Reinforcing the 1-800-flowers.com and celebrations.com philosophy of helping individuals express, connect and celebrate, Jim McCann celebrates the unwavering and steadfast nature of friendship inside Celebrating Friends. More than just...
Anecdotes
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Graduating is no easy feat. All the late nights of studying, the intense test-taking, and voluminous research and reading required for the flood of term papers is enough to make anyone give in to partying all night and skipping class...
- Author:CANFIELD, JackSummary:
Your wedding is one of the most beautiful and memorable times of your life. Seemingly trivial moments become profound events. From heartfelt moments to humorous mishaps, this inspiring book puts the big day in perspective with stories...
- Author:Watt, BruceSummary:
Getting three trucks and two horses stuck in the mud on "a good road" into BC's wild, remote interior was just the start of Bruce Watt's hilarious adventures—and it was his honeymoon, too. When the newly married Watt moved there in 1948...
- Author:Hui, AnnSummary:
"In 2016, Globe and Mail reporter Ann Hui drove across Canada, from Victoria to Fogo Island, to write about small-town Chinese restaurants and the families who run them. It was only after the story was published that she discovered...
- Author:Wong, May Q.Summary:
A timely, intriguing collection of the overlooked stories of Victoria's pioneers, trailblazers, and community builders who were also diverse people of colour. Often described as "more English than the English," the city...
- Author:Navai, RamitaSummary:
Ramita Navai gives voice to ordinary Iranians forced to live extraordinary lives: the porn star, the aging socialite, the assassin and enemy of the state who ends up working for the Republic, the dutiful housewife who files for divorce...
- Author:Galgay, FrankSummary:
Bestselling author Frank Galgay offers up this collection of his personal favourites from a wide variety of Canadian writers. Spanning 160 years, Classic Christmas Stories includes heartwarming tales of Christmases from pastoral...
- Author:Selzer, RichardSummary:
A professor of surgery and writing at Yale, Selzer opens windows on the world of medical oddities in this collection of candid, introspective essays. His subjects are sometimes grisly but always offer tantalizing insights. Selections...
- Author:Jefferson, MargoSummary:
Stunning for her daring originality, the author of Negroland gives us what she calls "a temperamental autobiography," comprised of visceral, intimate fragments that fuse criticism and memoir. Margo Jefferson constructs a...
- Author:Leidner, GordonSummary:
An inspiring collection of stories from ordinary Americans who sought Lincoln's help during the Civil War. What was it like to meet our 16th President? Was he really as kind and honest as we perceive him to be today? This astonishing...
- Author:Rowe, Dwayne W., Scission, Hal C.Summary:
Crude, rude, and pathetic are the adjectives that best describe these
reminiscences from the 1940s and 1950s. The authors recall a string of
trivial, and usually unpleasant, incidents from their disaster-prone
... - Author:Ross, JamesSummary:
The comfort food of cottage life books — satisfying, unforgettable, and inevitably nostalgic. Cottage Daze celebrates life at the cottage where the cottage is the main character, and family, friends, pets, and fellow cottagers are the...
- Author:Ross, JamesSummary:
This special bundle contains both of James Ross’ essential companion volumes to the great Canadian tradition of life at the cottage. Who doesn’t remember sitting in a frigid lake, trying to help a youngster get up on water skis for the...
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A collection of stories and recipes from chefs, farmers, and other food producers who are making their mark in Prince Edward County.
- Author:Barr, BradySummary:
Follow along with National Geographic explorer Brady Barr as he crawls into a muddy hole just barely big enough for his shoulders, and comes face to face with thirteen crocodiles! Laugh out loud as you learn how to catch a crocodile...
- Author:Forbes, Andrew, Grenier, Daniel, Messier, William S.Summary:
S’adressant tant aux geeks de statistiques qu’aux néophytes, De l’utilité de l’ennui est un livre sur la possibilité de trouver refuge et confort dans l’ordre, les traditions et les rituels du baseball. De la découverte des mythes de l’...
- Author:Ascher-Walsh, RebeccaSummary:
This heartwarming book is a collection of inspiring dog stories--dogs who comfort veterans, dogs who learn to surf, dogs who detect cancer, and dogs who save the day. These thirty-eight uplifting stories showcase the most amazing dog...
- Author:Hollis, RachelSummary:
Mega-bestselling author, teacher and self-help leader Rachel Hollis offers her devoted followers and new readers alike a short guide to seizing difficult moments for the learning experiences they are and finding value in them.
- Author:Wong, AliceSummary:
One in five people in the United States lives with a disability. Some disabilities are visible, others less apparent-but all are underrepresented in media and popular culture. Now, just in time for the thirtieth anniversary of the...
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