Financial analyst Lesley-Anne Scorgie lays out the roadmap for young women to be financially independent and debt-free. Whether you’re financially maxed out or rolling in hundred-dollar bills, if you want to be rich, Well-Heeled is for...
Canadian nonfiction
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Author:Scorgie, Lesley-AnneSummary: - Author:Murphy, WendySummary:
Wendy Murphy was rendered with incomplete paraplegia following a motor vehicle accident in 1984. She has carried on with tenacious spirit, and her life and career choices have been anything but conventional. Determined to make a...
- Author:Gibson, William C.Summary:
Here is the story of a pioneer educator whose life encompassed service to medicine in Minnesota (1895-1913) and to the building of the University of British Columbia (1913-1918). Dr. Frank Wesbrook's education at the University of...
- Author:Clifford, JimSummary:
West Ham and the River Lea explores the environmental and social history of London’s most populous independent suburb and its second largest river. Jim Clifford maps the migration of industry into West Ham’s marshlands and reveals the...
- Author:Schutz, FredSummary:
A collection of articles from Fred Schultz’s weekly column which appeared in the Rimby Record between 1954 and 1997. Filled with enchanting observations of both natural and human history, West of the Blindman reminds us of the beauty...
- Author:Theriault, VernonSummary:
L'explosion de méthane éventre la mine Westray, en Nouvelle-Écosse. Vingt-six mineurs y sont pris au piège. Les résidents de Plymouth retiennent leur souffle tandis que les sauveteurs partent à la recherche de survivants, bravant des...
- Author:Theriault, VernonSummary:
Dans ce livre, Theriault décrit son expérience dans la mine du comté de Pictou, ses combats personnels à la suite du désastre et la façon dont il a donné un sens nouveau à sa vie en participant à la campagne de lobbying de...
- Author:Epp-Koop, StefanSummary:
Stefan Epp-Koop’s "We’re Going to Run This City: Winnipeg’s Political Left After the General Strike" explores the dynamic political movement that came out of the largest labour protest in Canadian history and the ramifications for...
- Author:Everything, EvaSummary:
“This is a great book. It became a popular table game in the summer holidays with two teams competing with all your questions. It makes an excellent change from celebrity trivia.” — Peter Gabriel, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member, on...
- Author:Reist, MichaelSummary:
An inside look at what our schools are like today and practical advice for navigating the educational system. School is our children’s second home. They will spend more time there than anywhere else in their formative years. We all need...
- Author:McSherry, PeterSummary:
From the mean streets of 1930s Depression-era Toronto comes the gripping tale of a man who became one of the nation’s most notorious criminals. Until the age of 31, Donald McDonald was only "dirty little Mickey from The Corner,...
- Author:Roberts, JillianSummary:
A nonfiction picture book that introduces very young children to the concept of death in a way that is gentle, age-appropriate and comforting. This edition combines both written and spoken words.
- Author:Steele, GrahamSummary:
On October 8, 2013, Nova Scotia’s NDP government went down to a devastating election defeat. Premier Darrell Dexter lost his own seat, and the party held the dubious distinction of being the first one-term majority government in over...
- Author:Brown, IanSummary:
Are the men you know obsessed with strange details? Do they sometimes seem to have less interest in you than they do in box scores and the history of the bolo tie? Do they become sexually aroused at unusual moments — perhaps while...
- Author:McKerracher, AdrianSummary:
At a time when people must work harder than ever to stand out from the crowd, the word creativity can seem vague and overused. But what exactly is creativity? Adrian McKerracher travels from Vancouver to Havana to Buenos Aires, leading...
- Author:Arvast, AnitaSummary:
The sensational story of a girl's tragic death and the whirlwind of racial prejudices that came in its wake. On Boxing Day 2005, fifteen-year-old Jane Creba was fatally shot on one of the busiest streets in Toronto. Police and...
- Author:Roberts, JillianSummary:
A nonfiction picture book that introduces very young children to the concept of diversity in a way that is uplifting and approachable. This edition combines both written and spoken words.
- Author:Moser, Elise, Ritchie, ScotSummary:
Milly Zantow wanted to solve the problem of her town’s full landfill and ended up creating a global recycling standard — the system of numbers you see inside the little triangle on plastics. This is the inspiring story of how she...
- Author:Little, MelanieSummary:
Editor Melanie Little brings together seven outstanding women — including Susan Olding, Jessica Raya, and Saleema Nawaz — to write brilliant, powerful accounts of father-daughter relationships during their teen years. These deeply...
- Author:Von Hahn, KarenSummary:
Being left with a strand of even the highest quality milky-white pearls isn’t quite the same thing as pearls of wisdom to live by, as Karen von Hahn reveals in her memoir about her stylish and captivating mother, Susan — a mercurial,...
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