Vancouver Book of Everything: Everything You Wanted to Know About Vancouver and Were Going to Ask Anyway (Book Of Everything Ser.)

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Synopsis
The go-to book on Canada&’s west coast gem—from affordable activities to crime and punishment, slang to weather, people to politics, and much more. From &“Gassy&” Jack Deighton and the Klondike Gold Rush to the Chinese Head Tax to Japanese Internment, the Strathcona Protest, Vancouver Canucks and the 2010 Olympic Winter Games to profiles of the original &“Dominic Da Vinci,&” Larry Campbell, famed author Douglas Coupland, and environmentalist David Suzuki, no book is more comprehensive than the Vancouver Book of Everything. No book is more fun. Well-known Vancouverites weigh in on every aspect of their beloved city. Historian Chuck Davis gives us his top five events that shaped its history; author Jen Sookfong Lee gives us her top five best things about living in Vancouver; Vancouver Sun restaurant critic Mia Stainsby gives us the city&’s top five cheap eats and Global TV&’s meteorologist, Mark Madryga, offers up his top five Vancouver weather events. From the city&’s First People and infamous weather to its slang, heinous crimes, and the ubiquitous Japa dog, it&’s all here. Whether you are a lifelong resident or visiting for the first time, there is no better resource about the city of Vancouver, you&’ll love the Vancouver Book of Everything. &“Even born-and-bred Vancouverites will doubtless find something of interest in the Vancouver Book of Everything.&” —The Westender &“The book combines tourist elements . . . with facts that even seasoned Vancouverites may not know.&” —Miss604 &“When your friends start asking questions about the city, hand them the Vancouver Book of Everything.&” —Vancouver Sun
Copyright:
2009

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
208 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781926916606
Related ISBNs:
9780978478476
Publisher:
Nimbus Publishing
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc.
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Reference, Travel, Social Studies
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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