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Saskatoon, Sask: University of Saskatchewan, 1976. Stapled Soft Cover. Very Good. Government pamplet; Clean, tight, unmarked; small half circle stain upper front edge of cover; otherwise absolute minimal shelfwear; Guidelines for the preparation, cultivation, irrigation, harvesting and storage of annual crops on the Canadian Prairies. Includes: Root crops, bulb crops, cole crops, leafy vegetables, seed and fruit vegetables.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: Great Plains Fiction, 2000. Trade Paper. Near Fine. SIGNED BY CHRISTOPHER DAFOE on title page; Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; appears unread; "A carefully assembled faux biography from years of interviews, monographs and grocery lists. " Erda Bumberger is the greatest opera singer you have never heard of.

Winnipeg, MB: Great Plains Publications, 2014. Soft cover. As New. SIGNED BY CHRIS DAFOE on title page; As New; This is the story of the formative years of Canada's most famous newspaper editor, John Wesley Dafoe. Written by his grandson, it is an honest account of the man that his family and his friends knew, from his unpromising beginnings in the backwoods of pre-Confederation Ontario to his early and unexpected success in 19th century Canadian journalism. It includes an examination of Dafoe's family background, his education, his early career, his rise as a national and international figure and his lifelong search for a true Canadian identity. Some of it is told in his own words, some is drawn from the recollections of those who knew him.

Winnipeg, MB: Great Plains Publications, 2014. Soft cover. Very Good. SIGNED BY CHRIS DAFOE on title page; Clean, tight, unmarked; very light wear to inside corners; otherwise spine straight and uncreased; very minimal wear; This is the story of the formative years of Canada's most famous newspaper editor, John Wesley Dafoe. Written by his grandson, it is an honest account of the man that his family and his friends knew, from his unpromising beginnings in the backwoods of pre-Confederation Ontario to his early and unexpected success in 19th century Canadian journalism. It includes an examination of Dafoe's family background, his education, his early career, his rise as a national and international figure and his lifelong search for a true Canadian identity. Some of it is told in his own words, some is drawn from the recollections of those who knew him.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: Portage & Main Pr, 1990. Soft cover. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; a few light scratches to back cover; otherwise absolute minimal shelfwear; "An affectionate look at the first 50 years of Canada's original ballet company - the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. Dafoe tells the story with charm and wit; more than 300 captioned photos and sketches create the pictorial history in detail.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: Great Plains Fiction, 2000. Trade Paper. As New. 1894283155; Brand New; clean, tight, unmarked;"A carefully assembled faux biography from years of interviews, monographs and grocery lists. "

Winnipeg, MB: Yellow Dog, 2020. Paperback. As New. As New; Eugenia Grimm is a tough girl living in a tough town at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. She drinks and fights and pushes against expectation. She is also hurting, after her father died by suicide her older bothers drifted away, and her mother up and left. After yet another violent incident, she is sentenced to time at an Intensive Support and Supervision Program located at a remote mountain ranch. There, she begins to make connection, explore difficult truths, and might even turn things around - until a series of events pulls her into a dark spiral she may not have the strength to resist.

Winnipeg, MB: Yellow Dog, 2020. Paperback. Near Fine. SIGNED BY ANITA DAHER on half title page; Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; appears unread; Eugenia Grimm is a tough girl living in a tough town at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. She drinks and fights and pushes against expectation. She is also hurting, after her father died by suicide her older bothers drifted away, and her mother up and left. After yet another violent incident, she is sentenced to time at an Intensive Support and Supervision Program located at a remote mountain ranch. There, she begins to make connection, explore difficult truths, and might even turn things around - until a series of events pulls her into a dark spiral she may not have the strength to resist.

Toronto, ON: Bantam Skylark. Clean, tight, unmarked; light age tanning to pages; colors very bright; absolute minimal wear; appears unread; Concerning the extraoridinary adventures of three nasty farmers, two curious creatures, a family of foxes and our hero: Boggis: an emormously fat man, a chicken farmer...and a mean man; Bunce: a pot-bellied dward, a duck-and-goose farmer...and a nasty man; Badger: the most respectable and well-behaved animal in the district; Rat: a rude creature and a drunkard; Mrs. Fox and Her Four Small Children: A fine family; And Mr. Fox: A fantastic fellow. - from the cover . Near Fine. Soft cover. 1982.

Toronto, ON: HarperCollins , 2021. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; previous owner's name blacked out on ffep; light wear to upper edge of dust jacket; otherwise very minimal wear; On April 6, 2018, 16 people died and 13 others were injured after a bus taking the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team to a playoff game collided with a transport tuck in a rural intersection. This is the story of Kaleb Dahlgren, a young man who survived the bus crash and faced life afterwards with positivity and grit. In this chronicle of his time with the Broncos and in the loving community of Humboldt, SK, Dahlgren takes a hard look at his experience of unprecedented loss but also revels in the overwhelming response and outpouring of love from across Canada and around the world.

