Category: Atlantic Canada

As a child growing up in a small town in Canada, in the early 1900s, John Humphrey experienced much bullying after the loss of his arm at age six. Despite personal tragedy, John's determination and resilience led him through many adventures and into a brilliant career. John was the first Human Rights director at the United Nations and drafted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. "By portraying the life of John Peters Humphrey, 'The Boy Who Was Bullied' is a celebration of the power of the spirit to triumph over adversity. John Humphrey did not let his bullies define his fate; rather he t...
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An Orange From Portugal - Christmas Stories From The Maritimes and Newfoundland

By: Anne Simpson [ed]

Price: $9.98

Publisher: Goose Lane Publications: 2003

Seller ID: 0051211

ISBN: 0864923457

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Fair

It's often said that the main export of the Maritimes is Maritimers, and the same is true of Newfoundland. "Going down the road" is a way of life, but so is coming home for Christmas. It is tradition marked by happiness, fun, and sometimes less comfortable emotions. Given the regional penchant for yarn spinning, this common experience yields an abundance of stories.

In An Orange from Portugal, editor Anne Simpson takes liberties with the concept of "story" to produce a book bursting with Christmas flavour. Many of her choices are fiction, others are memoirs, tall tales, poems, ...
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Memories Of A Miramichi Lumberman

By: Arnold J Somers

Price: $7.99

Publisher: 1994

Seller ID: 0144709

ISBN: 0969882106

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Good

The Tragic Wreck Of The Anglo Saxon: April 27th 1863

By: Arthur Johnson

Price: $12.99

Publisher: Harry Cuff Pub: 0000

Seller ID: 0139648

ISBN: 1896338054

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very good

Newton Mills and Other Stories (Previous to the 1920s)

By: Augusta F Burnett

Price: $65.00

Publisher: Privately published: 1972

Seller ID: 0129010

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Good

Book is in good condition some discoloration of cream stapled cover near spine light bending.There are some hand-written additions in ink to the
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Kiki Of Kingfisher Cove

By: Barbara Shaw

Price: $7.99

Publisher: Lancelot Press: 1984

Seller ID: 0131571

ISBN: 0889990670

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Good

Signed by author
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Maritime Melange

By: Beth Weatherbee / Shannon Williams

Price: $12.95

Publisher: Chocolate River Publishing: 2018

Seller ID: 0133779N

ISBN: 0995938423

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: New Book

The Premiers Joey and Frank

By: Bill Rowe

Price: $11.00

Publisher: Flanker: 2013

Seller ID: 0129313

ISBN: 1771172665

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very good

Life Is A Ball!

By: Bob Douglas

Price: $12.48

Publisher: Links Pub.: 2000

Seller ID: 0096005

ISBN: 0968746209

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very good

Shadow Of Doubt: The Trial Of Dennis Oland

By: Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon

Price: $9.98

Publisher: Goose Lane: 2016

Seller ID: 0123768

ISBN: 0864929218

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Good

Winner, New Brunswick Book Award for Non-Fiction

Shortlisted, Arthur Ellis Best Non-Fiction Crime Book Award

On July 6, 2011, Richard Oland, scion of the Moosehead brewing family, was murdered in his office. The brutal killing stunned the city of Saint John, and news of the crime reverberated across the country. In a shocking turn, and after a two-and-half-year police investigation, Oland's only son, Dennis, was arrested for second-degree murder.

CBC reporter Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon covered the Oland case from the beginning. In Shadow of Doubt, she exami...
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