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  • Quest Biographies Bundle — Books 11–20 William Lyon Mackenzie King / René Lévesque / Samuel de Champlain / John Grierson / Lucille Teasdale / Maurice Duplessis / David Thompson / Mazo de la Roche / Susanna Moodie / Gabrielle Roy
    Author:

    Goodall, Lian

    ,

    Paulin, Marguerite

    ,

    Legaré, Francine

    ,

    Evans, Gary

    ,

    Cowley, Deborah

    ,

    Shardlow, Tom

    ,

    Kirk, Heather

    ,

    Cimon, Anne

    ,

    Vanasse, André

    Summary:

    Presenting ten titles in the Quest Biography series that profiles prominent figures in Canada’s history.

    Genre:

    Available Formats:

  • Quest Biography 35-Book Bundle Marshall McLuhan, Nellie McClung, René Lévesque and Many More
    Author:

    Fitzgerald, Judith

    ,

    Labrèche-Larouche, Michelle

    ,

    Braid, Kate

    ,

    Rigelhof, T.F.

    ,

    Plante, Raymond

    ,

    Slade, Arthur

    ,

    Wilson, John

    ,

    Bridge, Kathryn

    ,

    Stewart, Roderick

    ,

    Stewart, Sharon

    ,

    Macpherson, Margaret

    ,

    Goodall, Lian

    ,

    Paulin, Marguerite

    ,

    Legaré, Francine

    ,

    Evans, Gary

    ,

    Cowley, Deborah

    ,

    Shardlow, Tom

    ,

    Kirk, Heather

    ,

    Cimon, Anne

    ,

    Vanasse, André

    ,

    Larsen, Wayne

    ,

    Henighan, Tom

    ,

    Maes, Nicholas

    ,

    Ferguson, Julie H.

    ,

    Knowles, Valerie

    ,

    Lahey, D.T.

    ,

    Butts, Edward

    ,

    Leavey, Peggy Dymond

    ,

    Sadlier, Rosemary

    ,

    Argyle, Ray

    ,

    Tidridge, Nathan

    ,

    Martin, Ged

    Summary:

    This special bundle contains the first thirty-five books in the Quest Biography series, which profiles the lives of Canadians who have had a profound effect on their country and the world.

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  • Canadian Adventurers and Explorers Bundle David Thompson / Vilhjalmur Stefansson / Samuel de Champlain / John Franklin / George Simpson / Phyllis Munday
    Author:

    Lahey, D. T.

    ,

    Henighan, Tom

    ,

    Wilson, John

    ,

    Shardlow, Tom

    ,

    Bridge, Kathryn

    ,

    Legaré, Francine

    Summary:

    Presenting six titles in the Quest Biography series that profiles prominent figures in Canada’s history. Canada is a vast land with many remote regions to be explored.

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  • David Thompson
    Author:

    Shardlow, Tom

    Summary:

    Across North America in 2007-2009, communities will celebrate the David Thompson Bicentennials.

    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Canadian nonfiction, History and geography

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  • Mapping the Wilderness The Story of David Thompson
    Author:

    Shardlow, Tom

    Summary:

    David Thompsons story is one of the great tales of North American adventure.

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  • Quest Biographies Bundle — Books 16–20 Maurice Duplessis / David Thompson / Mazo de la Roche / Susanna Moodie / Gabrielle Roy
    Author:

    Paulin, Marguerite

    ,

    Alleyn, Nora

    ,

    Shardlow, Tom

    ,

    Kirk, Heather

    ,

    Cimon, Anne

    ,

    Vanasse, André

    Summary:

    Presenting five titles in the Quest Biography series that profiles prominent figures in Canada’s history.

    Genre:

    Available Formats:

  • Quest Biographies Bundle — Books 11–20 William Lyon Mackenzie King / René Lévesque / Samuel de Champlain / John Grierson / Lucille Teasdale / Maurice Duplessis / David Thompson / Mazo de la Roche / Susanna Moodie / Gabrielle Roy
    Author:

    goodall, lian

    ,

    Paulin, Marguerite

    ,

    Kaplansky, Jonathan

    ,

    Legaré, Francine

    ,

    Evans, Gary

    ,

    Cowley, Deborah

    ,

    Alleyn, Nora

    ,

    Shardlow, Tom

    ,

    Kirk, Heather

    ,

    Cimon, Anne

    ,

    Vanasse, André

    Summary:

    Presenting ten titles in the Quest Biography series that profiles prominent figures in Canada’s history.

