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My Famous Evening: Nova Scotia Sojourns, Diaries and Preoccupations

My Famous Evening: Nova Scotia Sojourns, Diaries and Preoccupations

by 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. (CND204, $20.00)

Moon Nova Scotia

Moon Nova Scotia

by Andrew Hempstead

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2012
  • PAPER
  • 234 PAGES

A comprehensive, no-nonsense guide in the popular series, with good background information about history, culture, and popular attractions. (CND325, $16.99)

Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island Map

Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island Map

by ITMB

  • 2008
  • MAP

This provincial map (1:400,000) includes Prince Edward Island and adjacent New Brunswick. (CND45, $9.95)

 
Four Fish

Four Fish


by Paul Greenberg

  • FOOD
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

From the Yukon River of Alaska, to the Mediterranean Sea, the fjords of Norway, the bays of Long Island Sound and way beyond, journalist Paul Greenberg interviews producers, fisherman and conservationists for this eyewitness report on the past and future of wild fish. He looks not only at what fish we catch and how we do it, but also proposes sensible alternatives to our current unsustainable interest in eating mostly sea bass, cod, salmon and tuna. (OCE161, $16.00)

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, $14.99)

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)

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)

Evangeline


by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

  • LITERATURE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 176 PAGES

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

Fall on your Knees


by Ann-Marie MacDonald

  • LITERATURE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 508 PAGES

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

Island, The Complete Stories


by Alistair MacLeod

  • LITERATURE
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 448 PAGES

Raised in Cape Breton, Alistair MacLeod writes of family, the pull of old Gaelic traditions, love and the landscape and folkways of Nova Scotia in this collection of 16 stories. Winner of the Pen/Malamud Award. (CND73, $15.95)

What Is Left the Daughter

What Is Left the Daughter


by Howard Norman

  • LITERATURE
  • 2010
  • HARD COVER
  • 256 PAGES

Historical incidents, including the sinking of the Nova Scotia-Newfoundland ferry Caribou by a German U-boat, are woven into Norman's gripping novel set on the Atlantic Coast of Canada. (CND365, $25.00)

Cod, A Biography of a Fish That Changed the World

Cod, A Biography of a Fish That Changed the World


by Mark Kurlansky

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 294 PAGES

A sparkling extended essay on the cod in the tradition of Lopez or McPhee, looking at the importance of the fish to cuisine, commerce and history, throwing light on Viking voyages, the Hanseatic League, and both Scnadinavian and Canadian economic history. (OCE10, $15.00)

Wild Nova Scotia

Wild Nova Scotia


by Len Wagg | Bob Bancroft

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 86 PAGES

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

A Field Guide to North Atlantic Wildlife


by Noble S. Proctor | Patrick J. Lynch

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 221 PAGES

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)

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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