Fun, functional, and fierce—A Woman’s Almanac 2018 is a beautifully designed day planner and a daily source of insight and creativity. Featuring entries and advice from some of Newfoundland and Labrador’s...
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A Woman’s Almanac: Your Guide to Feminism, Activism and Change
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About Face
About Face: Essays on Addictions, Recovery, Therapies, and Controversies seeks to broaden the conversation around addiction in Canada. Featuring essays by a diverse group of writers, About Face delves into...
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Rock Paper Sex:The Oldest Profession in Canada’s Oldest City
St. John’s is known as a flourishing port city, a cultural gem, and popular tourist destination: a picturesque city of pubs and restaurants, music and colourful houses. But a thriving sex trade quietly exists...
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Relics and Tunes
To celebrate the career of one of Canada’s most respected singer-songwriters, Relics and Tunes makes Juno Award-winning Amelia Curran’s lyrics available in print for the first time. With all of her chords...
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The Overcast’s Guide to Beers of Newfoundland
Newfoundland has a long history of local brewing and in recent years has enjoyed a resurgence of that tradition, drawing locals and travellers alike to the distinctive tastes now available from island...
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Charlie Baker George: The story of Sabena OOCBG
Additional information from two survivors and two Sabena pilots compliment this popular bestseller. In the cold dark of an early September morning, the crew and passengers of a Sabena Airlines DC4, flight OOCBG,...
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A Woman’s Almanac: Voices from Newfoundland and Labrador
The St. John's Status of Women Council, in partnership with Breakwater Books, is thrilled to announce a re-launching of A Woman's Almanac: Voices from Newfoundland and Labrador. Like the original editions published...
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Turmoil, as Usual: Politics in Newfoundland and Labrador, and the road to the 2015 election
Newfoundland and Labrador had three premiers in a single year— three and a half, if you count Frank Coleman. An elected politician broke down crying on live radio. In less than eighteen months, the Official Opposition...
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One Man Grand Band: The Lyrical Life of Ron Hynes
In this long-awaited biography, author Harvey Sawler traces the life of Ron Hynes, one of the most respected singer-songwriters in Canadian history. Through personal conversations and interviews, Sawler captures...
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The Long Run
On the morning of July 1, 1916, at Beaumont-Hamel, the men of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment climbed out of their trenches and advanced into no man’s land. Eric Mackenzie Robertson went over the top on that fateful...
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No Turning Back: Surviving the Linehan Family Tragedy
On a June night in 1980, the Linehan household in North Harbour went up in flames. In moments the fire consumed the family’s ordinary, loving lives and innocent, human faith that life would always be as it...
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When the Great Red Dawn Is Shining: Howard Morry’s Memoirs of Life in the Newfoundland Regiment
On their march towards the Somme, and Beaumont Hamel, the young men of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment raised their voices to sing “When the Great Red Dawn is Shining,” a song about returning home to the people...
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Master Shipbuilders of Newfoundland and Labrador, Volume 2: Notre Dame Bay to Petty Harbour
The fishery, the seal cull, the settlement, the culture—the history of Newfoundland and Labrador has been shaped and witnessed from the deck of sea-going vessels, and those vessels were sparred with local timbers,...
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Life Lines: The Lanier Phillips Story
When the USS Truxtun was shipwrecked off the coast of Newfoundland in 1942, Lanier Phillips, an African-American serviceman, was rescued by the people of the town of St. Lawrence. The kindness he received transformed...
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Field Guide to Newfoundland and Labrador
The most comprehensive guide of its kind on the market today, the Field Guide to Newfoundland and Labrador features more than 900 photographs and illustrations: from flora and fauna to icebergs and weather, no stone...
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Out Proud – Stories of Pride, Courage, and Social Justice
Produced in partnership with Egale Canada Human Rights Trust, Out Proud: Stories of Pride, Courage, and Social Justice is the second in a series of essay anthologies designed to give attention to issues that are...
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