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Fifth Business

Fifth Business


by Robertson Davies

  • LITERATURE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 266 PAGES

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)

Fodor's Toronto, With Niagara Falls & the Niagara Wine Region

Fodor's Toronto, With Niagara Falls & the Niagara Wine Region


by Fodor's Travel Publications

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

This practical guide in the popular series is packed with insider information in an easy-to-use format. (CND307, $18.99)

Great Lakes Journey, A New Look at America's Freshwater Coast

Great Lakes Journey, A New Look at America's Freshwater Coast


by William Ashworth

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

Ashworth brings us up to date on the places and people he visited in 1983 in this reprise of his original "The Late, Great Lakes." (GLK29, $23.95)

In the Skin of a Lion

In the Skin of a Lion


by Michael Ondaatje

  • LITERATURE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 243 PAGES

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, $15.00)

Inventing Niagara

Inventing Niagara


by Ginger Strand

  • HISTORY
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

A witty, well-researched tale of the transformation of a natural wonder into an engineering feat, spectacle and monument. (CND302, $16.00)

The Middle Ground, Indians, Empires, and Republics in the Great Lakes Region, 1650-1815

The Middle Ground, Indians, Empires, and Republics in the Great Lakes Region, 1650-1815


by Richard White

  • HISTORY
  • 1991
  • PAPER
  • 544 PAGES

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, $35.99)

Moon Handbook Michigan's Upper Peninsula


by Josh Bishop

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 250 PAGES

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)

Niagara, A History of the Falls

Niagara, A History of the Falls


by Pierre Berton

  • HISTORY
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 480 PAGES

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)

Ontario Wildlife

Ontario Wildlife


by James Kavanagh

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2005
  • PLASTIC CARD

A fold-up, laminated card featuring color drawings and short descriptions of commonly encountered wildlife in Ontario. (CND284, $8.95)

Technology's Promise, Expert Knowledge on the Transformation of Business and Society

Technology's Promise, Expert Knowledge on the Transformation of Business and Society


by William E. Halal

  • SCIENCE
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 183 PAGES

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, $46.00)

A Traveller's History of Canada

A Traveller's History of Canada


by Robert Bothwell

  • HISTORY
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 220 PAGES

A readable and admirably concise march through Canadian history from prehistory to today, including a timeline. (CND82, $14.95)

Fishing the Great Lakes, An Environmental History, 1783-1933


by Margaret Beattie Bogue

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 464 PAGES

This sweeping, readable history examines the political squabbles, misguided public policies and commercial exploitation that destroyed the once-abundant fisheries of Great Lakes. (GLK57, $27.95)

Yoga for All of Us


by Peggy Cappy

  • REFERENCE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 194 PAGES

An accessible guide to gentle yoga stretches and poses, geared towards people who are interested in yoga but have physical limitations. (SPT16, $18.95)

Bond of Union, Building the Erie Canal and the American Empire

Bond of Union, Building the Erie Canal and the American Empire


by Gerard Koeppel

  • HISTORY
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 480 PAGES

Koeppel traces the politics, drama and impact of the building of the Erie Canal in this lively new history of the 1825 waterway that connected the Great Lakes to New York City. (NYS80, $18.95)

Never a City So Real, A Walk in Chicago

Never a City So Real, A Walk in Chicago


by Alex Kotlowitz

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 160 PAGES

Kotlowitz interweaves history, anecdote and biography in this brief, street-level view of Chicago and its residents. (GLK35, $16.95)

The New Niagara, Tourism, Technology, and the Landscape of Niagara Falls, 1776-1917


by William Irwin

  • HISTORY
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 276 PAGES

Irwin traces the transformation of Niagara from a simple place of natural beauty to a tourist destination that showcased technological advances beginning with John Roebling's railway suspension bridge in 1855. (GLK63, $32.95)

Canadians, A Portrait of the Country and Its People

Canadians, A Portrait of the Country and Its People


by Roy MacGregor

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

A journalist and popular author, MacGregor takes the full measure of Canadian life in this irreverent, entertaining portrait of a people. (CND320, $18.00)

National Geographic Photography Field Guide: Travel

National Geographic Photography Field Guide: Travel


by Bob Caputo

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 160 PAGES

A concise, practical guide to taking better travel photos covering equipment, digital photography and technique. With suggestions and how-to. (PHT23, $21.95)

Know Your Ships

Know Your Ships


by Roger LeLievre

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 148 PAGES

An aficionado'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, $18.95)

 

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