Laura Byrne: 5 books

Looking for a reason for a day trip or a weekend getaway in Ottawa, Eastern Ontario, the Outaouais, Montreal or beyond? This comprehensive guide gives you the scoop on more than 100 festivals and events in spring 2019, including dates and websites for more information. Ottawa author Laura...

Where did passports come from? Why did 1930s stewardesses carry wrenches? And how did teetotalers shape the modern vacation? Wanderlust answers these questions and more, as author Laura Byrne Paquet delves into the social history of travel. Now a multi-billion dollar industry, travel is also one of...

For some Christians and even for many non-believers, gratitude is only a concept, not a reality in the person’s life. Ingratitude permeates the attitudes, decisions, actions and ultimately the relationships of the chronically ungrateful. Ingratitude guarantees a defeated, unhappy life. On the other...

Teaching Young Adult Literature Today introduces the reader to what is current and relevant in the plethora of good books available for adolescents. More importantly, literary experts illustrate how teachers everywhere can help their students become lifelong readers by simply introducing them to great...

Since 1948 when the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, all students have been declared the right to education. The rights of disabled students have not been explicitly addressed, however, and each country has developed their own rules and regulations. Although similarities...