"Forest, Lake and Prairie" by John McDougall is a captivating exploration of the natural landscapes of North America. The book intricately weaves together vivid descriptions of forests, serene lakes, and expansive prairies, showcasing the beauty and diversity of these ecosystems. McDougall's keen observations and poetic language invite readers to immerse themselves in the sights and sounds of nature, fostering a deep appreciation for the environment. His passion for the outdoors shines thr...

"Saddle, Sled and Snowshoe: Pioneering on the Saskatchewan in the Sixties" by John McDougall is a captivating memoir that chronicles the author's experiences as a pioneer in the Saskatchewan region. Through vivid storytelling, McDougall shares the challenges and triumphs faced by early settlers, painting a picture of life in a rugged and untamed landscape. His narrative is rich with details about the daily struggles of farming, hunting, and navigating the harsh Canadian winters, providing ...

The perfect gift for the health-conscious chef from the bestselling authors of The Starch Solution and The Healthiest Diet on the Planet.Food is our most powerful medicine. And with this revolutionary program, the fat-free way to healthier eating has never been easier—or more delicious.Thanks to John and Mary McDougall, countless health-conscious Americans have learned that our standard meat-heavy diet is hazardous to our health—and that t...

From Atkins to Dukan, fear of the almighty carb has taken over the diet industry for the past few decades—even the mere mention of a starch-heavy food is enough to trigger an avalanche of shame and longing. But the truth is, carbs are not the enemy. Now, bestselling author John A. McDougall, MD, and his kitchen-savvy wife, Mary, prove that a starch-rich diet can actually help us lose weight, prevent a variety of ills, and even cure common diseases. By fueling the body primarily with carboh...

Revisiting Richard Hoggart’s classic work The Uses of Literacy (1957), this book applies Hoggart’s framework to media literacy today, examining media literacy’s various uses, the tensions between them and what this means for people, communities and the contemporary configurations of social class.In The Uses of Literacy (1957), Richard Hoggart wrote about how his working class community, in the North of England, were at once using the new ‘mass literacy’ for self-i...

Here, the veteran author and physician gives all the information needed to understand how digestion works and what foods will bring about a healthy digestive system. Dr. McDougall is one of the countrys foremost advocates for the use of diet to prevent and treat chronic illness. The right dietary choices can prevent, treat, andin some casescompletely eliminate a host of digestive disorders including acid reflux, colitis, colon polyps, high blood pressure, cholesterol, ulcers, constipation ...

Pathfinding on Plain and Prairie is a vivid frontier memoir of travel, mission work, and cultural encounter in the nineteenth-century Canadian North-West. Written in a direct, episodic prose shaped by oral reminiscence and Protestant testimony, it records arduous journeys, prairie landscapes, buffalo-era life, Indigenous communities, and the unsettling advance of colonial settlement. The book belongs to the literature of western expansion, combining adventure narrative, missionary record, ...

Liam Cooper is like any ordinary high school student trying to cope with his grandfather's death. His grades and performance on the field are suffering, but his grandfather had a secret he only told Liam in the guise of stories: he was from a land filled with giants. On a weekend camping trip, Liam and his friend Frank find themselves immersed in the land of his grandfather's stories. Now, he must go on a dangerous mission in the heart of the giant's home if he ever wants to see his family...

The Complete Works of John McDougall gathers a body of frontier memoir, missionary narrative, travel writing, and historical recollection that records the transformation of western Canada in the nineteenth century. Written in a direct, observant, and often sermon-inflected prose, these works combine adventure, ethnographic description, religious reflection, and settler history. Read today, they belong to the literature of empire and expansion, invaluable both for their vivid immediacy and ...

"Pathfinding on Plain and Prairie" by John McDougall is a captivating exploration of the Canadian landscape and the experiences of those who traversed it. McDougall, a skilled writer and observer, vividly describes the challenges and triumphs faced by early settlers and explorers. Through his detailed accounts, readers gain insight into the natural beauty of the plains and prairies, as well as the resilience of the human spirit in the face of adversity. His narrative is rich with historica...

In the Days of the Red River Rebellion is a first-hand reminiscence of the turbulent events surrounding the 1869–70 Red River Resistance, when Métis political assertion, Canadian expansion, and imperial uncertainty converged in the North-West. Written in a plain yet vivid memoiristic style, the book combines frontier travel narrative, Protestant moral reflection, and historical testimony. Its literary context is the late nineteenth-century Canadian documentary tradition, in which missionar...

A groundbreaking diet book from the bestselling author of The Starch Solution and The Healthiest Diet on the PlanetDr. John McDougall, bestselling author and creator of the nationally renowned diet and exercise program at the St. Helena Hospital in Deer Park, California, introduces his remarkable twelve-day plan. Building on the idea that the traditional meat-rich American diet is hazardous to our health, Dr. McDougall has developed a medically so...