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  • Bowmanville

    A Small Town at the Edge

    par William Humber ...
    William Humber’s Bowmanville: A Small Town at the Edge is an extraordinarily detailed, often affectionate and occasionally critical account of a modern small town on the edge of a rapidly expanding metropolitan region. The book recounts stories from the time of Charles Bowman, the potential ambition of railroads from Lake Ontario to Georgian Bay, the legacy of grand pianos found in every corner of ... En savoir plus

    $7.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • A Sporting Chance

    Achievements of African-Canadian Athletes

    par William Humber ...
    Over the years, Canadians have smugly asserted their country’s more tolerant culture in race relations. Yet as this story of African-Canadian participation in sports demonstrates, the record is far more troubling. In reality, Canada’s record in matters of race was a disturbing blend of occasional good intentions and ugly practices. The study of the Black athletic experience in Canada is not only a ... En savoir plus

    $8.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Let It Snow

    Keeping Canada's Winter Sports Alive

    Winter has shaped Canada’s image and has been embraced with hearty enthusiasm from snowshoeing hikers in the nineteenth century, to future hockey stars on backyard rinks, to the indoor spectacle of figure-skating carnivals and curling bonspiels. Much of our literature, our songs, and our memories of youth reflect the bracing tonic that winter brings even as we curse the ice-laden roads on morning ... En savoir plus

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  • The Howleyites

    Toronto's Changing City, A Stadium Rising, and The Champions of 1926

    par D.M. Fox ...
    Toronto was an international city on the rise in 1926, as Canada was starting to flex its muscles on the world stage diplomatically and economically. The country was making advances in medicine, literature, academia, the arts, transportation, and technology, and nowhere was this more evident than in Toronto. By virtue of its central location, the city was becoming a major manufacturing, financial, ... En savoir plus

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  • Lost to the West

    The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization

    par Lars Brownworth ...
    Filled with unforgettable stories of emperors, generals, and religious patriarchs, as well as fascinating glimpses into the life of the ordinary citizen, Lost to the West reveals how much we owe to the Byzantine Empire that was the equal of any in its achievements, appetites, and enduring legacy.For more than a millennium, Byzantium reigned as the glittering seat of Christian civilization. When ... En savoir plus

    $15.99 CAD

  • The Battle of Alberta

    The Historic Rivalry Between the Edmonton Oilers and the Calgary Flames

    par Mark Spector ...
    An up-close look at the rivalry between the Calgary Flames and the Edmonton Oilers, told from the perspective of those that were there. Sports writer and on-air personality Mark Spector pays tribute to the province's hockey heyday with a unique blend of humour and homage."I hated every single guy on the Oilers, 'cause they all hated me." --Tim Hunter, the Calgary FlamesIn the 1980s, the province ... En savoir plus

    $16.99 CAD

  • The Finest Hours

    The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue

    The story behind the major motion picture from Disney—starring Chris Pine, Eric Bana, and Casey Affleck—written by a recognized master of the genre—“a blockbuster account of tragedy at sea” (The Providence Journal).It’s the winter of 1952 and a ferocious Nor’easter is pounding New England with howling winds and seventy-foot seas. Two oil tankers get caught in the violent storm off Cape Cod, its ... En savoir plus

    $9.99 CAD

  • Prehistory

    The Making of the Human Mind

    par Colin Renfrew ...
    Collections Livre 30 - Modern Library Chronicles
    In Prehistory, the award-winning archaeologist and renowned scholar Colin Renfrew covers human existence before the advent of written records–which is to say, the overwhelming majority of our time here on earth. But Renfrew also opens up to discussion, and even debate, the term “prehistory” itself, giving an incisive, concise, and lively survey of the past, and how scholars and scientists labor to ... En savoir plus

    $14.99 CAD

  • The Secret Traditions of the Shinobi

    Hattori Hanzo's Shinobi Hiden and Other Ninja Scrolls

    Modifié par Antony Cummins, Yoshie Minami ...
    The shinobi, or ninja, is one of the most widely recognized figures in the world of espionage—and also one of the most misrepresented. What do we really know about the historical shinobi, his tactics, and his role in medieval Japanese society? In Secret Traditions of the Shinobi, these questions—and many more—are answered. Translated into English for the very first time, this widely sought-after ... En savoir plus

    $23.19 CAD

  • Running North

    A Yukon Adventure

    par Ann Mariah Cook ...
    What happens when a woman and her husband move their family from New Hampshire to Alaska to train a team of purebred Siberian Huskies for the world's toughest dogsled race, the Yukon Quest? They endure thousands of miles of lonely training in the Yukon trying to avoid thin ice, wolves, and rogue moose; they put up with the amused skepticism of Alaskan locals; and they pit themselves against the ... En savoir plus

    $15.99 CAD

  • The White Heat – My Autobiography

    Growing Up in Ireland's Greatest GAA Dynasty

    par Tomás Ó Sé ...
    'I went as hard as I could for as long as I could'When Tomás Ó Sé retired from the Kerry senior panel in 2013, he did so as one of the longest-serving players in intercountry history and one of its most prolific winners. 'Tomás epitomised everything that Kerry football is all about. His commitment, determination and never say die attitude were plainly visible every time he took to the pitch. He ... En savoir plus

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  • Overboard!

    A True Blue-water Odyssey of Disaster and Survival

    From masterful storyteller Michael J. Tougias comes a heart-stopping true-life tale of death and survival at sea—a thrilling "edge-of-your-seat chronicle of what happens when a sailboat goes up against a fierce storm in the heart of the Gulf Stream" (The Providence Journal).In May 2005, Tom Tighe, captain of a forty-five-foot-long sailboat named the Almeisan, and his first mate, Loch Reidy, ... En savoir plus

    $13.99 CAD