The life of Canada's police and military hero is "a story worth telling. Macleod's solid research and clear writing also make it a story worth reading" ( AlbertaPrimeTimes.com).Sam Steele, "the man who tamed the Gold Rush," had a high-profile public career, yet his private life has been closely protected. This biography follows Steele's rise from farm boy in backwoods Ontario to the much-lauded Major General Sir Samuel Benfield Steele. Drawing on the vast S...

'The tension never slackens . . . a very promising criminal debut' The Times'There go my fingernails! One of this year's most stylist crime debuts' JANICE HALLETT'A pacy bloody thriller with a terrifically twisty narrative' EMMA FLINT'A powerful and artfully constructed crime debut in which wild justice runs wilder still' ANDREW TAYLOROne down.When a suspect...

A GLOBE AND MAIL BESTSELLERHad there been no Sam Steele, it has been observed, Hollywood would have had to invent him. Born into the comparative stability of the Victorian era's Pax Britannica, Steele lived to witness the postwar turmoil of the Lost Generation. From humble beginnings in what is now Bracebridge, Ontario, to his knighthood in England two years before his death in 1919, Steele's life epitomized the themes of personal adventure, servi...

His deepest wishNotorious pirate Sam Steele is driven by grief, so he plunders and pirates while doing his best to forget the man he was, what he lost, and what he yearns to have again. A task that proves impossible when an unexpected turn of events brings a woman aboard.Her greatest fearGrace Sullivan has vowed to never put her faith in a man again. But when the infamous Steele saves her life, Grace begins to doubt her hardened heart.H...

Sam Steele, “the man who tamed the Gold Rush,” had a high-profile public career, yet his private life has been closely protected. Sam Steele: A Biography follows Steele’s rise from farm boy in backwoods Ontario to the much-lauded Major General Sir Samuel Benfield Steele. Drawing on the vast Steele archive at the University of Alberta, this comprehensive biography vividly recounts some of the most significant events of the first fifty years of Canadian Confederation—including the founding o...

An indispensable planning manual for all sailors and motorboaters yearning to cruise home waters.Sailing around Britain and Ireland may be a challenge that requires a great deal of preparation, but it is an extremely rewarding experience without taking you too far from home. The coastline is beautiful and it doesn't require extended time off work to embark on an adventure.This planning bible offers practical insights into every aspect of circumnavigating, c...

The novel follows the adventures of Sam Steele, a fictional character who embarks on an exciting journey in Panama. Sam Steele is portrayed as a daring and resourceful young man whose adventures are set against the backdrop of the construction of the Panama Canal, a significant historical event of the time.As the story unfolds, Sam Steele finds himself in a series of thrilling and perilous situations. The novel combines elements of adventure, mystery, and exploration as Steele navigates th...

In the spring of 1885, it appeared that war was about to set the Canadian West aflame. Louis Riel had established a Metis provisional government at Batoche, and the Cree, led by war chief Wandering Spirit, had killed settlers, taken hostages and forced the capitulation of Fort Pitt. Among the forces marshalled to quell the unrest was an elite scouting unit of the Alberta Field Force, led by the charismatic Sam Steele of the North West Mounted Police. Aggressive, tenacious and supremely con...

In the second book in 'The Boy Fortune Hunters' children's adventure series by L. Frank Baum, we are reunited with our hero Sam Steele. Now the captain of his very own ship, Sam is travelling around South America to California. The quirky inventor Duncan Moit is a passenger aboard the ship along with his latest invention, the Moit Convertible Automobile – a car which can travel on land and sea. When a storm forces Sam to make land off the coast of Panama they encounter the descendants of t...

Also published under the title 'The Boy Fortune Hunters in Alaska', 'Sam Steele's Adventures on Land and Sea' is the first story in L. Frank Baum's popular 'Boy Fortune Hunter' series. Sixteen-year-old Sam Steele finds himself orphaned following the reported shipwreck of his father's ship. Cheated out of his inheritance, Sam sets sail with his uncle, the sea captain Naboth Perkins to provide provisions to miners in Alaska. When the pair are shipwrecked on a remote island in a storm they mu...

The novel follows the adventures of Sam Steele, a resourceful and brave young man who embarks on various quests across land and sea. The story is set in a period when exploration and adventure were popular themes in literature.Sam Steele is depicted as a heroic figure, embodying qualities of bravery, integrity, and resourcefulness. His adventures take him through a series of exciting and dangerous situations, including encounters with criminals, exploration of uncharted territories, and he...

Die junge Studentin Doreen wird von einem faszinierenden Mann in die Welt des BDSM eingeführt. Im Lauf der Zeit erlebt sie ungeahnte Höhen und Tiefen, wird nach Bevormundung, Unterordnung, Bestrafung und liebevoller Zuneigung beinahe süchtig – und doch keimt immer wieder Widerstand in ihr auf. Sie ist zwischen dieser bizarren aber lustvollen Welt und dem normalen Leben hin- und hergerissen, kann weder ohne das Eine noch das Andere sein.