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  • A Year of Living Generously

    Dispatches from the Frontlines of Philanthropy

    by Lawrence Scanlan ...
    A Year of Living Generously follows award-winning journalist Lawrence Scanlan as he volunteers with 12 different charities, among them well-known institutions Habitat for Humanity, the St. Vincent de Paul Society and Canadian Crossroads.Drawing from first-hand experiences - serving in a soup kitchen in Ontario, building houses in post-Katrina New Orleans and teaching at a women’s radio station in ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Rescue Of Belle And Sundance

    A Miracle on Mount Renshaw

    by Lawrence Scanlan, Birgit Stutz ...
    On December 15, 2008, two snowmobilers discovered a pair of stranded horses atop B.C.’s Mount Renshaw in the Canadian Rockies. Belle and Sundance were a sorry sight—they were emaciated, shivering and trapped in a small shelter they had made for themselves by tramping down the six-foot-deep snow. The next morning, a party of four from the nearby town of McBride was sent back up the mountain with a ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Little Horse of Iron

    by Lawrence Scanlan ...
    Part history, part memoir, this tale of Canada’s heritage horse is a moving odyssey into the past — and one man’s heart.Saving what’s left of our history often falls to a passionate few. This is the case with a group of horse breeders who have pledged to re-establish Canada’s heritage horse, aptly called the Canadian — a breed descended from the Norman horses that took European knights into battle ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • They Desire a Better Country/Ils désirent une patrie meilleure

    by Lawrence Scanlan ...
    Twice a year, in summer and in winter, appointments to the Order of Canada are posted in newspapers across the country. The range of professions represented are often dizzying, but there are common themes in the choices: excellence, service to the nation, passion, innovation, commitment, dedication, brilliance. The order’s motto effectively captures the generous and selfless spirit of these people ... Read more

    $26.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Wild About Horses

    Our Timeless Passion for the Horse

    by Lawrence Scanlan ...
    National Bestseller ¸ Globe and Mail BestsellerMore than any other creature, the beautiful and spirited horse has shaped the course of human history. To gallop on horseback even once is to understand instantly why humans have been connecting with horses for more than 6,000 years. Thoughtful, lyrical, exhaustively researched and generously illustrated, Wild About Horses illuminates and chronicles ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • Healed by Horses

    A Memoir

    by Carole Fletcher ...
    Carole Fletcher's story opens on a November morning in 1975. She began this day as a striking young teacher in a happy relationship; a horse lover and car enthusiast -- ultimately, a young woman eager for what lay ahead. But a gasoline explosion changed all that, leaving her with second- and third-degree burns over sixty-five percent of her body. At day's end, surgeons warned she had a one-in-ten ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

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    When Jacqueline dies suddenly, her stubborn draft horse Groucho becomes the reluctant inheritance of seventy-seven-year-old stable owner Doyle. In working-class Montreal, an unlikely friendship develops between the grieving horse and the patient old man who understands that trust comes slowly. As city development threatens their stable and violence intrudes through unexpected quarters, Doyle, ... Read more

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  • Mare's Nest

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    From award-winning and New York Times bestselling author, Lesley Kagen, a wrenchingly funny, poignant, and ultimately uplifting tale about mothers and daughters, horses, and the redemptive power of love. Annie Bellamy is a woman struggling to come to terms with her painful past. In her daughter, Teddy, she sees the opportunity for redemption. The chance to balance the scales by giving her girl the ... Read more

    $4.80 CAD

  • Chicken Soup for the Soul: I Can't Believe My Dog Did That!

    101 Stories about the Crazy Antics of Our Canine Companions

    by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Jennifer Quasha ...
    Our dogs make us smile every day, but some days they really outdo themselves! This book is full of those hilarious and heartwarming stories about the many ways our canine companions surprise us, make us laugh, and touch our hearts.Chicken Soup for the Soul: I Can’t Believe My Dog Did That! will have readers saying the same thing as they read these 101 humorous and heartwarming stories about these ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • The Soul of a Horse

    Life Lessons from the Herd

    by Joe Camp ...
    A heartwarming story of a couple and their horse exploring what caring for a horse can teach us about companionship—whether it’s with a four-legged friend or a fellow human.A surprise birthday gift plunged Joe and his wife, Kathleen, into the world of horses as complete neophytes without a clue as to what a horse needed or wanted. They searched for logic and sense in the rule books of traditional ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Saved: Cancer, Katrina Dogs and Me

    by Anne Gurchick ...
    Despite her own health challenges, Anne Gurchick follows her passion for animals to Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans."Saved is an honest account of the power of purpose and commitment… Anne walks through her deepest fears and discovers hope, humor and unconditional love amidst immense devastation. Allow yourself to be inspired…!"Annie Denver, MASaved through her selfless efforts, Anne ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Native Dancer

    The Grey Ghost Hero of a Golden Age

    by John Eisenberg ...
    The remarkable story of Native Dancer, one of the most celebrated thoroughbred racehorses of all time, will captivate the same readers who made Seabiscuit a #1 New York Times bestseller.In the early 1950s, a rising star flickered across millions of black-and-white TV sets. Nicknamed “The Grey Ghost,” Native Dancer was a blueblood thoroughbred with a taste for drama, courtesy of his come-from ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD