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Dive into the enchanting world of Duncan Campbell Scotts In the Village of Viger, a collection of ten captivating short stories first published in 1896. Set in the whimsical fictional Quebec village of Viger, these tales explore the humorous, farcical, and tragic facets of life. Meet a milliner whose world is turned upside down by a younger rival, an innkeeper whose obsession with the Franco-Prussian War leads him to madness, and a mysterious peddler harboring a secret that is inadvertently exposed. Born in Ottawa in 1862, Scott dedicated his career to the civil service while also gaining ...

The powerful and inspiring story of a man who, instead of despairing over his own impoverished plight or the systems that make it hard for others to climb out of poverty, created a solution that's breaking cycles of poverty and bringing hope to a new generation.

In 1929, a 22-year-old maverick named Frank Whittle - a self-taught aeronautical obsessive and risk-takingly brilliant RAF pilot - presented a blueprint for a revolutionary, jet-powered aircraft engine to the Air Ministry. His idea had the potential to change the course of history, but it was summarily rejected. In this meticulously researched biography, Duncan Campbell-Smith charts Whittle's stoic efforts to build his jet engine in the interwar years.

Señora Sanasana offers a new lively character to the children's canon of beloved magical nannies and caregivers: a fashionable and kind Peruvian elder who is as fantastical as her llama companion, Llamita, and who is a cunning friend to the multicultural children and families of her high-rise apartment building. Señora Sanasana guides her neighbors through the ups and downs of childhood, and her magical apartment is a safe place for her community to play and learn.