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Did you know that Canada's Criminal Code still has provisions outlawing the practice of witchcraft and «crafty sciences»? Did you know that blasphemy is a crime in Canada? And did you know that putting a picture of a red poppy on your website could get you in trouble with the Royal Canadian Legion? Lawyer and author Bob Tarantino takes readers on an entertaining and informative romp through Canada's legal labyrinths in a book that spotlights the country's past and present...
| Автор | Bob Tarantino |
As Canadians, we all think we know hockey inside and out, but Doug Lennox, the head referee of Q&A, delivers the score on everything from All-Stars to Zambonis and stickhandles the skinny on who wore the first mask in hockey, how the term hat trick originated, and just where hockey was invented. Along the way, you’ll discover all sorts of fascinating things about the giants of the game, from Jean Beliveau and Sidney Crosby to Gordie Howe and Alexander Ovechkin. Who was the first black...
| Автор | Doug Lennox |
Sure, Canada was built on dreams and hard work, but it was also built on failure – mix-ups, mistakes, screw-ups, and boondoggles. Failing at things, and laughing about them, has long been a characteristic of our citizens. Where else but in Canada would governments send farmers to land that couldn't be farmed? Where else would an argument over the metric system almost result in the death of hundreds? Who else but Canadians would march against non-existent enemies? Where else would...
| Автор | Randy Richmond |
Besonders bei der Arbeit und im Geschäftsleben kann es wichtig sein, jemanden richtig überzeugen zu können. Ob es ein neues Produkt ist, welches unbedingt an einen Kunden verkauft werden soll, oder nur das Restaurant für ein Geschäftsessen jemanden seine Meinung nahezubringen und ihn vollständig von ihr zu überzeugen ist schwer. Aber mit der richtigen Taktik kann man sein Gegenüber an die eigene Denkweise heranführen und ihn von seiner Idee überzeugen.
| Автор | Christian Haase |
Canada has given the world the real Winnie the Pooh, the phrase «Beatlemania,» and the man who invented the Academy Awards. If it weren’t for Canada, we might not have the pie-in-the-face gag, basketball, time zones, or the dotted white line on the middle of highways. And anyone who still thinks Canada is dull obviously doesn’t know about the Canadian who was the longest serving prisoner on Alcatraz, or the night that members of Parliament threw books and toy balloons at each other during a...
| Автор | Mark Kearney |
This is a follow-up to last year's runaway bestseller Now You Know … The Book of Answers , which went through five printings and sold over 20,000 copies! Why do we shout «Fore» on a golf course? Why is confetti thrown at a wedding? Exactly how long is a «moment» or a «jiffy»? Why is breaking a mirror bad luck, and a rabbit's foot good luck? In this second book, Lennox continues to trace the concise and fascinating history and reasons for hundreds of expressions in our everyday...
| Автор | Doug Lennox |
Shiver me timbers and avast ye hearties! We think we know pirates, from Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow to Errol Flynn as Captain Blood, or literature’s Long John Silver and Captain Hook. But what do we really know? The true Blackbeard, Captain Kidd, Sir Henry Morgan, and lots more, from ancient keelhauling to twenty-first-century buccaneering, are all here in Q & A commodore Doug Lennox’s Now You Know Pirates. Arrrr! What is the origin of the word pirate? Who were the Barbary Corsairs?...
| Автор | Doug Lennox |
Haben die Schotten wirklich Golf erfunden? Was ist das «19. Loch»? Was hat ein Albatros mit Golf zu tun? Und wo findet sich der Sweet Spot? Die Antworten auf diese und viele weiteren Fragen beantwortet dieses Handbuch der anderen Art. Hoch informativ und ebenso unterhaltsam versammelt es 101-mal Wichtiges und Kurioses rund um das Spiel auf den auf den Fairways und Grüns. 101 Aha-Erlebnisse für echte Golfer.
| Автор | Michael F. Basche |
Do you know which televised awards show gives a prize for «Favourite Smile»? Or which Oscar host announced that he was going to raffle off a car during the ceremony? Do you know who won the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress of the 20th Century? In Reel Winners , Richard Crouse, Reel to Real movie critic and CBC Radio’s «titan of trivia,» gives you the lowdown on movie awards, from eight decades of Hollywood self-congratulation to international awards to the toasts from the fringe...
