Collective: 471 books

Create Your Very Own Menagerie. 26 one-of-a-kind projects, from artistic to folksy to whimsical. The variety of materials and embellishments is sure to inspire you to make every bird in the book. These little sweeties make delightful gifts…and the perfect pets! Beginner-friendly projects work well...

This report presents the OECD review of Portugal’s environmental policy performance for 2011. It finds that environmental policies have been consolidated and strengthened since the last review in 2001, but that meeting the post-Kyoto targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions will be challenging....

Make every occasion even more special! Today's top designers share their ideas and techniques on how to commemorate life's special events. Equal parts inspiration and how-to, this collection of custom-crafted countdown calendars is packed with creative ways to say 3.2.1.it's here!

Travel with a phrasebook in your pocket and enrich your journey; know the essential words and understand the people of the countries you visit to facilitate communication and foster personal encounters; this will make for a much more pleasurable travel experience. Canadian French - A Québécois Phrasebook,...

Here is a practical tool that will help you better understand a menu in France, Belgium and in Switzerland! This guide will make all your meals in these countries enjoyable. It will help you discover the local gastronomy while avoiding allergies and understanding exactly what is in your plate. In...

Whether you’re setting off for the region’s bustling major cities, Rocky Mountains or vast Prairies, this guide details the best attractions. It combines detailed description and, thematic sidebars and clear maps. The guide covers all four of Canada’s western provinces - Manitoba, Saskatchewan,...

This guide offers a complete overview of magical Québec City, a true visual odyssey through the streets of the province’s capital! It features the main attractions of this ultimate romantic city. A comprehensive historical and cultural portrait gives readers a better grasp of the various aspects of the city.

Québec City, the cradle of New France, enchants visitors in all seasons with its cultural and architectural treasures. Discover the capital of Québec and its surrounding region with this fifth edition of the Ulysses Travel Guide to Québec City. Experience the delights of this magnificently located...

Portrait of Quebec City is taken from the Quebec City guide from Ulysses Travel Guides. This chapter is the perfect tool to get a basic understanding of this city before taking your trip. It includes information on the geography, history, politics, economy, population, arts and culture, and architecture...

Obesity has risen to the top of the public health policy agenda worldwide. Before 1980, rates were generally well below 10%. They have since doubled or tripled in many countries, and in almost half of the OECD, 50% or more of the population is overweight. A key risk factor for numerous chronic diseases,...

Dedicated public-private partnership (PPP) units are organisations set up with full or partial aid of the government to ensure that the skills needed to handle third-party provision of goods and services are made available and clustered together within government. Such units enhance the capacity of...

Too many fishing vessels chasing too few fish is a persistent problem in many countries. To address this, governments often turn to vessel decommissioning schemes as a means of adjusting fishing capacity to match available fish resources. This report presents a set of best practice guidelines on the...

Migration to OECD countries has been sharply rising over the past two decades and in recent years labour migration has significantly increased. This publication first examines the economic crisis and its impact on international migration, describes how flows and migration policy have been recently...

As the hubs of economic activity, cities drive the vast majority of the world’s energy use and are major contributors to global greenhouse gas emissions. Because they are home to major infrastructure and highly concentrated populations, cities are also vulnerable to the impacts of climate change,...