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The Wake

The Deadly Legacy of a Newfoundland Tsunami

de Linden MacIntrye ...

Narrado por Linden MacIntyre ...

Completo

10 hora 50 minutos

NATIONAL BESTSELLER“Fascinating, infuriating, eloquent and cautionary.” **—**PostmediaA Globe and Mail, CBC Books and Maclean’s Book of the YearIn the vein of Erik Larson’s Isaac’s Storm and Dead Wake comes an incredible true story of destruction and survival in Newfoundland by one of Canada’s best-known writersOn November 18, 1929, a tsunami struck Newfoundland’s Burin Peninsula. Giant waves up ... Leer más

$12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

NATIONAL BESTSELLER“Fascinating, infuriating, eloquent and cautionary.” **—**PostmediaA Globe and Mail, CBC Books and Maclean’s Book of the YearIn the vein of Erik Larson’s Isaac’s Storm and Dead Wake comes an incredible true story of destruction and survival in Newfoundland by one of Canada’s best-known writersOn November 18, 1929, a tsunami struck Newfoundland’s Burin Peninsula. Giant waves up
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The Company

The Rise and Fall of the Hudson’s Bay Empire

de Stephen R. Bown ...

Narrado por Traber Burns ...

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16 hora 5 minutos

A thrilling new telling of the story of modern Canada’s originsThe story of the Hudson’s Bay Company, dramatic and adventurous and complex, is the story of modern Canada’s creation. And yet it hasn’t been told in a book for over thirty years and never in such depth and vivid detail as in Stephen R. Bown’s exciting new telling.The company started out small in 1670, trading practical manufactured ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

A thrilling new telling of the story of modern Canada’s originsThe story of the Hudson’s Bay Company, dramatic and adventurous and complex, is the story of modern Canada’s creation. And yet it hasn’t been told in a book for over thirty years and never in such depth and vivid detail as in Stephen R. Bown’s exciting new telling.The company started out small in 1670, trading practical manufactured
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The Wake

Extended Preview

de Linden MacIntyre ...

Narrado por Linden MacIntyre ...

Completo

42 minutos

This is a free extended preview of The Wake. The full audiobook can be found by searching the Kobo store.NATIONAL BESTSELLER“Fascinating, infuriating, eloquent and cautionary.” **—**PostmediaA Globe and Mail, CBC Books and Maclean’s Book of the YearIn the vein of Erik Larson’s Isaac’s Storm and Dead Wake comes an incredible true story of destruction and survival in Newfoundland by one of Canada’s ... Leer más

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This is a free extended preview of The Wake. The full audiobook can be found by searching the Kobo store.NATIONAL BESTSELLER“Fascinating, infuriating, eloquent and cautionary.” **—**PostmediaA Globe and Mail, CBC Books and Maclean’s Book of the YearIn the vein of Erik Larson’s Isaac’s Storm and Dead Wake comes an incredible true story of destruction and survival in Newfoundland by one of Canada’s
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A Newfoundlander in Canada

Always Going Somewhere, Always Coming Home

de Alan Doyle ...

Narrado por Alan Doyle ...

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6 hora 40 minutos

Following the fantastic success of his bestselling memoir, Where I Belong, Great Big Sea front man Alan Doyle returns with a hilarious, heartwarming account of leaving Newfoundland and discovering Canada for the first time.Armed with the same personable, candid style found in his first book, Alan Doyle turns his perspective outward from Petty Harbour toward mainland Canada, reflecting on what it ... Leer más

$28.00 USD

Following the fantastic success of his bestselling memoir, Where I Belong, Great Big Sea front man Alan Doyle returns with a hilarious, heartwarming account of leaving Newfoundland and discovering Canada for the first time.Armed with the same personable, candid style found in his first book, Alan Doyle turns his perspective outward from Petty Harbour toward mainland Canada, reflecting on what it
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A People's History of Quebec

de Jacques Lacoursière, Robin Philpot ...

Narrado por Matthew Josdal ...

