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Lincolnwood, Illinois, Usa: Publications International Ltd, 1997. Hardcover. Very Good. Pulley, Kelly R.; Dalby, Danny Brooks. In Very Good Used Condition. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. ~ Beginner's Bible Treasury Of Stories

Anchor Canada, 2018. Trade Paperback. As New. As New - May Have Minor Shelf Wear To The Edges. - For More Information On Condition. - Please See All Photos. - From Giller Prize-Winning Author Michael Redhill Comes A Literary Thriller About A Woman Who Fears For Her Sanity--And Then Her Life--When She Learns That Her Doppelganger Has Appeared In A Local Park. Jean Mason Has A Doppelganger. She's Never Seen Her, But Others Swear They Have. Apparently, Her Identical Twin Hangs Out In Kensington Market, Where She Sometimes Buys Churros And Drags An Empty Shopping Cart Down The Streets, Like She's Looking For Something To Put In It. Jean's A Grown Woman With A Husband And Two Kids, As Well As A Thriving Bookstore In Downtown Toronto, And She Doesn't Rattle Easily--Not Like She Used To. But After Two Customers Insist They've Seen Her Double, Jean Decides To Investigate. She Begins At The Crossroads Of Kensington Market: A City Park Called Bellevue Square. Although She Sees No One Who Looks Like… Leer más

Emblem Editions, 2008. Paperback. As New. Like New - With Minor Shelf Wear To Cover. For More Information On Condition. - Please See All Photos. - A Burnt-Out Political Aide Quits Just Before An Election - But Is Forced To Run A Hopeless Campaign On The Way Out. He Makes A Deal With A Crusty Old Scot, Angus Mclintock - An Engineering Professor Who Will Do Anything, Anything, To Avoid Teaching English To Engineers - To Let His Name Stand In The Election. No Need To Campaign, Certain To Lose - Or Is He?

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: Ashby-BP Publishing, 2013. Soft cover. As New. As New, A Barely Read Copy. - May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges And/Or Turned Corners. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. ~ A young man with a dark secret must choose... Trapped by the wishes of his dead father and his brother's blackmail, Bret Killeen suppresses his musical talent for years-until he meets Nicole, a university cello player with big dreams. As Bret wrestles with unresolved grief and guilt over his father's death, Nicole stirs his passion for music until it can no longer be ignored. Her supportive father provides a striking contrast to Bret's own family, an enlightening that drives him to the breaking point. At the threshold of adulthood, Bret must resolve his past in order to seize his future. The truth his mother needs to know, the power his brother holds over him, and the man their father really was are the sources Bret must tap to earn his freedom.

Vintage Canada, 2007. 5th or later Edition . Soft cover. As New. 23-15-4. In Excellent Used Condition. For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos The Birth House Is The Story Of Dora Rare, The First Daughter To Be Born In Five Generations Of The Rare Family. As A Child In An Isolated Village In Nova Scotia, She Is Drawn To Miss Babineau, An Outspoken Acadian Midwife With A Gift For Healing And A Kitchen Filled With Herbs And Folk Remedies. During The Turbulent Years Of World War I, Dora Becomes The Midwife's Apprentice. Together, They Help The Women Of Scots Bay Through Infertility, Difficult Labors, Breech Births, Unwanted Pregnancies And Even Unfulfilling Sex Lives. When Gilbert Thomas, A Brash Medical Doctor, Comes To Scots Bay With Promises Of Fast, Painless Childbirth, Some Of The Women Begin To Question Miss Babineau's Methods - And After Miss Babineau's Death, Dora Is Left To Carry On Alone. In The Face Of Fierce Opposition, She Must Summon All Of Her Strength To Protect The… Leer más

Vintage Canada, 2005. 1st Edition . Soft cover. As New. As New, An Unread Copy - May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges And/Or Turned Corners. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. According To Detective John Cardinal, The Truly Diabolical Thing About Blackflies Is Their Stealthy Silence; There Is No Warning And No Chance Of A Pre-Emptive Strike. Every Year At The Beginning Of May, They Take Over Algonquin Bay. This Year, The Blackflies Aren'T The Only Ones To Make Their Way Into Town. A Self-Proclaimed Shaman And Card-Carrying Member Of The Chippewa First Nations Has Also Arrived. Known Only As Red Bear, The Mysterious Figure Has Recruited Three Young Men Who Share A History Of Drug Use And Living On The Fringe.

