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Canadians: a portrait of a country and its people
By Roy MacGregor. 2007
MacGregor has travelled this vast country in pursuit of the often elusive national identity. Against the backdrop of pivotal events,…
and in a sparking blend of historical, anecdotal, and reflective writing, he captures essential truths about who we are and what makes us tick. Some descriptions of sex. 2007.Arctic adventures: exploring Canada's north by canoe and dog team
By Ian Wilson, Sally Wilson. 1992
The unfinished Canadian: the people we are
By Andrew Cohen. 2007
Cohen delves into our past and present in search of our defining national characteristics. He questions hoary shibboleths, soothing mythologies,…
and old saws with irreverence and humour, unencumbered by our proverbial politeness or political correctness. He argues that our mythology, our jealousy, our complacency, our apathy, our amnesia, and our moderation are all part of the unbearable lightness of being Canadian. Some strong language. 2007.Sacré blues: an unsentimental journey through Quebec
By Taras Grescoe. 2000
For referendum-weary English Canadians, Quebec is an enigma wrapped in a yawn, so Grescoe explores a francophone country-and-western festival in…
rural Mauricie, deconstructs a Montreal Canadiens hockey game, covers the stunning diversity of Quebec's newspapers, and dismantles Bombardier snowmobiles, all while meeting Mohawk Warriors, Yiddish-speaking French Canadians, and the UFO-obsessed followers of Raël. He describes Quebec's love-hate relationship with France and the United States; the dance, theatre, and literary productions celebrated in Europe but little known here; and its fears about distinctness on an increasingly uniform continent. 2000.Ride the rising wind: one woman's journey across Canada
By Barbara Bradbury Kingscote. 2006
In May 1949, at the age of twenty, Barbara Kingscote left her farm in Mascouche, Quebec, and set out for…
the Pacific Ocean on horseback. Barbara and her equine companion Zazy reached the West Coast just over a year later. After travelling 4,000 miles, she discovered both herself and her country on the journey of a lifetime. 2006.Unlikely utopia: the surprising triumph of Canadian pluralism
By Michael Adams, Amy Langstaff. 2007
Around the world, sectarian tensions divide societies, sometimes erupting into violent confrontation, and some pundits argue that similar convulsions will…
shake Canada's multicultural foundations. Adams argues that Canadians don't see this as inevitable - rather, they suspect that the world might just be disabused of its "realism" by the success of the Canadian multicultural experiment. By focusing on the more mundane task of helping people of all kinds get along - both materially and socially - Canada may prove to be the "experiment" that worked. 2007.Hard light
By Michael Crummey. 1998
Crummey retells and reinvents his father's stories of outport Newfoundland and the Labrador fishery of a half century ago. Speaking…
through generations of storytellers, he conjures a world of hard toil and heavy weather, shot through with stoicism, grim humour, endurance, and love. Some descriptions of violence. 1998.Sidney Crosby
By Jeff Savage. 2009
Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby has been dominating the ice for most of his life. He learned to skate when…
he was three, and by age seven, his talent had captured the attention of reporters. In 2005, he was the first pick in the NHL draft. Since then he has broken multiple scoring records in the pro league. Called the best in the league by his peers, Sidney knows there's more to success than just skill. As captain for the Penguins, Sidney has to work hard and be a good leader. Learn more about the incredible life of one of the NHL's best players. Book jacket.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.The Acadians: in search of a homeland
By James Laxer. 2006
In 1604, a small group of migrants fled political turmoil and famine in France to start a new colony on…
Canada's east coast. Their roughly demarcated territory included what are now Canada's Maritime provinces, land that was fought over by the British and French empires until the Acadians were finally expelled in 1755. In the absence of a state, what defines an Acadian today is elusive, and while their community, centred in New Brunswick, is more confident than ever, it is entering a contentious debate about its future. Some descriptions of violence. 2006.L'enfant des neiges: récit
By Nicolas Vanier. 2004
Les anneaux de Saturne (Folio ; #3833)
By Winfried Georg Sebald. 1999
