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Lost Feast

Lost Feast

Culinary Extinction and the Future of Food

When we humans love foods, we love them a lot. In fact, we have often eaten them into extinction, whether it is the megafauna of the Paleolithic world or the passenger pigeon of the last century. … 308 View
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Louis St. Laurent
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Louis St. Laurent

From: The Prime Ministers

In this chapter, Stewart examines the tenure of Louis St. Laurent, Canada’s twelfth prime minister, who served from 1948 to 1957. 17 $1.70 Add
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Love/Cream/Heat

From: The Whole Animal

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Love Without Pain

Love Without Pain

From: On Love and Tyranny

In this chapter, Heberlein explores Arendt’s ideas about love in the context of platonic friendship. 9 $0.90 Add
Loyalist Rebellion in New Brunswick

Loyalist Rebellion in New Brunswick

A defining conflict for Canada's political culture

The American refugees who fled north to Canada after Britain’s defeat by the revolutionary U.S. army were determined to build a culture separate from the U.S. By their numbers and their … 184 View
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Loyalty
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Loyalty

From: Inside the Montreal Mafia

This chapter explores loyalty and more mafia history in Montreal and beyond. ; 14 $1.40 Add
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L’Union nationale à la croisée des chemins
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L’Union nationale à la croisée des chemins

From: 1968 in Canada

Après le décès de Maurice Duplessis et celui de Paul Sauvé, suivis de l’élection de Jean Lesage et de son « équipe du tonnerre », rien ne va plus … 25 $2.50 Add
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Lyceum Camp, Soerabaja

Lyceum Camp, Soerabaja

From: Bamboo Cage

This section of the diary details Wyse’s time at the Lyceum Camp in Soerabaja, on the island of Java. Here he found little solidarity among the prisoners; food was always in short supply, … 30 $3.00 Add
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Macdonald and International Chinese Migration (April)

Macdonald and International Chinese Migration (April)

From: Sir John A. MacDonald & the Apocalyptic Year 1885

In this chapter, Dutil traces the intersection of Sir John A. Macdonald’s governance and the global anti-Chinese migration movement of the 1840s through the 1890s. 28 $2.80 Add
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Macdonald as Policy and Program Innovator

Macdonald as Policy and Program Innovator

From: Sir John A. MacDonald & the Apocalyptic Year 1885

In this chapter, Dutil examines Prime Minister John A. Macdonald’s response to the food crisis on the Prairies between 1879 and 1885. 17 $1.70 Add
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Macdonald’s Centralism, 1878–1896

Macdonald’s Centralism, 1878–1896

From: Rivals for Power: Ottawa and the Provinces

Describes the shifting balance of powers between Ottawa and the provinces from 1878-1896. 16 $1.60 Add
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Macdonald’s Revolution on the Right to Vote (April–July)

Macdonald’s Revolution on the Right to Vote (April–July)

From: Sir John A. MacDonald & the Apocalyptic Year 1885

In this chapter, Dutil examines Sir John A. Macdonald’s 1871–1885 campaign to unify Canada’s voting laws. 31 $3.10 Add
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MacGyver and 21 Jump Street: A Tale of Two Studios
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MacGyver and 21 Jump Street: A Tale of Two Studios

From: Shot in Vancouver

In this chapter, Wiebe explores how MacGyver and 21 Jump Street, produced in Vancouver during the late 1980s and early 1990s, transformed the city into a lasting film and television production hub. 5 $0.50 Add
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Machines, People, Places and a World Transformed
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Machines, People, Places and a World Transformed

From: Car Nation Canada

In this introductory chapter, Anastakis offers an overview of the history of autos, auto manufaturing and car culture in Canada. 6 $0.60 Add
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Magic That Works

Magic That Works

From: The Universe Within

In this chapter, Turok argues that scientists must communicate their work more clearly to the broader public. 54 $5.40 Add