Based on the author's popular hiking column for The Hamilton Spectator, this book explores trails in and around Ontario's Hamilton-Niagara area and beyond. It is filled with useful advice and tips on taking the trails. It provides directions to each trail, sight-seeing highlights and trail degree of difficulty.

For sports fans everywhere. The untold story of a team cobbled together at the last minute that was so severely trounced in an exhibition match that many Canadians were against sending them to the Olympics for fear of embarrassment. With little financial support, the team stayed in fleabag hotels and were widely ridiculed -- until they hit Olympic ice and made hockey history. A never-before-told story.Rare interviews with some of the original players and key people behind the scenes are skilfully woven into a breathtaking story of scorn, triumph and redemption. This is sports writing at its...

Winning Big is the candid and thought-provoking story of Carol Shaffer's rise from impoverished beginnings and child abuse to become the foremost winner of contests in America. Shaffer has won literally thousands of prizes, amounting to many hundreds of thousands of dollars in value. She's travelled the world, dined with Oprah Winfrey and other celebrities and won so many prizes she's taken to giving away TV sets and contributing heavily to charities. She's also a media magnet and recognized expert on winning big - she's America's Contest Queen Book includes her contest-winning tips

This is an enthralling fantasy novel certain to delight readers of all ages, particularly Lord of the Rings fans. The Curse is also Book One of The Unending War trilogy. Steeped in the lore of ancient legends, the Curse of Garnel Ironheart is indeed a curse borne of an historic error in judgement. That curse now haunts the diminutive Don-zee as he joins forces with other misfits on a quest where nothing is as it seems. The fate of a ravaged world is in the hands of these outcasts as they battle ghosts, ogres, vampires and the Undead in an effort to retrieve magical, mysterious items. But what...

Offers advice for ending sexual abuse. This book is suitable for public policy-makers, parents of young children, survivors of sexual abuse, teachers, counsellors, doctors, and all those who are nurturing and protecting children.

Jody fell hard for new boyfriend Andy. They also shared the nightmare experience of having a loved one struck by a drunk driver and both were against excessive drinking. Despite Andys cheerful reassurances, Jody had a bad feeling about attending a party where booze and drunken teenagers were in no short supply. But on leaving the party, Jody would soon fall into a nightmare of her own. A pair of car headlights were speeding straight at her!
With Foreword by Michael B. Davie, author The Late Man.

Formerly able to over-rule provincial laws, Canada is now helpless to stop Quebec and other provinces from acting against national interests. The author examines the high cost of decentralisation and its dire implications for Canada's future.

A superb collection of poems with a spiritual/mystical theme. Deborah Morrison has produced an exceptional offering of soul-enriching poetry. A must-read for those interested in tapping into their subconsciousness. With Foreword by Michael B. Davie, author of The Late Man.

Ever wonder why some people achieve impressive success while others reach for the brass ring only to see it slip from their grasp? Join Michael B. Davie as he examines success strategies employed by some truly innovative business leaders. Read the life stories and success tips of today's most successful people including Rudy Reimer, who fled Nazi Germany to become a leading developer of office towers.

History is invariably written from the perspective of the winners. But losers also have stories to tell. And there are valuable lessons to be learned from the defeated. Join author Michael B. Davie as he examines the meaning and significance of such diverse events as the l700s Acadian expulsion in Canada; Vietnam War and the defeat of Walter Mondale to Ronald Reagan in the United States; and the forced famines of the Ukrainian Holocaust. It's a fascinating look at those who faced life's trials - and came in second.