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Anne Of Green Gables Complete 8 Book Set

by L. M. Montgomery ...

This ebook compiles Lucy Maud Montgomery's complete 'Anne of Green Gables' novels, including "Anne of Green Gables", "Anne of Windy Poplars", "Anne of Ingleside" and "Rainbow Valley". This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By ... Read more

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This ebook compiles Lucy Maud Montgomery's complete 'Anne of Green Gables' novels, including "Anne of Green Gables", "Anne of Windy Poplars", "Anne of Ingleside" and "Rainbow Valley". This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By
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The Day the World Came to Town

9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland

by Jim DeFede ...

**A New York Times bestseller**The true story behind the events on 9/11 that inspired Broadway’s smash hit musical Come from Away, featuring all new material from the authorWhen 38 jetliners bound for the United States were forced to land at Gander International Airport in Canada by the closing of U.S. airspace on September 11, the population of this small town on Newfoundland Island swelled from ... Read more

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**A New York Times bestseller**The true story behind the events on 9/11 that inspired Broadway’s smash hit musical Come from Away, featuring all new material from the authorWhen 38 jetliners bound for the United States were forced to land at Gander International Airport in Canada by the closing of U.S. airspace on September 11, the population of this small town on Newfoundland Island swelled from
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Canada After America

A Strategy for Prosperity in a Changed World

by Ricardo Hausmann, Eric Protzer ...

For generations, Canada built its prosperity on economic integration with the United States, only to find itself hostage to its nearest neighbour.In Canada After America, economists Ricardo Hausmann and Eric Protzer offer a bold, practical strategy for Canadian prosperity in a radically changed world.Drawing on research from the Harvard Growth Lab and the insights of economic complexity, they ... Read more

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For generations, Canada built its prosperity on economic integration with the United States, only to find itself hostage to its nearest neighbour.In Canada After America, economists Ricardo Hausmann and Eric Protzer offer a bold, practical strategy for Canadian prosperity in a radically changed world.Drawing on research from the Harvard Growth Lab and the insights of economic complexity, they
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Ghost Stories of the Great Lakes

by Mark Leslie ...

The unknown is alive in the depths of the great lakes. And it calls to us like the relentless waves lapping the shores.The great lakes are the largest group of freshwater lakes in the world by total area and contain roughly 20 percent of the world's fresh water – but they also hold six thousand lost ships and tens of thousands of drowned and missing souls.In this sweeping collection Mark Leslie ... Read more

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The unknown is alive in the depths of the great lakes. And it calls to us like the relentless waves lapping the shores.The great lakes are the largest group of freshwater lakes in the world by total area and contain roughly 20 percent of the world's fresh water – but they also hold six thousand lost ships and tens of thousands of drowned and missing souls.In this sweeping collection Mark Leslie
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True North

On the Road in Canada

by Paul Theroux ...

A Toronto Star bestsellerAcclaimed, bestselling author and "“master of modern travel writing” (Wall Street Journal) Paul Theroux turns his gaze to Canada in a sweeping, personal journey.For more than half a century, Paul Theroux has traveled the globe and chronicled its far corners with curiosity, wit, and an unflinching eye. With True North, his twelfth travel book, he turns that eye to a country ... Read more

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A Toronto Star bestsellerAcclaimed, bestselling author and "“master of modern travel writing” (Wall Street Journal) Paul Theroux turns his gaze to Canada in a sweeping, personal journey.For more than half a century, Paul Theroux has traveled the globe and chronicled its far corners with curiosity, wit, and an unflinching eye. With True North, his twelfth travel book, he turns that eye to a country
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Fanette, tome 5

Les ombres du passé

by Suzanne Aubry ...

Series Book 5 - Fanette
Montréal, 1862. Depuis huit mois, Fanette est la secrétaire de sa tante Madeleine qui, sous un nom masculin, signe un roman-feuilleton dans le journal L'Époque.Fanette nourrit l'espoir d'accéder au journalisme et de signer ses propres articles. Son rêve paraît inatteignable, mais un événement imprévu lui donnera sa première chance.Amanda est enfin heureuse avec Noël Picard à Jeune-Lorette, mais ... Read more

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Montréal, 1862. Depuis huit mois, Fanette est la secrétaire de sa tante Madeleine qui, sous un nom masculin, signe un roman-feuilleton dans le journal L'Époque.Fanette nourrit l'espoir d'accéder au journalisme et de signer ses propres articles. Son rêve paraît inatteignable, mais un événement imprévu lui donnera sa première chance.Amanda est enfin heureuse avec Noël Picard à Jeune-Lorette, mais
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Unceded

Understanding British Columbia’s Colonial Past and Why It Matters Now

by George M. Abbott ...

Unceded is a compelling history of the BC government’s relationship with Indigenous peoples, from early "land question" disputes to current reconciliation efforts. Treaty commissioner George M. Abbott combines archival research with a former cabinet minister’s insider perspective on government to chronicle over 150 years of BC-Indigenous relations. He details how early government officials refused ... Read more

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Unceded is a compelling history of the BC government’s relationship with Indigenous peoples, from early "land question" disputes to current reconciliation efforts. Treaty commissioner George M. Abbott combines archival research with a former cabinet minister’s insider perspective on government to chronicle over 150 years of BC-Indigenous relations. He details how early government officials refused
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The Famous Five

Canada’s Crusaders for Women’s Rights

by Barbara Smith ...

Series series Amazing Stories
A concise history of the five women who changed the course of history and brought Canadians one step closer to equality.On August 27, 1927, five women gathered at a house on Edmonton’s Southside to sign a letter that would change the course of Canadian history. Those women were Emily Murphy, Nellie McClung, Louise McKinney, Irene Parlby, and Henrietta Muir Edwards, who would become known as the ... Read more

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A concise history of the five women who changed the course of history and brought Canadians one step closer to equality.On August 27, 1927, five women gathered at a house on Edmonton’s Southside to sign a letter that would change the course of Canadian history. Those women were Emily Murphy, Nellie McClung, Louise McKinney, Irene Parlby, and Henrietta Muir Edwards, who would become known as the
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A History of Canada in Ten Maps

Epic Stories of Charting a Mysterious Land

by Adam Shoalts ...

**Winner of the 2018 Louise de Kiriline Lawrence Award for NonfictionLonglisted for the 2018 RBC Taylor PrizeShortlisted for the 2018 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-FictionThe sweeping, epic story of the mysterious land that came to be called “Canada” like it’s never been told before.**Every map tells a story. And every map has a purpose--it invites us to go somewhere we've never been. It’s ... Read more

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**Winner of the 2018 Louise de Kiriline Lawrence Award for NonfictionLonglisted for the 2018 RBC Taylor PrizeShortlisted for the 2018 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-FictionThe sweeping, epic story of the mysterious land that came to be called “Canada” like it’s never been told before.**Every map tells a story. And every map has a purpose--it invites us to go somewhere we've never been. It’s
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Atlantic

Great Sea Battles, Heroic Discoveries, Titanic Storms,and a Vast Ocean of a Million Stories

by Simon Winchester ...

"Variably genial, cautionary, lyrical, admonitory, terrifying, horrifying and inspiring…A lifetime of thought, travel, reading, imagination and memory inform this affecting account." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)Blending history and anecdote, geography and reminiscence, science and exposition, New York Times bestselling author Simon Winchester tells the breathtaking saga of the Atlantic Ocean ... Read more

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"Variably genial, cautionary, lyrical, admonitory, terrifying, horrifying and inspiring…A lifetime of thought, travel, reading, imagination and memory inform this affecting account." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)Blending history and anecdote, geography and reminiscence, science and exposition, New York Times bestselling author Simon Winchester tells the breathtaking saga of the Atlantic Ocean
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Vanished Beyond the Map

The Mystery of Lost Explorer Hubert Darrell

by Adam Shoalts ...

Canada’s greatest modern-day explorer sets out into the arctic wilderness to solve a mystery more than 100 years old.In November 1910, explorer Hubert Darrell vanished in the uncharted wilds of the Northwest Territories. A prospector who had been swept up in the Klondike Gold Rush, Darrell later made his name as an expert guide, trapper, and restless wanderer who ventured where few others dared. ... Read more

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Canada’s greatest modern-day explorer sets out into the arctic wilderness to solve a mystery more than 100 years old.In November 1910, explorer Hubert Darrell vanished in the uncharted wilds of the Northwest Territories. A prospector who had been swept up in the Klondike Gold Rush, Darrell later made his name as an expert guide, trapper, and restless wanderer who ventured where few others dared.
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Hromada: The Changing Ukrainian Community in Saskatchewan

by Alan B. Anderson ...

The story of any immigrant community, at its core, depicts the changing meaning of home and identity - the home and identity you leave behind; those which you build on new shores, in new places, in new ways. How any change to that home and identity changes the children who grow up into it—how, in a very real way, each new generation is built from the foundation of the home and identity the ... Read more

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The story of any immigrant community, at its core, depicts the changing meaning of home and identity - the home and identity you leave behind; those which you build on new shores, in new places, in new ways. How any change to that home and identity changes the children who grow up into it—how, in a very real way, each new generation is built from the foundation of the home and identity the
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Into the Abyss

How a Deadly Plane Crash Changed the Lives of a Pilot, a Politician, a Criminal and a Cop

by Carol Shaben ...