    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Canadian nonfiction

    Available Formats:

  • Quest Biography 35-Book Bundle Marshall McLuhan, Nellie McClung, René Lévesque and many more
    Author:

    Fitzgerald, Judith

    ,

    Labrèche-Larouche, Michelle

    ,

    Braid, Kate

    ,

    Rigelhof, T.F.

    ,

    Plante, Raymond

    ,

    Slade, Arthur

    ,

    Wilson, John

    ,

    Bridge, Kathryn

    ,

    Stewart, Roderick

    ,

    Stewart, Sharon

    ,

    Macpherson, Margaret

    ,

    goodall, lian

    ,

    Paulin, Marguerite

    ,

    Legaré, Francine

    ,

    Evans, Gary

    ,

    Cowley, Deborah

    ,

    Shardlow, Tom

    ,

    Kirk, Heather

    ,

    Cimon, Anne

    ,

    Vanasse, André

    ,

    Larsen, Wayne

    ,

    Henighan, Tom

    ,

    Maes, Nicholas

    ,

    Ferguson, Julie H.

    ,

    Knowles, Valerie

    ,

    Lahey, D.T.

    ,

    Butts, Edward

    ,

    Leavey, Peggy Dymond

    ,

    Sadlier, Rosemary

    ,

    Argyle, Ray

    ,

    Tidridge, Nathan

    ,

    Martin, Ged

    Summary:

    This special bundle contains the first thirty-five books in the Quest Biography series, which profiles the lives of Canadians who have had a profound effect on their country and the world.

    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Canadian nonfiction

    Available Formats:

  • Longshot
    Author:

    FRANCIS, Dick

    Summary:

    John Kendall agrees to write the biography of a National Hunt racehorse trainer.

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    • Login to access DAISY 202 - Full Text and Audio
      Narrator: Narrator: Maureen Taylor
  • Whip hand
    Author:

    FRANCIS, Dick

    Summary:

    An entertaining story combining horse racing, detection, suspense and a sensitive study of human relationships.

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    • Login to access DAISY 202 - Full Text and Audio
      Narrator: Narrator: Leon Waller
  • Wild horses
    Author:

    FRANCIS, Dick

    Summary:

    Thriller set in the world of horse racing, Thomas Lyon, a film director, finds himself caught in a moral dilemma when a close friend confesses to him on his deathbed, mistaking Thomas for a priest.

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    • Login to access DAISY 202 - Full Text and Audio
      Narrator: Narrator: Gil Clark
  • Second wind
    Author:

    FRANCIS, Dick

    Summary:

    Perry Stuart, TV meteorologist lives a calm and ordered life. That is, until a fellow forecaster offers him a Caribbean hurricane-chasing ride in a small aeroplane as a holiday diversion.

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    • Login to access DAISY 202 - Full Text and Audio
      Narrator: Narrator: Tony Saunders
  • Shattered
    Author:

    FRANCIS, Dick

    Summary:

    When jockey Martin Stukely dies following a fall at Cheltenham races, he accidentally embroils Gerard Logan in a perilous search for a stolen video tape.

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    • Login to access DAISY 202 - Full Text and Audio
      Narrator: Narrator: Tony Saunders
  • The sport of queens
    Author:

    FRANCIS, Dick

    Summary:

    Autobiography of one time Queen Mother's steeplechase jockey, now a well known thriller writer.

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    • Login to access DAISY 202 - Full Text and Audio
      Narrator: Narrator: Joyce Foreman
  • Straight
    Author:

    FRANCIS, Dick

    Summary:

    Another thriller set in the world of horse racing by this best-selling author.

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    • Login to access DAISY 202 - Full Text and Audio
      Narrator: Narrator: David Thatcher

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