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Moon Handbook Atlantic Canada
Mark Morris
GUIDEBOOK
2006
PAPER
472 PAGES
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) |
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Fodor's Boston's 25 Best
Fodor's
GUIDEBOOK
2007
PAPER
128 PAGES
A shirt-pocket guide to Boston, this slim book includes an excellent map of the center of the city and essential information on its highlights, including restaurant recommendations and sightseeing -- all in a slipcover.
(USE04, $11.95) |
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One Man's Meat
E.B. White
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
1997
PAPER
279 PAGES
A collection of observant, personal, and often humorous essays about daily life on a Maine saltwater farm. Originally published in 1938, and written by E.B. White, author of the children's classics "Charlotte's Web," "Trumpet of the Swan" and "Stuart Little," this book is a wonderful portrait of coastal, small town life.
(USE43, $14.95) |
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Calling the Maritimes Home
Julie V. Watson
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
2004
PAPER
192 PAGES
A portrait of Canada's Maritime Provinces and their distinct cultural riches, written by a Canadian with a clear affection for her homeland. From PEI and Nova Scotia to New Brunswick, Watson enlightens on the history, art, food and traditions of Eastern Canada in witty, anecdotal detail.
(CND242, $13.95) |
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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.
(CND50, $6.95) |
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Acadia National Park Map
Trails Illustrated
MAP
A hiker's detailed topographic map of Acadia National Park, shown at a scale of 1:50,000, printed on tear-resistant, waterproof paper.
(USE154, $9.95) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America
David Sibley
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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