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  • The Turn of the Screw
    Author:

    James, Henry

    Summary:

    A governess is hired to look after two orphaned children living at their absentee uncle’s grand estate and soon becomes convinced that her charges are controlled by the ghosts of the former governe

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  • On Remembrance Day
    Author:

    Creasey, Eleanor

    Summary:

    An exploration of Canadian Remembrance Day history, customs, and traditions. Who are the people who offered their lives in war? Why do we remember them? How do we honour their memory?

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, History and geography, Juvenile nonfiction

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  • Washington Square
    Author:

    James, Henry

    Summary:

    Set in the exacting social landscape of New York City at the turn of the century, Washington Square is the tale of a wealthy but shy young woman caught between conflicting family expectations.

    Genre: Domestic fiction

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      Running Time: 80300
      Narrator: John McDonough
      Publisher: Recorded Books, Sat, 01/01/2011 - 12:00
  • The Aspern papers
    Author:

    James, Henry

    Summary:

    Julianna and her niece are marking time in a villa in Venice.

    Genre: General fiction, Classic fiction

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      Running Time: 33500
      Narrator: Adrian Cronauer
      Publisher: Recorded Books, Sat, 01/01/2011 - 12:00
  • The portrait of a lady
    Author:

    James, Henry

    Summary:

    Following the death of her father, Isabel Archer leaves the comforts of Albany, New York to stay with her aunt Lydia Touchett at her London estate.

    Genre: Classic fiction, Romance fiction

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  • Abraham's diary : part 1
    Author:

    Brookes, Chris

    Summary:

    In 1880, two Inuit families from Labrador in northern Canada were exhibited in European zoos. Spectators flocked to the zoo exhibit expecting to see "exotics" from some "primitive race".

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Indigenous materials, History and geography, Discursive works

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  • Any mummers allowed? : part 2 : mummers abroad
    Author:

    Brookes, Chris

    Summary:

    A 2-hour series about the tradition of Christmas mummering Long before Santa, Bing Crosby and the Mattel Toy Company stole the occasion, the Winter Solstice was celebrated with seasonal rituals lik

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, History and geography

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  • Atlantic airlift : the story of ferry command
    Author:

    Brookes, Chris

    Summary:

    May 1940. Britain is losing the war. Churchill is desperate for bombers. Aircraft deliveries from U.S. factories are being ravaged by German U-Boats at sea.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, History and geography

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  • Both sides now : part 1
    Author:

    Brookes, Chris

    Summary:

    This two-hour series is a revealing personal and professional portrait of Canadian singer and composer Joni Mitchell.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Music

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  • Both sides now : part 2
    Author:

    Brookes, Chris

    Summary:

    This two-hour series is a revealing personal and professional portrait of Canadian singer and composer Joni Mitchell.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Music, Biographies and autobiographies

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  • Cholera diary
    Author:

    Brookes, Chris

    Summary:

    Joelle Pouliot was a nurse with a comfortable life in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Then she volunteered for a 6-week stint with Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Medicine, health and fitness, Discursive works

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  • Death at the door
    Author:

    Brookes, Chris

    Summary:

    The Salvadoran Civil War was a conflict between the military-led government of El Salvador and the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN), a coalition of five left-wing guerrilla groups.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, History and geography

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  • Fish & chips with Jimi
    Author:

    Brookes, Chris

    Summary:

    On the anniversary of Jimi Hendrix's death, a smoking-hot blues guitarist in a small Canadian city announces a tribute concert in a local tavern.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Music

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  • Flight of fancy : traveling light
    Author:

    Brookes, Chris

    Summary:

    The Monarch butterfly is the marathon runner of the insect world.

    Genre: Math and science, Pets and animals

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  • Meet the Ghents
    Author:

    Brookes, Chris

    Summary:

    A modern working family, trying to make a living without losing what they value the most.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction

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