On an icy night in October 1984, a Piper Navajo commuter plane carrying 9 passengers crashed in the remote wilderness of northern Alberta, killing 6 people. Four survived: the rookie pilot, a prominent politician, a cop, and the criminal he was escorting to face charges. Despite the poor weather, Erik Vogel, the 24-year-old pilot, was under intense pressure to fly--a situation not uncommon to ... Read more

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On an icy night in October 1984, a Piper Navajo commuter plane carrying 9 passengers crashed in the remote wilderness of northern Alberta, killing 6 people. Four survived: the rookie pilot, a prominent politician, a cop, and the criminal he was escorting to face charges. Despite the poor weather, Erik Vogel, the 24-year-old pilot, was under intense pressure to fly--a situation not uncommon to
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The Great Stork Derby

An Eccentric Millionaire, the Great Depression, and the Women Who Raced to Make Babies

by Julian Sher ...

The true story of a decade-long contest like no otherOn Halloween night in 1926, an unconventional millionaire in Toronto with a wicked sense of humour died, leaving behind an unusual clause in his will that haunted Canada for a decade: Charles Vance Millar offered to give the bulk of his estate to the woman who had the most babies in the decade after his death, close to $10 million in today's ... Read more

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The true story of a decade-long contest like no otherOn Halloween night in 1926, an unconventional millionaire in Toronto with a wicked sense of humour died, leaving behind an unusual clause in his will that haunted Canada for a decade: Charles Vance Millar offered to give the bulk of his estate to the woman who had the most babies in the decade after his death, close to $10 million in today's
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The Luck of the Karluk

Shipwrecked in the Arctic

by L.D. Cross ...

Series series Amazing Stories
When the members of Canada’s First Arctic Expedition set out from Victoria aboard HMCS Karluk in the summer of 1913, it was a moment of great optimism. The three-year mission would chart unexplored landmasses of the Western Arctic and secure Canada’s place in the international geographic community. Little did the team of distinguished scholars and scientists realize, however, how their hopes would ... Read more

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When the members of Canada’s First Arctic Expedition set out from Victoria aboard HMCS Karluk in the summer of 1913, it was a moment of great optimism. The three-year mission would chart unexplored landmasses of the Western Arctic and secure Canada’s place in the international geographic community. Little did the team of distinguished scholars and scientists realize, however, how their hopes would
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A Stunning Backdrop

Alberta in the Movies, 1917-1960

by Mary Graham ...

Alberta’s magnificent landscape has served as a popular location for filmmakers since the dawn of the movie industry. For film pioneers, Alberta embodied the myth of the Great Northwest, a primeval mountain wilderness and the last western frontier. In turn, Canadian entrepreneurs were eager for American studios to drape Alberta landscape across the backdrop of their movies, an advertisement ... Read more

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Alberta’s magnificent landscape has served as a popular location for filmmakers since the dawn of the movie industry. For film pioneers, Alberta embodied the myth of the Great Northwest, a primeval mountain wilderness and the last western frontier. In turn, Canadian entrepreneurs were eager for American studios to drape Alberta landscape across the backdrop of their movies, an advertisement
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The Knowing

by Tanya Talaga ...

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER | SHORTLISTED FOR THE TORONTO BOOK AWARD | FINALIST FOR THE SHAUGHNESSY COHEN PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING | SHORTLISTED FOR THE RODERICK HAIG-BROWN REGIONAL PRIZE | WINNER OF THE CRIME WRITERS’ OF CANADA BRASS KNUCKLES AWARD | SHORTLISTED FOR THE INDIGENOUS VOICES AWARDSFrom Tanya Talaga, the critically acclaimed and award-winning author of Seven Fallen Feathers, comes a ... Read more

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#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER | SHORTLISTED FOR THE TORONTO BOOK AWARD | FINALIST FOR THE SHAUGHNESSY COHEN PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING | SHORTLISTED FOR THE RODERICK HAIG-BROWN REGIONAL PRIZE | WINNER OF THE CRIME WRITERS’ OF CANADA BRASS KNUCKLES AWARD | SHORTLISTED FOR THE INDIGENOUS VOICES AWARDSFrom Tanya Talaga, the critically acclaimed and award-winning author of Seven Fallen Feathers, comes a
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My Viking Lady of the Lake

A Collection Inspired by the Pandemic

by Glenn Sigurdson ...

Series series Vikings On A Prairie Ocean
Conceived in the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, My Viking Lady of the Lake continues Glenn Sigurdson's exploration of the people and places of Lake Winnipeg since the arrival of the Icelandic immigrants to those shores in 1875, a mission begun in Vikings on a Prairie Ocean. Rich narratives, accompanied by unique archival photographs, reveal timeless truths around which people and ... Read more

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Conceived in the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, My Viking Lady of the Lake continues Glenn Sigurdson's exploration of the people and places of Lake Winnipeg since the arrival of the Icelandic immigrants to those shores in 1875, a mission begun in Vikings on a Prairie Ocean. Rich narratives, accompanied by unique archival photographs, reveal timeless truths around which people and
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How The Scots Invented Canada

by Ken McGoogan ...

