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[1991?]
Description
Three carefree bachelors are sharing the upbringing of Mary, an adorably curious 5-year-old. Mary's mother accepts a marriage proposal, which means relocation in England, and she takes Mary with her. The ex-dads quickly discover how empty life is without their little lady, and go to outrageous lengths to get her back.
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Pub. Date
[c2014]
Description
"The feud between this nation's great air pioneers, the Wright brothers and Glenn Curtiss, was a collision of unyielding and profoundly American personalities. On one side, a pair of tenacious siblings who together had solved the centuries-old riddle of powered, heavier-than-air flight. On the other, an audacious motorcycle racer whose innovative aircraft became synonymous in the public mind with death-defying stunts. For more than a decade, they...
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Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
In 1982 three of the most powerful men in Asia met in Hong Kong. They would decide how Hong Kong would be handed over to the People's Republic of China and how Chinese business tycoons Henry Fok and Li Ka-Shing would help Deng Xiaoping realize the Chinese Communist Party's domestic and global ambitions. That meeting would not only change Vancouver but the world. Billions of dollars in Chinese investment would soon reach the shores of North America's...