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  • Bill Sherk Behind the Wheel 3-Book Bundle 60 Years Behind the Wheel / I'll Never Forget My First Car / Old Car Detective
    Author:

    Sherk, Bill

    Summary:

    The rubber meets the road in Bill Sherk’s well-loved series of automotive books, a must-read for fans of classic and, er, “classic” cars.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, History and geography, Travel writing

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  • Crime Where the Nights are Long Canadian Stories of Crime and Adventure from the Golden Age of Storytelling
    Author:

    Skene-Melvin, David

    Summary:

    The period from the early 1880s through the First World War has been called "The Golden Age of the Storytellers." These were the writers who sought not to write great literature, but to e

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  • 60 Years Behind the Wheel The Cars We Drove in Canada, 1900-1960
    Author:

    Sherk, Bill

    Summary:

    Winner of the 2004 International Gallery of Superb Printing Bronze Award for Superb Craftsmanship in Production, and the Ontario Printing and Imaging Association Excellence in Print Awards, commend

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, History and geography

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  • 500 Years of New Words the fascinating story of how, when, and why these words first entered the English language
    Author:

    Sherk, Bill

    Summary:

    500 Years of New Words takes you on an exciting journey through the English language from the days before Shakespeare to the first decade of the 21st century.

    Genre: Informational works

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  • I'll Never Forget My First Car Stories from Behind the Wheel
    Author:

    Sherk, Bill

    Summary:

    In this hilarious collection of stories, Old Autos columnist Bill Sherk describes in vivid detail the trials and tribulations of those brave souls who, throwing caution to the wind and money down t

    Genre: Humour, Short stories

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  • Old Car Detective Favourite Stories, 1925 to 1965
    Author:

    Sherk, Bill

    Summary:

    In this hilarious collection of old car stories, Canada’s very own "Old Car Detective" Bill Sherk presents 80 of his favourite stories from all 10 provinces, spanning the years from 1925

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Short stories

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  • Keep Up If You Can Confessions of a High School Teacher
    Author:

    Sherk, Bill

    Summary:

    A light-hearted and touching memoir of Bill Sherk’s 30-plus-year career as a Toronto high school history teacher with a creative flair and passion for his work.

    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Canadian nonfiction

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  • Investigating Women Female Detectives by Canadian Writers: An Eclectic Sampler
    Author:

    Skene-Melvin, David

    Summary:

    Meet some fascinating females: Jennie Baxer, 1890s journalist and world traveller Nelvana of the Northern Lights, created for comic book-starved Canadians during the Second World War the 60s’ Eve

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Informational works, Social science

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  • Secret Tales of the Arctic Trails Stories of Crime and Adventure in Canada's Far North
    Author:

    Skene-Melvin, David

    Summary:

    "There are strange things done in the midnight sun By the men who moil for gold;The Arctic trails have their secret tales That would make your blood run cold." Robert W.

    Genre: Canadian fiction, Detective and mystery fiction, Short stories

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