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Great Lakes Family   |   READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
A Voyage Through North America's Magnificent Inland Seas

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Fodor's Toronto's 25 Best  •   Fodor's
GUIDEBOOK •  2008 •  PAPER  • 128 PAGES
A shirt-pocket guide to Toronto, this slim book includes an excellent map of the center of the city and essential information on the best restaurants, shops and sights to see. (GLK07, $11.95)
  Fodor's Toronto's 25 Best
The Living Great Lakes  •  Jerry Dennis
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2004 •  PAPER  • 296 PAGES
Jerry Dennis, known for his writing on fly-fishing and canoeing, interweaves observation, anecdote and history in this tale of the lakes and his month-long voyage aboard the schooner Malabar. Organized by lake, this is an informative, personable guide to the region. (GLK33, $14.95)
  The Living Great Lakes
The Great Lakes, The Natural History of a Changing Region  •  Wayne Grady
NATURAL HISTORY •  2007 •  HARD COVER  • 320 PAGES
Beautifully photographed, this timely portrait showcases the nature, history and importance of the Great Lakes, hub of industry and agriculture and home to 40 million people. Published in conjunction with the David Suzuki Foundation, dedictaed to preserving the diverity of naturea nd quality of life. (GLK43, $42.95)
  The Great Lakes, The Natural History of a Changing Region
Great Lakes Map  •   Hallwag
MAP
Covering all the Great Lakes, from Ontario to Superior, at a scale of 1:1,200,000. We also like the laminated, Great Lakes, Northeast (USE492), across to the Hudson and New York. One Side. 39x54 inches. (GLK13, $14.95)
  Great Lakes Map
 

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Moon Handbook Michigan's Upper Peninsula  •  Josh Bishop   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A no-nonsense practical guide in the Moon series, jam-packed not only with travel necessities (hotels, restaurants, sights), but also with a good overview of history, flora and fauna and geology. (USM137, $17.95)
 
 
Yoga for All of Us  •  Peggy Cappy   • REFERENCE  •  An accessible guide to gentle yoga stretches and poses, geared towards people who are interested in yoga but have physical limitations. (SPT16, $18.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
Copper Country Rail  •  George Anderson   • HISTORY  •  This book illuminates the rich history of the Copper Country of Michigan's Upper Peninsula through hundreds of archival images, many from the Houghton County historical Society. (USM138, $19.99)
 
 
Inventing Niagara  •  Ginger Strand   • HISTORY  •  A witty, well-researched tale of the transformation of a natural wonder into an engineering feat, spectacle and monument. (CND302, $16.00)
 
 
Niagara, A History of the Falls  •  Pierre Berton   • HISTORY  •  Meticulously researched and entertaining, this history of Niagara Falls captures the sideshow atmosphere of the place with its honky-tonk attractions and daredevil feats. An engrossing social history. (GLK02, $24.95)
 
 
Shining Big Sea Water, The Story of Lake Superior  •  Norman K. Risjord   • HISTORY  •  A swift, illuminating history of Lake Superior, from its geological birth and native inhabitants to early explorers and industries, developers, cities and future challenges. (GLK58, $16.95)
 
 
The Long Ships Passing  •  Walter Havighurst   • HISTORY  •  A vivid popular history of the Great Lakes, rich in anecdote, incident and drama. Havighurst recounts the early days of ships and shipping on the Great Lakes from the time of the early French voyageurs through the industrialization of the region at the turn of the century. (GLK27, $17.95)
 
 
The Middle Ground, Indians, Empires, and Republics in the Great Lakes Region, 1650-1815  •  Richard White   • HISTORY  •  White takes in the history of Daniel Boone, George Washington, Pontiac and Tecumseh in this scholarly history of relations between native peoples and Europeans in "pays d'en haut," the region around the Great Lakes. (GLK18, $33.99)
 
 
Call of the North Wind  •  Marlin Bree   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  A newspaperman and sailor, Bree combines his love of cold weather, storms and history in this enthralling yachtsman's account of adventures aboard a 20-foot sloop on Lake Superior. (GLK21, $16.95)
 
