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1	Fall on Your Knees more books like this by Ann-Marie MacDonald They are the Pipers of Cape Breton Island -- a family steeped in lies and unspoken truths that reach out from the past, forever mindful of the tragic secret that could shatter the family to its foundations. Chronicling five generations of this eccentric clan, "Fall On Your Knees" follows four remarkable sisters whose lives are filled with ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea more books like this by Sebastian Junger October 1991. It was "the perfect storm"--a tempest that may happen only once in a century--a nor'easter created by so rare a combination of factors that it could not possibly have been worse. Creating waves ten stories high and winds of 120 miles an hour, the storm whipped the sea to inconceivable levels few people on Earth have ever witnessed. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Someone Knows My Name more books like this by Lawrence Hill "You feel you are turning the pages of history, the pages of truth."--Austin Clarke, author of "The Polished Hoe" Abducted from Africa as a child and enslaved in South Carolina, Aminata Diallo thinks only of freedom--and of the knowledge she needs to get home. Sold to an indigo trader who recognizes her intelligence, Aminata is torn from her ... see all copies from $7.80! new only from $8.50! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Summer of Roses more books like this by Luanne Rice This sensitively written work of women's fiction is a direct follow-up to SUMMER'S CHILD. Nine years ago, heavily pregnant Mara Jameson escaped her abusive husband, Edward, by faking her death and changing her name to Lily Malone. Despite the health problems of her daughter ,Rose, Mara/Lily has found a measure of happiness in Nova Scotia with ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	No Great Mischief more books like this by Alistair MacLeod In 1779, driven out of his home, Calum McDonald set sail from the Scottish highlands with his extensive family. After a long, terrible journey, Calum settles his family in "the land of the trees" until they become a separate Nova Scotian clan, with its own identity and history. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Birth House more books like this by Ami McKay Filled with details as compelling as they are surprising, this story of a Nova Scotia midwife is an unforgettable tale of the struggles women have faced to have control of their own bodies and to keep the best parts of tradition alive in the world of modern medicine. see all copies from $3.00! new only from $7.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Last Man Out: The Story of the Springhill Mine Disaster more books like this by Melissa Fay Greene This report on the 1958 Springhill mining disaster in Nova Scotia tells the story of the first disaster of its kind to capture the interest of the general public, which watched as the entire drama was broadcast on television for days. Melissa Fay Greene reconstructs the horror of those trapped below, and the efforts of rescuers above. Though 75 ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Meeting Place more books like this by Janette Oke, T Davis Bunn In 18th-century Canada, two women fashion a friendship that social unrest threatens to destroy. Song of Acadia book 1. A Christy Award-winner. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
9	The perfect storm more books like this by Sebastian Junger The "perfect storm" was a once-in-a-hundred-years combination: a high-pressure system from the Great Lakes running into storm winds over an Atlantic island - Sable Island - and colliding with a weather system from the Caribbean - "Hurricane Grace". This is the story of that storm, told through the accounts of fishermen at sea caught up in the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Curse of the Narrows more books like this by Laura M MacDonald Using primary sources--many of which have not been read in decades--MacDonald chronicles the devastating 1917 explosion that flattened much of the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia, when two ships bound for war-torn Europe collided in the harbor. 40 illustrations. 2 maps. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Burden of Desire more books like this by Robert MacNeil The disastrous 1917 explosion of a munitions ship in Halifax Harbor, Nova Scotia, forms the backdrop to this "rich, abundantly humane love story" (Chicago Tribune)-"a powerful piece of work" (Washington Post Book World) that marks an "auspicious fiction debut for an already accomplished author and award-winning journalist" (Chicago Sun-Times). see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.90! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	The Lost Treasure of the Knights Templar: Solving the Oak Island Mystery more books like this by Steven Sora A compelling argument that connects the lost treasure of the Knights Templar to the mysterious money pit on Oak Island, Nova Scotia, that has baffled treasure hunters for two centuries. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Evangeline a tale of Acadie more books like this by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow THIS is the forest primeval. The murmuring pines and the hemlocks, Bearded with moss, and in garments green, indistinct in the twilight, Stand like Druids of eld, with voices sad and prophetic, Stand like harpers hoar, with beards that rest on their bosoms. Loud from its rocky caverns, the deep-voiced neighboring ocean Speaks, and in accents ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.03! