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AGGIE’S DREAM
Donna Mann follows Grey County’s
legendary Agnes Macphail to high
school as she shows her
determination not to let town ways
intimidate her as she moves closer
to her goal of teacher training. A
sequel to Aggie’s Storms. $20.00
AGGIE’S STORMS
Grey County writer Donna Mann
imagines the turn-of-the-20th-
century, Grey County childhood that
shaped the legendary Agnes
Macphail, Canada’s first woman
member of parliament and steadfast
defender of rural life. $15.00
THE BIRD WATCHING ANSWER
BOOK
This handy guide from Laura Erickson
of the Cornell Lab of Ornith-ology
provides everything you need to know to
enjoy birds in your backyard or beyond –
from migration patterns to strange bird
habits to birds’ vision. $18.95
THE QUILTING ANSWER BOOK
A handy, small-format book you can
take with you that provides solutions
for every quilting problem you’ll ever
face and answers to every question
you’ll ever ask. Information on
everything from cutting tools to
mattress sizes. $18.95
THE KNITTING ANSWER
BOOK
A 24-hour hotline for knitters, this
book answers questions on
everything from needle sizes and
yarn weights to dropped stitches,
tight ribbing, chart reading and
cutting edges. Hundreds of
detailed illustrations. $19.95
THE HOME BREWER’S ANSWER
BOOK
Dreamed of creating your own
beer? Ashton Lewis, head brewer
with Springfield Brewing Company
in Missouri and columnist with Brew
Your Own magazine provides
answers to every question. $18.50
PLEASE DON’T TELL ME
MY SON IS DEAD
Following the sudden
accidental death of her son
Geoffrey in 2002, Walton poet
Patty Banks created a series
of moving poems. They are
collected in this book along
with reminiscences of friends
and family. $15.00
OUR STORY: From
Ainleyville to Brussels
Brussels celebrated its 135th
anniversary in 2007. Learn
more about the first 125 years
with this 240 page history of
the village, including dozens
of historic photographs. A
proud family keepsake for
years to come. $30.00
TRACING YOUR IRISH FAMILY
HISTORY
Millions of Canadians can trace
their family history back to Ireland.
This comprehensive guide helps
you discover your Irish roots with
guides to civil and religious
registries, a dictionary of Irish
sources, and information on Irish
names. $29.95
TRACING YOUR
SCOTTISH FAMILY
HISTORY
Scots made an indelible
mark on Canadian history
and on this region. Now you
can trace your Scottish roots
with this guide on how to use
censuses, church registers,
wills, deeds etc.$29.95
TIPS FOR THE LAZY
GARDENER
Gardening can be fun but who
wants too much garden work?
Linda Tilgner offers tips and
short cuts to reduce the back-
breaking work while keeping
the enjoyment. More than
200,000 copies have been
printed.$14.95
WATER UNDER THE
BRIDGE
Arnold Mathers, one of the
favourite writers in The
Rural Voice with his
humorous stories of
growing up on a Huron
County farm, has collected
the stories in book form –
and added other stories
and photographs. $18.00
RETIREMENT ROCKS:
Canadian Boomers Invest
in Life
Retirement opens new
possibilities and this book
provides practical and
sensible advice on re-
charging you attitude and re-
designing your life with
revealing questions and
exercises. $24.95
SAVING SEEDS
Subtitled “The Gardener’s
Guide to Growing and Storing
Vegetable and Flower Seeds”
this book guides you through
the steps of choosing,
harvesting and storing seeds.
Preserve the seeds of old
favourites or your best
performers. $18.95
QUILT OF BELONGING:
The Invitation Project
Esther Bryan tells the
story of this giant 120 by
10 foot quilt with blocks
from 71 aboriginal groups
and 192 immigrant
nationalities with 296
pages of photos of the
individual blocks. $29.95
THE WONDER OF IT ALL
Huron County native
Stewart Toll tells of his
boyhood near Blyth, his
early years as a teacher, his
adventures teaching in
Kenya, time spent in
Europe, his business
dealings in Bermuda and
his long love of music.
$19.95
EXPLORING THE WORLD OF
COYOTES
Today there are more coyotes in
North America than at any time
in history. Learn what accounts
for the coyote’s great success
from its physical strength and
hunting skills to its remarkable
ability to adapt to new
circumstances.$6.95
EXPLORING THE WORLD OF
BEES
Roughly 4,000 of the planet’s
20,000 bee species can be
found in North America. We
take these insects for granted at
our peril. Learn about the role
played by the industrious
honeybee and native bees in
pollination. $6.95
EXPLORING THE WORLD
OF RACCOONS
The common raccoon is
among the most recognized
animals in North America.
Learn how native intelligence,
anatomy and natural skills
combine to make the raccoon
one of our most successful
inhabitants. $6.95
LETTERS HOME
from Willis Machan
Flight Sergeant Willis
Machan of Brussels served
with the RCAF prior to his
death in the Azores in 1943.
In his letters to his parents,
brother and sisters he
reveals the thoughts of a
young man at war. $18.00
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