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Georgina Danforth Witley is on her way to a prestigious luncheon with Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, when her car plunges into a wooded ravine, leaving Frances hurt, stranded, and afraid, and as she waits for help, she reflects on her life and wonders how she could have made it better.
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2024.
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January 1918. Laura Iven was a revered field nurse until she was wounded and discharged from the medical corps, leaving behind a brother still fighting in Flanders. Now home in Halifax, Canada, Laura receives word of Freddie's death in combat, along with his personal effects--but something doesn't make sense. Determined to uncover the truth, Laura returns to Belgium as a volunteer at a private hospital, where she soon hears whispers about haunted...
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"This is a great book about life at remote bases in Canada's far north as seen by a young English boy who went there by himself to see the world and got more than he could have bargained for. Beautifully written." --Sir Ranulph Fiennes
"As spare, gleaming, and exhilarating as the Arctic wastes and the gentle, stoic Eskimos who had mastery of this realm . . . The book evokes the frozen seas, whale hunts, snow plains and storms that intimidated those...
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2019.
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Simon & Schuster Canada edition
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"From the Ashes is a remarkable memoir about hope and resilience, and a revelatory look into the life of a Métis-Cree man who refused to give up. Abandoned by his parents as a toddler, Jesse Thistle briefly found himself in the foster-care system with his two brothers, cut off from all they had known. Eventually the children landed in the home of their paternal grandparents, but their tough-love attitudes meant conflicts became commonplace. And the...
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„Auf der Suche nach Freiheit: Camping in Kanada" ist ein Buch voller Fakten und hilfreicher Tipps rund um den Wohnmobil-Urlaub im zweitgrößten Land der Erde. Der Ratgeber soll Camping-Neulingen bei der Planung ihres Kanada-Abenteuers zur Seite stehen und die wichtigsten Fragen rund um Wohnmobile, Vermieter und Zielgebiete beantworten. Einfach und verständlich werden die wichtigsten Fragen beantwortet, dazu gehören:
• Worauf muss ich bei der...
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Windsor, Ontario's The Brothers-In-Law folk group performed from 1963-1970. The group originally consisted of police officers. Their first album sold over 240,000 copies. This booklet looks back at their career with interviews with original members Alec Somerville and Larry Reaume.
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Utah fasziniert mit Naturwundern in einer Fülle, wie kaum anders auf der Welt. Wind, Erosion und Zeit haben bizarre Felsformationen geschaffen. Abseits und zwischen den fünf Nationalparks, neun National Monuments und 44 State Parks wetteifern szenische Panoramastraßen, surreale Salzwüste und flimmernde Sandwüsten, glühende Canyons oder rauschende Flüsse um Aufmerksamkeit. „Mutter Natur" hat nahezu alle Nuancen der Farbpalette ausgepackt....
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Idylwild Park was located between Preston and Hespeler, Ontario along the Galt, Preston, Hespeler Electric Railway line.It has been over a century since it was in operation, and there is no trace of its existence now. Yet, people are intrigued to learn more about it.This booklet, for the first time, collects all the information on Idylwild Park including photos, articles, postcards, interviews and maps. The rare 1896 railway map confirms the location...
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Ob Wale oder Bären, weite Gletscher oder einsame Seen: Kanada ist so vielfältig wie kaum ein anderes Land. Doch welche Attraktionen sollten Urlauber in jedem Fall erleben? Die besten 360 Orte stellt das Buch „360 Kanada-Träume" vor. Die 360 ultimativen Tipps für Kanada bieten gute Orientierung für die Reiseplanung. Die Empfehlungen stammen von erfahrenen Urlaubern und Reiseexperten. Sie alle haben das zweitgrößte Land unseres Planeten kennen-...
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British Columbia gehört zum Highlight jeder Kanada-Reise. Kein Wunder, denn die Pazifikprovinz ist eine der vielfältigsten Regionen im ganzen Land. Ob pulsierende Metropolen, stürmische Küsten, urzeitliche Regenwälder, heiße Wüsten, liebliche Weinbaugebiete, glitzernde Seenlandschaften oder schneebedeckte Dreitausender: British Columbia hat wirklich alles zu bieten. Doch wo anfangen, wenn man dabei nicht unbedingt den ausgetretenen Wegen der...
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Der Südwesten der USA lockt Jahr um Jahr viele Besucher mit unvorstellbar schönen und weltbekannten Highlights wie dem Grand Canyon oder dem Monument Valley. Neun Nationalparks und viele weitere Natursensationen machen die Region zu einer der Top-Urlaubsdestinationen. Die wirklichen Highlights warten allerdings abseits der klassischen Touristenpfade, denn hier weht noch der Hauch des Wilden Westens. Hier verspricht die Region echte Freiheitsgefühle...
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"The Plan was simple: find a cure for the cancer that nearly took her sister's life. But for Zoey Fong, something about The Plan isn't working anymore. Maybe it's her unsuccessful research, maybe it's burnout. But when a crucial tissue sample accidentally winds up in the hands of a very distracting--and disarmingly handsome--visitor, Zoey jumps at the chance to follow him home to retrieve it. Davy Hsieh's rugged island estate is no manicured suburban...
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Vincent Vallières traverse le pays, trimballant ses guitares et une paire d'espadrilles. De Natashquan à Victoria, de Magog à Yellowknife, il écoute le chant des femmes et des hommes qui, entre rêves et blessures, redonnent vie à la terre, transforment les usines abandonnées en théâtres. À mesure que la route lui rentre dedans, Vallières s'interroge sur son rle de père, d'amoureux, d'ami et de citoyen.
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Inside Lonely Planet's Canadian Rockies' Best Road Trips:
Itineraries for classic road trips plus other lesser-known drives with expert advice to pick the routes that suit your interests and needs
Full-color route maps - easy-to-read, detailed directions
Detours - delightful diversions to see the Canadian Rockies' highlights along the way
Link Your Trip - cruise from one driving route to the next
Insider tips - get around like a local, avoid...
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