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6 hora 29 minutos

Revealing a little-known part of North American history, this lively guide tells the fascinating tale of the settlement of the St. Lawrence Valley. It also tells of the Montreal and Quebec-based explorers and traders who traveled, mapped, and inhabited a very large part of North America, and "embrothered the peoples" they met, as Jack Kerouac wrote. Connecting everyday life to the events that ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

Revealing a little-known part of North American history, this lively guide tells the fascinating tale of the settlement of the St. Lawrence Valley. It also tells of the Montreal and Quebec-based explorers and traders who traveled, mapped, and inhabited a very large part of North America, and "embrothered the peoples" they met, as Jack Kerouac wrote. Connecting everyday life to the events that
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Secret Treasure of Oak Island

The Amazing True Story of a Centuries-Old Treasure Hunt

de D'Arcy O'Connor ...

Narrado por Paul Heitsch ...

Completo

10 hora 7 minutos

It started on a summer afternoon in 1795 when a young man named Daniel McGinnis found what appeared to be an old site on an island off the Acadian coast, a coastline fabled for the skullduggery of pirates. The notorious Captain Kidd was rumored to have left part of his treasure somewhere along here, and as McGinnis and two friends started to dig, they found what turned out to be an elaborately ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

It started on a summer afternoon in 1795 when a young man named Daniel McGinnis found what appeared to be an old site on an island off the Acadian coast, a coastline fabled for the skullduggery of pirates. The notorious Captain Kidd was rumored to have left part of his treasure somewhere along here, and as McGinnis and two friends started to dig, they found what turned out to be an elaborately
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Valley of the Birdtail

An Indian Reserve, a White Town, and the Road to Reconciliation

de Douglas Sanderson, Andrew Stobo Sniderman ...

Narrado por Greg Rogers ...

Completo

10 hora

THE NATIONAL BESTSELLERWinner – 2023 Stubbendieck Great Plains Distinguished Book PrizeWinner – 2023 John W. Dafoe Book PrizeWinner – 2023 High Plains Book Award for Indigenous WriterWinner – 2022 Manitoba Historical Society Margaret McWilliams Book Award for Local HistoryFinalist – 2023 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer PrizeFinalist – Wr... ... Leer más

$28.99 USD

THE NATIONAL BESTSELLERWinner – 2023 Stubbendieck Great Plains Distinguished Book PrizeWinner – 2023 John W. Dafoe Book PrizeWinner – 2023 High Plains Book Award for Indigenous WriterWinner – 2022 Manitoba Historical Society Margaret McWilliams Book Award for Local HistoryFinalist – 2023 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer PrizeFinalist – Wr...
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The Toronto Book of the Dead

de Adam Bunch ...

Narrado por Adam Bunch ...

Completo

12 hora 10 minutos

Exploring Toronto’s history through the stories of its most fascinating and shadowy deaths.If these streets could talk…With morbid tales of war and plague, duels and executions, suicides and séances, Toronto’s past is filled with stories whose endings were anything but peaceful. The Toronto Book of the Dead delves into these: from ancient First Nations burial mounds to the grisly murder of Toronto ... Leer más

$29.99 USD

Exploring Toronto’s history through the stories of its most fascinating and shadowy deaths.If these streets could talk…With morbid tales of war and plague, duels and executions, suicides and séances, Toronto’s past is filled with stories whose endings were anything but peaceful. The Toronto Book of the Dead delves into these: from ancient First Nations burial mounds to the grisly murder of Toronto
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Fighting Dirty

How a Small Community Took on Big Trash

de Poh-Gek Forkert ...

Narrado por Vivian Hisey ...

Completo

8 hora 47 minutos

Fighting Dirty tells the story of how one small group of farmers, small-town residents, and Indigenous people fought the world’s largest waste disposal company to stop them from expanding a local dumpsite into a massive landfill. As one of the experts brought in to assess the impact the toxic waste would have on the community, Poh-Gek Forkert was part of the adventures and misadventures of their ... Leer más

$16.99 USD

Fighting Dirty tells the story of how one small group of farmers, small-town residents, and Indigenous people fought the world’s largest waste disposal company to stop them from expanding a local dumpsite into a massive landfill. As one of the experts brought in to assess the impact the toxic waste would have on the community, Poh-Gek Forkert was part of the adventures and misadventures of their
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Vanished Beyond the Map

The Mystery of Lost Explorer Hubert Darrell

de Adam Shoalts ...

Narrado por Adam Shoalts ...

Completo

7 hora 44 minutos

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. ... Leer más

$27.00 USD

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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Bygone Days

de Reginald "Dutch" Thompson ...

