Nicholas Nicholas: 2917 books

In 1973, a five year old girl known as Pookie was exhibited as "The Monkey Girl" at the Canadian National Exhibition. Pookie was the last of a number of children exhibited as 'freaks' in twentieth-century Canada. Jane Nicholas takes us on a search for answers about how and why the...

Jane Shore Nicholas Rowe, english dramatist and Poet Laureate (1674-1718) This ebook presents «Jane Shore», from Nicholas Rowe. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. TABLE OF CONTENTS -01- ABOUT THIS BOOK -02- REMARKS -03- DRAMATIS...

In Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Staffordshire and the Potteries the chill is brought close to home as each chapter investigates the darker side of humanity in notorious cases of murder, deceit and pure malice that have marked the history of the area. For this journey into a bloody, neglected...

In this remarkable memoir Nicholas Hagger reflects on war and peace and on 'peace for our time', Chamberlain’s haunting words in 1938 that ushered in the Second World War. Peace then turned out to be an illusion shattered by the outbreak of hostilities. Will world peace again turn out to be an illusion?...

Regionalism in Southeast Asia provides the reader with an historical analysis of Southeast Asia from the distinct perspective of regionalism. Southeast Asian history is usually written from a national point of view, which underplays the links between neighbouring states and nations and the effects...

With her short skirt, bobbed hair, and penchant for smoking, drinking, dancing, and jazz, the “Modern Girl” was a fixture of 1920s Canadian consumer culture. She appeared in art, film, fashion, and advertising, as well as on the streets of towns from coast to coast. In The Modern Girl, Jane Nicholas...

Four short stories which are ideal for reading while you're waiting in line. Read of the intriguing thoughts of a paperclip-obsessed man, the world around a Zen-store owner and an interior designer, a man on a bus and a meal to awaken the senses. Are you still waiting in line? Welcome back my friend!...

Secluded in the depths of the Peruvian Amazon, Nicholas Floyd plunges headfirst into the ancient shamanic ritual of ingesting Ayahuasca, a medicinal and extremely potent hallucinogenic brew that thrusts him into a profound introspective journey of unbridled euphoria, unbearable anguish, unsettling...

From the eyes of a young teenage girl, Nicholas Blakeman shows us the shear depth of depression a human is capable of feeling. Tragedy after tragedy, shadow upon shadow, this young woman endures, secretly releasing the pain. She is cold, utterly numb.

In "Sedition", the sequel to "Retribution", the man known as George Liani the terrorist mastermind responsible for multiple deaths is still at large. A tip-off via Israeli Military Intelligence reaches certain members of Fine Line Solutions, a Private Military Company, who have...

For more than 25,000 years, mankind has sought to understand and measure the passing of time, in the process creating some of the most remarkable and beautiful timepieces. Now, in Nicholas Foulkes's lavishly illustrated book, the battle to tame time is brought vividly to life. From the baboon...

Are current leadership roles and relationships appropriate in a rapidly changing world? Do we need to rethink key assumptions about leaders and leadership? Are you confident about the appropriateness and effectiveness of your chosen leadership styles and behaviours? These are questions facing leaders...

A complete guidebook for newcomers to Canada providing in-depth information about settlement. Topics include education, employment, health care, government assistance and settlement programs. Less The book is designed for all classes of immigrants: skilled workers and professionals and their...

All Dayton Monday wanted was to make a difference in this world. But the world isn’t what it used to be. Global nuclear war has already begun. The world is in chaos. The water supply of major amusement parks has been tainted with LSD by terrorists. But Dayton’s neighbor, Toad, promises that if...