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CANADA'S ATLANTIC COAST
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The Bird Artist
• Howard Norman
LITERATURE •
1995 •
PAPER
• 320 PAGES
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. A short novel, haunting in its simplicity, it's as much about Newfoundland as it is about human character and motivation.
(NFL06, $16.00) |
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The Boat Who Wouldn't Float
• Farley Mowat
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
1989 •
PAPER
• 208 PAGES
A Canadian national treasure, Mowat has captured the spirit and humor of Atlantic Canada in his 25 novels and memoirs. This laugh-out-loud book tells of his determination to refurbish and sail a clunky old sailboat in the not-always-forgiving waters of Newfoundland. It's quite a tale. Take your Dramamine before reading this book.
(NFL02, $5.99) |
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The Colony of Unrequited Dreams
• Wayne Johnston
LITERATURE •
1999 •
PAPER
• 562 PAGES
The fictional biography of a minor character who was the father of the confederation of Newfoundland. A hilarious, splendidly entertaining account of a strange man in an even stranger place. This novel takes its power not from the bare facts of a not-so-dramatic life, but instead from the powerful setting and turbulent relationship between the protagonist, Joe Smallwood, and a powerful woman -- the alcoholic, larger-than-life Shelagh Fielding -- who contributes the hilarious excerpts from a condensed history of Newfoundland that are interspersed throughout the novel.
(NFL08, $17.00) |
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Guide to the Offshore Wildlife of the Northern Atlantic
• Michael H. Tove
FIELD GUIDE •
2001 •
PAPER
• 272 PAGES
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. With a helpful checklist and charts giving the seasonal abundance of each species at 18 key locations throughout the Atlantic.
(ATL11, $24.95) |
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The Maine Reader, The Down East Experience, 1614 to Present
• Charles Shain
LITERATURE •
1997 •
PAPER
• 524 PAGES
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. Selections from Longfellow, Thoreau, Millay and Jewett appear alongside some rare gems, such as an excerpt from the journal of one of Benedict Arnold's foot soldiers.
(USE57, $20.95) |
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National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America
• Jon Dunn
FIELD GUIDE •
2011 •
PAPER
• 576 PAGES
From Alaska to Baja California, this field guide published by the National Geographic Society, now in its sixth edition (with tabs!), is the one to carry. Practical to use in the field, it has maps, illustrations and descriptions of the birds on facing pages. The scale of the maps changes with the range of the bird, which means you get a more detailed regional map for those birds with a restricted range. This fully revised sixth edition, bigger and better than ever, includes 23 new species, 300 new illustrations, innovative migration and subspecies maps, and a handy quick-find visual index.
(FG09, $27.95) |
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Shadows on the Rock
• Willa Cather
LITERATURE •
1995 •
PAPER
• 229 PAGES
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, $14.00) |
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The Shipping News
• E. Annie Proulx
LITERATURE •
1994 •
PAPER
• 337 PAGES
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. Populated by wonderfully eccentric characters, it is the tale of a prodigal son returned home, vivid in its description of the place. You won't be able to put it down.
(NFL03, $16.00) |
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Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises
• Mark Carwardine
FIELD GUIDE •
2002 •
PAPER
• 256 PAGES
In the trademark, graphic Eyewitness style, this sturdy guidebook colorfully describes the world's cetaceans with numerous illustrations, range maps, fluke drawings and a few paragraphs on each species.
(FG02, $20.00) |
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Why I Hate Canadians
• Will Ferguson
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
2007 •
PAPER
• 305 PAGES
An enlightening, tongue-in-cheek survey of Canadian history, politics and attitudes in a 10th anniversary edition. This is the collection of essays is the book that launched Ferguson's career.
(CND154, $15.95) |
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Fall on your Knees
• Ann-Marie MacDonald
LITERATURE •
1998 •
PAPER
• 508 PAGES
An epic novel following the lives of a Lebanese-Canadian family from Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia during the first half of the 20th century. The story is wide in scope, taking place not only in coastal Canada, but also in Europe during World War I and New York City during the "Roaring 20s." Full of hidden family secrets and mounting tragedies, this is a powerful -- and often darkly humorous -- yarn, written by an award winning playwright and actress.
(CND49, $16.00) |
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Cape Breton Road
• D.R. MacDonald
LITERATURE •
2002 •
PAPER
• 304 PAGES
In this first novel from an award-winning short story writer, a young car thief from Boston is sent to live with his uncle on Cape Breton Island in hopes it will curb his criminal behavior.
(CND192, $21.95) |
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