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- Author:Fabijancic, TonySummary:
Tensions leading to World War I brewed for years, and were brought to a head by the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. But who was the assassin? What was his plan? Not many people know the name of Gavrilo Princip. Tony Fabijancic...
- Author:Berkes, FikretSummary:
The pace of technological, social, and environmental change in Canada's Arctic has profound effects on resource management and policy decisions. The chapters in this volume result from a project undertaken by the Ocean Management...
- Author:Gates, JaymSummary:
1920s stand out as a glittering, transformative spectacle in history. Spurred by World War I, waves of immigration, innovation, and cultural change surged through America and the rest of the world. Not for nothing does that era bear the...
- Author:Donahue, TopherSummary:
Take the snowiest mountains in Canada, add two Austrian immigrants, an army of adrenaline-addicted skiers (kings, queens, billionaires, average people and everyday ski bums) and throw a helicopter into the mix for an unforgettable story...
- Author:Heule, PeterSummary:
Yikes! Spiders! Mites on my eyelashes? Some bugs are harmless, some are just gross and some are downright scary! * Human follicle mites live on the skin of our eyelashes, eyebrows and nose. * The insect population of Earth is estimated...
- Author:University Of Calgary PressSummary:
Building a Partnership: The Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement is a selection of papers and commentary, drawn from a September 1998 conference held at Michigan State University, examines in detail the Canada-United States Free...
- Author:Keating, Tom, Knight, W Andy, The University Of Alberta PressSummary:
As the world turns its attention to the reconstruction of Afghanistan and Iraq following recent conflicts in these countries, the issue of post-conflict peacebuilding takes centre stage. This collection presents a timely and original...
- Author:King, Andrew, Belisle, Jocelyne, Eisler, LawrenceSummary:
Building/Art discusses changing ideas about the nature and function of the city as an essential cultural network, one that each of its inhabitants participates in, whether consciously or unconsciously. The city acts as a backdrop to...
- Author:Wylie, KenSummary:
On January 20, 2003, at 10:45 a.m., a massive avalanche released from Tumbledown Mountain in the Selkirk Range of British Columbia. Tonnes of snow carried 13 members of two guided backcountry skiing groups down the 37-degree incline of...
- Author:Boughn, MichaelSummary:
Toronto's David Sanders and Claire Dumont are the Nick and Nora Charles of academia: two amateur detectives pulled into a web of deceit and violence involving murder, the illegal cross-border dumping of toxic waste, organized crime...
- Author:Patterson-Z, TannaSummary:
Tanna Patterson-Z's fictionalized account of the 1998 kidnapping of Canadian diamond driller Edward Leonard by the leftist guerrilla forces of Colombia guides readers deep into the physical and political terrain of a beautiful but...
- Author:Trépanier, Claire, Trépanier, ClaireSummary:
La biographie de Marie-Louise Bouchard Labelle raconte la vie d'une jeune Canadienne d'humble origine qui tombe en amour avec le curé de son village, et qui en subit les terribles conséquences pour le reste de ses jours. L...
- Author:Smith, Donald B.Summary:
Calgary was a boomtown of 50,000 people in 1912, the year the Lougheed Building and the adjacent Grand Theatre were built. The fanfare and anticipation surrounding their opening marked the beginning of a golden era in the city's...
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- Author:Phillips, CatherineSummary:
At a conference several years ago, psychologist Catherine Phillips heard the Dalai Lama say, "The single most important thing you can do for healing is to cultivate a warm heart." "That’s it!" she thought...
- Author:Christensen, Jo-AnneSummary:
This entertaining collection of great campfire ghost stories, whether read alone or aloud, is sure to raise the hair on the back of your neck: · the spirit of a young girl killed in a car accident returns to the lonely stretch of road...
- Author:Telfer, GeordieSummary:
Collection of creepy, ghoulish, scary, comforting, weird, paranormal, unnerving stories appropriate to telling around a campfire for all ages.
- Author:Melnyk, GeorgeSummary:
Noted academics, politicians, and activists examine Canada's decision not to support the U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq. Each contributor opposes the U.S. action and discusses how Canadaís non-involvement might affect the future...