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  • The War of 1812

    The War That Both Sides Won

    by Wesley B. Turner ...
    Tragedy and farce, bravery and cowardice, intelligence and foolishness, sense and nonsense - all these contradictions and more have characterized the War of 1812. The real significance of the series of skirmishes that collectively made up the war between 1812 and 1814 is the enormous impact they have had on Canadian and American views of themselves and of each other.The publication of The War of ... Read more

    $7.19 CAD

  • The Astonishing General

    The Life and Legacy of Sir Isaac Brock

    by Wesley B. Turner ...
    Winner of the 2011 OHS Donald Grant Creighton AwardThis book is about Major General Sir Isaac Brock (1769 - October 13, 1812). It tells of his life, his career and legacy, particularly in the Canadas, and of the context within which he lived. One of the most enduring legacies of the War of 1812 on both the United States and Canadian sides was the creation of heroes and heroines. The earliest of ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD

  • The Death Song of Wen'etra

    An Epic Poem

    by Wesley R. Turner ...
    Over twenty years have passed since the ancient Ushani tablets were uncovered. Now translated, they reveal an epic tale that once became the pillar of a long-dead civilization.Like many cultures, the Ushani had a creation story. At the beginning of all things, the deity Wen-Eba created everything. He manipulated the vast colors within himself to form the beasts of the air, land, and sea; all ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD

  • British Generals in the War of 1812

    High Command in the Canadas

    by Wesley B. Turner ...
    In British Generals in the War of 1812 Wesley Turner takes a fresh look at five British Generals - Sir George Prevost, Isaac Brock, Roger Sheaffe, Baron Francis de Rottenburg, and Gordon Drummond - who held the highest civil and military command in the Canadas. He considers their formative experiences in the British Army and on active service in European and West Indian theatres and evaluates ... Read more

    Was $87.99 CAD Now $27.99 CAD

  • They Call Me Trusty

    A Black Firefighter’s Fight for Social Justice

    by Dudley C. Bynoe ...
    They Call Me Trusty: A Black Firefighter's Fight for Social Justice is the compelling memoir of Dudley "Trusty" Bynoe, a San Jose firefighter who dedicated his career to challenging the institutional racism entrenched in the fire service. Faced with systemic barriers, Trusty took unorthodox actions to force fire chiefs to confront inequities--for Black firefighters, other firefighters of color, ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • For Honour's Sake

    The War of 1812 and the Brokering of an Uneasy Peace

    by Mark Zuehlke ...
    In the tradition of Margaret MacMillan’s Paris 1919 comes a new consideration of Canada’s most famous war and the Treaty of Ghent that unsatisfactorily concluded it, from one of this country’s premier military historians.In the Canadian imagination, the War of 1812 looms large. It was a war in which British and Indian troops prevailed in almost all of the battles, in which the Americans were ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • Story Engineering

    by Larry Brooks ...
    What makes a good story or a screenplay great?The vast majority of writers begin the storytelling process with only a partial understanding where to begin. Some labor their entire lives without ever learning that successful stories are as dependent upon good engineering as they are artistry. But the truth is, unless you are master of the form, function and criteria of successful storytelling, ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • Blink

    The Power of Thinking Without Thinking

    by Malcolm Gladwell ...
    From the #1 bestselling author of The Bomber Mafia, the landmark book that has revolutionized the way we understand leadership and decision making.In his breakthrough bestseller The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell redefined how we understand the world around us. Now, in Blink, he revolutionizes the way we understand the world within.Blink is a book about how we think without thinking, about ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Martian

    A Novel

    by Andy Weir ...
    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTUREA mission to Mars. A freak accident. One man’s struggle to survive. From the author of Project Hail Mary comes “a hugely entertaining novel that reads like a rocket ship afire” (Chicago Tribune).“Brilliant . . . a celebration of human ingenuity [and] the purest example of real-science sci-fi for many years . . . utterly compelling.”—The Wall ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • Why Problems Come Back

    by Dr. D. K. Olukoya ...
    Why Problems Come BackMany people in our world today cannot enjoy lasting peace. They find that their problems go only to resurface after while. This book reveals why problems resurface in people’s lives and how to prevent them from recurring. The unceasing attacks of the enemy must stop. ... Read more

    $2.88 CAD

  • Tecumseh and Brock: The War of 1812

    The War of 1812

    by James Laxer ...
    At the dawn of the nineteenth century, the British Empire is engaged in a titanic war with Napoleonic France for global supremacy. The American Republic is quickly expanding its territory along the western frontier, while native peoples struggle to protect their lands from the relentless wave of new settlers.Bestselling author and scholar James Laxer offers a fresh and compelling view of this ... Read more

    $13.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The French and Indian War

    Deciding the Fate of North America

    by Walter R. Borneman ...
    In the summer of 1754, deep in the wilderness of western Pennsylvania, a very young George Washington suffered his first military defeat, and a centuries-old feud between Great Britain and France was rekindled. The war that followed would be fought across virgin territories, from Nova Scotia to the forks of the Ohio River, and it would ultimately decide the fate of the entire North American ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobook