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Author
Publisher
Book*hug Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"The Absence of Zero is a triumphantly-executed celebration of the long poem tradition. Consisting of 256 16-line quartets, and 34 free-form interruptions, this slow-moving haunting work is a beautiful example of thinking in language, a meditation that explores time and memory in both content and form. The 20th century is already more than 20 years past: The Absence of Zero is Kolewe's elegy to that era, and the disparate fragments of its ideas that...
2) Ventus
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ventus is a large-scale Hard SF adventure novel in the tradition of Larry Niven, Vernor Vinge, and Arthur C. Clarke. Karl Schroeder, a physicist and writer.
Young Jordan Mason, on the terraformed planet Ventus, has visions. Kidnapped by Calandria May-a human from offworld sent to investigate the AIs (the Winds) of Ventus-Jordan is desperate to find the meaning of his visions, desperate enough to risk calling down the Winds that destroy technology...
Author
Publisher
Nimbus Publishing
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Explore the flavors of Canada's Maritime Provinces with this cookbook full of fresh takes on farm-to-table favorites. The contemporary cuisine of The Maritimes combines the region's rich history of seasonal home-cooking with modern flavor influences from around the world. A Taste of the Maritimes is a collection of vibrant new recipes that showcase the bounty of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. Author Elisabeth Bailey illuminates...
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
2014
Language
Français
Description
Gaby has a farm where he raises lambs, but he doesn't have any sons, just the two daughters he has raised like princesses, who live far away in the big city. One day, the older daughter asks for money to save her house, which she fears will be lost in the midst of an impending separation. Gaby has an extreme sense of paternal duty and he decides to help his little girl by selling the farm. He sells everything and moves into a small apartment in the...
5) Far North
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
From the window of the small floatplane, fifteen-year-old Gabe Rogers is getting his first look at Canada's magnificent Northwest Territories with Raymond Providence, his roommate from boarding school. Below is the spectacular Nahanni River -- wall-to-wall whitewater racing between sheer cliffs and plunging over Virginia Falls. The pilot sets the plane down on the lake-like surface of the upper river for a closer look at the thundering falls. Suddenly...
Series
Exile book of anthology volume no. 12
Publisher
Exile Editions
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Welcome to an alternate Canada, where steam technology and the wonders and horrors of the mechanical age have reshaped the past into something both wholly familiar yet compellingly different. These fifteen supercharged all-new tales reimagine Canadian historical events, explore other Canadas, and gather inspiration from the northern landscape to make us wonder: what if history had gone a different way?
Series
Exile book of anthology volume 15
Publisher
Exile Editions
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A unique collection of stories and art: Margaret Atwood, Austin Clarke, Leon Rooke, Priscila Uppal, Jonathan Goldstein, Paul Quarrington, Morley Callaghan, Jacques Ferron, Marsha Boulton, Joe Rosenblatt, Barry Callaghan, Linda Rogers, Steven Hayward, Andrew Borkowski, Helen Marshall, Gloria Sawai, David McFadden, Myna Wallin, Gail Prussky, Louise Maheux-Forcher, Shannon Bramer, James Dewar, Bob Armstrong, Jamie Feldman, Claire De, Christine Miscione,...
Author
Publisher
Otbebookpublishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Great story of a young engineer who leaves his father's shipyard in Scotland under a cloud and makes a name for himself in Canada working for the railroad. Love found and lost and some great characters to be found here. (Goodreads)"--
Author
Publisher
Guernica Editions Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Tass Nazor has given up her cello to buy a three-story stone apartment building. Her friends/tenants, a clingy seller and semi-reliable handyman, drive her to the brink. The sequel, Rooftop Eden, finds Tass hosting a memorial dinner for one who has died, meanwhile juggling motherhood and a musical career. A few months later, Famously delivers the ultimate clash of ambition versus domestic bliss. Seven actors play 17 characters. Features music by the...
Author
Series
Publisher
Nimbus Publishing
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Halifax Tastes is the newest installment in the popular Tastes series. Halifax is famous for its flavourful seafood but as the largest city in the Maritimes, it should be no surprise that Halifax also boasts plenty of variety when it comes restaurants. From zesty Italian to spicy Thai, from tangy Chinese to carefully presented Japanese, from delightful Greek to classic Canadian cuisine, there is sure to be a restaurant to suit everyone's liking. Easy...
16) Against the wild
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Zach Wade is a mischievous kid who, along with his younger sister Hannah and their devoted dog Chinook, become lost in the wilderness when their small plane has engine problems and must make an emergency landing. Their mom and dad are frantic, and rescue teams are searching. But for the next few days, Zach, Hannah and Chinook must learn how to combine their skills, trust their instincts and navigate a terrain as beautiful as it is untamed.
"A terrific...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Roach has been living on the streets since age 14, he's rebellious, loud and defiant. As part of S.P.I.T., Roach has been given a camera to document his world. The footage he gets is urgent, because there's a war against squeegee kids. The RoachCAM is positioned behind enemy lines: living in derelict buildings, squeegeeing for money, being hunted by police. The viewer is forced to look at the living reality of Roach and his friends: Hungry on the...
18) Cowboy: an album
Author
Publisher
Ticknor & Fields
Pub. Date
1994, c1993
Language
English
Description
An introduction to cowboys, their history, their daily life, famous cowboys and cowgirls, and portrayals of cowboys in modern films with accompanying photographs.
Author
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Notable TikTok creator Michaela Angemeer explores connecting with your inner child, loving the worst parts of yourself, coming out as bisexual, and focusing on self-growth in her much-anticipated poetry collection. Please Love Me At My Worst is a collection of four sections of poetry inspired by loneliness, unrequited love, and not being able to let go of past relationships. Written during the 2020 COVID-19 quarantine, the book is a reflection of...
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