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THE DOG RULES (Damn Near
Everything)
Well-known Canadian humorist
William J. Thomas has plenty of fun
with the relationship between
humans and “man’s best friend”.
Short stories interspersed with his
“dog rules”. (hardcover) $21.95
STOREY’S ILLUSTRATED GUIDE
TO 96 HORSE BREEDS OF
NORTH AMERICA
400 pages of information and
beautiful colour photos of many
breeds, known and rare including The
Canadian and The Canadian Sport
Horse. A horse-lover’s dream.$55.95
THE DUST AND THE
DEW
Shakespeare writer Robert
G. Irvine writes poems
about everything from
cattle shows to one-room
schoolhouses to ancestors
and small towns. 56 pages
in all. $14.15
DRONE ON!
A High History of Celtic Music
The bagpipes of Celtic Scotland and
Ireland continue to hold a
fascination. Winnie Czulinski
examines the roots and creators of
Celtic music and the instruments
they used.$19.95
THE NAUGHTY SEVEN — CATTLE DRIVE Canadian children’s
author and illustrator — and former elementary school teacher —
Jacqueline Ward tells country stories inspired by her own family’s
farm life. The stories follow the “Grovehill Gang” of animals from
the Ward farm. $7.95 ea.
DUFFERIN COUNTY
Nicola Ross tells the stories and
Rosemary Hasner adds the
beautiful photographs for this book
that blends the past and present of
Dufferin County. This hardcover
book shows 135 pages of
Dufferin’s glory. $34.95
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
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
WHERE DOES IT
HURT?
Dr. David Perrin has
already had two hit
comic tales on life as
a country vet in Don't
Turn Your Back in
the Barn and
Stallside Manner.
Now he's back with
further hilarious
adventures.$23.95
NEVER SAY DIE
The latest hilarious
adventures of Dr. David
Perrin bestselling author
of the “Adventures of a
Country Vet” series which
started with Don’t Turn
Your Back in the Barn and
continued with Stallside
Manner and Where Does
It Hurt? $23.95
AT KNIT’S
END:
Meditations
for Women
who Knit Too
Much
Humorous and
philosophical
readings about
knitting and crafters. Quotes from
famous personalities often trigger the
meditations by Stephanie Pearl-
McPhee, “The Yarn Harlot”. $13.95
WILD
TURKEYS
Whether you
want to hunt
the growing
population of
wild turkeys
across
southern
Ontario or
simply watch
them, this
160-page book helps with tips
on the bird’s habits and habitat,
hunting equipment, and even
field dressing instructions and
recipes. $21.95
BACKROADS OF ONTARIO
Ron Brown gives information
and directions to discover
delightful backroads and
small towns and villages
across Ontario including
some in midwestern Ontario.
$19.95
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
ONCE UPON A TIME . . .
IN DUNGANNON
The community of
Dungannon celebrated its
150th anniversary in 2005 by
publishing a history of the
hamlet and the people of the
area including hundreds of
photos in the 168 pages,
large format. $18.87
FIVE-MINUTE
MYSTERIES #3
Another 40 cases of
murder and mayhem
for you to solve in just
five minutes of
reading. The popular
series has now added
a third edition. The
mysteries are at front
of book, solutions at
back. $14.95
Volumes
3-5 available
A FOOL AND FORTY
ACRES:Conjuring a
Vineyard Three Thousand
Miles from Burgundy
We need more fools like
Geoff Heinricks. He
envisioned Prince Edward
County as a new wine
region when people thought
it impossible. And he made
it work. $21.99
JOHN DEERE 16-MONTH
CALENDAR
For the green machine fanatic on
your Christmas list this 16-month
2009 calendar features colourful
prints of paintings of John Deere
tractors from recent history in farm
various settings. $16.95
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
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WHY NOT? – A Memoir
in Black and White
Carolyn Muir Helfenstein
and her husband Harry
were long-time dairy
farmers near Teeswater
when the opportunity
came to take over the
community newspaper,
The Teeswater News.
She tells the often
hilarious tale of their
experiences. $25.00
LIGHTEN UP, EH! – Humorous Short
Stories set in Bruce County
Bruce County writers contribute 12 short
stories that look at the funny side of life in
the county – filled with characters who
could live just down the road on farms, in
cottages or towns. $5.00