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Having endured (and loved) 3 children growing up and spending endless hours reading mindless stories ....this story stands out as the one that I never tired of reading ......
Scary but safe ......fantastic dreamy imagery by Jan Mogensen ... a special book for my (final)daughter ... ....a belief reinforced by her 78 yr old grandfather who read same book and was mightily impressed too ....there are too many boring kids books ...this is not one of them ...my highest congratulations to the author and illustrator .... a step ahead of the rest ......

I remember having read this book in elementary school and it was instantly my new favorite book. I adored the morbid imagery and enjoyed the rhyme of the text. Because i have been parted with this book for so long, (I'm a sophomore in highschool now),I hardly remember anything specific about it and thought no one else on earth had even heard of it, I truly want a copy of it. Which is why i have come to this online bookstore. It is such a sentimental piece of my childhood and a real instigator to my peers and teachers as to make them wonder how such a young child could be so obssesed with such macabre imagery even though it is a children's book. Yes, this is definately a favorite of mine. Even though I now read english literature and things of a mature nature, owning this book would certainly help me achieve closure on an unfinished section of my personal reflection. I highly recommend this book for all ages. A beautiful and horrifying piece of work.

This is one of the best children's books I have ever read. However, I think adults will enjoy the book more than children. It's an eerie and intriguing tale told in verse, with bleak illustrations to match! This is a good verse to read outloud by the fire. Hopefully the book will be printed again.

This Atlas is the best gift that I have ever given my husband! We have seen parts of this magnificent province that we never knew existed. We have travelled on backroads that are on this map but nowhere else! And the accuracy of those roads is perfect. Men may not ever ask directions......but they sure love to read maps!

This atlas is absolutely first rate for anyone wishing to find their way in B.C. Detailed road maps include many of the semi-improved and unimproved roads in a scale that provides details not found on ordinary highway maps. Lakes, rivers, wildlife and recreational sites are detailed on the charts and described in back pages. A must-have for anyone traveling through beautiful British Columbia.

The most comprehensive guide to back-country tourism for the British Columbia traveller. Whether you decide to travel on or off the road you'll find detailed maps and destination spots throughout the BC Rec. Atlas. All the small back-roads and logging-roads are detailed in this 1:200,000 scales mapbook. Even campsites are listed! Your best bet for discovering BC.

I never tought I will ever read something like this. It doesn't matter if you aren't a Dawson's Creek fan you will enjoy this one some buyed is really a good one.

This has nothing to do with the televison show since Dawson's Creek isn't real (and isn't even a town) but it is so wonderful! Besides being inexpensive you get four wonderful books in one! If you look in the back you will find other titles that are just as good as British Columbia!

This is the greatest thing I ever read if you aren't a Dawson's Creek fan you will liked and be a fan so readed.

Even if you are not a fan of Bryan's music, you will really enjoy his photograhy.

This photo book series is really high class, and Bryan Adams did not disappoint. I will collect most of the books for future reference.

This beautiful book stuffed with Badman-pictures really is a must for every Badfan on this earth. With over a hundred pictures in it, it shows Bryan Adams in a lot of different positions. Sleeping in an airplane, playing with dogs, standing on top of a rock in the desert of Utah and, of course, on stage. If not for the photographs, you should buy this book for the great comments on the pictures, written by Adams himself. Can you sing along to Vanishing, consists your CD-collection mostly of Adams-albums, do you get angry about everyone who spells Bryan with an 'i', or are you in any other way a die-hard, I would say: BUY THIS BOOK!

If were to purchase only one book. This is the book to buy. My asl teacher used this as a guide in our classes along with his ciriculum. It is top notch in its description of how to sign and when to sign.A must to own! You will never be at a loss for words( signing that is ) ;)

I'm an ASL student at Algonquin College in Ottawa, and this book is a wonderful resource in addition to the classes. A great way to look up signs that you forget.

