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Breakfast in Burgundy

A Hungry Irishman in the Belly of France

by Raymond Blake ...

Laced with compelling writing about French food and its ways, Breakfast in Burgundy is part travel memoir, part foodie detective story, and part love song to Raymond’s adopted home. This book tells the story of the Blakes’ decision to buy a house in Burgundy. Raymond describes the moments of despair-such as the water leak that cost a fortune-and the fantastic times too.Blake has admitted to being ... Read more

$14.99 USD

Laced with compelling writing about French food and its ways, Breakfast in Burgundy is part travel memoir, part foodie detective story, and part love song to Raymond’s adopted home. This book tells the story of the Blakes’ decision to buy a house in Burgundy. Raymond describes the moments of despair-such as the water leak that cost a fortune-and the fantastic times too.Blake has admitted to being
... Read more
Wine Talk

An Enthusiast's Take on the People, the Places, the Grapes, and the Styles

by Raymond Blake ...

In Wine Talk, seasoned wine professional Raymond Blake, who has been writing about wine for twenty-five years, caters to those who want to drink their wine without ceremony but with some engagement. For those who have been put off by highfalutin terminology and forbidding ritual. For those who want the message simplified but not dumbed down and for those who love a glass of wine but for whom ... Read more

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In Wine Talk, seasoned wine professional Raymond Blake, who has been writing about wine for twenty-five years, caters to those who want to drink their wine without ceremony but with some engagement. For those who have been put off by highfalutin terminology and forbidding ritual. For those who want the message simplified but not dumbed down and for those who love a glass of wine but for whom
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Côte d'Or

The wines and winemakers of the heart of Burgundy

by Raymond Blake ...

Series series The Classic Wine Library
Located in the very heart of Burgundy, Côte-d’Or stretches for a narrow 35-mile band but holds some of the world’s most expensive vineyard real estate, where some of the great names of French wine, such as Gevrey-Chambertin, Nuits-Saint-Georges and Puligny-Montrachet, are produced. There is hardly another wine region where knowledge of the back-story is so critical to understanding the wine, for ... Read more

$11.59 USD

Located in the very heart of Burgundy, Côte-d’Or stretches for a narrow 35-mile band but holds some of the world’s most expensive vineyard real estate, where some of the great names of French wine, such as Gevrey-Chambertin, Nuits-Saint-Georges and Puligny-Montrachet, are produced. There is hardly another wine region where knowledge of the back-story is so critical to understanding the wine, for
... Read more
Raymond Blake's Directory of Côte d'Or Producers

by Raymond Blake ...

Series series The Classic Wine Library
This short ebook comprises a select directory of Côte d’Or wine producers. Raymond Blake provides profiles of 49 of his favourite wine producers across the côte’s two sub-regions, the Côte de Nuits and the Côte de Beaune. The experience of drinking a great Côte d’Or wine is one Blake believes is difficult to match – as are the prices paid for some parcels of land in this small but celebrated ... Read more

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This short ebook comprises a select directory of Côte d’Or wine producers. Raymond Blake provides profiles of 49 of his favourite wine producers across the côte’s two sub-regions, the Côte de Nuits and the Côte de Beaune. The experience of drinking a great Côte d’Or wine is one Blake believes is difficult to match – as are the prices paid for some parcels of land in this small but celebrated
... Read more
Canadians at Last

The Integration of Newfoundland as a Province

by Raymond Blake ...

Series series Heritage
History provides some interesting case studies of what happens when trade barriers come down. Among them is the story told in this book of Newfoundland's integration into Canada in the aftermath of the province's 1948 referendum. Raymond B. Blake takes a refreshing approach to this episode in Canadian history, avoiding the old shibboleths of conspiracy and local nationalism, and instead making a ... Read more

$32.39 USD

History provides some interesting case studies of what happens when trade barriers come down. Among them is the story told in this book of Newfoundland's integration into Canada in the aftermath of the province's 1948 referendum. Raymond B. Blake takes a refreshing approach to this episode in Canadian history, avoiding the old shibboleths of conspiracy and local nationalism, and instead making a
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The Sun Sets In The West

by George Raymond Blake ...

The Sun Sets in the West is an intriguing and creative novel set in Southern California mingling reality-based events with larger-than-life fiction.The story takes the reader through the journey of a virtuous man who seeks to set things right. The plot combines science fiction, romance, history, mystery, murder and intrigue. The theme entails justice on a grander scale. The novel depicts a hero ... Read more

$11.89 USD

The Sun Sets in the West is an intriguing and creative novel set in Southern California mingling reality-based events with larger-than-life fiction.The story takes the reader through the journey of a virtuous man who seeks to set things right. The plot combines science fiction, romance, history, mystery, murder and intrigue. The theme entails justice on a grander scale. The novel depicts a hero
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Outport Woman

Life on the Ocean’s Edge

by Hayward C. Blake, Raymond B. Blake ...

