Standing Together
Standing Together is a powerful expression of women's collective and individual strength. It is a collection of personal stories from women who have suffered the horrors of violence and abuse and have made the hardest decision: to stand up, choose life, take control and walk away from the darkness.
The disturbing, compelling, and inspiring stories i …
The Middle Power Project
The Middle Power Project describes a defining period of Canadian and international history. During the Second World War, Canada transformed itself from British dominion to self-proclaimed middle power. It became an active, enthusiastic, and idealistic participant in the creation of one of the longest lasting global institutions of recent times – …
The Bicycle Eater
Singularly obsessed with his all-consuming passion for Anna, the object of his adolescent desire, the photographer Christophe Langelier is beside himself. Ten years ago, he failed the test of eating a bicycle for her as proof of his love and devotion. Since then, he has created a photographic catalogue of his only model, complete with a glossary, a …
The Rice Queen Diaries
In this moving autobiography, Daniel Gawthrop writes about the politics and pleasures of being a self-identified "rice queen": a gay man who is attracted to Asians. Navigating through the urban jungles of Western cities like Vancouver and London, as well as the humid streets of Bangkok and Saigon, Daniel explores the multicultural minefields of sex …
Breathless
Beverly is in Hawaii, helping her uncle at his dive shop, learning how to dive and trying to lose weight and get a boyfriend. When Garth, an accomplished diver, shows an interest in her, Beverly is ecstatic, until it turns out Garth is only interested in one thing. Struggling with failing strength from her self-imposed starvation diet, Beverly find …
Snitch
Josh had been living in a group home after being ratted out by Scott, his one-time best friend.
Now Josh has moved in with his brother and overbearing sister-in-law and has been sent to a class designed to teach him to deal with his anger. When an old enemy continues to push his buttons and Scott appears to be up to his old tricks, Josh struggles to …
Ghost Wolf
Matt is desperate to fit in at summer camp. One night he gets lost when he goes off on his own to retrieve a forgotten life preserver. A wolf appears and Matt overcomes his fears and follows it. He finds a half-wolf, half-dog pup whose mother is dead. Is the big wolf who guides him the same wolf that his father rescued years before from a trap?
Dimples Delight
Lawrence hates being teased about his dimples, but nothing he does seems to make any difference. Joe goes right on teasing him, and the teasing gets meaner and meaner. Finally, Lawrence notices something about his friend Stewart that may provide the tool he needs to tease-proof himself once and for all.
Multicultural Nationalism
Generations of intellectuals have debated Canada’s national question. Rather than join the debate, Multicultural Nationalism challenges its logic. The national question is self-defeating: attempts to constitute a Canadian political community generate polarizing and depoliticizing deliberations. Gerald Kernerman engages with leading political theo …
War Law
In this unique and highly readable book, written for the intelligent layperson, one of the world's leading experts in international law uses historical case studies to examine the basis on which war is waged and how the global legal environment shapes current events.
The international rules governing the use of military force are under unprecedente …
Personal Budgeting Kit
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Condominium Purchase & Sale Ontario
This kit contains all the forms you need to sell or buy a condominium in Ontario. The easy-to-use forms ensure that no details are forgotten and you have a legally binding agreement for the transaction.
Condominium Purchase & Sale British Columbia
This kit contains all the forms you need to sell or buy a condominium in BC. The easy-to-use forms ensure that no details are forgotten and you have a legally binding agreement for the transaction.
Condominium Purchase & Sale Alberta
This kit contains all the forms you need to sell or buy a condominium in Alberta. The easy-to-use forms ensure that no details are forgotten and you have a legally binding agreement for the transaction.
Our Box Was Full
For the Gitksan and Witsuwit’en peoples of northwest British Columbia, the land is invested with meaning that goes beyond simple notions of property or sustenance. Considered both a food box and a storage box of history and wealth, the land plays a central role in their culture, survival, history, and identity. In Our Box Was Full, Richard Daly e …
In Defence of Multinational Citizenship
At the beginning of the 21st century, there is a pressing need to develop new forms of citizenship to meet demands for self-determination advanced by substate nations and indigenous peoples. In Defence of Multinational Citizenship responds to this challenge by making a compelling case for a new form of multinational citizenship. Such a conception w …
Defending Rights in Russia
Lawyers often play pivotal roles in building democracies. Pamela Jordan’s engaging study of the Russian bar (advokatura) provides a richly textured portrait of how, after the USSR’s collapse, practising lawyers called advocates began to assume new, self-defined roles as contributors to legal reform and defenders of rights in Russia.