Toronto, ON: HarperCollins , 2021. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. SIGNED BY KALEB DAHLGREN on paste-down on half title page; Clean, tight, unmarked; previous owner's name on ffep; light wear to upper edge of dust jacket; small closed tear to upper back edge of dj; otherwise minimal wear; On April 6, 2018, 16 people died and 13 others were injured after a bus taking the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team to a playoff game collided with a transport tuck in a rural intersection. This is the story of Kaleb Dahlgren, a young man who survived the bus crash and faced life afterwards with positivity and grit. In this chronicle of his time with the Broncos and in the loving community of Humboldt, SK, Dahlgren takes a hard look at his experience of unprecedented loss but also revels in the overwhelming response and outpouring of love from across Canada and around the world.

Erin, Ontario, Canada: Boston Mills Pr, 2008. Hardcover. As New/As New. As New condition; "Just minutes from the hectic urban sprawl of Toronto, Mississauga and Hamilton, this book looks at historic and modern Wellington County. Resident author, photographer and geographer Dahms examines how an ancient legacy of water and stone has shaped its many communities.

Toronto, ON: Deneau Pub & Co Ltd, 1988. Paperback. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; age tanned; spine straight and uncreased; very minimal wear; Travel into the heart of small town Canada - along the Credit River Railway, up the Bruce Peninsula, through northern Ontario and Quebec, around the Eastern Townships and Maritime provinces. Visit some of Canada's most fascinating and beautiful towns as well as the remains of settlements that have vanished long ago - ghost towns, abandoned rail lines and canals, forgotten bridges and dams. Explore the history, geography and contemporary character of Canada's countryside.

Toronto, ON: Anansi Press, 1997. Soft cover. As New. As New condition; In 1953, Baby M. is born with celiac disease. Throughout Baby M.'s valiant struggle, the world events of the time unfold. From her bedside, Baby M.'s mother and Nurse Vautour try to make sense of these events while the fragile infant teeters between life and death, history and her own story.

New York, NY: Lark Books, 2005. Soft cover. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; Whether slow-simmered or quickly stir-fried, the recipes in this book represent the best of one-pot cooking. These gloriously easy yet complexly flavored recipes offer sophisticated flavors without requiring that you spend all you time in the kitchen. From exciting international dishes to reinvented favorites, the 125 recipes in this book take this type of cooking to new levels.

Toronto, ON: Random House Canada, 2010. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. SIGNED BY ROMEO DALLAIRE on title page; Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; appears unread; Believing that not one of us should tolerate a child being used as soldiers, Dallaire has made it his mission to end the use of child soldiers. In this book, he provides an intellectually daring and enlightening introduction to the child soldier phenomenon, as well as inspiring and concrete solutions to eradicate it. And he speaks up for children in conflicts around the globe who do not choose to fight, but who through ill fate and the accident of birth find their way into soldiering, addressing one of the most harrowing, urgent and important issues of our time.

Vancouver, BC: Heritage House Pub Co Ltd, 2011. Soft cover. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; very minimal wear; appears unread; Since the 17th century, hundreds of ships have sailed in the Hudson's Bay Company's fur-trade fleet, servicing far-flung and ice-choked northern posts, braving the wild rapids of mighty rivers and even battling their way around the tip of South America to open up trade on the west coast of North America. During these arduous voyages into treacherous and often uncharted waters, many of these ships and their courageous crews came to grief. Here are the dramatic stories of the legendary ships Nascopie, Bayeskimo, Bayrupert, Baychimo and many more that proudly flew the flag of Canada's oldest company.

Montreal, QC: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2004. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked; very light wear to upper edge of dust jacket; otherwise absolute minimal wear; The Republic of Letters emerged in the 17th century as a self-proclaimed community of scholars and literary figures that transcended national boundaries. In this book Dalton looks at the role of women in this community by examining the correspondence of two French and two Venetian salon women. All four women lived through the events that transformed Western culture, including the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, and the Napoleonic Wars. As women they had a particular perspective, expressed first-hand through their letters. Dalton shows how the women grappled with differences of ideology, social status, and community, often through networks that mixed personal and professional relations. Dalton shows how a variety of conflicts were expressed in everyday life and sheds new light on Venice as an important… Read More

Boston, MA: Beacon Press, 1984. Soft cover. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; light wear to spine edges; a few light scratches near bottom of back cover; otherwise bright, spine straight and uncreased; very minimal wear; This title aims to offer a journey into the interior of language. The author reveals the patriarchal construction of language and religious imagery, offering alternatives.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Arthur A. Levine, 2006. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal shelfwear; "Believing that she has no special abilities to share in the school talent show, Ella the elephant takes over the event's organization and discovers something important in the process.