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Biography, Adventurers and explorers, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian travel and geography
Travel writer Maria Coffey and her husband, photographer Dag Goering, embark on a 3-month journey by wooden boat along Canada's… western shores. Leading the way are legendary boat builders and sailors Allen and Sharie Farrell aboard China Cloud; they visit their old haunts along the coast, where they homesteaded, fished and built boats. 1996.
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Humour, Reference, Sports and games
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Adventure and exploration, Biography, Adventurers and explorers
Challenged by an expert who said it couldn't be done, Joshua Slocum, an indomitable New England sea captain, set out… in April of 1895 to prove that a man could sail alone around the world. 46,000 miles and a little over 3 years later, the proof was complete: Captain Slocum had performed the epic "first" single-handedly in a trusty 34-foot sloop called the "Spray". This is Slocum's own account of his remarkable adventures during the historic voyage. 1969.
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Biography, Politics and government biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian politics and government
Biography of A.M. Nicolson who, along with T.C. Douglas and Stanley Knowles, established the Co-Operative Commonwealth Federation and its successor,… the New Democratic Party. As a young minister, Nicolson realized that the only way to alleviate the social injustices he witnessed was through political action. c1988.
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Fitness, Sports and games
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Canadian non-fiction, Police and military, Politics and government, Canadian politics and government, War
Hertig asserts that both the American and Canadian governments are intentionally misleading their citizens about the Pentagon's unprecedented plans to… weaponize space, about the new Russian and Chinese nuclear missile build-ups, and about the destruction of important, long-standing arms control agreements. Other topics covered are why the so-called U.S. missile "defence" system is really about establishing a U.S. first-strike-from-space capability, why both Paul Martin and Stephen Harper want to join in George W. Bush's program, and how all these factors may be leading to a rapidly increasing danger of a nuclear apocalypse. 2004.
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Bestsellers (Non-fiction), Biography, Adventurers and explorers
An account of the only expedition to negotiate the entire length of the Amazon River. During this six-month adventure which… began in August, 1985, the ten men and one woman encountered Indians who had never before seen strangers, camped near a cocaine factory, and were beset by cold, heat and hunger. Bestseller 1989. 1989.
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Biography, Politics and government biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian politics and government
Biography of John Diefenbaker, one of the most enigmatic public figues in Canadian history. The author charts Diefenbaker's career as… a lawyer on the Prairies, his entry into politics, and his controversial years as Prime Minister. Some strong language. 1995.
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Humourous fiction, Humour, Sports and games
Outdoor humourist McManus' essays are on subjects such as filleting fish, tying flies and shooting marbles. Some of his cronies… include Retch Sweeney and Rancid Crabtree, an extraordinary mountain man. Bestseller 1987.
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Biography, Adventurers and explorers
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Biography, Politics and government biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian politics and government
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Humour, Sports and games
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Sports and games
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Sports and games, Hockey
Former Montreal Canadiens goalie and former President of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Dryden captures the essence of hockey and what… it means to its fans. He gives us vivid portraits of the characters - Guy Lafleur, Larry Robinson, Serge Savard, coach Scotty Bowman - that made the Canadiens of the 1970s one of the greatest hockey teams in history. Dryden also reflects on life on the road, in the spotlight, and on the ice, offering up a rare inside look at the game. This edition marks the 20th anniversary of book’s original publication. Strong language, some descriptions of violence. 2005.
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Canadian non-fiction, General non-fiction, Politics and government, Canadian politics and government
Sharpe takes an in-depth look at women in Canadian politics, and their struggles in an arena of male privilege and… influence. She documents the attitudes of male politicians towards women, from Pearson to Mulroney, and interviews women in all levels of politics across the country, such as Monique Begin, Sheila Copps, and Barbara McDougall. c1994.
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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Sports and games, Hockey
2017-18 marks the hundredth anniversary of the birth of the National Hockey League. But the league almost didn't survive its… first year. Duff chronicles the trials and tribulations of that first season, and tells the story of that first generation of hockey heroes who lent their names to the game they loved, and helped to make it great. 2017.
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Adventurers and explorers, Travel and geography, Asian travel and geography
The author recounts her expedition into the forests of Borneo in search of a reclusive primatologist, who has devoted her… life to protecting orphaned orangutans. Describes the beauty of the island, the local society, and the despoilment of natural resources through poaching, deforestation, and misguided ecotourism. 1998.
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Sports and games
The first Tour de France was a far cry from the polished international sporting event we see on television today.… Organized by the financially free falling L'Auto magazine, the desperate editors thought that organizing a grand cycling tour was the only thing that could save their publication. There was no indication that a ramshackle cycling pack would draw crowds to throng France's rutted roads and cheer the first Tour heroes. But they did, and cycling would never be the same again. 2017.
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Canadian non-fiction, Politics and government, Canadian politics and government
Simpson argues that with the Liberal Party's re-election to a third majority government, Canada is in danger of becoming a… de facto one-party state. He tries to make sense of what has been happening in three areas that are vital to Canadian democracy: the parliamentary system, the political parties, and the electorate. What has occurred within each of these spheres has directly influenced developments in the others. 2001.
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