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Elizabeth Quocksister (1925–81) had many roles in her life. She was a cultural teacher, a community leader, a dancer, a nurse, a photographer, a residential school survivor, and a mother of ten. Born on the Da’naxda’xw Nation on Knight Inlet on the central coast of British Columbia, Elizabeth spoke fluent Kwak’wala and proudly celebrated her Kwakwaka’wakw culture at a time when the Canadian government actively discouraged Indigenous traditions...

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Patrol Easy finds itself divided as the battle rages for the Philippines. One group of snipers sets sail for yet another beach landing on the far side of the Leyte peninsula. Crack shot Deacon Cole joins a unit fighting its way across the jungle interior, where he encounters not just the enemy but also a nasty tropical fever. Meanwhile, the largest naval battle in history begins off the coast as the Japanese make a gambit to crush the landing ...

This whimsical, sly, and slightly crazy collection of short stories from award-winning novelist, poet, and songwriter Trebor Healey covers much ground. The range is jaw-dropping: from a Vietnamese gangster with a voracious libido and a small boy troubled by his gay dog to an 1870s hermaphrodite cowboy named Captain Jinx ... and then there's the lad who becomes a sex-inspiring satyr, an American Spanish student in Guanajuato seduced by a pair o...

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It's lunch time and Ella is hungry. A sandwich would be perfect. The fridge and pantry are full of yummy food and Ella decides to make the biggest sandwich ever! As the sandwich grows taller and taller from the random food ingredients selected and she fixes a wobbly problem, the sandwich is finally finished. And then, Ella sneezes!

One of the year's best romance debuts. I can't wait to read more!" -Courtney Clark Michaels, author of the Pacific Passions and Hot Rugby Knights series. Hades, Thanks for your email! Congrats to you and Persephone!! Will email Olympus HR policy for workplace dating soon. Points for now:she's an intern, you're CFO. We need to meet re: potential conflicts of interest Your brother is also your boss, so loop him in asap Hope things are g...

They say that to really know a person you need to understand their past. If that is true, then Mary Beker did not know her husband at all.

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A pioneering history of medical care in Stalin’s Gulag—showing how doctors and nurses cared for inmates in appalling conditions

Dreaming of a world where humans and their Fae rulers can peacefully live together... Esmeray Durand submits her name to the training program initiated by the Fae Queen Cecilia in a quest to prove the worth of mortals. From this moment on, her life will never be the same. Embarking on a deadly conflict with the Fae overlords, Esmeray finds herself enmeshed in a far greater battle than first anticipated. She makes an unlikely ally in the morta...

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A major new history of England's turbulent seventeenth century and how it marked the birth of a new world 'This is a wonderful book, exhaustively researched, vigorously argued and teeming with the furious joy of seventeenth-century life' The Times 'A brilliant, bloody account of England's most dramatic century . . . Thrilling' Telegraph The seventeenth century began as the English suddenly found themselves ruled by a Scotsman, and ended in ...

An interdisciplinary investigation of nineteenth-century Quaker women's cultural challenges, historical landmarks, and gender transgressions. Explores the dynamic ways that Quaker women were active agents of social and cultural change within multiple contexts.

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A beautifully illustrated children¿s book chronicling the amazing life story of Lilian Bland, the first woman ever to design, build, and fly her own airplane.

The inspiring and true life story of Kimiko Murakami, a Japanese-Canadian pioneer and internment camp survivor, beautifully illustrated for a young audience.

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