Cet homme qui voyage à pied dans les paysages de la côte est de l'Angleterre traverse en vérité l'épaisseur des…
temps disparus. Il chemine dans le souvenir des oeuvres fantasques de Thomas Browne, commente la leçon d'anatomie immortalisée par Rembrandt, croise le destin de Joseph Conrad en route vers le Congo, se souvient d'un film sur la pêche au hareng, songe aux grandes batailles navales et à leur représentation picturale, réfléchit à la "purification" dans les Balkans au milieu du siècle, évoque Chateaubriand ou le poète Edward FitzGerald et, quelques pages plus loin, revient à la fascinante histoire de la sériciculture en Chine puis en Europe. Tel est en effet le monde selon W. G. Sebald : une nébuleuse d'histoires et de rêves évanouis, un émouvant kaléidoscope de fragments et d'éclats où se reflète encore, pour celui qui sait voir, la trace précaire de nos ensevelissements successifs. 1999. Titre uniforme: Die Ringe des Saturn.Paddle to the Arctic: the incredible story of a kayak quest across the roof of the world
By Don Starkell. 1995
Don Starkell decided to kayak from Churchill, Manitoba to Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories in the summer of 1990. While he didn't…
make it that year, he tried twice more and was finally successful. Here he shares the diary where he recorded his adventures and details about the many people and places he encountered on his journey. 1995.For her 50th birthday, Jane Christmas finds herself leading fourteen women along the Camino de Santiago de Compostela, a centuries-old…
European pilgrimage route. Before she leaves, Christmas consults with a psychic, who warns of catfights, lost jewelry, encounters with celebrities, a visit from Death, and a fair-haired man. After less than a week, Christmas sets out on her own, battling loneliness, hunger, and exhaustion while encountering charming villages, forests, more compatible pilgrims - and a fair-haired man. Some descriptions of sex and violence, strong language. 2007.Travels with Farley: a memoir
By Claire Mowat. 2005
After the stillborn death of their first and only child, Farley Mowat persuaded his wife Claire to go with him…
to the Magdalen Islands to make a film. Falling in love with the area, they bought a house there, which became an exotic destination for friends and luminaries of the period. Claire Mowat provides an intimate portrait of a marriage and a window on Farley Mowat's writing life during this time. Some strong language. 2005.The big book of Canada: Exploring The Provinces And Territories
By Christopher Moore, Janet Lunn, Bill Slavin. 2002
A coast-to-coast tour of Canada, examining the history and geography of Canada's 10 provinces and three territories, filled with little-known…
facts and fascinating stories. Includes highlights of great historical moments, information about government and industries, and portraits of memorable men and women. There are also recipes for delicacies like Caribou Chilli, lists of the people who have gone over Niagara Falls, and things that people have seen in Lake Okanagan. For grades 4-7. c2002.Hiking with ghosts: the Chilkoot Trail, then and now (Raincoast Journeys Ser.)
By Frances Backhouse. 1999
One century ago, the lure of gold led thousands to travel the Chilkoot Trail. The authors hike the arduous yet…
inspiring 53 km. route, now a popular destination for ambitious ecotourists. At the same time, they take a journey back in history, pausing to consider how the First Nations people used the trail before the gold rush. 1999.Down home: notes of a Maritime son
By Harry Bruce. 1988
Harry Bruce, born in Toronto, returned to Nova Scotia where his family had lived since the 18th century. After residing…
there for 17 years, he believes that he finally has become a true Maritimer. In this book, he combines history, sociology, autobiography, cuisine, travelogue and etymology to describe and explain the people of the Maritimes. 1988.The Canada chronicles: a four-year hitchhiking odyssey
By Matt Jackson. 2004
In 1997, Matt Jackson quit his job, strode to the edge of the Trans-Canada Highway near Lake Louise, and began…
his journey. His plan was to hitchhike across Canada, expecting the trip to take three months - but didn't arrive in Newfoundland until three and a half years later. It's a good, old-fashioned road tale. 2004.Mighty river: a portrait of the Fraser
By Richard C Bocking. 1997
This history of the Fraser River is written from a human and natural perspective. It also sounds an alarm for…
a mighty river that has been compromised by careless development, and by damage to adjoining ecosystems. 1997.