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Unlikely Soldiers

How Two Canadians Fought the Secret War Against Nazi Occupation

by Jonathan Vance ...

Published to rave reviews, this is the never-before-told story of two brilliant young Canadians who became unlikely soldiers. Ken Macalister was a Rhodes scholar at Oxford. Frank Pickersgill was a doctoral student in classics at l’Université de Paris. Together, they volunteered for the British SOE and soon found themselves being trained to kill. On June 15, 1943, with false identities, they ... Read more

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Published to rave reviews, this is the never-before-told story of two brilliant young Canadians who became unlikely soldiers. Ken Macalister was a Rhodes scholar at Oxford. Frank Pickersgill was a doctoral student in classics at l’Université de Paris. Together, they volunteered for the British SOE and soon found themselves being trained to kill. On June 15, 1943, with false identities, they
... Read more
Emberbound Refuge

Fanning the Flames of Hope in a Post-Pandemic Wasteland

by Jonathan Vance ...

Series Book 1 - Emberbound Chronicles
In a scorched, post-pandemic world where ash-laden skies and haunting ruins testify to mankind's hubris, two souls find solace and strength in an unlikely alliance. Orius Ferlin, a former medic scarred by loss and regret, and Leira Monden, a fierce scavenger shaped by betrayal and survival, embark on an arduous journey across desolate, toxic landscapes. Their quest: an ancient vault hidden beneath ... Read more

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In a scorched, post-pandemic world where ash-laden skies and haunting ruins testify to mankind's hubris, two souls find solace and strength in an unlikely alliance. Orius Ferlin, a former medic scarred by loss and regret, and Leira Monden, a fierce scavenger shaped by betrayal and survival, embark on an arduous journey across desolate, toxic landscapes. Their quest: an ancient vault hidden beneath
... Read more
Five Dollar Chicken

The Economics of the Loss Leader and How Selling at a Deficit Builds Retail Empires

by Jonathan Vance ...

If you walk to the back of a major warehouse club, you will find a massive, perfectly roasted rotisserie chicken selling for roughly five dollars. Mathematically, accounting for inflation, labor, and transport, the store loses money on every single bird they sell. Yet, they refuse to raise the price, intentionally absorbing millions in annual losses. This roasted chicken is the most perfect, ... Read more

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If you walk to the back of a major warehouse club, you will find a massive, perfectly roasted rotisserie chicken selling for roughly five dollars. Mathematically, accounting for inflation, labor, and transport, the store loses money on every single bird they sell. Yet, they refuse to raise the price, intentionally absorbing millions in annual losses. This roasted chicken is the most perfect,
... Read more
The True Story of the Great Escape

Stalag Luft III, March 1944

by Jonathan F. Vance, Simon Pearson ...

The real history behind the classic war movie and the men who plotted the daring escape from a Nazi POW camp.Between dusk and dawn on the night of March 24th–25th 1944, a small army of Allied soldiers crawled through tunnels in Germany in a covert operation the likes of which the Third Reich had never seen. The prison break from Stalag Luft III in eastern Germany was the largest of its kind in the ... Read more

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The real history behind the classic war movie and the men who plotted the daring escape from a Nazi POW camp.Between dusk and dawn on the night of March 24th–25th 1944, a small army of Allied soldiers crawled through tunnels in Germany in a covert operation the likes of which the Third Reich had never seen. The prison break from Stalag Luft III in eastern Germany was the largest of its kind in the
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A Township at War

by Jonathan F. Vance ...

A Township at War is the story of one community, the southern Ontario township of East Flamborough, during the First World War. It takes the reader from rural Canadian field and farm to the slopes of Vimy Ridge and the mud of Passchendaele, and shows how a tightly knit community was consumed and transformed by the trauma of war.In 1914, East Flamborough was like a thousand other rural townships in ... Read more

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A Township at War is the story of one community, the southern Ontario township of East Flamborough, during the First World War. It takes the reader from rural Canadian field and farm to the slopes of Vimy Ridge and the mud of Passchendaele, and shows how a tightly knit community was consumed and transformed by the trauma of war.In 1914, East Flamborough was like a thousand other rural townships in
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A Township at War

by Jonathan F. Vance ...

Narrated by Costas Halavrezos ...

Unabridged

11 hours

A Township at War takes the reader from rural Canadian field and farm to the slopes of Vimy Ridge and the mud of Passchendaele, and shows how a tightly knit Ontario community was consumed and transformed by the trauma of war.In 1914, the southern Ontario township of East Flamborough was like a thousand other rural townships in Canada, broadly representative in its wartime experience. Author ... Read more

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A Township at War takes the reader from rural Canadian field and farm to the slopes of Vimy Ridge and the mud of Passchendaele, and shows how a tightly knit Ontario community was consumed and transformed by the trauma of war.In 1914, the southern Ontario township of East Flamborough was like a thousand other rural townships in Canada, broadly representative in its wartime experience. Author
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A History of Canadian Culture

by Jonathan F. Vance ...

