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The nail that sticks out : reflections on the postwar Japanese Canadian community / by Hartmann, Suzanne Elki Yoko,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."When the North American dream meets traditional Japanese conformity, two cultures collide. Does the past define who we are, who we become? In April 1942, Suzanne's mother was an eight-month-old baby when her family was torn from their home in Victoria, B.C. Arriving at Vancouver's Hastings Park, her family bunked in horse stalls for months before being removed to an incarceration camp in the Slocan Valley. After the Second World War, forced resettlement scattered Japanese families across Canada leading to high intermarriage rates and an erosion of ethnicity. Loss of heritage language impeded the sharing of stories, contributing to strained generational relationships and a conflict between eastern and western values. This memoir and fourth-generation narrative of the Japanese Canadian experience bridges the individual and collective to celebrate family, places, and traditions. Steeped in history and cultural arts, it shows us how a community triumphed over adversity to rebuild their lives and make lasting contributions to the Toronto landscape."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Hartmann, Suzanne Elki Yoko; Hartmann, Suzanne Elki Yoko.; Japanese; Japanese Canadians;
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40 days & 40 hikes : loving the Bruce Trail one loop at a time / by Ross, Nicola,1957-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Travel the Bruce Trail in day hikes with Loops & Lattes author Nicola Ross Best known for her detailed Loops & Lattes hiking guides, Nicola Ross has inspired tens of thousands of people to lace up their boots and explore Ontario's trails. In 40 Days & 40 Hikes, this adventurer, author, and environmentalist sets herself a new challenge: to hike the Bruce Trail from Niagara to Tobermory in her own creative way. In 40 cleverly crafted day-loops, Ross covers over 900 kilometers mostly following Canada's longest marked trail, taking you with her on an insightful journey to the Niagara Escarpment's remarkable sights. As Ross walks, she reveals stories of the trail's flora and fauna, geology and history. The Bruce Trail becomes the central character as she ponders her role in protecting the fragile corner of the planet that, she contends, is entwined in her DNA. Despite long days on the trail, encounters with bears, ticks, and a deadly derecho, her passion for her beloved Niagara Escarpment mounts as she explores Ontario's "ribbon of wilderness." Perfect for hikers, non-hikers, and anyone who loves an adventure, 40 Days & 40 Hikes is both a captivating travelogue and a useful companion for those who Ross will undoubtedly inspire to follow in her footsteps"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Travel writing.; Ross, Nicola, 1957-; Hiking;
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The Maconchys and Blains of Innisfil Township, Bradford, Gilford and Barrie / by Blain, William James;
Subjects: Maconchy family; Blain family;
© 2002., [n.p.],
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Crazy town : the Rob Ford story / by Doolittle, Robyn.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.LSC
Subjects: Ford, Rob, 1969-; Mayors; Political corruption;
© 2014., Penguin Group,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Unrepentant : the strange and sometimes terrible lifeof Lorne Campbell, Satan's Choice and Hell's Angels biker / by Edwards, Peter,1956-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Campbell, Lorne, 1948-; Hell's Angels.; Satan's Choice Motorcycle Club.; Gang members; Motorcycle gangs;
© c2013., Random House Canada,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Hardscrabble : the high cost of free land / by Williams, Donna E.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-197), Internet addresses and index.An examination of British emigration to the Muskoka district of Ontario during the nineteenth century.LSC
Subjects: British; Frontier and pioneer life; British; Land settlement;
© 2013., Dundurn Press,
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Every summer after / by Fortune, Carley,author.;
"Five summers to fall in love. One moment to fall apart. A weekend to get it right. A magazine writer has to make a choice when she returns to the lake she grew up on, and to the man she thought she'd never have to live without, in this achingly nostalgic debut. They say you can never go home again, and for Persephone Fraser that has felt too true for the last decade, ever since she made the biggest mistake of her life. Instead of glittering summers on the lakeshore of her childhood, she spends them in a stylish apartment in the city, going out with friends, and keeping everyone a safe distance from her heart. Until the day she gets a call that sends her racing back to Barry's Bay and into the orbit of Sam Florek. For five summers, through hazy afternoons on the water and warm summer nights working in his family restaurant and curling up together with books-medical textbooks for him and work-in-progress horror short stories for her-Percy and Sam had been inseparable. And slowly that friendship turned into something breathtakingly more, before it fell spectacularly apart. When Percy returns to the lake to attend Sam's mother's funeral, their connection is as undeniable as it had always been. Percy must confront the decisions she's made and the years she's spent punishing herself for them, in order to determine, once and for all, whether their love might be bigger than the biggest mistakes of their past. Told over the course of five years and one weekend, Every Summer After is a big, sweeping look at love and the people and choices that mark us forever"--
Subjects: Chick lit.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Choice (Psychology); Man-woman relationships;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 2
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The Queen's bush settlement : black pioneers 1839-1865 / by Brown-Kubisch, Linda,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-317) and index.
Subjects: Black people; Black people;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Murdoch mysteries. [videorecording] / by Bisson, Yannick,1969-; Craig, Tom,1962-; Jennings, Maureen.; Joy, Helene.; Acorn Media (Firm); Shaftesbury Films.;
Tattered and torn -- Kommando -- Buffalo shuffle -- Downstairs, upstairs -- Monsieur Murdoch -- Dead end street -- Cionfederate treasure -- Dial M for Murdoch -- The black hand -- Voices -- Bloodlust -- The kissing bandit -- Murdoch in wonderland.Music, Robert Carli.Yannick Bisson, Hélène Joy, Thomas Craig, Jonny Harris.In the 1890's, Detective William Murdoch adopts modern techniques like 'finger marks' and forensics to track Toronto's most sinister killers. Though derided by his skeptical boss, Murdoch finds friends and allies in a lovely pathologist and an eager-to-learn constable. Along the way they cross paths with some of the era's most famous figures, including Nikola Tesla, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Prince Alfred.PG.DVD, widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital stereo.
Subjects: Constables; Crime scene searches; Criminal investigation; Detective and mystery television programs.; Detectives; Fingerprints; Forensic sciences; Forensic scientists; Murder; Murdoch, William (Fictitious character); Women pathologists;
© c2012., Acorn Media,
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Murdoch mysteries. [videorecording] / by Bisson, Yannick,1969-; Craig, Tom,1962-; Jennings, Maureen.; Joy, Helene.; Acorn Media (Firm); Shaftesbury Films.;
Disc 1. Murdoch of the Klondike -- Back and to the left -- Evil eye of Egypt -- War on terror.Disc 2. Murdoch at the opera -- Who killed the electric carriage? -- Stroll on the wild side, part 1.Disc 3. Stroll on the wild side, part 2 -- Invention convention -- Staircase to heaven.Disc 4. Murdoch in toyland -- Murdoch night in Canada -- Twentieth century Murdoch.Yannick Bisson, Hélène Joy, Thomas Craig, Jonny Harris.This award-winning mystery series centers on brilliant detective William Murdoch, a pioneer of crime-solving technologies in Victorian Toronto. Still reeling from a personal and professional crisis, Murdoch has taken up gold prospecting at the start of Season 5. Soon he's back in detective mode, helping a woman accused of murder; investigating an Egyptian curse; experimenting with time travel; and crossing paths with Jack London, Henry Ford, and his idol, Alexander Graham Bell.PG.DVD, widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital stereo.
Subjects: Constables; Crime scene searches; Criminal investigation; Detective and mystery television programs.; Detectives; Fingerprints; Forensic sciences; Forensic scientists; Murder; Murdoch, William (Fictitious character); Women pathologists;
© c2012., Acorn Media,
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