A Gentleman of Substance covers the remarkable life of John Redpath. Born to humble circumstances in Scotland in 1796, he emigrated to Canada in 1816 to become a stonemason in Montreal. By 1818 he...
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Author: Feltoe, RichardSummary:
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Author: Sherwood, George, Sherwood, StewartSummary:
A remarkable cast of past and present young Canadians stride across the pages of Legends In Their Time, each having a significant role to play in Canadian history. Beginning in the 1500s and...
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Author: Jackson, D. MichaelSummary:
More than ever Canada’s constitutional monarchy should be treasured as a distinct asset for the nation. Following Queen Elizabeth II’s historic Diamond Jubilee in 2012, there is renewed interest...
Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Political science -
Author: Seidle, F. LeslieSummary:
This book is one of 23 volumes of research commissioned by the Royal Commission on Electoral Reform and Party Financing, and one of five volumes within this series dealing specifically with party...
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Author: Campey, Lucille H.Summary:
The story of early English Canadian immigration to Canada is finally told in detail. Ignored but Not Forgotten is a compelling and moving account of one of Canada’s foremost immigrant groups: the...
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Author: Ruiz, AnaSummary:
Almost a thousand years ago, when most of Europe was just edging out of the Dark Ages, the South of Spain was a brilliant center of world culture, a site of splendor and a magnet for the talented...
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Author: Lang, RebeccaSummary:
In Quick-Fix Southern, Rebecca Lang, cookbook author and contributing editor for Southern Living magazine, promises homemade hospitality—Southern style—in 30 minutes or less. Lang dishes up 115...
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Author: Green, Garland H., Myers, W. P., Hartshorn, Dan W.Summary:
Remember The Rules? Well, these ain't them. These are GuyRules, The Unspoken — and Until Now Unrecorded — Rules That Govern Men's Lives. For generations, men have jealously guarded these...
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Author: Mohrman, Susan Albers, Lawler, Edward E.Summary:
For decades there has been an ongoing, at times heated, debate over how relevant to real-world organizational concerns academic organizational research should be. The contributors to this book...
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Featuring contributions by more than 50 of Berrett-Koehler's most renowned authors, Positively M.A.D. is a collection of stories about real people making real changes, large and small, in...
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Author: Seidle, F. LeslieSummary:
This book is one of 23 volumes of research commissioned by the Royal Commission on Electoral Reform and Party Financing, and one of five volumes within this series dealing specifically with party...
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Author: Lange, KarenSummary:
Nevermore brings one of America's most enigmatic writers to the attention of a new generation of children. This intriguing photobiography examines the life and times of the author and poet who...
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Author: Turner, ChrisSummary:
"The essays and reportage in'How to Breathe Underwater'offer a panoramic overview of this age of radical change'from the online gambling boom in the Caribbean to Cyberjaya, the...
Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Essays, Social science -
Author: Cox, BeverlySummary:
To "eat Cuban" is to savor a deliciously complex culinary culture. Spanish, Native American, African, Chinese, and French traditions have all contributed to Cuban cooking, producing a...
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Author: Spivack, EmilySummary:
The boots a passenger had on when his plane landed on the Hudson River. The tank top Andy Warhol's assistant wore to one of their nightclub outings together. The jacket a taxi driver put on...