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  • Let the People In

    The Life and Times of Ann Richards

    by Jan Reid ...
    This intimate biography of the pioneering Texas governor is "required reading for political junkies—and for women considering a life in politics" ( Booklist).When Ann Richards delivered the keynote of the 1988 Democratic National Convention and mocked President Bush—"Poor George, he can't help it. He was born with a silver foot in his mouth"—she became an instant celebrity and triggered a rivalry ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Texas Tornado

    The Times and Music of Doug Sahm

    by Jan Reid, Shawn Sahm ...
    Series series Brad and Michele Moore Roots Music Series
    A biography of the Sir Douglas Quintet and Texas Tornados founder, a rock and roll innovator whose Grammy Award–winning career spans half the twentieth century.Doug Sahm was a singer, songwriter, and guitarist of legendary range and reputation. The first American musician to capitalize on the 1960s British invasion, Sahm vaulted to international fame leading a faux-British band called the Sir ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Weight

    by Jan Reid ...
    In the city of Westmark, order is everything. The Registry promises stability to those who seek employment within its system. Permanent placement. Protection. A household that will take responsibility for their future. Elin Fenn believed the promise. Now bound by an iron band bearing the mark of Magistrate Marcus Vey, she lives within the walls of Blackthorn Manor — a house where discipline is ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

  • Barons Reach

    Book 3 The Dreaming Series

    by Jan Reid ...
    Series Book 3 - The Dreaming Series
    Libby once loved visiting the beautiful country property of Barons Reach, with her grandmother and aunt, tagging along as they conducted historical tours. But, that was when she had been a child. Before Roger appeared, her aunt refused to believe her, and her best friend, Jimba, let her down. Ten years later though, the past is catching up to her. She now has no other option. She must return to ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD

  • Grace

    Book 2 The Dreaming Series

    by Jan Reid ...
    Series Book 2 - The Dreaming Series
    Grace Taylor opens the letter she receives with trembling hands. She knows the words she is about to read will either cause her great happiness or heart-wrenching despair. On her tenth birthday she discovered she was not only adopted, but the daughter of a part-aboriginal woman. She has felt lost and unloved ever since. Will finding her mother bring an end to these feelings? Or, will she discover ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD

  • Deep Water Tears

    Book 1 The Dreaming Series

    by Jan Reid ...
    Rachel cannot imagine a life away from 'Binda', her home in the bush, where the Macquarie River flows alongside her back door. Her childhood days are spent with her neighbour and biracial best friend, Darel; exploring and learning about the Australian bush and the Wiradjuri (aboriginal) culture, through the teachings of his part-aboriginal mother. At their favourite meeting place, the dividing ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Bullet Meant for Me

    by Jan Reid ...
    Jan Reid's powerful, moving account of what being shot during a robbery in Mexico City and the painful road to recovery taught him about manhood, friendship, and marriage.On April 20, 1998, Jan Reid was shot during a robbery in Mexico City, where he had gone to watch his friend, the boxer Jesus Chavez, fight. In The Bullet Meant for Me, Reid powerfully recounts his ordeal, the long chain of life ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • Comparative Succession Law

    Volume IV: Administration of Estates

    Edited by Kenneth G C Reid, Jan Peter Schmidt, Reinhard Zimmermann ...
    This fourth volume in the Comparative Succession Law series provides a historical and comparative study of how and by whom the estates of deceased persons are administered, drawing upon the legal traditions of Europe and beyond. When a person dies, their assets (or their value) will transfer to those entitled to inherit them following the deceased's will or, in the absence of a will, according to ... Read more

    $197.89 CAD

  • The Secret Life of an American Codebreaker

    Codebreaker Girls

    by Jan Slimming ...
    The tale of a college student's top-secret life: "A welcome addition to the seldom told story of the role of American women in [WWII] codebreaking." — The Spectrum MonitorThe Secret Life of an American Codebreaker is the true account of Janice Martin, a college student recruited to the military in 1943 after she was secretly approached by a professor at Goucher College, a liberal arts ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Busting Out of Mexico

    by Jan Reid ...
    Narrated by Bruce DuBose ...
    Series series Texas Monthly

    Unabridged

    1 hour 20 min

    In partnership with Texas Monthly, Jan Reid's "Busting Out of Mexico" is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program.In Mexico, if violence and property damage are avoided, there is no law against breaking out of jail. When con artist Sterling Blake Davis, Sr. found himself with little to live for ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

  • Boy Genius

    Karl Rove, the Architect of George W. Bush's Remarkable Political Triumphs

    by Carl M. Cannon, Lou Dubose, Jan Reid ...
    The Washington Post Bestseller - Now Updated with Five New Chapters and a New EpilogueUnlike President George. W. Bush, Karl Rove, his chief political adviser, is rarely "misunderestimated." Many of the president's opponents see Rove's hand in everything the president does. His friends, and the president himself, are just thankful he's on their side, and always has been. From their earliest days ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Pickers and Poets

    The Ruthlessly Poetic Singer-Songwriters of Texas

    by Joe Nick Patoski, Robert Earl Hardy, Bob Livingston, Tamara Saviano, Peter Cooper, Joe Holley, John T. Davis, Andy Wilkinson, Kathryn Jones, Jeff Prince, Jason Mellard, Jan Reid, Diana Finlay Hendricks, Brian T. Atkinson, Grady Smith, Jenni Finlay ...
    Series series John and Robin Dickson Series in Texas Music, sponsored by the Center for Texas Music History, Texas State University
    Many books and essays have addressed the broad sweep of Texas music—its multicultural aspects, its wide array and blending of musical genres, its historical transformations, and its love/hate relationship with Nashville and other established music business centers. This book, however, focuses on an essential thread in this tapestry: the Texas singer-songwriters to whom the contributors refer as ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD