Ann Hansen stood trial as one of the so-called "Squamish Five." Sentenced to life in prison, she served seven years. Now she tells her story for the first time. Direct Action captures...
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Author: Hansen, AnnSummary:
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Author: Patchett, AnnSummary:
The New York Times bestselling author of State of Wonder, Run, and Bel Canto creates a resonant portrait of a life in this collection of writings on love, friendship, work, and art. "The...
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Author: Sobler, AlixSummary:
Anne Frank has survived the war, and at age 25, she's ready to start a new chapter in New York City. Eager to publish a memoir of her time in hiding, Anne is sure it will launch her career as...
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Author: Stinson, KathySummary:
When Anne Innis saw her first giraffe in a zoo, she was entranced. So much so that a love for giraffes shaped her whole life. She decided at a young age that she would one day travel from her home...
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Author: Patterson, DebbieSummary:
The historical accounts from King Henry VIII and Queen Anne's time are steeped in controvery, contradiction, and irony. Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII, was put to death on...
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Author: Hood, AnnSummary:
In this warm collection of personal essays and recipes, best-selling author Ann Hood nourishes both our bodies and our souls. From her Italian-American childhood through raising and feeding a...
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Author: Lamott, AnneSummary:
In Anne Lamott's new book, she confronts the harsh truth that many of us grapple with every day: How can we recapture the confidence we once had in the world and in the future as we stumble...
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Author: Scott, JannySummary:
Award-winning reporter Scott uncovers the full breadth of Stanley Ann Dunham's inspiring and untraditional life.
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Author: Carson, Ann ElizabethSummary:
With grace and courage Ann Elizabeth Carson looks to the past from the perspective of a contemporary feminist. A lively evocation of her aunts and their home in Cheltenham, Ontario, reveals the...
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Author: O'Faolain, NualaSummary:
Nuala O'Faolain branches into new territory with her biography of the infamous Irish-American prostitute and thief, Chicago May. O'Faolain uses May's autobiography, primary sources from the turn...
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Author: Munsch, RobertSummary:
When Jule Ann goes outside in her brand-new clothes, a mud puddle jumps on her and gets her completely dirty. The mud gets in her ears, eyes, and even her mouth. Jule Ann's mother scrubs her clean...
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Author: Montgomery, L. M.Summary:
The seventh book in the chronology of the Anne of Green Gables series by Lucy Maud Montgomery, although it was the fifth book published. In this book Anne Shirley is married with six children, but...
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Author: Munsch, RobertSummary:
Jule Ann pounds on the bottom of a cookie jar and a small, dark lump bounces out. The Dark quickly eats up Jule Ann's shadow, and then her mother and father's shadows, growing bigger and bigger...
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Author: Mah, AnnSummary:
When journalist Ann Mah's diplomat husband is given a three-year assignment in Paris, Ann is overjoyed. A lifelong foodie and Francophile, she immediately begins plotting gastronomic...
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Author: Szumigalski, Anne, Abley, MarkSummary:
Collected for the first time, the most powerful writing, poetry and otherwise, created by Anne Szumigalski, Governor General's Award-winning poet from Saskatchewan.
Anne Szumigalski,...
Genre: Canadian poetry