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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 BACKYARD BIRD-
LOVER’S GUIDE
More than 300 pages of
information on birds, how to
attract them, their nesting
habits, their preferred foods
and other information needed
by bird-lovers. Beautiful
colour illustrations to help you
identify birds. $27.95
BARN BUILDING — The
Golden Age of Barn
Construction
Jon Radojkovik, author of Barns
of the Queen’s Bush explores his
passion for barns further
exploring unique barns of all
shapes and sizes across
Ontario, Canada and eastern
North America. $35.00
BEHIND BARS — Inside
Ontario’s Heritage Gaols:
Popular Ontario historian Ron
Brown tells short, colourful
stories of more than 50 Ontario
jails, including Goderich, Owen
Sound, Stratford and
Walkerton and those people
who have been imprisoned in
them. $22.95
BARNYARD GAMES &
PUZZLES
For kids who like the farm
this book contains 100
mazes, word games,
jokes and riddles, brain
teasers and fun activities
illustrated with lots of
cartoon barnyard
animals. $12.50
BE YOUR OWN
HOUSE
CONTRACTOR
Author Carl Heldman
shows how you can
save 25 per cent on the
cost of a new house
without lifting a hammer
by acting as your own
contractor. He explains
how to deal with
subcontractors. $23.95
THE NEW ONTARIO
GARDENER
There are hundreds of
gardening books but
here’s one specific to
Ontario’s climate and
soil conditions.
Information on lawns,
trees, shrubs, roses,
perennials, annuals,
bulbs, rock gardens,
fruits and vegetables
and more. $24.95
BEEKEEPING: A
Practical Guide
A primer on beekeeping
and how to get started
this book offers 180
pages of practical
information — everything
from equipment to
clothing to managing
hives and collecting
honey. $29.95
CKNX RADIO &
TELEVISION: The History
and the People
No one is better positioned to
tell the CKNX history than
Ross Hamilton, associated
with the station for 50 years.
From his collection comes this
scrapbook of stories and
photos. $24.95
LAKE BOATS: The Enduring
Vessels of the Great Lakes
Many people in Ontario are surrounded
by water, but we tend to forget the
importance of shipping. This large
format colour book takes you on board
to share the life. $40.00
ATTICS, DORMERS AND
SKYLIGHTS
From the editors of Fine
Homebuilding comes this
book on how to expand your
attic to make it usable space.
Information on everything
from adding a second story to
adding a skylight to creating a
bathroom in the attic. $25.95
CANADIAN CROSSWORDS
Test your knowledge of
Canada plus your
crosswords skills with this
look at Canada through
crosswords. Words include
important people, places and
events. explorers, native
tribes, prime ministers, etc.
$3.99
BLAME IT ON THE
RAIN: How the
Weather Has Changed
History
This entertaining book
tells how nature
influenced world events.
Did a late autumn in
Russia cause Hitler to
lose WWII? Was Noah’s
flood a real event?
(Originally $17.95)
(1 only- reserve ahead) $9.99
THE ONE-MINUTE
CLEANER
This handy little book
provides 500 tips for
cleaning smarter, not
harder. Shows how to
make a plan and how to go
room by room through the
public and private areas.
Tips on making your own
cleaners. $12.95
HURON COUNTY: Ontario’s West
Coast
Enjoy a photographic tour of Huron County
with photos selected by Wayne Caldwell,
Cindy Fisher and Laura Weir. See the
county in all four seasons in photos that
illustrate its history and unique features.
ONTARIO’S SECRET
LANDSCAPES:
Ron Brown highlights 50
unusual places to visit around
Ontario from Thornbury’s
Mystery Mound to Kitchener’s
Pioneer Tower and Castle
Kilbride at Baden. 166 pages of
stories and photos. $19.95
HORSES AND FRIENDS POSTER
BOOK
This large-format book has 30 colour
photo-graphs that can be pulled out for
use as posters, featuring horses and
barnyard friends, from cats and dogs
to goats and sheep to birds. $12.50
NEVER SELL
YOUR HEN ON A
RAINY DAY
Some of those old
weather sayings
really do make
sense. This book explains why. $8.95
Books
make great
graduation
gifts too!
PAGE 24. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 2008.