The Scandinavian presence has been felt in many parts of Canada, including the Windsor-Detroit border region. A Scandinavian Heritage surveys the numerous contributions made in this area by the people of 5 nations: Denmark, Norway,...
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- Author: Magee, JoanSummary:
- Author: Johnston, William ; Rawling, William G.P. ; Gimblett, Richard H. ; MacFarlane, JohnSummary:
Commended for the 2011 Keith Matthews Award From its creation in 1910, the Royal Canadian Navy was marked by political debate over the countrys need for a naval service. The Seabound Coast, Volume I of a three-volume official history...
- Author: Skene-Melvin, DavidSummary:
"There are strange things done in the midnight sun By the men who moil for gold;The Arctic trails have their secret tales That would make your blood run cold." Robert W. Service, "The Cremation of Sam McGee." The...
- Author: Russell, VirginiaSummary:
On an icy evening in December, Kimberley Jamieson’s world is shattered by a careless drunk driver who skids into her mother’s car. In the three months since the accident, Kim has turned away from her old pursuits — she quit swimming,...
- Author: Gimblett, Richard H. ; Jean, MichaëlleSummary:
This lavishly illustrated commemorative volume chronicles the full century, 1910-2010, of the Canadian Navy as a proud national institution. Known Officially until 1968 as the Royal Canadian navy and since then as the Maritime Command...
- Author: Yorath, Chris ; Gadd, BenSummary:
A resource for understanding the regions geology and seeing the evidence of important processes typical of the unique geological system in Jasper National Park.
- Author: Waltner-Toews, DavidSummary:
One Animal Among Many: Gaia, Goats, and Garlic examines the real-life experiences of creatures great and small. Best known for his witty columns in Harrowsmith, David Waltner-Toews explores the interconnectedness of all life with...
- Author: Palmisano, RichardSummary:
In 1995, a young girl living with her abusive mother commits suicide. Shortly afterwards, her spirit returns to the house, only to find her mother gone and strangers moving in. She also finds the older spirits who dwell there, beginning...
- Author: Forcese, Dennis P.Summary:
Not a day goes by in which the police do not figure prominently in the news. Whether it be as investigators of a rural homicide, or as the subjects of a debate on police chases, the police are ever-present. They are news. The public’s...
- Author: Mawhiney, Anne-MarieSummary:
During the last twenty years, voices from the First Nations have become louder, expressing their own solutions to problems that have plagued their communities since contact with the Europeans. Their traditional ways of thinking and...
- Author: Fryer, Mary Beacock ; Bousfield, Arthur ; Toffoli, GarrySummary:
Beautifully illustrated, this book looks at the nine women who have been Princesses of Wales. From Joan, the "Fair Maid of Kent," through the tragic Katharine of Aragon, Henry’s VIII’s first wife, and the tempestuous Caroline...
- Author: Cloutier-Steele, Lise G.Summary:
Living & Learning with a Child Who Stutters from a parent’s point of view.
- Author: Fletcher, Frederick J.Summary:
Media, Elections and Democracy examines campaign communication in selected industrial democracies. Klaus Schoenbach, Karen Siune, Doris Graber and a host of authors around the world contribute critical overviews of the systems in their...
- Author: Picard, Cheryl A.Summary:
This is a guide to the theory and practice of mediation. It sets out a systematic approach to the use of mediation and to assuming the role of mediator. This book will be one of value to individuals interested in becoming mediators, to...
- Author: Colombo, John RobertSummary:
Mysteries of Ontario brings together, for the first time, some five hundred accounts of strange events and eerie experiences, each keyed to one of 250 places in the province. It turns out that, far from being a humdrum part of the...
- Author: Skene-Melvin, DavidSummary:
Meet some fascinating females: Jennie Baxer, 1890s journalist and world traveller Nelvana of the Northern Lights, created for comic book-starved Canadians during the Second World War the 60s’ Eve Adam, the "Rock Hit of Prague,...
- Author: McKenzie, RuthSummary:
James FitzGibbon, Defender of Upper Canada, is the often poignant story of a poor man's rise to authority in the Upper Canada of the 1800s. Born the son of a tenant farmer in Ireland, FitzGibbon's valour as a soldier brought...
- Author: Gimblett, Richard H. ; Jean, MichaëlleSummary:
La Marine canadienne a eu 100 ans en 2010, et le Canada a fièrement célébré cet anniversaire. Connue officiellement jusqu’en 1968 comme la Marine royale du Canada, et après comme le Commandement maritime des Forces canadiennes, le...
- Author: Frutkin, MarkSummary:
This magical new novel by Governor General and Trillium Prize nominee Mark Frutkin, set in 13th century Venice and Cathay, is a dazzling fresco of shimmering language, brimming with golden tableaus of arid deserts and cobblestone alleys...
- Author: Ray, Randy ; Kearney, MarkSummary:
Canada has given the world the real Winnie the Pooh, the phrase "Beatlemania," and the man who invented the Academy Awards. If it weren't for Canada, we might not have the pie-in-the-face gag, basketball, time zones, or...