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Das ultimative Faktenbuch für Fußballfans! Entdecke 222 überraschende und kuriose Geschichten rund um die Weltmeisterschaft 2026 - das größte WM-Turnier aller Zeiten mit 48 Teams und drei Gastgeberländern. Egal, ob du selbst gerne kickst, bei jedem Turnier mitfieberst oder einfach nach witzigen Geschichten für die Halbzeitpause suchst - dieses Buch nimmt dich mit auf eine spannende Reise durch die verrücktesten Seiten der Fußballwelt.Von schrägen Rekorden über legendäre Spieler bis zu unglaublichen Momenten, die man zweimal lesen muss - hier steckt jede Menge Staunen, Lachen und Gesprächsstoff drin. Wusstest du etwa, dass ein Hund einst den gestohlenen WM-Pokal rettete und zum Nationalhelden wurde? Oder dass ein Torwart sich absichtlich verletzte, um sein Team zum Sieg zu bringen?Humorvoll, spannend und prall gefüllt mit Fun Facts - das perfekte Geschenk für Fußballfans, Tippkönige und Sofa-Trainer. Entdecke die WM von ihrer spannendsten und skurrilsten Seite - mit Fakten, die selbst echte Fußballkenner überraschen!

Wusstest du, dass Kanada über 202.000 Kilometer Küstenlinie hat - mehr als jedes andere Land der Welt? Oder dass mehr als die Hälfte aller Menschen in Kanada einen College-Abschluss haben? Dieses Buch nimmt dich mit auf eine außergewöhnliche Reise durch das zweitgrößte Land der Erde - randvoll mit kuriosen Fakten, spannenden Anekdoten und überraschenden Einblicken, die selbst Kanada-Profis staunen lassen.Unterhaltsam, informativ und abwechslungsreich: Übersichtlich gegliedert, randvoll mit überraschenden Geschichten, kuriosen Traditionen und faszinierenden Einblicken.Das perfekte Geschenk für alle Kanada-Liebhaber - oder einfach für dich selbst!Sichere dir jetzt dein Exemplar von "333 Fakten über Kanada" - und lass dich überraschen!

Praise for Canada’s Most Overrated Bank Robber“Standing at the foot of the scantling . . . was athick, freckle-faced man whose prison cap could not hide his flaming head. Itwas ‘Red’ Ryan.” —Ernest Hemingway“A malicious little bastard.” —Ryan’s childhoodfriend“Norman Ryan is a vicious, dangerous and resourcefulthief.” —Toronto police chief S. J. Dickson“Ryan is well liked in Kingston prison. A fine,handsome, clean-cut man, he stands out as a giant among the inmates.” —AtholGow, TorontoStar“We narrowly escaped meeting him. If we had, we fearwe might, like nearly everybody else, have succumbed to his fatal charm.” —J.V. MCAREE, The Globe and Mail“I’m glad he is dead.” —Senator H. A. MullinsDubbed “the Jesse James of Canada,” Norman “Red”Ryan was infamous in the 1920s and ’30s until he was gunned down in anattempted robbery in Sarnia, Ontario. Ernest Hemingway wrote about Ryan’sescape from Kingston Penitentiary for the Toronto Star, Morley Callaghan based a novel on him,and stories of Ryan and his daring crimes filled newspapers and airwaves. Oneof the first Canadians to be granted parole, he was held up by Prime MinisterR. B. Bennett as a model of rehabilitation and became a regular guest atToronto police picnics. All the while, however, Ryan continued a crime spree onthe side.With skepticism, humour and an often scathingexamination of his own profession, journalist Jim Brown tells the incrediblestory of “Red” Ryan, a larger-than-life criminal whose fame and legend weremuch encouraged by the media, leading to deadly results.

"Where do I belong?" In 1912, Mary Louisa Appleton is 27 years old and a domestic servant in Cornwall, England. She sees no future there, so she accepts employment with a family returning to Alberta, Canada. It is the land of unlimited opportunity, or so she has heard.Once in Canada, Mary faces the dilemma of all immigrants - where does she belong? She is conflicted: her body is in Canada but her heart is in England. She longs to return to England but wars, marriage, children, the Dirty Thirties, and economic circumstances conspire to keep her in Canada. Then Mary faces a crisis, and she has to decide where she belongs. Searching for Home is the story of the author's maternal grandmother and her journey to learn that home is as much a place in the heart as it is a place on the landscape

