A sly, insightful and wonderfully original book from one of Canada's most popular political analysts, Chantal Hébert, and one of Quebec's top political broadcasters, Jean Lapierre.Only the most fearless of political journalists would dare to open the old wounds of the 1995 Quebec referendum, a still-murky episode in Canadian history that continues to defy our understanding. The referendum brought one of the world's most successful democracies to the brink of the unk...

Our happiness in Christ is not assured because we're right or powerful or feared. Jesus said we inherit the kingdom when we face insult, persecution, and lies with gladness, charity, and mercy.

A classic of Canadian literature by the great Quebecoise writer, Kamouraska is based on a real nineteenth-century love-triangle in rural Quebec. It paints a poetic and terrifying tableau of the life of Elisabeth d'Aulnieres: her marriage to Antoine Tassy, squire of Kamouraska; his violent murder; and her passion for George Nelson, an American doctor.Passionate and evocative, Kamouraska is the timeless story of one woman's destructive commitment to an ideal love. T...

About ~50% of all written text in Spanish consists of the same 100 frequent, short, basic words.This book contains the 200 most frequently used words, with over 2000 example sentences.An ideal starting point for beginners, or intermediate students looking for sentences to practice.

When Pat Patterson was 17 years old, he was asked to leave his home after telling his parents he was in love with a man. Moving from Montreal to the United States in the 1960s, barely knowing a word of English, he was determined to succeed in the squared circle. Already facing homophobia in his daily life, Pat also lived in the super-macho world of pro wrestling.In this fascinating and revealing memoir of a revolutionary talent, pioneer, and creative savant, Patterson recalls the t...

About ~50% of all written text in German consists of the same 100 frequent, short, basic words.This book contains the 200 most frequently used words, with over 2000 example sentences.An ideal starting point for beginners, or intermediate students looking for sentences to practice.

Chantal Hébert’s first book is both a post-mortem of the Canadian federation that died on January 23, 2006, the night of the last federal election, as well as a brilliant examination of our changing political future, one that involves living with Quebec rather than just wooing it.On that night, award-winning political writer and broadcaster Chantal Hébert stood in a Calgary convention hall with 2,000 Alberta Conservatives, who were raucously cheering the election of ten Tory MPs fr...

Award-winning physician Philip C. Hébert creates a brave and intimate portrait of the complex ethical imperatives at the heart of good medicine: doctors do not have all the answers; patients must be heard; and their needs, desires, fears, and experiences must be reflected in how practitioners look after them.Medical science continues to advance to previously unimagined heights in its diagnostic and treatment capabilities. With these advances, however, come unexpect...

About ~50% of all written text in Italian consists of the same 100 frequent, short, basic words.This book contains the 200 most frequently used words, with over 2000 example sentences.An ideal starting point for beginners, or intermediate students looking for sentences to practice.

About ~50% of all written text in Russian consists of the same 100 frequent, short, basic words.This book contains the 200 most frequently used words, with over 2000 example sentences.An ideal starting point for beginners, or intermediate students looking for sentences to practice.

A fascinating history of one of the hottest wrestling territories of all timeMontreal was the proving ground for some of the biggest names in wrestling, including Andre the Giant, Abdullah the Butcher, and the infamous Mad Dog Vachon; it was the site of the first midget battle ever; and made famous worldwide for the infamous Survivor Series screw job that saw Vince McMahon, the Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels, and Bret Hart create the “attitude” that reshaped the bus...

About ~50% of all written text in Ukranian consists of the same 100 frequent, short, basic words.This book contains the 200 most frequently used words, with over 2000 example sentences.An ideal starting point for beginners, or intermediate students looking for sentences to practice.