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	Nova Scotia, A Colourguide  •  Stephen Poole  •  Al Kingsbury  •  Keith Vaughan GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 208 PAGES A slim, region-by-region guide to Nova Scotia, featuring hundreds of color photographs. Published in Canada, it is a nice introduction to the province and its various attractions. Sixth edition. (CND89, $16.95)
	A Traveller's History of Canada  •  Robert Bothwell HISTORY •  2005 •  PAPER  • 320 PAGES An admirably concise march through Canadian history by Robert Bothwell, who has also written "Canada and Quebec: One Country, Two Histories." Compact, easy-to-read and covering from prehistoric times to today, it's a useful introduction to the country, designed specifically for travelers. (CND82, $14.95)
	My Famous Evening: Nova Scotia Sojourns, Diaries and Preoccupations  •  Howard Norman TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2004 •  HARD COVER  • 208 PAGES • FAVORITE Howard Norman returned to Nova Scotia over a period of 30 years to interview local legends and research the folklore of the area. Norman writes with an impressionistic intimacy to create a portrait of this enchanting place and its people. A volume in the National Geographic Directions series. (CND204, $20.00)
	Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island Map  •   ITMB 2008 •  MAP This provincial map of Nova Scotia at a scale of 1:400,000 includes Prince Edward Island and adjacent New Brunswick. With city and regional plans and index on the reverse. Two Sides. 27x39 inches. (CND45, $9.95)

	Calling the Maritimes Home  •  Julie V. Watson   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • OUT OF PRINT  •  A portrait of Canada's Maritime Provinces and their distinct cultural riches, written by a Canadian with a clear affection for her homeland. From PEI and Nova Scotia to New Brunswick, Watson enlightens on the history, art, food and traditions of Eastern Canada in witty, anecdotal detail. (CND242, $13.95)
	Why I Hate Canadians  •  Will Ferguson   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  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)
	Barometer Rising  •  Hugh MacLennan  •  Alistair MacLeod   • LITERATURE  •  An engaging novel of the 1917 Halifax Explosion. Originally published in 1941, it highlights the crucial role Nova Scotia played in the First World War. (CND195, $10.95)
	Burden of Desire  •  Robert MacNeil   • LITERATURE  •  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, $16.00)
	Evangeline  •  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow   • LITERATURE  •  Longfellow's epic poem of Evangeline and Gabriel, two lovers separated as a result of the 1755 Acadian deportation from Nova Scotia. (CND46, $7.99)
	Fall on your Knees  •  Ann-Marie MacDonald   • LITERATURE  •  A best-selling epic following the lives of a Lebanese-Canadian family from Cape Breton Island throughout the first half of the 20th century. (CND49, $16.00)
	Island, The Complete Stories  •  Alistair MacLeod   • LITERATURE  •  From one of Canada's most important writers comes a collection of stories about family and tradition in Nova Scotia. They tell of a young generation who has adapted to the New World but still tries to find their place within the Old World traditions of Scotland. (CND73, $14.95)
	The Bay of Love and Sorrows  •  David Richards   • LITERATURE  •  An intense, gritty tale of murder, drug deals, and revenge set in rural Nova Scotia in the 1970s. (CND194, $24.95)
	The Museum Guard  •  Howard Norman   • LITERATURE  •  Set in Halifax in 1938, this is the odd tale of a museum guard and his relationship with the woman who is caretaker at a local cemetery. (CND40, $18.00)
	Cod, A Biography of a Fish That Changed the World  •  Mark Kurlansky   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A sparkling extended essay on the cod in the tradition of Lopez or McPhee, looking at the importance of the fish to cuisine and commerce, throwing much light on the plight of the Grand Banks and fisheries. (OCE10, $15.00)
	Sea of Slaughter, A Chronicle of the Destruction of Animal Life in the North Atlantic  •  Farley Mowat   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  An examination of human exploitation of the marine resources of the North Atlantic, with sections on whaling, the Great Auk and cod. (OCE07, $16.95)
	Wild Nova Scotia  •  Len Wagg  •  Bob Bancroft   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A collection of stunning color photographs of Nova Scotia's landscapes and wildlife, from butterflies and blossoms to rocky coastlines, river valleys and mist-shrouded lakes. (CND290, $29.95)
	A Field Guide to North Atlantic Wildlife: Marine Mammals, Seabirds, Fish and Other Sea Life  •  Noble S. Proctor  •  Patrick J. Lynch   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A comprehensive pocket guide to commonly encountered marine mammals, seabirds and other marine life of Northeastern North America, from North Carolina to Newfoundland and the Canadian Maritimes. (NAM24, $19.95)

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