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The Dictionary of Canadian Biography is the definitive biographical reference work in Canadian history. "No serious student of Canada's past can function without access to this thorough, balanced and reliable source." R. Hall, Globe and Mail.

The Dictionary of Canadian Biography is the definitive biographical reference work in Canadian history. "No serious student of Canada's past can function without access to this thorough, balanced and reliable source." R. Hall, Globe and Mail.

This textbook is an anthology of the most important basic texts on the theory of biography. The authoritative programmatic texts are presented chronologically from the 18th to the 20th century, including contributions by Herder, Carlyle, Dilthey, Freud, Kracauer, Woolf, Foucault and Bourdieu. Each text is accompanied by a commentary which focuses on its importance and places the respective text more exactly in the history and theory of biography. This reader is thus an ideal textbook for seminars in bachelor's and master's programs. Scholars of literature and historians can also gain a...

There are nearly 500,000 churches in the U.S. according to the Gallup organization, and virtually all could benefit from having their history documented.

This book provides step-by-step details for researching, writing and marketing a local church history. It is ideal for church volunteers or professional writers.

"Capturing Faith: How...

The true story of an unlikely encounter in the extraordinary life of a young man diagnosed with ME.

When Rob receives an email from an unknown woman, complimenting him on an internet book review, it leads to an unlikely exchange between two distant strangers. Rob is chronically unwell with a mysterious illness, while Rose lives on the other side of the country. But who is she? What does she want? And where is their friendship heading?

Through a series of annotated emails, poems, paradoxes, quizzes and quotations, Rob narrates the true story of how their lives came together in a way...