"A comprehensive account of North American fortifications and defense structures from colonial times to the twentieth century, supplemented by scores of remarkable photographs, technical drawings, maps, and diagrams." -- book jacket.

Narrated by a fifteen-year-old autistic savant obsessed with Sherlock Holmes, this dazzling novel weaves together an old-fashioned mystery, a contemporary coming-of-age story, and a fascinating excursion into a mind incapable of processing ...

Kim Fu reminds us that the human condition is one of change of becoming, of overcoming and this novel, in all its complexity, demonstrates how to do so with grace.

In a lively, clear style, Grace Lee Nute tells the fascinating story of their adventures and love of the land.

With the frankness and clarity of someone whose life has been lived to the full, Sam Hughes tells the story of that life, from his early years in Victoria, BC – his father was a chief engineer at Canadian Northern Railway – to his many ...

An author's life is turned upside-down when her beloved oldest daughter drops out of school to sit on a corner wearing a sign that only says "goodness."

Rumbler, a young Iroquois boy, is considered to be a power child who can change the fate of his tribe forever, and when he is captured by Jumping Badger, he must find a way to escape and save his village from the evil warrior.