This reference book covers every aspect of funeral preparations, burial, cremation, and much more.
No one likes to think about funeral arrangements while the business of living occupies our minds, but as Carnell's...
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When the Sun Sets – A Guide to Funeral Planning
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John Cabot and the Matthew
Just who discovered America's mainland? As Ian Wilson shows in John Cabot and the Matthew, it was John Cabot, and a West Country crew of just 18, who left Bristol, England in May 1497. Sailing for 35 days, they...
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Catucto – Battle Harbour, Labrador 1832-1833
With the depth and feeling of a man whose subject is close to his heart, Poole chronicles the history of nineteenth century Battle Harbour using excerpts from diaries and period sources as well as anecdotes and...
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Canyons, Coves and Coastal Waters – Canoe and Kayak Routes of Newfoundland and Labrador
For both the novice and the expert canoeist or kayacker, this book is a must have. It highlights the paddler's way through placid inland lakes, over 15,000 kilometers of the coastline, and some of the most spectacular...
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Discover Newfoundland Through The Road Map
Designed as a supplement to The Atlantic Edge.
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Where the Wind Blows – A Guide to Marine Weather in Atlantic Canada
Environment Canada senior meteorologist Peter J. Bowyer has compiled a comprehensive and up-to-date work that translates the complexities of marine weather in Atlantic Canada. Canada's East Coast has some of...
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Voyages – Canada’s Heritage Rivers
Voyages is an exceptional book that celebrates the diversity and splendor of the twenty-seven rivers nominated to the Canadian Heritage Rivers system. Lynn Noel has assembled an impressive collection of stories...
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The Ice Hunters – A History of Newfoundland Sealing to 1914
The demand for oil to light and lubricate the industrial world changed the face of much of the planet. Newfoundland was part of this widespread transformation, as migratory cod fishermen settled here in the...
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Twentieth Century Newfoundland: Explorations
Twentieth Century Newfoundland: Explorations brings together ten papers by eight well-known historians of Newfoundland and Labrador. The papers address a wide variety of subject matter and open many avenues...
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Doctor Olds of Twillingate – Portrait of an American Surgeon in Newfoundland
An engrossing story of a bright John Hopkins graduate who fell in love with Newfoundland as a student, and who stayed to himself become the medical care system in northeastern Newfoundland for forty years. Crusty,...
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Regime Change in a Resource Economy – The Politics of Underdevelopment in Newfoundland since 1825
This political survey of Newfoundland economy explores the connections between a resource economy and transformations in political regime from the nineteenth century to the present. Among the themes examined...
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The Two Traditions – The Art of Storytelling Amongst French Newfoundlanders
Newfoundland is well known for the strong traditions and folklore of its English-speaking inhabitants. Until recently, however, few outside this province realized that there is also a small but vigorous Francophone...
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S.S. Eagle: The Secret Mission 1944-45
This is a true and historical story taking us back to the dangerous and exhilarating days of World War II. The author, Harold Squires, served as Wireless Operator on the eagle (the last of the Newfoundland wooden-walled...
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The Beothuk of Newfoundland – A Vanished People
A wonderful history of the Red Indians of Newfoundland. Exciting in its detail, this book shares all available information concerning every aspect of Beothuk life-housing, clothing, hunting methods, arts and...
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Fish Out of Water
Shannon Ryan was born and received his early education in Riverhead, Harbor Grace. He has studied at Memorial University of Newfoundland (BA (Ed.), BA, MA), the University of London (Ph.D.) and the University...
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Rattles and Steadies
Gander is one of the best known small towns in the world, especially among western and eastern Europeans. Russians know it with familiarity. This book is not about Gander, however, despite its notoriety; rather...
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