Raymond Blake: 11 books
Breakfast in Burgundy
A Hungry Irishman in the Belly of France
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2014
Laced with compelling writing about French food and its ways, Breakfast in Burgundy is part travel memoir, part foodie detective story, and part love song to Raymond’s adopted home. This book tells the story of the Blakes’ decision to buy a house in Burgundy. Raymond describes the moments of despair-such...
Canadians at Last
The Integration of Newfoundland as a Province
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1994
History provides some interesting case studies of what happens when trade barriers come down. Among them is the story told in this book of Newfoundland's integration into Canada in the aftermath of the province's 1948 referendum. Raymond B. Blake takes a refreshing approach to this episode in Canadian...
Côte d'Or
The wines and winemakers of the heart of Burgundy
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2017
Côte d'Or may be small in size but its influence is huge and its reputation alone can strike terror into the heart of even the most seasoned wine professionals. Côte d'Or is located in the very heart of Burgundy and stretches for a narrow 35-mile band. It’s on this terroir that some of the world’s...
by Raymond Blake
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2014
First in its Anthony Mackie field. This book is your ultimate resource for Anthony Mackie. Here you will find the most up-to-date 107 Success Facts, Information, and much more.In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Anthony Mackie's...
Celebrating Canada
Commemorations, Anniversaries, and National Symbols
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2018
Popular and government-funded anniversaries and commemorations, combined with national symbols, play significant roles in shaping how we view Canada, and also provide opportunities for people to challenge the pre-existing or dominant conceptions of the country. Volume 2 of Celebrating Canada continues...
Where Once They Stood
Newfoundland's Rocky Road towards Confederation
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2019
Coming on the 70th anniversary of Newfoundland joining Confederation, as well as the 150th anniversary of its first rejection of Canada, Where Once They Stood challenges popular notions that those who voted against Confederation in 1869 and for union with Canada in 1948 were uninformed, incompetent,...
by Raymond E. Blake
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2014
Blood's Thicker Than Water is a story of Sex, Money, Murder and family ties in the heart of the city of Wilmington, Delaware. Two crews collide and leave a blood-bath in the streets; News reporters and local on-lookers are left speechless as Police and Medical personnel scrape up the pieces that the M.O.B and Yayo Boyz violently left behind.
Conflict and Compromise
Post-Confederation Canada
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2017
Driven by its strong narrative, Conflict and Compromise presents Canadian history chronologically, allowing a better understanding of the interrelationships between events. Its main objective is to demonstrate that although Canadian history has been marked by cleavages and conflicts, there has been...
Lions or Jellyfish
Newfoundland-Ottawa Relations since 1957
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2015
Asked in 2010 about his pugnacious approach to federal-provincial relations, Newfoundland premier Danny Williams declared “I would rather live one more day as a lion than ten years a jellyfish.” He was only the latest in a long line of Newfoundland premiers who have fought for that province’s...
Conflict and Compromise
Pre-Confederation Canada
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2017
Driven by its strong narrative, Conflict and Compromise presents Canadian history chronologically, allowing a better understanding of the interrelationships between events. Its main objective is to demonstrate that although Canadian history has been marked by cleavages and conflicts, there has been...
Reconsidering Confederation
Canada’s Founding Debates, 1864-1999
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2018
July 1st 1867 is celebrated as Canada's Confederation - the date that Canada became a country. But 1867 was only the beginning. As the country grew from a small dominion to a vast federation encompassing ten provinces, three territories, and hundreds of First Nations, its leaders repeatedly debated...