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“louise maxwell”

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  • Out On a Limb

    by Louise Maxwell Baker ...
    At the age of eight, Louise Baker lost her right leg above the knee as a result of a road accident; she was on her very first bike ride. With a grand sense of humor and great spiritual courage, she faced life with a seemingly irreconcilable handicap. OUT ON A LIMB, her personal story, is not only one of the most stimulating and amusing books; but even more, it will be a revelation to all who have ... Read more

    $5.60 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Snips and Snails

    by Louise Maxwell Baker ...
    "LITTLE did I suspect what I was grooming myself for when I used to sit up straight at table and eat my spinach like a good girl. I thought I was minding my Ps and Qs and my mother so I could have my dessert. But, actually, what I was unwittingly doing was nourishing my blood and sinew and building the Body Beautiful for sacrifice on the altar of Pedagogy. So help me—in my dewy innocence, I was ... Read more

    $4.18 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • AN INTREPID GENTLEMAN

    by Brian Maxwell, Louise Maxwell ...
    Brian Maxwell's intrepid memoirs are incredible and equally fascinating. This well-travelled centenarian takes us through his deeply personal journey across years gone by and foreign lands, languages and cultures. His search for knowledge, destiny, purpose and truth is captivating.Brian's spouse, Louise Maxwell for almost half a century, brought passion and loyalty in supporting his adversities, ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

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  • The Travelling Triathlete

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    $6.99 CAD

  • Discover Ontario

    Stories of the Province's Unique People and Places

    by Terry Boyle ...
    An exploration of the unique and unusual places in Ontario that are steeped in history and folklore.Using updated and archival material from Discover Ontario, a popular radio show that ran from 1987 until 2004, author Terry Boyle invites you to explore the hidden, unusual, and unknown sites and stories from around Ontario.Revisit an era of mobsters and rum-runners during the years of prohibition. ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • A Nurse on the Edge of the Desert

    From Birdsville to Kandahar: The art of extreme nursing

    by Andrew Cameron ...
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    International humanitarian-aid nurse and New Zealander Andrew Cameron is the winner of the coveted Florence Nightingale Medal. In this gripping book he recounts his remarkable life nursing in some of the world's most dangerous and challenging locations, including South Sudan, Yemen, Sierra Leone and Afghanistan. He also details his nursing career in some of Australia's most remote settlements, ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Quarantined

    Life and Death at William Head Station, 1872-1959

    by Peter Johnson ...
    Vancouver Island in the late nineteenth century was a major port of entry for people from all walks of life. But for many, the sense of hope that had sustained them through rough sea voyages came to an abrupt halt as soon as they reached land. Quarantined is the heart-wrenching true story of the thousands of forgotten people who arrived on our shores only to be felled by disease, in an era when ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Living In The Real Cyprus

    by Vic Heaney ...
    Cyprus ticks all the boxes. Sun. Sea. Cheap food and drink. Friendly, smiling people. How would you like to live there? Is this island heaven too good to be true? Surely there can be no darker side? Is there no lingering resentment from the colonial period and the bitter and vicious guerrilla war which ended it? What happens when Vic and his wife Gay come into contact with the real Cyprus, away ... Read more

    $4.11 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • One Man in His Time...

    A Memoir

    by Michael Audain ...
    The unlikely and riveting story of how a left-wing activist became one of BC’s most accomplished business leaders and philanthropists, championing projects in the visual arts and innovation in Canadian wildlife protection and sustainability.Freedom rider. Student radical. Academic. Social activist. Residential developer. Museum builder. Grizzly bear protector. Michael Audain has been all of these ... Read more

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  • Come From Away

    Nurses Who Immigrated to Newfoundland and Labrador

    by Jeanette Walsh ...
    The third volume in the best-selling nursing history series. ... Read more

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  • The Book of Lists

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    by Jane Farrow, Ira Basen ...
    A revised, updated and even more Canadian edition of the classic bestseller.In 1977, The Book of Lists, the first and best compendium of facts weirder than fiction, was published. Filled with intriguing information and must-talk-about trivia it has spawned many imitators--but none as satisfying or successful. In 2005, Ira Basen and Jane Farrow brought together the most entertaining and informative ... Read more

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