Cal Garrick, a simple stableboy, dreams of a life beyond his idyllic village – one of adventure and renown. His world is soon turned upside down when his life is saved by a mysterious stranger belonging to an old order of peacekeepers who fell from grace a decade ago. Now, Cal must help this disgraced warrior in his quest to uncover the truth about the destruction of the Order of Wardens.

In his 1964 CBC Massey Lectures C. B. Macpherson examines the rival ideas of democracy - the communist, Third World, and Western-liberal variants - and their impact on one another. He suggests that the West need not fear any challenge to liberal democracy if it is prepared to re-examine and alter its own values.

Torie O'Shea investigates the tangled roots of an ancient family tree.Torie O'Shea-- genealogist and amateur sleuth-- is having a killer of a day. The town gossip spreads the word that her sweet wheelchair-bound mother is having an affair--with the sheriff! Then quiet Marie Dijon is found dead at the foot of her basement stairs. Did she fall? Was she pushed? All Torie knows is that Marie had a family tree with royal roots completely foreign to a folksy Middle America town like New K...

Running a vacation rental looks simple at first.List the property. Welcome guests. Keep the calendar full.But once you are in it, you realise there is far more going on behind the scenes.Pricing decisions. Guest expectations. Cleaning and maintenance. Reviews. Marketing. Direct bookings. And a steady stream of small issues that can quickly turn into bigger ones if they are not handled well.Ever feel like you are busy all the time but still not seeing the...

Practice management is often misunderstood. The Advisor Playbook will take the mystery away.Practice management is confused with marketing, or is limited to strategizing about branding, or simply equated to old-school salesmanship.Practice management is how you build an organized toolbox of all your processes – branding, marketing, service activities, core functions – and constantly tune and keep that toolbox efficient and effortless. It's a network of interrelated skills, ...

Mindfulness-Based Teaching and Learning is the first comprehensive survey text exploring the history, research, theory, and best practices of secular-scientific mindfulness. With a focus on how mindfulness is taught and learned, this book is an invaluable resource for aspiring or expert mindfulness specialists. Integrating and defining the emerging field of MBTL within a common purpose, evidence-base, and set of transprofessional—and transformational—practices, the book p...

Michelle’s life has stagnated. Her days are spent balancing the demands of running her yoga studio with parenting her teenage daughter, Livvy – all while contending with her workaholic ex-husband, Paul. Under pressure from her sister, and facing mounting loneliness, Michelle decides to re-enter the dating scene for the first time in thirty years. How different can it be?As it turns out, very different. However, when Michelle meets Steve, a widower and a student at her yoga studio, ...

In More Harm Than Good, Carter, Boyd and MacPherson take a critical look at the current state of Canadian drug policy and raise key questions about the effects of Canada’s increasing involvement in and commitment to the “war on drugs.” A primer on Canadian drug policy, the analysis in More Harm Than Good is shaped by critical sociology and feminist perspectives on drugs and incorporates insights not only from individuals who are on the front lines of drug policy in Canada...

Rhiannon Sharp is a businesswoman at the top of her game, who has spent the better part of her adult life crossing the globe, applying her multi-faceted and highly sought-after skills wherever needed. Having secured a contract closer to home, she finally returns to Australia to work in Sydney. Despite the success which has come naturally to Rhiannon in the professional world, a key part of her life is missing, having let it slip through her fingers some twenty years ago.Angela Dray...

Afghanistan, March 2002. In the early morning darkness on a frigid mountaintop, a U.S. soldier is stranded, alone, surrounded by fanatical al Qaeda fighters. For the man’s fellow Navy SEALs, and for waiting teams of Army Rangers, there was only one rule now: leave no one behind. In this gripping you-are-there account–based on stunning eyewitness testimony and painstaking research–journalist Malcolm MacPherson thrusts us into a drama of rescue, tragedy, and valor in a place that would be kn...

Sometimes a book about a film can be a comprehensive and diligent study of the movie. Other times, a book about film is no more than a dumb dare. This is one of those. David Macpherson, writer of obscure old pop culture, got a box set of the Inner Sanctum movies. He decided to watch them and write a book about the process. Just to make it more interesting, he decided to do the whole thing while drinking. Didn't we call this dumb? We weren't lying.The Inner Sanctum films are six mov...

Learn the principles of mindfulness and how to incorporate them into your daily life with this guide to combating modern distraction, stress, and anxiety.In a world filled with noise and distractions―including cell phones, millions of advertisements, and increasing pressure to do more, be more, get more, and make more―it's no wonder we're seeing an alarming increase in cases of anxiety and depression. What's needed is mindfulness. But while mindfulness has become a...