McClelland & Stewart Ltd, 2000. 1st Edition . Hardcover. New/New. New, May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Dust Jacket. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. The Blind Assassin Is A Tale Of Two Sisters, One Of Whom Dies Under Ambiguous Circumstances In The Opening Pages. The Survivor, Iris Chase Griffen, Initially Seems A Little Cold-Blooded About This Death In The Family. But As Margaret Atwood's Most Ambitious Work Unfolds--A Tricky Process, In Fact, With Several Nested Narratives And Even An Entire Novel-Within-A-Novel--We're Reminded Of Just How Complicated The Familial Game Of Hide-And-Seek Can Be: What Had She Been Thinking Of As The Car Sailed Off The Bridge, Then Hung Suspended In The Afternoon Sunlight, Glinting Like A Dragonfly, For That One Instant Of Held Breath Before The Plummet? Of Alex, Of Richard, Of Bad Faith, Of Our Father And His Wreckage; Of God, Perhaps, And Her Fatal, Triangular Bargain. Meanwhile, Atwood Immediately Launches Into An Excerpt From Laura… Leer más

Anchor Canada, 2006. 4th Edition . Soft cover. New. 22-14-4. New For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures Invites Us Into A World Where The Ordinary Becomes The Critical In A Matter Of Seconds. A Formidable Debut, It Is A Profound And Unforgettable Depiction Of Today'S Doctors, Patients, And Hospitals. Provocative, Heartbreaking, And Darkly Humorous, Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures Introduces Readers To A Masterful New Voice In Fiction. A Practicing Er Physician, Vincent Lam Delivers A Precise And Intimate Portrait Of The Medical Profession In His Fiction Debut. These Twelve Interwoven Stories Follow A Group Of Young Doctors As They Move From The Challenges Of Medical School To The Intense World Of Emergency Rooms, Evacuation Missions, And Terrifying New Viruses. Winner Of The Prestigious Giller Prize, Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures Marks The Arrival Of A Deeply Humane And Preternaturally Gifted Writer. Fitz, Ming, Chen, And Sri Are The Four… Leer más

Knopf Canada, 2011. 1st Edition . Trade Paperback. New. New - May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. - From One Of Canada'S Finest Writers Comes A Masterful Novel About The Clash Of Art And Advertising, The Cultish Grip Of Celebrity And The Intense Connections That Can Form In Times Of Crisis. An Unidentified Man Storms A Television Studio Where Kiddiefame, A Controversial Children'S Talent Show Wherein Kids Who Are Too Talented Are "Killed Off," Is Being Filmed. He Is Armed With An Explosive Device, And Issues Only A Single Demand: An Interview With Journalist Thom Pegg. It'S A Strange Request, Everyone Agrees. A Disgraced Former Investigative Journalist, Caught Fabricating Sources, Pegg Is Down On His Luck And Working For A Lowly Tabloid. The Demand Surprises Everyone - Pegg Most Of All, And He Is Reluctant To Play A Role. But Pressure From Federal Authorities Leaves Little Choice, And So It Is That Thom Pegg Finds Himself The Envy Of… Leer más

Mcgraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd, 1976. Soft cover. As New. 23-15-4. In Excellent Used Condition. For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos Ghosts Guarding Buried Treasure, Phantom Ships, Haunted Houses, And Warnings - These Are Strange And Mysterious Phenomena You Will Encounter In "Bluenose Ghosts". These Mysteries Become Chilling Knowing They Are Based On Personal Experiences Of Ordinary People, Told To Dr. Helen Creighton; Canada's Most Respected And Renowned Folklorist, Over Twenty-Eight Years. When The Moon Is Full And The Wind Is Howling, Prepare To Be Spooked By Apparitions And Things That Go Bump In The Night.

