the finest naturalists of our time" (Edward O. Wilson).When a good friend with a severe illness wrote, asking if he might have his "green burial" at Bernd Heinrich's hunting camp in Maine, it inspired the acclaimed biologist to investigate a subject that had long fascinated him. How exactly does the animal world ... Read more

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