In celebration of Sir Wilfrid Laurier's 175th birthday -- November 20th, 2016 is "Sir Wilfrid Laurier Day" -- this is the first time his most important and iconic speeches will be published in book form, annotated and with essays by a stunning array of politicians, journalists, and acclaimed academics."Sunny ways my friends, sunny ways." These were the words used in triumph by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau the night he was elected Canada's 23rd Prime Minister. They...

To coincide with the bicentennial of Sir John A. Macdonald's birth, this is the first-ever selected collection of his most important and defining speeches. Published in collaboration with The Sir John A. Macdonald Bicentennial Commission, and endorsed by all of our living Prime Ministers, this is a beautifully produced book that deserves to be in all Canadian homes, schools, and libraries.The Sir John A. Macdonald Bicentennial Commission set out several years ago to...

In June 1985, David Peterson was sworn in as the leader of Ontario’s first Liberal government in forty-two years. This collection of speeches explores the activist agenda the London, Ontario, lawyer pursued through his premiership, which sought to ensure all Ontarians were able to participate fully in provincial society. When Peterson was asked what he viewed as his most important accomplishment, he thought for a brief moment and then whispered with obvious emotion, “breaking down walls an...

The Sea-Story Megapack presents 30 classic nautical tales, plus a bonus poem, ranging from pure adventure to science fiction, from the depths of the ocean to exotic ports of call. Included are:THE SHIP THAT SAW A GHOST, by Frank NorrisGHOST LANTERNS, by Alan B. LeMayTHE DANGER FROM THE DEEP, by Ralph Milne FarleyTHE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURE OF A CHIEF MATE, by W. Clark RussellTHE DERELICT, by H. M. TomlinsonTHE TEMPLE, by H. P. LovecraftA DA...

This incisive book examines environmental taxation and low-carbon policies as countries around the globe continue their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Exploring the frontier roles played, for example by wealth taxes and constitutional mandates in environmental taxation, leading experts provide novel methods of incorporating climate policies into tax systems.Chapters tackle controversial issues that arise from existing policies, such as the continuing challenge of achie...

Throughout the long centuries of human history is the want, and the need, to share information, to exchange ideas and for that knowledge and experience, for curiosity and learning, to be the basis of a civil society.In literature the ambition is much narrower. In order to be known, to be popular, you had to be published. And for that people had to know you existed and your ideas worth reading. Obviously for most of humanity’s time people couldn’t read and texts couldn’t be publishe...

Throughout the long centuries of human history is the want, and the need, to share information, to exchange ideas and for that knowledge and experience, for curiosity and learning, to be the basis of a civil society.In literature the ambition is much narrower. In order to be known, to be popular, you had to be published. And for that people had to know you existed and your ideas worth reading. Obviously for most of humanity’s time people couldn’t read and texts couldn’t be publishe...

Life is to be lived. Experiences gained, pleasures sampled. But, troublingly, when you are a classic author your thoughts sometimes lean towards darker thoughts. Within the space of a few paragraphs these literary masters shape a new world; more difficult experiences, darker pleasures. Life becomes uneasy, a queasy feeling, perhaps a repulsion here, a disgust there and very soon what was cosy, warm and comfortable becomes cold, painful, even horrific.The talents of their pens now f...

The G.A. Henty Megapack collects 20 classic adventure novels -- more than 4,500 pages! -- by the great Victorian author. Included in this volume are:THE GOLDEN CANYONAMONG MALAY PIRATESBEARS AND DACOITS A TALE OF THE GHAUTSTHE PATERNOSTERSA PIPE OF MYSTERYWHITE FACED DICK: A STORY OF PINE TREE GULCHA BRUSH WITH THE CHINESEAT ABOUKIR AND ACREAT AGINCOURTAT THE POINT OF THE BAYONETBERIC THE BRITONBONNIE PRIN...

Dragons have thrilled the imagination since the days of ancient Greece and Rome. From heroes like Hercules to King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, from Frodo in The Hobbit to St. George, generations of heroes -- real and fictional -- have sought to slay the Great Worms and plunder their treasure troves. This volume collects 25 modern and classic works about dragons (plus a bonus short poem), from Beowulf to the Brothers Grimm, from Lewis Carroll's "Jabberwocky" to modern tales g...

Lon Thomas Williams (1890 - 1978) was an American author best known for publishing a large number of traditional and weird western stories in the pulp magazines. One of Williams' most popular series featured Deputy Marshal Lee Winters (a series of "weird westerns," containing fantastic or outre elements) which are collected in this volume. Included are:KING SOLOMON'S THRONEFOUNTAIN OF YOUTHSATAN'S WOOL-MERCHANTMASTER OF INDECISIONA DESERT HIPPOCRATES

The H. Bedford-Jones Pulp Fiction Megapack collects 20 classic stories and novels from the "King of the Pulps"! Bedford-Jones, among the most prolific and popular of pulp magazine writers, penned thousands of short stories and more than 100 novels in the early to mid 20th century. His work is full of adventure, mystery, suspense, romance, and action -- always a gripping story, well told.THE HOUSE OF SKULLSWRITTEN IN REDYELLOW INTRIGUEDOWN THE COAST OF BARBARY