Presenting nine titles in the Quest Biography series that profiles prominent figures in Canada’s history. In these books we explore Canada’s rich political history through the fascinating lives of...
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Author: Slade, Arthur, Stewart, Roderick, Macpherson, Margaret, Paulin, Marguerite, Martin, Ged, Argyle, Ray, Ferguson, Julie H., goodall, lianSummary:
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Author: Hodgins, Bruce W., Hobbs, MargaretSummary:
A rich history of Canadian wilderness travel, "an utterly compelling collection," said The Globe and Mail, and "a gem -- it absolutely sparkles," according to Canadian Geographic. Declared by the...
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Author: Atwood, MargaretSummary:
William Shakespeare's The Tempest retold as Hag-Seed Felix is at the top of his game as Artistic Director of the Makeshiweg Theatre Festival. His productions have amazed and confounded. Now he's...
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Author: Andrews McMeel PublishingSummary:
"Whether wine is a nourishment, medicine or poison is a matter of dosage."—Paracelsus For the wine lover on your list, this clever collection entertains and reminds us that it's always time to...
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Author: Deverell, WilliamSummary:
Montreal journalist Lou Sabatino, under witness protection after nearly being gunned down by the Mafia, is sucked into the quirky world of a conniving Russian dominatrix who has secretly recorded...
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Author: McCutcheon, Mark A.Summary:
Technology, a word that emerged historically first to denote the study of any art or technique, has come, in modernity, to describe advanced machines, industrial systems, and media. McCutcheon...
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Author: Twigg, AlanSummary:
For his third volume about BC literary history, Alan Twigg traces the writings of David Thompson, Alexander Mackenzie, Simon Fraser and thirty of their peers, mainly Scotsmen, who founded and...
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Author: Watmough, DavidSummary:
Born in London, England, of Cornish stock, David Watmough arrived on Canada’s West Coast in 1961 and quickly became a fixture on the Canadian cultural scene. Now in his eighth decade, Watmough,...
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Author: Naves, Elaine KalmanSummary:
In the winter of 1868 a name Montreal society associated with art, good breeding, and culture became fodder for scandal mongers. The Notman name, synonymous with fine photography, was suddenly...
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Author: Deverell, WilliamSummary:
The toughest case of Beauchamp's brilliant career features sex, slander, and dirty politics Montreal journalist Lou Sabatino, under witness protection after nearly being gunned down by the Mafia,...
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Author: MacMillan, MargaretSummary:
In History’s People internationally acclaimed historian Margaret MacMillan gives her own personal selection of figures of the past, women and men, some famous and some little-known, who stand out...
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Author: Grubisic, Brett Josef, Baxter, Gisèle M., Lee, TaraSummary:
What do literary dystopias reflect about the times? In Blast, Corrupt, Dismantle, Erase, contributors address this amorphous but pervasive genre, using diverse critical methodologies to examine...
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Author: Watmough, DavidSummary:
David Watmough, often spoken of as Canada’s senior gay male fiction writer, has committed his memories to paper in Myself Through Others. Watmough is well-known for his fiction featuring gay "...
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Author: Stamp, Robert M.Summary:
Take a trip through Alberta with some of Canada's finest established and emerging poets as your guides. Writing the Terrain: Travelling Through Alberta with the Poets is the first anthology...
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Author: Deverell, WilliamSummary:
A new edition of the Arthur Ellis Award winning crime novel
Arthur Beauchamp, the scholarly, self-doubting legend of the B.C. criminal bar, is enjoying his retirement on B.C.’s...