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Secrets for the Mad
Obsessions, Confessions and Life Lessons
- by
- dodie
Unabridged
4 hours 36 min
2017
EN
**Random House presents the audiobook edition of Secrets for the Mad by dodie, read by dodie, Joshua Edwards, Hazel Hayes, Jack Howard, Daniel J. Layton, Sammy Paul, Benjamin Redwood, Rebecca Fortuin.Find hope in dark times**When I feel like I'm going mad, I write.A lot of my worst fears have come true; fears that felt so big I could barely hold them in my head. I was convinced that when they happened, the world would end.But the world didn...
Speaking Out Louder
Ideas That Work for Canadians
2011
EN
The only book written by Jack Layton (1950-2011) on his political life and vision, this is the former NDP leader's passionate call to action and will inspire all Canadians to embrace a better future.On August 22, 2011, Jack Layton, Official Opposition Leader, died as he lived, with dignity, bestowing to his country a message of hope. Canada was in mourning and within hours of his death, tens of thousands of Canadians -- from NDP supporters to political opponents --...
Social Infrastructure in Neighbourhoods and Cities
Studying the Facilities That Sustain Community, Social Networks, and Trust
- by
- Peter DirksmeierAngelina GöbLiza GriffinKay PallarisHannah WidmerLee CrookesBeth PerryIrene Manzini CeinarRegan KochLiz CoxLindsay K. CampbellErika S. SvendsenMichelle L. JohnsonLaura LandauDavid TrouilleMichael DeLandAlasdair JonesSophie YarkerLuke BillinghamAlison StennngOlivia Theocharides-FeldmanJulia KingDavid PrytherchDimitrios Panayotopoulos-TsiroMave BlackmanFlorence Sutcliffe-BraithwaiteLucy NatarajanMyfanwy TaylorJohn TomaneyGesine TuitjerLeonie TuitjerAnna-Lisa MüllerErsilia VerlinghieriRachel AldredAsa ThomasHarriet Larrington-SpencerSalene Schloffel-ArmstrongDavid ConradsonOwen GarlingMatthew WolfeEric Klinenberg
2026
EN
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From parks and libraries to pubs and schools, social infrastructures are the everyday places that bring people together, support community life, and foster connection. As interest in the concept grows, this timely and accessible edited collection offers a comprehensive overview of social infrastructure—its origins, development, and practical impact.Packed with innovative case studies from the UK, Europe, Australia, and the US, it highlights how these shared spaces can shape urban l...
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Hope Is Better Than Fear (e-book original)
Paying Jack Layton Forward
2011
EN
Accessible
An e-book original inspired by the vision of late NDP leader Jack Layton with short, personal essays by a diverse line-up of Canadian writers and activists.HOPE IS BETTER THAN FEAR reflects upon and looks forward on a number of issues that Jack Layton championed over the course of his extraordinary career as an activist, city councillor and federal politician, including homelessness, feminism, civic engagement, the environment and--very dear to his...
Here Comes Trouble
Stories from My Life
2011
EN
#1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Moore returns with his first major book in eight years -- a blend of memoir, history, and politics that only he could write."I had an unusually large-sized head, though this was not uncommon for a baby in the Midwest. The craniums in our part of the country were designed to leave a little extra room for the brain to grow in case one day we found ourselves exposed to something we didn't understand, like a foreign ...
2015
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Globe & Mail Non-Fiction BestsellerToronto Star Non-Fiction BestsellerThe inside story of Tom Mulcair’s rise from modest, middle-class beginnings to the threshold of power.He has been called the strongest Opposition leader in the television era; he was also known in Québec as the provincial Opposition’s “pit bull.” Here, in his own words, and for the first time, is the inside story of Tom Mulcair’s rise from modest, middle-class beginnings to the t...
Cornered
Hijinks, Highlights, Late Nights and Insights
2011
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A Saturday night spent with Ron MacLean has been a tradition for twenty-five years. Known for his quick wit, arched eyebrows and encyclopedic hockey knowledge, MacLean is the skilled ringmaster of Canada’s most watched weekly program. He has interviewed the greatest players, coaches and personalities of an era and is a master at coaxing the best in substance and entertainment from his guests, as well as from his opinionated and often irascible co-host, Don Cherry, on Coach’s Corner
Fire and Fury
Inside the Trump White House
2018
EN
#1 New York Times BestsellerWith extraordinary access to the West Wing, Michael Wolff reveals what happened behind-the-scenes in the first nine months of the most controversial presidency of our time in Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House.Since Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States, the country—and the world—has witnessed a stormy, outrageous, and absolutely mesmerizing presidential t...
2011
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The Wealthy Barber Returns is a very unusual financial-planning book. It's humorous. It's insightful. It's fast-paced. Dave Chilton's unique writing style takes the intimidation out of the normally very dry subject of financial planning. Focusing on not only what to do, but also what not to do, Dave mixes wit and wisdom to help readers learn the keys to financial success.
Half Blood Blues
Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2011
2011
EN
Chip told us not to go out. Said, don't you boys tempt the devil. But it been one brawl of a night, I tell you. The aftermath of the fall of Paris, 1940. Hieronymous Falk, a rising star on the cabaret scene, was arrested in a cafe and never heard from again. He was twenty years old. He was a German citizen. And he was black. Fifty years later, Sid, Hiero's bandmate and the only witness that day, is going back to Berlin. Persuaded by his old friend Chip, Sid discovers there's more to the jo...
2011
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~b~>With the winning, upbeat candor that has made her show on of the most popular and honored daytime shows on the air, beloved talk show host and comedian Ellen DeGeneres shares her views on life, love, and American Idol."I've experienced a whole lot the last few years and I have a lot to share. So I hope that you'll take a moment to sit back, relax and enjoy the words I've put together for you in this book. I think you'll find I've left no stone unturned...
The Scottish Prisoner
A Novel
- Book 4 -
- Lord John Grey
2011
EN
“This could be the worthy Lord John Grey’s breakout novel, as readers are treated to large dollops of Outlander hero Jamie Fraser.”—BooklistA captivating return to the world Diana Gabaldon created in her Outlander and Lord John series, The Scottish Prisoner is a masterpiece of epic history, wicked deceit, and scores that can only be settled in blood.London, 1760. For Jamie Fraser, paroled prisoner-of-war, life is coming apart at the seams....











