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The Last Season
2021
EN
In the spring and summer of 1995, Winnipeggers rallied like never before to save their hometown team. But in the end, despite heroic efforts, it all fell apart, leaving the Jets to embark upon one final lame-duck season before flying the coop. Relive the ups and downs of the 1995-96 season through the eyes and ears of Jets historian Curtis Walker, who shares his insight into the fateful “Season to Remember” and the agony of being a fan of a poorly run small-market team.
$7.53 CAD
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2021
EN
In the spring and summer of 1995, Winnipeggers rallied like never before to save their hometown team. But in the end, despite heroic efforts, it all fell apart, leaving the Jets to embark upon one final lame-duck season before flying the coop. Relive the ups and downs of the 1995-96 season through the eyes and ears of Jets historian Curtis Walker, who shares his insight into the fateful “Season to Remember” and the agony of being a fan of a poorly run small-market team.
$7.53 CAD
or Free with Kobo Plus
Broken Wings
2019
EN
Given a second chance at the NHL after an absence of nearly two decades, hockey fans in Atlanta immediately embraced the expansion Thrashers, named after the state bird.Ownership problems had plagued the Flames, Atlanta’s original NHL franchise, and had played a major role in the team’s eventual departure for Calgary in 1980. But there would be no such worries this time around. With the backing of local media mogul Ted Turner, the Thrashers were poised to establish themselves as a ...
$10.65 CAD
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2019
EN
Given a second chance at the NHL after an absence of nearly two decades, hockey fans in Atlanta immediately embraced the expansion Thrashers, named after the state bird.Ownership problems had plagued the Flames, Atlanta’s original NHL franchise, and had played a major role in the team’s eventual departure for Calgary in 1980. But there would be no such worries this time around. With the backing of local media mogul Ted Turner, the Thrashers were poised to establish themselves as a ...
$10.65 CAD
or Free with Kobo Plus
The Killing List
2020
EN
Following a terminal cancer diagnosis, Mitch Schubert knows he’s not long for this world. But wherever he’s headed, he won’t be going alone. He’s got a long list of scores to settle. As he begins knocking off his adversaries one by one, naive young detective Sierra Kowalski picks up his trail. She must find him. Before he finds her.
$4.00 CAD
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2020
EN
Following a terminal cancer diagnosis, Mitch Schubert knows he’s not long for this world. But wherever he’s headed, he won’t be going alone. He’s got a long list of scores to settle. As he begins knocking off his adversaries one by one, naive young detective Sierra Kowalski picks up his trail. She must find him. Before he finds her.
$4.00 CAD
or Free with Kobo Plus
Just. Plain. Stupid.
2020
EN
It is often said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. But after butting our heads against a brick wall a few times, most people will figure out soon enough that something isn’t right.David Coleman, however, is not “most people.”In this stranger-than-fiction true story, Coleman plucks an email address out of thin air and begins using it to sign up with hundreds of online dating sites, create bank account...
$3.80 CAD
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2020
EN
It is often said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. But after butting our heads against a brick wall a few times, most people will figure out soon enough that something isn’t right.David Coleman, however, is not “most people.”In this stranger-than-fiction true story, Coleman plucks an email address out of thin air and begins using it to sign up with hundreds of online dating sites, create bank account...
$3.80 CAD
or Free with Kobo Plus
Tales from the Dog Pound
2018
EN
In Tales from the Dog Pound, hockey historian Curtis Walker chronicles the Canadian junior hockey fan experience as he follows the Ontario Hockey League’s Niagara IceDogs from his vantage point up in the corner of the brand-new Meridian Center in downtown St. Catharines.As he shares many of his off-color observations in the stands and of the topsy-turvy fortunes of the team and its players, he contrasts them with those from his decades of experience following teams in the pro ranks...
$5.24 CAD
or Free with Kobo PlusTales from the Dog Pound
2018
EN
In Tales from the Dog Pound, hockey historian Curtis Walker chronicles the Canadian junior hockey fan experience as he follows the Ontario Hockey League’s Niagara IceDogs from his vantage point up in the corner of the brand-new Meridian Center in downtown St. Catharines.As he shares many of his off-color observations in the stands and of the topsy-turvy fortunes of the team and its players, he contrasts them with those from his decades of experience following teams in the pro ranks...
$5.24 CAD
or Free with Kobo Plus
Shattered Dreams
2018
EN
In this heavily sarcastic tale, idealistic social worker Gavin York sets foot in Winnipeg, Manitoba, a city of over 700,000 on the eastern edge of the Canadian prairies, to begin his career, convinced of his opportunity to change the world. After enduring many trials and tribulations in Canada's toilet bowl, Gavin eventually sours on his insufferable adopted home city and opens his eyes to the harsh reality of socialism and its disastrous long-term consequences once the unsustainable welfa...
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2018
EN
In this heavily sarcastic tale, idealistic social worker Gavin York sets foot in Winnipeg, Manitoba, a city of over 700,000 on the eastern edge of the Canadian prairies, to begin his career, convinced of his opportunity to change the world. After enduring many trials and tribulations in Canada's toilet bowl, Gavin eventually sours on his insufferable adopted home city and opens his eyes to the harsh reality of socialism and its disastrous long-term consequences once the unsustainable welfa...
$5.13 CAD
or Free with Kobo Plus
On the Bus Again
2018
EN
Ride along on a weekend bus trip through southern Manitoba, eastern North Dakota and into Minnesota as the author shares his many experiences from traveling between Winnipeg and the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul.The 450-mile trek to the southeast is an all-too-familiar rite of passage for many Winnipeggers, who regularly flock to the Twin Cities to shop, watch sporting events and enjoy the many attractions the region has to offer.