To make this short and sweet, I'm educated Deaf. This book is one of the best books I cannot look away from! Historically, authors who are not deaf created some of other "ASL" books, which are rarely benefits for many who want to learn about deaf people and their language. Even I'm from the United States, I strongly recommend everyone to check out The Canadian Dictionary of ASL because it explains every detail what ASL learners need to know, such as there are at least 10 different ways to sign "RUN" visually since it has different means of "saying." That clearly tells me there were Deaf contributors involved with decision-making on what to publish. My long search for this particular book has ended! It is the perfect visual dictionary for some of my Deaf students because they will benefit from both signs and meanings in terms of understanding the words academically. Don't take my words for it, go see it and believe it for yourself. Now my next new search is the college-level ASL dictionary book.

Planning a mid-week meal? Planning a party? This book will do for both. I have tried almost every recipe in here and everything, I mean everything from birthday cakes to roast beef, turns out great. Of particular note, a spaghetti bolognese my family clamours for, as-good-as-the-noodle-stand Pad Thai, and cinnamon buns to start Saturday night for a laid-back Sunday morning. There are lots of recipes for those days when you have a couple of things in the fridge and are wondering what to do with them. This book has beautiful colour illustrations so you will know how to fold perogies, roll sushi or stuff a turkey. Better than the Silver Palate for everyday cooking.

This is such a great book filled with great step by step instructions and most importantly, really great recipes!!.

Every cook - beginner or experienced cook should have this in their collection. Guarantee that this book will be used often! Beautiful pages BUT also easy receipes that always turns out great results! I really love the ease, the easy instructions and the nutritional chart that accompanies every receipe. Also, all the receipes are all delicious, hearty, and old fashioned comfort food with healthy ingredients!

Douglas Leighton is an amazing photographer. It's clear from looking through this book that he knows how to take photos worthy of publication. I've never been to the Canadian Rockies but now I intend to.

I recently went on New Year's ski trip to Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada (1998-99) and took some great pictures. Unlike my amature pictures, Douglas Lighton's pictures truly capture the spirit and raw beauty of this unsploiled landscape. In this book, on the inside cover, one line reads,

"Many of today's visitors are on their own kind of vision quest. These mountains rejuvenate tired souls."

Let me tell you, I left my high stress corporate job and graduate studies for 8 days to enter the most beautiful area I have ever visited in my 28 years of existance. I fully agree with the author when he wrote, "These mountains rejuvenate tired souls." I came back to Atlanta changed forever by the utter sense of "awh" when we stayed in the magnificint resort town of Banff and visited the surrounding areas like Lake Louise. I highly recommend this book to anyone who appreciates the splendor of mother nature doing her finest work. I also recommend visiting Banff National Park in either the summer and/or winter seasons; either time of year you will get the full effect of this magnificent and rejuvenating area. By the way, the residents of this area are among the friendliest people I have ever met too!

If you're looking for the perfect "coffee table book" this is it. From first glance you will be captivated by the most beautiful pictorial you could ever lay your eyes on, no exaggeration! This book will have you calling your travel agent and planning a trip to Canada A.S.A.P. From Mt. Robson in Jasper to Red Rock Canyon in Waterton, over 100 pgs of full color landscapes, flora and fauna of the Canadian Rockies. Each picture is titled and described with historical facts and details which only enhance your enjoyment of this awesome book. I highly recommend this photographic masterpiece, you won't regret the money spent!

Full of useful up to date info for those who are considering moving to Canada. An indispensable guide for all immigrants and their families who are looking for advice to help in the immigration process. Ms. Davenport has clearly done her homework on the subject and "The Canadian Way" is the result.

I highly recommend this book.

This book is a great resource for pertinent information regarding the immigration process to Canada from the US. Wish we would have had it prior to starting the process as it definitely condenses the materials into one location.

Especially helpful was the section on the tax ramifications of cross-border immigration, and links to information that makes this aspect of the process more understandable is great!

A big 5-Star rating for the book and the author's effort in putting it all down to aid others in the journey northward.

Thanks, Jo Davenport . . . 'ya done good!!

