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Insight Guide Canada

Insight Guide Canada

by Insight Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES

An illustrated guide to Canada with essays on history, culture and nature. (CND42, $24.95)

How to Be a Canadian, Even If You Already Are One

How to Be a Canadian, Even If You Already Are One

by Ian Ferguson | Will Ferguson

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 275 PAGES
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A tongue-in-cheek portrait of Canadian people and society, written by two native sons. Not entirely (but mostly) in jest, the book is an insightful look at the Canadian national character. (CND208, $18.95)

Canada Map

Canada Map

by ITMB

  • 2010
  • MAP

This attractive color map of all Canada (1:6,000,000) shows topographic relief, transportation routes, cities and towns. (CND15, $9.95)

 
Lonely Planet Canada

Lonely Planet Canada


by Mark Lightbody | Thomas Huhti | Ryan Ver Berkmoes

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 902 PAGES

A comprehensive, practical guide to all of Canada, redigned for this 11th edition. (CND54, $26.99)

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)

Canada, A People's History Volume 1


by Don Gillmor

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

A richly illustrated history of Canada, the first of two volumes, from the early days to the 1870s. (CND218, $23.95)

Canada, A People's History Volume 2


by Don Gillmor

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

A richly illustrated popular history of the events and personalities of Canada in the 20th Century, the second of two volumes. (CND219, $23.95)

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)

People of the Deer

People of the Deer


by Farley Mowat

  • HISTORY
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 318 PAGES

A classic account of the people of Canada's barren grounds. The book both launched Farley Mowat's career and brought attention to the plight of a fast disappearing people. (CAN01, $14.95)

The Last Spike, The Great Railway, 1881-1885

The Last Spike, The Great Railway, 1881-1885


by Pierre Berton

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 496 PAGES

Part two of Berton's classic account. (CND179, $24.95)

The National Dream, The Great Railway, 1871 to 1881

The National Dream, The Great Railway, 1871 to 1881


by Pierre Berton

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 456 PAGES

Part one of the great Berton's exhilarating account of the boldest project in Canadian history, the building of the transcontinental railroad, from idea to the start of construction. (CND178, $24.95)

The War That Made America, A Short History of the French and Indian War

The War That Made America, A Short History of the French and Indian War


by Fred Anderson

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

Anderson (Crucible of War) illuminates relations between the Indians, French and British in 18th-century North America. (USA157, $17.00)

Why I Hate Canadians

Why I Hate Canadians


by Will Ferguson

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 305 PAGES

The tenth anniversary edition of Ferguson's wickedly astute cultural salvo, the collection of humorous essays that launched his career. As you might guess, the title is tongue-in-cheek. (CND154, $15.95)

The Group of Seven and Tom Thomson

The Group of Seven and Tom Thomson


by David P. Silcox

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 444 PAGES

The much-loved painters of The Group of Seven helped define Canadian identity, creating iconic images of early 20th-century Canada. This glorious, lovingly produced book show-cases nearly 400 paintings, including influential landscapes, lesser-known portraits, gardens and city scenes, all organized geographically. (CND221, $49.95)

Beauty Tips from Moose Jaw

Beauty Tips from Moose Jaw


by Will Ferguson

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

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, $18.95)

Theatre of Fish, Travels Through Newfoundland and Labrador

Theatre of Fish, Travels Through Newfoundland and Labrador


by John Gimlette

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 356 PAGES

A rollicking account of Gimlette's adventures in Newfoundland and Labrador on the trail of a great-great grandfather. It's a witty tale, soaked in fishy history, myth, lore and incident. (CND234, $15.00)

Burden of Desire

Burden of Desire


by Robert MacNeil

  • LITERATURE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 482 PAGES

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, $25.95)

Selected Stories

Selected Stories


by Alice Munro

  • LITERATURE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 688 PAGES

A collection of 28 short stories represents some of the Canadian author's finest work. (CND200, $16.95)

Shadows on the Rock

Shadows on the Rock


by 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)

The Bird Artist

The Bird Artist


by 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. It's as much about human character and motivation as it is about Newfoundland. (NFL06, $16.00)

The Deptford Trilogy

The Deptford Trilogy


by Robertson Davies

  • LITERATURE
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 832 PAGES

An omnibus edition of Fifth Business (1970), The Manticore (1972) and World of Wonders (1975). Noteworthy for their faultless prose, memorable characters and trenchant humor, these novels follow the fate of three youths in Ontario. (CND223, $22.00)

Moose


by Valerius Geist | Michael H. Francis

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 160 PAGES

A natural history and photographic portrait of the moose. (BST56, $21.95)

The Canadian Landscape

The Canadian Landscape


by J.A. Kraulis

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 160 PAGES

A portfolio of 150 striking color photographs from Atlantic Canada to Vancouver, with accompanying text in English and French. (CND220, $24.95)

National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America

National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America


by Jon Dunn

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 576 PAGES

From Alaska to Baja California, Nova Scotia and Florida, this guide is the veteran's choice for birding anywhere in the United States. Tabbed for easy access, the color range maps in this sixth edition are outstanding. (FG09, $27.95)

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