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Beauty Tips from Moose Jaw, Travels in Search of Canada
• Will Ferguson
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Ferguson (Why I Hate Canadians) dredges up odd characters and amusing icons of Canadian history on his erratic travels across Canada from the west coast, across prairies to Churchill and its famous polar bears, culminating with a visit to the Viking site at L'Anse aux Meadows.
(CND236, $14.95)
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The Bird Artist
• Howard Norman
• LITERATURE
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Memorably set in a remote coastal village in 1911, this vivid book is the tale of an odd local man who murdered the lighthouse keeper. It's as much about human character and motivation as it is about Newfoundland.
(NFL06, $15.00)
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Birds in Fall
• Brad Kessler
• LITERATURE
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(CND248, $24.00)
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The Boat Who Wouldn't Float
• Farley Mowat
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A laugh-out-loud account of Mowat's determination to refurbish and sail a clunky old boat in the not-always-forgiving waters of Newfoundland.
(NFL02, $5.99)
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Canada Map
• Map Art Maps
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A folded, color map of all Canada at a scale of 1:4,500,000. It's better than most, and at an unbeatable price.
(CND15, $4.95)
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Canada: A People's History, Volume 1
• Don Gillmor
• Pierre Turgeon
• HISTORY
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An illustrated history of Canada from a distinctly Canadian perspective.
(CND160, $60.00)
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Canada: A People's History, Volume 2
• Don Gillmor
• Pierre Turgeon
• HISTORY
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An illustrated history of Canada from a distinctly Canadian perspective.
(CND161, $60.00)
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The Colony of Unrequited Dreams
• Wayne Johnston
• LITERATURE
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A probing fictional biography of Joseph Smallwood, first premier of the newly created Atlantic province of Newfoundland. It's a hilarious account of a strange man in an even stranger place.
(NFL08, $15.95)
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Eastern Canada Map
• Hildebrand
• CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
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A full-color map of Eastern Canada at a scale of 1:1,500,000, covering the entire St. Lawrence Seaway and the Atlantic coast.
(CAN03, $12.95)
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Exploring Nova Scotia
• Alison Scott
• Dale Dunlop
• GUIDEBOOK
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The revised and updated fifth edition of this popular guide features unique information on attractions, leisure activities, over 400 hidden adventures and accommodations and dining in the province.
(CND247, $16.95)
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Field Notes from the Northern Forest
• Curt Stager
• NATURAL HISTORY
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Combining the latest in scientific literature with his own observations, Sager's natural science essays explore the lives of the animals, plants and fungi commonly encountered in the forests of eastern North America.
(USE03, $19.95)
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Fodor's Montreal's 25 Best
• Fodor's
• GUIDEBOOK
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A shirt-pocket guide to Montreal, this slim book includes an excellent map of the center of the city and essential information on its highlights, including restaurant recommendations and sightseeing.
(CND41, $11.95)
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Guide to the Offshore Wildlife of the Northern Atlantic
• Michael H. Tove
• FIELD GUIDE
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An oversize field guide to the seabirds, ocean mammals and turtles found off Atlantic shores north of the Tropic of Cancer featuring 39 excellent color plates and extensive descriptive information.
(ATL11, $24.95)
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Identities in North America, The Search for Community
• Robert Earle
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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David Crombie (the former mayor of Toronto) writes on Canadian cities, Mark Pachter takes on American identity, and several politicians debate the Quebec question. It is a stimulating, wonderfully uneven book.
(CND14, $24.95)
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The Illustrated History of Canada
• Craig Brown
• HISTORY
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A good, nicely illustrated history of Canada, featuring contributions by six Canadian historians, along with hundreds of engravings, maps, photographs and illustrations.
(CND19, $32.95)
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Insight Guide Canada
• Insight Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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An illustrated guide to Canada with essays on history, culture and nature.
(CND42, $23.95)
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Insight Pocket Guide Quebec Province
• Insight Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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A compact guide to Quebec, with 16 suggested itineraries, including Quebec City, Montreal and the Gaspe Peninsula. With color photographs and excellent local maps, including a separate pull-out map with insets of Montreal and Quebec City.
(CND38, $13.95)
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The Last Spike, The Great Railway, 1881-1885
• Pierre Berton
• HISTORY
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Part two in Berton's exhilarating narrative of the boldest project in Canadian history, the building of the transcontinental railroad.
(CND179, $24.95)
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Lonely Planet Canada
• Mark Lightbody
• Thomas Huhti
• Ryan Ver Berkmoes
• GUIDEBOOK
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A comprehensive, practical guide to Canada.
(CND54, $26.99)
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Louisbourg 1758, Wolfe's First Siege
• Rene Chartrand
• Patrice Courcelle
• HISTORY
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A short history of the Siege of Louisbourg by James Wolfe and his troops, who landed on the beaches of Nova Scotia and battled French troops.
(CND81, $19.95)
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Louisbourg, A Living History Colourguide
• Susan Biagi
• GUIDEBOOK
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An illustrated guidebook to the city of Louisbourg.
(CND22, $10.95)
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Maine and Maritime Provinces Map
• National Geographic
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A regional map of Maine, including the Canadian Maritime Provinces.
(USE39, $7.95)
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The Maine Reader, The Down East Experience, 1614 to Present
• Charles Shain
• LITERATURE
• COMING IN SEPTEMBER
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An excellent anthology covering the gamut of the state's culture and history, from early European explorers to the 20th century works of Carolyn Chute, Rachel Carson and John McPhee.
(USE57, $20.95)
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Mammals of North America, Temperate and Arctic Regions
• Adrian Forsyth
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A handsome, illustrated reference to the mammals of North America.
(NAM02, $29.95)
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Men for the Mountains
• Sid Marty
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• OUT OF PRINT
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A classic by a native Albertan and park warden in the Canadian Rockies, this memoir captures the immense landscapes of Alberta and the rugged way of life in the West.
(CND11, $18.95)
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Montcalm and Wolfe, The French and Indian War
• Francis Parkman
• Caleb Carr
• John Keegan
• HISTORY
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This volume, a reprint of the original 1884 edition by the great Francis Parkman, is an extensively researched account of the French and Indian War and of the great generals Montcalm and Wolfe.
(CND16, $24.95)
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Moon Handbook Canadian Rockies
• Andrew Hempstead
• GUIDEBOOK
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This comprehensive guide includes useful information on history, nature and attractions, as well as in-depth chapters on Banff and Jasper National Parks.
(CND231, $17.95)
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Moose
• Valerius Geist
• Michael H. Francis
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A natural history and photographic portrait of the moose.
(BST56, $21.95)
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The National Dream, The Great Railway, 1871 to 1881
• Pierre Berton
• HISTORY
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An exhilarating narrative of the boldest project in Canadian history, the building of the transcontinental railroad. The first of two parts, this book follows the railway from idea to the beginning of construction.
(CND178, $24.95)
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National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America
• National Geographic
• FIELD GUIDE
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From Alaska to Baja California, this field guide, now in its fifth edition is the one to carry.
(FG09, $24.00)
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The Sagas of Icelanders
• Jane Smiley
• Robert Kellog
• EXPLORATION
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Nine sagas and six tales composed between 1000 and 1500, including an account of Leif Eriksson's voyage to North America, all newly translated. With an introduction by Jane Smiley.
(ICL13, $22.00)
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Shadows on the Rock
• Willa Cather
• LITERATURE
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Set at the end of the 17th century in rural Quebec, this beautifully realized novel highlights the struggles of the Parisian widower Auclair and his young daughter to adapt to their new land.
(CND10, $13.95)
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The Shipping News
• E. Annie Proulx
• LITERATURE
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An international bestseller that put Newfoundland on the world stage, this lyrical novel conjures the tough life of a recently divorced journalist struggling to get through the day in a remote fishing town.
(NFL03, $15.00)
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Trans-Canada Rail Guide
• Melissa Graham
• GUIDEBOOK
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A compact, kilometer-by-kilometer guide to the 4,000-mile rail journey across North America from Halifax to Vancouver.
(CND04, $19.95)
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The Walker's Literary Companion
• Robert Gilbert
• Anne Wallace
• Jeffrey Robinson
• ANTHOLOGY
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A diverse sampling of literature on the pleasures of walking, representing philosophers, naturalists, outcasts, athletes and intellectuals from Plato to Frank O'Hara.
(WLK08, $24.00)
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Walking
• Henry David Thoreau
• REFERENCE
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You may want to carry this small volume in your daypack for inspiration. In it, Thoreau offers his meditations on the spiritual benefits of this most civilized form of travel.
(WLK04, $9.95)
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Wallace Stegner, His Life and Work
• Jackson Benson
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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An award-winning portrait of this prototypical western writer and his times.
(CND18, $20.00)
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Winslow Homer Watercolors
• Helen A. Cooper
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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An examination of the watercolors of one of America's beloved artists, Winslow Homer. This is a valuable book for anyone wishing to understand Homer's work and the American watercolor tradition.
(USE85, $37.00)
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