{"product_id":"is-canada-even-real-j-c-villamere-9781459738836","title":"Is Canada Even Real?: How a Nation Built on Hobos, Beavers, Weirdos, and Hip Hop Convinced the World to Beliebe","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis quirky ode to a quirky land is a humorous nostalgia trip and a fun Canadian history lesson couched in a hipster quiz book.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e If you've ever wondered\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy is the inuksuk more revered than Wheelchair Jimmy?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDoes the iconic beaver really represent us better than \u003ci\u003eThe Littlest Hobo\u003c\/i\u003e?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIs everyone going canoeing without me or is canoeing way less of a thing than it's made out to be?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e then this book is for you.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Is Canada even real? It's a question that's being asked more and more, thanks to our waterproof, see-through, supposedly maple-scented currency and our improbably hot prime minister's assertion that Santa lives here.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the age of Google Maps and #factcheck, how could the existence of Canada be questioned? And yet how could a nation that's the home of toboggans, Drake, and KD exist in the same realm as, say, Belgium or Niger?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIs Canada Even Real?\u003c\/i\u003e examines the cultural factors behind the twenty-first-century monolithic myth of Canada, a nation that is lovable and real -- if only in your imagination.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. C. Villamere\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1459738837\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781459738836\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dundurn Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/30\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 5.00w x 0.70d","brand":"J. C. Villamere","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44584280948991,"sku":"9781459738836","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bab02cbb-5922-41f1-beb2-a9bbd436ff5d.jpg?v=1701886255","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/is-canada-even-real-j-c-villamere-9781459738836","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}