| Автор | Richard Crouse |
The Frances Smith was not only the first steamboat to be built in Owen Sound, but also the largest vessel on Georgian Bay at that time. By far the most luxurious vessel to sail the Upper Great Lakes from a Canadian port, she was known as a «palace steamer.» In the mid-to-late-19th century, the Frances Smith set the standard for speed, spacious accommodation and quality service on Georgian Bay and Lake Superior. The story of the Frances Smith, full of adventure and courageous actions, and even...
| Автор | Scott L. Cameron |
H. Clark Adams let you be the judge on 60 cases that he’s already made his decisions on in the legal arena of small claims court. It’s enough to put you off wedded bliss forever, but if you did harbour strong opinions on how the case Smith v Brown a couple on the brink of matrimony, interfering relatives notwithstanding should unfold, H. Clark Adams welcomes you to the legal arena of small claims court. Here feuding former lovers, despondent homeowners, and singed shopkeepers bring their...
| Автор | H. Clark Adams |
Every day Canadians buy groceries at Sobey’s, develop film at Black’s, or grab a coffee at Tim Horton’s without giving it a second thought. These brands are in our lives and in the public eye. We’re familiar with the names, but what do we really know about the people who lie behind them? I Know That Name! will answer these questions for you. It’s full of fun facts, intriguing trivia, and engrossing explorations of more than one hundred Canadian men and women who beat the odds to become...
| Автор | Mark Kearney |
Was motiviert uns wirklich? Die Lebensmotiv-Analyse von Steven Reiss wird in mittelständischen und Großunternehmen eingesetzt sowie in Beratung, Personalentwicklung, Führungskräftetraining und Teambuilding-Projekten. Lesen Sie, wie Sie mit dem Reiss Profile * die eigenen Motive erkennen, * zu mehr Work-Life-Balance gelangen, * Ihre Leistungsfähigkeit optimieren.
| Автор | Frauke Ion |
No Canadian company has fuelled as much speculation about its demise as A.V. Roe Canada Limited. When its name was erased off the corporate map in 1962, A.V. Roe’s most ambitious undertakings – the Jetliner, the Iroquois Engine, and the Arrow – were reduced to scrap. In Requiem for a Giant: A.V. Roe Canada and the Avro Arrow , Palmiro Campagna supplies us with new information to help dispel the myths surrounding the company. With an array of recently declassified documents, Campagna...
| Автор | Palmiro Campagna |
From the engagement to the honeymoon, the act of getting married is surrounded with tradition and superstition. In All About Weddings, the ultimate question-and-answer book on matrimony, light is shed on the mysteries behind the rituals and rites of marriage; the past, present, and future of the enduring ceremony are explored worldwide; and the meaning of everything from boutonniere and confetti to woo and wet bargain is explained. Along the way you’ll also discover: What is the origin of the...
| Автор | Ellen Bell |
A comprehensive history of roads and road-building in Ontario. In this beautifully illustrated book, virtually every facet of the road building industry in Ontario is discussed, from labour relations to safety, politics, and financing. Follow the history of road-building technology from the first crude trails hacked through dense forests by homesteaders to the corduroy roads, planks roads, stone roads, macadam pavements, hot mix asphalt pavements, and concrete roads. See how the engineering and...
| Автор | Robert Bradford |
Esta obra es un compendio no sólo de las técnicas básicas de la joyería sino también de las técnicas afines, como cincelado, laca japonesa, engastado de piedras preciosas o microfusión, entre otras. Un capítulo inicial sobre la metalurgía y un apartado final de ejercicios paso a paso completan este volumen, de interés tanto para el que se inicia en el amplio mundo de la joyería como para el profesional.
| Автор | Carles Codina |
¿Quién es normal y quién no lo es? ¿Por qué las personas padecen problemas mentales? ¿Cómo un placer se convierte en vicio? ¿Cómo podríamos curar una mente enferma? ¿A qué llamamos locura?… Son algunas de las preguntas que tratan de resolver los textos que se presentan en esta edición. Le invitamos a disfrutar y conocer más de ese lado oscuro de la mente que tanto nos intriga y fascina.
| Автор | AA.VV |