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Linda Blair offers numerous practical suggestions to help you overcome problems such as anxiety, insomnia, negative thinking, a loss of…
contentment, an unhappy past and a tendency to relapse into unconstructive habits. She explains how you can create your own treatment manual and she uses case studies to guide you on your way. 2009.By Rick Mercer. 1998
A collection of Rick Mercer's rants, taken from the popular television show "This hour has 22 minutes," against Canadian politics…
and political figures. 1998. Uniform title: This hour has 22 minutes (Television program)While obvious on the surface, understanding the subtle difference between a life journey to "somewhere" and a life journey to…
"somewhere you desire to be" will determine how satisfied you are with your life and the decisions you make along the way. Jackson and Grimes share a novel approach to this subject. In this book, they show you that it is really how we make important decisions that will determine how happy we are. And that there is a special set of information about yourself that can point your decisions in the right direction--like a compass. Without that special information about ourselves we are susceptible to great periods of wasted time, pain and suffering. 2017.With 'Smart Thinking', renowned researcher and inspirational speaker Art Markman draws on groundbreaking studies to reveal how memory works, the…
most effective way to learn, how to accomplish goals, and the difference between "smart thinking" and intelligence. From stopping unhealthy thinking habits to solving problems by applying relevant knowledge, listeners gain valuable insight into the workings of their minds. 2013.By Charles Ritchie. 1983
The author describes the wide variety of events and people that formed his everyday life while serving as Canadian ambassador…
to Washington during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. Sequel to "Diplomatic Passport" (DC03281). c1983.By William Johnson. 2005
Chronicles Harper's political beginnings, his stint with the Mulroney Progressive Conservatives, the events that led to him becoming a key…
architect of the Reform party, and his rescue of the Canadian Alliance, which led to the merger with the Progressive Conservatives to create the new Conservative Party. Author Johnson attempts to dispel the myths and set out the facts about the (then) leader of the opposition. Bestseller 2005.By Amy Bjork Harris, Thomas Anthony Harris. 1985
By Peter C Newman. 1988
These articles, which cover a period of 15 years, look at the Canadian identity and the changes which have occurred.…
Athough optimistic, Newman expresses concern for Canada's future. He includes a number of short articles about prominent Canadians. 1988.By Sarah Ban Breathnach. 1998
The author asserts that human beings are divided into two groups - the resigned, who think their time on earth…
is beyond their control, and the exhausted, who believe there is "something more" to life. To the exhausted she offers nine steps to achieving happiness: sensing, surviving, settling, stumbling, selling out, starting over, searching, striving, and something more. Bestseller. 1998.By Jeffrey Simpson. 1988
Through the use of private letters, official documents and personal observations, the author examines the provincial and national use of…
patronage, from Sir John A. Macdonald's "purchase" of Nova Scotia's opponent of Confederation to the scandal-plagued Mulroney cabinet. 1988.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.By J. R Miller. 1989
Beginning with the arrival of Jacques Cartier at Gaspé, Miller presents a chronological history of relations between the Native and…
white populations of Canada. He notes that relations were amicable until the mid-19th century, when the government began to force Natives to adopt white culture. In the 20th century, however, Native Canadians became politically active, leading to the current land claims negotiations and the movement to self-government. c1989.By Peggy Noonan. 1998
A former speech writer for U.S. presidents Ronald Reagan and George Bush offers "advice and anecdotes about the writing and…
giving of speeches." Exhorts both veteran and novice speakers to organize their message using logic, sincerity, humour, and short sentences, while keeping the speech under twenty minutes. c1998.Readers will be enlightened after hearing Winget's humorous yet helpful interpretation of the way to a better life. Chapters such…
as "Everybody Screws Up", "Get Smarter", and "You Are Out of Time" force listeners to own up to the truth and take responsibility for their lives. 2005.By Armine Yalnizyan, Ran Ide, Arthur J Cordell. 1994
This text presents two essays: "Securing society: creating Canadian social policy;" and, "The new tools: implications for the future of…
work." The essays discuss the decline of work and its meaning, while considering the new realities of work. The job search is obstructed by "technological progress", a situation which results in loss of tax revenue, fewer people in standard employment, and sociological and moral consequences. The proposed solutions for these problems include suggestions ranging from an equitable distribution of wealth to a national strategy for child care. c1994.By Geoffrey Pearson. 1993
In this account of Lester Pearson's years as Secretary of State for External Affairs, from 1948 to 1957, Geoffrey Pearson…
discusses his father's influence on Canadian foreign policy. The events during these years included the creation of NATO, the Korean War, the Suez crisis, and the recognition of China. c1993.By Ezra Levant. 2009
As a result of appearing before the Human Rights Commission for publishing the Danish Mohammed cartoons, Levant began investigating other…
Commission cases. He discovered some disturbing and even bizarre cases, and that human rights commissions now monitor political opinions, fine people for expressing politically incorrect viewpoints, censor websites, and even ban people, permanently, from saying certain things. Some strong language. 2009.By Catherine Johnson, John J Ratey. 1997
Chronic sadness, obsessiveness, outbursts of anger, the inability to finish tasks, acute anxiety or disabling discomfort in social situations -…
these are the often undiagnosed "shadow syndromes" of major mental disorders that limit the lives, productivity, and happiness of millions of people. The authors uncover the biological factors that often determine people's personalities. They use real-life case studies to illustrate how shadow syndromes affect our everyday lives and how they can be treated with diet, exercise, psychotherapy, and medication. 1997.