Managing Human Resources

Monica Belcourt

Douglas&McIntyre

There really is a bear in Tilly's house, and as Tilly is a practical child she sets about making that bear welcome. Illustrated throughout in full colour. First published in hardback in 1994.

The Bear

BRIGGS, Raymond

Children's Books

In April 1999, the Inuit dream of a self-governing territory in the eastern Arctic - Nunavut (Our Land) - became a reality. In celebration of this historic event comes a new edition of Inuit Journey, a firsthand account of another turning point in Inuit history: the establishment in the early 1960s of member-owned, member-run Inuit co-operatives, which played a major role in the march toward independence.Edith Iglauer was on assignment for The New Yorker in 1961 when she went to the Canadian Arctic to write about the first Inuit co-operative. She accompanied a small party of Canadians led by Donald Snowden, a dynamic young idealist who had been hired by the Department of Indian Affairs in response to a crisis: the traditional food supply of the Inuit was disappearing; people were dying of starvation; the survivors were struggling to cope with a massive erosion of their way of life. Iglauer attended the historic gathering of government workers and Inuit leaders at George River (later renamed Kangiqsualujjuaq), where the first co-operative held its first business meeting.It was an event that changed people's lives. Thanks to Snowden's belief that when people are given the chance, they make wiser decisions for themselves than others make for them, and thanks to the incredible imagination and stamina of the Inuit people at George River, co-operatives proved invaluable as the Inuit moved toward a new form of self-sufficiency.This new edition contains 20 previously unpublished black-and-white photographs, and a new preface and epilogue with updated information and Iglauer's affecting story of her own, more personal journey to revisit Kangiqsualujjuaq in 1994.

Inuit journey

Politics & Social Sciences

Iglauer. Edith

Social Sciences

This book is the first life history of a Northwest Coast Indian woman. Florence Davidson, daughter of noted Haida carver and chief Charles Edenshaw, was born in 1896. As one of the few living Haida elders knowledgeable bout the culture of a bygone era, she was a fragile link with the past. Living in Masset on the Queen Charlotte Islands, some fifty miles off the northwest coast of British Columbia, Florence Davidson grew up in an era of dramatic change for her people. On of the last Haida women to undergo the traditional puberty seclusion and an arranged marriage, she followed patterns in her life typical of women of her generation.Florence's narrative - edited by Professor Blackman from more than fifty hours of tape recordings - speaks of girlhood, of learning female roles, of the power and authority available to Haida women, of the experiences of menopause and widowhood. Blackman juxtaposes comments made by early observes of the Haida, government agents, and missionaries, with appropriate portions of the life history narrative, to portray a culture neither traditionally Haida nor fully Canadian, a culture adapting to Christianity and the imposition of Canadian laws. Margaret Blackman not only preserves Florence Davidson's memories of Haida ways, but with her own analysis of Davidson's life, adds significantly to the literature on the role of women in cross-cultural perspective. The book makes an important contribution to Northwest Coast history and culture, to the study of culture change, to fieldwork methodology, and to women's studies.

During my time: Florence Edenshaw Davidson, a Haida woman

Blackman, Margaret B.

Anthropology

In 1996 Martin Gilbert was asked by a group of his graduate students to lead them on a tour of the places in Europe that were the stage of one of history's greatest human tragedies. The two-week journey that resulted, with England's leading Holocaust and World War II scholar as its guide, culminated in the powerful travel narrative Holocaust Journey.Gilbert skillfully interweaves present-day experiences, personal memories, and historical accounts. More than fifty photographs taken over the course of this unique voyage are included, among them shots of Berlin, at the spot of the 1933 book burning; the railway line to Auschwitz; Oskar Schindler's factory in Crakow, Poland; and memorial stones from Treblinka. Together with fifty-five maps, these illustrations add an arresting visual dimension to this powerful story.

Holocaust Journey: Travelling in Search of the Past

GILBERT,Martin

Biographies & Memoirs

By Judith Shafter on July 2, 2013It's a classic and belongs in the library of anyone who loves rambling the "hills". From the casual to the serious lover ofmountaineering, it's a reference manual to techniques and an homage to the sport. ( Amazon customer review)

Mountaineering the Freedom of the Hills - Fourth Edition

Sports & Outdoors

Peters, Ed (editor)

Mountaineering

Hardback. Book has been discounted lower due to the dust jacket has a slight watermark on the inside cover and has tape on the inside bottom edging of the dust jacket the book itself is it excellent condition. with very clean, crisp pages.

Remarkable feasts: Adventures on the food trail from Baton Rouge to old Peking

FORBES, Leslie

Livesay is one of Canada's foremost poets. She has produced a body of work that reflects her love of language, her commitment to social justice and her intense involvement in the changing world around her. In this absorbing memoir, she tells her own truth about the people and experiences that have influenced her as a writer and as a woman. She writes about her struggles to free herself from the constraints imposed by family and society. She has broken with literary convention to tackle subjects like racism, women's sexuality and the lives of working people. Her inspiration has come from her work as a teacher, social worker, journalist and political activist.

Journey With My Selves: A Memoir 1909-1963

Literature & Fiction

Dorothy Livesay

Poetry

Wilson s new home cooking combines spirit & style with the recent directions in popular cuisine. It s for those who want to eat a bit leaner & lighter without sacrificing rich flavor. This book introduces you to new tastes & textures, & enables you to present dishes with style & an eye for color. Here is a luscious sampling of the cuisines of California, Vietnam, China, Japan, Spain, Greece, the Middle East, France & Italy. Traditional Canadian fare (Lobster Pie) & comfort foods (Mother s Superior Meat Loaf) are also represented. The 90 recipes are accompanied by useful tips & comments, as well as wine suggestions to enhance the pleasure of dining.

Spirit and Style: The New Home Cooking

Kassey Wilson

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Ice Runway

Roy Mason

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