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Lonely Planet Nova Scotia, New Brunswick & Prince Edward Island •  Karla Zimmerman
GUIDEBOOK • 2007 • PAPER • 304 PAGES
This compact guide to Atlantic Canada covers Nova Scotia, New Brunswick & Prince Edward Island in detail, and includes a chapter on Newfoundland and Labrador. With maps, travel information and short essays on culture, attractions and nature. (CND291, $16.99)

Wild Nova Scotia •  Len Wagg •  Bob Bancroft
NATURAL HISTORY • 2007 • HARD COVER • 86 PAGES
A collection of stunning color photographs of Nova Scotia's landscapes and wildlife, from close-ups of butterflies and blossoms to aerial views of vast river valleys and mist-shrouded lakes. (CND290, $29.95)

My Famous Evening: Nova Scotia Sojourns, Diaries and Preoccupations •  Howard Norman
TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2004 • HARD COVER • 208 PAGES
Howard Norman returned to Nova Scotia over a period of 30 years to interview local legends and research the folklore of the area. Norman writes with an impressionistic intimacy to create a portrait of this enchanting place and its people. A volume in the National Geographic Directions series. (CND204, $20.00)

Atlantic Canada Map •   ITMB
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A detailed map of Canada's maritime provinces and Newfoundland at a scale of 1:950,000. Newfoundland appears on one side, with New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island on the other. It also includes insets of the major cities and short informational paragraphs about regions of interest. Two Sides. 27x39 inches. (CND50, $6.95)

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Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island Map •   ITMB • This provincial map (1:400,000) includes Prince Edward Island and adjacent New Brunswick. (CND45, $9.95)

Moon Handbook Atlantic Canada •  Mark Morris • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive guide to New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island. With regional maps and detailed descriptions of St. John's and other points of interest, along with an overview of the people, wildlife and history of the region. (CAN02, $19.95)

Nova Scotia, A Colourguide •  Stephen Poole •  Al Kingsbury •  Keith Vaughan • GUIDEBOOK • A slim, region-by-region guide to Nova Scotia, featuring hundreds of color photographs. Published in Canada, it is a nice introduction to the province and its various attractions. Sixth edition. (CND89, $16.95)

Prince Edward Island, A Colourguide •  Laurie Brinklow • GUIDEBOOK • A region-by-region guide to Canada's smallest province, featuring 400 color photographs. Published in Canada, it is a nice introduction to Prince Edward Island and its attractions. (CND71, $16.95)

A Traveller's History of Canada •  Robert Bothwell • HISTORY • A readable and admirably concise march through Canadian history from prehistory to today, including a timeline. (CND82, $14.95)

Canadians, A Portrait of the Country and Its People •  Roy MacGregor • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A journalist and popular author, MacGregor takes the full measure of Canadian life in this irreverent, entertaining portrait of a people. (CND320, $18.00)

How to Be a Canadian, Even If You Already Are One •  Ian Ferguson •  Will Ferguson • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A tongue-in-cheek portrait of Canadian people and society, written by two native sons. Not entirely (but mostly) in jest, the book is an insightful look at the Canadian national character. (CND208, $18.95)

Why I Hate Canadians •  Will Ferguson • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • The tenth anniversary edition of Ferguson's wickedly astute cultural salvo, the collection of humorous essays that launched his career. As you might guess, the title is tongue-in-cheek. (CND154, $15.95)

Anne of Green Gables •  Lucy Maud Montgomery • LITERATURE • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) • The immensely popular children's novel set on Prince Edward Island. Anne, an 11-year-old orphan, moves to the small town of Avonlea when she is adopted by an elderly brother and sister. (CND39, $4.95)

Burden of Desire •  Robert MacNeil • LITERATURE • An intricate, suspenseful novel of love and war set against the backdrop of the 1917 explosion that destroyed the north end of Halifax. Written by the noted newsman Robert MacNeil. (CND23, $16.00)

Cape Breton Road •  D.R. MacDonald • LITERATURE • A young car thief from Boston is sent to live with his uncle on Cape Breton Island. (CND192, $21.95)

Evangeline •  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow • LITERATURE • Longfellow's epic poem of Evangeline and Gabriel, two lovers separated as a result of the 1755 Acadian deportation from Nova Scotia. (CND46, $7.99)