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Ilse Koch war die Ehefrau des SS-Kommandanten von Buchenwald und eine der wenigen verurteilten NS-Täterinnen. Die Historikerin Alexandra Przyrembel skizziert in einer fundierten Spurensuche ihren Lebensweg, beschreibt den Prozess und die internationale Berichterstattung sowie die Zeit im Frauengefängnis in Aichach und die Unterstützung durch das Netzwerk der 'Stillen Hilfe'. Bereits 1932 wurde Ilse Koch (1906-1967) Mitglied der NSDAP, 1936 heiratete sie den späteren Kommandanten von Buchenwald. 1947 stand sie in Deutschland vor einem US-Gericht, 1950/51 vor einem deutschen Gericht, das sie zu lebenslanger Haft verurteilte. Ausgiebig berichtete die internationale Presse über die als besonders grausam geltende 'Hexe von Buchenwald'. Von der Zeit des Nationalsozialismus über den Prozess bis zum Suizid 1967 in der Haft rekonstruiert Alexandra Przyrembel die unterschiedlichen Erzählungen über Ilse Koch. Dabei zeigt sie, welche Vorstellungen von Gewalt, Geschlecht und Schuld sich darin kristallisieren und warum. Für die Nachkriegsgesellschaften wird klar: Je grausamer Ilse Koch geschildert wurde, desto mehr konnten Deutsche sich von ihr distanzieren und sich selbst entschulden. Eine kluge, erhellende Studie über das personalisierte Böse, das außerhalb der menschlichen Sphäre verortet wird.

My father often told me stories of my grandfather, Reverend (Rev.) Russell McGillivray, who died when I was three years old. The generation who heard Rev. McGillivray preach recalled the power of his voice and the simplicity of his messages. A testimony to the quality of his life was the people who were welcoming to our family because of our connection to the man who was their minister some 30 or 40 years earlier.As a family historian, I had many questions about Rev. McGillivray. He left school at 11 and worked full-time to support his widowed mother and six younger siblings. How was he later able to earn two university degrees and become a Presbyterian minister? In poor health as a teenager in Hamilton, Ontario, he was sent to British Columbia for a year to recover. There he received his calling to the ministry and started preaching. How, when and where did this remarkable transformation happen?As a minister during Church Union in 1925-26, Rev. McGillivray got caught up in the sometimes bitter division and legal wrangling that ensued. What was his part in this story? During World War II, he was the minister of one of the largest United churches in Canada. In 1947 a rift between him and the overseeing body (Presbytery) prompted him to resign, leaving my 21-year-old father disillusioned with the institutional church for the rest of his life. What were the issues? Above all, as a Christian, I wanted to know what my grandfather believed and preached.In my journey to a published book, providential events encouraged me to keep going. The most exciting was discovering Rev. McGillivray's own account of the improbable year in B.C. that changed his life. His writing brings alive a long-gone era with candour, sensitivity, wit, and nostalgia. He was not successful in getting the stories published then, but I am grateful to be able to honour him by sharing them here.

2024 International Book Awards (IBA) Winner in Biography2024 National Indie Excellence Awards (NIEA) Winner in Biography and Finalist in United States History 2024 Eric Hoffer Book Award Montaigne Medal Finalist (awarded to the most thought-provoking books)2023 Independent Author Network (IAN) Awards Finalist in Government/Politics and Finalist in True Story Fleeing from the world's most powerful intelligence agency, John Meier is hunted by the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) across the U.S., Canada, UK, Japan, Australia, Tonga and the Dominican Republic, in his attempts to expose the Deep State and corruption at the highest levels of the U.S. Government in this riveting true story. Includes revealing information on the Assassination of U.S. Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) and Critical Comments by New York Times bestselling author Jim Hougan. Immerse yourself in the International Political Thriller that exposes the illegal activities of the CIA, the real reason for Watergate, the 20th Century's most notorious political scandal and the biggest political scandal in U.S. History, and the hidden death of Howard Hughes, the world's wealthiest individual at the time, in this Biography of John Meier, the former U.S. Senate Candidate who was the right-hand man to Howard Hughes. THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE IN DEVELOPMENT 'MEIERGATE' IS ABOUT THE LIFE STORY OF JOHN MEIER Meier had Top Secret security clearance with the U.S. Government and has been referred to in the media as the man who brought down President of the United States Richard Nixon in Watergate and Meier was the first person to expose the CIA's involvement with the Hughes organization and the only person to call for a congressional hearing into the death of Howard Hughes. The Hughes organization supplied the CIA with a cover organization to hide anything they possess or do. When Meier opted out of the organization, he became an impediment to its continued existence. The CIA's worldwide pursuit of Meier to destroy him, in order to prevent him from exposing their illicit activities, included framing him for a number of offences including murder, and attempting to assassinate him. In the Afterword of the book, Meier sums up his politically motivated battle by saying "My story is one of a man devastated by a corrupt system. Our governments are increasingly disrespectful of basic human rights such that we can no longer legitimately call our nations democracies. I hope that this story will contribute to changing this course".

