The Sino-Japanese War (1937–45) had a devastating impact on China’s population. Braving bandits and disease, the China Convoy – a Quaker-sponsored humanitarian unit – provided medical relief in the unoccupied territory of “Free China”...
Canadian nonfiction
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Author:Armstrong-Reid, SusanSummary: - Author:Lackenbauer, P. Whitney, Lajeunesse, Adam, Lasserre, Frederic, Manicom, JamesSummary:
China’s Arctic Ambitions and What They Mean for Canada is an in-depth studies of China’s increasing interest in the Arctic. It offers a holistic approach to understanding Chinese motivations and the potential impacts of greater Chinese...
- Author:Qiu, Peipei, Zhiliang, Su, Lifei, ChenSummary:
Chinese Comfort Women is the first English-language book featuring accounts of the “comfort station” experiences of women from Mainland China, forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese military during the Asia-Pacific War. Through...
- Author:Downie, Mary Alice, Robertson, Barbara, Errington, Elizabeth Jane, (Edith Maude Eaton), Sui Sin FarSummary:
This selection of writings by twenty-nine women, known and unknown, professional and amateur, presents a unique portrait of Canada through time and space, from the seventeenth to the early twentieth centuries, from the Maritimes to...
- Author:Lee, Jen SookfongSummary:
From its beginnings as a farming celebration marking the end of winter to its current role as a global party featuring good food, lots of gifts and public parades, Chinese New Year is a snapshot of Chinese culture. Award-winning author...
- Author:Cyr, RenéeSummary:
La grossesse est une période de bouleversements qui soulève de nombreuses questions notamment sur l’alimentation. Est-il vrai qu’on doit « manger pour deux » ? Comment traiter les nausées ? De quelle façon composer des menus simples et...
- Author:Brookes, ChrisSummary:
Joelle Pouliot was a nurse with a comfortable life in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Then she volunteered for a 6-week stint with Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders. She arranged a temporary leave-of-absence from her...
- Author:Tate, NikkiSummary:
With many jurisdictions considering whether or not to implement new assisted-death legislation, Choosing to Live, Choosing to Die is a timely look at the subject for teen readers who may not yet have had much experience with death and...
- Author:McWhinney, EdwardSummary:
Drawing on his experience as a two-term MP and former Parliamentary Secretary, Ted McWhinney addresses the need for modernization to meet the radically new demands of the plural, multicultural Canada of the 21st century and offers new...
- Author:Muchnick, IrvinSummary:
The Benoit murder-suicide in 2007 was one of the most shocking stories of the year, and a seminal event in the history of wrestling. It laid bare the devastating prevalence of steroids and its effects on users.
In order to tackle...
- Author:Mackintosh, JoeSummary:
From biographer Joe Mackintosh comes a second work of non-fiction, an inspirational and heart-rending story of an icon in the world of running. As an elite All-America runner from Oklahoma, Chris McCubbins won the gold medal in the 3000...
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This book is published in conjunction with the first retrospective of artist Christi Belcourt's work: "UPRISING: The Power of Mother Earth--Christi Belcourt--A Retrospective with Isaac Murdoch," curated by Nadia Kurd. The book traces...
- Author:Tate, Nikki, Tate-Stratton, DaniSummary:
Christmas is a popular holiday celebrated by people all over the world. This informative and engaging exploration of Christmas is aimed at the middle grades but will entertain readers of a much wider age range. Learn about the games...
- Author:McCormack, Derek, SethSummary:
What do the doors of Advent calendars conceal? Chocolates, sometimes, or toys. Sometimes there are illustrations of chocolates and toys. And holly. And snow. Things that make Christmas Christmas in Canada. Embark on a new Yuletide...
- Author:Lamb, JamieSummary:
Many Canadians grew up in small towns, or at least in neighbourhoods that acted like small towns. But what if you grew up in Canada's most famous small town--Stephen Leacock's Mariposa? This was the world that journalist Jamie Lamb was...
- Author:Woolaver, Lance, Brooks, BobSummary:
Maud Lewis has become one of Canada’s favourite folk artists, and her buoyant winter pictures of nature, pets, farm animals, and people at work and play are among her most charming. Her hands were twisted with arthritis, but Maud earned...
- Author:Wilson, Judi TyabjiSummary:
A political insider takes a revealing look at the public and private life of BC's controversial premier. In the blood-sport arena of provincial politics, BC's enigmatic premier, Christy Clark, has defied the pundits to win both party...
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"This collection of scholarly essays on contemporary Québécois cinema centres on an image of shared suffering that unites the nation through a search for home. Since the defeat of the pro-sovereigntists in the 1995 Quebec...
- Author:Marsolais, GillesSummary:
Cet ouvrage rassemble des études portant sur des cinéastes et des films du cinéma québécois. Dans un langage accessible et précis, ces textes, issus d’un exercice critique échelonné sur plusieurs années, vont directement au cœur des...
- Author:Jacques LanctôtSummary:
Cintia de Sà est née au Brésil le 13 mars 1986 et n'a pas eu une enfance facile. Fille d'un père policier qui n'hésitait pas à utiliser la violence pour régler les problèmes, et d'une mère incapable de jouer...
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