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One Summer in VancouverTom, a teen struggling to understand his sexual identity, flees Toronto for a summer of freedom in Vancouver, where something exciting is about to happen: the Gay Games. Living with his "out" Uncle Fred, Tom experiences a new world where being your true self...
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Lessons in Legitimacy: Colonialism, Capitalism, and the Rise of State Schooling in British ColumbiaAn examination of how early state schooling in British Columbia taught students the legitimacy of settler capitalism. Between 1849 and 1930, government-assisted schooling in British Columbia supported the development of a capitalist settler society. These institutions administered different systems that trained Indigenous and non-Indigenous...
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Perfect Youth: The Birth of Canadian PunkA forgotten musical and cultural history of drunks and miscreants, future country stars and political strategists Perfect Youth is the story of the birth of Canadian punk, a transformative cultural force that reared its head across the country at the end of the 1970s....
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Family Walks & Hikes Canadian Rockies - 2nd Edition, Volume 2: Banff - Kootenay - Yoho - JasperFamily Walks and Hikes is an exciting series of books written specifically for outdoor enthusiasts of all ages and abilities. The updated edition of the second volume for the Canadian Rockies brings together a new and inspiring collection of comfortable walks and spectacular hikes...
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Victoria's Militia: Uniforms, Flags and Equipment of Canadian Milit 1837 - 1901Volume II of the history of the Canadian Armed forces prior to World War I with complete units histories, uniforms, flags and equipment in color.Author: Rene ChartrandPublisher: Winged Hussar PublishingPublished: 04/11/2023Pages: 352Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 3.07lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 1.13dISBN: 9781950423576This title is not...
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Fodor's Las VegasWhether you want to gamble in a glitzy casino on the Strip, party at a happening club, or take a side-trip to Hoover Dam or the Grand Canyon, the local Fodor's travel experts in Las Vegas are here to help! Fodor's Las Vegas guidebook...
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Mexico City Travel Guide 2023: Top Tourist Attractions, Best Places to Eat, Drink, Shop and StayThere is no need to look any further, Mexico City is the ideal spot for an interesting trip. You can maximize your vacation by using the Mexico City Travel Guide 2023. Mexico City Travel Guide 2023 is your thorough reference to the magnificent and...
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The Rock BoxPetra loves rocks, and collects them with a passion. She keeps them in her bedroom, in the kitchen cupboards, between the cushions of the living-room sofa, even in the bathroom medicine cabinet. Petra's parents do not love rocks. At least, not as much as...
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Out Proud: Stories of Pride, Courage, and Social JusticeProduced in partnership with Egale Canada Human Rights Trust, Out Proud: Stories of Pride, Courage, and Social Justice is the second in a series of essay anthologies designed to give attention to issues that are sometimes ignored in the mainstream media--and a voice to...
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The Jewish Community of Rouyn-Noranda: The life and history of a small Jewish community in Northern Quebec (remembered by those who lived there)A history of the Jewish community of Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec from the 1920s onwards. Families include Bucovetsky, Clare, Finkelman, Garmaise, Goldstein, Ironstone, Isenberg, Katz, Kitty, Klein, Korman, Kravitz, Martin, Mednick, Miller, Pekilis, Revsen, Rice, Ritter, Sandberg, Schlien, Sherman, Smith, Wiesenthal, Zifkin and many others. Also...
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Los Mitos Que Nos Dieron Traumas / The Myths That Traumatized UsEs que los españoles nos conquistaron, trajeron toda la maldad y por eso somos pobres... Es que la Malinche... Es que los gringos nos robaron el territorio del norte y por eso no somos una potencia... Es que Porfirio Díaz fue un terrible dictador......
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Not Even the DeadNot Even the Dead is the story of a pursuit that transcends territories and centuries; a hallucinatory journey from 1500s colonial Mexico to Trump's Border Wall The conquest of Mexico is over, and Juan de Toñanes is just one of the many inglorious soldiers...
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Mayor Rob Ford: Uncontrollable: How I Tried to Help the World's Most Notorious MayorAuthor: Mark Towhey, Johanna SchnellerPublisher: Skyhorse PublishingPublished: 10/27/2015Pages: 360Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.25lbsSize: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.30dISBN: 9781634500425Review Citation(s): Publishers Weekly 11/09/2015About the AuthorMark Towhey served as senior adviser and, later, chief of staff to Rob Ford from 2010 to 2013, helping to run...
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MiradorMirador: a novelNate Hunter has no desire to visit Chiapas, Mexico. It's 1993, dawn of the Internet Age, and his star as a brilliant computer engineer is on the rise. He wants to stay put, focus on work. But his wife, Sarah, a dedicated...
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To Serve Canada: A History of the Royal Military College of CanadaDuring the four decades following the Second World War, the Royal Military College of Canada has adapted to the need to produce professional career officers by evolving into an academic centre of excellence and one of the country's leading universities. Along the way, it...
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The River Battles: Canada's Final Campaign in World War II ItalyThe story of I Canadian Corps's crossing of the Emilia-Romagna plain, in the thirteenth instalment of the bestselling Canadian Battle Series.The Canadians called it the Promised Land. In late September 1944, the Emilia-Romagna plain before I Canadian Corps stretched to the far horizon--a deceptively...
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Sea Trial: Sailing After My FatherShortlisted for the 2019 Governor General's Literary Award for Non-Fiction An adventure story set against the backdrop of a son trying to understand his father After a 25-year break from boating, Brian Harvey circumnavigates Vancouver Island with his wife, his dog, and a box...
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Weird But True Canada: 300 Outrageous Facts about the True NorthThe best-selling Weird But True line is now exploring north of the U.S. border Follow along to learn tons of fun facts about the outrageous oddities and kooky charisma of the Land of Plenty: Canada Calling all Canadians and Canada-philes: Get ready to be...
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Algunas Verdades Sobre El General Alvaro ObregonThis 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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Lo Que Diga Tu Dedito / Whatever You SayEste no es un libro de texto ni un aburrido análisis de la terrible realidad: es un instrumento de batalla. 30 conceptos esenciales que todo ciudadano debe conocer, entender y dominar 1 historia de cómo llegamos aquí 150 argumentos sencillos y contundentes para convertirte...
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