B Blake: 24 books

Thousands of families faced the realization that after the Newfoundland government declared a moratorium on cod fishing their lives would never be the same. Generations of fishing families were torn apart when the young men and women were forced to find employment out west. This is a story of one...

"Money is often on my mind. Chances are it is on your mind, too. Whether we have a lot of it, just enough of it, not much of it or none at all, money is on our minds." With frugality in her DNA, the author explains her lengthy title in the foreword: “Since your perception of riches...

Finding thousands of little, dead mice scattered on the lawn was bad enough, but when hundreds of silent cats, dogs, and birds began following her everywhere she knew something wicked was coming. After finding an ancient diary, Lilly discovers she has been chosen to stop evil from taking over the...

Mister's day is interrupted by a rhyming crow. He tries to frighten the crow away but injures his favourite pig instead.

When a very greedy man steals King Bob's cherry tarts, the entire village is turned upside down trying to find them.

The entire province of Newfoundland was under a moratorium where catching cod fish was deemed illegal, but that didn't stop Sadie Rose from filling her bucket time and time again, without consequence.Sadie Rose had been dealt a rough hand in life but she didn't let her limitations...

Warfarin, also known as Coumadin, is the most widely prescribed anticoagulant drug in North America but despite its effectiveness treatment with Warfarin has several shortcomings. Many commonly used medications interact with Warfarin, as do some foods, which may enhance or reduce its anticoagulation...

Popular and government-funded anniversaries and commemorations, combined with national symbols, play significant roles in shaping how we view Canada, and also provide opportunities for people to challenge the pre-existing or dominant conceptions of the country. Volume 2 of Celebrating Canada continues...

Nicola, diciannovenne di spiccato talento creativo ma senza prospettive è iscritto alla facoltà di economia, che affronta come un castigo impostogli da sua madre, collezionista d'arte eccentrica ma severa. Non le ha mai rivelato di essere bisessuale. Si nasconde dietro un velo di falsa cortesia...

Coming on the 70th anniversary of Newfoundland joining Confederation, as well as the 150th anniversary of its first rejection of Canada, Where Once They Stood challenges popular notions that those who voted against Confederation in 1869 and for union with Canada in 1948 were uninformed, incompetent,...

“This is an outstanding book for anyone thinking of having a baby.”—Lee Salk, Ph. D., author of The Complete Dr. Salk: An A-to-Z Guide to Raising Your Child   A classic in the field of preventive medicine, here is an authoritative and comprehensive guide to reducing the risks to your baby before...

Driven by its strong narrative, Conflict and Compromise presents Canadian history chronologically, allowing a better understanding of the interrelationships between events. Its main objective is to demonstrate that although Canadian history has been marked by cleavages and conflicts, there has been...

Had those islands any aborigines when discovered by Europeans? If there were natives, do any of them remain? The West Indies, or Antilles, consist of many hundreds, or even—reckoning keys or very small islands—several thousand islands varying in area from those which, like Cuba and Jamaica, number...

Asked in 2010 about his pugnacious approach to federal-provincial relations, Newfoundland premier Danny Williams declared “I would rather live one more day as a lion than ten years a jellyfish.” He was only the latest in a long line of Newfoundland premiers who have fought for that province’s...