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Paperback. Etat : As New. As New; 16-year-old Martha Becker is a daydreaming pickle grower with an artistic bent. While Martha's life coaching father lures her into his business schemes in their church-turned-home, Mom takes an aspirin and does the books. boyfriend John has plans up his sexy sleeve too, and Martha's destiny seems set. But when a zealous, spiky-haired sign painter lands in her agriculturally-inclined world, Martha finds a mentor, a dream and a plan to achieve it - one that includes painting signs that will win her a place in art college. But do Martha's in-you-face roadside messages go too far?

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. INSCRIPTION FROM MIKE MCINTYRE on ffep; Clean, tight, unmarked; light creasing to front and back bottom inside corners; otherwise very minimal wear; appears unread; In his 7-year crime spree, Syrnyk hit Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, and Winnipeg. He pulled 9 armoured car heists; 11 bank robberies, 8 break-ins; 1 hostage-taking; and shot 3 people, including a police officer. But Syrnyk continued to elude police; event public pleas for help and extensive media coverage backfired, until April 2002, when Syrnyk's crime spree exploded in a dramatic 12-hour stand-off and hostage-taking in a Winnipeg brothel. McIntyre takes you inside the criminal mind with exclusive jailhouse interviews, police reports and court documents. This is a chilling account of the transformation of a normal suburban kid into a sophisticated serial criminal. Inscribed by Author(s).

Paperback. Etat : As New. As New; Much has been written about Louis Riel, western Canada's most famous politician. but although there are numerous biographies of the man's life, little has been written about the historical significance of his actions. Bumsted takes a look at Riel from a historical perspective, examining the political and cultural ramifications of Riel's life for the citizens of western Canada. As a revolutionary, as a religious prophet, and as a spokes man for the Metis people, Louis Riel changed the course of Canadian history.