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The Great Dominion: Winston Churchill in Canada, 1900-1954

By David Dilks. 2005

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Biography, Historical biography, Politics and government biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian history
Human-narrated audio

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.

The Great Depression 1929-1939

By Pierre Berton. 1990

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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian history
Human-narrated audio

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.

The great adventure: how the Mounties conquered the West

By David Cruise, Alison Griffiths. 1996

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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian history, Police and military
Human-narrated audio

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.

The first thousand years: a brief history of the Catholic Church in Canada (Catholic Education Resources - Secondary Ser.)

By Raymond J Lahey. 2002

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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian history, Christianity
Human-narrated audio

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.

The fighting Newfoundlander: a history of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment (Carleton library series ; #209)

By G. W. L Nicholson. 2006

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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian history, War, World War I
Human-narrated audio

When the First World War began, Newfoundland had been without any kind of military organisation for more than half a…

century, so public-spirited citizens immediately formed themselves into a Patriotic Association, and within sixty days had recruited, partially equipped and dispatched 537 officers and men overseas. Nicholson details the harrowing experiences of the Newfoundland Regiment at Gallipoli, Beaumont Hamel, the Third Battle of Ypres and Cambrai, for which they were granted the title "Royal" - the only army unit to receive such a distinction during World War I. Some descriptions of violence. 2006.

The forgotten Labrador: Kegashka to Blanc-Sablon

By Cleophas Belvin. 2006

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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian history
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Recounts the history of the Quebec part of the Labrador coast. Describes the arrival of the Aboriginals and the activities…

of the Breton and Basque fishermen, and the French- and English-speaking merchants from Quebec City who controlled the region for more than one hundred and fifty years. Chronicles the early pioneers and their descendants and how they dealt with the precariousness of the fisheries, and explores the role of the Anglican and Catholic missionaries. 2006.

The flock: The Autobiography Of A Multiple Personality

By Joan Frances Casey, Lynn I Wilson. 1991

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Biography, Women biography, Psychology, Social issues
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In 1981, therapist Lynn Wilson diagnosed Joan Casey as having a multiple personality disorder. Joan's story, interspersed with the therapist's…

notes, describes the abuse she suffered as a child as well as Lynn Wilson's unorthodox 4-year treatment of the disorder. Violence and explicit descriptions of sex. c1991.

The female stress syndrome survival guide (Dr. Georgia Witkin Stress Bks.)

By Georgia Witkin. 2000

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Family and relationships, Health and medicine, Psychology, Self help
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Explains how women experience stress differently from men and provides techniques and problem-solving skills to reduce it. Includes examples of…

dealing with family life (including teenagers and mates), common work problems, sexual difficulties, and aging - along with other unavoidable everyday tensions. 2000.

The far land

By Eva MacLean. 1993

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Biography, Historical biography, Women biography, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian history, Frontier and pioneer life
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Eva MacLean left her settled, Presbyterian Ontario life behind to accompany her young minister-veternarian husband to the "wilds" of northwestern…

B.C. in the early 1900s, during times of mining rushes and railroad-building. 1993.

The crystal bible: a definitive guide to crystals

By Judy Hall. 2003

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Paranormal
Human-narrated audio

This text covers all the major stones currently available and many lesser known, recently discovered crystals. This is a comprehensive…

guide to crystals, their shapes, colours and applications. The text also covers the practical and esoteric properties of each crystal, including spiritual, mental, psychological, emotional and physical effects, plus its use in crystal healing. 2003.

The etiquette of illness: what to say when you can't find the words

By Susan P Halpern. 2004

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Medicine, Psychology, Self help
Human-narrated audio

A cancer survivor and psychotherapist addresses how individuals can best respond with sensitivity and compassion to a sick friend or…

relative. Demonstrates making a potentially awkward situation more comfortable through effective speech and behaviour. Includes suggestions for talking to children about illness. 2004.

The energy bus: 10 rules to fuel your life, work, and team with positive energy (Your coach in a box)

By Jon Gordon, Kenneth H Blanchard. 2009

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Health and medicine, Psychology
Human-narrated audio

Gordon takes listeners on an enlightening journey revealing 10 secrets for approaching life and work with the kind of positive,…

forward thinking that leads to true accomplishment. Drawing upon his experience and work with thousands of individuals, Gordon infuses this engaging story with keen insights, actionable strategies and a big dose of positive infectious energy. 2009.

