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An account of the 1979 Iran hostage crisis recalls how six of the intended American hostages escaped from Iranian militants and were rescued by the co-author and his unlikely team of CIA agents and Hollywood insiders during a high-risk mission in Tehran conducted in the guise of a movie scouting expedition.

Toronto teenager Scotch may have to acknowledge her own limitations and come to terms with her mixed Jamaican, white, and black heritage if she is to stop the Chaos that has claimed her brother and made much of the world crazy.

Examines the history of the Canadian province's ethnic conflict as French-speakers have struggled to preserve their cultural, religious, and ethnic identity in an English-speaking country and how that struggle has led to the movement to make Quebec an independent country.

Contains twenty-four primary and secondary source documents that examine major developments in the history of Canada from early contact between Europeans and native communities to the twenty-first century.

Contains eight short stories of love, passion, and the desires of the human heart by contemporary Canadian author Alice Munro.

Discusses the exploration, settlement, and development of Canada from the seventeenth century to the end of the nineteenth.

An abridged version of the tale of an unusual dog, part St. Bernard, part Scotch shepherd, that is forcibly taken to the Klondike gold fields where he eventually becomes the leader of a wolf pack. Includes review questions.

Introduces the land, native animals, clothing, school, work, transportation, food, arts, and celebrations of Canada.

Tells the true story of Jim, a dog trainer, whose beloved pets come to the rescue when he falls through the ice of a Canadian lake while out walking.