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by A. L. Sinikka Dixon, Ph.D. in Sociology
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2013
Today we live in an information society, constantly bombarded by new scientific discoveries in every field. What we thought to be “common sense” is changing and we tend to look to the multiple professional organizations for guidelines. This book focuses on our every day relationships within the five...
King Coal
A Social History of Coal Mining in Alberta
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2018
King Coal presents the rich history of Alberta coal mining, and the people and culture that emerged out of the industry, from the 1870s through to the modern era. King Coal invites the reader to discover Alberta’s coal history, its triumphs and tragedies, and its legacy in the province today. Uniquely,...
38 Hours to Montreal
William Weller and the Governor General's Race of 1840
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2018
Governor General Charles Poulett Thomson is in a hurry. In response to the Rebellion of 1837-38, he has been urgently tasked by his masters in England to modernize and improve the governments in the Canadian colonies. In just three months in Toronto, the governor general has managed to pass all the...
The Musings of One A-N-G-R-Y Canadian Zebra
Seventy-five amazing years experiencing Canadian racism and the powerful effect it had on my grit and my determination in life and career, from 1939 and still going strong ....
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2015
This account traces the author's journey for all of his seventy-five years. In hindsight, many childhood experiences now seem funny, indeed humourous. However, when I was a pre-teen living through the trials and tribulations of a raucous, bi-racial childhood, there was nothing funny about it - then!...
by John Charles Corrigan
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2017
The Red Knight is the product of 25 years of meticulous research. It is, arguably, the most comprehensive account ever written about the Canadian Air Force’s legendary solo jet-aerobatics performer. An important part of Canadian aviation history, the Red Knight is second only to the Snowbirds in longevity...
Gender Unchained
Notes from the equity frontier
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2017
Equity remains elusive in contemporary global society. Gendered inequities abound and persist but are typically overlooked in our responses to difficult problems such as climate change, poverty, or economic crisis. Despite this blind spot, gender matters more than ever for achieving social and economic...
My India My Canada
Finding My Place Between Two Cultures
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
During Sixties, an English teacher in Jaipur, India, perceived that his wife, Kamla, who had only Matriculation, needs some training in formal dancing in banquets, and dinner table setting, before joining him in Canada. So Kamla got trained, before joining him after two years.The story is from an immigrant's...
The ACE Awakening
8 Milestones to Scale the Peaks of Life
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2013
How do you stay grounded? Climb a mountain. Murali Murthy, acclaimed speaker, motivational coach and author of the Canadian best-selling The ACE Principle, shares his experience of trekking across one the most inhospitable terrains in India and overcoming extreme challenges to successfully climb five...
Be YourSelf
Spiritual Awakening for Everyone
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2016
Few in this life escape stress and suffering. But what if the world were nothing but an illusion? Speaking joyfully from the intersection of science and spirituality, psychiatrist Akshya Vasudev introduces “bite-sized” wisdom from Vedanta, the ancient spiritual science of India. Expounded by sages...
by Emma Bruce
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2017
Just as Emma and her husband, Peter, began settling in to what should have been the golden years of their retirement, everything fell apart. Peter decided to suddenly leave their marriage of forty-one years, turning Emma’s world upside-down.Hurt and confused, Emma found herself living alone for the...
If there are no limits...
A guide to living with passion, purpose and possibilities
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2014
With life charging at warp speed in a 24/7, on-demand world vying for every ounce of energy, is it any wonder we hunger for more meaning and balance. Like many others, I tried to do it all, only to realize I was far too busy making a living instead of living with balance and joy. I share with you a holistic...
by Ron Sokol
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2015
The third in the Kindred series finds two angels selected to come to Earth to observe, learn, evaluate, interact, and then report back to God so that life on this planet with all these creatures and things, and all the stuff always going on, might well improve. Now, if the two angels thought this was...
Keys to Success at School and Beyond
7 Tips for Study Skills: Oxford Graduate Reveals the Secrets of Success
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2014
Oxford Graduate Combines Advice from History's Greatest Minds, Real-World Experience, and a Common Sense Approach to Achieve Success in School and Beyond.
by Barb Gonie
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2018
While big families were commonplace a few decades ago, not many can boast of having five sets of twins and five single births. However, the Burge family from Pierceland, Saskatchewan could. In Five Plus Five Makes Fifteen, Barbara Gonie, the fourth child in the family, shares how her farming family...