First time author Dana Duke combines fantasy and romance in this unusual, story of a woman who is consumed by grief in If Butterflies Dream.
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From The Great War to the Global Village: A Window on the World
From the Great War to the Global Village: A Window on the World combines a
history of the Canadian Institute of International Affairs, with some of the
best papers on the subject that have been given in the past decade.
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A View From The Ledge An Insiders' Look at the Schreyer Years
A View From The Ledge is a unique view of the Manitoba's first NDP government. Author Herb Schulz, Premier Ed Schreyer's brother-in-law, served as the Premier's special assistant between 1971 and -1977 .
His account paints portraits of premier Schreyer and Winnipeg Mayor Stephen
Juba, as well as many cabinet ministers and other personalities who made the
politics of the era tick. Schulz gives real insight into the inner workings
of 'The Ledge'.
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The 30th anniversary
of The Nonsuch is commemorated by The Manitoba Museum with a newly
revised and updated book by the original author Laird Rankin (the
original hardcover was released in 1974 and was exhausted by the end
of the decade). This edition now bursts with color images, archival
photos, maps and original drawings by Captain Smythe.
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Dancing Backwards: A Social History
of Canadian Women in Politics by Senator Sharon Carstairs and Tim
Higgins weaves together biographies of pivitol women and a thoroughly
readable history of the past 130 years.
"This book should be
in the Christmas stocking of every Canadian woman over the age of
fourteen. It's high time someone set out to tell the story of Canada's
trailblazers and Carstairs and Higgins do just that in their unsentimental
whirlwind tour of 130 years of history."
Brick by Brick, a collection
of articles by popular FreePress columnist Fred Brick could make even
the grumpiest grin. For over 10 years Fred's long-suffering wife and
his sassy dog Roxy have been a fixture every Sunday in Winnipeg homes.
His writing about life¹s ordinary comings and goings has found
a niche that people turn to in a fast-paced, high-tech world.
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