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  • The Titanic

    Disaster of a Century

    by Wyn Craig Wade ...
    In this centennial edition of the definitive book on the Titanic, new findings, photos, and interviews shed light on the world’s most famous marine disaster for the 100th anniversary of the Titanic’s sinking.On that fatal night in 1912 the world’s largest moving object disappeared beneath the waters of the North Atlantic in less than three hours. Why was the ship sailing through waters well known ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management

    A Manual for Economic Appraisal

    by Edmund Penning-Rowsell, Sally Priest, Dennis Parker, Joe Morris, Sylvia Tunstall, Christophe Viavattene, John Chatterton, Damon Owen ...
    A new ‘Multi-Coloured Manual'This book is a successor to and replacement for the highly respected manual and handbook on the benefits of flood and coastal risk management, produced by the Flood Hazard Research Centre at Middlesex University, UK, with support from Defra and the Environment Agency. It builds upon a previous book known as the "multi-coloured manual" (2005), which itself was a ... Read more

    $100.99 CAD

  • My Journey: from the Bush to Banker and Back

    by John Chatterton ...
    This remarkable story tells of a boy born to dairy farming parents in Central Queensland, Australia at the outbreak of WWII, who left school at 16 and rose to lead the retail operations at Australias leading bank, Westpac and then retired back to his bush roots. It paints a picture of a very different era of Australia. Johns early life on an isolated farm with no electricity and very few creature ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

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    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The D-Day Atlas

    A Graphical Reconstruction of the Normandy Campaign

    by John Man ...
    An Illustrated Guide to One of the Greatest Events of World War IIThe Allied landing in German-occupied Normandy on June 6, 1944 was the greatest amphibious operation in military history. In the months that followed, German forces, outnumbered and outgunned, fought one of the most tenacious and skillful defensive campaigns of the entire war. This magnificent graphical reconstruction details the ... Read more

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  • Nothin' Comes Easy

    The Life of Rodney Dangerfield

    by Michael Seth Starr ...
    The first-ever biography of the legendary comic and the most improbable rise to fame in the history of American comedy. Getting there wasn’t always a laughing matter.Rodney Dangerfield’s fidgety delivery, self-deprecating humor, and catchphrase “I don’t get no respect” made him a comedy icon in nightclubs, on television, and in movies. But Rodney’s long road to stardom was as rocky as his real ... Read more

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  • Titanic

    The Tragic Story of the Ill-Fated Ocean Liner

    by Rupert Matthews ...
    The sinking of the Titanic on its maiden voyage in 1912 is one of the most dramatic stories in maritime history. The largest passenger steamship in the world, fitted with more advanced safety features than any of her rivals, she was proclaimed to be virtually unsinkable. Just how and why the Titanic foundered on such a beautiful April evening is the subject of this fascinating book.Author Rupert ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Nazis' Flight from Justice

    How Hitler's Followers Attempted to Vanish Without Trace

    by Richard Dargie, Julian Flanders ...
    Whatever happened to the Nazis after World War II? While the Nuremberg trials saw key party members prosecuted, it was impossible to imprison every German who had supported the Third Reich. This is the story of what happened to the Nazis who escaped justice.These cases include:• The Nazis who ran away to South America and the Nazi hunters who tracked them down• 'Useful' Nazis such as Wernher von ... Read more

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  • The History of Britain

    From neolithic times to the present day

    by Richard Dargie ...
    From the Stone Age to the 21st century, The History of Britain chronicles the epic story of this small but turbulent kingdom.Divided into major historical periods with useful timelines, this richly illustrated book covers both well-known and obscure events. Find out about the Norman invasions, the execution of Charles I, the uprisings in Dark Age Wales, the birth of tabloid newspapers in Victorian ... Read more

    $3.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Chasing New Horizons

    Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto

    by Alan Stern, David Grinspoon ...
    This insider account is "thoroughly captivating . . . Suffused with . . . scientific wonder. . . . a top-notch documentation of intrepid planetary exploration" ( Kirkus Reviews , starred review).On July 14, 2015, something amazing happened. More than three billion miles from Earth, a small NASA spacecraft called New Horizons screamed past Pluto at more than 32,000 miles per hour, focusing its ... Read more

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  • Exploring English Castles

    Evocative, Romantic, and Mysterious True Tales of the Kings and Queens of the British Isles

    by Edd Morris ...
    A guide to some of the most historical and picturesque castles in England for romantics and Anglophiles alike.Castles have shaped England. For almost one thousand years, castles have been the settings of siege and battle, dens of plotting and intrigue, and refuges for troubled kings. Today, the romantic yet ruinous shapes of once grand fortresses stud the English countryside-a reminder of ... Read more

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  • The Disappearance of Percy Fawcett and Other Famous Vanishings

    by Jane Clapp, Evan Andrews ...
    There is nothing more disconcerting than someone vanishing into thin air. Unanswered questions abound and the mysteries only tend to grow. The Disappearance of Percy Fawcett and Other Famous Vanishings attempts to provide clarity and background on several individuals’ unexplained departures.While looking for his mythical Lost City of Z, Percy Fawcett vanished. Amelia Earhart did the same while ... Read more

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