Winner of the 2010 Ontario Historical Society’s Fred Landon Award for Best Regional History. Belleville, on the shores of the Bay of Quinte, traces its beginnings to the arrival of the United Empire Loyalists. For 30 years the centre of...
Canadian nonfiction
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Author:Boyce, GerrySummary: - Author:Clarkson, AdrienneSummary:
Never has the world experienced greater movement of peoples from one country to another, from one continent to another. These seismic shifts in population have brought about huge challenges for all societies. In this year's Massey...
- Author:McFetridge, John, Albert, ScottSummary:
It's spring in Toronto and the Hollywood movie crews are back. This is where art meets commerce full force. Instant communities are created, like summer camps for adults, with the cast and crews working long hours and always under...
- Author:Jenkins, PhilSummary:
George Mercer Dawson is a towering figure in Canadian history — and science — as the man who led the Geological Survey during its exploration of the Canadian West, mostly from horseback or from a canoe. A tough job for anyone, it was an...
- Author:Benson, RonSummary:
- Author:Vautier, ClarenceSummary:
The waters off the east coast of Canada have seen their share of accidents and disasters during the twentieth century. In Newfoundland alone, countless lives have been swallowed up by the angry seas of the North Atlantic or have fallen...
- Author:Boyko, JohnSummary:
In the late 1920s, Canada's economy was showing all the signs of a full-fledged depression. Life savings were evaporating, unemployment was up, and exports were dramatically down. Riding on the popularity of his promise to "blast"...
- Author:Fowles, Stacey May, Malla, PashaSummary:
38 pieces that will be remembered for seasons to come
For 25 years, sports journalists south of the border have been collected in best-of anthologies. With Best Canadian Sports Writing, editors Stacey...
- Author:Cannings, Richard, Cannings, RussellSummary:
Two expert birders reveal their favorite places to watch B.C. birds.
In this unique guidebook that will appeal to novice and experienced birders alike, the authors of acclaimed Birdfinding in British Columbia explore their 30... - Author:Balser, ErinSummary:
Revenge has never been so sweet. A critical and commercial hit, Revenge was followed fanatically for each of its four seasons. Consistently the #1 show in its timeslot, Revenge was ABC's biggest primetime hit since...
- Author:Healey, EmmaSummary:
Wry, inventive, and relentlessly honest, a memoir of trying to make a living without compromising your truth. Emma Healey just wants to be a writer, but that’s more a journey than a job, and the journey isn’t free. As a teenager, she...
- Author:Bergeron, Emilie, Villeneuve, CorineSummary:
Avec ses illustrations colorées et joyeuses, Bestioles propose une visite du fascinant monde des insectes et des autres petites bestioles. En apprendre un peu plus sur le sujet est un vrai jeu d’enfant! Prêt à découvrir le petit monde...
- Author:Stewart, Roderick, Majada, JesúsSummary:
Norman Bethune (1890-1939) was a man who had everything, and yet had nothing. Although he had achieved international prominence as a surgeon, he was unhappy in his personal life and deeply frustrated by a failed attempt to introduce...
- Author:Zemel, JoelSummary:
Before the Halifax Explosion, F. Evan Wyatt was a recently-married officer with a promising career in the Royal Canadian Navy. He also enjoyed popularity among those in the city’s elite society. But little else is known about the only...
- Author:Martin, DanielleSummary:
An important check-up on our health-care system--and what urgently needs fixing--from a respected doctor and passionate Medicare advocate. Dr. Danielle Martin sees the cracks and challenges in our health-care system every day. Much like...
- Author:Doucette, FredSummary:
Fred Doucette always wanted to be a soldier. In the 1960s he joined the Canadian Armed Forces and served in Cyprus in the 1970s and ’80s and Bosnia in the 1990s. When he returned home to New Brunswick in 1999 after his last overseas...
- Author:Doucette, FredSummary:
Fred Doucette always wanted to be a soldier. In the 1960s he joined the Canadian Armed Forces and served in Cyprus in the 1970s and 80s and Bosnia in the 1990s. When he returned home to in 1999 after his last overseas tour, he was...
- Author:Tate, NikkiSummary:
Better Together explores how people gather in groups of all kinds to fulfill the basic human need for companionship. From the smallest units of parents, siblings and friends to global organizations that try to build on a foundation of...
- Author:Robertson, DavidSummary:
Helen Betty Osborne, known as Betty to her closest friends and family, dreamed of becoming a teacher. She left home to attend residential school and later moved to The Pas, Manitoba, to attend high school. On November 13, 1971, Betty...
- Author:Franz, MargaretSummary:
The courageous life and tragic death of a brave and passionate young social worker and prison justice advocate, caught up in the terror of a hostage-taking at the B.C. Penitentiary in June 1975.
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