Posts Tagged ‘canadian’
The Reason You Walk
When his father was given a diagnosis of terminal cancer, Winnipeg broadcaster and musician Wab Kinew decided to spend a year reconnecting with the accomplished but distant aboriginal man who’d raised him. The Reason You Walkspans the year 2012, chronicling painful moments in the past and celebrating renewed hopes and dreams for the future. As…
Read MoreThe Queen of Unforgetting
Approaching a scholar and critic as legendary as Northrop Frye is a daunting task – but not for Mel Montrose. Armed with a prestigious academic award and a nothing-to-lose attitude, she convinces Frye to supervise her ambitious thesis exploring E.J. Pratt’s epic poem about Jesuit missionary Jean de Brbeuf. To embark on her study, Mel…
Read MoreThe Fighting Canadians
In The Fighting Canadians, David J. Bercuson tells Canadian history through the eyes, ears and colours of Canadian regiments. From the 17th century, when the “Good Regiment,” the Carignan-salières, fought the Mohawks at Courcelles, to the Newfoundland Regiment’s valiant but brutal stand at Beaumont-Hamel in the Battle of the somme, from the Winnipeg Grenadiers’ engagement…
Read MoreFind Me Again
Rebecca Temple meets a Polish count who has written a novel based on his family, which he claims is descended from royalty, then finds him dead and his manuscript missing.
Read MoreSeason of Iron
In 1979 Toronto, Dr. Rebecca Temple follows a complex trail that began with the murder of a homeless woman.-In 1979 Toronto, Dr. Rebecca Temple follows a complex trail that began with the murder of a homeless woman.
Read MoreTo Die in Spring
Dr. Rebecca Temple has just returned to her practice when shes confronted with the violent death of a patient she might have misdiagnosed as paranoid.
Read MoreWhy I Love Ontario
Featuring children’s own words and heart-warming pictures, this board book, this is the perfect book for children living in, or visiting Newfoundland and Labrador!
Read MoreJust Like Family Event Stock
From the nationally bestselling author of The Hole in the Middle, a witty, insightful new novel about juggling the demands of three husbands—a work husband, an almost husband and an ex-husband—and figuring out the true meaning of family Avery Graham has built a life that anyone would admire. She has a brilliant career as chief…
Read MoreM is for Moose
Now You Know Canada
A new collection of the best Canadian trivia in honour of Canada’s 150th birthday. Just in time for Canada’s 150th birthday is this collection of the best in Canadian questions and answers, covering history, famous Canadians, sports, word origins, geography, and everything in between. In these pages, you’ll learn the answers to questions like: Where…
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