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  • We Hope to Get Word Tomorrow

    The Garvin Family Letters, 1914–1916

    This fascinating collection of letters traces the exchanges between a young subaltern on the front, Gerard ‘Ged’ Garvin, and his mother and father at home. Correspondence was eagerly awaited by all. Ged savored letters home like ‘Jim Hawkins trickling the doubloons through his fingers’. Equally, his mother and father at home were always fearful that each letter they received would be the last. In ... Read more

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    My Journey Out of Christian Science

    “A courageous and finely crafted portrait of a young woman struggling with her family, her faith, and that awkward space between being a child and growing into adulthood.”—Star Tribune (Minneapolis)“Unimaginable . . . As much an indictment of Christian Science as it is a memoir of her family’s experience of loss.”—O: the Oprah MagazineLucia Ewing had what looked like an all-American childhood, but ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

  • Reign of Terror

    The Budapest Memoirs of Valdemar Langlet 1944-?1945

    Translated by Graham Long ...
    The memoirs of a man who saved thousands from the Nazi death camps.Although not as well-known as Raoul Wallenberg, Valdemar Langlet was the savior of thousands of Jews in Budapest in the last two years of World War II.Entirely without the permission or the financial support of the Swedish Red Cross, he issued so-called Letters of Protection,” which were passport-like documents with official ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Letters from the Trenches

    The First World War by Those Who Were There

    A history of World War I—told through the letters exchanged by ordinary soldiers and their families.Letters from the Trenches reveals how people really thought and felt during the Great War, and covers all social classes and groups from officers to conscripts to women at home to conscientious objectors. Voices within the book include Sgt. John Adams, 9th Royal Irish Fusiliers, who wrote in May ... Read more

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  • The Spy in Hitler's Inner Circle

    Hans-Thilo Schmidt and the Allied Intelligence Network that Decoded Germany's Enigma

    by Paul Paillole ...
    This thrilling account of WWII espionage by the former French secret service chief chronicles an Allied spy's actions in the German Cipher Office.A spy for the French Secret Service during World War II, Hans-Thilo Schmidt was embedded in the nerve center of the Third Reich. From deep within Hitler's most sensitive operations, Schmidt created an intelligence network between France, Poland, and ... Read more

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  • Outlaws and Peace Officers

    Memoirs of Crime and Punishment in the Old West

    Edited by Stephen Brennan ...
    This New York Times' bestseller features the West’s most prominent lawmen and criminals, who tell their stories of fight, death, and survival.In the romantic narrative of the Old West, two larger-than-life characters emerged as the perfect foils for each other-the rampant outlaw and the heroic peace officer. Without the villain, sheriffs would not have needed to uphold the law; and without the ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • No Mistakes Grammar

    No Mistakes Grammar, #2

    Series Book 2 - No Mistakes Grammar
    Misused WordsHave you ever said something and no sooner than it escapes your lips, you wonder—did I say that right? Did I use the right word?Chances are it was one of the 200 words covered in this book. I'm not saying it covers all the words, but it touches base with most of the more common culprits.Ever wonder if you should use 'good' or 'well'? How about 'lie' or 'lay'–that's one that almost no ... Read more

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  • Not Without My Father

    One Woman's 444-Mile Walk of the Natchez Trace

    by Andra Watkins ...
    Can an epic adventure succeed without a hero? Andra Watkins needs a wingman to help her become the first living person to walk the historic 444-mile Natchez Trace as the pioneers did. Fifteen miles of rugged highway each day for thirty-four days.After striking-out with everyone in her life, she settles upon her disinterested eighty-year-old father. And his gas. The sleep apnea machine and self ... Read more

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  • Assignment: Oswald

    Special Agent James Hosty began investigating Lee Harvey Oswald in October 1963, a full month before the JFK assassination. From November 22 on, Hosty watched as everyone from the Dallas Police, the FBI, the CIA, Naval Intelligence, and the State Department up through the Warren Commission to J. Edgar Hoover, Robert Kennedy, and Lyndon Johnson reacted to and manipulated the facts of the president ... Read more

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  • Packing Light

    Thoughts on Living Life with Less Baggage

    Carrying baggage you don't need?When I was in college, I figured my life would come together around graduation. I’d meet a guy, have a beautiful wedding, and we'd buy a nice little house—not necessarily with a picket fence, but with whatever kind of fence we wanted. Whatever we decided, I would be happy.When I got out of college and my life didn’t look like that, I floundered, trying to get the ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • The Echo from Dealey Plaza

    The true story of the first African American on the White House Secret Service detail and his quest for justice after the assassination of JFK

    From the first African American assigned to the presidential Secret Service detail comes a gripping and unforgettable true story of bravery and patriotism in the face of bitter hatred and unthinkable corruption.Abraham Bolden was a young African American Secret Service agent in Chicago when he was asked by John F. Kennedy himself to join the White House Secret Service detail. For Bolden, it was a ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Black Dahlia Avenger

    Case Closed: The Definitive Edition

    by Steve Hodel ...
    A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! THIS NEW AND UPDATED EDITION FINALLY PROVES THE SHOCKING IDENTITY OF THE BLACK DAHLIA KILLER—AND THE POLICE CORRUPTION THAT CONCEALED IT FOR SO LONGIn 1947, the brutal, sadistic murder of a beautiful young woman named Elizabeth Short led to the largest manhunt in LA history. The killer teased and taunted the police and public for weeks, but his identity stayed a ... Read more

    $27.54 CAD