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Home and away
By Ronald Wright. 1993
Author Ronald Wright takes the reader on journeys of adventure: a mythical bullfight in the Peruvian Andes; the cities of…
Anatolia, carved eight stories into the earth; the jungles of Belize; the bars of southern Mexico; and the deceptive beauty of the tropical Marquesas Islands. 1993.On snooker: the game and the characters who play it
By Mordecai Richler. 2001
A personalized introduction to snooker and its best players. In the early 1950s, the author relocated to London, where he…
followed the popular British snooker competitions. Among the profiles of the sport's heroes and villains, Richler includes digressions on a wide variety of topics, including anti-Semitism in sports, and the greed of today's athletes. Some strong language. 2001.Final payoff: the true price of convicting Clifford Robert Olson
By Ian Mulgrew. 1990
In 1981, Clifford Olson negotiated a deal with the RCMP that would give his wife $10,000 for each victim that…
Olson located. This book examines the deal, the precedent it set and its impact on the victims' families. 1990.Butterbox babies
By Bette L Cahill. 1992
For decades, the Ideal Maternity Home, a home for unwed mothers in Nova Scotia, was surrounded by suspicions and controversy…
over the mortality rate at the Home and its methods of offering babies for adoption. A tale of cruelty, neglect and greed. Some violence. 1992.Dieppe
By W. Denis Whitaker. 1992
What's going on down there?: answers to questions boys find hard to ask
By Karen Gravelle, Nick Castro, Chava Castro. 1998
Written with two teenage boys as advisors, this book presents the facts about puberty for boys. It includes straightforward information…
about sex, sexually transmitted diseases, and also what happens to girls during puberty. The author includes answers to many related questions, and explains things in a factual but fun way. Some strong language. Grades 4-7. 1998.Mazo de la Roche: the hidden life
By Joan Givner. 1989
Mazo de la Roche gained prominence when the first novel of her Jalna series won the 1927 "Atlantic Monthly" Prize…
and her novels continue to be popular. This biography cuts through the fictional biography that Mazo created for herself and examines her overwhelming love for her cousin, Caroline Clements, who became her life-long companion and soulmate. 1989.Oh Canada! Oh Quebec!: requiem for a divided country
By Mordecai Richler. 1993
Native peoples and cultures of Canada: an anthropological overview
By Alan D McMillan. 1988
A comprehensive overview of all the native groups of Canada -- Indian, Metis and Inuit. Describes their traditional ways of…
life from prehistoric times to the present issues of land claims and self-government. 1988.The sound of war: memoirs of a CBC correspondent
By Peter Stursberg. 1993
Five pennies: a prairie boy's story
By Irene Morck. 1999
A memoir of growing up in Alberta early in the 1900's. These stories, about trips to the general store, school,…
working a farm, and the occasional falling cow, were told to the author by her father. Filled with details about pioneer life, each story is tinged with the perception and wonder of a young boy. 1999.Kids in the kitchen (Canadian living's best)
By Elizabeth Baird. 1998
A collection of over 100 amazing recipes for the kid who wants to cook, starting with breakfasts and working through…
lunch, supper, desserts and snacks. Includes wacky recipes like tuna bugwiches, dinosaur cake and Edible Creepy Witch's fingers. Grades 4-7 and older readers. 1998.From the country: writings about rural Canada : a Harrowsmith anthology
By Wayne Grady. 1991
A collection of writings, originally published in "Harrowsmith" magazine, which explore the rural Canadian landscape. Includes fiction and non-fiction pieces…
by writers such as Matt Cohen, Edna Staebler and Alistair MacLeod. 1991.Glenn Gould at work: creative lying
By Andrew Kazdin. 1989
Glenn Gould baffled and infuriated all who knew him, even as they admired his musical skill. Andrew Kazdin, who worked…
as Gould's record producer for 15 years, provides a detailed and intimate picture of the pianist. 1989.The Battle of the Huertgen Forest
By Charles B. Macdonald. 1963
An electrifying account of carnage and bravery... In September 1944, three months after the invasion of Normandy, the Allied armies…
prepared to push the German forces back into their homeland. Just south of the city of Aachen, elements of the U.S. First Army began an advance through the imposing Huertgen Forest. Instead of retreating, as the Allied command anticipated, the German troops prepared an elaborate defense of Huertgen, resulting in a struggle where tanks, infantry, and artillery dueled at close range. The battle for the forest ended abruptly in December, when a sudden German offensive through the Ardennes to the south forced the Allied armies to fall back, regroup, and start their attack again, this time culminating in the collapse of the Nazi regime in May 1945.I had a father: a post-modern autobiography
By Clark Blaise. 1993
In 73 years, the author's father collected 4 wives, a police record and a string of bad debts. Blaise weaves…
together family history and memories of childhood as he portrays a man who was a drinker, boxer, singer and sociopath.Hard right turn: the new face of neo-conservatism in Canada
By Brooke Jeffrey. 1999
The author traces the British and American roots of neo-conservative thought and shows how the policies of Brian Mulroney in…
the 1980s paved the way for the rise of a similar political movement, particularly in western Canada. Provides portraits of Ralph Klein, Mike Harris, and Preston Manning as representatives of neo-conservatism in action.On your mark, get set: all about the Olympics then & now
By Paulette Bourgeois. 1987
Northern voices: Inuit writing in English
By Penny Petrone. 1988
The Inuit of northern Canada have a rich oral historic tradition in their own language and a more recent tradition…
of written English. This collection includes legends, poetry, interviews, letters, essays, speeches and fiction. 1988.Jeanne Sauvé (Canadian lives)
By Barbara Greenwood. 1989
Jeanne Sauve worked as a broadcaster and journalist until 1972 when she was elected to the House of Commons. In…
1979, she accepted the position of Speaker of the House of Commons which she held until 1984 when she was appointed Governor General of Canada. Grades 3-6. (Canadian lives)