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ONTARIO’S GHOST TOWN
HERITAGE
Ron Brown, chronicler of
Ontario’s ghost towns, revisits
many of them in this large format
book complete with colour
photos. Includes the stories of
communities like Balaclava,
Newbridge, St, Joseph and
Duncrief. $24.95
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
DON’T TURN YOUR BACK
IN THE BARN
Veterinarian Dave Perrin
recalls his unforgettable first
year as a vet in rural British
Columbia. $23.95
Also available
on CD
CHRISTIE’S TOY TRAINS
Toy trains have fired the imagination of
boys (and men) for generations. This
beautifully illustrated book tells the
history of model trains from pre-1900
through the boom years of 1945-
1965. Models from U.S., Canada and
Britain. (one only) $34.99
DR. DAVE’S STALLSIDE
MANNER
Dr. David Perrin follows up his
successful Don’t Turn Your
Back in the Barn with another
collection of stories on topics
from neurotic telephone talking
dogs to a hilarious tryst
between a star crossed mare
and a wayward stallion. $23.95
FIVE MINUTE MYSTERIES-1
Test your observation and
deduction skills in 40 short
mysteries full of hidden clues. If
you find yourself stumped, the
answers are at the back of the
book. $14.95
Series
1-5 available 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
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
MAD AS A WET HEN And
Other Funny Idioms
If it’s “raining cats and dogs”
and “your goose is cooked” you
may have wondered where
these sayings came from. This
book explains some 130
idioms. $9.95
MOM’S BEST ONE-DISH SUPPERS
Recreate the best flavours and
aromas of Mom’s kitchen with recipes
for chicken and dumplings and pot
roast with vegetables. Recipes for 30
hearty soups and stews and 71 classic
suppers. $13.50
The Penguin Book of CHRISTMAS
STORIES
Noted Canadian author Alberto Manguel
compiles a collection of Christmas
stories by such writers are Truman
Capote, John Cheever, Graham
Greene, Alistair MacLeod and Alice
Munro: 23 stories in 330 pages. $32.00
VENGEANCE OF THE
BLACK DONNELLYS
Thomas P. Kelly follows up
his story of the demise of the
Donnelly family with his tale
of the results of the curse put
on the family’s killers by
Johannah Donnelly as she
was being murdered. $9.95
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. $29.95
UNFORGETTABLE CANADA
Explore your country, if only in print
with this beautifully illustrated tour to
100 destinations across the country
from Signal Hill, Newfoundland to
the killer whales off the west coast
to the Yukon’s Top of the World
highway. $29.95
CANADIAN CHURCHES — An
Architectural History
This magnificent large format book of 440
pages explores the beauty of churches
across Canada including Hensall United
and Walkerton’s Baptist Chapel. Beautiful
photo-graphs by John De Visser. $85.00
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