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Eye on the Future
Calgary and the Bow Valley's business climates were lively, competitive, and capitalistic in the late 1800s. Eye on the Future sheds light on the challenges of building and maintaining business in ...
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As I Remember Them
Originally written in the early 1970s, As I Remember Them is based on Jeanne-Elise Olsen's extraordinary recall of her childhood and youth spent in an isolated part of the Laurentians in the Lièvre...
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Many Faces of Gender
Roles and Relationships through Time in Indigenous Northern Communities
Many Faces of Gender : Roles and Relationships through Time in Indigenous Northern Communities is an interdisciplinary volume that addresses the dearth in descriptions and analyses of gender roles ...
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A Very Remarkable Sickness
Epidemics in the Petit Nord, 1670 to 1846
The area between the Great Lakes and Lake Winnipeg, bounded on the north by the Hudson Bay lowlands, is sometimes known as the "Petit Nord." Providing a link between the cities of eastern Canada an...
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Dialogues on Cultural Studies
How should the project of cultural studies change for the twenty-first century? Does theory have general application? How should we evaluate revolutions? How should we define countries, like Chin...
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Preserving the Sacred
Historical Perspectives on the Ojibwa Midewiwin
The Midewiwin is the traditional religious belief system central to the world view of Ojibwa in Canada and the US. It is a highly complex and rich series of sacred teachings and narratives whose pr...
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The Spirit of Hidalgo
The Spirit of Hidalgo: The Mexican Revolution in Coahuila fills a significant gap in the scholarship of the Mexican revolution by providing a detailed history of the northeastern state of Coahuila ...
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Landscapes of Encounter
Brian Moore (1921-1999) is one of the few novelists whose literary portrayal of Catholicism effectively spans the period prior to and following the Second Vatican Council. His novels - from Judith ...
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An Inside Look at External Affairs During the Trudeau Years
"Between these covers, you will read about the life of an individual - Mark MacGuigan - who dedicated his life to bettering Canada…. From his fascination with the law to his interest in politics an...
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Thing Feigned or Imagined
Nationally and internationally acclaimed author Fred Stenson draws on a career of writing and mentoring to offer an engaging take on the craft in fiction. Thing Feigned or Imagined includes short f...
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Law, Politics and the Judicial Process in Canada
Since the first edition of this popular textbook appeared in 1984, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms has transformed the role of the courts in Canadian politics. The book introduces students to is...
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Campfire Ghost Stories
This entertaining collection of great campfire ghost stories, whether read alone or aloud, is sure to raise the hair on the back of your neck: · the spirit of a young girl killed in a car acciden...
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Waking the Dictator
Waking the Dictator: Veracruz, the Struggle for Federalism and the Mexican Revolution, 1870-1927 is a study of federalism in late-nineteenth-century Veracruz State. It is also a politico-military a...
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Nunavik
Inuit-Controlled Education in Arctic Quebec
"In the pages of this book, you will read of the efforts of many to fearlessly audit the state of education in Nunavik. To diligently seek improvement of an already good system. To fix what is not ...
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Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Western Canada
This collection of articles by Canadian scholars adds to a growing literature that examines the nature of the entrepreneurial process at the national and regional levels. Presenting emerging resear...
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Ancestral Portraits
The Colour of My People
Ancestral Portraits is a retrospective of the art and life of Frederick R. McDonald, one of Alberta's most exciting Alberta First Nations artists working today, and a celebration of a rich Cree her...
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Learning Japanese in the Network Society
Japanese is one of the most difficult languages to learn for English-speaking students, but emerging technologies are making revolutionary changes that help to ease the learning curve. Learning J...
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Akak'stiman
A Blackfoot Framework for Decision-Making and Mediation Processes
Today, two health structures exist on the Peigan reserve. One is based on Blackfoot culture, and the other is based on western European theories of health and healing. Although both methods are use...
