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An amazing journey into the past...
As a child of the seventies, I know not of the turbulent times that so many lived through during the War. To hear in Hanna's own words the pain of discrimination, and being labelled as subhuman, and to hear the sadness, fear and longing for her true love Hans (who she can no longer associate with as he is a Christian, she a Jewish descendant)...to hear these things in her own words from that time, transported me to that time in history. I almost felt as if I was there, sharing in her pain and not knowing the uncertain future...even though I knew what history had brought, and I was indeed using my will and hope for it not to happen (even though I knew War would be there, as well as the persecution of so many innocent people). I wished I could erase history...but from reading this story, I hope many people will learn from it. I learned that strength and faith, can see us through many hard times.

This book was an amazing journey and I feel richer for hearing Hanna's words. ... Read more

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Ernest C. Manning, premier of Alberta for 25 years, died on February 19, 1996, at age 87. Some say, though, that his spirit lives on, not only in the hereafter in which he so strongly believed, but in his son, Preston Manning, the new kid on the federal political block. In Like Father, Like Son, Lloyd Mackey traces the footsteps of these two Canadian political figures, focusing on their similarities and differences. Both Ernest and Preston Manning were shaped by-and shaped-Alberta's "Bible belts." Mackey, aware that one out of every eight Canadians is directly connected with Christian evangelicalism and another six draw some spiritual sustenance from its sway, provides a vivid word picture of the movement. ... Read more

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Thomas George Wright has several hats in his wardrobe ; academic, consultant, company Chief Forester and private woodlot owner/manager. He has worn each one with enthusiasm, dedication and conviction.

Malcolm Knapp, a long-time member of the Department and Faculty of Forestry at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and first Registrar of the Association of British Columbia Professional Foresters (ABCPF)

He believes the first person in British Columbia to actually function as an 'industrial' forester in the modern sense was his UBC colleague Tom Wright, who was employed by Bloedel, Stewart & Welch Ltd. as a consulting forester in the summers of 1941, '42 and '43. Wright is careful to describe an industrial forester as a professional forester 'employed by industry rather than government who prescribes appropriate forest management practices to ensure sustained yield.' These included making forest inventories, devising appropriate fire protection schemes, calculating allowable annual cuts and planning for the reforestation of burnt or cutover lands. ... Read more

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Seniors of the pulp and paper town of Powell River, BC remember two major events in their lives, the Great Depression and WWII. Some have lived 80 + years in the community, others recall events from other Canadian provinces. They were children during the Great Depression and young adults during WWII. A collection of 70 stories. ... Read more

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Welcome to the World's Most Exciting Race! Chuckwagon racing is unlike any other race, anywhere. Professional chuckwagons thunder at 45 miles per hour. The horses are swift and the cowboys are tough. The ground literally shakes as the wagons careen around the oval track. Never Holler Whoa! provides an inside look at this most thrilling of sports. Through the real-life adventures of three compelling athletes-Kelly Sutherland, Buddy Bensmiller and Jim Nevada-readers will experience the danger, pain and sacrifice of professional racing. From the triumphs to the heartbreaks, these cowboys share their stories. ... Read more

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The Greatest Canadian War Hero Ever!
He led Canada through the bloodiest war it had ever been through and came out of it and honoured hero. He truly was a great Canadian. ... Read more

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The history surrounding four of Alberta's most influential and controversial political leaders. ... Read more

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The Wastell family had much to contend with on a daily basis. Besides running a sawmill and surviving in very un-genteel circumstances, Norris's mother, a registered nurse, was the only source of medical help in the community.Not surprisingly, she had to treat all types of ailments ranging from pneumonia to severed fingers and deliver numerous babies in all sorts of conditions. The sawmill's tugboat often had to serve double duty as an emergency ambulance.It was not an easy life or childhood for Norris and her younger sister, but it was an exciting one. She never learned how to ride a bicycle, but she could row a skiff or hook a runaway log as well as any grownup. As kids, Norris and her sister ventured out in an open boat with a 2 hp engine to salvage wood, all the time contending with tides and unpredictable weather. They grew up in a world of kelp dolls and killer whales and a very odd assortment of West Coast eccentrics, new Canadians with little English, mill workers, coastal drifters in leaky boats and jacks-of-all-trades from the streets of Vancouver.Norris's memoir, full of humour, hardship, and remarkable events is "one of the more charming and insightful portraits we have yet had of upcoast life between the wars, a busy and colourful period justifiably described as the golden age of the BC coast." ... Read more