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By John Gimlette
Vintage
Released: 2006-11-14
Paperback (400 pages)
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Newfoundland is one of the most intriguing places in North America, a land of breathtaking but cruel beauty, populated by some of the saltiest, oddest characters you’ll ever find. In Theatre of Fish, John Gimlette vividly describes the dense forests and forbidding coastlines and recounts the colorful and often tragic history of the region. He introduces us to the inhabitants, from the birds and moose to the descendants of the outlaws, deserters, and fishermen who settled this eastern edge of North America. Leavened with irreverence and affection, this is an irresistible portrait of life in extremis. |
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By Andrew Hempstead
Frommers
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A fascinating history, a vibrant contemporary culture, the friendliest people, and an untamed wild. Newfoundland & Labrador is an incredible vacation destination, boasting two UNESCO World Heritage Sites; the only authentic Viking settlement in North America; the rugged beauty of the Atlantic coastline; and the historic city of St. John's, offering shopping, amazing seafood, and lively nightlife. Along Newfoundland & Labrador's 10,000-mile coastline, humpback whales migrate northwards while 10,000-year-old icebergs drift south. Newfoundland is also home to some of the world's most accessible seabird colonies, with more than 35 million gathering each year. Outdoor adventurers can walk or hike the beautiful East Coast Trail, stopping at Cape Spear, the easternmost point in North America. And for culture mavens, music and art festivals abound. Frommer's Newfoundland & Labrador covers each of the province's regions in detail, offering more information than any other major guide. It provides readers with all they need to plan an unforgettable vacation, from the best place to eat Jigg's Dinner (and information on exactly what that is) and catch some lively traditional music, to the best whale- and puffin-watching tours and perfect camping sites. |
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By Martha Walls
MacIntyrePurcell Publishing, Inc
Paperback (192 pages)
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From the number of kilometres of coastline, to the stories behind those unusual place names (hello Blow Me Down) to profiles of Danny Williams and Mary Walsh, no book is more comprehensive than the Newfoundland and Labrador Book of Everything. No book is more fun. Well-known Newfoundlanders and Labradorians weigh in on a whole range of subjects – Mark Callanan tells us his five favourite Newfinese words; weatherman Bruce Whiffen reveals his Top 5 Newfoundland and Labrador weather stories and Gerald Squires shares his Top 5 memories growing up on Exploits Island. Stories of the First People, the worst weather, Newfoundland and Labrador slang, the Newfoundland moose ... It’s all here! Whether you’re a lifelong resident or visiting for the first time, there simply is no other book that delivers the goods. If you love Newfoundland and Labrador, you’ll love the Newfoundland and Labrador Book of Everything! |
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By Yva Momatiuk
Firefly Books
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The authors have not only captured the unique flavor of the people but have recorded hours of conversations as their subjects reminisced about life, work and the changes that have washed over the island since Confederation. |
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By Fodor's
Fodor's
Released: 2008-03-04
Paperback (320 pages)
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Fodor’s. For Choice Travel Experiences.
Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. Although you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having a friend in Atlantic Canada!
•Updated frequently, Fodor’s Nova Scotia & Atlantic Canada provides the most accurate and up-to-date information available in a guidebook.
•Fodor’s Nova Scotia & Atlantic Canada features options for a variety of budgets, interests, and tastes, so you make the choices to plan your trip of a lifetime.
•If it’s not worth your time, it’s not in this book. Fodor’s discriminating ratings, including our top tier Fodor’s Choice designations, ensure that you’ll know about the most interesting and enjoyable places in Atlantic Canada.
Experience Atlantic Canada like a local! Fodor’s Nova Scotia & Atlantic Canada includes choices for every traveler, from traveling coastal cliffs on stunning scenic drives, to chowing down at a lobster boil, to spotting majestic whales, drifting icebergs, or nesting puffins.
•Indispensable, customized trip planning tools include “Top Reasons to Go,” “Word of Mouth” advice from other travelers, and tips to help save money, bypass lines, and avoid common travel pitfalls.
Visit Fodors.com for more ideas and information, travel deals, vacation planning tips, reviews and to exchange travel advice with other travelers. |
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By Susan Pyn
Tuckamore Books
Paperback (29 pages; 1)
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Colour - it's everywhere in this amazing land of ours. It's in robins' eggs, the sparkling sea, butterflies, and partridgeberry jam. It's in the nature that surrounds us - and that lives within us. This beautiful book celebrates that colour in vibrant poetry and pictures. A joy for both child and adult, this is a homespun journey that every Newfoundlander and Labradorian will recognize as their own. |
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By Andrew Hempstead
Avalon Travel Publishing
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Travel writer and Canada expert Andrew Hempstead offers unique insight into this historic seaside corner of North America, from swimming in the warm waters of Northumberland Strait to exploring bustling downtown Moncton and its lively nightclubs. Hempstead also includes unique trip strategies that connect with travelers’ specific interests and limitations, such as Rugged Atlantic Canada, an outdoors-oriented itinerary, and Atlantic Canada’s Best in One Week, for those who want to see all four provinces but only have a week to spare. Enjoy fresh seafood, hang out on America’s oldest street, and view the iconic lighthouse at Peggy’s Cove — Moon Atlantic Canada gives travelers the tools they need to create a more personal and memorable experience.
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By Elaine Groves Harp
McGill-Queen's University Press
Hardcover (288 pages)
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In the late 1940s Elmer Harp, a young Ph.D candidate at Harvard, began the first of five summers of exploration along the coast of the Strait of Belle Isle. Interested in studying early human activity in the area, he came to be equally fascinated with life in outport communities. During the summers of 1949-50 and 1961-63, he explored the coast, travelling from one isolated outport village to the next, initially by open boat and later on rudimentary roads, vividly capturing everyday life in his journals and through his extensive Kodachrome slides. In her introduction, Priscilla Renouf places Harp's story of rural northen Newfoundland in historical and anthropological context. She notes that there are economic and cultural continuities from prehistoric times to the present and shows that the fundamental structure of outport life based on fishing and hunting remains stable to this very day. |
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By Dan Murphy
Nimbus Publishing Ltd.
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This guide provides the ocean paddler with a general overview of some of the more popular coastal routes. Includes notes on tides, ice conditions, distances, common seabirds and other wildlife and more. |
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Dicks and Company Limited
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