Roy Macskimming: 4 books
The Perilous Trade
"Book Publishing in Canada, 1946-2006"
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2012
A book that will fascinate and inform readers who love Canadian writing
“Publishing Canadian books has always been an experiment. Like the great experiments of building a transcontinental railway and a national broadcasting system, it constitutes one of the nation’s defining acts. Publishing,...
Gordie
A Hockey Legend
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
Praised by reviewers, Gordie: A Hockey Legend has been a best seller in both hardcover and paperback, and it remains the only full-length biography to cover Gordie Howe's entire playing career. In the introduction, author Roy MacSkimming recounts Gordie and Colleen Howe's reactions to this unauthorized...
On Your Own Again
The Down-to-Earth Guide to Getting Through a Divorce or Separation and Getting o n with Your Life
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2010
Every year, more than two million North Americans experience the trauma of separation and divorce. Now, at last, On Your Own Again provides down-to-earth help for readers seeking to survive a shattered relationship and build a new life.Written in Dr. Anderson's own personable, reassuring voice, this...
Cold War
The Amazing Canada-Soviet Hockey Series of 1972
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
In 1972, after enduring years of embarrassing defeat at the hands of Soviet "amateurs," Canadian officials convinced their Moscow counterparts to allow a pre-season, eight-game series between the best hockey players from both nations. For Team Canada, this meant a chance to assemble a "dream...