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Muskekowuck Athinuwick
Original People of the Great Swampy Land
The original people of the Hudson Bay lowlands, often known as the Lowland Cree and known to themselves as Muskekowuck Athinuwick, were among the first Aboriginal peoples in northwestern North Amer...
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Bearing Witness
August 14/15, 1947, reverberates with meaning for Indian and Pakistani people. The date does more than mark the "independence" of India. This momentous time marks the birth of two nation states, In...
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France, 1001 Sights
This distinctive historical and archaeological guidebook to France introduces the reader and traveller to the palpable remains of past cultures that shaped the development of the modern country. A ...
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The War on Weeds in the Prairie West
Despite the fact that fighting weeds was of paramount importance to the agricultural development of Canada, there has scarcely been any research on understanding the origins and history of these lo...
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Bathroom Book of Canadian Quotes
Humorous, Witty, Ridiculous & Inspiring
Some of the greatest, funniest and most memorable quotations by Canadians in this entertaining collection.
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Weird Canadian Places
Humorous, Bizarre, Peculiar & Strange Locations & Attractions Across the Nation
This book explores the truly peculiar places in Canada, entertaining and humorous stories of our great country.
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Chilkoot
A trail book unlike any other, Chilkoot: An Adventure in Ecotourism is a richly woven insight into the Chilkoot Trail and the region straddling the American-Canadian border in the Alaska and Britis...
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No One Awaiting Me
Here is the riveting account of two orphaned brothers whose unshakeable courage enable them to survive the still rarely told horrors of the Holocaust in Romania. As Jews were expelled from Bukovina...
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Unifarm
Alberta farmers and ranchers know that, in the frustrating business of agriculture, years of bounty inexplicably turn into years of despair. Looking back over the past half century, Jaques recounts...
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Bear Encounters
Tales from the Wild Side
13 accounts of adrenalin pumping encounter between humans and bears of all kinds.
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Bathroom Book of Canadian History
A collection of fun and fascinating facts about Canada's illustrious and often peculiar past.
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Bathroom Book of Canadian Triva
An entertaining and lighthearted collection of Canadian trivia.
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French Sound Structure
French Sound Structure provides a comprehensive, detailed, and well-illustrated description of the pronunciation of Modern Standard French, incorporating comments on regional and social variation, ...
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A History of the Edmonton City Market 1900-2000
Kathryn Chase Merrett celebrates 100 years of the Edmonton City Market in this groundbreaking local history. Richly textured with archival photographs, drawings, maps, and anecdotes by vendors and ...
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The Albertans
100 People Who Changed the Province
The Albertans profiles 100 individuals from the province who have either made a significant contribution to life in Alberta or have reached acclaim far beyond the province's borders
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Outlaws and Lawmen of the West
In the Old West, the law was fragile, the men were armed, tempers were short and socializing took place over shots of rotgut whiskey on a card table in a saloon. This volume of stories features the...
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Haunting Fireside Stories
Ghostly Tales of the Paranormal
More devilish delights for fireside reading by the Connoisseur of Creepy himself, A.S. Mott.
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Luther H. Holton
In Luther H. Holton: A Founding Canadian Entrepreneur, Henry Klassen has made accessible the story of one of early Montreal's most remarkable citizens. Rising from humble origins, Luther H. Holton ...
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At Home Afloat
Considering accounts written by Northwest Coast marine tourists between 1861 and 1990, Nancy Pagh examines the ways that gender influences the roles women play at sea, the spaces they occupy on boa...
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Canadian Spies & Spies in Canada
Undercover at Home & Abroad
Canada has its own fascinating history of cloak-and-dagger, as you'll discover in this entertaining book by bestselling author and journalist Peter Boer.
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Animal Tracks of Alberta
Animal Tracks of Alberta will help you identify tracks of all shapes and sizes, from the Deer Mouse to the Mule Deer. This book is perfect for children, teachers, parents, backwoods explorers and n...
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Compact Guide to Alberta Birds
This easy-to-use field guide will help even the novice birder identify over 80 species encountered in backyards and along wilderness trails across Alberta, along with their eggs and natural history.
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