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The Magic of Christmas

From: To Wawa with Love

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Shares his favourite Christmas Memory involving his Mother and a Wawa Garbage Dump and how the community came together 5 $0.50 Add
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The Mob and Its Money

From: Sweethearts

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1950-1960. Looks at the mob’s expansion into legitimate business focusing on housing development. Corruption is explored 17 $1.70 Add
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The Modern North, 1945–1985

From: North of Superior

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Most historians agree that the end of the Second World War ushered in a new era in Canada. The economic and social upheaval that had dominated the 1930s became a thing of the past, and the 1950s … ; 16 $1.60 Add
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The Mythologies of Canada’s "Good War"

From: Canada in the World

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The Second World War – The Spectre of Jewish Bolshevism – None Is Too Many – Crimes and Contradictions – At War’s End – Death from Above, Death from Below 28 $2.80 Add
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The Nazi Dictatorship

Cui Bono?

From: Big Business and Hitler

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Revisionist historian Jacques R. Pauwels examines how Hitler’s government impacted on the profitability of big business and the wealth of Germany’s elite from 1933-1936. 21 $2.10 Add
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The Politics of Equalization

From: Equal as Citizens

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1950s – 1962 Looks at the origins of equalization in Canada, although the program is usually assiciated with smaller provinces it was originally carried out to accommodate the big provinces 14 $1.40 Add
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The Pursuit of Affection

From: Len & Cub

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This chapter begins to delve into the story of Len & Cub’s relationship. ; 13 $1.30 Add
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The Secret

From: Inside the Montreal Mafia

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This chapter explores the initiation rite and history of the relationship between the Italian mafia and the Hell’s Angels in Montreal. ; 15 $1.50 Add
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The Story Lives On

From: Titanic Remembered

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Looks at the fascination that has persisted regarding the Titanic, the searches for the ships and the discovery of it in 1985, outlines the Titanic Sites in Halifax 8 $0.80 Add
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The Turning Point

From: Gay Marriage

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Examines the BC Court of Appeal decision in 2003 and order a stay of application just as the Ontario courts did and how this tipped the scales in favour of same-sex marriage at the federal level. … ; 19 $1.90 Add
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The United States at War with Japan and Germany

From: The Myth of the Good War

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Analyzes how the attack on Pearl Harbour was the strong turning point in america’s decision to go to war against Germany. The power elite wanted a war with Japan and the American People … 12 $1.20 Add
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The War Against Communists of the South

From: Patriots, Traitors and Empires

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Chapter six, The War Against Communists of the South focuses on the brutal measures the US occupation forces and their Korean subalterns look to suppress communism and communist sympathies in the … 6 $0.60 Add
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Tragedy and New Discoveries

From: Oak Island and Its Lost Treasure

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1955-2005, George Greene’s work on the Island (Summer1955), William and Victor Harmon (1958), Robert Restall (1965) killed in shaft they dug, Robert Dunfield (1965) excavates, discoveries … 43 $4.30 Add
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Twilight of the Gods

(1945-1972)

From: Rebuilding Halifax

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Chapter 6 discusses the gradual winding down of the Relief Commissions work after the Second World war as disputes over its roles and responsibilities with the municipal, provincial, and federal … 20 $2.00 Add
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Under the Director of the Regular Officer Training Plan

From: To Serve Canada

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The creation of the Directorate of the Regular Officer Training Plan (DROTP) and the decision to integrate the Canadian Forces under a single command and administration. 15 $1.95 Add