Biography & Autobiography, Historical
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Soldier of the Sixties
Part Three: Middle East and the Jungle by Robin Leigh
Soldier of the Sixties is an account of a very ordinary soldier serving in extraordinary circumstances - a historical record of what it was like to serve in the British Army more than fifty years ago. This story will be of great interest to anyone ...
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The Chief's Footsteps
A Social and Natural History Based on the Life and Times of Roy Peck of Danford Lake, Québec by Rick Blanchard
This book recounts the remarkable life of Roy Peck, a quintessential yet extraordinary Canadian. Born into an austere rural situation, he stuck by home and family through tough times and discovered the fun of living and the benefits of choosing ...
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Smoke in the Wind
by Tony May
From the oilfields of the Alaskan high Arctic to the sultry hostile jungles of Indonesia, from the war-torn desert of Kuwait to tumultuous Thailand, West Texas oilfield engineer Bubba Cottonmill is thrown into a kind of turmoil he’s never ...
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The Professor and The Pilots
Letters Home from Wartime London by a Canadian Psychologist by Kathy Myers Krogh and Douglas Myers
This unique collection of letters offers a vivid glimpse of life in wartime London. C. Roger Myers, a young psychology professor at the University of Toronto, was appointed as advisor to the RAF on methods for pilot selection and training. His ...
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The Legacy of Terry Fox and John Morton
Solving the Mystery on How They Met by Bruce A. Woods
How does Vancouver’s first settler John Morton impact the life of Terry Fox when they never met? The solution to this riddle is the objective of the book. The process that brings this about takes the reader through romance, tragedy and purpose. For ...
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'Happy' Norman, Volume III (1979-1989)
Volume III - Chasing Gold, African Adventures, and a Love Fest by Keith J. Norman
The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man in Letters to my Grandchildren and Other Friends Anyone who studies contemporary history, business and management or aspires to succeed in life without selling out on their values and dreams should read ...
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'Happy' Norman, Volume II (1958-1979)
Nuclear Assignments, Caribbean Mishaps and Mid-Life Crises by Keith J. Norman
The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man in Letters to my Grandchildren and Other Friends In Volume II the 30 year old Keith returns to the UK and begins a career as Commercial Director in the UK Atomic Energy Authority. When, after 13 years, the ...
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‘Happy’ Norman, Volume I (1927-1957)
Give Me The Child… and I Will Give You The Man by Keith J. Norman
The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man in Letters to my Grandchildren and Other Friends “Give me the child… and I will give you the man” is the first of five volumes that constitute the autobiography of Keith Norman. Having approached an age ...
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If the Rocks Could Talk
The stories they might tell by Rollande Imbeault Ruston
The St Lawrence River, a constant presence during the author’s childhood, serves as a backdrop to her personal stories, along with inherited anecdotes from her older siblings. Rollande’s close relationship with her family depicted through vivid ...
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Unchagah
Life by the Upper Peace River before the Dams, 1928 – 1932” by Henry Stott
In 1928 Henry Stott, accompanied by his younger brother Tom, set sail from England to Canada. He left behind a comfortable life in England and an education in classics to spend five years living in the remote Upper Peace River country of British ...
