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Dancing in the Palm of his hand
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Dancing in the Palm of His Hand is a novel about the horrors of the European witch persecutions as revealed through Eva Rosen, a young widow accused of witchcraft, her persecutor Wilhelm Hampel ...read more

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Icy Battleground
- Canada, the International Fund for Animal Welfare, and the Seal Hunt
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Icy Battleground is the first comprehensive account of the forty-year political controversy over the seal hunt. With a foreword by the Honourable John C. Crosbie, it traces the rise of the anti ...read more

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From the Voices of Nurses
- An Oral History of Newfoundland Nurses who Graduated Prior to 1950
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Thirty-three nurses who graduated before 1950 were interviewed about nursing in communities throughout Newfoundland and Labrador. Their nursing experiences cover a 60-year period and the stories refle ...read more

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An Island In The Sky
- Selected Poetry of Al Pittman
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This compilation from one of Canada's most acclaimed writers spans four decades and six volumes. Often bittersweet and occasionally enigmatic, these poems represent Pittman's infinite talent. Targeted ...read more

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Muinji'j Becomes a Man
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Muinji’j has been waiting all his life to make this trip with his grandfather - a trip to the city to sell otter, beaver and muskrat pelts, and bring back supplies to the village. It’s a long expediti ...read more

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Sinking of the Titanic, The
- An Ice-Pilot's Perspective
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Few human events have stirred the imagination, inspired myths and movies and had such a hold upon the western world as the sinking of the unsinkable ship, the RMS Titanic. In his convincing ...read more

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Labradorians, The
- Voices from the Land of Cain
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Explorer Jacques Cartier dismissed it as the land God gave to Cain, but generations of people from widely differing cultures living in dense wilderness conditions have forged the people of Labrador in ...read more

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Waiting for Time
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A twentieth-century descendant of Lavinia, from Bernice Morgan's bestselling novel Random Passage, Lav rediscovers the power of her heritage and a courage she didn't know she possessed. Wai ...read more


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One Wonderful Fine Day for a Sculpin Named Sam

Breakwater Books celebrates the 30th anniversary of Al Pittman’s classic children’s story. Sam, the colourful sculpin, is different. And on one warm s...


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