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Biography, Family biography, Women biography, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction)
Between 1870 and 1970, millions of Italians left their homeland and traveled to places like Canada, Australia and the United… States, in search of work. Against this historic backdrop comes the story of Rosina Russo. She was the only member of the Russo family to remain in Italy after the mass migration of the 1950s. Rosina had to say farewell, one by one, to the persons she loved the most. c2013.
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Biography, War and military biography, Police and military
Half a century after his death, Lt Col. Robert Blair Mayne is still regarded as one of the greatest soldiers… in the history of military special operations. He was the most decorated British soldier of the Second World War, receiving four DSOs, the Croix de Guerre and the Légion d'honneur, and he pioneered tactics used today by the SAS and other special operations units worldwide. Drawing on personal letters and family papers, declassified SAS files and records, together with the Official SAS Diary compiled in wartime and eyewitness accounts from many who served with him, the picture emerges of a soldier who, although a flawed hero, was unquestionably one of the most distinctive combatants of the campaigns in the Western Desert and Europe. 2003, c1987.
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Award winning fiction, Award winning non-fiction, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian history, World War II
In May 1945, the city of Halifax erupted in a riot - a two-day orgy or boozing, looting, window-smashing, dancing… in the streets, public fornication, and mindless mayhem to 'celebrate' the end of the war. The paternalism, privations, overcrowding, and tensions of a city at war created a situation waiting to explode, and an admiral's pride provided the match that set it off. Includes interviews with the people who lived through it - sailors, slackers (civilians), street urchins, prohibitionists, spies, profiteers, reporters, and just plain local folks. Some strong language. Winner of the 2004 CNIB Talking Book of the Year Award. 2002.
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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian history, Animals and wildlife, Canadian travel and geography
Sable Island, known as "the graveyard of the Atlantic" because of the 500 ships wrecked off its shores, has become… better known in recent years as the home of wild horses. 1981.
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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, Family biography, Women biography, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction)
Pauline Dakin, a CBC journalist, spent her childhood on the run. Without warning or goodbyes, her mother twice uprooted her… and her brother, moving thousands of miles away from family and friends. Years later her mother revealed they'd been running from the Mafia and were receiving protection from a covert anti-organized crime task force. When her mother decided to go into protective custody, an exhausted Dakin planned to disappear as well. But before that happened, she made a horrifying discovery. Her family's strange existence was based on a bizarre hoax, a web of lies manufactured by trusted loved ones. Bestseller. 2017.
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Canadian non-fiction, General non-fiction, Canadian history
While the Chatelaine magazine of the 1950's and 60's was filled with advertisements that promoted domestic perfection, it also began… to contain material that subversively complicated that ideal. Articles on abortion, spousal abuse, and poverty proliferated alongside explicitly feminist editorials, laying the foundation for feminism in Canada. Offers a detailed analysis of the times, the issues, and the national cross section of the women (and sometimes men) who participated in the success of a Canadian cultural landmark. 2000.
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Biography, Royalty biography, Family biography
Prince Charles' ex-valet describes the household of Buckingham Palace and the other Royal residences, as well as the duties of… the various servants. Sequel to "Royal service: my twelve years as valet to Prince Charles" (DC04351). 1985.
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Family biography, Nature, Travel and geography, European travel and geography
The author describes her introduction to the English countryside, as well as to the village "characters" she and her husband… meet on their quest to find a country home of their own. 1982.
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Arts and entertainment, Biography, Actors biography, Family biography
Nostalgic biography by the daughter of the movie star. The son of a silk merchant, Colman dabbled in amateur theatricals… before seeing action in World War I. His career as an actor was launched in films with his appearance opposite Lillian Gish in 1923. 1975.
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Biography, War and military biography, General non-fiction, Police and military
Marcinko describes his 30-year career in the United States Navy, from basic training through Vietnam to his assignment as commander… of SEAL Team Six, the Navy's counterterrorist unit. Strong language and violence. Followed by "Rogue warrior II: Red Cell". Bestseller 1992.
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Biography, Historical biography, Politics and government biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian history
Winston Churchill's connection with Canada ("the Great Dominion", as he called it) spanned more than half a century: at Winnipeg… he heard the news of Queen Victoria's death, in Ottawa in the dark days of 1941 he proclaimed his confidence in victory, and in 1952 had to concede that the result of victory had been far less satisfying than he had wished. No other Commonwealth country sparked such detailed knowledge or lifelong interest. 2005.
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Biography, War and military biography, Canadian non-fiction, Police and military, World War II
Granatstein's study of life at the top during the Second World War centres on the most senior ranks in the… Canadian Army. Men like Andrew McNaughton, Harold Crerar, Thomas Burns and Guy Simonds had not only to win military campaigns, but also command the sympathies of bureaucrats and powerful politicians. None, however, forgot they were fighting a war, and that their decisions directly affected the lives of Canadian soldiers. 1993.
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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian history
Berton describes the follies and tragedies of the decade-long Depression and criticizes the political leaders who failed to take the… bold steps necessary to deal with unemployment, drought and despair. He portrays the ordinary people who struggled to survive, and denounces the wealthy businessmen who stretched the laws and took advantage of their employees. Bestseller 1990. Nominated for the 1993 Torgi Award.
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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian history, Police and military
Amidst public outcry, Prime Minister John A. Macdonald created the North West Mounted Police to bring law and order to… one of the most dangerous places in North America -- the Canadian West. Using original sources, the authors portray the first Mounties, some three hundred untrained young men, who were sent west to drive out whiskey smugglers and outlaws, and pacify the Indians. Some strong language. c1996.
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Movie and television tie-ins, Police and military, War, World War II
The Great Escape tells how more than six hundred men in a German prisoner of war camp worked together to… achieve an extraordinary break-out. Every night for a year they dug tunnels, and those who weren't digging forged passports, drew maps, faked weapons and tailored German uniforms and civilian clothes to wear once they had escaped. All of this was conducted under the very noses of their prison guards. When the right night came, the actual escape itself was timed to the split second - but of course, not everything went according to plan... 2000.
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Biography, Family biography, Women biography
Born into a Romany gypsy family in 1939, Eva Petulengro's childhood seemed to her to be idyllic in every way.… She would travel the country with her family in their painted caravan and spend evenings by the fire as they sang and told stories of their past. She didn't go to school or visit a doctor when she was unwell. Instead her family would gather wild herbs to make traditional remedies, hunt game and rabbits, and while the men tended horses to make a living, the young girls would join the women in reading palms. But Eva's perfect world would be turned upside down as the countryside became increasingly hostile to all travellers. 2011.
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Canadian non-fiction, European history, Police and military, War
In 1993, Canadian peacekeepers in Croatia were plunged into the most significant fighting Canada had seen since the Korean War.… In September 1993, in a tiny corner of Croatia known as Medak Pocket, a unit of Canadian peacekeepers planted themselves between besieged Serbs and the advancing Croat army, driving them from the area under United Nations protection. The soldiers should have returned home as heroes, but instead, they arrived under a cloud of suspicion and silence. Descriptions of violence and some strong language. 2004.
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Family biography, General non-fiction
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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian history, Christianity
Although Canada is a young nation, its Catholic Church boasts a thousand-year history. The author, a Bishop, presents this history… through vignettes of women and men whose presence, vision, daring, determination, compassion, and action planted the Canadian Church from sea to sea. He also provides a look at the Church today. 2002.