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Innovation Nation: How Canadian Innovators Made the World Smarter, Smaller, Kinder, Safer, Healthier, Wealthier, HappierThis young readers edition of Ingenious focuses on 50 kid-friendly Canadian innovations that changed the world, from canoes to whoopie cushions, chocolate bars to Pablum. Co-written by Canada's Governor General and accompanied by contemporary illustrations, this adaptation offers young Canadians a way to celebrate...
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The Complete Ninja Foodi Cookbook 1001: Complete Guide of Ninja Foodi Pressure Cooker Cookbook, Have 500 Tasty Effortless Dishes and Live HealthierAre you looking for an easy-to-make recipe cookbook regarding your Ninja Foodi Multicooker?Do you want to save your time and money, meantime have your favorite delicious dishes effortlessly? If yes of any questions above, then you are reading your right book now This book...
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Garnish: My Hometown, My StoryI was born in Garnish where I received my early education. I went on to study Naval Architecture at the Marine Institute in St. John's, which led to a forty year career as a designer at Marystown Shipyard in Marystown, NL; but my life...
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The Golden RoadSara Stanley and the King cousins reconnect during the cold winter months, joining forces for a new project that brings light to the gloomy season. The Golden Road details a special moment in time that marks the end of a momentous childhood. The King...
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Wagon Road North: The Saga of the Cariboo Gold Rush, Revised and Expanded EditionA newly revised and updated edition of the classic pictorial account of the Cariboo Gold Rush trail.First published in 1960, Wagon Road North is the quintessential popular history book chronicling gold-rush-era BC. Focusing on the Cariboo Wagon Road--the crucial transportation route stretching from Fort...
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A World of Wisdom: Fun and Unusual Phrases from Around the GlobeA brightly illustrated comic guide to sayings and expressions from around the world, comparing the ways different cultures interpret the same ideas. You might say that an annoying person is called "a bad apple," but Venezuelans would call them "a pineapple under the arm."...
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Promiscuous Power: An Unorthodox History of New SpainHonorable Mention, Bandelier/Lavrin Book Award in Colonial Latin America, Rocky Mountain Council on Latin American Studies (RMCLAS), 2019 Honorable Mention, The Alfred B. Thomas Book Award, Southeastern Council of Latin American Studies (SECOLAS), 2019Scholars have written reams on the conquest of Mexico, from the...
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The Way of the Gardener: Lost in the Weeds Along the Camino de SantiagoReverence takes on a new meaning in this original memoir of an avid gardener walking the Camino de Santiago The Camino de Santiago has been a journey for pilgrims for more than 1,000 years, testing--to varying degrees--their spirit, faith, and physical endurance. Lyndon Penner's...
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El Tercer País: San Diego Y Tijuana DOS Países, DOS Ciudades, Una Comunidad"Una fascinante mirada a la historia y el futuro de esta mega región que une a México y Estados Unidos".-Earl Anthony Wayne, Embajador de Estados Unidos en México (2011-2015)Dos de las ciudades más importantes de Norteamérica están tan cerca físicamente que se tocarían si...
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Congress's Own: A Canadian Regiment, the Continental Army, and American Union Volume 73Colonel Moses Hazen's 2nd Canadian Regiment was one of the first "national" regiments in the American army. Created by the Continental Congress, it drew members from Canada, eleven states, and foreign forces. "Congress's Own" was among the most culturally, ethnically, and regionally diverse of...
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Jim Crow Also Lived Here: Structural Racism And Generational Poverty - Growing Up Black in New Glasgow, Nova ScotiaMany people believe that racism and discrimination against those of African descent was primarily an American experience. However, this book dispels that myth by recounting Leonard Albert Paris's first eighteen years (1948-1966), growing up as a Black youth in rural Nova Scotia, Canada, a...
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Wounded Feelings: Litigating Emotions in Quebec, 1870-1950Wounded Feelings is the first legal history of emotions in Canada. Through detailed histories of how people litigated emotional injuries like dishonour, humiliation, grief, and betrayal before the Quebec civil courts from 1870 to 1950, Eric H. Reiter explores the confrontation between people's lived...
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Really Puzzled (The Puzzled Mystery Adventure Series: Book 2)An adventure story series filled with suspense, mystery, and fantasy - for kids ages 9-12 and teensTwo years have passed since Peter and his friends went up against Zoltan-a supernatural being-in a battle of minds and wits, with the fate of the Earth on...
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All about Greenland Sharks: English EditionLearn all about where Greenland sharks live, what they eat, and how they hunt. This non-fiction book gives information about the Greenland shark, one of the Arctic's most fascinating animals.Author: Jordan HoffmanPublisher: Inhabit Education Books Inc.Published: 05/04/2021Pages: 24Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.25lbsSize: 7.80h x 7.80w...
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On Cold Iron: A Story of Hubris and the 1907 Quebec Bridge CollapseWhen engineering students in Canada are soon to graduate, the solemn "Ritual of the Calling of an Engineer," penned by none other than Rudyard Kipling, charges them with their Obligation to high standards, humility, and ethics. Each budding engineer then receives an Iron Ring...
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Azteca: Una Guía Fascinante De La Historia Azteca y la Triple Alianza de Tenochtitlán, Tetzcoco y TlacopanExplora la Fascinante Historia y Mitolog a de los AztecasNada queda de la antigua civilizaci n Mesoamericana que se autodenominaba los Mexicas, mejor conocidos por nosotros como los aztecas. Nada excepto su notable historia.En este libro, discutimos sus or genes enigm ticos y c...
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Kwanlin Dün: Dä́kwändür Ghay Ghàkwädīndür--Our Story in Our WordsD ́kw nd r Ghay Gh kw dīnd r--Our Story in Our Words tells the story of the peoples of the Kwanlin D n First Nation, from thousands of years ago to the present day. This richly illustrated book includes traditional stories from long...
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All about Orcas: English EditionLearn all about where orcas live, what they eat, and how they hunt. This non-fiction book gives information about the orca, along with beautiful photographs.Author: Jordan HoffmanPublisher: Inhabit Education Books Inc.Published: 09/15/2020Pages: 24Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.20lbsSize: 7.90h x 7.80w x 0.10dISBN: 9780228705307Audience: Ages 4-8About...
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Nuliajuk: English EditionDiscover the amazing story of how an ordinary girl became the mother of sea mammals.This book shares the traditional Inuit myth of Nuliajuk, the legendary mother of sea mammals. Children will learn how Nuliajuk ensures that nature is respected, and how important this is...
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An Inuksuk Means WelcomeAn inuksuk is a stone landmark that different peoples of the Arctic region build to leave a symbolic message. Inuksuit (the plural of inuksuk) can point the way, express joy, or simply say: welcome. A central image in Inuit culture, the inuksuk frames this...
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