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Bestsellers (Non-fiction), Business and economics, Personal finance and investing
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Author of "The Nine Steps to Financial Freedom" presents a plan for achieving monetary and spiritual well-being. Describes courage as…
faith, determination, a sense of self-worth, and the vision to create a rich and abundant life. Explores the value of money, the rewards wealth bestows, and the responsibilities it confers. Bestseller. 1999.
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Personal finance and investing, Canadian non-fiction
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Turner, one of Canada's most respected financial educators, offers advice on maintaining, expanding, and passing on your wealth. He discusses…
conservative investment strategies, estate planning, and how to safeguard you money. 1998.
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Biography, Indigenous peoples biography
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Draws on Red Cloud's autobiography, which was lost for nearly a hundred years, to present the story of the great…
Oglala Sioux chief who was the only Plains Indian to defeat the United States Army in a war. 2013.
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Biography, Indigenous peoples biography, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction)
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Joseph (Augie) Merasty was one of 150,000 children taken from their families and sent to residential schools. Merasty takes readers…
inside his time at residential school, where he was taught to be ashamed of his family and his culture and where he experienced emotional and physical abuse. But even as he looks back on this painful part of his childhood, Merasty’s sense of humour and warm voice shine through. 2015.
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Business and economics, Personal finance and investing
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A guide to retirement planning for people in their fifties, sixties, and seventies. The authors discuss RRSPs and RRIFs, investing…
for retirement, insurance and wills, health care, working after retirement, and housing alternatives. c1996.
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Business and economics, Personal finance and investing
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More than just a how-to guide, 'The behavior gap' is a movement developed by Richards to help even the least-savvy…
investor put his or her money to use more efficiently. With Richards' easy-to-implement practices and habits, investors will close the behaviour gap and get a better return from their investments. 2012.
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Personal finance and investing, Canadian non-fiction, Self help
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Bestselling author Bach provides a user-friendly, motivational book designed to help build wealth through homeownership and finish rich in any…
market. Whether you already own your home or are renting, Bach gives you a long-term strategy with step-by-step instructions for success. 2006.
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Biography, Indigenous peoples biography
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The true story of Shannen Koostachin and the people of Attawapiskat First Nation, a Cree community in Northern Ontario, who…
have been fighting for a new school since 1979 when a fuel spill contaminated their original school building. Shannen's fight took her all the way to Parliament Hill and was taken up by children around the world. Shannen’s dream continues today with the work of the Shannen's Dream organization and those everywhere who are fighting for the rights of Aboriginal children. Grades 3-6. 2011.
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Canadian fictionIndigenous peoples biography, Canadian non-fiction, Indigenous peoples, Indigenous peoples in Canada
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Describes the treatment of aboriginal children in Canada who were taken to live in residential schools. The story is told…
using interviews and anecdotes shared by those who attended the schools. The current state of aboriginal affairs is also discussed. 1997.
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Canadian fictionIndigenous peoples biography, Canadian non-fiction, Indigenous peoples, Indigenous peoples in Canada
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On a Saskatoon night in November 1990, seventeen-year-old Neil Stonechild disappeared, to be found dead in a field, his body…
frozen, three days later. The police investigation was cursory, but Neil's mother Stella refused to give up, as did witness Jason Roy, who had seen Neil, beaten and bleeding, in the back of a Saskatoon police cruiser the night he disappeared. It was only in January 2000, when two more men were found frozen to death, that the truth about Neil Stonechild's fate began to emerge. Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. 2005.
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Personal finance and investing
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The author of "The Automatic Millionaire" and "Smart Women Finish Rich" (DC27884) advises people who have neglected to manage money.…
Outlines saving, cutting credit card debt, budgeting, creating a self-directed retirement account, investing in the stock market, owning a home, getting a raise, and more. Bestseller. 2005.
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Personal finance and investing, General non-fiction
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Bestselling author of "The Automatic Millionaire" (DC27883) urges women, regardless of age or marital status, to secure their financial futures.…
Offers plans for investing, teaching kids about money, spending wisely, and aligning resources with personal values. Revised edition of the 1999 original includes success stories and Internet strategies. 2003.
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Personal finance and investing, Family and relationships, Self help
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Bach offers advice on how couples can keep their financial lives in sync, with strategies on such concerns as investments,…
retirement and insurance. Bach also believes that all couples (gay and straight, married and unmarried) need to identify values as well as goals as their first step toward achieving financial security. 2003.
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Biography, Indigenous peoples biography, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction)
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James Bartleman, Ontario’s first Native lieutenant governor, looks back over seventy years to his childhood and youth to describe how…
learning to read at any early age led him to dream dreams, empowering him to serve his country as an ambassador. In time, Bartleman’s exciting and fulfilling career as a Canadian diplomat took him to a dozen countries around the world, from Bangladesh to Cuba, and from Australia to South Africa. After a vicious beating in a hotel room robbery in South Africa, however, he was forced to come to terms with a deepening depression. In the end, Bartleman found new meaning in life when he became the Queen’s representative in Ontario and mobilized the public to support his initiatives championing books and education for Native children. 2016.
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Business and economics, Personal finance and investing
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A look at the difference between the rich and the not-so-rich, and why the rich have so much more money.…
Includes a look at the myth that you need a high income to be rich; what assets and liabilities really are; and how to make money work for you, not the other way around. 1997.
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Personal finance and investing, Aging (social issues)
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A guide for Canadians who are at or nearing the retirement stage of life. The author, having experienced many of…
the problems and disappointments encountered by many retirees, attempts to answer the key questions people may have about how to plan for a fulfilling and financially stable retirement. 1993.
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Business and economics, Personal finance and investing
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Pape zeroes in on the realities of retirement that confront Canadians, including collapsing pension plans, a tax system that works…
against us, pitiful savings rates, and the imminent changes to our retirement system as governments and corporations struggle with harsh economic, demographic, and social realities. Pape teaches you how to create a financial plan that works, pay off debt (and stay debt free), invest wisely, understand your pension plan, and minimize taxes. c2012.
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Personal finance and investing, Canadian non-fiction, Aging (social issues)
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One in five Canadian seniors lives below the poverty line. Here a financial planner shares tips on how to avoid…
this fate. Gadsden discusses how to calculate how much money you'll need to save, the six keys to retirement wealth, how to organize your finances as retirement approaches, and strategies for generating the largest retirement nest egg possible. Also included are case studies, sample forms, and checklists to help you get started on your way to retiring rich.
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Canadian fictionIndigenous peoples biography, Canadian non-fiction, Indigenous peoples, Indigenous peoples in Canada
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Recalls the boyhood years of Ontario's future lieutenant-governor, living in a dilapidated old house complete with outdoor toilet and coal…
oil-lamp lighting. As a half-breed kid, he was caught between two worlds. His Native mother's fight with depression flowed from that dilemma, while his father, a white, working class, guy who never had any money, made the best home brew in the village - and his specialty was raisin wine. 2007.
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Biography, Indigenous peoples biography, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction)
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Thought to be the last of the pelagic seal hunters, Jones is the hereditary Chief of the Pacheenaht people of…
Vancouver Island's west coast. In this memoir, complied with American film producer Stephen Bosustow, the Chief relives the fascinating odyssey of his people as they emerged into the modern Canadian way of life. 1981.