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  • The Big Book of Canadian Trivia
    Author:

    Kearney, Mark

    ,

    Ray, Randy

    Summary:

    Here in one big book is all the trivia and facts about Canada anyone needs to know. The Big Book is jam-packed with facts and stories.

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  • The Great Canadian Trivia Book 2
    Author:

    Ray, Randy

    ,

    Kearney, Mark

    Summary:

    Did a Canadian kill famed escape artist Harry Houdini? Are the streets of Yellowknife really paved with gold?

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Informational works

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  • I Know That Name! The People Behind Canada's Best Known Brand Names from Elizabeth Arden to Walter Zeller
    Author:

    Ray, Randy

    ,

    Kearney, Mark

    Summary:

    Every day Canadians buy groceries at Sobey's, develop film at Black's, or grab a coffee at Tim Horton's without giving it a second thought.

    Genre: Business and economics, Canadian nonfiction, History and geography

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  • Pucks, Pablum and Pingos More Fascinating Facts and Quirky Quizzes
    Author:

    Kearney, Mark

    ,

    Ray, Randy

    Summary:

    Mark Kearney and Randy Ray, Canada’s Trivia Guys, thought they had covered it all with their previous best-selling trivia books, but it turns out this country has even more weird and wonderful tale

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Informational works

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  • Whatever Happened To...? Catching Up with Canadian Icons
    Author:

    Kearney, Mark

    ,

    Ray, Randy

    Summary:

    The latest book by Canada’s Trivia Guys is an entertaining where-are-they-now look at the fate of some 100 celebrities, newsmakers, and significant artifacts from this country’s past.

    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Canadian nonfiction

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  • The Great Canadian Book of Lists
    Author:

    Ray, Randy

    ,

    Kearney, Mark

    Summary:

    Who were Canada’s ten most romantic couples of the twentieth century?

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Informational works

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  • The Great Canadian Trivia Book
    Author:

    Ray, Randy

    ,

    Kearney, Mark

    Summary:

    Canada has given the world the real Winnie the Pooh, the phrase "Beatlemania," and the man who invented the Academy Awards.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Informational works

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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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  • 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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