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.
Genre: Social science, Literary artsAvailable Formats:
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:King-Campbell, Sharon
Summary:Illuminating, poised, and wholly original, the poems of Sharon King-Campbell's This Is How It Isrange across the planet from New Zealand to Thailand to Newfoundland, gathering along the way voices
Genre: Canadian poetryAvailable Formats:
Author:Follett, Beth
Summary:When Ydessa Bloom's husband dies in a Cessna crash in a mid-Ontario lake, she rents a cottage at that lake, without really comprehending why, and stays for three months.
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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
Genre: Canadian nonfiction, CookbooksAvailable Formats:
Author:Taylor, Susie
Summary:Daisy's job is to be as unobtrusive as possible.
Genre: Bildungsromans, Canadian fictionAvailable Formats:
Author:Vautour, Katie
Summary:Katie Vatour’s extraordinary debut collection is an eclectic examination of the space where humans and animals meet, where migratory patterns encounter commercial flights, and birds appear as fishe
Genre: Canadian poetryAvailable Formats:
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.
Genre: Canadian nonfiction, CookbooksAvailable Formats:
Author:Doyle, Terry
Summary:In twelve dialed-in and exceptionally honed short stories, Terry Doyle presents an enduring assortment of characters channelled through the chain reactions of misfortune and redemption.
Genre: Canadian fiction, Short storiesAvailable Formats:
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
Genre: Canadian nonfiction, CookbooksAvailable Formats:
Author:Eaton, Geoff
Summary:A delightful illustrated book of advice for kids preparing to leave grade school.
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Author:MacDonald, Susan
Summary:Being a teenager is hard enough. It’s even more difficult when you have supernatural powers you barely understand.
Genre: Young adult fiction, Science fictionAvailable Formats: