About Canada

Before The Testaments, there was The Handmaids Tale: an instant classic and eerily prescient cultural phenomenon, from the patron saint of feminist dystopian fiction (New York Times).The Handmaids Tale is a novel of such power that the reader will be unable to forget its images and its forecast. Set in the near future, it describes life in what was...

Ramsay is a man twice born, a man who has returned from the hell of the battlegrave at Passchendaele in World War I decorated with the Victoria Cross and destined to be caught in a no man's land where memory, history, and myth collide. As Ramsay tells his story, it begins to seem that from boyhood, he has exerted a perhaps mystical, perhaps pernic...

In The Inconvenient Indian, Thomas King offers a deeply knowing, darkly funny, unabashedly opinionated, and utterly unconventional account of Indian?White relations in North America since initial contact. Ranging freely across the centuries and the Canada?U.S. border, King debunks fabricated stories of Indian savagery and White heroism, takes an ob...

This is your Social Guidebook to Norway. It takes you through an illustrated Norwegian journey. This guidebook is not about typical Norwegian behaviours. It is about behaviours that are peculiar to Norwegians. Foreigners will fast forward their adaptation. Norwegians will learn how their behaviours may be perceivedThe guidebook is rooted in the aut...

The Norwegian manhug is more a show of strength than a greeting and is usually a painful experience for the smaller of the two.There is nothing more important to Norwegians than enjoying the great outdoors. Happily, they have a lot of outdoors to enjoy.Foreigners brought up with the belief that relaxing involves lounging on the sofa may find leisu...

Acclaimed writer Paul Watkins describes his spellbinding solo trek through the wilds of Norway's Rondane and Jutunheimen mountains?grand but harsh landscapes where myth and reality meet. His adventure takes him through valleys bordered by thousandfoot cliffs, roaring waterfalls wreathed in rainbows, blinding glaciers, and shimmering blue snowfield...

A National Bestseller!Fully revised with new chapters and fascinating destinations to explore, renowned travel writer Robin Esrock guides you to Canada?s most incredible experiences.Having visited more than 100 countries on 7 continents, Robin Esrock has built a career chasing the extraordinary. His bestselling Bucket List books feature experiences...

Join Carole P. Roman on a trip to the Northern Hemisphere and learn about Norway The Land Of the Midnight Sun. In this exciting series, children are able to read about the many things we share in this great, big world of ours. Award winning, If You Were Me and Lived in...Norway describes many things that make that country unique and fun. Readers w...

How to make Norwegian friends and build relationships The Norwegian adventure continues with 100 new illustrations taking you through the funny peculiarities of Norwegian relationships. Norwegians ? you will recognize yourself and it will make you think.Foreigners ? you will understand Norwegians better and it will help you to thrive in this beaut...

You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling in Norway.In this slim guide excerpted from Rick Steves Scandinavia, you'll get Rick's firsthand, uptodate advice on the best sights, restaurants, and hotels in Norway. You'll wander through Viking history, explore snowcapped mountains and mighty glaciers, stroll...

In the four years between 1881 and 1885, Canada was forged into one nation by the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The Last Spike reconstructs the incredible story of how some 2,000 miles of steel crossed the continent in just five years ? exactly half the time stipulated in the contract. Pierre Berton recreates the adventures that were pa...

It's 1843, and Grace Marks has been convicted for her involvement in the vicious murders of her employer and his housekeeper and mistress. Some believe Grace is innocent; others think her evil or insane. Now serving a life sentence, Grace claims to have no memory of the murders.An upandcoming expert in the burgeoning field of mental illness is en...

A colourful picture book celebrating the diversity of Canadian children. Bright photographs present the many faces of our young people and a glimpse of the varied Canadian environments in which they live. Easytoread text conveys the ample space available to our children in this country and the freedom they have to grow and dream and share. I Am C...

The Rough Guide to Norway is the ultimate travel guide to Scandinavia's most inspiring country. There's stunning photography to inspire you, crystal clear maps to guide you and indepth coverage on everything from Norway's charmingly laidback cities to the mighty iceplateaus of Svalbard's artic wilderness. The Rough Guide to Norway will ensure you...