With the centenary of the First World War, communities across Canada arranged commemorations of the war experience to honour local servicemen who, through their triumphs and sacrifices, were presented as laying the foundation for a free and independent country. Often overlooked are the triumphs and sacrifices of those who supported those soldiers, and the war effort in general, back at home. The Frontier of Patriotism provides an in-depth look at all aspects of Alberta’s involvement in the...

**THE HILL TIMES TOP 100 BOOKS OF 2024Punching Above Our Weight takes readers on a riveting exploration spanning one hundred and fifty years of Canadian forces.**This photograph-rich history of 150 years of the Canadian military traces the evolution of the country’s armed forces from a small, underfunded, poorly trained militia to the modern, effective military it is today. From the Red River Resistance and the Boer War through the world wars to modern peacekeeping...

La méthode d'organisation infaillible, à appliquer au travail comme à la maison !Vous rêvez de journées, efficaces et sans stress ? Où productivité et sérénité iraient de pair ? Vous avez essayé les heures supplémentaires, les to-do lists, les Post-it...Rien n'y fait : malgré vos efforts, vous êtes toujours dépassé par le nombre de choses à effectuer. Que diriez-vous de prendre un nouveau départ ?C'est ce que vous propose David Allen. ...

Boris Karloff is the star of our Hollywood Stage presentation of David Copperfield. Charles Dickens is rightly regarded as amongst the foremost of English novelists. One of his great creations is David Copperfield which chronicles the young mans journey from childhood to maturity and the problems and hurdles that bestride his path.

"A stark picture of war between the Germans and the Soviets, including some very interesting illustration . . . fascinating, if chilling, reading."— FiretrenchThe Red Army's casualties during the Second World War and the casualties sustained by the German army they fought are a key element in any assessment of the conflict on the Eastern Front. Since the war ended over seventy years ago, the statistics have been a source of bitter controversy, of claim and...

Many of us experience pain in our childhoods, and young people face trauma all over the world. How is it possible to recover? Do those abused always go on to hurt others? This incredible bestseller has overturned the way we view trauma, by showing how the extraordinary power of resilience can heal damaged lives.Renowned psychoanalyst Boris Cyrulnik has dealt with many young victims of distress and he relates stories of children who have been abused, orphaned, fought in wars and esc...

Mitigating the destruction and chaos wrought upon the civilian populations of northwest Europe during the latter years of the Second World War became the focus of Civil Affairs, a little-known branch of the First Canadian Army. Comprising a motley collection of civilians-turned-soldiers – too old for combat yet too valuable to remain off the front lines – the members of Civil Affairs served as liaisons between Canadian combat forces and the civilians they encountered on the ground....

Darfur, Sudan. 2009. Two doctors employed by NGOs stumble across a strange metallic cylinder, which has been embedded for perhaps millions of years in desert rock. Mystified by the object, they gather four of the world’s leading experts in science and technology a computer scientist, a physicist, a biochemist, and a genetic researcher and head to London to study it thoroughly. The six have barely begun running tests on the cylinder, when they suddenly disappear telling family members not t...

David Noakes est né dans le Nebraska (U.S.A.) qu’il ne quitte que pour entrer dans la Marine. Spécialiste en langue malaise, il sert d’officier de liaison à Singapour - Diplôme de littérature anglaise à Harvard - Études de français à New-York University - Doctorat de philosophie - Lecteur d’anglais à la Sorbonne - Enseigne le français à l’Université de Columbia (New-York).

How do you like your weirdness? A subtle nudge towards the untoward? A quick zap of zany? Or a full-on assault of aberration? Whatever your taste, you'll find it here, and many more strains of strange that you didn't suspect existed. From magic rain to a talking (severed) head, extraordinary eggs to belligerent birds, the stories in this collection enter the rabbit hole to explore its hidden corners and winding ways. Through all the variety, what they have in common is originality, creativ...

Vous croulez sous vos listes de tâches au travail et à la maison ? La méthodeGTD (Getting Things Done, d’après le titre américain du livre) ou l’art del’e cacité sans le stress est une méthode qui permet d’accroître vos capacitésd’organisation, votre e cacité et votre créativité sans multiplier vos e orts.Déjà appliquée dans les plus grandes entreprises internationales, elle peuttransformer radicalement votre manière de vivre et de travailler. Son pr...

Ein Buch für alle, die ein kreatives Leben mit Fotografie leben wollenLernen Sie zu sehen, wie Ihre Kamera siehtVerstehen Sie, wie Kreativität funktioniert (und wie nicht)Finden und meistern Sie Herausforderungen, um an ihnen zu wachsenBeim Fotografieren formen wir Bilder aus Licht, Raum und Zeit. Dies erfordert nicht nur handwerkliches Wissen – vor allem anderen müssen wir lernen, wie unsere Kamera zu sehen. Dies ist der Au...