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The art of cheating: a nasty little book for tricky little schemers and their hapless victims
By Jessica Dorfman Jones. 2008
Delivers proven tactics to help anyone cheat successfully through life. Shows how to creatively enhance a resume and beat a…
drug or polygraph test. Also reveals how to file fabricated tax and insurance forms. Each of the 32 chapters introduces the scam, reveals its risks and rewards, and describes the time-tested techniques for pulling it off. 2008.The Anglo guide to survival in Québec
By Josh Freed, Jon Kalina. 1983
The animals come first
By Mary Bowring. 1976
Patients differ not only in species but in temperament. The author has learned a great deal about human as well…
as animal nature in her role of receptionist and auxiliary nurse. 1976.From Mounties to maple syrup, Rachel's school report (with comments from her brother Guy) answers questions like Why are cereal…
boxes written in French and English? How did a beaver become the national icon? What is a loonie? Provides information on Canadian spelling and pronunciation; symbols; uniquely Canadian foods like pemmican and fiddleheads; and the differences between Canada and the United States. Grades 3-6. 2004.That old Black magic
By Arthur Black. 1989
Tall animal tales: amazing true stories from the star of TV's Animal Hospital
By Mike Lepine, Mark Leigh, Rolf Harris. 2001
Rolf Harris presents a collection of true animal tales featuring the cleverest and cheekiest animals and birds you'll ever meet.…
These tales include: Pepsi, the cat who hitched a 70mph ride on a van roof; the sheep dog who rounds up stray supermarket trolleys; the seals who saved a woman from drowning; and Barney, the police dog who was afraid of the dark. 2001.Take my wife ... please!: my life and laughs
By Henny Youngman, Carroll Carroll. 1973
A collection of autobiographical one-liners from the Jewish comedian from Brooklyn's Lower East Side, which also includes anecdotes about famous…
show business personalities such as Al Jolson, Milton Berle, and Bing Crosby. 1973.Survival of the fattest: an irreverent look at the Senate
By Larry Zolf. 1984
Sports hall of fame, weird
By Kevin Sylvester. 2005
Take a walk on the weird side! Odd, weird and just plain gross moments in sports await you, including yucky…
bathroom incidents, cursed teams, and spectacular losers. Find out why some hockey fans throw an octopus on the ice, how a dead guy got drafted, and how the hand of God may have decided a soccer game. Grades 4-7. 2005.Streeters: rants & raves from "This hour has 22 minutes"
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)Storm signals: more undiplomatic diaries, 1962-1971
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.This is a guide to creative knitting, including step-by-step techniques, personal tips and over 20 inspiring projects by Debbie Bliss,…
successful knitwear designer and author of numerous best selling books. Colour knitting, embroidery on knitting and index are omitted from the recording. 2001.Still ranting after all these years
By Dennis Miller. 2004
If you thought Dennis Miller was done ranting, guess again. Here he comments on everything from "War and Terrorism" to…
Enron; from "Obsessed Parents" to the "End of Class;" to "Truth in the Media," and so much more. Throughout, Miller is what we have come to expect from him: smart, cutting, laugh-out-loud funny, and more times than not - right. Strong language. 2002.Judy Conner refers to her former husband simply as "That X," which is perfectly understandable considering some of the antics…
he pulled. Inseparable from the family's brown dog, Conner's X performed naked synchronized swimming at the 1984 World's Fair - with the canine as his partner. And one fine spring day, while buzzing on bourbon, he delivered an especially touching gift to his wife - a .38 revolver. 2005.A Los Angeles family, weary of city living, found a satisfactory alternative in northern British Columbia. The years in the…
wilderness, highlighted by the discovery of an important jade deposit, are humourously described. c1977.Social studies: the best of the Globe and Mail's daily miscellany of information
By Michael Kesterton. 1996
A collection of trivia taken from the "Social studies" section of "The Globe and Mail." Organized according to day and…
month, Kesterton provides strange statistics, anecdotes, and odd bits of history on subjects ranging from Godzilla and attack rabbits to income tax and tabloids headlines. 1996. Uniform title: Globe and mail.Social studies
By Fran Lebowitz. 1981
Collection of 26 humorous essays on apartment hunting in the city, cigarette smoking, diets, pet owning, and other behaviour of…
the American species near the end of the 20th century. c1981.Sinc, Betty, and the morning man: the story of CFRB
By Donald Lamont Jack. 1977
Sh*t my dad says
By Justin Halpern. 2010
Expanded version of the Twitter site the screenwriter started after moving back in with his outspoken seventy-three-year-old father, a retired…
nuclear-medicine doctor. Compiles profanity-laden comments and advice the author received from childhood to the present. Basis of a 2010 TV sitcom. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2010.