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  • Codename Tricycle

    The true story of the Second World War's most extraordinary double agent

    A wealthy lawyer, debonair ladies' man, consummate actor, and courageous gambler, Dusko Popov played the role of playboy amongst the top echelons of British society to become one of Germany's most trusted spies. In fact, he was one of Britain's most successful double agents, and, some say, the inspiration for James Bond. With full access to FBI and MI5 records, along with private family papers, ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Trenchard: Father of the Royal Air Force - the Biography

    The Life of Viscount Trenchard, Father of the Royal Air Force

    'A magnetic and colourful portrait' Daily TelegraphHugh 'Boom' Trenchard was embarrassed by being described as 'The Father of the Royal Air Force' - he thought others were more deserving. But the reality was that no man did more to establish the world's first independent air force and ensure its survival in the teeth of fierce opposition from both the Admiralty and the War Office.Born in Taunton ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • Magnum

    Fifty Years at the Front Line of History

    This book is a biography of Magnum, told largely in the words of its photographers. It offers a unique perspective on half a century of world history from an extraordinary group of men and women who were front line witnesses at virtually every major event in the last fifty years. Wars, famines, natural disasters, social, political and environmental crises - Magnum photographers were there. They ... Read more

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  • Behind The Lines

    The Oral History of Special Operations in World War II

    Compiled from interviews, diaries, letters and contemporaneous first-person accounts - many unpublished until now - this oral history follows the adventures of the courageous men and women who volunteered for service with Britain's Special Operations Executive and the United States' Office of Strategic Services. They parachuted behind enemy lines, often alone, with orders to cause mayhem. Arrest ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Uncle Bill

    The Authorised Biography of Field Marshal Viscount Slim

    Masterly biography of the 'greatest commander of the 20th century'.Field Marshal Slim is less well known than other Second World War generals, but is now widely regarded as the best. To the men under his command he was 'Uncle Bill', probably the most respected and loved military leader since the Duke of Marlborough. Born into an impoverished family in Bristol in 1891 and brought up in the Black ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • The Adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle

    As the creator of Sherlock Holmes, 'the world's most famous man who never was', Arthur Conan Doyle remains one of our favourite writers; his work is read with affection - and sometimes obsession - the world over. Writer, doctor, cricketer, public figure and family man, his life was no less fascinating than his fiction.Conan Doyle grew up in relative poverty in Edinburgh, with the mental illness of ... Read more

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  • The House of Getty

    The true story of the Getty family as featured in the TV series Trust and the movie All the Money in the WorldBoardroom battles, sex, money, drugs, power, crime, tragedy, and family intrigue; at the centre stands the figure of John Paul Getty, the grandfather, an eccentric oil billionaire believed to have been the richest man in the world. Married and divorced five times, he had five sons, and yet ... Read more

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  • Broadway Baby

    "An adorable, thoughtful salute to an industry I so so love." – Nik Walker (Hamilton)"A magical trip to the amazing world of Broadway for the kid in all of us." – Telly Leung (Aladdin)Broadway Baby longs to sing, dance, shine, and zing on the New York stage!This cheeky little one catches a dreamland star to spellbinding bright lights, stage doors, and costume/prop rooms, taking the... ... Read more

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  • Audiobook

    Bare-Faced Messiah

    The True Story of L. Ron Hubbard

    Narrated by Jonathan Cowley ...

    Unabridged

    18 hours 51 min

    How did an obscure science fiction writer become one of the world's most notorious religious leaders?Bare-Faced Messiah tells the extraordinary story of L. Ron Hubbard, a penniless science fiction writer who founded the Church of Scientology, became a millionaire prophet, and convinced his adoring followers that he alone could save the world.According to his "official" biography, Hubbard was an ... Read more

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  • The Chronicles of Uncle Mose

    Pigeon Inlet is the setting for Ted Russell's stories, written for radio between 1953 and 1961. Here you will meet not only Uncle Mose, but other characters whose names have become synonymous with traditional outport life: Grampa and Grandma Walcott, Skipper Joe, Aunt Sophy, Jethro Noddy, and—of course—King David. Told with a combination of humour and respect and in a manner that captures the ... Read more

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  • VE Day

    The People's Story

    Drawing from first-hand interviews, diaries and memoirs of those involved in the VE Day celebrations in 1945, VE Day: The People's Story paints an enthralling picture of a day that marked the end of the war in Europe and the beginning of a new era.VE Day affected millions of people in countless ways, and the voices in this book - from both Britain and abroad, from civilians and service men and ... Read more

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  • An American in Shanghai

    Reflections on Living in New China

    For almost three tumultuous decades, insurance and investment fund executive Russell R. Miller, plied his trade in China and Southeast Asia. Buying and selling companies, setting up new ones and moving into public service by creating cultural and educational organizations — all the while witnessing far reaching societal transformation in China and her neighbors. In An American in Shanghai, Russell ... Read more

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