Canada: Oberon Books, 1981. Soft cover. As New. Like New - Unread Copy. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. - Its Hard To Believe That Only A Few Years Ago The Name Of W.P. Kinsella Meant Little Or Nothing To Readers Of Canadian Fiction. Dance Me Outside, A Collection Of Stories About The Indian Reserve Near Hobbema In Southern Alberta, Changed All That. Then Came Scars And Now Born Indian, A New Collection Of Stories About Such Old Friends As Silas Ermineskin, Frank Fence-Post And Mad Etta. Comedy Is Rare In Canadian Writing And Kinsella Is Treasured Above All For His Sense Of Humour. He Also Knows How To Tell A Story, Which Makes Him A Delightful Companion In Any Season.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada : The Ryerson Press, 1969. 5th or later Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. In Very Good Used Condition. With Minor Shelf Wear To Edges And/Or Turned Corners. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. ~ Smith--A Man Of Moderate Ambition, Unknown First Name, And Dubious Companions--Has A Quarter Horse In Which He Has Great Faith. But The Path From Quarter Horse Of Good Stock To Cutting Horse Of Skill And Finesse Is Strewn With Obstacles, Unforgettable Characters And The Kind Of Earthy Humor Paul St. Pierre's Writing Is Known For.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Macmillan , 1968. Hardcover. New/Fine. Mould, Vernon. New - Unread Copy. With Minor Shelf Wear To The Dust Jacket. For More Information On Condition. - Please See All Photos. - The Story Of The Alberta Field Force And Its Role In Repressing The Riel Rebellion Of 1885. Number 6 Of The Publisher's "Great Stories Of Canada" Series. Great Stories Of Canada 6

Penguin Canada, 1995. 1st Edition . Soft cover. New. 23-17-4. New - Unread - Shows Sign Of Wear - Vintage - 1St Edition For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos First Published In 1980 To High Acclaim, Burning Water Won A Governor General's Award For Fiction That Year. A Rollicking Chronicle Of Captain Vancouver's Search For The Northwest Passage, The Book Has Over Its Career Been Mentioned In Recommended Lists Of Postmodern Fiction, Bc Historical Fiction, Gay Fiction And Humour. This Gives You Some Idea Of The Scope Of What Has Been Called Bowering's Best Novel. I Have Sometimes Said, Kidding But Not Really Kidding, Writes Its Author, That I Attended To The Spirit Of The West Coast, And Told The Story About The Rivals For Our Land As An Instance In Which The Commanders Decided To Make Love, Not War. As An Accurate Account Of Vancouver's Exploration Of Our Coastline, Burning Water Conveys The Exact Length-99 Feet-Of The Explorer's Ship, And Contains Citations From His Journals. As… Leer más

Palimpsest Press, 2008. 1st Edition . Soft cover. As New. As New - Barely Read If That. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To The Edges. - For More Information On Condition. - Please See All Photos. - The Term Still Life Did Not Come Into Being Until 1650. The French Adopted The Term Nature Morte, Dead Nature, Around 1750. The Painter De Chirico Was Said To Have Preferred The Italian Term Vita Silente. The Japanese, However, Call Still Life, Calm Things. Calm Things Is The Title Essay Of This Collection Of Meditations On What It Is Like To Live With Still Life, And To Live Poetically. Both An Insider's Glimpse Into The Precarious World Of Artist And Poet, And A Long Gaze At Objects And The Calm And Silence They Hold, These Essays Prize The Ordinary, Radiant Gift Of Common Things.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Anasi, 2013. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. Like New, Unread Copy. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Dust Jacket. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. Caught Begins With A Prison Break. Twenty-Five-Year-Old David Slaney, Locked Up On Charges Of Marijuana Possession, Has Escaped His Cell And Sprinted To The Highway. There, He Is Picked Up By A Friend Of His Sister'S And Transported To A Strip Bar Where He Survives His First Night On The Run. But Evading The Cops Isn'T His Only Objective; Slaney Intends To Track Down His Old Partner, Hearn, And Get Back Into The Drug Business. Along The Way, Slaney'S Fugitive Journey Across Canada Rushes Vibrantly To Life As He Visits An Old Flame And Adopts Numerous Guises To Outpace Authorities: Hitchhiker, Houseguest, Student, Lover. When Finally He Reunites With Hearn Just Steps Ahead Of A Detective Hell-Bent On Making A High-Profile Arrest, Their Scheme Sends Slaney To Mexico, Colombia, And Back Again On An… Leer más

