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Ghost Stories of Canada - John Robert Colombo - Google Books
https://books.google.de/books?id=xvfz-ecOdzMC&pg=PA112#v=onepage&q&f=false
Just when you thought it was safe to peek out from under the covers, along comes Ghost Stories of Canada to remind you that there are plenty of ghouls to watch out for in the True North. Ghost Stories of Canada is a collection of one hundred of the eeriest…
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Inside the Museum — Toronto's First Post Office - John Goddard - Google Books
https://books.google.de/books?id=lJKxAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT13&dq=postamt+toronto&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjqh-nS1vHJAhWGqXIKHQn0AFcQ6AEIJzA
Inside the Museums views Toronto’s heritage museums for the first time as a single community — linked by events, personalities, and function. In this special excerpt we visit Toronto’s first post office at 260 Adelaide Street East, a handsome red-brick…
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John Arpin: Keyboard Virtuoso - Robert Popple - Google Books
https://books.google.de/books?id=iSuDz96P5x0C&pg=PA63&lpg=PA63&dq=%22David+Ouchterlony%22+1914&source=bl&ots=E9f0LFmMAj&sig=cphG
Born and raised in Port McNicoll, John Arpin discovered his musical talents early: at the age of four he could pick out tunes on the piano that he had heard on the radio; by ten, he had been identified as a child prodigy by a Royal Conservatory of Music…
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100 More Canadian Heroines: Famous and Forgotten Faces - Merna Forster - Google Books
https://books.google.de/books?id=Au9HDgFrgyEC&pg=PA215&lpg=PA215&dq=Marguerite+Vincent+Lawinonki%C3%A9&source=bl&ots=ExLfMEqGNA&
Following the bestselling 100 Canadian Heroines, Merna Forster presents 100 more stories of amazing women who changed our country. In this second installment of the bestselling Canadian Heroines series, author Merna Forster brings together 100 more…
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Toronto's Many Faces - Tony Ruprecht - Google Books
https://books.google.de/books?id=eQ-dIrrGKRsC&pg=PA119
Toronto is truly a city of communities. Designed for tourists and for residents, Toronto’s Many Faces is the one and only guide to the multicultural character of the city, featuring profiles of more than 60 ethnic communities, including local histories,…
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Rampage: Canadian Mass Murder and Spree Killing - Lee Mellor - Google Books
http://books.google.de/books?id=GrQ5RL1Etk0C&printsec=frontcover&hl=de#v=onepage&q&f=false
A definitive compendium of Canada’s mass murderers and spree killers. Rampage: a state of anger or agitation resulting in violent, reckless, and destructive behaviour. In 1989, Marc Lépine mercilessly executed 14 female students at Montreal’s École…
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Now You Know Hockey: The Book of Answers - Doug Lennox - Google Books
https://books.google.de/books?id=Vr-w_4_ZWzUC&pg=PA115#v=onepage
As Canadians, we all think we know hockey inside and out, but Doug Lennox, the head referee of Q&A, delivers the score on everything from All-Stars to Zambonis and stickhandles the skinny on who wore the first mask in hockey, how the term hat trick…
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Louis Applebaum: A Passion for Culture - Walter Pitman, Walter G. Pitman - Google Books
http://books.google.de/books?id=rgCmSBs4wRQC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Louis+Applebaum&source=bl&ots=FpZZERUhJ2&sig=9tJpUjWfcD4S_vO
Canadian composer Louis Applebaum devoted his life to the cultural awakening of his native land, and this "magnificent obsession" drove him to become a founder of the Canadian League of Composers and the Canadian Music Centre. He was an instrumental figure…
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Women Who Give Away Millions - Iris Nowell - Google Books
https://books.google.de/books?id=OGR5VP-bfN4C&pg=PA105&dq=Sergei+Babayan#v=onepage
This book pays tribute to 14 women who donated millions of dollars to causes close to their hearts. Iris Nowell is the author of five books. Writing her 1996 book, Women Who Give Away Millions, has given her a solid foundation of philanthropy, the…
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Now You Know Big Book of Sports - Doug Lennox - Google Books
http://books.google.de/books?hl=de&id=vnj4TSwDvacC&dq=Self-Transcendence+3100+Mile+Race&q=3100#v=snippet&q=3100&f=false
Ever wonder where the figure skating terms axel, salchow, and lutz came from? Or why a curling tournament is called a "brier"? And how about a "haymaker" in boxing or a "high five" in any sport? Well, Doug Lennox, the world champion of trivia, is back to…