Narrado por Kristina Uranowski ...

Completo

8 hora 35 minutos

Reginald—better known as “Dutch”—Thompson is a multi-faceted storyteller with unforgettable voices—those of Roy from Murray Harbour North, Adelaide from Bunbury, Gus from Chepstow, and countless others—to tell the stories of the Bygone days in Prince Edward Island [sometimes NS, too]. Stories that, without Dutch’s talent and care, might be remembered only by family and close friends or lost ... Leer más

$31.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Reginald—better known as “Dutch”—Thompson is a multi-faceted storyteller with unforgettable voices—those of Roy from Murray Harbour North, Adelaide from Bunbury, Gus from Chepstow, and countless others—to tell the stories of the Bygone days in Prince Edward Island [sometimes NS, too]. Stories that, without Dutch’s talent and care, might be remembered only by family and close friends or lost
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Killer Whale Who Changed The World, The

de Mark Leiren-Young ...

Narrado por Mark Leiren-Young ...

Completo

6 hora 26 minutos

The fascinating and heartbreaking account of the first publicly exhibited captive killer whale a story that forever changed the way we see orcas and sparked the movement to save them. Killer whales had always been seen as bloodthirsty sea monsters. That all changed when a young killer whale was captured off the west coast of North America and displayed to the public in 1964. Moby Doll, as the ... Leer más

$9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

The fascinating and heartbreaking account of the first publicly exhibited captive killer whale a story that forever changed the way we see orcas and sparked the movement to save them. Killer whales had always been seen as bloodthirsty sea monsters. That all changed when a young killer whale was captured off the west coast of North America and displayed to the public in 1964. Moby Doll, as the
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Clearing the Plains

Disease, Politics of Starvation, and the Loss of Indigenous Life

de James Daschuk, Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair ...

Narrado por J.D. Nicholsen ...

Completo

21 hora 17 minutos

Revealing how Canada’s first Prime Minister used a policy of starvation against Indigenous people to clear the way for settlement, the multiple award-winning Clearing the Plains sparked widespread debate about genocide in Canada.In arresting, but harrowing, prose, James Daschuk examines the roles that Old World diseases, climate, and, most disturbingly, Canadian politics—the politics of ethnocide ... Leer más

$27.99 USD

Revealing how Canada’s first Prime Minister used a policy of starvation against Indigenous people to clear the way for settlement, the multiple award-winning Clearing the Plains sparked widespread debate about genocide in Canada.In arresting, but harrowing, prose, James Daschuk examines the roles that Old World diseases, climate, and, most disturbingly, Canadian politics—the politics of ethnocide
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History of Oak Island: The Money Pit That Won't Give Up Its Secret

de Stephen Radcliffe ...

Narrado por Stephen Radcliffe ...

Completo

1 horas 49 minutos

Plunge into a gripping historical mystery where a two-century treasure hunt defies engineering and logic. This atmospheric true history explores a rugged Nova Scotia island that has bankrupted dreamers and baffled experts since the eighteenth century. Transform your daily commute or evening wind-down with an immersive, fact-based investigation into an enigma that refuses to be solved.Leave the ... Leer más

$9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Plunge into a gripping historical mystery where a two-century treasure hunt defies engineering and logic. This atmospheric true history explores a rugged Nova Scotia island that has bankrupted dreamers and baffled experts since the eighteenth century. Transform your daily commute or evening wind-down with an immersive, fact-based investigation into an enigma that refuses to be solved.Leave the
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Brief History of Montreal, A

de KJ Smith ...

Narrado por Digital Voice Madison G ...

Series Audiolibro 91 - A Brief History of - City Edition
Completo

1 horas 45 minutos

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Brief History of MontrealExplore the captivating history of one of Canada’s most vibrant cities in A Brief History of Montreal. From its founding in 1642 as a French colony to its evolution into a multicultural metropolis, this book offers a concise yet engaging look at Montreal’s development. Discover the key events, cultural shifts, and influential ... Leer más

$7.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Brief History of MontrealExplore the captivating history of one of Canada’s most vibrant cities in A Brief History of Montreal. From its founding in 1642 as a French colony to its evolution into a multicultural metropolis, this book offers a concise yet engaging look at Montreal’s development. Discover the key events, cultural shifts, and influential
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Them Days 4.3

