Development
by Garrett
Nagle
Series:
Access to Geography
This
book provides an in-depth assessment of current development and
underdevelopment trends and issues. The effects of development on population,
food supply and the environment are considered as is the issue of sustainable
development. –Summary.
Economic
Activity and Change by
Paul Sheppard
Series:
Access to Geography
Economic
Activity and Change
examines the dynamic nature of industry on a global scale. –Summary.
Globalisation
by Paul Guinness
Series:
Access to Geography
This
book assesses globalization and changing economic activity, the impact
associated with transnational corporations, the role played by newly
industrialized countries, and the nature of the future global economy. –Summary.
Migration
by Paul
Guinness
Series:
Access to Geography
Migration examines important
developments in the field of migration. It looks at migration’s causes and
consequences in both the developed and developing worlds. –Summary.
Rural
Settlement and the Urban Impact on the Countryside by Michael Hill
Series:
Access to Geography
Rural
Settlement and Urban Impact on the Countryside focuses on the geographical issues
that have changed the countryside through urbanization and
counter-urbanization. Economic conditions which lead to rural depopulation are
considered as are those that have led to the repopulation of some rural areas.
The impact on the countryside and the concept of the 'post-rural' society are
also examined. –Summary.
Urban
Settlement and Land Use by
Michael Hill
Series:
Access to Geography
Urban
Settlement and Land Use
provides an overview of urban geography through the study of both the role of
cities in a changing world and the distinctive sections within cities.
–Summary.
A
Sisterhood of Suffering and Service: Women and Girls of Canada and Newfoundland
during the First World War
edited by Sarah Glassford and Amy Shaw
“Drawing
upon a multidisciplinary spectrum of recent work – studies on mobilizing women,
paid and volunteer employment at home and overseas, grief, childhood, family
life, and literary representations – this book brings Canadian and
Newfoundland women and girls into the history of the First World War and marks
their place in the narrative of national transformation.” –Publisher.
Families
Count: Profiling Canadian Families by The Vanier Institute
of the Family
Through the use of easy-to-read charts and
tables and commentary, Families
Count identifies trends, successes, and challenges facing Canada’s families today. –Summary
Have
A Little Faith
by Mitch Albom
When
an eighty-two-year-old rabbi from Albom's old hometown asks him to deliver his
eulogy, Albom goes back to his nonfiction roots and becomes involved with a
Detroit pastor--a reformed drug dealer and convict--who preaches to the poor
and homeless in a decaying church with a hole in its roof. A timely, moving,
and inspiring look at faith: not just who believes, but why. –
Summary.
Music:
A Window to the Soul
by Lorraine Kneier
A
well-reasoned and clearly written guide for all those who seek to experience,
understand, and share a love for classical music through informed listening.
–Summary.
The
Kane Chronicles: Survival Guide by Mary-Jane Knight
Profiles
the people, places, gods, and creatures found in Rick Riordan's #1 New York
Times bestselling Kane Chronicles series. –Summary.
The
Little Immigrants by
Kenneth Bagnell
“The Little Immigrants is a tale of compassion and courage and a vivid account of a deep and
moving part of Canadian heritage. In the early years after Confederation, the
rising nation needed workers that could take advantage of the abundant
resources. Until the time of the Depression, 100,000 impoverished children from
the British Isles were sent overseas by well-meaning philanthropists to solve
the colony's farm-labour shortage.” Back cover.