Susanna Moodie
In the sequel to Roughing It in the Bush, Susanna Moodie portrays the relatively sophisticated society springing up in the clearings along Lake Ontario. During a trip from Belleville to Niagara Falls, Moodie acts as a meticulous observer of the ... [... more]
Random House |
Lords of the lake: The naval war on Lake Ontario, 1812-1814
 Fortune Favors the Brave!: This valuable tome tells the interesting story of the arms race of the War of 1812. Gallant naval feats are few here, and there are mismanaged operations and no showdown fights. There is, though, a very interesting story to [... more]
CDN$44.35
Amazon CA |
Lonely Planet Great Lakes
Great Information, a Little Incomplete: we bought this book at pictured rocks national lakeshore halfway through a 17 day adventure visiting all of the great lakes and i wished we had found it sooner. it was helpful with its details and little bits of [... more]
CDN$27.95
Amazon CA |
Frommer's Toronto 2006
Was not a useful reference: The usual reason to buy a travel book like this is to get some insights about places to visit and use the map to figure out how to get to those places. Unfortunately, the maps in this book aren't always correct. We had tickets [... more]
CDN$17.70
Amazon CA |
A Fool And Forty Acres: Conjuring A Vineyard Three ...
Amazon.ca: Subtitled "Conjuring a Vineyard Three Thousand Miles from Burgundy," this is a delightful account of the author's experiences growing wine grapes in Prince Edward County of Ontario. The county offers a limestone-based soil typical of [... more]
CDN$21.99
Amazon CA |
Trembling Before G-D
Such a mitzvah!: The movie is a penetrating look at how people can maintain their faith in G-d when others tell them they are not worthy of love or of respect from G-d or from other people. Of course, it is all the more difficult to maintain one's faith [... more]
CDN$45.99
Amazon CA |
A Map of Glass
Amazon.ca: In the typical Urquhart mold, A Map of Glass is a novel about the past, the land, and art, subjects found in many of her previous novels. A young artist, Jerome, is alone on Timber Island to take photos of temporary art creations, or " [... more]
CDN$14.59
Amazon CA |
A Map of Glass
Amazon.ca: In the typical Urquhart mold, A Map of Glass is a novel about the past, the land, and art, subjects found in many of her previous novels. A young artist, Jerome, is alone on Timber Island to take photos of temporary art creations, or " [... more]
CDN$21.00
Amazon CA |
The Secret Ever Keeps
Great story! Loved the flashbacks sequences!: Art Tirrell's The Secret Ever Keeps is a modern Cinderella story, with a rum-running, sunken treasure twist. On the shores of Lake Ontario, Laurel Kingsford discovers that there is more to her family's past. [... more]
CDN$26.95
Amazon CA |
The Dynamic Great Lakes
Recommended Reading: I would recommend this book to anyone who lives on or near the Great Lakes or to anyone interested in preserving the environment. The author taught me as much about the havoc the modern world has strewn on the natural world as she [... more]
CDN$17.66
Amazon CA |
Sacred Art of the Earth: Ancient and Contemporary Earthworks
Seeing the world through the places that mean most to us.: Our relation to the earth, to particular places, is an important element of our identity as individuals and as a country. Northrop Frye once asked: "Where is here?" Maureen Korp [... more]
CDN$43.95
Amazon CA |
Gallatin Canyon: Stories
PURE McGUANE - PURE PLEASURE: Thomas McGuane (The Cadence of Grass, The Longest Silence) is recognized as one of America's preeminent literary figures. "A writer of the first magnitude" said the New York Times Review of Books. The reason for [... more]
CDN$32.00
Amazon CA |
