Tim: 4567 books
Fight to the Finish
Canadians in the Second World War, 1944-1945
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2015
**Winner of the 2016 Ottawa Book Award
The magisterial second volume of Tim Cook's definitive account of Canadians fighting in the Second World War.**
Historian Tim Cook displays his trademark storytelling ability in the second volume of his masterful account of Canadians in World...
by Tim Jeal
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2011
'Exquisitely written and wonderfully readable - There are tears, laughter and filial tenderness on every page of Tim Jeal's perfect gem of a book.' Val Hennessy, Daily Mail
An exquisite and moving portrait of a deeply eccentric father. Tim Jeal's beautifully nuanced memoir is by turns lyrical,...
Ambush Alley
The Most Extraordinary Battle of the Iraq War
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
March 23, 2003: U.S. Marines from the Task Force Tarawa are caught up in one of the most unexpected battles of the Iraq War. What started off as a routine maneuver to secure two key bridges in the town of Nasiriyah in southern Iraq degenerated into a nightmarish twenty-four-hour urban clash in which...
Cloudstreet
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2013
From award-winning author Tim Winton comes an epic novel that regularly tops the list of best-loved novels in Australia.
After two separate catastrophes, two very different families leave the country for the bright lights of Perth. The Lambs are industrious, united, and—until God seems to...
Blood River
The Terrifying Journey through the World's Most Dangerous Country
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2009
A British journalist retraces the legendary 1874 expedition of H. M. Stanley in this “remarkable marriage of travelogue and history” (Max Hastings, author of Armageddon).
When Daily Telegraph correspondent Tim Butcher was sent to Africa in 2000,. he quickly became obsessed with the Congo...
by Tim Heald
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2013
THE DUKE is the biography of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, a celebrity in his own right and yet an enigma still, even after 60 years in the public eye.
What is he really like? Bombastic, autocratic, say his critics. Colourful, stimulating, say his admirers.
Tim...
by Tim Travers
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2016
Why was the Allied naval assault of February/March 1915 so unsuccessful? Did the Ottoman Turks have knowledge of the Allied landings of April 25, 1915? And did Sir Ian Hamilton, the overall commander of the Allied forces at Gallipoli, really make a mistake in his intervention at Suvla? These questions...
by Tim Robinson
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2012
'This is a stimulating book of exploration, experience and philosophical meditation. As always with Robinson, the writing is exact and eloquent, the terrritory exciting. This is a book to cherish and re-read, challenging, infuriating and satisfying in turn, with nuggets of poetry glinting between...
Rock Solid
My Life in Baseball's Fast Lane
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2017
For more than a decade, Tim Raines patrolled left field for the nascent Montreal Expos, igniting the powder keg of what would become one of the most innovative, entertaining, and talented teams of the modern era. Raines, nicknamed "Rock," hit and stole his way into the hearts of baseball...
Shaken
Discovering Your True Identity in the Midst of Life's Storms
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2016
**New York Times bestseller
Who are you when life is steady?**
Who are you when storms come?
Most of us have been on the receiving end of rejection, a broken dream, or heartbreak. And while this is not an easy space to go through, when we are grounded in the truth, we can endure the...
The Making of a Man Study Guide
How Men and Boys Honor God and Live with Integrity
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2014
**What Does It Take to Be a Godly Man? **Every young boy dreams about what he wants to be when he grows up. Some have goals of becoming an astronaut, or a fireman, or a professional athlete. But what does it take to be a man? How does a young person get there?
In this six-session video-based...
Hell and Back
Reflections on Writers and Writing from Dante to Rushdie
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2012
The author of the New York Times Notable Book Italian Neighbors shares his insights on classic and modern literature.
In this brilliant collection of essays, Tim Parks, a celebrated novelist and master of the essay form, offers a wide range of wonderfully challenging and always provocative reflections...
Western Swing
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011
Lana Sue has had too many husbands and too little success as a country-western singer. Loren Paul's a semi-successful writer presently sitting on top of a western Wyoming mountain waiting for Cosmic answers.
Together or apart, Loren Paul and Lana Sue are modern folk heroes on this deliciously...
Writers on Writing: Volume 1
Writers on Writing, #1
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2015
Learn the craft of writing from those who know it best.
This is Writers On Writing – An Author’s Guide, where your favorite authors share their secrets in the ultimate guide to becoming – and being – an author.
In this first volume you’ll find in-depth essays from authors...