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In "How Jack Mackenzie Won His Epaulettes," Gordon Stables crafts an enthralling narrative steeped in maritime adventure and personal growth. Set against the backdrop of naval life in the Victorian era, the novel employs a vivid and descriptive literary style that captures both the beauty of the sea and the rigors of a sailor's life. Through Jack Mackenzie'Äôs journey, readers encounter themes of honor, bravery, and the quest for identity as the protagonist navigates the trials of young adulthood to earn his coveted epaulettes, symbols of rank, respect, and achievement. Stables'Äô rich descriptions and engaging dialogue immerse readers into a world defined by the code of the sea and the ...
Eddie Sachs gets out of his 1947 Ford. It shows lots of wear and tear. Sachs spots a trailer half way down the track and starts walking toward it. Four men are painting the grandstands in Turn Four with gray paint. Two extra fifty five gallon barrels of gray paint have been placed by the cross-over walkway. Eddie asks directions to General Manager's office.
There have been many thrilling and memorable sports rivalries. But none has ever combined such drama and excitement over such an extended period of time and against such a gripping background as the Cold War hockey rivalry between Canada and Russia (known at that time as the Soviet Union or USSR). For decades Canada had reigned unchallenged as the dominant country at the sport-and the pride that came with knowing that their beloved national game was one thing at which they were unquestionably the world's best was a major part of the self-image and esteem of nearly all Canadians. Until suddenly, an interloper appeared that was like no other competitor Canada had ever met. It was a far-off cou...
Coroner J.J. Graves and Sheriff Jack Lawson are in a race against time as they search for a killer who's digging up bodies in the cemetery and replacing them with his own kills—in the new novel in the New York Times bestselling series.
These specially commissioned new essays consider a variety of imaginative articulations of the endings of epochs, from the sixteenth century to the present day. Their subjects are as diverse as Milton's twin-vision of banishment and beginning, Donna Haraway's 'A Cyborg Manifesto' and DeLillo's version of the death of the author in Mao II. The essays treat drama, epic, poetry, the periodical press, fiction, and current theory; principal authors include Milton, An Collins, Shakespeare, John Fletcher, Henry James, Ella D'Arcy, Arthur Symons, Olive Schreiner, Angela Carter, bell hooks, Donna Haraway, Alasdair Gray, Martin Amis, Shena Mackay, and Don DeLillo.
Nuclear Pursuits is the scientific biography of Wilfrid Bennett Lewis, the physicist who dominated nuclear research and the development of nuclear power in Canada for nearly three decades, from the end of World War II until his retirement in 1973. The development of the CANDU reactor was his most stunning achievement.
Few university presidents could be considered 'to the manner born.' Larry MacKenzie was the exception. He discovered this talent when president of the University of New Brunswick from 1940 to 1944. He became president of the University of British Columbia in 1944 and served for eighteen years. Although UBC's present eminence owes much to many people, as biographer P.B. Waite points out, 'it is basically Larry MacKenzie's creation.'
All dressed up in a fresh new cover, Pretense, the bestselling novel from Lori Wick is ready for a brand new generation of readers. Marrell, a happily married army wife, adores her family, but throughout her life she's felt something missing. When she discovers that the void is spiritual, she is afraid to tell her husband. Will he understand that he cannot meet all of her needs, and that she cannot meet all of his? Covering the lives of Marrell and her two daughters, Mackenzie and Delancey, from the 1970s to the 1990s, Pretense is a character-rich novel written from Lori's heart that shows the patient love of God and the promise of His forgiveness for all who seek Him.
After Tori Logan and her sister, Mackenzie, witness a suspicious fire across the street from their house, their neighborhood is transformed into a crime scene. Worried about their daughters' safety, their parents ship the girls off to their grandparents' cottage in a charming village where they hope they will be out of harm's way for the remainder of the summer. But little do they know that Tori and Mackenzie are about to once again be immersed into the midst of a dangerous investigation. The sisters are thrilled when they are joined by their cousins, Jack, Philip, and Rip. But it is not long before the quintet ironically discovers another fire scene-this time in uptown Lockview. After begin...
The case of the Trenton Six attracted international attention in its time (1948–1952) and was once known as the “northern Scottsboro Boys case.” Yet, there is no memory of it. The shame of racism evident in the case has been nearly erased from the public record. Now, historian Cathy D. Knepper takes us back to the courtroom to make us aware of this shocking chapter in American history. Jersey Justice: The Story of the Trenton Six begins in 1948 when William Horner, an elderly junk dealer, was murdered in his downtown Trenton shop. Over a two-week period, six local African American men were arrested and charged with collectively killing Horner. Violating every rule in the book, the Tren...