Canadians of Scottish descent, who today total over 4.7 million, have never made up more than 16 per cent of Canada’s population. Yet they have supplied thirteen of twenty-two Canadian prime ministers, and have made proportionate contributions in exploration, education, banking, military service, railroading, invention, literature, you name it.Award-winning author Ken McGoogan has written a vivid, ... Read more

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Canadians of Scottish descent, who today total over 4.7 million, have never made up more than 16 per cent of Canada’s population. Yet they have supplied thirteen of twenty-two Canadian prime ministers, and have made proportionate contributions in exploration, education, banking, military service, railroading, invention, literature, you name it.Award-winning author Ken McGoogan has written a vivid,
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A History of the Murray Canal

by Dan Buchanan, Sean Scally ...

During the 1790s, Upper Canada’s first lieutenant governor, John Graves Simcoe, promoted the idea of a canal in the area between the Bay of Quinte and Presqu’ile Bay on Lake Ontario, but his idea did not come into fruition until decades later. Why did it take so long?In A History of the Murray Canal, historian Dan Buchanan provides a detailed account of the building of the Murray Canal and how ... Read more

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During the 1790s, Upper Canada’s first lieutenant governor, John Graves Simcoe, promoted the idea of a canal in the area between the Bay of Quinte and Presqu’ile Bay on Lake Ontario, but his idea did not come into fruition until decades later. Why did it take so long?In A History of the Murray Canal, historian Dan Buchanan provides a detailed account of the building of the Murray Canal and how
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Beyond the Trees

A Journey Alone Across Canada's Arctic

by Adam Shoalts ...

**National bestsellerA thrilling odyssey through an unforgiving landscape, from "Canada's greatest living explorer."**In the spring of 2017, Adam Shoalts, bestselling author and adventurer, set off on an unprecedented solo journey across North America's greatest wilderness. A place where, in our increasingly interconnected, digital world, it's still possible to wander for months without crossing a ... Read more

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**National bestsellerA thrilling odyssey through an unforgiving landscape, from "Canada's greatest living explorer."**In the spring of 2017, Adam Shoalts, bestselling author and adventurer, set off on an unprecedented solo journey across North America's greatest wilderness. A place where, in our increasingly interconnected, digital world, it's still possible to wander for months without crossing a
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Reconciling Truths

Reimagining Public Inquiries in Canada

by Kim Stanton ...

Series series Law and Society
Hundreds of commissions of inquiry have been struck in Canada since before Confederation, but many of their recommendations have never been implemented.Reconciling Truths explores the role and implications of commissions such as Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, and particularly their limits and possibilities ... Read more

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Hundreds of commissions of inquiry have been struck in Canada since before Confederation, but many of their recommendations have never been implemented.Reconciling Truths explores the role and implications of commissions such as Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, and particularly their limits and possibilities
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Yorkville

How a 1960s Coffeehouse Scene Rewrote Popular Music

by Mike Daley ...

The untold story of the explosive 1960s music scene that transformed a quiet neighbourhood into one of North America's most influential creative hubs.Yorkville: How a 1960s Coffeehouse Scene Rewrote Popular Music traces the rise and fall of the remarkably dense musical ecosystem that flourished in Toronto's tiny Yorkville district between 1954 and 1968. Within a few blocks, dozens of coffeehouses ... Read more

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The untold story of the explosive 1960s music scene that transformed a quiet neighbourhood into one of North America's most influential creative hubs.Yorkville: How a 1960s Coffeehouse Scene Rewrote Popular Music traces the rise and fall of the remarkably dense musical ecosystem that flourished in Toronto's tiny Yorkville district between 1954 and 1968. Within a few blocks, dozens of coffeehouses
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Dominion

The Railway and the Rise of Canada

by Stephen Bown ...

**NATIONAL BESTSELLERNamed Best Book of the Year by the Globe and Mail, History Today and The Hill TimesA gripping and eye-opening account of the building of the engineering triumph that created a nation: the Canadian Pacific Railway**The sharp decline of the demand for fur in the late nineteenth century could have spelled economic disaster for the venerable Hudson’s Bay Company, but an idea ... Read more

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**NATIONAL BESTSELLERNamed Best Book of the Year by the Globe and Mail, History Today and The Hill TimesA gripping and eye-opening account of the building of the engineering triumph that created a nation: the Canadian Pacific Railway**The sharp decline of the demand for fur in the late nineteenth century could have spelled economic disaster for the venerable Hudson’s Bay Company, but an idea
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