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Rouyn, Quebec

Profiles Real Couette and his enduring political career in Quebec. The name of his party changed multiple times but not his values. Desbarats seems to have greatly admired the man.

English Edition 2021

Players: 2 - 5 players

Playing Time: Approx. 90 minutes

Age: 14+

Description: "The HeroQuest game is a fantasy adventure set deep within a hidden stone labyrinth. This maze of underground rooms and corridors is…

Montreal, Quebec

Gason's favourable review on Peter Desbarats book “The State of Quebec: A Journalist’s View of the Quiet Revolution.” Gascon views the work as intelligent and “well documented”, as well as noting that Desbarats understanding of…

Interview with Pianist/Composer Glenn Gould

In this newly colorized edition of the classic book (published in 1956) by the late Gene Zion and his wife/ illustrator Margaret Bloy Graham, Harry runs away from a bath to find some good, clean fun. But when his adventures in town make him so dirty…

This story of two poor children, abandoned in the woods and using their wits to outsmart a nasty witch, is so well-known that it needs no further elaboration. Those familiar with Jeffers's 1980 version (Dial) will notice that this edition includes a…

people wearing Halloween costumes in library

A photo of people in Halloween costumes in the SLIS library

"Hacking the Future" tells the story of what happens when information technology escapes the high tech labs of Silicon Valley and invades the sites of everyday culture. It includes some of the survival tales of people who just want to "feel" again in…

Binding: near fine ; cream/off-white cloth ; some minor discolouration ; evidence of very light rubbing on some corners

Spine: near fine ; fabric ; gilt and black detail on all ; some very faint rubbing on sides evident only in areas with…