In a country this diverse, 'culture' has different meanings. Vance tells a story from the wind-swept Arctic where a stranded Innu woman, fighting to survive, took the time to decorate her clothing with rich designs. A British explorer was amazed at her efforts, but Vance reminds us of the inseparable connection between life and art in Inuit culture (the Innu word for 'breathe' also means 'to make ... Read more

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In a country this diverse, 'culture' has different meanings. Vance tells a story from the wind-swept Arctic where a stranded Innu woman, fighting to survive, took the time to decorate her clothing with rich designs. A British explorer was amazed at her efforts, but Vance reminds us of the inseparable connection between life and art in Inuit culture (the Innu word for 'breathe' also means 'to make
... Read more
Maple Leaf Empire

by Jonathan F. Vance ...

The ineffable character of "Britishness" has been used, often enigmatically, to describe Canada's distinct cultural flavour within North America. This mysterious quality, writes award-winning writer Jonathan F. Vance, goes back to the early days of Canadian history, and consists of far more than the sum of early migration patterns. It emerges from a long-standing respect for British liberal ideals ... Read more

$14.39 USD

The ineffable character of "Britishness" has been used, often enigmatically, to describe Canada's distinct cultural flavour within North America. This mysterious quality, writes award-winning writer Jonathan F. Vance, goes back to the early days of Canadian history, and consists of far more than the sum of early migration patterns. It emerges from a long-standing respect for British liberal ideals
... Read more
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The True Story of the Great Escape

Stalag Luft III, March 1944

by Jonathan F. Vance ...

Narrated by Paul Woodson ...

Unabridged

15 hours 48 min

The real history behind the classic war movie and the men who plotted the daring escape from a Nazi POW camp.Between dusk and dawn on the night of March 24th-25th 1944, a small army of Allied soldiers crawled through tunnels in Germany in a covert operation the likes of which the Third Reich had never seen. The prison break from Stalag Luft III in eastern Germany was the largest of its kind in the ... Read more

$29.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

The real history behind the classic war movie and the men who plotted the daring escape from a Nazi POW camp.Between dusk and dawn on the night of March 24th-25th 1944, a small army of Allied soldiers crawled through tunnels in Germany in a covert operation the likes of which the Third Reich had never seen. The prison break from Stalag Luft III in eastern Germany was the largest of its kind in the
... Read more

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Transatlantic Scots

by Celeste Ray, Margaret Bennett, Edward J. Cowan, Paul Basu, Andrew Hook, Grant Jarvie, Colin McArthur, John W. Sheets, Michael Vance0, Jonathan Dembling1 ...

Examines the impact of the Scottish legacy on North American cultures and heritageDuring the past four decades, growing interest in North Americans' cultural and ancestral ties to Scotland has produced hundreds of new Scottish clan and heritage societies. Well over 300 Scottish Highland games and gatherings annually take place across the U.S. and Canada.Transatlantic Scots is a multidisciplinary ... Read more

$25.19 USD

Examines the impact of the Scottish legacy on North American cultures and heritageDuring the past four decades, growing interest in North Americans' cultural and ancestral ties to Scotland has produced hundreds of new Scottish clan and heritage societies. Well over 300 Scottish Highland games and gatherings annually take place across the U.S. and Canada.Transatlantic Scots is a multidisciplinary
... Read more
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Mr Five Per Cent

The Many Lives of Calouste Gulbenkian, the World's Richest Man

by Jonathan Conlin ...

Narrated by Simon Vance ...

Unabridged

13 hours 23 min

When Calouste Gulbenkian died in 1955 at the age of 86, he was the richest man in the world, known as 'Mr Five Per Cent' for his personal share of Middle East oil. The son of a wealthy Armenian merchant in Istanbul, for half a century he brokered top-level oil deals, concealing his mysterious web of business interests and contacts within a labyrinth of Asian and European cartels, and convincing ... Read more

$29.99 USD

When Calouste Gulbenkian died in 1955 at the age of 86, he was the richest man in the world, known as 'Mr Five Per Cent' for his personal share of Middle East oil. The son of a wealthy Armenian merchant in Istanbul, for half a century he brokered top-level oil deals, concealing his mysterious web of business interests and contacts within a labyrinth of Asian and European cartels, and convincing
... Read more
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Religious Affections

How Man's Will Affects His Character Before God

by Jonathan Edwards ...

Narrated by Simon Vance ...

Unabridged

15 hours 12 min

The Religious Affections Quite possibly one of the most important books ever written by America's greatest theologian. Among the questions asked is, “What is the nature of true religion?” "What are the signs of a true revival?" and "How is the heart changed?" Edwards used his pulpit and his leadership of the Great Awakening to pen one of the most challenging and inquisitive books ever written. ... Read more

$19.98 USD

The Religious Affections Quite possibly one of the most important books ever written by America's greatest theologian. Among the questions asked is, “What is the nature of true religion?” "What are the signs of a true revival?" and "How is the heart changed?" Edwards used his pulpit and his leadership of the Great Awakening to pen one of the most challenging and inquisitive books ever written.
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