A young girl is picked on by the richer girls in her riding class. All that changes when her dreams come true.

Discover all Cuba has to offer in this complete cycling guide.Wally and Barbara Smith spent months cycling 8,000 miles in Cuba to provide detailed directions for 50 days of cycling. The rides vary in length, many combining to create multi-day loops. Detailed directions describe rides leaving Havana to the west and east. Subsequent rides are clustered in the three best regions of Cuba for cycling: Pinar del Rio, Central Cuba, and the Oriente. A final section contains advice on conne...

Quiet pleasant communties, sparkling under the clear blue skies of Alberta, have witnessed bloody murders and violent mayhem.From a wide variety of accounts, Babara Smith has selected eight intriguing stories that will astound and amaze you.Mystery still surrounds the fate of pro golfer Frank Willey who disappeared in 1962. Two men were convicted of his murder, but his body has never been found. No suspect, however, was ever found in the case of MaryAnn Plett. The pretty, y...

When Albert Johnson, the Mad Trapper of Rat River, was gunned down in February 1932, he went to his death without anyone knowing who he really was—most people believed the name "Albert Johnson" was an alias. He'd eluded a well-organized, well-equipped posse for seven weeks, surviving solely on wits and determination in the bitter cold of a Canadian Arctic winter. Some 75 years later, he was being pursued again, this time by a team of filmmakers and forensic scientists bent on determining h...

Compassion, caring and communication are all fundamental parts of patient care and something all health and social care workers encounter on a daily basis. This user-friendly reference guide will help you care for your patients in a person-centred way.The Nursing & Health Survival Guides have evolved - take a look at our our app for iPhone and iPad.

Canadians are very polite — but they also commit murder. And those who think that mass homicides and wanton killings are recent phenomena in Canada should treat themselves to Fatal Intentions. Using contemporary accounts, Barbara Smith vividly recreates a number of murder cases from 1920s Nova Scotia to 1980s British Columbia.Some, like the Boyd Gang adventures, are still remembered often inaccurately or romantically; others, like the murder of Flora Gray in Yarmouth, or t...

Dating? Over 50? Come on...you want to feel it again, right? That tug? Gulp! You were pulled in this direction and now you're here…almost ready to start your next adventure! Read this description, peek inside. How was that? Not bad, huh? Now, turn the page and repeat.Barbara Smith's story isn't unique...she isn't a celebrity, she's attractive but not necessarily pretty and fully appreciates the thrill of anticipation. All the unforeseen possibilities hinge on just showing up. The g...

Although her name today is synonymous with the women's suffrage movement in Canada, Nellie McClung's long and varied career covered several fields—from social activist to elected politician, from novelist to journalist. McClung was instrumental in Canadian women gaining the right to vote before their British and American counterparts—2016 marks the one-hundred-year anniversary of women's suffrage in Manitoba, Alberta, and Saskatchewan—and in women being recognized as persons eligible to si...

A concise history of the five women who changed the course of history and brought Canadians one step closer to equality.On August 27, 1927, five women gathered at a house on Edmonton’s Southside to sign a letter that would change the course of Canadian history. Those women were Emily Murphy, Nellie McClung, Louise McKinney, Irene Parlby, and Henrietta Muir Edwards, who would become known as the Famous Five.The meeting of the women had been prompted...

Despite its short, 50-year history, Oregon's Willamette Valley was named Wine Region of the Year in 2016 by Wine Enthusiast, besting Champagne, France; Crete, Greece; and Sonoma, California. Credit for the award can be traced to the pioneer winemakers, a small group of dreamers who--through grit and determination--succeeded in growing grapes where it was considered impossible. Wine has been made in Oregon since the mid-1800s, but it was not until 1965 that winemaking began in earnest in th...

Everyone loves ghost stories but this book of true ghost stories is only for kids! Whether you're huddled under the covers with a flashlight, camping out with your family or having a sleep-over with your friends you'll get a shiver out of these spooky stories.True Ghost Stories for Kids, Fifty Spine-Tingling Ghostly Tales, is sure to give you goosebumps. These creepy tales include one about a haunted toy store, a stuffed animal that talks - and says things it shouldn't say. There are stori...

Deadly Paranormal, Fatally True Supernatural StoriesThe title says it all, so be warned. There's never been a book of true paranormal stories like this one! Veteran true ghost story author Barbara Smith has teamed up with gifted Medium Debra Doerksen to bring you a totally chilling reading experience including –* a deep dive into the psychic energy that still resonates where Jack the Ripper killed his victims* a thorough investigation of the horrifying Bell Witch haun...