Stories from throughout the Big Land

de Doris Saunders, Henry Mesher, Horace Goudie, Nigel Markham, Bruce Bourque, Barry Mercer, John Blake, Mark Blake, John Montague, Wallace McLean, Isaac Rich, Bill Brown, Hiram White, Finley Leemare, Chesley Lethbridge, Benny Powell, Abel Atsatatajok, Andrea Webb, Stella Fowler, Ellen McDonald, Bessie Flynn, Max Blake, Jim Saunders, Clara Voisey, Clara Ford, John Davis, Percy Davis, John Earle, Manasse Fox, Sylbilla Uvloriak, Bertha Holeiter, Leo O'Brien, Lawrence O'Brien ...

Narrado por Aimee Chaulk, Martina Lavallee, Domenica Brown, Shane Heard, Margaret Beyere, Krista Hann, George Way, Alexa Nicolle, Ida Suarak, Sam Newman, Jillian Larkham, Joan Dicker, Sophie Ford ...

Completo

2 hora 8 minutos

Enjoy historic stories about trapping, songs, seals, communities and more in this early edition of Them Days Magazine. ... Leer más

$6.79 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Enjoy historic stories about trapping, songs, seals, communities and more in this early edition of Them Days Magazine.
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Way of Being: Indigenous Traditions for Canadian Youth

de Corinne Isaacs ...

Narrado por Corinne Isaacs ...

Completo

33 minutos

In a world where cultural values and traditions often fade with each generation, "Way of Being: Indigenous Traditions for Canadian Youth" stands as a beacon of preservation and education. This enlightening book delves into the core values, belief systems, and cultural practices of Indigenous Peoples in Canada, offering Indigenous cultural insights for Canadian youth. The book highlights the ... Leer más

$8.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

In a world where cultural values and traditions often fade with each generation, "Way of Being: Indigenous Traditions for Canadian Youth" stands as a beacon of preservation and education. This enlightening book delves into the core values, belief systems, and cultural practices of Indigenous Peoples in Canada, offering Indigenous cultural insights for Canadian youth. The book highlights the
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Them Days 1.3

de John A. Broomfield, Rev. F. W. Peacock, Alice Perrault, Percy Davis, Thorwald Perrault, Wilfred Shiwak, Harvey Goudie, William Buckle, Alfred Winters Sr., John Michelin, Jim Saunders Sr., Elizabeth Goudie, Hayward Haynes, Wallace McLean, May Flowers, William Andersen Sr., Belle Butt, Mary Jane Jones, Don Martin ...

Narrado por Morgen Mills, Aimee Chaulk, Patty Way, George Davis, Jaimee Brown, Clarice Blake-Rudkowski, Jillian Larkham, Martha MacDonald, Val Pardy, Martina Lavallee ...

Completo

2 hora 4 minutos

This third edition of Them Days Magazine from 1976 covers stories about the Moravian Church, memories of the HBC, komatiks and the dogs who pull them, and other reminisces of Labrador. ... Leer más

$6.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

This third edition of Them Days Magazine from 1976 covers stories about the Moravian Church, memories of the HBC, komatiks and the dogs who pull them, and other reminisces of Labrador.
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Ma tristesse sur la mer

de Mike Burns ...

Narrado por Mike Burns ...

Completo

1 horas

Né de la menace des Etats-Unis d’envahir les colonies britanniques du Canada, les travaux du Canal Rideau débutèrent au début du 19ème siècle. Long de 202 kms, sa creusée et sa construction, par les immigrants toujours plus nombreux, furent un travail colossal. Histoire d’exils, de songes espérants, de luttes pour la survie, du lointain chevillé au coeur, d’âmes errantes, d’ouvriers migrants, de ... Leer más

$11.99 USD

Né de la menace des Etats-Unis d’envahir les colonies britanniques du Canada, les travaux du Canal Rideau débutèrent au début du 19ème siècle. Long de 202 kms, sa creusée et sa construction, par les immigrants toujours plus nombreux, furent un travail colossal. Histoire d’exils, de songes espérants, de luttes pour la survie, du lointain chevillé au coeur, d’âmes errantes, d’ouvriers migrants, de
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Concise History of Quebec City, A: How a Cliff-Top Fort Became the Cradle of French Canada

de Daniel Moreau ...

