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By Betty Kilgour. 1986
Betty Kilgour, the "Erma Bombeck of the farm set", lives on a farm in Three Hills, Alberta. Her ability to…
see the humour in everyday situations has endeared her to C.B.C. radio listeners and to readers of the Red Deer Advocate to which she contributed a weekly column. This book is a collection of her most popular columns. 1986.By Carl Richards. 2012
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.By Gregory Sorbara. 2014
Greg Sorbara has enjoyed one of the most successful careers of any Ontario politician, and in two different Liberal administrations.…
He was appointed minister of finance by Premier Dalton McGuinty in 2003, and served as campaign chair for the Liberals’ three consecutive election victories. Here he brings you into the back rooms of the Ontario Liberal Party as some of the most significant changes in Ontario’s political history are made. He also gives readers an insider’s view of his party’s election strategies, and discusses the controversy surrounding the now infamous gas plant cancellations. 2014.By Joe Friesen. 2016
In 2008, Danny Wolfe, a Winnipeg Aboriginal man, was 31-years-old and awaiting trial on two counts of first-degree murder in…
at the Regina Correctional Centre. In spite of his young age, Danny had found himself in and out of correctional facilities since his teenage years, sometimes even finding his own way out. Now, fifteen years after his last break out of prison, Danny was orchestrating a bigger escape from a jail where the notion was inconceivable. This biography traces the early years of Daniel Wolfe's life, from his birth in Regina to his mother Susan Creeley, a First Nations woman; to his first brush with the law at the age of four and then his subsequent arrests; to the birth of the Indian Posse--the Aboriginal street gang in Canada that would eventually claim the title of the largest street gang in North America with over 12,000 members (from BC to Ontario, and even Texas, Oklahoma, and Arizona) and Danny at the helm; to Danny's death in 2010. Bestseller. 2016.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.By Vivian Jeanette Kaplan. 2002
For a brief period between 1938 and 1941, roughly 20,000 Jews found refuge from the Nazis in the one place…
not requiring visas, police certificates or proofs of financial independence: Shanghai. In 1939, the author's family made a month-long, 7,000-mile journey to Shanghai, struggling with heat, disease, poverty, and fear. With the war's end came the shock of learning what became of family and friends left behind in Europe. Descriptions of violence. 2002.By Al Waxman. 1999
Autobiography of Canadian actor Al Waxman. Best known for his roles on King of Kensington and Cagney and Lacey, he…
chronicles his life from his birth in Toronto to his portrayal of Willie Loman at Stratford in 1997. He discusses his family, his involvement in his community and country, and his career, which paralleled the development of Canadian television and film. Some strong language. 1999.By Olive Spencer Loggins. 1983
By Leslie Scrivener. 1981
By Heinrich Harrer. 1983
L'auteur raconte comment il s'est évadé de prison, pendant la guerre de 1939-1945, pour gagner le Tibet où il a…
séjourné cinq années au cours desquelles il a conseillé le jeune dalaï-lama, et s'est trouvé témoin impuissant de l'invasion chinoise. Paru en 1952, le récit a été traduit en cinquante langues. 1983.By Justin St. Germain, Santiago Artozqui. 2014
" Septembre 2001. Alors que les Twin Towers viennent d'être attaquées à New York, un autre drame, plus intime, se…
joue à Tombstone, en Arizona. Debbie, la mère de Justin St. Germain, est retrouvée morte dans sa caravane, le corps criblé de balles. Son cinquième mari, Ray, est introuvable. Dix ans plus tard, Justin revient sur ce tragique événement, redécouvrant les paysages désolés de son enfance et ceux qui les ont peuplés, fouillant le passé pour tenter de comprendre l'insondable : la descente aux enfers d'une femme instable, fragile malgré les apparences, et aimante. Sa mère. "Que Debbie ait été tuée à Tombstone ville qui fut le théâtre de la fameuse fusillade d'O.K. Corral prend alors une autre dimension... Sans complaisance ni apitoiement, Justin St. Germain brosse le portrait d'une société qui n'est pas prête à rendre les armes. Une voix juste et percutante, tout en finesse et émotion. Un récit saisissant. " -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: Son of a gun.By Eldon Lee, Todd Lee. 1995
A 1930s Cariboo Ranch with its isolation, indifferent summers and sub-zero winters that could last six months was a startling…
contrast to sunny California. But to the two young Lee boys, their new home promised to be a huge adventure. This is the story of their early years in B.C.'s ranch country. 1995.By Tom Mulcair. 2015
The inside story of Thomas Mulcair's rise from modest beginnings to the threshold of power. Discover the man behind the…
headlines, who he is, how he thinks, and the struggles he faced - from fighting sexual misconduct, to protecting our environment, to his work alongside Jack Layton leading the NDP to a historic breakthrough in Quebec. Bestseller. 2015.By Susanna Moodie, Carl Ballstadt, Elizabeth Hopkins, Michael A Peterman. 1985
Follows Susanna, author of "Roughing it in the bush" (DC00892), from her Suffolk childhood and her experiences as an aspiring…
young writer in London, through her emigration to Upper Canada and five decades of Canadian life. c1985.By Miriam Toews. 2000
Speaking in the voice of her deceased father, Miriam Toews recounts his lifelong battle with depression that led to his…
eventual suicide. Mel Toews was a bubbly, creative and talkative teacher in Manitoba, who privately struggled with depression and personal torment. The author chronicles his experiences, as she imagines he would have told them.By Gary S Ross. 1987
Moloney, a loans officer at a bank, set up a fraudulent loan to cover his immediate gambling debts. Taking the…
money was too easy--by the time he was caught, he had embezzled millions of dollars, all lost at casinos and race tracks. Some strong language. 1987 winner of the Crime Writers of Canada Award. Bestseller 1987.By Sid Marty. 1999
Sid Marty presents a collection of true Rock Mountain tales drawn on his own memories and those of friends and…
former colleagues. Among his subjects are: the old guide who built a staircase up a cliff; the stranded snowshoer who was rescued between rounds of beer in a Banff tavern; the man who catered to hungry grizzlies; an opinionated packrat with a gift for larceny; and a horse named Candy whose heart was as big as a stove. 1999.By Maria L Cioni. 2006
Genesio (Gene) Cioni was sixteen when he left Italy in the 1920s to find a vibrant, close-knit Italian community in…
the burgeoning city of Calgary. Gene left behind the barber trade to follow his passion for food and cooking, as he worked his way up from busboy to cook to become one of western Canada's first celebrity chefs. His daughter Maria's recollections of growing up in the family restaurant bring alive the food and treasured traditions that enriched her family's life. Includes recipes. 2006.By Eldon Lee. 1997
This book is a series of short historical profiles about medical pioneers in Central British Columbia, many of whom set…
up practices in the latter part of the 19th century. 1997.By Angelina Fast-Vlaar. 2005
Angelina Fast-Vlaar recounts the true story of a camping trip taken through the Australian outback with her husband Peter, that…
produces an untimely encounter with death, and an adventure more amazing than they could ever have dreamed. This amazing account will leave readers spellbound, and constantly moving between deep sorrow and bubbling joy. Angelina's gripping testimony of her personal struggle with loneliness, depression, and intense grief becomes a major tribute to the grace and love of our God. 2005.