101 Secrets of Canadian Culture


Book Description

CONFUSED about the SOCIAL RULES in Canada? Can't find them explained (Clearly & Honestly) ANYWHERE? Newcomers and their families need to know these "secrets" so they can succeed socially, as well as in schools, the workplace, and business. I've been explaining "Canadian" culture to my newcomer ESL students for more than 30 years. They have told me that this information really helped them to integrate into Canada, and asked me to write this book. Remember, though - these are MY OPINIONS about things newcomers should know.




101 Secrets of Canadian Culture: Teacher's WORKBOOK


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This is a COMPANION to my book, "100 Secrets of Canadian Culture". I offer photocopiable worksheets for teachers to use with almost every secret - ACTIVITIES such as conversation questions, brainstorming, surveys, reading comprehension, writing emails, and role-playing. I provide ANSWERS when needed.




Sandra's Wish (a HOLIDAY paranormal romance)


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Looking for a holiday rom-com with a TWIST? “What if Santa’s wife traveled down to a Caribbean island alone and had a romantic adventure?” When Nick is too busy with supply-chain issues to join his wife Sandra Claus on the Island where they usually vacation, she decides to go alone – disguised as a human, of course. But when she gets there, the handsome resort owner, Marcus, begs for her help because the resort has had a series of mechanical malfunctions and he’s worried they may cause the resort to fail. Sandra is the engineer of Toyland, reverse engineering each year’s most popular toys, so she is a natural to try to solve the problem. But it’s not that easy, when it turns out that the problems are caused by an evil Imp. Sandra discovers that the very attractive Marcus has some Powers of his own, and finds herself going off to his private beach to come up with a plan to save the resort. What happens there? Read to find out!




Canadian Cultural Poesis


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Annotation Examining culture as social identity, this collection explores issues such as gender, technology, cultural ethnicity, and regionalism in four general areas: the media, individual and national identity, languages, and cultural dissent.




The Little Black Book of Scams


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The Canadian edition of The Little Black Book of Scams is a compact and easy to use reference guide filled with information Canadians can use to protect themselves against a variety of common scams. It debunks common myths about scams, provides contact information for reporting a scam to the correct authority, and offers a step-by-step guide for scam victims to reduce their losses and avoid becoming repeat victims. Consumers and businesses can consult The Little Black Book of Scams to avoid falling victim to social media and mobile phone scams, fake charities and lotteries, dating and romance scams, and many other schemes used to defraud Canadians of their money and personal information.




The 53rd Parallel


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In his evocative debut novel Carl Nordgren weaves an ambitious tale about the power of dreams, the hope of new beginnings, and the dangers of ghosts who haunt our past.In The 53rd Parallel, book one of the River of Lakes series, Brian Burke emigrates from 1950s West Ireland to the wilderness of Northwest Ontario with his partner Maureen O’Toole. He’s been exiled from his village, and she is running from her IRA past.The dreams of an Ojibway clan elder bring the Irish to the sacred place on the River, where they build The Great Lodge of Innish Cove. The dreams tell of a white man who will destroy the River and another who will protect it. While the Ojibway believe Brian and Maureen are the River’s guardians, Maureen’s IRA connections and the construction of a pulp mill upstream threaten to destroy the newly created Eden before it even begins.Under the watchful eye of a warrior spirit, the clan and their Irish companions risk all they love to protect the River and the promises it holds for their future. The fates of the two groups will intertwine as both seek to ward off the encroachment of the modern world.In The 53rd Parallel readers will find a rich tapestry that weaves together the literary influences of such giants as Peter Matthiessen, Ken Kesey, Jack London, and Ernest Hemingway (who briefly appears in Book 2 of the River of Lakes series).




You're Hired... Now What?


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You're Hired...Now What?, the third book in the Canadian Newcomer Series, will give people from different countries and backgrounds an understanding of Canadian workplace culture and norms. The material is presented as a general guide to adapting to a professional environment and explains common best-practice procedures at work. Examples are given to help explain and illustrate the positive results of working within these general guidelines. The book (and accompanying workbook) can be used in the classroom as a way of preparing for a job or by individuals wanting to prepare by themselves or to further their careers.




Handbook


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1966-date include Canadian publications.




Edible Histories, Cultural Politics


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Just as the Canada's rich past resists any singular narrative, there is no such thing as a singular Canadian food tradition. This new book explores Canada's diverse food cultures and the varied relationships that Canadians have had historically with food practices in the context of community, region, nation and beyond. Based on findings from menus, cookbooks, government documents, advertisements, media sources, oral histories, memoirs, and archival collections, Edible Histories offers a veritable feast of original research on Canada's food history and its relationship to culture and politics. This exciting collection explores a wide variety of topics, including urban restaurant culture, ethnic cuisines, and the controversial history of margarine in Canada. It also covers a broad time-span, from early contact between European settlers and First Nations through the end of the twentieth century. Edible Histories intertwines information of Canada's 'foodways' – the practices and traditions associated with food and food preparation – and stories of immigration, politics, gender, economics, science, medicine and religion. Sophisticated, culturally sensitive, and accessible, Edible Histories will appeal to students, historians, and foodies alike.




Leaving Shadows


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"On our way home, we stopped in Vegreville for one last look at the Pysanka-and, posing in front of it while my dad pulled out his camera, I wanted to cry. Are we doomed? Click. Is this all we are? Click. How do we drag ourselves out from under the shadow of the giant egg? Click." Conceived in a fervent desire for fresher, sexier images of Ukrainian culture in Canada, and concluding with a new reading of enduring cultural stereotypes, Leaving Shadows is the first Canadian book-length monograph on English Ukrainian writing, with substantive analysis of the writing of Myrna Kostash, Andrew Suknaski, George Ryga, Janice Kulyk Keefer, Vera Lysenko, and Maara Haas.




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