Anna of all the russias a life of anna akhmatova

This comprehensive biography of the legendary Russian poet — a rich narrative of the dramatic life behind the extraordinary work...

Biographical encyclopedia of artists

From School Library Journal Grade 9 Up–This adaptation and update of the Encyclopedia of Visual Art (Encyclopedia Britannica, 1989) spans...

Ghost in the wires my adventures as the world's most wanted hacker

The thrilling memoir of the world's most wanted computer hacker. Kevin Mitnick was the most elusive computer break-in artist in...

Congo stories battling five centuries of exploitation and greed

From the author of the New York Times bestselling and award-winning Not on Our Watch, John Prendergast co-writes a compelling...

Go down together the true

Forget everything you think you know about Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker. Previous books and films, including the brilliant 1967...

The yonge street story

This is the remarkable story of the trail that became the longest street in the world, as officially recognized by...

Brutus the noble conspirator

A compelling new portrait of Marcus Brutus delves behind the ancient evidence to set aside the myths that surround the...

Abba the book

THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF THEIR GLITTERING CAREER. Brighton, April 1974: ABBA storm to victory in the Eurovision Song Contest with...

Apostles of revolution jefferson

From acclaimed historian John Ferling, the story of how Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, and James Monroe championed the most radical...

Light and shade conversations with jimmy page

More than 30 years after disbanding in 1980, Led Zeppelin continues to be celebrated for its artistic achievements, broad musical...

Am i being too subtle? straight talk from a business rebel

The traits that make Sam Zell one of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs also make him one of the most...

An intimate wilderness arctic voices in a land of vast horizons

Arctic researcher, author, and photographer Norman Hallendy’s journey to the far north began in 1958, when many Inuit, who traditionally...

The best of milt dunnell over

Thomas hardy's world the life

Thomas Hardy is one of the world's most revered and popular authors.

The home children

From 1870 to 1930 British Home children, over 1000,00 of them, arrived to work on Canadian farms. Travelling in groups...

Shackleton by endurance we conquer

Ernest Shackleton is one of history’s great explorers, an extraordinary character who pioneered the path to the South Pole over...

Buck 'em! the autobiography of buck owens

Buck 'Em! The Autobiography of Buck Owens is the life story of a country music legend. Born in Texas and...

My life in middlemarch

Rebecca Mead was a young woman in a coastal town of England when she first read George Eliot's Middlemarch. After...

Befriend and betray

Once again, Alex Caine risks it all. In his latest book, Alex Caine rubs shoulders with the members of a...

Scenes from the underground

Finalist, Writers Trust Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ2S+ Emerging Writers I have just heard for the first time the expression...

The life and times of henry viii

The Life and Times of Henry VIII (Kings & Queens of England) Lacey, Robert

Queen and consort elizabeth and philip

"Princely marriage is the brilliant edition of a universal fact" – so said the nineteenth-century writer Walter Bagehot. In 2007,...

Insatiable annie reckless and loose on the streets of toronto

Do you remember a time before computers? AIDS? smartphones? social media? Can you recall when disco reigned supreme? smoking was...

Legends in their time young heroes and victims of canada

A remarkable cast of past and present young Canadians stride across the pages of Legends In Their Time, each having...