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  • A canticle for Leibowitz
    Author:

    Miller, Walter M.

    Summary:

    In a nightmarish ruined world slowly awakening to the light after sleeping in darkness, the infant rediscoveries of science are secretly nourished by cloistered monks dedicated to the study and pre

    Genre: Science fiction, Dystopian fiction

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      Running Time: 33:53:20
      Narrator: Multiple Readers
      Publisher: Crane Library, Thu, 01/01/2015 - 12:00
  • You Can Have a Dog When I'm Dead Essays on Life at an Angle
    Author:

    Benedetti, Paul

    Summary:

    Hamilton Spectator columnist Paul Benedetti’s essays paint a wonderfully funny portrait of family life today.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Essays, Humour

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  • The Sound of One Team Sucking Mindful Meditations for Recovering Leafs Fans
    Author:

    Gudgeon, Christopher

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    Gudgeon, Tavish

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    Mauro, Joey

    ,

    Saadi, Yusuf

    Summary:

    A hilarious self-help book for recovering Leafs fans everywhere. We’ve all heard it. The sound of one team sucking. Our team. The Leafs.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Humour, Sports and recreation

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  • Is Canada Even Real? How a Nation Built on Hobos, Beavers, Weirdos, and Hip Hop Convinced the World to Beliebe
    Author:

    Villamere, J.C.

    Summary:

    This quirky ode to a quirky land is a humorous nostalgia trip and a fun Canadian history lesson couched in a hipster quiz book.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Humour

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  • The Reluctant Twitcher A Quite Truthful Account of My Big Birding Year
    Author:

    Pope, Richard

    Summary:

    The human side of birding comes to the fore in The Reluctant Twitcher, a serious yet humorous account of birds and birding and the art of chasing rarities.

    Genre: Humour

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  • It can't happen here : a novel
    Author:

    Lewis, Sinclair

    Summary:

    A New England newspaper editor fights to destroy the fascist dictatorship established by President Berzelius Windrip in this classic work by the author of Babbit, Arrowsmith, and Main Street that p

    Genre: Dystopian fiction, Classic fiction

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    • Login to access DAISY 202 - Full Text and Audio
      Running Time: 40:03:29
      Narrator: Apple Alex (synthetic)
      Publisher: BC Libraries Cooperative, Fri, 01/01/2016 - 12:00
    • Login to access DAISY 3 - Full Text and Audio
      Narrator: Apple Alex (synthetic)
      Publisher: BC Libraries Cooperative, Fri, 01/01/2016 - 12:00
  • down from heaven
    Author:

    Wagner, Colleen

    Summary:

    A virus has plagued the city and residents are quarantined. Curfews have been imposed and rumours of government corruption abound. Bureaucratic red tape is creating a food crisis.

    Genre: Canadian drama, Dystopian fiction

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  • The Unplugging
    Author:

    Nolan, Yvette

    Summary:

    Forced to rely upon traditional wisdom for their survival, Elena and Bern retreat from the remains of civilization to a freezing, desolate landscape where they attempt to continue their lives after

    Genre: Canadian drama, Dystopian fiction

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  • PostApoc
    Author:

    Worth, Liz

    Summary:

    Sole survivor of a suicide pact, Ang has fallen into an underground music scene obsessed with the idea of the end of the world.

    Genre: Canadian fiction, Dystopian fiction

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  • I'll Never Forget My First Car Stories from Behind the Wheel
    Author:

    Sherk, Bill

    Summary:

    In this hilarious collection of stories, Old Autos columnist Bill Sherk describes in vivid detail the trials and tribulations of those brave souls who, throwing caution to the wind and money down t

    Genre: Humour, Short stories

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  • Still Complaining
    Author:

    Foster, Jim

    Summary:

    Once again we are blessed with yet another collection of Jim Foster’s ravings.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Essays, Humour

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  • Bad Girls and Other Perils
    Author:

    Strobel, Mike

    Summary:

    Come and walk the offbeat world of Mike Strobel’s popular column in the Toronto Sun.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Essays, Humour

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  • The Canadian Book of Snobs
    Author:

    Branden, Victoria

    Summary:

    Are you a snob? Then why not learn to do it right? Study this revolutionary work and become a Canadian Snob of Distinction!

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Humour

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  • I Hate to Complain, But
    Author:

    Foster, Jim

    Summary:

    It is rare that one can pick up a book and find all the answers to the problems of Life. Yet in this one book, we find these answers, and learn a few more things that will keep us up at night.

    Genre: Humour

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  • One Animal Among Many Gaia, Goats & Garlic
    Author:

    Waltner-Toews, David

    Summary:

    One Animal Among Many: Gaia, Goats, and Garlic examines the real-life experiences of creatures great and small.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Humour

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