Fall on your Knees •  Ann-Marie MacDonald • LITERATURE • A best-selling epic following the lives of a Lebanese-Canadian family from Cape Breton Island throughout the first half of the 20th century. (CND49, $16.00)

Island, The Complete Stories •  Alistair MacLeod • LITERATURE • From one of Canada's most important writers comes a collection of stories about family and tradition in Nova Scotia. They tell of a young generation who has adapted to the New World but still tries to find their place within the Old World traditions of Scotland. (CND73, $14.95)

No Great Mischief •  Alistair MacLeod • LITERATURE • A novel covering 200 years in the history of a family of Scottish immigrants living in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. MacLeod creates a modern saga of the immigrant experience, familial bonds and life in coastal Canada. (CND48, $14.95)

The Museum Guard •  Howard Norman • LITERATURE • Set in Halifax in 1938, this is the odd tale of a museum guard and his relationship with the woman who is caretaker at a local cemetery. (CND40, $18.00)

Cod, A Biography of a Fish that Changed the World •  Mark Kurlansky • NATURAL HISTORY • A sparkling extended essay on the cod in the tradition of Lopez or McPhee, looking at the importance of the fish to cuisine and commerce, throwing much light on the plight of the Grand Banks and fisheries. (OCE10, $15.00)

The Canadian Landscape •  J.A. Kraulis • NATURAL HISTORY • A portfolio of 150 striking color photographs from Atlantic Canada to Vancouver, with accompanying text in English and French. (CND220, $24.95)

A Field Guide to North Atlantic Wildlife: Marine Mammals, Seabirds, Fish and Other Sea Life •  Noble S. Proctor •  Patrick J. Lynch • FIELD GUIDE • A comprehensive pocket guide to commonly encountered marine mammals, seabirds and other marine life of Northeastern North America, from North Carolina to Newfoundland and the Canadian Maritimes. (NAM24, $19.95)

The Field Guide to Birds of Eastern and Central North America •  Roger Tory Peterson • FIELD GUIDE • A compact, geographically-specific version of the Sibley Guide with all-new range maps, the same glorious illustrations and expanded, extremely valuable descriptions of each bird with status, habitat, range, voice and identifying marks. (USE262, $19.95)

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	Lonely Planet Nova Scotia, New Brunswick & Prince Edward Island • Karla Zimmerman GUIDEBOOK • 2007 • PAPER • 304 PAGES This compact guide to Atlantic Canada covers Nova Scotia, New Brunswick & Prince Edward Island in detail, and includes a chapter on Newfoundland and Labrador. With maps, travel information and short essays on culture, attractions and nature. (CND291, $16.99)
	Wild Nova Scotia • Len Wagg • Bob Bancroft NATURAL HISTORY • 2007 • HARD COVER • 86 PAGES A collection of stunning color photographs of Nova Scotia's landscapes and wildlife, from close-ups of butterflies and blossoms to aerial views of vast river valleys and mist-shrouded lakes. (CND290, $29.95)
	My Famous Evening: Nova Scotia Sojourns, Diaries and Preoccupations • Howard Norman TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2004 • HARD COVER • 208 PAGES Howard Norman returned to Nova Scotia over a period of 30 years to interview local legends and research the folklore of the area. Norman writes with an impressionistic intimacy to create a portrait of this enchanting place and its people. A volume in the National Geographic Directions series. (CND204, $20.00)
	Atlantic Canada Map • ITMB MAP A detailed map of Canada's maritime provinces and Newfoundland at a scale of 1:950,000. Newfoundland appears on one side, with New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island on the other. It also includes insets of the major cities and short informational paragraphs about regions of interest. Two Sides. 27x39 inches. (CND50, $6.95)

	Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island Map • ITMB • This provincial map (1:400,000) includes Prince Edward Island and adjacent New Brunswick. (CND45, $9.95)
	Moon Handbook Atlantic Canada • Mark Morris • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive guide to New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island. With regional maps and detailed descriptions of St. John's and other points of interest, along with an overview of the people, wildlife and history of the region. (CAN02, $19.95)
	Nova Scotia, A Colourguide • Stephen Poole • Al Kingsbury • Keith Vaughan • GUIDEBOOK • A slim, region-by-region guide to Nova Scotia, featuring hundreds of color photographs. Published in Canada, it is a nice introduction to the province and its various attractions. Sixth edition. (CND89, $16.95)
	Prince Edward Island, A Colourguide • Laurie Brinklow • GUIDEBOOK • A region-by-region guide to Canada's smallest province, featuring 400 color photographs. Published in Canada, it is a nice introduction to Prince Edward Island and its attractions. (CND71, $16.95)
	A Traveller's History of Canada • Robert Bothwell • HISTORY • A readable and admirably concise march through Canadian history from prehistory to today, including a timeline. (CND82, $14.95)
	Canadians, A Portrait of the Country and Its People • Roy MacGregor • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A journalist and popular author, MacGregor takes the full measure of Canadian life in this irreverent, entertaining portrait of a people. (CND320, $18.00)
	How to Be a Canadian, Even If You Already Are One • Ian Ferguson • Will Ferguson • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A tongue-in-cheek portrait of Canadian people and society, written by two native sons. Not entirely (but mostly) in jest, the book is an insightful look at the Canadian national character. (CND208, $18.95)
	Why I Hate Canadians • Will Ferguson • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • The tenth anniversary edition of Ferguson's wickedly astute cultural salvo, the collection of humorous essays that launched his career. As you might guess, the title is tongue-in-cheek. (CND154, $15.95)
	Anne of Green Gables • Lucy Maud Montgomery • LITERATURE • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) • The immensely popular children's novel set on Prince Edward Island. Anne, an 11-year-old orphan, moves to the small town of Avonlea when she is adopted by an elderly brother and sister. (CND39, $4.95)
	Burden of Desire • Robert MacNeil • LITERATURE • An intricate, suspenseful novel of love and war set against the backdrop of the 1917 explosion that destroyed the north end of Halifax. Written by the noted newsman Robert MacNeil. (CND23, $16.00)
	Cape Breton Road • D.R. MacDonald • LITERATURE • A young car thief from Boston is sent to live with his uncle on Cape Breton Island. (CND192, $21.95)
	Evangeline • Henry Wadsworth Longfellow • LITERATURE • Longfellow's epic poem of Evangeline and Gabriel, two lovers separated as a result of the 1755 Acadian deportation from Nova Scotia. (CND46, $7.99)
	Fall on your Knees • Ann-Marie MacDonald • LITERATURE • A best-selling epic following the lives of a Lebanese-Canadian family from Cape Breton Island throughout the first half of the 20th century. (CND49, $16.00)
	Island, The Complete Stories • Alistair MacLeod • LITERATURE • From one of Canada's most important writers comes a collection of stories about family and tradition in Nova Scotia. They tell of a young generation who has adapted to the New World but still tries to find their place within the Old World traditions of Scotland. (CND73, $14.95)
	No Great Mischief • Alistair MacLeod • LITERATURE • A novel covering 200 years in the history of a family of Scottish immigrants living in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. MacLeod creates a modern saga of the immigrant experience, familial bonds and life in coastal Canada. (CND48, $14.95)
	The Museum Guard • Howard Norman • LITERATURE • Set in Halifax in 1938, this is the odd tale of a museum guard and his relationship with the woman who is caretaker at a local cemetery. (CND40, $18.00)
	Cod, A Biography of a Fish that Changed the World • Mark Kurlansky • NATURAL HISTORY • A sparkling extended essay on the cod in the tradition of Lopez or McPhee, looking at the importance of the fish to cuisine and commerce, throwing much light on the plight of the Grand Banks and fisheries. (OCE10, $15.00)
	The Canadian Landscape • J.A. Kraulis • NATURAL HISTORY • A portfolio of 150 striking color photographs from Atlantic Canada to Vancouver, with accompanying text in English and French. (CND220, $24.95)
	A Field Guide to North Atlantic Wildlife: Marine Mammals, Seabirds, Fish and Other Sea Life • Noble S. Proctor • Patrick J. Lynch • FIELD GUIDE • A comprehensive pocket guide to commonly encountered marine mammals, seabirds and other marine life of Northeastern North America, from North Carolina to Newfoundland and the Canadian Maritimes. (NAM24, $19.95)
	The Field Guide to Birds of Eastern and Central North America • Roger Tory Peterson • FIELD GUIDE • A compact, geographically-specific version of the Sibley Guide with all-new range maps, the same glorious illustrations and expanded, extremely valuable descriptions of each bird with status, habitat, range, voice and identifying marks. (USE262, $19.95)