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The Invisible Crown: The First Principle of Canadian GovernmentThe Crown is not only Canada's oldest continuing political institution, but also its most pervasive, affecting the operation of Parliament and the legislatures, the executive, the bureaucracy, the courts, and federalism. However, many consider the Crown to be obscure and anachronistic. David E. Smith's...
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Adapting in the Dust: Lessons Learned from Canada's War in AfghanistanCanada's six-year military mission in Afghanistan's Kandahar province was one of the most intense and challenging moments in Canadian foreign affairs since the Korean War. A complex war fought in an inhospitable environment, the Afghanistan mission tested the mettle not just of Canada's soldiers...
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Living with War: Twentieth-Century Conflict in Canadian and American History and MemoryCanada and the United States: we think of one as a peaceable kingdom, the other as a warrior nation. But do our expectations about each country's attitudes to war and peace match the realities?In Living with War, Robert Teigrob examines how war is experienced...
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The Fountains of SilenceFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Salt to the Sea and Between Shades of Gray comes a gripping, extraordinary portrait of love, silence, and secrets under a Spanish dictatorship. Madrid, 1957. Under the fascist dictatorship of General Francisco Franco, Spain is...
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The Corn ChiefA story of hard work, perseverance, developing leadership skills, and reaching your goals! With the wizened old chief set to step down, young Linny dreams of being chosen as his replacement. As she struggles to pass his test, Linny learns with the help of...
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Waterfall Hikes in the Canadian Rockies - Volume 1: Banff - Kananaskis - Crowsnest - Waterton - Yoho - BC RockiesThe second title in a growing series of full-colour guidebooks featuring hikes and walks to some of the most beautiful waterfalls in western Canada. Waterfall Hikes in the Canadian Rockies -- Volume 1 is the ultimate guide to discovering more than a hundred amazing...
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It Happened in New Mexico: Stories of Events and People That Shaped the Land of Enchantment, Third EditionNew Mexico comes alive in these fascinating stories about events that helped make New Mexico what it is today. From the life and times of Folsom Man (9,000 BC) to the Great Prison Riot of Santa Fe County (1980 AD), It Happened in New...
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Vancouver Rashomon: Redress StoriesThis book is about the Japanese Canadian Redress Movement in Vancouver B.C. between 1947-1988, the controversies that damaged it between 1989-1994, and some adverse consequences that remain even today in 2022. Many of these stories are untold in other Japanese Canadian redress books. Much...
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Mighty Mr. AidenMight Mr. Aiden is written specifically to encourage and give hope to parents during their stay in the neonatal intensive care unit, which can often be an overwhelming place. This book can later be read to NICU warriors to show them their strength. Preemies...
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The Three Sisters: Homesteading Stories From Early SaskatchewanThe opening of the Canadian West serves as the backdrop against which we read the stories of four Saskatchewan settlers: Pyotr the homesteader, Mary the seamstress, Lizzie the school teacher and Albert the land surveyor. They are part of the great pioneering influx onto...
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The First Salmon Run: The Bear Cubs' AdventureFather Bear-Pâpâ Maskwa-is taking his two bear cubs to the river for their first salmon run. Along the journey, they meet their friends squirrel, (añikwacâs), seal, (âhkik), and salmon, (sôsâsiw). With each friend, the cubs learn lessons in friendship, determination and courage. This totem...
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In the Land of Cave and Cliff DwellersThis Book "In the Land of Cave and Cliff Dwellers" has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and...
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Western Barley's LegacyThere are few things more powerful than the determination of a single farmer. But without doubt, one of them is the resolve of a group of farmers with a common goal. This was the engine that powered the Western Barley Growers Association for over...
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Mi Historia Militar Y Politica, 1810-1874: Memorias IneditasThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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A Hoser's Guide to Canadian History: A Really Good Attempt To Explain How We Got HereThe great thing about being Canadian is simply this: we don't take ourselves too seriously, which works out pretty well because no one else on the planet takes us seriously, either. If you're reading this book, there's a good chance you're a Canadian. But...
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Trudy's Rock StoryA timeless story that will always help our children connect with Mother Nature and our feelings. When a young girl from the Gitxsan Nation argues with her brother, she remembers the teachings of her grandmother and goes in search of a stone to share...
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Only Yesterday: Collected Pieces on the Jews of TorontoToronto's old Jewish neighbourhoods centered in the Ward and on Spadina Avenue are vividly recalled in these 18 evocative pieces by Ben Kayfetz and Stephen Speisman, both well-known chroniclers of Toronto's Jewish community. ONLY YESTERDAY features colourful stories of the Jewish community and its...
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Local Knowledge Surf Guides Presents The Mainland Mexico Surf GuideWarm weather, world-class waves and cheap beer -you've made it to mainland Mexico. This majestic stretch of coast is one of the most consistent and diverse surf zones in the world. Come along for a journey like no other-- Mainland Mexico is for travelers...
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Arctic Cairn Notes: Canoeists' Reflections on the Hanbury-Thelon & Kazan RiversThe canoeing heritage of two great barrenlands rivers is best recounted in the words of the many paddlers who paused, on the banks of the river, to write a few lines recording their trip and their thoughts. This book offers history and emotion; here...
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Ste. MadeleineAuthor: Victoria ZeiligPublisher: Pemmican PublicationsPublished: 02/03/2017Pages: 32Binding Type: PaperbackSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.30dISBN: 9780919143456About the AuthorZeilig, Victoria: - Victoria ZeiligThis title is only available via back order
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