ECW Press, 2009. Hardcover. New/New. Book Is In New Condition. May Have Some Minor Wear On Dust Jacket For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos - Lawyer And Bluesman Monty Collins Is Used To Defending Murderers, And Occasionally Investigating Murders Himself. But He Can'T Round Up The Usual Suspects This Time. The Blood-Drenched Body Of Reinhold Schellenberg, A World-Renowned German Theologian, Has Been Found On The Altar Of An Old Church In Halifax, Nova Scotia, During Vespers On Saint Cecilia'S Day. The Man Has Nearly Been Decapitated. The Controversial Priest, Once A Top Insider In The Vatican, Was Known To Provoke Strong Feelings In Catholics Of All Ideological Stripes. Now Those Feelings Have Overflowed With Horrifying Results. His Friend Father Brennan Burke Has Just Opened A Choir School For Priests, Monks, Nuns, And Other Catholics Devoted To The Glorious Music Of The Church'S Past. So Monty Has Before Him An International Cast Of Suspects, Including A Flamboyant Sicilian… Leer más

Emblem Editions, 2007. Trade Paperback. As New. 23-16-3. Like New - May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. - Madeleine Thien'S Stunning Debut Novel Fulfills All Her Early Promise And Introduces A Young Novelist Of Vision, Maturity, And Style. Gail Lim, A Producer Of Radio Documentaries In Present-Day Vancouver, Finds Herself Haunted By Events In Her Parents' Past In Wartorn Asia, A Past Which Remains A Mystery That Fiercely Grips Her Imagination. As A Child, Gail'S Father, Matthew Lim, Wandered The Leila Road And The Jungle Fringe With His Lovely Ani, A Girl Whose Early Bond With Matthew Will Affect His Life Always. As Children, They Found Themselves Together Under The Terrifying Shadow Of War In Japanese-Occupied Sandakan, Malaysia. The War Shatters Their Families And Splits The Two Apart Until Years Later, When They Remeet Only To Be Separated Again. The Legacy Of Their Connection Is Later Inherited By Matthew'S Wife, Clara, In… Leer más

Newest Pr, 1996. 3rd Edition . Trade Paperback. As New. 23-17-4. Like New - May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. - Hiromi Goto'S Debut Novel Has Become A Canadian Classic. The Winner Of The 1995 Commonwealth Writers' Prize For Best First Book Canada And Caribbean Region And Co-Winner Of The Canada-Japan Book Award, It Is A Powerful Narrative Of Three Generations Of Japanese Canadian Women On The Canadian Prairies. Funny, Scandalous, And Melancholic All At Once, This Superlative Narrative Is Filled With Echoes And Retellings, Memories And Japanese Folk Tales. From The Tale Of Genji To The Calgary Stampede, From The Sharing Of Recipes To Hitchhiking The Trans-Canada Highway, It Weaves A Story That Slides Between Histories, Countries And Desire. It Is A Timeless Exploration Of Immigration And Belonging.

Black Rose Writing, 2016. 1st Edition . Trade Paperback. As New. 25-18-3. Like New - May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. - The Youngest Of Three Siblings, Shelly's Childhood Tragically Ended When Her Family Disappeared Under Cryptic Circumstances. Shelly And Her Sister Embark On An Epic Journey To Find Them, Only To Face More Hardship. Witnessing The Death Of Her Only Sister's Hardened Shelly More, And She Was Left With Facing The Bleak Reality Of Continuing The Mission Alone. It Affected Her Deeper Than She Imagined, And Fueled Her Every Move. It Made Her Become The Pirate Captain Whose Name Would Eventually Be Feared Everywhere. She Gathered A Crew And Despite All Odds Always Managed To Come Unscathed From Any Of Her Crazy Exploits. Along The Way, She Bumps Into Her Brother Who Is Now Charged With Arresting Her, Reconciles With Her Father Who Is Hiding His Own Secrets, And Frees Her Mother From The Clutches Of A Power Hungry Admiral… Leer más