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River song: sailing the history of the St. Lawrence
By Phil Jenkins. 2001
The author sails a tall ship from one end of the St. Lawrence River to the other, walks its banks,…
and dives its depths to trace the flow of Canada's early history from the perspective of its greatest river. Along the way, he recounts how individuals have made their acquaintance with the river, from the King of Siam, to the Molson family magnates. He also provides tales of war, trade, hope, abuse, disappearance and triumph. 2001.Rise to greatness: the history of Canada from the Vikings to the present
By Conrad Black. 2014
Spanning 874 to 2014, and beginning from Canada's first inhabitants and the early explorers, the author vividly recounts the story…
of Canada's development from colony to dominion to country. He persuasively reveals that while many would argue that Canada was perhaps never predestined for greatness, the opposite is in fact true: the emergence of a magnificent country, against all odds, was a remarkable achievement. Bestseller. 2014. If you request this book on CD it will be on 2 or more CDs. You must play the first CD to the end before playing the next CD.In 2001, Stephen Harper reluctantly became the leader of the Canadian Alliance. A few short years later, he was the…
Prime Minister, and the shell-shocked Liberal Paul Martin was planning his retirement. What happened, to turn the political world upside down, taking Harper to the top and plunging Martin on a downward trajectory? 2006.Riding the mountains down: Journey By Bicycle From Karachi To Kathmandu
By Bettina Selby. 1984
Return to Tibet
By Heinrich Harrer. 1984
Reflections of the moon on water: healing women's bodies and minds through traditional Chinese wisdom
By Xiaolan Zhao, Kanae Kinoshita. 2006
Dr. Xiaolan Zhao has treated thousands of women suffering from fatigue, PMS, infertility, depression, menopausal symptoms and other gynecological disorders…
- common health problems in the West, but not in China, where traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been an integral part of women's lives for thousands of years. She explains what every woman can do in terms of ongoing and preventative self-care to improve her health and vitality and prevent illness. Descriptions of sex. 2006.René Lévesque (Extraordinary Canadians)
By Daniel Poliquin. 2009
René Lévesque was born into a Quebec dominated by the Catholic Church, rural values, and Anglophone control of business. He…
was part of the 1960s Quiet Revolution that saw the province become a secular society bent on economic success and, for some, political independence. A journalist, war reporter, and television host, Lévesque channeled his communication skills into politics, founded the Parti Québecois, and permanently altered Canada's political landscape. 2009.Red star & green dragon: looking at New China
By Lila Perl. 1983
Rebels, rascals & royalty: the colourful North of LACO Hunt
By L. A. C. O Hunt, Barbara Hunt. 1983
Memoirs of a northern trader turned civil servant. Mr. Hunt came to Canada in 1928 with the Hudson's Bay Company…
and travelled all over the North. He describes how the region evolved over time and bemoans the attempts to apply the southern values to northern situations. 1983.Recollections of Rifleman Bowlby: Italy 1944 (Famous Regiments)
By Alex Bowlby. 1989
The battalion in which Bowlby served was renowned throughout the Eighth army, but luck deserted it after the North African…
campaign. Stripped of its hard core of regulars it was sent as heavy infantry to Italy, instead of the specialised role for which it had been trained, and lost its first and second battles. Bowlby describes exactly how men behave when the heat is on, and his account of life in an infantry platoon in Italy 1944. 1989.Red China today: The Other Side Of The River
By Edgar Snow. 1971
Red China blues: my long march from Mao to now
By Jan Wong. 1996
Born in Canada, Jan Wong began a rocky six-year romance with Maoism when she went to China in 1972. In…
this memoir, she describes leaving China as she became aware of the harsh realities of the communist system, and returning to China in the late 1980s as a reporter. She covered the crackdown in Tiananmen Square and the capitalist reforms of Deng Xiaoping. 1996.Red cloud at dawn: Truman, Stalin, and the end of the atomic monopoly
By Michael D Gordin. 2009
On August 29, 1949, the first Soviet test bomb, dubbed "First Lightning", exploded in the deserts of Kazakhstan. This surprising…
international event marked the beginning of an arms race that would ultimately lead to nuclear proliferation beyond the Soviet Union and the United States. Using newly opened archives, Gordin follows a trail of espionage, secrecy, deception, political brinksmanship, and technical innovation to provide a fresh understanding of the nuclear arms race. 2009.Reading the river: a traveller's companion to the North Saskatchewan River
By Myrna Kostash, Duane Burton. 2006
A compendium of writings including poetry, fiction and non-fiction, from those who have spent time reading the river. Beginning at…
the rivers source, Kostash takes the reader through 21 communities along the North Saskatchewan. Includes the work of Hugh McLennan, Eli Mandel, Aritha van Herk, John V. Hicks and Thompson Highway. c2006.Radical Tories: the conservative tradition in Canada
By Charles Taylor. 1982
Quebec women: a history
By Micheline Dumont-Johnson. 1987
In the past, women often have been neglected in the history books, especially native and immigrant women. This book provides…
a picture of the daily life of ordinary women in Quebec during the past four centuries. 1987.Public triumph, private tragedy: the double life of John P. Robarts
By Steve Paikin. 2006
John Robarts became Ontario premier in 1961, and his government established legal aid, a huge system of community colleges and…
universities, law reform, GO Transit, the Ontario Science Centre, and Ontario Place, as well as a significant enhancement of individual civil rights, a reorganization of school administration, and a start on regional government. But for all his success and triumph in the public realm, Robarts struggled with the demons that plagued his private life. 2006.Pour une politique de la confiance
By Pierre S Pettigrew. 1999
Pour un Québec souverain (Collection Partis pris actuels. 9e)
By Jacques Parizeau. 1997
L'ancien Premier ministre du Québec s'exprime sur le référendum de 1995 au Québec, sur l'aspect économique dans le perspective d'une…
Québec souverain, sur les relations interethnique dans un Québec souverain, sur la reconnaissance internationale d'un éventuel Québec indépendant. 1997.Prairie people: a celebration of my homeland
By Robert Collins. 2003
Collins was born and raised on a Saskatchewan farm, but spent most of his adult life living elsewhere. He returns…
to his homeland to pay homage to it and its people, in a combination of stories, anecdotes, and history told in the voices of ordinary citizens. He explores the characteristics that define these people to themselves and to the rest of Canada: their pessimism, independence, friendliness, and self-reliance. 2003.