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A collection of humourous and surprising essays which examine the scientific explanation for certain human behaviours, the scientific world's attempts…
to re-examine history, including the Salem witch trials, and some of the stranger questions tackled by scientists. Sections on human behaviour, curiosities of life, science and history, natural battles and how things work are included. 1998.The Arctic wolf: living with the pack
Par L. David Mech. 1988
The author, a wildlife research biologist, describes his experiences in 1986-87 when he lived with a wolf pack in the…
high arctic region of Canada. He interacted with these wolves in their daily lives. 1988.Under orders from Queen Elizabeth I, Privateer Martin Frobisher took up the search for a northwestern route to Asia. On…
July 14, 1576, he sighted the most easterly tip of Arctic North America. Over the next three summers the area would be the scene of an adventure involving the fruitless search for a northwest passage, the first attempt by the British to establish a settlement in the New world, and the first major gold-mining fraud in North American history. 2001.The Arctic grail: the quest for the North West Passage and the North Pole, 1818-1909
Par Pierre Berton. 1988
This history is divided into three sections: 1818-1848, the search for the Northwest Passage; 1848-1859, the search for the lost…
Franklin expedition; and 1859-1909, the search for the North Pole. Berton describes hardship, heroism, murder and cannibalism, and stresses the important role played by the Indians and Inuit. Bestseller 1988.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.The 1900s (Canada through the decades)
Par Elizabeth Salomons. 2000
Can you imagine a time when cars were a new invention, television didn't exist and Canadian soldiers were marching off…
to the Boer War? That was the decade of the 1900's. This book covers all aspects of that era, including sports, entertainment, politics, science, the economy, clothing styles, and world and local events. Includes a time line and glossary. Grades 3-6. 2000.The ADHD effect on marriage: understand and rebuild your relationship in six steps
Par Melissa Orlov. 2010
Going beyond traditional marriage counseling which can often discount the influence of ADHD, this straight-forward discussion offers advice from the…
author's personal experience and years of research. Orlov encourages both spouses to become active partners in improving their relationship and healing the fissures that ADHD can cause. c2010.Tenderfoot trail: greenhorns in the Cariboo
Par Olive Spencer Loggins. 1983
Tecumseh & Brock: the War of 1812
Par James Laxer. 2012
At the turn of the nineteenth century, the British Empire is at the height of its ascendancy; Napoleonic France is…
struggling to maintain its position as a world power; the incumbent American empire is quickly expanding its territory, while the Native peoples struggle to establish their own confederacy. Laxer focusses on the Native struggle for nationhood and sovereignty; the battle between the British Empire and the United States over Upper and Lower Canada; and the unlikely friendship and political alliance between Shawnee chieftain Tecumseh and Major-General Sir Isaac Brock. 2012.The 49th paradox: Canada in North America
Par Richard Gwyn. 1985
The 7 habits of highly effective people: restoring the character ethic
Par Stephen R Covey. 1992
The $12 million stuffed shark: the curious economics of contemporary art
Par Donald N Thompson. 2008
Delves into the economics and psychology of the contemporary art world - artists, dealers, auction houses, and wealthy collectors. If…
it's true that 85 percent of new contemporary art is bad, why were record prices achieved at auction in 2006 and 2007? Explores money, lust, and the self-aggrandizement of possession in an attempt to determine what makes a particular work of art valuable while others are ignored. 2008.The Acadians: in search of a homeland
Par James Laxer. 2006
In 1604, a small group of migrants fled political turmoil and famine in France to start a new colony on…
Canada's east coast. Their roughly demarcated territory included what are now Canada's Maritime provinces, land that was fought over by the British and French empires until the Acadians were finally expelled in 1755. In the absence of a state, what defines an Acadian today is elusive, and while their community, centred in New Brunswick, is more confident than ever, it is entering a contentious debate about its future. Some descriptions of violence. 2006.Ten lost years, 1929-1939: memories of Canadians who survived the depression
Par Barry Broadfoot. 1973
Soumission à l'autorité: un point de vue expérimental
Par Stanley Milgram, Emy Molinié. 2004
Entre 1950 et 1963, le psychosociologue a effectué une série d'expériences. Parmi les essais, des hommes et des femmes recevaient…
l'ordre d'infliger à une personne des chocs électriques de plus en plus violents. Les résultats firent naître une controverse sur la soumission humaine à l'autorité et sur la responsabilité individuelle. Titre uniforme: Obedience to authority : an experimental view.Se libérer de la souffrance: au-delà de nos peines quotidiennes
Par Mark Epstein, Dominique David. 2015
" Ambition professionnelle, course aux gratifications, addictions en tout genre, multiplication des relations amoureuses, accumulation de biens, voyages lointains, antidépresseurs...…
ce sont là les multiples stratégies que nous propose en vain la culture contemporaine pour nous affranchir de la souffrance inhérente à l'existence. Or, tenter de fuir les émotions qui nous perturbent ne fait qu'accroître leur emprise. La souffrance nous rattrape toujours. Il existe une alternative à ce chemin et c'est le propos de Mark Epstein de nous y introduire. Il le fait avec d'autant plus de force qu'il combine les avancées les plus récentes de la psychanalyse en matière de traumatisme avec les enseignements ancestraux du bouddhisme. Car La vie est souffrance - la vie est dukkha , est le premier enseignement du Bouddha. " -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: The Trauma of Everyday Life.Struggle and hope: the story of Chinese Canadians
Par Paul Yee. 1996
Yee traces the history of Chinese immigration to Canada, which began in 1858. He talks about the challenges and racism…
they faced when they came, how they helped to change Canada's restrictive immigration policies, and how people of Chinese descent have contributed to Canada's social, economic, and cultural heritage. Grades 5-8. c1996.Talking tails: the incredible connection between people and their pets
Par Jane Drake, Ann Love. 2012
From our earliest beginnings, we have shared our lives with animals. Jane Drake and Ann Love explore the ties that…
humans and their pets have formed. With fun and fascinating facts, they address Dog People and Cat People. They also introduce us to more unusual pets, like Polly the parrot, who lived through the Klondike Gold Rush to be 126 years old by belting back whiskey, swearing, and biting gold miners. And, of course, there are fish and reptiles, rodents and horses, all of whom can be beloved pets. Grades 4-7. 2012.Tar sands: dirty oil and the future of a continent
Par Andrew Nikiforuk. 2008
Canada has one third of the world's oil source; it comes from the bitumen in the oil sands of Alberta.…
Advancements in technology and frenzied development have created the world's largest energy project in Fort McMurray, where the sticky bitumen is extracted from the earth. Providing almost 20 percent of America's fuel, much of this dirty oil is being processed in refineries in the Midwest, but Nikiforuk believes the project is polluting the air, poisoning the water, and destroying boreal forest, and argues for change. Some strong language. c2008.Supreme at last: the evolution of the Supreme Court of Canada
Par Peter James McCormick. 2000
Until 1949, court decisions in Canada were open to Britain for appeal. Since then, the Supreme Court has emerged as…
a powerful Canadian institution. The author tells the story of how the Court evolved and describes many of the well-known personalities who have sat on the bench. He also provides a portrait of the major events and daily life of the Court over the last five decades of the 20th century. 2000.