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When Alexander Graham Bell was experimenting with flying machines, he developed hydrofoils as a means of getting airborne from water. In 1919, on the Bras ...

Environmental lawyer Boyd assesses the effectiveness of Canadian environmental laws and policies, examines reasons for the country's progress or lack thereo...

Destinies: Canadian History Since ConfederationCategories: History Americas CanadaGeneral

Greg Sorbara. Includes Index. Issued Also In Electronic Format.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences Politics & Government International & Worl...

The Illustrated History of Canada is the only comprehensive, authoritative one-volume history of the nation. Seven of Canada's leading historians have con...

A bold and profound meditation on trauma, legacy, oppression and racism in North America from award-winning Haudenosaunee writer Alicia Elliott.In an urgent...

Canada's Largest And Most Well-known Department Store, Eaton's Was A Cultural Icon For Generations. With Its Famed Catalogue And Network Of Large Stores Spr...

Describes the wildlife found in each type of Canadian habitat, including tundra, forests, and grasslandsCategories: Science & MathNature & Ecology

series Information get All You Need To Know With Super Reviews. Each Super Review's In-depth, Student-friendly Topic Review is Specifically Designed To H...

Inside the mind of a Canadian icon — the highs, lows, and miles he conqueredFeaturing excerpts from Terry’s very own Marathon of Hope journalIn 1976, wh...

Cirque du Soleil has become an international theatrical sensation, having thrilled the imaginations of more than 40 million people with its innovative circ...

A riveting nonfiction thriller reveals the inside story of how U.S. special forces and intelligence agencies led the largest manhunt in history to capture a...

Elio Costa And Gabriele Scardellato. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.Categories: Biographies & Memoirs Historical EuropeItaly

Linda Ambrose ... [et Al.] ; Edited By Matt Bray. Issued Also In French Under Title: L'université Laurentienne. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [38...

Containing two hundred colour and black-and-white images, many of them never-before published, this extraordinary book chronicles the lives of two exceptio...

Canada’s war brides were the young women who met, fell in love with, and married Canadian servicemen in Europe in World War II. Forty-eight thousand from ...

About the Author\Harold R. Johnson (1954–2022) was the author of six works of fiction and six works of nonfiction, including Firewater: How Alcohol is Kil...

For us to perceive any of the worlds that exist beside our own, not only do we have to covet them but we need to have sufficient energy to seize them. In ...

Merchant PrincesCategories: History Americas CanadaGeneral

A monumental achievement of scholarship, this volume on the Nahua Indians of Central Mexico (often called Aztecs) constitutes our best understanding of any...

In 1997 Ted Nolan won the Jack Adams Award for best coach in the NHL. But he wouldn’t work in pro hockey again for almost a decade. What happened?\Growing...

Whether Enemy Or Ally, Demon Or God, The Source Of Satisfaction Or The Root Of All Earthly Troubles, The Penis Has Forced Humanity To Wrestle With Its Endur...

Meet some of the brave men and women who first settled the New World and helped found the colony of New France - Cartier, Marie La Tour, La Salle and Madele...

What if you lived with the Sioux Indians?If you lived with the Sioux Indians--Would you hunt for food?--What kind of home would you live in?--What would be...

The Romance of Canadian History Series, Number II. Illustrated with many photographs.Categories: History Americas CanadaGeneral

As Bob and Mildred Lee, they amazed audiences with their death-defying motorcycle act. In reality they were Bob and Mildred Restall, parents of three, who ...

Glamorous and intriguing, packed with hundreds of incomparable pictures and marvelous anecdotes about some of the flamboyant personalities of the first hal...

The Actress Best Known For Her Work On Parks And Recreation And Saturday Night Live Reveals Personal Stories And Offers Her Humorous Take On Such Topics As ...

On June 6, 1944, nearly 15,000 Canadians - at sea, in the air, and on the ground - joined the long-anticipated D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe on t...

Canadian Comic Actor Mike Myers Writes From The Heart About His Native Land, Canada, And What It Means To Be A Canadian. Introduction: My Canada -- True. Wh...

William Goetzmann And Glyndwr Williams ; [cartographic Director, Malcolm Swanston ; Maps Created By Isabelle Lewis And Jacqueline Land]. Cartographers From ...

While the fathers were off founding the country, what were the women doing? Running their husband s businesses, raising their children plus providing polit...

The only book written by Jack Layton (1950-2011) on his political life and vision, this is the former NDP leader's passionate call to action and will inspi...

If offered the chance—by cloak, spell, or superpower—to be invisible, who wouldn’t want to give it a try? We are drawn to the idea of stealthy voyeuri...

WINNER of CBC Canada Reads Finalist for the Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction and the OLA Evergreen Award #1 National Bestseller When the Second...

In 1889, Broken Shackles was published in Toronto under the pseudonym of Glenelg. This very unique book, containing the recollections of a resident of Owen...

A groundbreaking and accessible history of heaven—from the earliest biblical conceptions of the afterlife to the theologians who frame our understandings ...

Eric Davidson Was A Beautiful, Fair-haired Toddler When The Halifax Explosion Struck, Killing Almost 2,000 People And Seriously Injuring Thousands Of Others...

An Examination Of Cuban Society Through The Music Of The 1920s-30s When It Began To Embrace Afro-cuban Culture. Traces How The African Element Of Cuban Soci...

This reader reflects the genesis, scope, and direction of women’s activism in a single Latin American country. It collects the voices of forty-one dive...

This book offers the reflections of Latin American thinkers on the nature of philosophy, justice, human rights, cultural identity, and other issues that h...

This comprehensive narrative covers Latin America's pre-Colombian and colonial periods, including its civil war and struggle for independence. Brown's clear...

Windfall: Viola MacMillan and Her Notorious Mining ScandalCategories: History WorldWomen in History

The League of Nations - pre-cursor to the United Nations - was founded in 1919 as a response to the First World War to ensure collective security and preven...

The Murder Of Abraham Lincoln Set Off The Greatest Manhunt In American History. From April 14 To April 26, 1865, The Assassin Led Union Cavalry And Detectiv...

Letters To My Palestinian Neighbor Is One Israeli's Powerful Attempt To Reach Beyond The Wall That Separates Israelis And Palestinians And Into The Hearts O...

With their thirtieth birthdays looming, Jen, Holly, and Amanda are feeling the pressure to hit certain milestones—score the big promotion, find a soul ma...

Was Golf Better (to Use One Of Tiger's Favorite Phrases) Back In The Day? In [this Book], Michael Bamberger, Who Fell For The Game As A Teenager In Its Wild...