Brown celebrates the survival of our railway heritage in stations that have been saved or remain in use.Despite the "green" benefits of rail travel, Canada has lost much of its railway heritage. Across the country stations have been bulldozed and rails ripped up. Once the heart of communities large and small, stations and tracks have left little more than a gaping hole in Canada’s landscapes. This book revisits the times when railways were the country’s economic lifelines, and the ...

Rails Across Ontario will take the reader back to a time when the railway ruled the economy and the landscape.Read about historic stations, railway museums, heritage train rides, and historic bridges. Follow old rail lines along Ontario's most popular rail trails. Find out where steam engines still puff across farm fields and where historic train coaches lead deep into the wilds of Ontario's scenic north country. Discover long forgotten but once vital railway structures, s...

When seventeen-year-old Billy loses his dilapidated baseball glove, the disabled, neighborhood dropout, Rodney Drake, finds and keeps it. In his pursuit to retrieve the glove, Billy witnesses the strength of Rodney’s pitching arm and concocts a plan to pursue his vision of grandeur by exploiting Rodney’s talent. Billy befriends Rodney and naively embarks on a mission to turn the petty thief into a professional baseball player and thereby impress the girl of his dreams. In appreciation for ...

Explore Ontario's historic roads, each with unexpected side trips and a fascinating story.In his relentless quest for the unusual in a world of the mundane, modern-day explorer Ron Brown has traveled nearly every backroad in Ontario. This guidebook features 22 trips, each illustrated with photographs and accompanied by an easy-to-follow map.These trips range in length from afternoon outings to weekend excursions. And all lead to fascinating out-of-...

Explore the vestiges of the hamlets and villages that have been swallowed up by Toronto’s relentless growth.Over the course of more than two centuries, Toronto has ballooned from a muddy collection of huts on a swampy waterfront to Canada’s largest and most diverse city. Amid (and sometimes underneath) this urban agglomeration are the remains of many small communities that once dotted the region now known as Toronto and the GTA. Before European settlers arrived, In...

The Alexander Technique is a method for developing conscious use of oneself in all activities of living.The Technique was evolved by F. Matthias Alexander (1869-1955) who described his discoveries in great detail in four books published between 1910 and 1941.These summaries, which were checked and approved by Alexander himself, were made in the late 1940's by the journalist Ron Brown, who was one of Alexander's pupils.Each summary provides an accessible, chapter-by-...

A Gift from the Silent Generation, by Ronald Warren Brown, is a collection of essays and poems to give the reader an experience of being in another time and place. A place without computers, cell phones, or television. What would life be like? Ron frees our imagination and takes away from our complex life for a while. Brown takes us back to a simpler time to glean the wisdom from the life lessons offered in the past.Like a time capsule, this collection is a fulfilling experience for...

"They silenced our truths. Distorted our wisdom. Buried our soul. Now we dig it back up—with fire in our hands."Twisted Philosophy is not just a book,it's a reckoning.For centuries, African thought has been suppressed, distorted, and repackaged through colonization and borrowed ideologies. But what if everything you were taught was incomplete, or outright false?In this explosive work, Ron Brown challenges the myths ...

Twisted Philosophy: A Journey into Ethics, Epistemology, and MetaphysicsAre you ready to challenge the way you think? In Twisted Philosophy, Ron Brown takes readers on an eye-opening journey through the depths of human thought, morality, and existence. This book blends philosophical essays, ethical analysis, and logical reasoning to explore questions that shape how we live and understand the world.Inside, you'll discover:...

Follow Rails to the Atlantic through eastern Canada’s railway heritage. Visit preserved railway stations in various states of use, or take in the architecture of the grand era of station building in Quebec City, Halifax, and St. John’s. Board scenic railway excursions on the Orford Express or Le Train du Massif de Charlevoix, or travel to VIA Rail's destinations in remote northern Quebec.Rail trails lead through the Laurentian mountains and Quebec’s Eastern Townships. Muse...

Despite the "green" benefits of rail travel, Canada has lost much of its railway heritage. Across the country stations have been bulldozed and rails ripped up. Once the heart of communities large and small, stations and tracks have left little more than a gaping hole in Canada's landscapes. This book revisits the times when railways were the country's economic lifeline, and the station the social centre. Here was where we worked, played, listened to political speeches, or simply said goodb...

Take a journey across Canada to visit our world-renowned natural and historic landmarks.With Canada's World Wonders, you'll visit Banff National Park, the first link in a vast network of natural parks and heritage sites that has grown to include Old Quebec, the Rideau Canal, and the Fortress of Louisbourg. UNESCO World Heritage Sites, such as Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump in Alberta and the Gwaii Haanas totems in British Columbia, as well as such Indigenous...