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By the ghost light : war, memory, and families / by Thomson, R. H.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."From one of Canada's most beloved performing artists comes an audacious work of non-fiction that explores the stories that shape us and the reach that the past can have across generations. Growing up north of Toronto, R.H. Thomson's imagination was captured by romantic notions of war. He spent his days playing with toy soldiers on the carpet of his grandmother's house, recreating the Battle of Britain with model planes in his bedroom, or sitting at the local theatre watching World War II B movies--ones that offered a very clear perspective on who were the heroes and who the villains; which side were the victors and which the vanquished. Yet Thomson's childhood was also shaped by the spirits of real-life warriors in his family, their fates a brutal and more complicated reminder of the true human cost of war. Eight of Robert's great uncles--George, Joe, Jack, Harold, Arthur, Warren, Wildy, and Fred--fought in the First World War, while his great Aunt Margaret served as a wartime surgical nurse in Europe. Five of the great uncles--George, Joe, Fred, Wildy, and Warren--were killed in battle while two others--Jack and Harold--would return home greatly diminished, spending the rest of their lives in and out of sanitariums, their lungs scarred by disease and poison gas. Throughout their lives, the great uncles, as well as great aunts and cousins, were faithful letter writers, their correspondence offering profound insights into their experiences on the front lines to their loved ones back home, a somber record of the sacrifice the family paid. In By the Ghost Light, R.H. Thomson offers an extraordinary look at his family's history while providing a powerful examination of how we understand war and its aftermath. Using his family letters as a starting point, Thomson roams through a century of folly, touching on areas of military history, art, literature, and science, to express the tragic human cost of war behind the order and calm of ceremonial parades, memorials, and monuments. In an urgent call for new ways to acknowledge the dead, R.H. has created "The World Remembers," an ambitious international project to individually name each of the millions killed in the First World War. Epic in its scope and incredibly intimate in its exploration of lives touched by the tragedy of war, By the Ghost Light is a truly original book that will challenge the way we approach our history"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Thomson, R. H.; Thompson family; World War, 1914-1918;
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Ghost town stories of Ontario / by Da Silva, Maria.; Hind, Andrew.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 126-127) and index.LSC
Subjects: Ghost towns;
© c2009., James Lorimer,
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A suitcase full of ghosts / by Stilton, Geronimo.;
Creepella must stop a trickster who is making messes all over the castle before her latest interview prospect arrives.3.0.007-010.
Subjects: Von Cacklefur, Creepella (Fictitious character); Mystery and detective stories, Italian; Humorous stories, Italian; Fantasy fiction, Italian; Celebrities; Journalists; Circus; Mice;
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The ghost at the fire station / by Butler, Dori Hillestad.; Damant, Aurore,1981-;
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Subjects: Ghost stories.; Mystery fiction.; Private investigators;
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The hunt for the Colosseum ghost / by Stilton, Geronimo.; Loizedda, Danilo,1971-; Campo, Antonio,1978-; Cerchi, Daria.; Pizzelli, Anna.; Dami, Elisabetta.;
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Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Stiltonord, Geronimo (Fictitious character); Mice;
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Famous ghost stories of Africa / by Bullis, Amber.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.RL: 3-4; IL: 3-9.LSC
Subjects: Ghosts; Haunted places;
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Paranormal activity: the ghost dimension [videorecording]. by Murray, Chris; Shaw, Brit; George, Ivy;
Director, Gregory Plotkin.Chris Murray, Brit Shaw, Ivy George.When a new family moves into Katie and Kristi's former house, they discover a mysterious video camera that reveals the presence an ancient evil that begins to terrorize their lives. Now, with their young daughter's soul in danger, they must fight back against this demonic threat before becoming its next victims.OFRB rating: 14A.DVD.
Subjects: Horror.; Horror.;
© 2016., Universal Studios Canada Inc.,
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Great Canadian ghost stories : legendary tales of hauntings from coast to coast / by Smith, Barbara,1947 April 19-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."A compelling collection of iconic ghost stories from all across Canada. Time and place are infused with ghosts and hauntings. From coast to coast to coast, Canada's provinces and territories teem with the supernatural-phantoms obscured in the mists of time, spectres that delight in wreaking terror, and spirits destined to linger forever at the edge of the veil. Visit the far-flung corners of Canada to discover the folklore and legends behind: the ghost of a Newfoundland outlaw that leads blizzard-blind men to safety A poltergeist infestation that gleefully tortured an entire Nova Scotia family A fleet of phantom ships that haunt the coastline of New Brunswick the haggard spectre of a murderous witch in historic Quebec City Saskatchewan's ghost-ridden military cadet academy an Alberta cabbie's encounter with a silent shadow of a man in black the headless railway brakeman of Vancouver a moaning, man-shaped mist that haunts a Yukon cabin From east to west to way up north, bestselling author and renowned storyteller Barbara Smith traverses Canada's provinces and territories to unearth more than 100 supernatural tales that careen between heartwarming, horrifying, sorrowful, and spine-chilling."--
Subjects: Ghost stories.; Ghosts; Haunted places;
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A game of ghosts : a Charlie Parker thriller / by Connolly, John,1968-author.;
"It is deep winter and the darkness is unending. A private detective named Jaycob Eklund has vanished and Charlie Parker is assigned to track him down. Parker's employer, Edgar Ross, an agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, has his own reasons for wanting Eklund found. Eklund is no ordinary investigator--he is obsessively tracking a series of homicides and disappearances, each linked to reports of hauntings. Now Parker is drawn into Eklund's world: a realm in which the monstrous Mother rules a crumbling criminal empire, in which men strike bargains with angels, and in which the innocent and guilty alike are pawns in a game of ghosts ..."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Paranormal fiction.; Parker, Charlie "Bird" (Fictitious character); Private investigators;
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The Jolley-Rogers and the ghostly galleon / by Duddle, Jonny.;
Ages 6-9.LSC
Subjects: Adventure fiction.; Ghost stories.; Pirates; Galleons; Magic;
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