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	Loyalists and Layabouts: The Rapid Rise and Faster Fall of Shelburne, Nova Scotia, 1783-1792 Marking the 225th anniversary of loyalist landings in Canada, this important and comprehensive history is essential reading on the shaping of our country. "In Loyalists and Layabouts Stephen Kimber explores the immigrant dream gone spectacularly wrong: how 15,000 Americans flowed into Shelburne, Nova Scotia, in 1783 to build "the envy of the American states" -- only to see their aspirations ebb away like the Nova Scotia tide." - Christopher Moore	9780385661720 34.95
	Order of Good Cheer In alternating narratives, award-winning writer Bill Gaston constructs two characters -- explorer Samuel de Champlain and grain-mill worker Andy Winslow -- separated by time, space, and circumstance, who nonetheless find common respite in celebration for its own sake, the healing splendour of food and wine, and a belief in the good things in life.	9780887842009 29.95
	1434: The Year a Magnificent Chinese Fleet Sailed to Italy and Ignited the Renaissance In 1434, Gavin Menzies combines this long-overdue historical reexamination with the excitement of an investigative adventure. He brings the reader aboard the remarkable Chinese fleet as it sails from China to Cairo and Florence, and then back across the world. Erudite and brilliantly reasoned, 1434 will change the way we see ourselves, our history, and our world.	9780061492174 28.95
	Help Me, Mr. Mutt!: Expert Answers for Dogs with People Problems Every dog has its rough day now and then, which in this high-energy picture book calls for a letter to Mr. Mutt, Canine Counselor. Whether addressing a dog put on a diet by his people, or a pooch who's scolded for barking too much, Mr. Mutt offers a written note of nuts-and-bolts advice and anti-cat commentary.	9780152046286 18.95
	Kiss the Joy as It Flies Award-winning children's author publishes her premiere novel for adults. With all the wisdom, humour and joy we've come to expect from Sheree Fitch, Kiss the Joy As It Flies marks the well loved move from children's literature to adult fiction. Set in the fictional maritime town of Odell, with a cast of exasperating but lovable characters, this new book promises to be a remarkable debut and a reader's favorite.	9781551096537 19.95
	It's a George Thing George spends most of his time with his friends Peachy (a gorilla) and Moon (a lion). Peachy and Moon are very boysy boys given to body-building and weight-lifting. Neither of these are George's thing - but what is? A funny story about friends, fellowship, finding your own 'thing', and some very fancy footwork!	9781405228053 12.95
	Building New Brunswick Building New Brunswick takes us on a journey through time and place to discover this province's architectural legacy. Beginning with the homes of the Mi'kmaq and Maliseet, we move forward through the past: Acadian and Loyalist settlement, colonial and post-colonial periods, both post-World War eras, and on into the 21st century.	9780864925046 50
	Scaredy Squirrel at the Beach We know by now that Scaredy Squirrel only feels safe when he's at home in his nut tree, with his defenses, his emergency kit and his back-up plans at the ready. So even though the sun is shining and it's time for a vacation, Scaredy does not want to go to the beach - that vast, frightening place where a squirrel could get stranded. (Not to mention other hazards such as sea monsters, falling coconuts, seagulls, pirates and lobsters.)	9781554532254 16.95
	Cellist of Sarajevo Canadian Galloway (Ascension) delivers a tense and haunting novel following four people trying to survive war-torn Sarajevo. After a mortar attack kills 22 people waiting in line to buy bread, an unnamed cellist vows to play at the point of impact for 22 days. Meanwhile, Arrow, a young woman sniper, picks off soldiers; Kenan makes a dangerous trek to get water for his family; and Dragan, who sent his wife and son out of the city at the start of the war, works at a bakery and trades bread in exchange for shelter.	9780307397034 29.95
	Snoring Beauty Everyone knows the story of Sleeping Beauty: A handsome prince rescues a beautiful princess from a wicked fairy's terrible sleeping spell. This story is just like the original. Except for the sarcastic frog narrator, the garlic-scented fairy, and--oh yeah--the princess in this book not only sleeps and snores . . . she's also been turned into a hot-pink and purple dragoon.	9780152163143 17.95
	The Last Lecture A lot of professors give talks titled "The Last Lecture." Professors are asked to consider their demise and to ruminate on what matters most to them. And while they speak, audiences can't help but mull the same question: What wisdom would we impart to the world if we knew it was our last chance? If we had to vanish tomorrow, what would we want as our legacy?	9781401323257 23.5
	Alexis This is the tightly-woven story of Eliza Durbeyfield, trapped in a marriage of convenience, who, confined by the constrictive role of women in late Victorian England, stifles her own hopes and dreams. She reluctantly emigrates from her small village in the West Country to the Illawarra district of New South Wales on the far continent of Australia, as told by a masterful storyteller who details the rich fabric of that voyage, both physical and emotional. Eliza must transcend temptations, setbacks, and disappointment before finally reaching safe harbour.	9781425140243 23
	Audition: A Memoir Barbara Walters has spent a lifetime auditioning: for her bosses at the TV networks, for millions of viewers, for the most famous people in the world, and even for her own daughter, with whom she has had a difficult but ultimately quite wonderful and moving relationship. This book, in some ways, is her final audition, as she fully opens up both her private and public lives.	9780307266460 34
	Art of Racing in the Rain If you've ever wondered what your dog is thinking, Stein's third novel offers an answer. Enzo is a lab terrier mix plucked from a farm outside Seattle to ride shotgun with race car driver Denny Swift as he pursues success on the track and off. Denny meets and marries Eve, has a daughter, Zoë, and risks his savings and his life to make it on the professional racing circuit.	9781554681723 26.95
	When You Are Engulfed in Flames In David Sedaris's excellent latest collection, cringe-worthy moments follow on the heels of laugh-out-loud ones--you may never buy another pair of thrift-store pants, for example, and that's only the beginning. The stories jump back and forth in time and locale--Sedaris is in middle school, in college, in his grown, professional life; now North Carolina, now New York, now Normandy.	9780316143479 28.99