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  • Manson : the life and times of Charles Manson
    Author:

    Guinn, Jeff

    Summary:

    Based on new interviews, this revealing account of one of the most notorious criminals in American history puts Manson in the context of his times, the turbulent end of the 60s, revealing a rock st

    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, True crime stories

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      Narrator: Multiple Readers
      Publisher: Crane Library, Fri, 05/15/2015 - 12:00
  • After Canaan : essays on race, writing, and region
    Author:

    Compton, Wayde

    Summary:

    These varied essays explore the language of racial misrecognition (a.k.a.

    Genre: Essays, History and geography

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      Narrator: Multiple Readers
      Publisher: Crane Library, Fri, 05/15/2015 - 12:00
  • What Killed Jane Creba Rap, Race, and the Invention of a Gang War
    Author:

    Arvast, Anita

    Summary:

    The sensational story of a girl's tragic death and the whirlwind of racial prejudices that came in its wake.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, True crime stories

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  • A Daughter's Deadly Deception The Jennifer Pan Story
    Author:

    Grimaldi, Jeremy

    Summary:

    2017 Arthur Ellis Award, Best Nonfiction Book — Winner A sinister plot by a young woman left her mother dead and her father riddled with bullets.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, True crime stories

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  • C.W. Hunt's High-Flying Adventures 2-Book Bundle Dancing in the Sky / Whisky and Ice
    Author:

    Hunt, C.W.

    Summary:

    Canada’s past is rich with high-flying adventures — whether it’s pilots fighting in the skies or the King of the Rumrunners fleeing the feds! Read their stories in this two-book collection.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, History and geography, True crime stories

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  • You Can Have a Dog When I'm Dead Essays on Life at an Angle
    Author:

    Benedetti, Paul

    Summary:

    Hamilton Spectator columnist Paul Benedetti’s essays paint a wonderfully funny portrait of family life today.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Essays, Humour

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  • Drop Dead A Horrible History of Hanging in Canada
    Author:

    Poplak, Lorna

    Summary:

    Shining a light on the dark history of hangings in Canada.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, True crime stories

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  • The Desperate Ones Forgotten Canadian Outlaws
    Author:

    Butts, Edward

    Summary:

    Short-listed for the 2007 Arthur Ellis Award for Best Non-Fiction They were among Canada’s most desperate criminals, yet their names have been all but forgotten in the annals of history - until no

    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Canadian nonfiction, True crime stories

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  • The Canoe in Canadian Cultures
    Author:

    Hodgins, Bruce W.

    ,

    Jennings, John

    ,

    Small, Doreen

    Summary:

    The canoe is a symbol unique to Canada. One of the greatest gifts of First Peoples to all those who came after, the canoe is Canada’s most powerful icon.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Essays, Sports and recreation

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  • Call in Pinkerton's American Detectives at Work for Canada
    Author:

    Williams, David Ricardo

    Summary:

    Soon after Allan Pinkerton established his legendary detective agency in the United States, Canadians began seeking their services.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, History and geography, True crime stories

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  • Busted : Nova Scotia's war on drugs
    Author:

    Oickle, Vernon

    Summary:

    As a reporter for a weekly newspaper on Nova Scotia’s South Shore, Vernon Oickle became increasingly aware of the expansion of the drug trade in the region.

    Genre: True crime stories, Canadian nonfiction

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    • Login to access DAISY 202 - Full Text and Audio
      Running Time: 27:47:20
      Narrator: Apple Alex (synthetic)
      Publisher: BC Libraries Cooperative, Wed, 06/22/2016 - 12:00
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      Publisher: BC Libraries Cooperative, Wed, 06/22/2016 - 12:00
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      Publisher: BC Libraries Cooperative, Wed, 06/22/2016 - 12:00
  • Cold North Killers Canadian Serial Murder
    Author:

    Mellor, Lee

    Summary:

    Canada is seen as a peaceful place, but this wake-up call shows us that there have been more than 60 serial killers in our history. Limited time offer.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, True crime stories

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  • No Easy Task Fighting in Afghanistan
    Author:

    Horn, Bernd

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    Spencer, Emily

    Summary:

    This collection of essays explores how fighting in the rugged, hostile lands of Afghanistan is no easy task. Afghanistan has long been considered the graveyard of empires.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Essays, Social science

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  • Running With Dillinger The Story of Red Hamilton and Other Forgotten Canadian Outlaws
    Author:

    Butts, Edward

    Summary:

    This book picks up where The Desperate Ones: Canada's Forgotten Outlaws left off.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, History and geography, True crime stories

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  • The Last to Die Ronald Turpin, Arthur Lucas, and the End of Capital Punishment in Canada
    Author:

    Hoshowsky, Robert J.

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    Newman, Peter C.

    Summary:

    Although they committed separate crimes, Arthur Lucas and Ronald Turpin met their deaths on the same scaffold at Toronto's Don Jail on December 11, 1962.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, History and geography, True crime stories

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