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"In this definitive and meticulously researched account of the Jewish experience in Canada, award-winning and critically acclaimed author Allan Levine documents a story that is rich, accessible, often surprising, and epic in its scope. Relying on an abundance of primary sources a...
William Lyon Mackenzie King, twice former Prime Minister of Canada, was a brilliant tactician, was passionately committed to Canadian unity, and was a protector of the underdog, introducing such cornerstones of Canada's social safety net as unemployment insurance, family allowanc...
After escaping a Michigan prison, a charming career criminal assumes a new identity and goes on to rob a record 59 banks and jewelry stores while being hunted by a police task force.
"Examines the murder of Patricia Burton Lonergan and the subsequent arrest, trial, and conviction of her husband, Wayne Lonergan"-- Provided by publisher.
After escaping a Michigan prison, a charming career criminal assumes a new identity and goes on to rob a record 59 banks and jewelry stores while being hunted by a police task force.
"After All is the exhilarating and moving story of this extraordinarily successful woman, a complex and creative star who has not arrived where she is today without much pain and reflection along the way. Moore relives the touchstones of her life with characteristic wit, resolve,...
Winnipeg totters on the brink of disaster in 1919 as the working classes rise up against the capitalist elite. But when one of those capitalists is murdered, it is up to Sam Klein to solve the case before the city erupts in chaos.
"The year is 1922. U.S. Prohibition is in full swing and the bootleg business is booming for Jewish-Canadian entrepreneurs, Saul and Lou Sugarman. Looking to keep a close eye on their border transactions, the Sugarmans set up their sister Rae and husband Max in a general store in...
Relying on an abundance of primary sources and first-hand documentation and interviews, Levine chronicles the successes and failures, the obstacles overcome and those not conquered, of a historic journey and the people who travelled it. It's a story that unfolds over 250 years--f...