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One of the rare Quebec novels that deals with the FLQ crisis. Pierre Tourangeau captures a generation of young people who are rebelling but, above all, searching.

A dominant force behind the Canadian nationalist movement of the 1970s, Grants books today help us understand the implications of globalization.

From the Cuban Missile Crisis to the Cold War to spy scandals, this book recreates the tensions of the Diefenbaker era, when the world seemed on the brink of nuclear war.

This is an excellent tool for anyone who wants to gain confidence in his or her speaking abilities.

The story of Gilles Deschnes, a 20-something who moves from Montreal to Grande-Ourse, a town haunted by the grisly memory of a 12-year-old murder.

This book lays bare the faults of the Ph.D. program, showing that in most disciplines it is savage, mechanical, and cruel.

A profile of 39 men who lost their lives during the War of 1812. The militia's contribution to the War of 1812 is not well understood. Even now, 200 years later, no one knows how many Upper Canadian militia men died defending their home.

Padulo and his company created vastly successful advertising campaigns and now one of Canada's top ad men tells the down and dirty tales of how he reshaped the image of the retail industry.

Cottage Daze celebrates life at the cottage where the cottage is the main character, and family, friends, pets, and fellow cottagers are the supporting cast. Whether writing about cottage routine ("First Ski," "Of Mice and Men," "Cottage Guests"), cottage tasks ("Splitting Wood," "Boat Launch"), nature ("A Gathering of Loons," "The Sting," "Autumn Spell"), cottage fun ("The Cottage Duel"), or cottage touchstones ("Start the Day," "Bonfire," "The Perfect Storm"), the stories are told with humour, compassion, insight, and nostalgia. Who doesn't remember sitting in a frigid lake, trying to help a youngster get up on water skis for the first time, launching a boat while the whole world seems to be watching, or getting caught up in a nest of wasps? This collection of stories, elegantly organized into four seasons (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), will make readers laugh, cry, and long to be at the cottage - a "must have" for every cottage bookshelf.

An exploration of the web of human relationships that developed in Upper Canada following the American Revolution in the years leading up to the War of 1812 and during the conflict that raged for two years between the young United States and Britain, its former master.

Mary Janeway runs away from her farm placement near Innerkip, Ontario, grows into adulthood, and despite her difficult childhood and tragedies as an adult, ultimately comes to terms with life in Hamilton.

This dramatic story of the rescue of eight men on a prospecting mission in the Arctic covers a period of four suspenseful months in the fall of 1929.

A former literary notable, Cynthia Wilkes is looking down the barrel of an empty nest, an empty desk, and an endless supply of empty pages when an unlikely proteg comes calling, setting in motion a chain of events that will force Cynthia to redefine the idea of family and of self.

Inuit of Quebec argue their right of self-determination empowers them with the choice to remain part of Quebec or of Canada or to secede on their own.

Jacque Plante, the first NHL goalie to regularly wear a protective facemask, won the Vezina Trophy seven times and is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Having travelled to Spain to translate the autobiography of a serial killer, a translator encounters love -- and death -- in the seaside town of Almun'car.

George Mercer Dawson, famed geologist, includes the surveying of the Yukon and being head of the Geological Survey of Canada among his incredible legacies.

Gavin Hamilton Green, the well-known proprietor of Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe in Goderich, describes the areas colourful pioneer history.

Through this book of poetry, Nero celebrates the ninety-sixth birthday of internationally known naturalist Louise de Kiriline Lawrence.

A memoir of Annette Brock Daviss life at sea as the first female crew member of a commercial sailing line.

On an icy evening in December, Kimberley Jamieson's world is shattered by a careless drunk driver who skids into her mother's car. Slowly, Kim gets back in step with the help of her friends.

Between 1815 and 1832, Great Britain settled more than 3,500 individuals in the Ottawa Valley. These government-assisted emigrations, which began immediately after the Napoleonic Wars, are explored to reveal their impact on Upper Canada.

Mihell offers a compelling image of Lake Superior's Canadian shore through colorful personality sketches, adventure stories, and environmental accounts. Mihell's stories build on Lake Superior's rich and varied history and support its critical place in Canadian culture.

In his second book about Canadian aviation, Peter Pigott examines the lives of several of these innovators.

In the opening turmoil of the Second World War, a Canadian is spirited into occupied Holland to assess the resistance, an ambitious but insecure Nazi officer is determined to crush Dutch opposition, and a brilliant young woman's life is irrevocably changed by both men.

A celebration of Yonge Street, from its beginning as a First Nations Trail to the Yonge Street we know today, extending from Toronto to Innisfil.

The pages of Northern Algoma are filled with the voices of many early settlers and adventurers as they look back and remember. More than sixty historic photographs accompany their words.

Scrum Wars chronicles fascinating and dramatic confrontations between the prime ministers of Canada and the men and women of Canadas news media.

The story of Uvajuq is rooted in a time when people and animals lived in such harmony and unity that they could speak to each other.