In a Tokyo suburb a young man named Toru Okada searches for his wife's missing cat.
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Author:Murakami, Haruki
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Author:Muller, Herta
Summary:Set in Romania at the height of Ceausescu's reign of terror, The Land of Green Plums tells the story of a group of young people who leave the impoverished provinces for the city in search of better
Genre: Historical fiction, Political fictionAvailable Formats:
- Publisher: Crane Library,
Author:Compton, Wayde
Summary:These varied essays explore the language of racial misrecognition (a.k.a.
Genre: Essays, History and geographyAvailable Formats:
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Author:Wilkshire, Nick
Summary:For Charlie Hillier, a posting to Cuba could be the perfect place to start his new life — if he survives it.
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Author:Benedetti, Paul
Summary:Hamilton Spectator columnist Paul Benedetti’s essays paint a wonderfully funny portrait of family life today.
Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Essays, HumourAvailable Formats:
Author:Rohmer, Richard
Summary:Ultimatum 2 is an action-packed, fast-moving saga. The American president is fed up with the hundreds of millions of dollars given to Russia to clean up high-level nuclear waste.
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Author:Hodgins, Bruce W.
,Jennings, John
,Small, Doreen
Summary:The canoe is a symbol unique to Canada. One of the greatest gifts of First Peoples to all those who came after, the canoe is Canada’s most powerful icon.
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Author:Healey, Michael
Summary:It’s December 1979 and Clark’s minority Progressive Conservative government is under threat of dissolution before it has a chance to accomplish anything — even pass a budget.
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Author:Chafe, Robert
Summary:Spanning two decades, Smallwood’s story is anchored and propelled by one of Johnston’s most memorable creations: the fictitious Sheilagh Fielding, a caustic newspaper columnist whose own battles wi
Genre: Canadian drama, Political fictionAvailable Formats:
Author:Healey, Michael
Summary:Shortly after the Conservatives win a majority government in the 2011 federal election, the prime minister discovers a secret weapon in his caucus—Jisbella Lyth, a single mother with a limited unde
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Author:Laborde, Rosa
Summary:Political passions and sexual identity are delicately intertwined in this bittersweet tale of stolen youth.
Genre: Canadian drama, Political fictionAvailable Formats:
Author:Norman, Ron
Summary:Malcolm Bidwell is young, smart, and ambitious—and he’s just been hired by mistake by newly elected Premier Steven Davis as his “go-to guy” for every political mess that needs cleaning up.
Genre: Canadian fiction, Political fictionAvailable Formats:
Author:Horn, Bernd
,Spencer, Emily
Summary:This collection of essays explores how fighting in the rugged, hostile lands of Afghanistan is no easy task. Afghanistan has long been considered the graveyard of empires.
Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Essays, Social scienceAvailable Formats:
Author:Smardz Frost, Karolyn
,Walls, Bryan
,Bates Neary, Hilary
,Armstrong, Frederick H.
Summary:Ontario’s African-Canadian Heritage is composed of the collected works of Professor Fred Landon, who for more than 60 years wrote about African-Canadian history.
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Author:Aiken, Gordon
Summary:Canadians took politics seriously in the years following Confederation and Gordon Aiken’s novel about pioneer Muskoka and the fledgling nation’s capital shows why.
Genre: Canadian fiction, Political fictionAvailable Formats: