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In this sweeping, enthralling biography, acclaimed historian David Hackett Fischer brings to life the remarkable Samuel de Champlain -- soldier, spy, master mariner, explorer, cartographer, artist, and Father of New France. Born on France's Atlantic... (read more)

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Betty had plenty of potatoes, without the trouble of planting, or the expense of buying; she never kept a cow, yet she sold butter and milk; but she had a fashion, and it proved a convenient one to her, of making pets of the cattle of her neighbours... (read more)

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A best-selling Arctic classic set against the unforgiving Labrador landscape.... (read more)

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Eclectic and provocative, this book, designed to resemble a Japanese underground zine, looks at Vancouver from inside out, from the Grouse Grind to the shimmering glass towers, First Nations to feng-shui. Douglas Coupland takes on monster houses, weather,... (read more)

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One evening in late October 1958, the deepest coal mine in North America "bumped" — its rock floors heaved up and smashed into rock ceilings. Most of the men on the shift perished. But nineteen men were trapped alive a mile below the earth's surface,... (read more)

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This latest book from Chris Czajkowski's spectacular corner of the world is another engrossing account of life in her wilderness. She regales the reader with stories of shimmering mountain peaks, roaring snow-fed creeks, bears, eagles and monstrous... (read more)

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First published in 1997, this hilarious book launched satirist Will Ferguson's career. Challenging the notion that Canadians are "nice, " the book asks, "Do we as Canadians deserve a country so great?" Tackling subjects from Canada's favorite inbred... (read more)

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Seven decades after the Klondike gold rush, Don McCune and his TV crew retraced the route to the Yukon traveled by thousands of gold seekers during the brutally cold winter of 1897-98. This beautifully designed book combines McCune's observations with E... (read more)

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During the 1872 the expedition party travelled by train, steamer, canoe, wagon, and horseback, from Halifax to Victoria. The expedition leader, Sir Sanford Fleming, was the Father of Standard Time, founder of the Royal Canadian Institute, designer of... (read more)

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Early in the 20th century, the Russian Vladimir Vernadsky used the term "biosphere" to indicate nature and "noosphere" to indicate human culture. Conrad's history of Alberta spans the period from the end of the ice age to the most recent convulsion... (read more)

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Rocco Perri came to Canada almost a century ago from Calabria, Italy. Even today his name is well known to historians, police and organized crime--and especially to the people of the city he called home--Hamilton, Ontario. A poor immigrant, Perri along... (read more)

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Considered North America's most "European" city, Montreal is known for its culture, sophisticated population and its amazing architectural history. The latest title in the hugely popular Then and Now series takes readers to Quebec's charming capital city... (read more)