Narrado por Daniel Moreau ...

Completo

1 horas 53 minutos

Discover how a rugged cliff-top fort survived sieges and regime changes to become the cultural heart of French Canada. Perfect for an immersive commute, this evocative historical journey traces the intersection of geography, power, and human resilience along the St. Lawrence River. Step into the cobblestone streets where global empires clashed and a distinct identity was forged against the odds ... Leer más

$9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Discover how a rugged cliff-top fort survived sieges and regime changes to become the cultural heart of French Canada. Perfect for an immersive commute, this evocative historical journey traces the intersection of geography, power, and human resilience along the St. Lawrence River. Step into the cobblestone streets where global empires clashed and a distinct identity was forged against the odds
... Leer más
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Brief History of Canada: From First Peoples to Modern Nation in Ten Key Turning Points

de Colin Abernathy ...

Narrado por Colin Abernathy ...

Completo

1 horas 58 minutos

Experience the epic Canadian history of land, power, and survival through a captivating narrative of nation-building. Whether you need an engaging companion for your daily commute or a thought-provoking deep dive into North American politics, this sweeping chronicle trades dry dates for dramatic clashes of empires.Journey from the vibrant, complex societies of the First Peoples to the modern ... Leer más

$9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Experience the epic Canadian history of land, power, and survival through a captivating narrative of nation-building. Whether you need an engaging companion for your daily commute or a thought-provoking deep dive into North American politics, this sweeping chronicle trades dry dates for dramatic clashes of empires.Journey from the vibrant, complex societies of the First Peoples to the modern
... Leer más
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THE PROMISED LAND

The Great Migration and the Making of Black Urban America, 1910-1970

de Lorraine Evelyn Booker ...

Narrado por Patrick Reeves ...

Completo

4 hora 52 minutos

THE PROMISED LAND — Audiobook · Narrated by Patrick Reeves. Listen time: 4 hours 53 minutes The complete narrative history of the Great Migration — six million Black Americans, the Chicago Defender, Jim Crow's South, redlining, the Chicago blues, and the making of Black urban America, 1910-1970. Between 1910 and 1970, six million Black Americans left the South for the cities of the North and West ... Leer más

$8.99 USD

THE PROMISED LAND — Audiobook · Narrated by Patrick Reeves. Listen time: 4 hours 53 minutes The complete narrative history of the Great Migration — six million Black Americans, the Chicago Defender, Jim Crow's South, redlining, the Chicago blues, and the making of Black urban America, 1910-1970. Between 1910 and 1970, six million Black Americans left the South for the cities of the North and West
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Canadian History: A Fast-Paced Journey From First Peoples to the 21st Century

de Edward McAllister ...

Narrado por Edward McAllister ...

Completo

2 hora 3 minutos

Uncover the dramatic North American history of survival and conquest, from resilient First Peoples to modern conflicts. Perfect for a daily commute, this immersive narrative transforms dry dates into a vivid saga of exploration and rebellion. Listeners will be captivated by the turbulent culture clashes that forged a massive, diverse nation out of untamed wilderness.Step into the boots of fur ... Leer más

$9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Uncover the dramatic North American history of survival and conquest, from resilient First Peoples to modern conflicts. Perfect for a daily commute, this immersive narrative transforms dry dates into a vivid saga of exploration and rebellion. Listeners will be captivated by the turbulent culture clashes that forged a massive, diverse nation out of untamed wilderness.Step into the boots of fur
... Leer más
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The Search For The Northwest Passage

de Ted McCann ...

Narrado por Martin Sherrill ...

Completo

3 hora 4 minutos

For centuries, the Northwest Passage was the shortcut every empire wanted and the Arctic refused to surrender. Somewhere beyond the ice, fog, and unmapped channels, Europe imagined a faster road to Asia, waiting for the captain bold enough to find it.The search began with phantom straits, hopeful maps, royal money, merchant ambition, and ships that had no business challenging the polar world. ... Leer más

$14.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

For centuries, the Northwest Passage was the shortcut every empire wanted and the Arctic refused to surrender. Somewhere beyond the ice, fog, and unmapped channels, Europe imagined a faster road to Asia, waiting for the captain bold enough to find it.The search began with phantom straits, hopeful maps, royal money, merchant ambition, and ships that had no business challenging the polar world.
... Leer más

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