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Intelligence officer Captain Callum Ferguson, is tasked by the army to ensure that a captured German scientist, Dieter, starts working for the British RAF on urgently developing the jet engine. With the background of the emerging Cold War, it's crucial for British national securi...

The incredible flash-biography collection covers the entire spectrum of achievement. It's like being invited to a party with 117 of the most intelligent, most athletic, most expressive, and most attractive people who have ever lived. Whether interested in science, politics, sport...

Marnie, a compulsive thief and liar is caught. Her captor impulsively marries the frigid, disturbed girl in an attempt to discover the reasons for her ongoing anti-social behavior.

Did you know that many species of birds have sensory abilities that surpass those of humans? Or that some birds spend the entire winter in the air, and even sleep while flying? What It's Like to be a Bird is a treasure trove of fascinating facts about birds, what they can do, and...

Alfred Blakesley, Duke of Lowell, has long been an enigma. No one dares to give a man of his status the cut direct, but there's simply something not quite right about him. What would the society ladies say if they learned the truth--that the Duke of Lowell is a wolf shifter and t...

Indiana Jones and his feisty ex-flame Marion Ravenwood dodge booby-traps, fight Nazis and stare down snakes in their incredible worldwide quest for the mystical Ark of the Covenant.

Dale Carnegie was raised on a poverty-stricken farm in back woods Missouri, twelve miles from the nearest railroad. Yet this farm boy became one of the best-known men of our time -- a success in business, teacher of millions, famous author. How did he do it? Though beset by feeli...

Stand-up comedian and film star Jamie Kennedy is the host and multi-personality star of this off-the-wall series where unsuspecting people - and celebrities - are caught off guard with his endless array of pranks and disguises.

"When the mayor of the Tidiest Town notices a single flower out of place, Fussy Great Ape offers to help. Unfortunately, he causes a bigger mess in the process. He calls on his other ape friends to help, but their good intentions lead the town into even greater chaos! Can they pu...

"This book is in part a dictionary, in part a collection of short mathematical essays, and in part the ruminations of a numbers man. Although it contains many entries (brief essays) arranged in alphabetical order and depicting a broad range of mathematical topics, the book differ...

Follows the life of American artist Georgia O'Keeffe and her tumultuous relationship with her husband, photographer Alfred Stieglitz. As their relationship suffers, Alfred takes a younger lover. Georgia's search for solace moves her west, where she finds new inspiration for her p...

With contributions from 35 poets, this diverse compilation features the spectrum of Canadian poetry from the last hundred years. Representing various styles and traditions, it explores a lineage of modernist, multilingual, and culturally pluralist perspectives. Writers from the F...

Presents profiles of over 200 heroes and villains from the DC Universe.

"The Indigenous Art Collection, cared for by Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, and located at 10 Wellington, Gatineau, Quebec, is one of the most important collections of contemporary Indigenous art in Canada. Comprising over 4,300 artworks by both prominent...