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The blind mechanic: the amazing story of Eric Davidson, survivor of the 1917 Halifax Explosion
Par Marilyn Elliott, Janet Kitz. 2018
Eric Davidson was a beautiful, fair-haired toddler when the Halifax Explosion struck, killing almost 2,000 people and seriously injuring thousands…
of others. Eric lost both eyes-a tragedy that his mother never fully recovered from. Eric, however, was positive and energetic. He also developed a fascination with cars and how they worked, and he later decided, against all likelihood, to become a mechanic. Assisted by his brothers who read to him from manuals, he worked hard, passed examinations, and carved out a decades-long career. Once the subject of a National Film Board documentary, Eric Davidson was, until his death, a much-admired figure in Halifax. Written by his daughter Marilyn, this book gives new insights into the story of the 1917 Halifax Explosion and contains never-before-seen documents and photographs. Winner of the 2019 The Robbie Robertson Dartmouth Book Award (Non-Fiction). 2018.Driven: The Secret Lives of Taxi Drivers (Untold Lives)
Par Marcello Di Cintio. 2021
In conversations with drivers ranging from veterans of foreign wars to Indigenous women protecting one another, Di Cintio explores the…
borderland of the North American taxi. “The taxi,” writes Marcello Di Cintio, “is a border.” Occupying the space between public and private, a cab brings together people who might otherwise never have met—yet most of us sit in the back and stare at our phones. Nowhere else do people occupy such intimate quarters and share so little. In a series of interviews with drivers, their backgrounds ranging from the Iraqi National Guard, to the Westboro Baptist Church, to an arranged marriage that left one woman stranded in a foreign country with nothing but a suitcase, Driven seeks out those missed conversations, revealing the unknown stories that surround us. Travelling across borders of all kinds, from battlefields and occupied lands to midnight fares and Tim Hortons parking lots, Di Cintio chronicles the many journeys each driver made merely for the privilege to turn on their rooflight. Yet these lives aren’t defined by tragedy or frustration but by ingenuity and generosity, hope and indomitable hard work. From night school and sixteen-hour shifts to schemes for athletic careers and the secret Shakespeare of Dylan’s lyrics, Di Cintio’s subjects share the passions and triumphs that drive them. Like the people encountered in its pages, Driven is an unexpected delight, and that most wondrous of all things: a book that will change the way you see the world around you. A paean to the power of personality and perseverance, it’s a compassionate and joyful tribute to the men and women who take us where we want to go.In Praise of Retreat: Finding Sanctuary in the Modern World
Par Kirsteen MacLeod. 2021
Gone Viking: A Travel Saga
Par Bill Arnott. 2020
Bill Arnott guides readers on an epic literary odyssey following history’s most feared and misunderstood voyageurs: the Vikings!To “go Viking”…
is to embark on an epic journey. For more than eight years, Bill Arnott journeyed throughout the northern hemisphere, discovering sites Scandinavian explorers raided, traded, and settled – finding Viking history in a wider swath of the planet than most anthropologists and historians ever imagined.With a small pack and weatherproof journal, Bill explores and writes with a journalist’s eye, songwriter’s prose, poet’s perspective, and a comedian’s take on everything else. Prepare yourself for an armchair adventure like no other!From Europe to Asia, the Mediterranean to the British Isles, through Scandinavia to Iceland, Greenland, and the New World, with further excursions around Thor Heyerdahl’s Pacific, Roald Amundsen’s Arctic, and Olaf Crowbone’s stormy North Atlantic, Bill takes readers on a mythic personal adventure in real time – a present-day Viking quest.The brightly colored stories and simple poems in this magazine are perfect for parents and grandparents to read aloud and…
for little ones to explore on their own. A "Guide for Caregivers" on the last page of each issue features tips and ideas from our child development expert on getting the most out of story time. Grades P-2.The brightly colored stories and simple poems in this magazine are perfect for parents and grandparents to read aloud and…
for little ones to explore on their own. A "Guide for Caregivers" on the last page of each issue features tips and ideas from our child development expert on getting the most out of story time. Grades P-2.The brightly colored stories and simple poems in this magazine are perfect for parents and grandparents to read aloud and…
for little ones to explore on their own. A "Guide for Caregivers" on the last page of each issue features tips and ideas from our child development expert on getting the most out of story time. Grades P-2.The brightly colored stories and simple poems in this magazine are perfect for parents and grandparents to read aloud and…
for little ones to explore on their own. A "Guide for Caregivers" on the last page of each issue features tips and ideas from our child development expert on getting the most out of story time. Grades P-2.The brightly colored stories and simple poems in this magazine are perfect for parents and grandparents to read aloud and…
for little ones to explore on their own. A "Guide for Caregivers" on the last page of each issue features tips and ideas from our child development expert on getting the most out of story time. Grades P-2.The brightly colored stories and simple poems in this magazine are perfect for parents and grandparents to read aloud and…
for little ones to explore on their own. A "Guide for Caregivers" on the last page of each issue features tips and ideas from our child development expert on getting the most out of story time. Grades P-2.The brightly colored stories and simple poems in this magazine are perfect for parents and grandparents to read aloud and…
for little ones to explore on their own. A "Guide for Caregivers" on the last page of each issue features tips and ideas from our child development expert on getting the most out of story time. Grades P-2.The brightly colored stories and simple poems in this magazine are perfect for parents and grandparents to read aloud and…
for little ones to explore on their own. A "Guide for Caregivers" on the last page of each issue features tips and ideas from our child development expert on getting the most out of story time. Grades P-2.The brightly colored stories and simple poems in this magazine are perfect for parents and grandparents to read aloud and…
for little ones to explore on their own. A "Guide for Caregivers" on the last page of each issue features tips and ideas from our child development expert on getting the most out of story time. Grades P-2.The brightly colored stories and simple poems in this magazine are perfect for parents and grandparents to read aloud and…
for little ones to explore on their own. A "Guide for Caregivers" on the last page of each issue features tips and ideas from our child development expert on getting the most out of story time. Grades P-2.The brightly colored stories and simple poems in this magazine are perfect for parents and grandparents to read aloud and…
for little ones to explore on their own. A "Guide for Caregivers" on the last page of each issue features tips and ideas from our child development expert on getting the most out of story time. Grades P-2.The brightly colored stories and simple poems in this magazine are perfect for parents and grandparents to read aloud and…
for little ones to explore on their own. A "Guide for Caregivers" on the last page of each issue features tips and ideas from our child development expert on getting the most out of story time. Grades P-2.The brightly colored stories and simple poems in this magazine are perfect for parents and grandparents to read aloud and…
for little ones to explore on their own. A "Guide for Caregivers" on the last page of each issue features tips and ideas from our child development expert on getting the most out of story time. Grades P-2.The brightly colored stories and simple poems in this magazine are perfect for parents and grandparents to read aloud and…
for little ones to explore on their own. A "Guide for Caregivers" on the last page of each issue features tips and ideas from our child development expert on getting the most out of story time. Grades P-2.The brightly colored stories and simple poems in this magazine are perfect for parents and grandparents to read aloud and…
for little ones to explore on their own. A "Guide for Caregivers" on the last page of each issue features tips and ideas from our child development expert on getting the most out of story time. Grades P-2.The brightly colored stories and simple poems in this magazine are perfect for parents and grandparents to read aloud and…
for little ones to explore on their own. A "Guide for Caregivers" on the last page of each issue features tips and ideas from our child development expert on getting the most out of story time. Grades P-2.