 
Great Lakes Journey, A New Look at America's Freshwater Coast  •  William Ashworth   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Ashworth brings us up to date on the places and people in visited in 1983 in this reprise of his original "The Late, Great Lakes." (GLK29, $23.95)
 
 
Lake Country, A Series of Journeys  •  Kathleen Stocking   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  In this second collection of 21 essays, Stocking writes with great affection and enthusiasm for her native Michigan. Themes of spirituality, nature and humanity permeate her reflections on Michigan's wildlife, small towns, local residents, and the college town of Ann Arbor. (USM05, $19.95)
 
 
Fifth Business  •  Robertson Davies   • LITERATURE  •  The great man of Canadian letters wrote a slew of novels, many set in rural Ontario and Toronto. This is the gem that launched his career, laugh-out-loud funny and filled with memorable characters and dazzling prose. (USW42, $15.00)
 
 
In the Skin of a Lion  •  Michael Ondaatje   • LITERATURE  •  This richly lyrical, poetic novel by Michael Ondaatje is set in 1920's Toronto and rural Ontario. Its protagonist is a tough woodsman who comes to the rough-and-tumble city. (CND13, $14.95)
 
 
Fishing the Great Lakes, An Environmental History, 1783-1933  •  Margaret Beattie Bogue   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  This sweeping history of the destruction of the once-abundant fisheries of Great Lakes examines the problem in the context of current global fishery concerns. (GLK57, $27.95)
 
 
Great Lakes Water War  •  Peter Annin   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Annin weaves an intriguing tale of behind the scenes compromise and conflict among the states and provinces making a grab for a portion of the water in the Great Lakes. (GLK49, $19.95)
 
 
Mackinac Island  •  Terry Phipps   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Phipps captures the splendor of the architecture and gardens of Mackinac in this collection of photographs. (GLK36, $39.95)
 
 
Technology's Promise, Expert Knowledge on the Transformation of Business and Society  •  William E. Halal   • SCIENCE  •  Halal's readable, authoritative roadmap, drawing on interviews with 100 high-tech gurus, scientists and other experts, looks to future innovations and their cultural impacts. (SCI282, $42.00)
 
 
A Field Guide to Wildflowers: Northeastern and North-Central North America  •  Roger Tory Peterson  •  Rosemary McKenna   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A best-selling guide to wildflowers in a handsome paper edition, featuring drawings, color illustrations, and short descriptions. Covers 1,293 species. (FG38, $19.00)
 
 
Great Lakes Birds  •  Raymond Leung  •  James Kavanaugh   • FIELD GUIDE  •  This fold-out reference illustrates almost 150 species in the Great Lakes region. Laminated and pocket-sized, it's a handy item to take along in the field. (GLK24, $5.95)
 
 
Great Lakes Trees and Wildflowers  •  Raymond Leung  •  James Kavanaugh   • FIELD GUIDE  •  This laminated fold-out reference illustrates almost 150 plants in the Great Lakes region. (GLK25, $5.95)
 
 
Great Lakes Wildlife  •  Raymond Leung  •  James Kavanaugh   • FIELD GUIDE  •  This laminated fold-out card illustrates almost 150 animals in the Great Lakes region. (GLK26, $5.95)
 
 
Know Your Ships  •  Roger LeLievre   • FIELD GUIDE  •  An afficionado's field guide to the ships on the St. Lawrence Seaway and the Great Lakes. The freighter fleets of all the shipping companies are listed, along with the vital statistics for each ship. (GLK12, $16.95)
 
 
National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America  •   National Geographic   • FIELD GUIDE  •  From Alaska to Baja California, this field guide, now in its fifth edition is the one to carry. (FG09, $24.00)
 
 
National Geographic Photography Field Guide: Travel  •  Bob Caputo   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A concise, practical guide to taking better travel photos covering equipment, digital photography and technique. With suggestions and how-to. (PHT23, $21.95)
 
 


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