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Essential Books These 6 items are available for $94, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXCND146)
 
Trans-Canada Rail Guide  •  Melissa Graham
GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES
A compact, kilometer-by-kilometer guide to the 4,000-mile rail journey across North America from Halifax to Vancouver (including spur lines to Churchill and Prince Rubert). With 30 maps of cities and town en route, brief descriptions of major attractions and much information on the railroad itself. 4th edition. (CND04, $19.95)
  Trans-Canada Rail Guide
Fodor's Toronto's 25 Best  •  Fodor's
GUIDEBOOK •  2008 •  PAPER  • 128 PAGES
A shirt-pocket guide to Toronto, this slim book includes an excellent map of the center of the city and essential information on the best restaurants, shops and sights to see. (GLK07, $11.95)
  Fodor's Toronto's 25 Best
The Canadian Rockies Superguide  •  Graeme Pole
GUIDEBOOK •  2004 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES
This essential handbook for travelers features color photographs, excellent maps and solid information on places and attractions throughout the Canadian Rockies. Also includes a section devoted to the formation of the Rockies (with diagrams), fascinating sidebars on wildlife and historical figures, and a handy reference chapter with "to-do" lists for Banff, Waterton, Yoho, Jasper and Kootenay. (CND28, $29.95)
  The Canadian Rockies Superguide
A Traveller's History of Canada  •  Robert Bothwell
HISTORY •  2001 •  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)
  A Traveller's History of Canada
How to be a Canadian, Even If You Already are One  •  Ian Ferguson  •  Will Ferguson
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2008 •  PAPER  • 275 PAGES
A tongue-in-cheek portrait of Canadian people and society, written by two native sons. It's a guidebook for newcomers to Canada. The Fergusons have a good time poking fun at their compatriots, while at the same time providing insights into the cultural landscape. Will Ferguson is the author of Why I Hate Canadians. (CND208, $19.95)
  How to be a Canadian, Even If You Already are One
Canada Map  •  Map Art Maps
MAP
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)
  Canada Map



Also Recommended
Insight Guide Canada  •  Insight Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  An illustrated guide to Canada with essays on history, culture and nature. (CND42, $23.95)
 
 
Empire of the Bay, The Company of Adventurers That Seized a Continent  •  Peter C. Newman   • HISTORY • COMING IN  •  A big, lively history of Hudson's Bay Company, the enormous fur trading organization that controlled and explored much of the Canadian wilderness in the 18th and 19th centuries. (CND78, $16.00)
 
 
The Illustrated History of Canada  •  Craig Brown   • HISTORY  •  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)
 
 
The Last Spike, The Great Railway, 1881-1885  •  Pierre Berton   • HISTORY  •  Part two in Berton's exhilarating narrative of the boldest project in Canadian history, the building of the transcontinental railroad. (CND179, $24.95)
 
 
The National Dream, The Great Railway, 1871 to 1881  •  Pierre Berton   • HISTORY  •  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)
 
 
Men for the Mountains  •  Sid Marty   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • COMING IN  •  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)
 
 
In the Skin of a Lion  •  Michael Ondaatje   • LITERATURE  •  This richly lyrical, poetic novel by Michael Ondaatje is set in 1920's Toronto and rural Ontario. Its protagonist is a tough woodsman who comes to the rough-and-tumble city. (CND13, $13.00)
 
 
The Blind Assassin  •  Margaret Atwood   • LITERATURE  •  Winner of the Booker Prize in 2000, this hauntingly beautiful novel interweaves two disparate strands: one, a murder mystery set in Toronto at the close of WWII; the other, the text of the murdered woman's science fiction novel, which may hold a clue to her death. (CND139, $14.95)
 
 
National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America  •  National Geographic   • FIELD GUIDE  •  From Alaska to Baja California, this field guide, now in its fifth edition is the one to carry. (FG09, $24.00)
 
 
Scats and Tracks of the Rocky Mountains  •  James Halfpenny  •  Todd Telander   • FIELD GUIDE  •  An essential pocket guide to 70 species of mammals, reptiles, amphibians and birds, with line drawings, range map and description. (USW118, $9.95)
 
 

 
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