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Vocational Guidance for Girls by Marguerite Stockman Dickson is a pioneering early 20th-century work dedicated to helping young women navigate the world of work and career choices. Written at a time when women’s roles in society were rapidly changing, the book offers practical advice, encouragement, and insight into the various professions and trades available to girls and young women. Dickson addresses the importance of self-knowledge, education, and the development of personal qualities ...

Is the world better off without Christianity?Combining narrative with keen critique of contemporary debates, author and historian John Dickson gives an honest account of 2,000 years of Christian history that helps us understand what Christianity is and what it's meant to be.To say that the Christian Church has an "image problem" doesn't quite capture it. From the Crusades and the Inquisition to the racism and abuse present in today's Church--both in Catholi...

An arrogant English lord and an innocent young woman have a battle of wills on the Yorkshire moors in this Regency romance.Few defy Lord Rockford and come away unscathedVictoria Lewis has grown up in the long, dark shadows cast by Stonegrave Hall. Yet when the master takes her sick mother into his care, she must finally confront the man whose presence is as brooding as his windswept Yorkshire lands.Men quake at Lord Rockford's mere command, y...

Against all advice, Juliet Lockwood is intent on working in the household of Lord Dominic Lansdowne—a notorious society rake. Rumor has it a different woman warms his bed each night. But that is of no concern to prim, proper Miss Lockwood!Dominic Lansdowne may have a hardened heart, but contrary to popular belief he has always been a man of principle—doe-eyed innocents are not for him. But this new addition to his staff is pure forbidden temptation….Honor binds him from seduc...

Life at her vicious stepfather's house is more than Eleanor Collingwood can bear. With celebrations underway for her stepsister's wedding, no one will see Eleanor flee. That is until Lord William Marston storms in…He's the man who betrayed her father to Queen Mary. The man thought banished to the Americas… The most dashingly gorgeous man she's ever set eyes on!Lord Marston is forbidden! But he can offer her freedom…at a cost. Is marriage and a baby too high a price to pay?

Winner of the Autumn House Nonfiction Prize, Dickson Lam's debut explores his transformation from a teenage graffiti writer to a high school teacher working with troubled youth while navigating the secret violence in his immigrant family’s past.Set in a public housing project in San Francisco, Lam’s memoir offers an honest look at the challenges and joys of his upbringing.

After fleeing Magnorium, the school for teenage Elementals, Alyssa, Amber, Zack, and Haven journey into the depths of the Amazon rainforest. It’s a race against time to defeat the Society – a group of evil Elementals working towards world domination.To defeat the Society, Alyssa and her friends must find the first of four magical crystals, necessary to create the Orb, a weapon of great power. As Alyssa makes new allies and faces enemies, she must tackle the natural and supernatural...

2016 Speaker's Book Award — Shortlisted2016 Heritage Toronto Book Award — NominatedAn account of the women working in high-security, dangerous conditions making bombs in Toronto during the Second World War.What was it like to work in a Canadian Second World War munitions factory? What were working conditions like? Did anyone die? Just how closely did female employees embody the image of “Rosie the Riveter” so popularly advertised to...

A ruined governessAnd a marriage born of scandal!When penniless Linnet Osborne takes a job as a governess, she's shocked to discover her new employer is none other than Christian, Lord Blakely! They'd once shared a passionate embrace that almost forced them to marry. Christian is no less compelling now—so much so that Linnet is tempted to explore beyond those fleeting kisses… But that would mean they'd have to wed!"Helen did an excelle...

The wedding wagerWildly unconventional orphan Miss Beatrice Fanshaw has one goal—to claim back her ancestral home from the devilish Julius Chadwick, Marquess of Maitland, who makes her heart beat quite erratically!Knowing Julius's weakness for a flutter, she decides to play the distinguished but disreputable Marquess at his own game. A wager is on—the fastest horseman wins! Astride her horse—in her breeches—should she win the wager, Beatrice is poised to name...

Destitute and desperate, Jane Lucas knows there is one place where she can find refuge—her childhood home.Landing on the doorstep, Jane is confronted with a new lord of the manor! Devilish Colonel Francis Russell is known for his fierce reputation in battle. The civil war may be ended but, by stepping over the threshold, Jane fears she's crossing enemy lines.She will use every weapon in her arsenal to claim the home that's rightfully hers, starting with her bewitching charm…b...

Two women are watching each other.Phoebe Miller isn't sure when the rusty car started showing up in the cul-de-sac she calls home, or why its driver would be spying on her. What could be interesting about an unhappy housewife who drowns her sorrows in ice cream and wine and barely leaves her house?Only one knows why.When a new family moves in across the street--the exuberant Vicki, who just might become the gossipy best friend Phoeb...