A “come from away” exploring love, loneliness, and adventure in remote NewfoundlandPart memoir, part nature writing, part love story, Bay of Hope is an occasionally comical, often adversarial, and always emotional story about the five years ecologist David Ward lived in an isolated Newfoundland community; of how he ended up there, worked, survived the elements, and coped with loneliness and a lack of intimacy. But this book is also a story about David’s 78...

Jim Harrison grew up on the prairies, played Junior in Saskatchewan, and pro with the Bruins, Leafs, Hawks, and Oilers. Three years before a former teammate equaled the mark, Harrison set one of the most enduring and seemingly unreachable records in professional hockey with three goals and seven helpers on January 30, 1973. And almost nobody remembers.This is Harrison’s story: the games he played, the agent who stole from him, the woman he mourned, the fights he fought, and the friends he ...

Murder at 1217 – This first offering in Lisa and David's new detective series is an excellent whodunnit. Of course, this book also introduces the many diverse characters who will continue their roles in each Strickland Files mystery. We believe you will soon feel a part of the extended family that is The Strickland Files.Murder at 1217 is set in Nashville, Tennessee, appropriately known as Music City. Captain of Detectives Dan Strickland investigates the murder of a young oriental ...

A young fighter pilot's action-packed account of some of the fiercest battles of WWI — fought, for the first time, thousands of feet above the ground.Paul Townend has wanted to be a pilot ever since he saw his first plane. So as soon as he turns nineteen, he leaves his farm near Winnipeg to join the Royal Naval Air Service. Within months of enlisting, he is engaging in dogfights over France and the English Channel, including a skirmish with the infamous Re...

Set in a quiet backstreet in a small English town is a beautiful vintage store, selling curious discs which contain music from bygone days. Strange as this may seem -- there are yet stranger happenings beyond the frontage of this charming old-world shop. Nevertheless, only those who know the special code are allowed to pass through its secret side door. While waiting on the other side is a far off world: Filled with hidden secrets, exciting adventures, and endless possibilities.

This book is about literary representations of the both left- and right-wing Italian terrorism of the 1970s by contemporary Italian authors. In offering detailed analyses of the many contemporary novels that have terrorism in either their foreground or background, it offers a “take” on postmodern narrative practices that is alternative to and more positive than the highly critical assessment of Italian postmodernism that has characterized some sectors of current Italian literary criticism....

This book tells the tale of an unforeseen caving disaster which occurred in the tranquil and picturesque Derbyshire village of Castleton back in 1959, and how the widespread publicity surrounding this event attracted international media attention.

David Ward has spent most of his life travelling the globe, with travel, cars, and music as his guiding passions. In 2007, fate—or perhaps just a strong drink—brought him together with a 2003 Brabus smart car (equipped with a radio!). This unlikely pairing led him into the thrilling world of competitive rallies, as they took on a prestigious European event and won, earning them a spot in car enthusiasts’ hearts.Not content to stop there, David and his trusty smart car embarked on m...

First published in 1989, Chronicles of Darkness is about images of Africa seen through the eyes of writers, visitors, residents, and native-born. They range from Joseph Conrad and Olive Schreiner, through Laurens van der Post, Karen Blixen and Evelyn Waugh, to more recent writers like Nadine Gordimer, Andre Brink and J.M. Coetzee.Such writers have frequently been faced with feelings of alienation, marginality, exile, self-consciousness, and egoism. It is only in this sense- that th...

A Powerful Plea for ChangeEvery day, workers leave their homes with the simple expectation of returning. Yet far too many never do. The Faces of Safety and Those Left Behind When Tragedy Strikes exposes the devastating truth behind workplace fatalities-the truth we rarely confront until it is too late.This book is a plea. A warning. A call to conscience.Behind every incident report is a human being with a name, a family, and a futur...

The clearest and sharpest recognition guide to over 500 invertebrate, vertebrate, and plant fossils from around the world.This comprehensive e-guide is the perfect introduction to finding, identifying, and collecting fossils. It features more than 500 species of plant and animal fossils, from trilobites and megafauna to dinosaurs and ancient trees. This ebook cuts through the complicated identification process with expertly written and thoroughly vetted text that f...

The former Yugoslavia, on the brink of war and disintegration, was a scenic but intriguing location in which to undertake a cycling tour on a shoestring. The most formidable challenge proved to be finding a way out and returning home safely once the tour was completed, in a country where the unexpected came to be expected.