Every family has a story. Some just haven’t been told – until now. Outport Woman uncovers the remarkable life of Minnie Beatrice Blake, a woman who spent nearly eighty years on Newfoundland’s rugged South Coast. Through Minnie’s experiences, readers are invited into a world of resilience, loss, laughter, and love – where women held families and communities together in the face of hardship and ... Read more

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Every family has a story. Some just haven’t been told – until now. Outport Woman uncovers the remarkable life of Minnie Beatrice Blake, a woman who spent nearly eighty years on Newfoundland’s rugged South Coast. Through Minnie’s experiences, readers are invited into a world of resilience, loss, laughter, and love – where women held families and communities together in the face of hardship and
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A History of Canada in 15 Moments

Making and Remaking a Nation since 1867

by Jeff Keshen, Raymond B. Blake ...

Series series History in 15
From Confederation in 1867 up to the present day, A History of Canada in 15 Moments investigates 15 key moments in the making of modern Canada. Starting with the treatment of First Peoples and the establishment of the federal union, it takes the reader through the decades to explore the changing place of women, the advent of same-sex marriage and the evolution of a multicultural, diverse society. ... Read more

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From Confederation in 1867 up to the present day, A History of Canada in 15 Moments investigates 15 key moments in the making of modern Canada. Starting with the treatment of First Peoples and the establishment of the federal union, it takes the reader through the decades to explore the changing place of women, the advent of same-sex marriage and the evolution of a multicultural, diverse society.
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Where Once They Stood

Newfoundland's Rocky Road to Confederation

by Raymond B. Blake, Melvin Baker ...

Where Once They Stood challenges popular notions that those who voted against Confederation in 1869 and for union in 1948 were uninformed and gullible. Raymond Blake and Melvin Baker demonstrate that voters fully understood the issues at stake in both cases, and women became instrumental in determining the final outcome, voting for Canada in 1948, believing it provided the best opportunities for ... Read more

$20.19 USD

Where Once They Stood challenges popular notions that those who voted against Confederation in 1869 and for union in 1948 were uninformed and gullible. Raymond Blake and Melvin Baker demonstrate that voters fully understood the issues at stake in both cases, and women became instrumental in determining the final outcome, voting for Canada in 1948, believing it provided the best opportunities for
... Read more
Canada’s Prime Ministers and the Shaping of a National Identity

by Raymond B. Blake ...

Series series The C.D. Howe Series in Canadian Political History
Since Confederation, Canadian prime ministers have consciously constructed the national story. Each created shared narratives, formulating and reformulating a series of unifying national ideas that served to keep this geographically large, ethnically diverse, and regionalized nation together. This book is about those narratives and stories.Focusing on the post–Second World War period, Raymond B. ... Read more

$44.99 USD

Since Confederation, Canadian prime ministers have consciously constructed the national story. Each created shared narratives, formulating and reformulating a series of unifying national ideas that served to keep this geographically large, ethnically diverse, and regionalized nation together. This book is about those narratives and stories.Focusing on the post–Second World War period, Raymond B.
... Read more
Conflict and Compromise

Post-Confederation Canada

by Raymond B. Blake, Jeffrey A. Keshen, Norman J. Knowles, Barbara J. Messamore ...

Driven by its strong narrative, Conflict and Compromise presents Canadian history chronologically, allowing a better understanding of the interrelationships between events. Its main objective is to demonstrate that although Canadian history has been marked by cleavages and conflicts, there has been a continual process of negotiation and a need for compromise which has enabled Canada to develop ... Read more

$43.19 USD

Driven by its strong narrative, Conflict and Compromise presents Canadian history chronologically, allowing a better understanding of the interrelationships between events. Its main objective is to demonstrate that although Canadian history has been marked by cleavages and conflicts, there has been a continual process of negotiation and a need for compromise which has enabled Canada to develop
... Read more
Celebrating Canada

Holidays, National Days, and the Crafting of Identities

Edited by Mathew Hayday, Raymond B. Blake ...

Holidays are a key to helping us understand the transformation of national, regional, community and ethnic identities. In Celebrating Canada, Matthew Hayday and Raymond Blake situate Canada in an international context as they examine the history and evolution of our national andprovincial holidays and annual celebrations.The contributorstothis volume examine such holidays as Dominion Day, Victoria ... Read more

$35.99 USD

Holidays are a key to helping us understand the transformation of national, regional, community and ethnic identities. In Celebrating Canada, Matthew Hayday and Raymond Blake situate Canada in an international context as they examine the history and evolution of our national andprovincial holidays and annual celebrations.The contributorstothis volume examine such holidays as Dominion Day, Victoria
... Read more

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