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City hall & Mrs. God: a passionate journey through a changing Toronto
Par Cary Fagan. 1990
This personal portrait of a city in upheaval shows a polarized social structure which characterizes the new Toronto. The author…
shows a city divided into the powerful and the powerless, the outrageous and the outraged. 1990.Canada made me
Par Norman Levine. 1993
In 1956 writer Norman Levine, seven years an expatriate in England, returned for an unsentimental journey through his homeland. Drawn…
toward the bottom rungs of Canadian society - the beer parlours, the bunkhouses filled with immigrant miners, the cheap flophouses - he wrote an account so bitter that it didn't find a Canadian publisher for more than 20 years. Levine, now considered one of Canada's finest short story writers, maintains "my writing starts with this book." 1993, c1958.Chilcotin and beyond
Par Paul H St. Pierre. 1990
Beyond Forget: rediscovering the prairies
Par Mark Abley. 1986
By searching: My Journey Through Doubt Into Faith (Moody pocket books. #53.)
Par Isobel Kuhn. 1959
Isobel Miller gave up God for worldly pursuits. But as graduation approached and her engagement was broken, she questioned that…
decision. God heard her prayers and reached out to her. She dedicated her life to missionary service in China. 1959.Bible personalities: a treasury of insights for personal growth and ministry
Par Warren W Wiersbe. 2005
Choosing to see: a journey of struggle and hope
Par Mary Beth Chapman, Ellen Santilli Vaughn. 2010
Readers will hear firsthand about the loss of her daughter, the struggle to heal, and the unexpected path God has…
placed her on. Even as difficult as life can be, Mary Beth Chapman “Chooses to See”. c2010.Between heaven and ground zero: One Woman's Struggle For Survival And Faith In The Ashes Of 9/11
Par Leslie D Haskin. 2006
Canadians: a portrait of a country and its people
Par Roy MacGregor. 2007
MacGregor has travelled this vast country in pursuit of the often elusive national identity. Against the backdrop of pivotal events,…
and in a sparking blend of historical, anecdotal, and reflective writing, he captures essential truths about who we are and what makes us tick. Some descriptions of sex. 2007.Borderlands: riding the edge of America
Par Derek Lundy. 2010
Setting out on his motorcycle and considering the post-9/11 American passion with security, Lundy took a firsthand look at the…
US/Mexican and the US/Canadian borders. "The periphery of a place can tell us a great deal about its heartland; along the edge of a nation's territory, its real prejudices, fears and obsessions - but also its virtues - irrepressibly bubble up as its people confront the 'other' whom they admire, or fear, or hold in contempt, and know little about". Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. 2010.Beauty tips from Moose Jaw: travels in search of Canada
Par Will Ferguson. 2004
The author has spent the past three years criss-crossing Canada, from Cape Spear on the coast of Newfoundland to the…
sun-dappled streets of Olde Victoria. He weaves his own experiences into those of the larger Canadian narrative. What he discovers along the way is that Canada is not so much a country as a collection of outposts - not only geographically, but culturally and linguistically. Some strong language. Winner of the 2005 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal. 2004.Arctic adventures: exploring Canada's north by canoe and dog team
Par Ian Wilson, Sally Wilson. 1992
Arctic crossing: a journey through the Northwest Passage and Inuit culture
Par Jonathan Waterman. 2001
Jonathan Waterman's 2,200-mile journey across the roof of North America, during 1997-1999, took him through Inuit communities from Alaska to…
Nunavut. He offers first-hand observations of their life, language, and beliefs, their reactions to modernization, their treatment by whites, and the unemployment, suicide, spousal abuse, and addiction that is prevalent among them. Waterman looks into a past of environmental destruction, government cover-ups, and explorers as the Inuit stand on the brink of a more hopeful, independent future. Some strong language and some descriptions of violence. 2001.Apples to oysters: a food lover's tour of Canadian farms
Par Margaret Webb. 2008
On this cross-Canada odyssey, Webb introduces readers to great farmers in every province or, as she calls them, chefs of…
the soil and the sea, tractor-seat philosophers, or poet biologists. Her stories of the challenges they face growing food are inspiring and touching, and will make you laugh - and hungry. Stories about the passionate, driven people who farm and produce food in our country make for a powerful manifesto for eating Canadian. 2009.An innocent in Newfoundland: even more rambles and singular encounters
Par David McFadden. 2003
Taking an erratic route through Newfoundland, David McFadden introduces the island that can't be found simply in the landscape, but…
rather in the people and their stories. He accomplishes this through conversations with local people and journeys to out-of-the-way places. 2003.Ancient land, ancient sky: following Canada's native canoe routes
Par Peter McFarlane, Wayne Haimila. 1999
From the cockpit of a single engine Cessna Peter McFarlane and Wayne Haimila trace the ancient routes of westward moving…
European settlers. They discuss how those places looked then and how they look now, and tell the story from the perspective of the native peoples the Europeans encountered. 1999.All is grace: a ragamuffin memoir
Par Philip Yancey, Brennan Manning, John Blase. 2011
Brennan Manning roves back through his past, honouring the lives of the people closest to him, family and friends who've…
known the saint and the sinner, the boy and the man. Far from some chronological timeline, these memories are witness to the truth of life by one who has lived it. 2011.All about Niagara Falls: fascinating facts, dramatic discoveries
Par Linda Granfield. 1988
Against the grain: an irreverent view of Alberta
Par Catherine Ford. 2005
In 2005, Alberta celebrated its centenary, a stretch that has seen the province go from thinly populated grassland and mountain…
to one of Canada's richest provinces, and one with a fair claim to being misunderstood. Columnist Catherine Ford shows that the image of Alberta as anti-gay, anti-feminist, anti-choice and macho is an outsider's view. She takes readers on a tour, pointing out the good, the bad, and the plain bewildering. 2005.Aim high: an Olympic decathlete's inspiring story
Par Verne Becker, Dave Johnson. 1994
Dave tells how his strong faith in God helped him overcome the physical and emotional rigours of training and win…
a bronze medal in Barcelona, despite breaking a bone in his foot. 1994.