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Rise A Devotion to Whole Grains
Photographer: Jennifer K. MurphyPublisher: Nimbus Publishing$27.95 -
Vancouver Island Book of Everything Everything You Wanted to Know About Vancouver Island and Were Going to Ask Anyway
Publisher: MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc.$14.95From Hudson’s Bay outpost to gold rush fever and coal and lumber barons to political scandals Island-style to the mighty Douglas fir and Pacific salmon and profiles of Emily Carr, Cougar Annie and the Dunsmuir clan, no book is more comprehensive than the Vancouver Island Book of Everything. No book is more fun! Well-known Islanders weigh in on their favourite things about Vancouver Island. Robert Bateman shares his five most inspiring island locales; Michael Halleran tells us the five graves you simply must visit at Ross Bay Cemetery; Ian Vantreight tells us his five Island weather complaints; history teacher and Vancouver Island digital archive editor Patrick Dunae gives us his five essential Vancouver Island reads; professor Barbara Helem Whittington gives us her five favorite memories of growing up on the island. From politics to the country’s best weather to the origins behind place names, Island slang, serial killers and the First People…it’s all here! Whether you are a lifelong resident or visiting for the first time, there’s no more complete book about Vancouver Island. If you love Vancouver Island, you’ll love the Vancouver Island Book of Everything!
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Such a Winter’s Day
Publisher: Acorn Press$22.95This is a story of challenge, ambition, love and heartbreak and a story of acceptance, forgiveness, friendship, and hope.
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Faroe Islands Dancing Between Sea & Sky (new ed)
Publisher: George Fischer$39.95A picturesque archipelago between Norway and Iceland, the 18 tiny Faroe Islands beckon nature lovers, adventurers, birdwatchers and sightseers. Through George Fischer’s lens, you’ll rappel down sheer cliffs, soar with giant gannets and revel in unspoiled beauty. You’ll stand on hallowed historical soil, admire ancient ruins—and savour the sea’s bounty in Faroese cuisine. And you’ll be among the first to discover this untamed region’s growing appeal.
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Perseverance Will Triumph Cape Breton University at 50
Publisher: Cape Breton University Press$24.95Cape Breton University at 50: Perseverance Will Triumph details the history of Cape Breton University (CBU) and its deep commitment to the communities from which it arose. CBU owes its very existence to the support of Cape Bretoners.
What is now CBU was born in 1951, when St. Francis Xavier University agreed to establish a “feeder college” in Sydney, Cape Breton Island; the community wanted its own institution, and it persevered to create the College of Cape Breton in 1974. Within a decade it evolved as University College of Cape Breton and after another ten years became Cape Breton University.
CBU has embraced internationalization which has reshaped both the university and the Island. Now CBU is the second largest university in Nova Scotia and a force for change in its community, the province, and the country.
Cape Breton University at 50 honours the University’s golden anniversary (1974-2024) as a degree-granting institution and chronicles the people, events, developments, and innovations that got it there.
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Le tien, le mien, le sien
Artist: Réjean RoyPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$13.95A young pirate and a wise grandmother sail to the rescue of the oceans!
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Fishes in the Seas
Artist: Peter ManchesterPublisher: Muddle Puddle Books$12.95Living in the Maritimes is a unique experience. In this new book of verse for the very young Shirley Downey shares her joy of language and her love of this special part of the world. Full of vibrantly textured illustrations, Fishes in the Seas: Poems for Maritime Kids is a wonderful reading experience for adults and children to share.
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Hare B&B
Artist: Bill PechetPublisher: Running the Goat$22.95Harriet and her seven young siblings are left orphans when their parents run afoul of a cunning coyote. They open their home as a “hare bed and breakfast” for paying guests, and when the coyote returns to the scene of the crime, they serve her her comeuppance for breakfast.
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Mr. Beagle and the Georgestown Mystery
Publisher: Running the Goat$11.95Mr. Beagle is back with a new mystery to solve: why are storybooks disappearing from his cousin George’s neighbourhood?
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Catalina
Publisher: Running the Goat$11.95Catalina is more than a little cranky when her people come home with three puppies, but she soon learns that even a cat can enjoy the company of dogs.
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Mr. Beagle Goes to Rabbittown
Publisher: Running the Goat$11.95Mittens are going missing in Rabbittown. Where could they be? Never fear…Mr. Beagle has the nose to follow the clues and find the culprit!
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The Mystery of the Portuguese Waltzes
Artist: Caroline ClarkePublisher: Running the Goat$12.95Tamara struggles to play her accordion in front of an audience. When her father encourages her to play for an elderly accordion player, Tamara becomes inspired by stories of Stoyles and his musical friendship years before with a Portuguese sea captain.
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To See the Stars
Artist: Tara BryanPublisher: Running the Goat$16.95A compelling story of one young Newfoundland woman caught up in the struggle for women?s and workers’ rights in the sweatshops of New York City’s garment district in the early 1900s.
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Spirited Away Fairy Stories of old Newfoundland
Artist: Veselina TomovaPublisher: Running the Goat$15.95Strange and affecting stories from one of Newfoundland’s most compelling folk traditions
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Seasons Before the War
Artist: Brita GranstromPublisher: Running the Goat$29.95Charming illustrations bring this delightfully unsentimental remembrance of childhood in pre-WWII St. John’s, Newfoundland to life.
