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By David Gentleman, George Ewart Evans. 1994
This anthology is drawn from the author's writings about the memories of men and women of a past era -…
farm labourers, shepherds, horsemen, blacksmiths, wheelwrights, sailors, fishermen, miners, maltsters, domestic servants and many others. 1994.By George Gheverghese Joseph. 2000
George Gheverghese Joseph takes us on a breathtaking multicultural tour of the roots and shoots of non-European mathematics. He shows…
us the deep influence that the Egyptians and Babylonians had on the Greeks, the Arabs' major creative contributions, and the astounding range of successes of the great civilizations of India and China. 2000.By Walter Anderson. 1997
By M. Teresa Cabré, Juan C Sager, Janet Ann DeCesaris. 1999
This book is intended for language specialists, terminologists and those who take an interest in socio-political and technical aspects of…
terminology. It deals with concepts, methodology - especially with regard to specialised language and dictionaries, the social-political challenges of the modern technological society and some solutions from a terminological point of view, terminology as a standard multilingual communication and guardian of cultures. 1999. Uniform title: Terminologia.By Paul Selig. 2017
Reveals the simple truths behind the seeming complexities of your relationships; teaches you how friends, loved ones, and even enemies…
are a mirror of your interior self; shows how you can truly forgive others and, in so doing, set yourself free; and unlocks the secret of human existence and why you must cultivate generative relationships with others: we are all one in the Divine Essence. 2017.By Aaron Alterra. 2007
Alterra made the decision to become the primary caregiver for his wife once she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. He soon…
discovered that life with an Alzheimer's patient is an ever-changing series of challenges - for instance, his wife lost her ability to walk but not to dance, so husband and wife dance from bed to chair or room to room. He covers the search for understanding, the hallucinations, mood changes, loss of mental and physical functioning, and unpredictable nature of the disease. 2007, first published 1999.By James Redfield. 1997
James Redfield writes widely on the topic of spiritual awareness. Here he discusses the background of an awakening which will…
shape our world in the new millennium. Using his own experience, he clarifies how mysterious coincidences lead us towards our special destiny. He suggests that the inevitable synthesis of Eastern and Western ideas forms part of an evolution towards a better world. He guides our own vision for our lives, delving into hidden energies and the discovery of our unique missions on this planet. Companion to "The Celestine prophecy" (DC16050). 1997.By Germaine Greer. 1991
Drawing on anthropological, medical, historical, and literary sources, Germaine Greer passionately argues that "the change" need not be a dreaded…
tragedy, but rather, a spiritual liberation of women. Among her arguments, she questions estrogen replacement therapy, and goes on to propose a new "art" of aging through menopause. 1991.By Ayaan Hirsi Ali. 2007
Raised a Muslim but increasingly outraged by her religion's hostility towards women, Ayaan Hirsi Ali has now become one of…
today's most talked-about, admired and controversial political figures because of her desire to free women from an oppressive Muslim culture. This collection of essays brings together some of her most passionate and compelling writing on a wide range of issues concerning Islam. Drawing on her own first-hand experience and cultural background, she assesses the role of women in Islam both in practice and in theory; the rights of the individual; fanaticism; and Western policies towards immigrant communities. The Caged Virgin is an important addition to the ongoing debate about the 'clash of civilizations' and marks the debut of a writer and activist destined to be one of the key international figures of the early twenty-first century. 2007. Uniform title: De maagdenkooi.By Peter C Newman. 1995
Newman charts the changes in Canadian life from 1985 to 1995. He argues that Canada underwent fundamental, irreversible political and…
social changes. Not only did Canadians abandon their traditional deference to authority, but the old institutions of Canadian life fell apart. Some strong language. 1995.By David Wallechinsky. 2005
Since 1977, the editors of "The book of lists" have been researching curious facts, unusual statistics and the incredible stories…
behind them. This new edition also includes Canadian material, with contributions from Margaret Atwood, Mike Myers, Michael Ondaatje, and Charlotte Gray. Find out how porcupines really mate, how comedy can kill, and eight of the worst Canadian sports teams. 2005.By Victoria Principal. 1983
A program of simple exercises that can be done while sitting in a chair, riding in a car, or standing…
in line. Includes exercises for specific parts of the body, a 30-day diet plan and a maintenance program. c1983.By Judith L Rapoport. 1989
A psychiatrist and her patients tell about their battles with this common condition, which compels patients to repeat actions such…
as hand-washing. Often ashamed, the afflicted examine the nature of their disorder and describe their treatment experiences. c1989.By Stephen Knight. 1983
The secrecy that surrounds Freemasonry has traditionally been its greatest strength. However, it has become its greatest enemy as recent…
scandals concerning police and local authority corruption have brought certain aspects of Masonic influence into question. 1983.A look at what makes a bully, a victim, and a bystander, and what can be done to stop each…
of these from happening. Possible points of change include parents, teachers, and community. 2002.By Neil Pasricha. 2011
Pasricha is back with a collection of hundreds more awesome things from his website, as well as never-before-seen extraordinary moments…
that deserve celebration. Some include: when your windshield wipers match the beat of the song you're listening to, letting go of the gas pump perfectly so you end on a round number, and when a baby falls asleep on you. Bestseller. c2011.By Josée Boudreault. 2014
" Au fil de ses 25 ans de carrière en communication, Josée Boudreault a fait de nombreuses rencontres marquantes. Des…
gens connus, mais aussi d'illustres inconnus, ont influencé sa façon de voir la vie et de la croquer à pleines dents. Sois ta meilleure amie ! propose, sans prétention, de porter un regard empathique et rempli d'amour et d'affection sur vous-même par un mode de vie sain et des pensées constructives, pour maintenir ou rétablir l'équilibre dans les multiples aspects de votre quotidien. " -- 4e de couv.By James G Hepburn. 1994
Piracy died with the skull and crossbones: the world's navies have made the sea safe. Think again. Not so safe…
for the Sunning, caught in a nightmare on the China seas, nor for passengers on the Morro Castle, sunk in flames off the New Jersey coast with the loss of 134 lives. Nor for the Khalis III, found abandoned in the Bahamas, a corpse floating in the wreckage, the deck splattered with blood. This book shows that piracy is very much alive. 1994.By Tristram Stuart. 2007
The word "vegetarian" wasn't coined until the 1840s, but the vegetarian impulse has been deeply-seated in Western culture since the…
17th century - Francis Bacon and Thomas Bushell contended that a vegetarian diet provided a key not only to long life but also to spiritual perfection. Stuart follows its development through its Romantic proponents Shelley and Rousseau and on into the 19th century, when doctors proffered scientific evidence that human teeth and intestines were more similar to those of herbivores than of carnivores, to more recent history, which has seen the expansion of a correlative animal-rights movement. 2006.