The enemy that never was: a history of the Japanese Canadians

By Ken Adachi. 1976

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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian history, Lifestyle
Human-narrated audio

Adachi presents a comprehensive history of the Japanese experience in Canada from 1877 to 1975, focusing on the internment of…

Japanese Canadians in camps in the interior of British Columbia. He examines the course of Japanese immigration, transplanted traditions and beliefs, the growth of social, economic, and political organizations, and struggle against discrimination.

The chosen ones: Canada's test pilots in action

By Sean Rossiter. 2002

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Adventure and exploration, Biography, War and military biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian history
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From the dawn of aviation, Canada has produced intrepid pilots of renown. Learning their craft in some of the most…

difficult conditions anywhere, many of these flyers became expert pilots, navigators and mechanics. These great Canadians pilots were among the highest-scoring Allied aces of both world wars. 2002.

The horizontal Everest: extreme journeys on Ellesmere Island

By Jerry Kobalenko. 2002

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Adventure and exploration, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian history, Canadian travel and geography, Travelogues
Human-narrated audio

Ellesmere Island lays a mere 450 miles from the North Pole and has the highest peaks in the Western Hemisphere…

east of the Rockies. For more than a decade, Kobalenko has traced the routes of explorers and Inuits, and broken many new trails across the frozen terrain of Ellesmere Island. He investigates the motives and mistakes of the island's first explorers, searches for clues to the mysterious disappearance of scientist-explorer Dr. Hans Kruger and the murder of an Inuit guide. 2002.

The highest goal: the secret that sustains you in every moment (Your coach in a box)

By Michael L Ray. 2008

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Health and medicine, Psychology
Human-narrated audio

Through 25 years of teaching Stanford University's famed Personal Creativity in Business course, Michael Ray discovered that people who move…

beyond ordinary success and achievement have a secret. They live for a highest goal that drives them to accomplish their dreams, find fulfillment, and become generative leaders. Here, Ray tells you how you, too, can thrive by incorporating this powerful secret into your daily life. 2008.

The heart of the soul: emotional awareness

By Gary Zukav, Linda Francis. 2002

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Psychology, Self help
Human-narrated audio

Although developing emotional awareness is challenging and difficult because it requires becoming aware of our buried emotional pain, it is…

also enormously rewarding. This text shows us how to free ourselves from our compulsions, fixations, obsessions and addictions - such as anger, workaholism, obsessive eating, alcohol and drug abuse - that prevent us from living a fulfilling and meaningful life. 2002.

The haunted: one family's nightmare

By Robert Curran, Jack Smurl, Janet Smurl, Ed Warren, Lorraine Warren. 1988

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Paranormal
Human-narrated audio

Jack and Janet Smurl live in West Pittston, Pennsylvania with their four daughters, Jack's parents, and four spirits. A gruesome…

saga of supernatural encounters based on statements by the Smurls, their neighbours and the Warrens, a demonology team who investigated the possession of the house. c1988.

The hanging of Angélique: the untold story of Canadian slavery and the burning of old Montréal

By Afua Cooper. 2006

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Biography, Historical biography, Women biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian history, Lifestyle
Human-narrated audio

1734. Marie-Joseph Angélique is a slave woman convicted of starting a fire that destroyed a large part of Montréal. On…

appeal, her punishment of death was modified to torture, to encourage her to name an accomplice, a white man, Angélique's sometime lover. A narrative of a rebellious Portuguese-born Black woman who refused to accept her indentured lot. Explicit descriptions of violence. c2006

The Halifax explosion: Canada's worst disaster

By Ken Cuthbertson. 2017

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Bestsellers (Non-fiction), Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), History, Canadian history
Human-narrated audio

On December 6, 1917, the French munitions ship Mont Blanc and the Norwegian war-relief vessel Imo collided in the harbour…

at Halifax, Nova Scotia. That accident sparked a fire and an apocalyptic explosion that was the largest man-made blast prior to the 1945 dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Together with the killer tsunami that followed, the explosion devastated the entire city in the wink of an eye and instantly killed more than two thousand people. While much has been written about the disaster, there is still more to the story, including the investigation of the key figures involved, the histories of the ships that collided and the confluence of circumstances that brought these two vessels together to touch off one of the most tragic man-made disasters of the twentieth century. Bestseller. 2017.

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