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Island: The Complete Stories more books like this by Alistair MacLeod Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, with its harsh but beautiful extremes of weather, makes an intense backdrop for Macleod's characters, all of whom are Scottish immigrants struggling with questions of life and death, family, and tradition. Transcending the common themes of the immigrant experience, these stories address profound human questions of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Wordstruck more books like this by Robert MacNeil MacNeil's autobiography re-creates the world of his youth and the experiences that were opened up to him through his love of words. His delight and passion for the music and magic of language, have enabled MacNeil to transmute it into a work of art. Photos. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The Island of Seven Cities: The Discovery of a Lost Chinese Settlement in North America more books like this by Paul Chiasson Using maps, charts, aerial photos, and his own architectural expertise, Chiasson sweeps the reader along as he pieces together the clues and finds that a large Chinese colony thrived in North America long before the European Age of Discovery. 57 images & 4 maps. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.63! \| first editions
17 view cover	A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland more books like this by Professor John Mack Faragher "Altogether superb...a worthy memorial to the victims of two and a half centuries past."--"Kirkus Reviews," starred review In 1755, New England troops embarked on a "great and noble scheme" to expel 18,000 French-speaking Acadians ("the neutral French") from Nova Scotia, killing thousands, separating innumerable families, and driving many into ... see all copies from $2.73! new only from $10.80! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	A New Kind of Country more books like this by Dorothy Gilman A popular novelist's affecting personal account of the experience of self-discovery that resulted from her decision to move to a small house in a little lobstering village in Nova Scotia. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
19 view cover	Frommer's Nova Scotia, New Brunswick & Prince Edward Island more books like this by Paul Karr You'll never fall into the tourist traps when you travel with "Frommer's". It's like having a friend show you around, taking you to the places locals like best. Our expert authors have already gone everywhere you might go - they've done the legwork for you, and they're not afraid to tell it like it is, saving you time and money. No other series ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
20 view cover	The Iambics of Newfoundland: Notes from an Unknown Shore more books like this by Robert Finch For nearly a decade, Robert Finch traveled around the "edge of North America" -- the stunning yet seriously inhospitable island of Newfoundland. Here, he chronicles the people, geography, and wildlife of this remote and lovely place. In beautifully written essays, sketches, and stories, Finch roams from verdant valleys to the rocky cliffs of Cape ... see all copies from $2.81! new only from $2.81! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Trout Point Lodge Cookbook: Creole Cuisine from New Orleans to Nova Scotia more books like this by Daniel G Abel, Charles L Leary, Vaughn Perret In the early nineties, friends Daniel Abel, Charles Leary, and Vaughn Perret noticed something significant about Louisiana’s culinary landscape: the many of the indigenous foods and techniques that had once been so integral to Cajun and Creole cooking had vanished. Fueled by their appreciation for Old-World French farming and cooking styles, ... see all copies from $3.44! new only from $3.44! \| first editions
22	Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion and the Road to Recovery more books like this by Janet F Kitz see all copies from $1.99! new only from $17.97! \| first editions
23 view cover	Island: The Collected Stories of Alistair MacLeod more books like this by MacLeod Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, with its harsh but beautiful extremes of weather, makes an intense backdrop for Macleod's characters, all of whom are Scottish immigrants struggling with questions of life and death, family, and tradition. Transcending the common themes of the immigrant experience, these stories address profound human questions of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $99.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	Fall on Your Knees-Oprah #45 more books like this by Ann-Marie MacDonald A bestseller in Canada, this riveting family saga takes readers from Cape Breton Island to the battlefields of World War I to New York City's jazz scene--and into the lives, and guilty secrets, of four remarkable sisters. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.63! \| first editions
25 view cover	Museum Guard more books like this by Howard Norman This is an amazing and beautifully written novel about two museum guards, one an eccentric uncle, the other his orphaned nephew, DeFoe. By day they spend their time curating an art collection, breaking the silence of the museum with heated conversation; by night we learn about their loves and past histories. DeFoe is in love with Imogen, the young ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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