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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This w...

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What if the past suddenly invaded your present? This is what happens to 15-year-old Lesley Graham, who starts having troubling visions and nightmares when she accompanies her family to a remote village in the South of France so her father can finish his book on the 13th century Cathars. Her first job, her first crush and a series of unsettling events challenge Lesley in ways she never expected - and force her to reconsider the role that histor...

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Meticulously researched, this play brings Alex Decoteau-the man, his life, his death-before us. A man of ability, ambition, and integrity ... a true warrior ... ultimately sacrificed on the altar of futile tactics." Major (Retired) David Haas, CD, rmc Inspired by the life of Alex Decoteau, this moving one-act play tells the tale of a Cree hero. Canada's 1st aboriginal police officer, a champion runner and popular figure, Decoteau raced for Can...

October Ferries to Gabriola is inspired by the life of the notorious British novelist, Malcolm Lowry, author of the 20th century masterpiece, Under the Volcano. Playwright Charlotte Cameron mixes fact and fiction, moving back and forth in time from 1946 to the present day, juxtaposing the lives of Lowry and his second wife, Margerie, with the plight of a contemporary couple. Both couples are dealing with similar troubles: alcoholism, tragedy a...

Excerpt from A Woman's Winter in Africa: A 26, 000 Mile JourneyI whisper to this inspiring Imp The weather has been so fine it's not necessary for my health.It is not content, and the gargoyle face (as I always picture the Sprite) falls into non-pleasing wrinkles.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical...

Excerpt from A Cheechako in Alaska and YukonThe war, thank God, had ended. There was no further sacrifice of splendid lives. And as I progressed through that beautiful State of California, Queen of the Pacific, with its glorious sunshine, carpets of wild-flowers, snow-clad moun tains, and golden harvests of yellow oranges, yellow gold, and, in the north, yellow grain, I began to have thoughts of Alaska.On the Pacific Coast one seems, quite nea...

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Excerpt from A Cheechako in Alaska and YukonThe war, thank God, had ended. There was no further sacrifice of splendid lives. And as I progressed through that beautiful State of California, Queen of the Pacific, with its glorious sunshine, carpets of wild-flowers, snow-clad moun tains, and golden harvests of yellow oranges, yellow gold, and, in the north, yellow grain, I began to have thoughts of Alaska.On the Pacific Coast one seems, quite nea...

Excerpt from A Woman's Winter in Africa: A 26, 000 Mile Journey If in the pages of this book I have been tempted to praise foreign ships and methods more than is conducive to insular complacency to English ideas, the feeling of justice - which is inherent in the English race - and my conscientiousness in endeavouring to place true facts before the public compel me to give honour to whom honour is due. I wish to add that this book is in no way...

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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.