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by John Lee  Publisher Comments Discover Vancouver Go out on a limb and step onto the world's longest, highest suspension bridge Mingle with myriad local artists as you make your way around the studios of Granville and Salt Spring Islands Claim a spot on a Commercial Drive patio and... (read more) Your Price $17.99 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies 
by Of Canada Government Publisher Comments On December 15, 2001 Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien presented to the United States ambassador a special presentation copy of a sumptuous book commemorating the outpouring of sympathy, support, and assistance offered by Canadians to their... (read more) Your Price $9.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
by Pierre Berton Publisher Comments In this "compendium of the absurd," Pierre Berton looks back on some of the fads, follies, and fancies of his century--a period his grandchildren are already calling the Olden Days. In close to fifty essays, fables, and pseudo-documents, Berton covers a... (read more) Your Price $2.58 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by David Macfarlane Publisher Comments Emulating the circuitous tales told by his mother's relatives, the Goodyears of Newfoundland, David Macfarlane has crafted a masterpiece of history and memory that will remain indelibly in the minds of its readers. Macfarlane weaves the major events of... (read more) Your Price $4.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Robert W Service Publisher Comments In 1904, the Canadian Bank of Commerce transferred teller Robert W. Service to the Yukon Territory. Soon, he was famous as the poet who chronicled the Klondike gold rush and the savage beauty of the frozen north. His tales of hard-bitten prospectors and... (read more) Your Price $6.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Karen Buckley Book News Annotation Death was frequent in the mines of Crowsnest Pass. However, the region was almost completely economically dependent on the rich vein of coal there, and regulations in the early twentieth century did little to make the mines safer, so the miners and... (read more) Your Price $14.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by George M Grant Publisher Comments During the 1872 the expedition party travelled by train, steamer, canoe, wagon, and horseback, from Halifax to Victoria. The expedition leader, Sir Sanford Fleming, was the Father of Standard Time, founder of the Royal Canadian Institute, designer of... (read more) Your Price $19.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba by Norman Conrad Book News Annotation Early in the 20th century, the Russian Vladimir Vernadsky used the term "biosphere" to indicate nature and "noosphere" to indicate human culture. Conrad's history of Alberta spans the period from the end of the ice age to the most recent convulsion... (read more) Your Price $3.40 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by J E Hodgetts Book News Annotation Offers comprehensive treatment of antenna-structure analysis and design, for professionals in structural, microwave, mechanical, and controls engineering, and in radio astronomy and project management. With emphasis on structures, optical geometry... (read more) Your Price $8.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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Tuesday July 8, 2008
by Denis Vaugeois Publisher Comments In The Last French and Indian War historian Denis Vaugeois shows how a simple "safe-conduct" that allowed the Huron of Lorette to return to their village near Quebec was, 230 years later, given the force and significance of a treaty in the Supreme Court... (read more) Your Price $12.00 (Used - Hardcover) more about this title 
by Terese Loeb Kreuzer Publisher Comments "An easy-to-use, step-by-step guide to calling ""Canada"" home" <BR>More and more Americans are thinking of moving to Canada for work, study, peace of mind---even retirement---and whatever their motivations, they will have to navigate the Canadian... (read more) Your Price $14.95 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Paul Karr Publisher Comments Inside info on Vancouver that only a Canadian would knowIn 2002, Condé Nast Traveler ranked Vancouver as one of the top ten foreign citiesWhat other guidebook would tell readers where to go to eat way too much chocolate, find beaches only a... (read more) Your Price $5.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Jennifer Worick Publisher Comments Explore Vancouver's exciting streets and stunning parklands like a native. Walks include: The Seawall Promenade Lighthouse Park The West End Granville Island ...And... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your Price $7.98 (Sale - Boxed Non-book) check for used copies
by Chris Mcbeath Publisher Comments * With ecotourism attractions, golfing, fishing, and the quaint appeal of Victoria, this area has something for almost everyone * In 2004, over 770,000 international visitors traveled to Vancouver Island, Victoria, and the Gulf Islands, 94% of whom were... (read more) Your Price $16.99 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Matthew Gardner Publisher Comments One of the world’s youngest cities, Vancouver is also among the most modern and rapidly developing. Sleek state-of-the-art glass towers are interspersed with the odd Gothic church, Victorian warehouse, art deco confection and other more unusual... (read more) Your Price $5.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) more about this title
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