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Short History of Canada 5TH Edition
by Desmond Morton  Publisher Comments Canadians believe that their history is short, boring and irrelevant. They are wrong on all counts. - Desmond Morton, from the Introduction Most of us know bits and pieces of our history but would like to be more sure of how it all fits together. The...
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An Artist's and Photographer's Guide to Wild Ontario
by Rob Stimpson Publisher Comments Discover the best places in Ontario to sketch, paint, sculpt, carve and photograph wilderness and wildlife images. The health and taste benefits of a meatless diet come together in V Cuisine by Angeline Linardis: Imaginative vegetarian cuisine that is...
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Canadian Missionaries, Indigenous People: Representing Religion at Home and Abroad
by Alvyn Austin Publisher Comments Christian missions and missionaries have had a distinctive role in Canada's cultural history. With Canadian Missionaries, Indigenous Peoples, Alvyn Austin and Jamie S. Scott have brought together new and established Canadian scholars to examine the...
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On Concepts of Multifactor Productivity in Canada
by Alexandra Cas Publisher Comments The book will be of interest to macroeconomists studying economic growth, capital accumulation, technical advance, growth accounting, and input-output analysis....
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Prison Voices
by Lee Weinstein Publisher Comments Originally conceived to encourage reading and writing within the prison system, this unique collection gives a dramatic voice to 12 convicts-cum-authors who expose the intimate details of their lives and struggles. Revealing a personal look at the daily...
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Algonquin
by Donald Standfield Publisher Comments Algonquin is a special place. Each year, its rugged landscapes draw several thousand visitors -- many from across Canada, the United States, Europe, and Asia -- to experience the beauty of its wilderness areas and to enjoy its outdoor adventures. This...
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Luther H Holton a Founding Canadian I
by Henry Klassen Book News Annotation Canadian entrepreneur Luther H. Holton rose from humble origins to play a significant role in the development of a steamboat line and the building of a railway. He helped establish important businesses in marine engines, banking, and real estate, and...
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Studies in Gender and History #19: Giving Birth in Canada1900-1950
by Wendy Mitchinson Book News Annotation Following her book about women and their doctors in Victorian Canada, Mitchinson (history, U. of Waterloo) examines the history of the childbirth process during a half century when the medicalization of childbirth, begun in the late 19th century...
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Louisbourg 1758: Wolfe's First Siege (Praeger Illustrated Military History Series,)
by Rene Chartrand Publisher Comments Louisbourg represented a major threat to Anglo-American plans to invade Canada. As by-passing it would leave an immensely powerful enemy base astride the Anglo-American lines of communication, Louisbourg had to be taken. The siege itself was a tremendous...
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Bella Coola: Life in the Heart of the Coastal Mountains
by Hans Granander Synopsis The Bella Coola Valley lies in the misty heart of British Columbia's West Coast, where the Pacific spills into forest-clad cracks in the Coast Mountains. Though the human footprint here is 11,000 years old, it remains modest--about 2,500 hardy souls...
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Freedom to Play: We Made Our Own Fun
by Norah L Lewis Publisher Comments An entertaining view of the toys, games and activities in Canada and pre-confederate Newfoundland from approximately 1900 through 1955. In both rural and urban settings, children were generally free to explore their environment. They were sent outdoors...
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Newfoundland Souvenir
by John De Visser Publisher Comments A timeless collection of Newfoundland images from one of Canada's finest photographers. Majestic oceanside cliffs and weathered fishing boats, fog-shrouded meadows and sun-dappled villages, chapels and taverns, signs and citizens -- John de Visser has...
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Mirror with a Memory: A Nation's Story in Photographs
by Janice Weaver Publisher Comments Canada and the art of photography came into existence together in the middle of the nineteenth century. Both had shaky beginnings -- one was an upstart country struggling to emerge from the shadow of its great neighbor, the other a rough art form capable...
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Sing a New Song: Portraits of Canada's Crusading Bishops
by Julie H Ferguson About the Author For the first time, Sing a New Song tells the stories of four Canadian bishops who pushed the envelope and changed the world. All have faced severe opposition; one was involved in the only Anglican schism in Canadian history; two jeopardized their...
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The Unfinished Canadian: The People We Are
by Andrew Cohen Publisher Comments The award-winning, bestselling author of "While Canada Slept "gives his view of a country wasted on Canadians. <BR>What is national character? What makes the Americans, the British, the French, the Russians, and the Chinese who they are? In this...
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Forging the Prairie West
by John Herd Thompson Publisher Comments This second volume in the Illustrated History of Canada series relates the eventful, occasionally violent history of the three "prairie" provinces (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta). Covering exploration as well as economic, political, and social...
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Not This Time: Canadians, Public Policy, and the Marijuana Question, 1961-1975
by Marcel Martel Book News Annotation Marijuana had been illegal in Canada since 1927, explains Martel, but in 1961 it was classified under the Narcotics Control Act and abruptly became a topic of social debate. He examines that debate from such perspectives as reporting and measuring use,...
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The European Roots of Canadian Identity
by Philip Resnick Book News Annotation In exploring the particularities of Canadian identity, Resnick (political science, U. of British Columbia, Canada) argues that much of the issue comes down to the question of what differentiates Canada from the United States. His answer is that Canada...
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Mrs. Mike
by Nancy Freedman 
Publisher Comments A moving love story set in the Canadian wilderness, Mrs. Mike is a classic tale that has enchanted millions of readers worldwide. It brings the fierce, stunning landscape of the Great North to life-and tenderly evokes the love that blossoms between...
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Old Toronto Houses
by Tom Cruickshank Publisher Comments A guided tour of the city's most interesting homes. Urban skyscrapers and suburban sprawl identify Toronto as a typical modern city. Yet there exists another, hidden Toronto a place of quiet tree-lined streets, graceful houses and appealing neighborhoods...
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