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Nova Scotia elected its first representative government in 1758. It was over 200 years later that the first woman, Gladys Porter, would take her seat at Province House. On Their Shoulders: The Women Who Paved the Way in Nova Scotia Politics tells the stories of the first fifty women to serve as Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), detailing their journeys to office, the inequalities they overcame, the moments and achievements they are proud of, and the advice they give to today's young women.Co-authors Sarah Dobson and Grace Evans interviewed women who have served as an MLA in Nova Scotia, as well as the families of those who have since passed away. This book is a historic recollection of Nova Scotian politics with a gendered lens, filling an important gap in our history while inspiring young women to follow in their footsteps.The book began as an idea for a fundraiser, but became so much more. Alongside a successful crowdfunding campaign, the sales of this book will go towards the Women in Politics Scholarship at Dalhousie University. This scholarship will support the next generation of women-identifying students who aspire to a career in politics.

From the Sunday Times bestselling thriller author comes a revealing, fascinating account of America's most famous family - The Kennedys. <BR>________________________________<BR><BR>The Kennedys were always taught to win at all costs. And they did - but the price they paid was unimaginable . . .<BR><BR>Across decades and generations, the Kennedys have been a family of charismatic adventurers, raised to take risks and excel. Their name is synonymous with American royalty. Their commitment to public service is legendary. But, for all the successes, the family has been blighted by assassinations, fatal accidents, drug and alcohol abuse and sex scandals.<BR><BR>To this day, the Kennedys occupy a unique, contradictory place in the world's imagination: at once familiar and unknowable; charmed and cursed.<BR><BR>'In the bestselling The Kennedy Curse, James Patterson applies his writerly skills to real-life history... re-telling the political clan's rise and fall with novelistic style' - People <BR><BR>________________________________<BR><BR>Readers LOVE The Kennedy Curse... <BR><BR>'James Patterson is phenomenal in his remarkably authentic and comprehensive telling of this most fascinating family' - 5-star reader review<BR><BR>'Patterson writes non-fiction that reads like a finely paced novel. This is an engaging look back at not just a family, but a large part of American history.' - 5-star reader review<BR><BR>'What a wonderful look into the family that has always held America's curiosity.' - 5-star reader review<BR><BR>'I was addicted to this book and read it within two days.' - 5-star reader review <BR><BR>'A fantastic account of the trials and tribulations of the Kennedy Family' - 5-star reader review<BR><BR>________________________________<BR><BR>Also published as The House of Kennedy in the US.

Larry Audlaluk was born in Uugaqsiuvik, a traditional settlement west of Inujjuak in northern Quebec, or Nunavik. He was almost three years old when his family was chosen by the government to be one of seven Inuit families relocated from Nunavik to the High Arctic in the early 1950s.They were promised a land of plenty. They were given an inhospitable polar desert. Larry tells of loss, illness, and his family's struggle to survive, juxtaposed with excerpts from official reports that conveyed the relocatees' plight as a successful experiment. With refreshing candour and an unbreakable sense of humour, Larry leads the reader through his life as a High Arctic Exile-through broken promises, a decades-long fight to return home, and a life between two worlds as southern culture begins to encroach on Inuit traditions.

A first-hand chronicle of Wolseley's expedition to end Riel's Red River Rebellion by a remarkable trio embedded on the mission.In the spring of 1870, two reporters set off from Toronto to cover one of the biggest stories in Canadian history: Colonel Garnet Wolseley's 1870 expedition to Red River. Over the course of six months, the Daily Telegraph's Robert Cunningham and the Globe's Molyneux St. John brought readers along as they paddled and portaged alongside the expedition's 1,100 troops and 400 voyageurs and guides from the shores of Lake Superior to Fort Garry.But that's not the whole story. Buried well below the fold was the fact that St. John's wife - international burlesque star Kate Ranoe - accompanied him and the expedition, and not just as an adventurer. Owing to an accident early on, Ranoe ended up ghostwriting many of St. John's stories. Embedded is the remarkable story of two reporters and one extraordinary woman as they journeyed to Red River with Colonel Garnet Wolseley and his expeditionary force.