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The retirement time bomb: how to achieve financial independence in a changing world
By Gordon Pape. 2006
Financial expert Pape explains how to avoid a retirement crisis. Offers strategies for setting realistic goals that will help achieve…
financial security for retirement. Provides advice on pension plans, RRSPs, and government benefits, and includes tax-saving strategies. 2006.The RCMP Musical Ride
By Maxwell Newhouse. 2004
The thundering hooves, the skilled riders, and the dazzling pageantry of the Musical Ride have thrilled audiences young and old…
since it was first performed in 1887. The author tells the history of the Ride and the story of the spectacular black horses, their arduous training and sparkling equipment, and their Mountie riders in bright scarlet. Grades 4-7. 2004.The police gazette
By Gene Smith, Jayne Barry Smith. 1972
First published in 1846, the Police Gazette was the forerunner of the tabloid. The editors offer an assortment of articles,…
stories, and provocative expose?s of a bygone era. 1972. Uniform title: National police gazette.The Navy at war 1939-1945 (Wordsworth Military Library)
By Stephen Wentworth Roskill. 1998
Roskill describes the major sea battles such as River Plate and Matapan as well as the characteristic convoy actions of…
the Battle of the Atlantic, Murmansk and Malta. He covers the contribution made by British technology, in the shape of Asdic (or Sonar) and Radar systems, and also shows the courage and skill of the officers and men who made the victory possible. 1998, c1960.The new old: how the boomers are changing everything---again
By David Cravit. 2008
With the oldest Baby Boomers turning 60, there is talk about what it will mean for welfare rates or health-care…
costs, but what no one is saying is that they are not the same as the older people of any previous generation. The Boomers' simple act of refusing to age is creating a revolution - in education, employment, housing, health and beauty and, of course, sex. Offers a sneak preview of an entirely new society that is coming - a society in which getting your gold watch at the age of 65 will simply mean that the first half of your life is over. Some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. c2008.The other Nuremberg: the untold story of the Tokyo war crimes trials
By Arnold C Brackman. 1987
Recounts a tale of mass inhumanity inflicted upon prisoners of war, civilians, Asian labourers and even the Japanese populations. Unlike…
the Nuremberg trials, the Tokyo trial received little press at the time and has been almost forgotten since. c1987.The new retirement: how it will change our future
By Sherry S Cooper. 2008
Economist Cooper provides financial advice to baby boomers contemplating their retirement. But she also draws from the latest literature in…
psychology and gerontology to offer counsel on how boomers can live the second half of their adult lives productively and in good health. c2008.The Meinertzhagen mystery: the life and legend of a colossal fraud
By Brian Garfield. 2007
Tall, handsome, charming Col. Richard Meinertzhagen was an acclaimed British war hero, a secret agent, and a dean of international…
ornithology. He was trusted by Winston Churchill, David Ben Gurion, T. E. Lawrence, and Elspeth Huxley, but he bamboozled them all - Meinertzhagen was a fraud. Many of the adventures recorded in his celebrated diaries were imaginary, he committed a half-century of major and costly scientific fraud, and - oddly - may have been innocent of many killings to which he confessed. Some descriptions of violence. c2007.The memory doctor: fun, simple techniques to improve memory & boost your brain power
By Douglas J Mason, Spencer Xavier Smith. 2005
Do you have trouble finding your keys in the morning or forget what you were looking for altogether? When you…
meet new people, do you often forget their names-as soon as they leave the room? Don't panic! Just because you can't remember doesn't mean you're losing your mind-or even your memory. It's more likely that stress and information overload are making it harder for you to get information into your head in the first place. No matter what age we are, the way we remember things is a process: understand and pay more attention to the steps of the process, and your memory will improve. 2007.The mad trapper (Amazing stories)
By Hélèna Katz. 2004
This is the incredible story of Canada's largest manhunt. Hundreds of men spent 7 weeks tracking the elusive Albert Johnson…
for 240 kilometres across the frozen North. He was eventually caught and killed, but the identity of Albert Johnson, the Mad Trapper of Rat River, remains a mystery to this day. Descriptions of violence. 2004.Sir Sam Hughes - Minister of Militia and Defence from 1911 until his dismissal in 1916 - is remembered as…
abrasive and unstable, while Sir Arthur Currie, a part-time soldier who rose to command the Canadian Corps in France and Belgium, is remembered as one of the most effective generals of the war and a national hero. But initially, Hughes drove the nation toward a war footing and fought to keep Canadian troops from being parceled out to the British, while Currie embezzled regimental funds, never connected with his soldiers, and was accused of wantonly squandering the lives of 60,000 Canadians on the road to victory. c2010.Avec le temps (Collection des idées & des hommes ; #8)
By Marguerite. 1980
Récit très simple qui vise à susciter ou stimuler la sympathie pour les personnes âgées. L'auteur a visité une vingtaine…
de centres d'accueil pour le troisième âge. c1980. (Collection des idées & des hommes ; 8)La jeunesse au coeur: vers une vieillesse heureuse
By Marcelle Auclair. 1970
Black Hawk down: a story of modern war
By Mark Bowden. 1999
Recreates the U.S. military operation in Mogadishu, Somalia, on October 3-4, 1993, when ninety-nine American soldiers were surrounded and trapped.…
Describes how the planned one-hour mission turned into an overnight fight for survival. Based on journalist's interviews with the soldiers, helicopter pilots, and Somali clan leaders. Bestseller. 1999.90 minutes at Entebbe
By William Stevenson, Uri Dan. 1976
L'âge dort?: pour une retraite citoyenne ((Best-sellers).)
By Jean Carette. 1999
Mûres confidences
By Robert Blondin. 2003
La révolte du 3e âge: pour en finir avec le tabou de la vieillesse
By Betty Friedan, Jacqueline Lahana. 1995
Tout l'amour du monde
By Marie Gendron. 1985
Vivre âgé sans jamais devenir vieux ou La mure saison
By Charles Cachin. 1993
Avec l'âge, nos forces diminuent, la vue baisse, la mémoire se fait plus fragile. Cependant, on peut vieillir en restant…
jeune et vivre heureux en sa "mure saison"! C'est une affaire d'énergie, de douceur et de patience envers soi, mais aussi de vigilance. L'auteur nous fait ainsi bénéficier du secret de ceux qui veulent vieillir sans jamais devenir vieux. 1993.