This book is full of valuable information for anyone moving, or thinking of moving, to Canada. For those who haven't yet started the process of applying for a permanent resident visa, it contains great information to assist you. For those of us who've already submitted our applications, it still contains lots of valuable information about settling in Canada once we receive them.

One of the terrific things about this book is that it is available in print and PDF. If you obtain the PDF version you will have live links to the many, many websites that the author has included. Did I say many, many? Make that many, many, many!Although I had actually located a good number of the sites she includes, it's great to have them all in one place (besides my overloaded bookmark bar) for easy reference.

I've looked at and for lots of books on the process of immigrating to Canada. This is clearly one of the very best. Want to know more? Check out the author's website at [..]

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Over the last two summers I have paddled the Fur Trade Route from Pinehouse Lake to Pelican Narrows. This book was the perfect guide with accurate information on rapids, rock paintings, campsites and navigation. This was very important this year with the high water on the Churchill.

Beyond the guide book aspects, this book explains the history, culture, geology and botany of the region. This book is a must own if you're canoeing the route and a great read even if you never dip a paddle.

It is hard to imagine that anyone could ever write a better reference manual to canoeing the historically significant section of the Canadian fur trade route which runs through Saskatchewan. In the summer of 2003 I paddled the entire Churchill and Sturgeon Weir river systems, from the Clearwater River to Cumberland House. This book was an invaluable resource, describing clearly every rapid, portage, and most of the campsites along the river.

Besides its use as a canoeing reference, it is a most comprehensive study of the history of the region, from the fur trade era, to more modern times.

Anyone planning to canoe any Saskatchewan portion of the voyageur's highway should read this book.

This past summer, I put together a three week canoe trip on the churchill river. I found this book in Ric Dreideger's canoe outfitter's store in Missinipe, and immediately bought it. (luckily) Our trip started from Pinehouse lake, and two of us paddled past stanley mission, then backtracked to missinipe, eventually covering some 140 miles. This book covers the whole of the churchill river in detail, while giving brief historical backgrounds about the voyageurs who used to make a living on the waterway. I followed our route in the book, and it was of particular importance when it came to rapids and portages, which were numerous on our route. It was always right on as to the degree of difficulty of the rapids, so we made few mistakes. Once I got confused in a series of rapids as to which was which and ended up running a dangerous one where we were swamped and I injured my knee. However, this can be avoided using *prudent* scouting of all rapids (we were over-zealous), and by paying attention to warnings in the book.

The book also contained information on rock paintings, side trips, and outfitters along the way where we could get supplies.
It's content is cut up into smaller trips with ways to get in and out of the river, which is extremely advantageous.

As a guide book, I think you can't go wrong by purchasing this book for your trip. As I knew basically nothing of this river, (being from kentucky), and since I was only 20 years old, I was lucky in acquiring this book. I owe much to its exactness for keeping myself and the three other people safe.

I have come to the fiction of Alice Munro late. She has been producing extraordinary short stories set in Ontario, Cananda mostly for decades. And she captures a working-class world for me that speaks to my own roots. The stories are about people first and I expect place secondly, but her sense of the culture and social stratification are so accurate they make me remember and realize. Her sense of detail and dialogue are also accurate and winning. I give this big compendium 5 stars, and recommend her to all.

These stories were purportedly selected by Alice Munro herself. Well, I guess Alice needs to make a living, too, as well as writing masterpiece after masterpiece. However, every story in the selection draws meaning and resonance from its original context in the suite of stories from which it was extracted. If you've never read Munro, I'd suggest getting the early collection Moons of Jupiter. If you're not blown away by that book, you wouldn't be "carried away" by the Everyman's Library selection either. On the other hand, if you are astonished by the emotional subtlety of the Moons, then you'll want to buy and read the other ten story-books as well!

Using spare sentences and stark settings, Alice Munro covers in one short story a novel's worth of human experience. Each word is pregnant with nuance and meaning, as if she spent all of her time paring down her work until only the most esstential and core words remained. Even though the themes of her stories are permutations, read each story one at a time, appreciating it like the gem that it is. I will definitely read more of her work.