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The Ku Klux Klan in Canada
The Ku Klux Klan came to Canada thanks to some energetic American promoters who saw it as a vehicle for getting rich by selling memberships to white, mostly Protestant Canadians. In Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia, the Klan found fertile ground for its message of racism and discrimination targeting African Canadians, Jews and Catholics.…
Read MoreShe Said
The instant New York Times bestseller “An instant classic of investigative journalism…’All the President’s Men’ for the Me Too era.” — Carlos Lozada, The Washington Post From Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, the untold story of their investigation of Harvey Weinstein and its consequences for the #MeToo movement For years, reporters had…
Read MoreThe XX Brain
“In The XX Brain, Lisa meticulously guides us in the ways we can both nourish and protect ourselves, body and mind, to ensure our brains remain resilient throughout our lives.” –from the foreword by Maria Shriver The first book to address cognitive enhancement and Alzheimer’s prevention specifically in women–and to frame brain health as an…
Read MoreAggie Morton Mystery Queen The Body Under the Piano
A smart and charming middle-grade mystery series starring young detective Aggie Morton and her friend Hector, inspired by the imagined life of Agatha Christie as a child and her most popular creation, Hercule Poirot. Aggie Morton lives in a small town on the coast of England in 1902. Adventurous and imaginative but deeply shy, Aggie…
Read MoreHey Grandude!
Grandude brightens a dreary weekend for his visiting grandchildren, Lucy, Tom, Em, and Bob, by using his magic compass and postcards to take them on adventures around the world.
Read MoreThe Stand
A monumentally devastating plague leaves only a few survivors who, while experiencing dreams of a battle between good and evil, move toward an actual confrontation as they migrate to Boulder, Colorado.
Read MoreThe Relatives
From the renowned author of Sweetness in the Belly, The Beauty of Humanity Movement and This Is Happy, comes a bold, urgent and richly imagined novel about what it means to be a family in our modern world. Lila is on a long, painful journey toward motherhood. Tess and Emily are reeling after their ugly…
Read MoreDaisy Fay and the Miracle Man
A coming-of-age story set on the Gulf Coast follows the adventures and misadventures of Daisy Fay, a straight-shooting girl with an eye for the bizarre, from a lonely eleven-year-old girl to the unlikely winner of the Miss Mississippi contest six years later. By the author of Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe. Reader’s…
Read MoreIna May’s Guide to Breastfeeding
Shares practical recommendations for rendering nursing a mutually beneficial experience, covering topics that range from breast pumps and sleeping arrangements to nursing multiples and returning to work.
Read MoreThe Lincoln Myth
American President Cotton Malone tackles the secrets of Mormonism, a U.S. Senator’s stealthy secession plan, and a history-shaping letter that was handed down through the chief executive line.
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