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While the Chatelaine magazine of the 1950's and 60's was filled with advertisements that promoted domestic perfection, it also began…
to contain material that subversively complicated that ideal. Articles on abortion, spousal abuse, and poverty proliferated alongside explicitly feminist editorials, laying the foundation for feminism in Canada. Offers a detailed analysis of the times, the issues, and the national cross section of the women (and sometimes men) who participated in the success of a Canadian cultural landmark. 2000.
Rubicon, the C.I.A.'s giant computer, has been forecasting world affairs with chilling accuracy. Now, with the printouts reading Armageddon, the…
C.I.A. chiefs see no alternative but to launch the most secret of operations. Nominated for the 1985 CNIB Talking Book of the Year Award. 1983.
When Dr. June Melquist arrives in the small town of Shelby to conduct a sociological survey, the editor of the…
newspaper, Matt Stanley, introduces her to the town. As the doctor struggles with her survey and Matt wrestles with his conscience, a portrait is drawn of the town and its population of dreamers, eccentrics and gossips. Some strong language.
Discusses the social and psychological aspects of dating and breaking up, as well as the elements of a healthy romantic…
relationship. Offers advice on surviving emotionally and obtaining help from others. For junior and senior high readers. 2000.
Ruby Torvald sets out on a daunting journey with her young sister, Opal, to hopefully see their long-lost father once…
more and claim the promised inheritance. But instead of the treasure they expected, the sisters discover something most shocking. c2003.
Since the death of their parents, seventeen-year-old Angela and her older brother have been providing for the needs of three…
younger siblings, but she fears for the future. Sequel to "Julia's last hope". Followed by "A woman named Damaris". c1991.
Beautiful and talented, Rose was the apple of her father's eye. But when he is tragically taken from her, his…
carefully hidden secrets destroy the only life Rose has ever known - and lead her into a world of luxury unlike any she has imagined. Rose is whisked off to a prestigious private school, while her mother falls into a hateful whirlwind of wealth and greed. But a most unlikely person will show Rose the true meaning of family - and give her the courage to follow her dream. 2001.
When Roddy Littlechild refuses a favour to MI5, his world collapses. He is accused of murder and the evidence against…
him is overwhelming. Only his brother-in-law Chris Lomax, an expert tracker just retired from the SAS, believes in Littlechild's innocence. Lomax, together with Sam Browne (a defence lawyer as renowned for her fiery temperament as for her good looks) takes on the police, government and legal system in an attempt to prove his friend's innocence. 1997.
When amateur jockey Archie Best receives a surprise legacy from an old family friend it catches him in a web…
of corruption spun by an influential and affluent businessman, Clive Drury. 1993.
Nick Robertson has become used to his grandmother Rosie's dotty behaviour. At 86, a widow now, she is determined that…
before life passes her by, she will live a little. Or, preferably, a lot. It wouldn't be so bad if Nick had nothing else to do, but with a job to find, two warring parents to cope with and a love life in terminal decline, he would prefer his grandmother to get on with things quietly. But, Rosie insists, there is no time like the present. Includes strong language. 2004.
Event planner Jennifer--J.J.--Tanner is planning a cruise ship casino night--and she's really going overboard. She even arranged for radio DJ…
Connor Mac and TV personality Miranda Myers to help the good times roll. But the party comes to a screeching halt when Miranda is found dead on the main deck. With a boatload of suspects, the police focus in on J.J., who, though recently linked with Connor, never knew he was once engaged--to Miranda. With Half Moon Bay's gossip mill running full tilt, J.J. turns to her fellow dinner club members to help fish for clues and keep herself out of hot water. Sequel to "Toasting up trouble". 2017.
Because her mother died young, Ruby has been raised by her godmother. But when her godmother also dies, she is…
uprooted from everything she cherishes on the poor Louisiana bayou, including her love for Paul Tate. She seeks out her estranged father, but discovers lying, madness and cruelty. Followed by "Pearl in the mist". 1994. (Landry family ; 1)
Chronicles the mass emancipation of slaves in the American colonies - by Britain - beginning in 1775, when Virginia governor…
Lord Dunmore promised freedom for slaves who bore arms against the rebels. Describes the flight of tens of thousands to British-controlled territory and their resettlement in Nova Scotia and later in Sierra Leone. Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. 2005.
A rugged on-the-scene account of one roundup season on an immense ranch in western Texas. Captures the cowboy's speech, the…
dust and dangers, and the camaraderie of the veteran foreman with his mixed gang of old-time cowboys. 1974.
Prince Charles' ex-valet describes the household of Buckingham Palace and the other Royal residences, as well as the duties of…
the various servants. Sequel to "Royal service: my twelve years as valet to Prince Charles" (DC04351). 1985.
Biography of the former cowboy, prospector, and silver miner who became the radical leader of the Industrial Workers of the…
World - the celebrated "Wobblies." He led miners in the bloody "labour wars" in Cripple Creek, Colorado, and textile workers in the famous "bread and roses" strike in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Prosecuted in two criminal cases, a "guilty" Haywood jumped bail and escaped to exile in Russia. Some strong language. 1983.
2006. Adventurers Julie and Colin Angus were checking a map of Europe when Julie noticed an interconnected water route from…
Colin's parents' homeland of Scotland past her mother's homeland, Germany, and on to her father's, Syria. What started as a funny idea of rowing to visit relatives resulted in an odyssey by oar (and bike) where Julie and Colin tested their relationship while exploring their roots. Some strong language. 2010, c2009.