Set at the turn of the twentieth century and spread across the enormous canvas of Russia itself, Another Winter, Another Spring is a tale of love and loyalty tested against great hardship and suffering.
History and geography
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Author:Lawrence, Louise de KirilineSummary: - Author:Cassá, RobertoSummary:
Estas páginas están llamadas a ampliarse y mejorarse sobre la base de la incorporación de datos suplementarios con la finalidad de afinar las conclusiones que se han obtenido. Todavía falta mucho por decir desde perspectivas del...
- Author:Lacy, Scott M.Summary:
What does it mean to be human? Where did we come from? And what unites us in our diversity today? Anthropology and the Study of Humanity is your chance to tackle these big questions as you survey one of the world's most engaging -...
- Author:Brookes, ChrisSummary:
A 2-hour series about the tradition of Christmas mummering Long before Santa, Bing Crosby and the Mattel Toy Company stole the occasion, the Winter Solstice was celebrated with seasonal rituals like this. Although mummers still appear...
- Author:Brookes, ChrisSummary:
A 2-hour series about the tradition of Christmas mummering Long before Santa, Bing Crosby and the Mattel Toy Company stole the occasion, the Winter Solstice was celebrated with seasonal rituals like this. Although mummers still appear...
- Author:Dovercourt, JonnySummary:
The first book to tell the story of Toronto's massive influence on popular music. Part civic history and part memoir from this veteran scene-builder and founder of the acclaimed Wavelength concert series, From the Top charts the...
- Author:Lorinc, John, Farrow, Jane, Chambers, Stephanie, McCaskill, TimSummary:
Toronto is home to multiple and thriving queer communities that reflect the dynamism of a global city. Any Other Way is an eclectic and richly illustrated local history that reveals how these individuals and community networks have...
- Author:MacDonald, Betty BardSummary:
Anybody Can Do Anything is a high-spirited, hilarious celebration of how “the warmth and loyalty and laughter of a big family” brightened their weathering of The Great Depression.
- Author:Nathan, IanSummary:
The definitive history of Peter Jackson's Middle-earth saga, Anything You Can Imagine takes us on a cinematic journey across all six films, featuring brand-new interviews with Peter, his cast & crew. From the early days of...
- Author:Homans, JenniferSummary:
For more than four hundred years, the art of ballet has stood at the center of Western civilization. Its traditions serve as a record of our past. A ballerina dancing The Sleeping Beauty today is a link in a long chain of dancers...
- Author:Struthers, Joel AdamSummary:
Appel: A Canadian in the French Foreign Legion is the first-hand account of the author's six years as a professional soldier during the 1990s, and his experience in the Legion's elite Group Commando Parachutistes (GCP). Joel Struthers...
- Author:Mofford, Glen A.Summary:
A rowdy, rollicking popular history that celebrates the tales of Victoria’s drinking establishments in their heyday. From the raunchy saloons that lined Victoria’s notorious Johnson street to the lavish high-class hotel-bars like the...
- Author:Salloum, HabeebSummary:
In the 1920s, Habeeb Salloum's parents left behind the orchards and vineyards of French-occupied Syria to seek a new life on the windswept, drought-stricken Canadian prairies. With recollections that show the grit and improvisation...
- Author:Cline, Eric H.Summary:
George Washington University professor, Eric Cline examines the real history of Troy and delves into archaeological discoveries. Through his analysis of known data, Cline provides a fuller, richer understanding of this historic clash....
- Author:Harper, KennSummary:
Kenn Harper shares the tales of murderers, thieves, and fraudsters--as well as the wrongfully accused--in the early days of Northern colonization. In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, settler and Inuit ideas of justice clashed,...
- Author:Hern, FrancesSummary:
There is no saga in Canadian history as full of hardship, catastrophe and mystery as the search for the Northwest Passage. Since the 15th century, the ice-choked Arctic waterway has been sought and travelled by daring men seeking profit...
- Author:Pelly, David F.Summary:
From an explorer of the North's cultural landscape, comes the stories and history of remote corners of our North. David F. Pelly gives a rare in-depth account of Inuit history based on oral testimony and historical records. Includes:...
- Author:Hamilton, John DavidSummary:
This pathbreaking book offers some nononsense truths about northern development.
- Author:Budgell, Leonard, Coutu Radmore, ClaudiaSummary:
Leonard Budgell saw the Canadian North like nobody else. He put his observations into words as few others ever could.As a "Servant of the Bay" Budgell ran Hudson’s Bay Company trading posts for decades in isolated communities...
- Author:Hitchens, ChristopherSummary:
A collection of essays on a wide range of political and cultural issues in America from past to present
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