Using the hi …
The Mountain That Walked
The year is 1903, and Charlie Sutherland, a sixteen-year-old orphan, is on the run. Three years earlier, he was sent by Dr. Barnardo’s Home in England to work on the remote Alberta homestead of Albert and Buck Brooks. Charlie has been treated poorly by the two brothers, but he has endured. However, when Albert dies under curious circumstances, an …
Finding Home
Franz (Frank) Oberle was nine years old when his family was relocated from Germany to Poland. Once there, he was taken from his parents to an isolated school where adolescents were being indoctrinated into the Hitler Youth. As the tide of war changed, he became a refugee fleeing the Russian advance, arriving in Dresden as the city became the target …
A Chosen Path
In A Chosen Path, Frank Oberle continues the amazing story of his remarkable rise from self-educated immigrant to national politician and Cabinet minister.
The bestselling first volume of Frank's autobiography, Finding Home, recounted his turbulent youth in Nazi-run Germany and his post-war immigration to Canada. After working for a year and a half …
Contrat de Renovation entre Proprietaire et Entrepreneur
Forms on CD-ROM in French and English. Legal to use in Quebec. Contrat de Renovation entre Proprietaire et Entrepreneur: Renovation Agreement between Homeowner and Contractor
Contrat de Consultation
Forms on CD-ROM in French and English. Legal to use in Quebec. Contrat de Consultation: Consulting Agreement
Contrat de Co-entreprise
Forms on CD-ROM in French and English. Legal to use in Quebec. Contrat de Co-entreprise: Joint Venture Agreement
Contrat d'agent Manufacturier
Forms on CD-ROM in French and English. Legal to use in Quebec. Contrat d'agent Manufacturier: Manufacturer's Agent Agreement
Bail Commercial
Forms on CD-ROM in French and English. Legal to use in Quebec. Bail Commercial: Commercial Lease.
Entente de Confidentialite et Non-concurrence
Forms on CD-ROM in French and English. Legal to use in Quebec. Entente de Confidentialite et Non-concurrence: Confidentiality and Non-Competition Agreement
Contrat de Societe pour Entreprise Non-Incorporee Seulement
Forms on CD-ROM in French and English. Legal to use in Quebec. If you are going into business as partners, it's crucial to have a Partnership Agreement in writing. This standard agreement applies when two or more persons agree to become partners in an unincorporated business. This agreement allows you to specify the terms of your partnership.
Contrat de Services
Forms on CD-ROM in French and English. Legal to use in Quebec. Contrat de Services: Contract for Services
Contrat de Travail
Forms on CD-ROM in French and English. Legal to use in Quebec. Contrat de Travail: Contract of Employment
Offre d'achat d'une Entreprise
Offre d'achat d'une Entreprise: Offer to Purchase a Business
Mandat (Procuration)
Paper forms in French and English. Legal to use in Quebec. Mandat (Procuration): Power of Attorney
Return from Africa
In Return from Africa, Francine d'Amour explores the parallel worlds of interior and exterior travel. Charlotte and Julien, a middle-class Quebecois couple, plan an extended trip to Egypt. After an argument, Charlotte tears up her ticket and refuses to go. Julien calls her bluff and leaves anyway, while Charlotte - too ashamed to remain among her f …
The Gathering Tree
The Gathering Tree is a beautifully illustrated children's book about HIV/AIDS. Written by award-winning First Nations author Larry Loyie and co-author Constance Brissenden, it is a gentle, positive story of a First Nations family facing HIV. After eleven-year-old Tyler and his younger sister Shay-Lyn learn their favorite cousin Robert has HIV, the …
The Soldiers' General
Self-doubt so plagued him that he suffered a nervous breakdown even before fighting his first combat action. But, by the end of the Second World War, Bert Hoffmeister had exorcised his anxieties, risen from Captain to Major-General, and won more awards than any Canadian officer in the war. Fighting from the invasion of Sicily in July 1943 to the fi …
Emily Carr and Her Dogs
Emily Carr tells the story of her joys and tribulations raising Old English Sheep Dogs in Victoria -- especially Flirt, Punk and Loo -- from her decision to start a kennel to the sad day when she had to close it. In the 25 vignettes that make up the book, she brings the affection, loyalty and nature of dogs to life. Her writing is appealingly direc …
In the Paint
For as long as he can remember, Matt has wanted to play basketball. Now, as he tries out for the team at his new middle school, he realizes that the easy days of elementary ball are over and that this is a much more serious game. Dealing with a hard-driving coach, competitive teammates and his own insecurities in a new school, Matt needs to call on …
Something Girl
Sophie is in a lot of trouble. She is on probation for stealing and is doing poorly at school. Her mom doesn't really talk to her, and the other adults in her life are pressuring Sophie to talk about her bruises. Sophie worries that if she tells, she will be sent to live in a group home. Her friend Jujube is the only person who knows the truth, and …
