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Remembrance ManDuring the 1832 cholera epidemic, Paolo works for his uncle as a gravedigger in Western Ontario. At night he earns a bonus from wealthy clients as a 'remembrance man' whose job is to watch over selected graves for signs of the undead. He discovers...
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Murder on the Inside: The True Story of the Deadly Riot at Kingston PenitentiaryShortlisted for the Speaker's Book Award - Shortlisted for The Brass Knuckles Award for Best Nonfiction Crime Book"You have taken our civil rights--we want our human rights."On April 14, 1971, a handful of prisoners attacked the guards at Kingston Penitentiary and seized control, making...
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Being German Canadian: History, Memory, GenerationsBeing German Canadian explores how multi-generational families and groups have interacted and shaped each other's integration and adaptation in Canadian society, focusing on the experiences, histories, and memories of German immigrants and their descendants. As one of Canada's largest ethnic groups, German Canadians allow...
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Park Bagger: Adventures in the Canadian National ParksDistributed across the second-largest country in the world, the Canadian national parks can be challenging to get to. Many of them are so remote that they have no road access or infrastructure of any kind, but they are not impossible to visit. Although much...
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The Distilleries of Vancouver Island: A Guided Tour of West Coast Craft and Artisan SpiritsA guided tour that highlights the recent evolution of the 21 craft and artisan distilleries that have sprung up on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands.In the past five years the number of craft and artisan distilleries on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands...
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Backpacking in Southwestern British Columbia: The Essential Guide to Overnight Hiking TripsA one-stop resource for hiking backpackers in beautiful British Columbia.Planning your next backpacking adventure? This book covers all the essentials including: 40 overnight hiking trails: discover the many different routes that BC has to offer Packing tips: take only the most essential items with...
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Mastering Spanish Words: Increase Your Vocabulary with Over 3000 Spanish Words in ContextHow many words do we use when we speak?According to some publications, while a two-year-old baby uses around two hundred words, a beginner in any language needs around two thousand to communicate. And an expert user can employ up to forty thousand But knowing...
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The Jesuit Martyrs of North AmericaBetween the years 1642 and 1649 eight members of the Society of Jesus were killed in North America after brutal torture by the Iroquois. These Jesuits had worked diligently to bring the native Americans of the region of what is now Upper New York...
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Geography of British Columbia: People and Landscapes in Transition, 4th EditionFrom the beginning of time, physical and human processes have altered BC's landscape. Geographers seek to understand these processes, and this text provides students with the basic tools and techniques of their craft. In it, they will learn how to identify the province's unique...
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Indian and Nation in Revolutionary MexicoDuring the 1920s and 1930s in Mexico, both intellectuals and government officials promoted ethnic diversity while attempting to overcome the stigma of race in Mexican society. Programs such as the Indigenista movement represented their efforts to redeem the Revolution's promise of a more democratic...
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Historia Maya: Una guía fascinante de la civilización, cultura y mitología mayas, y del impacto de los pueblos mayas en la historia dSab as que los mayas usaban las saunas con fines curativos?En la ltima d cada o dos, ha habido un aumento de inter s en la historia maya. Esto fue en parte alimentado por la m tica predicci n maya del fin del mundo...
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Here on the Coast: Reflections from the RainbeltNo matter where people live on the BC coast, says Howard White, they have certain shared experiences: frustration with rain and ferries, familiarity with gumboots, bumbershoots, seagull droppings and barnacles in the wrong places. But each little community clings to its own sense of...
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The Business of Leisure: Tourism History in Latin America and the CaribbeanThe Business of Leisure critically surveys a wide selection of travel practices, places, and time periods in considering the development of the hospitality industry in Latin America and the Caribbean. Considering tourism from early sojourners to contemporary dark tourism thrill seekers, contributors to The...
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Charity for and by the Poor: Franciscan and Indigenous Confraternities in Mexico, 1527-1700Spanish colonization of Latin America in the sixteenth century continues to provoke scholarly debate. Spanish missionaries employed various strategies to convert indigenous inhabitants to the Catholic faith, including operating schools, organizing choirs, and establishing charitable brotherhoods known as confraternities. In Charity for and by...
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Le communisme installé chez nous: La révolte du matérialismeEdition originale non censur e. "Notre devoir devant les faits". "La Libert par la V rit ". Causerie prononc e Montr al en 1966.Author: Adrien ArcandPublisher: Vettaz Edition LimitedPublished: 07/16/2013Pages: 40Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.16lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.10dISBN: 9781648580918Language: FrenchThis title is not...
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Producing Predators: Wolves, Work, and Conquest in the Northern RockiesIn Producing Predators Michael D. Wise argues that contestations between Native and non-Native people over hunting, labor, and the livestock industry drove the development of predator eradication programs in Montana and Alberta from the 1880s onward. The history of these antipredator programs was significant...
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Elijah's Super Halloween: Bilingual Inuktitut and English EditionHalloween is almost here Elijah is excited to go trick-or-treating in his community of Arviat, Nunavut. His anaana even made him a special superhero costume. But just before Halloween, a polar bear is spotted near town. It is not safe to go trick-or-treating. Will...
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The Sun and Moon: English EditionThe sun and moon are important figures in all Northern cultures. This book shares traditional knowledge and stories about the sun and moon and their significance in the Arctic.Author: Carolyn MacDonaldPublisher: Inhabit Education Books Inc.Published: 06/28/2022Pages: 30Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 9.80h x 7.80w x...
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Oleepeeka's First Hunt: Bilingual Inuktitut and English EditionOleepeeka is from Panniqtuuq, Nunavut. It's time for her first hunting trip Oleepeeka is excited to spend the day with Ataata and learn about catching ptarmigans. Join Oleepeeka and Ataata as they set off on the land and bring home a special feast for...
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Still Living the Edges: A Disabled Women's ReaderLiving the Edges: A Disabled Woman's Reader, the lives of women with disabilities have not changed much. Still Living the Edges provides a timely follow-up that traces the ways disabled women are still on the edges, whether that be on the cutting edge, being...
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