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  • Quest Biographies Bundle — Books 21–30 Louis Riel / James Wilson Morrice / Vilhjalmur Stefansson / Robertson Davies / James Douglas / William C. Van Horne / George Simpson / Tom Thomson / Simon Girty / Mary Pickford
    Author:

    Ferguson, Julie H.

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    Henighan, Tom

    ,

    Maes, Nicholas

    ,

    Larsen, Wayne

    ,

    Stewart, Sharon

    ,

    Knowles, Valerie

    ,

    Lahey, D.T.

    ,

    Butts, Edward

    ,

    Leavey, Peggy Dymond

    Summary:

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

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  • Dundurn Vietnam War Library Bundle Guerrilla Nation / Indochina Now and Then / Cross-Border Warriors
    Author:

    Maclear, Michael

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    Fetherling, George

    ,

    Gaffen, Fred

    Summary:

    The Vietnam War was a regional conflict that turned into an epic confrontation between ideologies, leaving deep scars on the psyches of nations that fought and long-lasting physical damage to Vietn

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

    Fitzgerald, Judith

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    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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  • Quest Biographies Bundle — Books 21–25 Louis Riel / James Wilson Morrice / Vilhjalmur Stefansson / Robertson Davies / James Douglas
    Author:

    Ferguson, Julie H.

    ,

    Henighan, Tom

    ,

    Maes, Nicholas

    ,

    Larsen, Wayne

    ,

    Stewart, Sharon

    Summary:

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

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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.

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    Henighan, Tom

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    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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  • George Fetherling's Travel Memoirs 3-Book Bundle One Russia, Two Chinas / Running Away to Sea / Indochina Now and Then
    Author:

    Fetherling, George

    Summary:

    The travel writing of celebrated writer George Fetherling is filled with vivid prose and bizarre characters.

    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Canadian nonfiction, Travel writing

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  • The Boy from Left Field
    Author:

    Henighan, Tom

    Summary:

    When Hawk’s baseball coach tells him how Babe Ruth hit his first professional home run nearby, the question arises: what happened to the baseball? Bullies, baseball, and kids who defy the odds.

    Genre: Canadian fiction, Juvenile fiction

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  • Viking Quest
    Author:

    Henighan, Tom

    Summary:

    Fifteen-year-old Rigg, son of Leif Eriksson, loves mystery and adventure.

    Genre: Canadian fiction, Juvenile fiction

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  • Viking Terror
    Author:

    Henighan, Tom

    Summary:

    Short-listed for the 2007 Ottawa Book Award for Fiction When 17-year-old Rigg and his friend Ari hang a marauding wolf in the wilds of medieval Greenland, they get much more than they bargained fo

    Genre: Canadian fiction, Juvenile fiction

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  • One Russia, Two Chinas
    Author:

    Fetherling, George

    Summary:

    A travel narrative written over the course of ten years, One Russia, Two Chinas is about change and resistance to change in the postmodern world.

    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Travel writing

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  • Plans Deranged by Time The Poetry of George Fetherling
    Author:

    Fetherling, George

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    Moritz, A.F.

    Summary:

    The Toronto Star called him a legendary figure in Canadian writing, and indeed George Fetherling has been prolific in many genres: poetry, history, travel narrative, memoir, and cultural studies.

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  • Indochina Now and Then
    Author:

    Fetherling, George

    Summary:

    Follow George Fetherling as he travels through Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia looking for any remaining traces of the Indochina that was.

    Genre: History and geography, Travel writing

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  • Vilhjalmur Stefansson Arctic Adventurer
    Author:

    Henighan, Tom

    Summary:

    Born in Manitoba of Icelandic parents, Vilhjalmur Stefansson (1879-1962) became one of Canada’s most famous and controversial Arctic explorers.

    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Canadian nonfiction, True adventure stories

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  • Running Away to Sea Round the World on a Tramp Freighter
    Author:

    Fetherling, George

    Summary:

    At a turning point in his life, George Fetherling embarked on an adventure to sail round the world on one of the last of the tramp freighters.

    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Travel writing

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  • Demon in My View
    Author:

    Henighan, Tom

    Summary:

    Commended for the 2008 Best Books for Kids and Teens The year is 2099. North America is in chaos, ruined by years of war, terrorism, and ecological destruction.

    Genre: Canadian fiction, Science fiction, Young adult fiction

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