Nova Scotia
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From  NEW! How the Media Turned Nova Scotia Against Its Teachers (2010-2014) |
Grant Frost | 22 | 2020 | $2.20 Add | |
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From  NEW! Introduction |
In the introduction to this book, Beeby outlines why the Mass Casualty Commission’s report was requested, and why he created this simplified and straight-forward summary of their report. | Dean Beeby | 7 | 2023 | $0.70 Add |
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From NEW! Inventing the Myth that Our Schools Are Failing (1980-2000) |
Grant Frost | 17 | 2020 | $1.70 Add | |
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NEW! Mass Murder, Police MayhemThe Mass Casualty Commission: The Facts, The Findings, and What Must Be Done |
In this book Dean Beeby distills the extensive research of the Mass Casualty Commission into a readable account of exactly what happened during 13 chaotic hours when 22 Nova Scotians were … | Dean Beeby | 208 | 2023 | View |
 Merchant PrincesHalifax's First Family of Finance, Ships and Steel |
This book tells the story of an extraordinary family of merchants and entrepreneurs. It begins in 1810, when William Stairs opened a small general store on the Halifax waterfront. Over the next … | 376 | View | ||
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From National Policy ToryFrom: Merchant Princes |
1848-1887 . Examines the life of John Fitzwilliam Stairs and his entry into politics as a Tory and how he was involved in the creation of national policy. Looks at sugar refining and steel making … | James D. Frost | 34 | 2003 | $3.40 Add |
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From Promoter and PoliticianFrom: Merchant Princes |
1887-1897 . John F Stairs story continues into his his work as a promoter of the company, his foray back to politics, and some financial innovation | James D. Frost | 41 | 2003 | $4.10 Add |
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NEW! The Attack on Nova Scotia’s SchoolsThe story behind 25 years of tumultuous change |
Nova Scotia’s public schools and their students have faced dramatic conflict and drastic change over the past 25 years. While critics charge that schools are failing kids, teachers have … | Grant Frost | 180 | 2020 | View |
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From NEW! The Glaze Report: Control and Power to the Province (2017-2019) |
Grant Frost | 21 | 2020 | $2.10 Add | |
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From NEW! The Global Education Reform Movement (2000-2010) |
Grant Frost | 13 | 2020 | $1.30 Add | |
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From The PatriarchFrom: Merchant Princes |
1797-1865. Focuses on the life of William Stairs known as the patriarch of the Stairs family. The chapter looks at the fortune to be made in shipping, the struggles the family had, … | James D. Frost | 33 | 2003 | $3.30 Add |
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From NEW! The Political Response: the Minister’s Action Plan (2014-2015) |
Grant Frost | 15 | 2020 | $1.50 Add | |
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From NEW! The Roots of Educational Reform |
Grant Frost | 10 | 2020 | $1.00 Add | |
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From The Stairs Family: An Overview; Foreword by Peter G.White; Introduction: A Nova Scotia DynastyFrom: Merchant Princes |
Provides an overview of the Stairs family and its history, the preface notes an oddity and missing information from their research which has revealed a mysterious aspect to the Stairs family, the … | James D. Frost | 18 | 2003 | $1.80 Add |
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From NEW! The Think Tank Campaign to Privatize |
Grant Frost | 18 | 2020 | $1.80 Add |
