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The Experts' Guide to 100 Things Everyone Should Know How to Do When it comes to changing a tire, scrambling… eggs, telling a joke or doing laundry, author Ettus found the experts, and asked their advice. Former White House social secretary Letitia Baldrige explains how to shake hands; make-up guru Bobbi Brown teaches how to apply lipstick; and tennis champ Jennifer Capriati instructs readers on hitting a tennis ball. 2004.
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A step-by-step guide to barrier-free gardening for people with disabilities and older adults. Provides a checklist for assessing one's gardening… abilities, then offers advice on selecting appropriate structures, tools, equipment, plants, and garden designs. 1994.
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The "epicurean gardener" is one who finds pleasure in all aspects of gardening. The author believes that rigid instructions can… introduce worry and guilt into an otherwise relaxing and joyous hobby. He discusses tilling, planning, fertilizing and weed control. c1988.
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Selection of gardening columns written for the "Washington Post," offering advice on garden chores, plants to choose, landscape design, and… tips for the novice and seasoned gardener alike. Entertaining and especially pertinent for city gardeners. 1981.
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Presents a powerful portrait of modern Aboriginal life in Canada, in contrast with the perceived failings so often portrayed in… politics and in media. The author illustrates his arguments by compiling a remarkable selection of letters, speeches and writings by Aboriginal leaders and thinkers, showcasing the extraordinarily rich, moving and stable indigenous point of view across the centuries. 2014.
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Great gardens come down to careful planning. So this guide tells you how to create a superb garden from scratch,… with your favourite flowers, vegetables and fruit, herbs, and effective landscaping. It lists popular species, gives techniques for sowing and maintaining, and controlling pests. 1994.
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Yeomans, a nurse involved in occupational and physical therapy, suggests ways to adapt gardening techniques to a number of physical… challenges, including visual problems. Tips are included in each chapter, and 20 sample gardens provide ideas such as gardens which stimulate all of the senses, indoor and container gardens, and herb and dried-flower gardens. The sample gardens also include lists of plants by sensory categories, such as fragrant plants, plants to listen to, and plants which are pleasant to the touch. [1993], c1992.
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Professional organizer Regina Leeds is an expert at uncluttering chaotic lives in only minutes a day. Her magic formula (eliminate,… categorize, organize) transforms small chunks of time into big changes. With hundreds of tips and tricks, Leeds will get listeners tackling their junk drawers, mastering daily routines, and maintaining this momentum with fun projects. 2012.
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Mark Cullen uses a month-by-month calendar to help the reader plan their garden throughout the year. He explains how to… take advantage of Canada's climate to extend the growing season beyond the traditional boundaries of spring and summer. He also provides tips for projects that the gardener can work on during the winter months to prepare for the spring plant. 1995.
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This informative guide will help First Nation, Métis and Inuit adult learners excel and achieve their educational goals when attending… a post-secondary program. It looks at the various aspects of student life that one may face while going to school. 2007.
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Describes the treatment of aboriginal children in Canada who were taken to live in residential schools. The story is told… using interviews and anecdotes shared by those who attended the schools. The current state of aboriginal affairs is also discussed. 1997.
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Rudy Wiebe collaborates with Yvonne Johnson, a great-great-granddaughter of Cree Chief Big Bear, to tell the story of her life.… Born in Montana with a double-cleft palate, she experienced a life of physical and sexual abuse, and slid into alcoholism before participating in the murder for which she is now in prison. Strong language, descriptions of violence, descriptions of sexual violence. 1998.
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Canada's relationship with its Indigenous people has suffered as a result of both the residential school system and the lack… of understanding of the historical and current impact of those schools. Healing and repairing that relationship requires education, awareness and increased understanding of the legacy and the impacts still being felt by Survivors and their families. Guided by Indigenous author Monique Gray Smith, readers will learn about the lives of Survivors and listen to allies who are putting the findings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission into action. For senior high readers. 2017.
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On a Saskatoon night in November 1990, seventeen-year-old Neil Stonechild disappeared, to be found dead in a field, his body… frozen, three days later. The police investigation was cursory, but Neil's mother Stella refused to give up, as did witness Jason Roy, who had seen Neil, beaten and bleeding, in the back of a Saskatoon police cruiser the night he disappeared. It was only in January 2000, when two more men were found frozen to death, that the truth about Neil Stonechild's fate began to emerge. Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. 2005.
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To prove that the most dangerous pollution comes from commonplace items in our homes and workplaces, Smith and Lourie ingested… and inhaled these items for one week. They expose the miscreant corporate giants who manufacture the toxins, the weak-kneed government officials who let it happen, and the effects on people across the globe; they also describe the extent to which we are poisoned, from the simple household dust that is polluting our blood to the toxins in our urine that are created by run-of-the-mill shampoos and toothpaste. c2009.
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Over the span of ten years, seven high school students died in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The seven were hundreds of… miles away from their families, forced to leave their reserve because there was no high school there for them to attend. Award-winning journalist Tanya Talaga delves into the history of this northern city that has come to manifest, and struggle with, human rights violations past and present against aboriginal communities. Bestseller. Winner of the 2018 RBC Taylor Prize and the 2018 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. 2017.
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A comprehensive study of residential schools, the institutions where attendance by Native children was compulsory as recently as the 1960s.… Former students have come forward in increasing numbers to describe the psychological and physical abuse they suffered in these schools, and many view the system as an experiment in cultural genocide. Miller explores all three players in the story: the government officials who authorized the schools, the missionaries who taught in them, and the students who attended them. Co-winner of the 1996 Saskatchewan Book Award for nonfiction. Some descriptions of sex and violence, some strong language. 1996.