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Desbarats Leaving CBMT's Hourglass

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A brief article on Debarats' departure from CBMT's newcaster program

PQ Win Literary Bonanza for Biography of Levesque

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Discussion on Desbarats' biographical work on Rene Levesque, its popularity with the Canadian public.

Political Cartoon Book Recalled Over Bad Joke

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Brief article on the recall of Desbarats' children's book

Those anti-Kosygin Incidents: 'Cries From the Heart'

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Montreal, Quebec

Letters to the editor, from readers in response to Desbarats' article on the anti-Kosygin protests in Canada, during the month of October 1971

Edward Gibbon Catalogue Card [facsimile]

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Condition: good ; framed in glass, with description and history on reverse side

Description on back reads: "Facsimile of a catalogue card made by Edward Gibbon at Lausanne about 1790. The original is in the British Museum. Given to the Library by…

As Nasty as they Wanna Be

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This is the third album by Miami bass group, 2 Live Crew. It was their best selling album but was later declared legally obscene in the United States, and was the first album to ever be declared so. The group later released the album "As Clean as…

Zombies: Keep Out

Top of box
Players: 1-6
Playing time: 45 minutes
Age: 8+

Introduction: In Zombies Keep Out, the goblin bodges find themselves in a whole new sort of pickle when their workshop comes under attack by an army of the living dead! Fighting back in the best way…

Pandemic: Can you save humanity?

Players: 2-4
Playing time: 45 minutes
Age: 8+

Game Overview: In Pandemic, you and your fellow players are members of a disease control team. You must work together to develop cures and prevent disease outbreaks, before 4 deadly diseases (Blue,…

Love Letter

Kanai Factory Limited Edition

Players: 2-4
Playing time: 20 minutes
Age: 10 and up

Game Overview: The players are the young men seeking to sway the heart of the princess, and attempt to get their love letter into her hands. The castle's…

When We Were Very Young

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Writing verse for children is not so easy a trick as it
seems-a fact attested by many failures. Mr. Milne's
rattling rhymes, first printed in Punch, are engaging
enough to turn the trick-one thinks that any child would
love to say them. They are…