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An often undiscussed piece of Canadian history involves the actions of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), both on Canadian soil and abroad. This book focuses on a handful of CSIS operations and provides a … [Click to Read More]
By Peter Boer (Author)
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Written by Canadian Armed Forces veteran Larry Gray, Canadians in the Battle of the Atlantic examines the longest conflict of World War II over control of the Atlantic ocean. This book focuses on the Canadian … [Click to Read More]
By Larry Gray (Author)
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Cantata & The Extinction Therapist features two plays: the first is an exploration of wellness and how it impacts our family members, while the next depicts a group therapy session for animals (and a virus) … [Click to Read More]
By Clem Martini (Author), Naneed K. Nenshi (Foreword), Christine Brubaker (Foreword)
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Censorettes provides an often overlooked perspective on World War II, with the heroine Lucy being a part of a branch of British intelligence that monitored the mail between Europe and North America. The novel primarily … [Click to Read More]
By Elizabeth Bales Frank (Author)
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Cut It Out is a guide to improved writing. Each chapter focuses on one of ten rules to help learners avoid some of the most common sentence errors. The chapters provide explanations, examples, and a … [Click to Read More]
By Laura Swart (Author)
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In this mixture of fact and fiction, Alison Watt weaves the stories of three fictitious characters with factual events such as the Halifax Explosion and the experience of Canadian soldiers fighting in France during 1917. … [Click to Read More]
By Alison Watt (Author)
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Esi Edugyan frames a conversation about belonging and identity around her experiences living in various parts of the world and visiting her parents’ home country, Ghana. This short, reflective book explores the concepts presented in … [Click to Read More]
By Esi Edugyan (Author)
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Duty, Honour & Izzat is a photo-realistic, scrapbook-style book focusing on the history of the Indo-Canadian experience. The first of the book’s three parts is a graphic novel of a young boy hearing stories of … [Click to Read More]
By Steven Purewal (Author), Christopher Rawlins (Illustrator), Claude St. Aubin (Illustrator), Ruth Redmond (Illustrator)
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This guide provides many examples of plants from across Canada, perfect for educators looking to bring the great outdoors into their classroom. Following a robust introduction, entries are grouped by plant type. A pictorial plant … [Click to Read More]
By Andy MacKinnon (Author), Linda Kershaw (Author), John Thor Arnason (Author), Patrick Owen (Author), Amanda Karst (Author), Fiona Hamersley Chambers (Author)
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Readers familiar with Kershaw’s other guides will find that Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Rockies follows the same template, presenting a detailed introduction about the region and sources before diving into the plants. This … [Click to Read More]
By Linda Kershaw (Author)
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Elements of Indigenous Style by Greg Younging (Opaskwayak Cree Nation) is a recent guide to writing about Indigenous peoples that provides guidance on appropriate terminology, respecting oral histories, and more. Although the target audience includes … [Click to Read More]
By Gregory Younging (Author)
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Encountering Riel is a historical-fiction story about a young student called into active service against the Métis rebellion led by Louis Riel. While much of the story focuses on the Canadian worldview as told through … [Click to Read More]
By David D. Orr (Author)
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Few and Far is a novel about Florence, a young lady escaping family drama in England who comes to Saskatchewan and finds a community with all the trappings of English socialite life. Over time, she … [Click to Read More]
By Allison Kydd (Author)
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Presented through the humanistic lens of narratives, Finding Refuge in Canada is a collection of stories that features nearly every aspect of the refugee experience, ranging from first-hand accounts to settlement workers’ perspectives. Most importantly, … [Click to Read More]
By George Melnyk (Editor), Christina Parker (Editor)
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In Five Stalks of Grain, Nadia and Taras face hardship, loss, and grief as they try to survive the Holodomor in Soviet Ukraine. This graphic novel shows the moral struggles faced even by children, in … [Click to Read More]
By Adrian Lysenko (Author), Ivanka Theodosia Galadza (Illustrator)