Canadian nonfiction

  • Know it all : finding the impossible country

    Creator

    Marsh, James H.

    Abstract

    In / Know It All: Finding the Impossible Country / James Marsh tells of his evolution from a troubled childhood to a long career in Canadian publishing that culminated in the creation of The Canadian Encyclopedia - what one reviewer called "the intellectual equivalent of the building of the CPR." Through friendships, curiosity, the insights of a charismatic psychiatrist, his passion for books, and the intimate encounters with the authors he met, he championed a diverse and inclusive view of Canada, which was used to draw the great minds of an impossible nation together in a common national

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Calgary, Alberta]

    Durvile Publications

    Not specified
  • After the force : true cases and investigations by law enforcement officers

    Creator

    Doyle, Debbie J.

    Abstract

    Like its predecessors in the Durvile True Cases series, After the Force features true cases and investigations, this time by police officers who have served in municipal, provincial, and federal police services.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Calgary, Alberta]

    Durvile Publications

    Not specified
  • Beyond the food court : an anthology of literary cuisines

    Creator

    Erregue-Sacchi, Luciana

    Abstract

    A collection of 14 creative non-fiction essays that intersect food, geography, politics, heritage, language, and nostalgia allowing new connections to flourish between cuisines, authors, nationalities, and the texts themselves.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Edmonton, Alberta]

    Laberinto Press

    Not specified
  • Howdy, je m'appelle John Ware

    Creator

    Clough, Ayesha

    Abstract

    "Howdy, je m'appelle John Ware" raconte la vie du plus célèbre cowboy noir du Canada. Pour enfants de 7 à 10 ans. Malgré son expérience de l'esclavage, de la guerre civile et des discriminations, ce cavalier hors-pair, reconnu pour sa bonté et sa gentillesse, est devenu un des éleveurs les plus respectés de l'Alberta.

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    Carstairs, Alberta

    Red Barn Books

    Not specified
  • Spíləx̣m : a weaving of recovery, resilience, and resurgence

    Creator

    Campbell, Nicola I.

    Abstract

    In this exceptional memoir, bestselling author Nicola I. Campbell deftly weaves together rich poetry and vivid prose to illustrate what it means to be an intergenerational survivor of Residential Schools.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Winnipeg, Manitoba

    HighWater Press

    Not specified
  • Atlantic's last stop : courage, folly, and lies in the White Star Line's worst disaster before Titanic

    Creator

    Chaulk, Bob

    Abstract

    In the pre-dawn hours of April 1, 1873—as the lookouts looked, the steersman steered, and the captain slept—something was happening to the SS Atlantic. The tide had quietly carried the White Star Line ocean liner twelve miles off course, and land was closer than anybody realized—or was willing to believe. The wreck of the SS Atlantic would become the worst transatlantic passenger ship disaster before Titanic, and although it happened almost 150 years ago, there are still many unanswered questions. That is changing.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Nimbus

    Not specified
  • Henry : avalanche rescue dog

    Creator

    Peters, Stephanie True

    Abstract

    In Whistler, British Columbia, dogs can be found riding chairlifts, perched on skiers' shoulders, and even descending from helicopters, all in the race against time to save people caught in the path of an avalanche. Meet Henry, a lovable border collie, and the team of dogs and human partners he works with in the beautiful and sometimes dangerous mountains.

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Not specified
  • Honouring the Declaration : church commitments to reconciliation and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

    Creator

    Schweitzer, Don

    Abstract

    How can churches carry out their commitment to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples? Honouring the Declaration provides academic resources to help The United Church of Canada and other Canadian denominations enact their commitment to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and offers a framework for reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Regina, Saskatchewan

    University of Regina Press

    Not specified
  • Stress tested : the COVID-19 pandemic and Canadian national security

    Abstract

    The emergence of COVID-19 has raised urgent and important questions about the role of Canadian intelligence and national security within a global health crisis. Some argue that the effects of COVID-19 on Canada represent an intelligence failure, or a failure of early warning. Others argue that the role of intelligence and national security in matters of health is-and should remain-limited. At the same time, traditional security threats have rapidly evolved, themselves impacted and influenced by the global pandemic.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Calgary, Alberta

    University of Calgary Press

    Not specified