International Gardens
Stroll through gardens from The Generalife in Granada, Spain to those of the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, Michigan; from The Royal Botanic Gardens of Canada to the Royal Botanic Garden in Sydney, Australia. I will show you views of the ... [... more]
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Oh Fudge!: A Celebration Of America's Favorite Candy
 The Bible of Fudge: Years ago, I picked up _Oh Fudge!_ from the local library, and it is still one of the best cookbooks I have ever seen. Detailed, fun to read, and correct, _Oh Fudge!_ is truly everything you will ever need to know on the topic; it [... more]
CDN$21.00
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Once on This Island
This was a very good book!: This is a story full of colorful characters and excitement. Mary, the protagonist, her older sister Angelique, her brother Jaques, and Papa are American patriots who live on the Island of Michilmackinac (Mish-il-mack-in-aw) in [... more]
CDN$7.50
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The Iroquois in the War of 1812
An excellent look inside Iroquois society of 1812-14: After 186 years, it's about time for a comprehensive look at the Indians' participation in the War of 1812, on both sides of the conflict. While Carl Benn's focus is on the Iroquois of the Six Nations [... more]
CDN$26.95
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Farewell to the Island
Great book: FAREWELL TO THE ISLAND is a wonderful sequal to ONCE ON THIS ISLAND which was set on a Great Lakes island in Michagin during the War of 1812. It's 1816, and the war is over. 16 year old Mary O'Shea is sailing to England, to visit her older [... more]
CDN$7.98
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Engineers of Dreams: Great Bridge Builders and the ...
From Amazon.com: Henry Petroski's lyrical history of bridge builders in America is organized around five engineers: James Eads (inventor of the diving bell, which bridged Mississippi at St. Louis); Theodore Cooper (railroad bridge engineer and designer [... more]
CDN$22.95
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The Loon Feather
rich characterization, lyrical prose: This is one of the best books I've read in years, along with Sigrid Undset's Kristin Lavransdatter. The characters are richly portrayed-believable, and the author avoids stereotyping the whites and the Indians. There' [... more]
CDN$16.95
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Lilacs for the Garden
Lilacs for the Garden: Lilacs for the Garden Jennifer Bennett John C. Wister observed "Even with the casual attention we have given it, the lilac is the oldest and best loved American shrub." Now you might argue that the lilac is not the oldest [... more]
CDN$19.95
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Death Is A Cabaret
WOW: Wow! That is the first word that came to my mind when I started Death is a Cabaret...wow, the first word that came to my mind when I was an hour into the book, and had to rewind my son's cartoon video just so I could have another small amount of [... more]
CDN$8.99
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Afloat
TLS review is right on--worth the read!: I just saw this reviewed in the Times Literary Supplement last week and went out to buy it. I was pleasantly surprised. The Canadian author writes about the utopian existence of youth with a style that is [... more]
CDN$29.00
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Mackinac Island: Four Generations of Romance Enrich a ...
Author: Gail Gaymer Martin Author: DiAnn Mills Author: Jill Stengl Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 813 EAN: 9781597890328 ISBN: 1597890324 Number Of Pages: 352 Publication Date: 2006-04 [... more]
CDN$6.99
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The Straits of Mackinac: And Other Stories
Author: Jack Hanford Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 813 EAN: 9780738863443 ISBN: 0738863440 Number Of Pages: 107 Publication Date: 2001-08 [... more]
CDN$21.06
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