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Strangers at Our Gates
Canadian Immigration and Immigration Policy, 1540–2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2016
In this new and revised edition, Knowles explores new materials relating to multiculturalism and immigration.
Immigrants and immigration have always been central to Canadians’ perception of themselves as a country and a society. In this crisply written history, Valerie Knowles describes the...
Strangers at Our Gates
Canadian Immigration and Immigration Policy, 1540-2006 Revised Edition
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2007
Immigrants and immigration have always been central to Canadians' perception of themselves as a country and as a society. In this crisply written history, Valerie Knowles describes the different kinds of immigrants who have settled in Canada, and the immigration policies that have helped to define...
Unsolved
True Canadian Cold Cases
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2010
Despite advances in DNA testing, forensics, and the investigative skills used by police, hundreds of crimes remain unsolved across Canada. With every passing day trails grow colder and decades can pass before a new lead or witness comes forward if one comes forward.
In Unsolved, Robert J. Hoshowsky...
The Inside Story
A Life in Journalism
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2002
For political buffs, this is a fascinating view of the politics of the Diefenbaker-Pearson-Trudeau era, including backroom information never before published. For media buffs, its an inside view of the politics of our leading newspapers, and a critical analysis of modern journalism by one who helped...
Creepy Capital
Ghost Stories of Ottawa and the National Capital Region
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2016
An easy “hand-sell,” especially for the many bookstores covered in the book.
Author has been a bookseller for over thirty years, and is highly connected for promotional opportunities in Canada, the U.S., and globally.
Author is a seasoned promoter with a strong social media presence and an energetic...
The TTC Story
The First Seventy-five Years
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1997
Looking back over the past 75 years, there is no doubt that public transportation has played a major role in the development and maturing of Toronto and its metropolitan area. Indeed , despite the fiscal challenges facing it, the TTC today remains a transit agency with an enviable reputation.
The...
Canadians in Space
The Forever Frontier
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2009
In 1984, Marc Garneau became Canadas first astronaut and a national hero. Since then, seven of his fellow citizens have followed in his footsteps, many more than once. This book was written as a twenty-fifth anniversary tribute to these brave men and women who defied tremendous odds, risked their lives, and soared from Earth on sheets of flame.
Double Trap
The Last Public Hanging in Canada
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2005
A dozen years before the Black Donnellys were butchered at Lucan, Ontario, another murderous rampage took place a few miles away. On June 6, 1868, three men robbed and killed a rich farmer, his wife, and her unborn child. They concocted an alibi, stuck to it, and almost got off. In fact, two of them...
Quest Biographies Bundle — Books 11–20
William Lyon Mackenzie King / René Lévesque / Samuel de Champlain / John Grierson / Lucille Teasdale / Maurice Duplessis / David Thompson / Mazo de la Roche / Susanna Moodie / Gabrielle Roy
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2013
Presenting ten titles in the Quest Biography series that profiles prominent figures in Canada’s history. The important Canadian lives detailed here are: influential politicians Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King and Premiers René Lévesque and Maurice Duplessis; intrepid explorers Samuel...
Quest Biographies Bundle — Books 1–5
Emma Albani / Emily Carr / George Grant / Jacques Plante / John Diefenbaker
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2013
Presenting five titles in the Quest Biography series that profiles prominent figures in Canada’s history. The important Canadian lives detailed here are: Emma Albani, a nineteenth century opera singer from Quebec who became a diva of the musical world; Emily Carr, the artist famous for capturing...
Quest Biographies Bundle — Books 11–15
William Lyon Mackenzie King / René Lévesque / Samuel de Champlain / John Grierson / Lucille Teasdale
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2013
Presenting five titles in the Quest Biography series that profiles prominent figures in Canada’s history. The important Canadian lives detailed here are: longtime Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King; Quebec premier and separatist René Lévesque; the explorer of Quebec, Samuel de Champlain;...
Canadian Literary Bundle
Susanna Moodie / Gabrielle Roy / Robertson Davies / Mazo de la Roche
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2013
Presenting four titles in the Quest Biography series that profiles prominent figures in Canada’s history. In these books we explore Canada’s literary heritage. Canadian letters have a prominent place in world literature, and its renown can be traced to authors such as these. Profiled are: pioneer...
by Chris A. Rutkowski
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2010
Chris Rutkowskis name is synonymous with UFO research the world over, and this book captures his most breathtaking research, along with new and exciting accounts, that will have you questioning "are we alone in the universe?"
The Big Book of UFOs is a compendium of his best and most...
Go to School, You're a Little Black Boy
The Honourable Lincoln M. Alexander: A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2010
Among the important stories that need to be told about noteworthy Canadians, Lincoln Alexander's sits at the top of the list. Born in Toronto in 1922, the son of a maid and a railway porter, Alexander embarked on an exemplary life path that has involved military service for his country, a successful...