$5.13 CAD
or Free with Kobo PlusOn the Bus Again
2018
EN
Ride along on a weekend bus trip through southern Manitoba, eastern North Dakota and into Minnesota as the author shares his many experiences from traveling between Winnipeg and the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul.The 450-mile trek to the southeast is an all-too-familiar rite of passage for many Winnipeggers, who regularly flock to the Twin Cities to shop, watch sporting events and enjoy the many attractions the region has to offer.
$5.13 CAD
or Free with Kobo Plus
My Journey with Carli
2012
EN
In this story, the author shares his personal experiences during his many visits with Carli Ward, a 25-year-old woman with Asperger’s Syndrome, who had been diagnosed with terminal cancer. The author covers his emotional first meeting with Carli through to her eventual death eight months later, adding details of her background and life story. Read about Carli’s last few months of life that she spent in palliative care that included her last baseball games and her last Terry Fox Run.
$2.58 CAD
or Free with Kobo PlusMy Journey with Carli
2012
EN
In this story, the author shares his personal experiences during his many visits with Carli Ward, a 25-year-old woman with Asperger’s Syndrome, who had been diagnosed with terminal cancer. The author covers his emotional first meeting with Carli through to her eventual death eight months later, adding details of her background and life story. Read about Carli’s last few months of life that she spent in palliative care that included her last baseball games and her last Terry Fox Run.
$2.58 CAD
or Free with Kobo Plus
Wild and Wacky Workplaces
2021
EN
Many employees face challenges in their day-to-day jobs. But too often the biggest challenges involve dealing with weird co-workers, bad bosses and companies that seemingly go miles out of their way to stifle productivity and construct barriers as formidable as the Berlin Wall to keep the best and brightest out of their organizations.Read some of the zaniest on-the-job stories and go along on the interview circuit in Wild and Wacky Workplaces, where the truth is often stranger than...
$3.81 CAD
or Free with Kobo PlusWild and Wacky Workplaces
2021
EN
Many employees face challenges in their day-to-day jobs. But too often the biggest challenges involve dealing with weird co-workers, bad bosses and companies that seemingly go miles out of their way to stifle productivity and construct barriers as formidable as the Berlin Wall to keep the best and brightest out of their organizations.Read some of the zaniest on-the-job stories and go along on the interview circuit in Wild and Wacky Workplaces, where the truth is often stranger than...
$3.81 CAD
or Free with Kobo Plus
The King's Verses
- Book 1 -
- Book and Key
2018
EN
Fifth grader Franklin Higgenbotham Fields is a prankster. But sometimes he goes too far.Frankie receives a magical book as a gift, with a key that hangs as a pendant over his heart, and he's transported to a different world—the kingdom of Uwd. It's pronounced "ood," like something an owl would say, and it's ruled by a good king named Adon whose deep magic helps Frankie overcome far more than his impulse for pranks.King Adon has a special role for Frankie in the battles for ...
$2.99 CAD
or Free with Kobo PlusThe King's Verses
- Book 1 -
- Book and Key
2018
EN
Fifth grader Franklin Higgenbotham Fields is a prankster. But sometimes he goes too far.Frankie receives a magical book as a gift, with a key that hangs as a pendant over his heart, and he's transported to a different world—the kingdom of Uwd. It's pronounced "ood," like something an owl would say, and it's ruled by a good king named Adon whose deep magic helps Frankie overcome far more than his impulse for pranks.King Adon has a special role for Frankie in the battles for ...
$2.99 CAD
or Free with Kobo Plus
New Beginning
- Book 4 -
- Book and Key
2024
EN
The enemies of good King Adon of Uwd have regathered in greater strength for a final battle for the kingdom. The rebellion is led by Tumah, who calls herself a queen, and Zanah, whose dark magic enables him to change into forms as diverse as a dragon and a panther.With the armies of Zanah and Tumah coming against the King's followers, the heroes from Earth—Uncle Frank, Thomas, and Gracie—return to defend the true King's followers and, they hope, rescue some in rebellion against him...
$2.99 CAD
or Free with Kobo PlusNew Beginning
- Book 4 -
- Book and Key
2024
EN
The enemies of good King Adon of Uwd have regathered in greater strength for a final battle for the kingdom. The rebellion is led by Tumah, who calls herself a queen, and Zanah, whose dark magic enables him to change into forms as diverse as a dragon and a panther.With the armies of Zanah and Tumah coming against the King's followers, the heroes from Earth—Uncle Frank, Thomas, and Gracie—return to defend the true King's followers and, they hope, rescue some in rebellion against him...
$2.99 CAD
or Free with Kobo Plus
Book and Key - The Entire Four Volume Set
2018
EN
The key is a crossroad, the book is a door,His wonders to behold.Your destiny, Franklin, is something moreThan tricks and games and gold…So begins the book given to a boy named Franklin Higgenbotham Fields. When reading aloud the poem while a key carved from stone hangs as a pendant over his heart, Frankie travels to a different world—a place called Uwd."It sounds like something an owl would say. Ood. Ood," another boy says. But the birds and animals Fr...
$9.99 CAD
or Free with Kobo PlusBook and Key - The Entire Four Volume Set
2018
EN
The key is a crossroad, the book is a door,His wonders to behold.Your destiny, Franklin, is something moreThan tricks and games and gold…So begins the book given to a boy named Franklin Higgenbotham Fields. When reading aloud the poem while a key carved from stone hangs as a pendant over his heart, Frankie travels to a different world—a place called Uwd."It sounds like something an owl would say. Ood. Ood," another boy says. But the birds and animals Fr...
$9.99 CAD
or Free with Kobo Plus