Garry: 465 books
Royals in Canada 5-Book Bundle
Royal Tours / Fifty Years the Queen / Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother / and 2 more
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2016
Discover the Royal Family as they “go home to Canada.” Collected together are five must-have books on the Royal Family’s relationship with Canada, their tours, and a Canadian perspective on their biographies.
Includes:
Royal Tours 1786–2010
Fifty Years the Queen
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother 1900–2002
Royal Observations
Royal Spring
Band on the Run
A History of Paul McCartney and Wings
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2003
After the breakup of the Beatles in 1971, Paul McCartney formed Wings with his wife Linda on keyboards, ex-Moody Blues guitarist Denny Laine, and American session drummer Denny Seiwell. For ten dramatic and turbulent years, the band weathered the critics, endured pot busts, survived a harrowing recording...
Doris Day
Sentimental Journey
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2015
Doris Day, once called an Actors Studio unto herself, was one of the twentieth century’s greatest entertainers, with a career spanning 39 films, more than 150 television shows, and more than 500 recordings. This work covers the life and career of the singer and star of such films as Pillow Talk,...
Now This is a Very True Story
The Autobiography of a Comedy Legend
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2011
Jimmy Jones is the guv'nor of comedy. He was the first adult comedian to break big in the UK. His uncompromising act made him a hero to hundreds of thousands of blue collar Londoners. He became known for his catchphrase 'kin 'ell!' and established himself as an underground legend -- in the process...
Norma & Gladys
The Famous Newfoundland Knockabout Schooner
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2014
Launched in 1945, the schooner Norma & Gladys illustrates the best qualities of Newfoundland and Labrador’s industries of shipbuilding, the Labrador fishery, the Grand Banks fishery, and coasting freight to remote seaside towns. Her story also illustrates the worst examples of the province’s...
by Garry Gitzen, S. J. Cotton
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2013
Early historical stories of the Nehalem Valley, Oregon covering Indians, Neahkahnie Mountain, Spanish Galleon, Shipwrecks, Treasure and beeswax ship. Originally published 1915.
Inventing America
Jefferson's Declaration of Independence
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2017
From one of America's foremost historians, Inventing America compares Thomas Jefferson's original draft of the Declaration of Independence with the final, accepted version, thereby challenging many long-cherished assumptions about both the man and the document. Although Jefferson has long been idealized...
Not Too Long Ago: Stories of a Traditional Way of Life
Stories of a Traditional Way of Life
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2012
Not Too Long Ago is back by popular demand in this newly revised and expanded edition! In this volume, today's senior citizens talk about some of the more exciting and memorable moments of their lives growing up in Newfoundland and Labrador. Read these richly detailed biographies, and meet: Charlie...
by Brian Longhurst, Greg Smith, Gaynor Bagnall
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2016
This updated, new edition of Introducing Cultural Studies provides a systematic and comprehensible introduction to the concepts, debates and latest research in the field. Reinforcing the interdisciplinary nature of Cultural Studies, the authors first guide the reader through cultural theory before...
A Eulogy for Nigger and Other Essays
The Second Notting Hill Editions Essay Prize Winners
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2016
This collection brings together the six international winners of the Notting Hill Editions £20,000 Essay Prize. From the coolly analytical to the impassioned winning entry 'A Eulogy for Nigger', these essays showcase the dazzling literary range of the form.
The Case for Christ Study Guide Revised Edition
Investigating the Evidence for Jesus
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2013
Is there credible evidence that Jesus of Nazareth really is the Son of God?
Skeptics dismiss the Jesus of the Gospels by claiming there is no evidence in the case for Christ. Lee Strobel disagrees. The former legal journalist and one-time atheist knows how to ask tough questions. His own search...
Faith Under Fire Participant's Guide
Exploring Christianity's Ten Toughest Questions
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2013
In this ten-session small group Bible study (DVD/digital video sold separately), Faith Under Fire: Exploring Christianity’s Toughest Questions, Lee Strobel hosts interviews and debates between knowledgeable and passionate experts discussing what they believe and why they believe it.
This...
Best of the Britcoms
From Fawlty Towers to The Office
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2011
With crisp dialog, outrageous characters, and an absurd sense of humor, it's no wonder British sitcoms are so well-loved! Best of the Britcoms covers the most noteworthy situation comedies ever to cross the pond. Each entry combines a show summary with descriptions of standout episodes and behind-the-scenes...
Media Sport Stars
Masculinities and Moralities
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2005
Media Sport Stars considers how masculinity and male identity are represented through images of sport and sport stars. From the pre-radio era to today's specialist TV channels, newspaper supplements and websites, Whannel traces the growing cultural importance of sport and sportmen, showing how the...