The first St. John's taxi stand started up in the early-20th Century and greatly expanded prior to the Second World War. There are now almost four hundred taxis operating within the city limits.
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Author:Heffernan, Mike
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Author:Templeton, Bruce
Summary:During the past 33 years, St. John's businessman Bruce Templeton has devoted the month of December to visiting children and assisting Santa Claus.
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Author:Thompson, Cheryl
Summary:From martyr to insult, how 'Uncle Tom' has influenced two centuries of racial politics. Jackie Robinson, President Barack Obama, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, O.J.
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Author:Clarke, George Elliott
Summary:In his 2018 Pratt Lecture, The Quest for a 'National' Nationalism, renowned author and critic George Elliott Clarke investigates E.J. Pratt's poetic attempt to become the epic poet of Canada.
Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Social scienceAvailable Formats:
Author:Mitton, Jessica
Summary:In the pages of Some Good Sweet Treatsshe has compiled a thoroughly 'kitchen cook friendly' compendium of decadent chocolate delights, oat-based goodies, muffins, cakes, squares, and cookies, these
Genre: Canadian nonfiction, CookbooksAvailable Formats:
Author:Pike, Bobbi
Summary:With over 120 amazing keto recipes, Bobbi Pike and her husband, Geoff, serve up the flavours and ingredients of the East Coast, with both original creations and traditional meals re-imagined as low
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Author:White, Marian Frances
Summary:In Island Vegan, Newfoundland's original trailblazing vegan chef, Marian Frances White, returns with over 100 beautiful and utterly mouth-watering, plant-based recipes.
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Author:Mitton, Jessica
Summary:A new kind of Newfoundland cookbook, Some Good is a fusion of healthy food and local traditions. These recipes include appetizers, main meals, sides, desserts, and condiments, all utilizing i
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Author:Eaton, Geoff
Summary:A delightful illustrated book of advice for kids preparing to leave grade school.
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Author:Summary:About Face: Essays on Addictions, Recovery, Therapies, and Controversies seeks to broaden the conversation around addiction in Canada.
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Author:Sawler, Harvey
Summary:In this long-awaited biography, author Harvey Sawler traces the life of Ron Hynes, one of the most respected singer-songwriters in Canadian history.
Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, MusicAvailable Formats:
Author:Evans, Calvin
Summary:The fishery, the seal cull, the settlement, the culture—the history of Newfoundland and Labrador has been shaped and witnessed from the deck of sea-going vessels, and those vessels were sparred wit
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Author:Morgan, Jennifer
Summary:In the early hours of October 14, 1942, under cover of darkness, the German submarine U-69 torpedoed and sank the passenger ferry SS Caribou off the southwest coast of Port aux Basques, Newfoundlan
Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Juvenile nonfiction, Nonfiction comics, History and geography, War and militaryAvailable Formats:
Author:Gullachsen, Arthur W.
Summary:An army may march on its stomach, but it needs more than hot dinners to fight. As Canadians battled through Northwest Europe in the Second World War, how did they reinforce their front lines?
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Author:Summary:New technologies are transforming healthcare work and changing how patients interact with healthcare providers.
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