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What would you do if you had a time machine that took you hundreds or thousands of years into the past ... and then broke? How would you survive? Could you improve on civilization's original timeline? And how hard would it be to domesticate a giant wombat? In How to Invent Everything, bestselling author and time-travel enthusiast Ryan North answers all these questions so you don't have to.

A directory of Manitoba newspapers from 1859—1978.

Lionel LeMoine FitzGerald, born in Winnipeg in 1890. A member of the Group of Seven; for several years he was a teacher at the Winnipeg School of Art.

Includes papers on the following: taxonomy, habitat and species interactions, life history and bioenergetics, management and utilization, parasites, aquaculture, eutrophication and other habitat changes, and the interaction between charr and humans.

Voici une référence incontournable pour ceux et celles qui s’intéressent à la langue française en usage dans la francophonie canadienne. L’ouvrage est le résultat de plusieurs années d’effort et d’observation du professeur à la retraite Antoine Gaborieau. Cette cueillette de mots et de locutions empruntés à la langue de Shakespeare contient plus de 2500 anglicismes à corriger.

Enfin, un livre sur les papillons des prairies spécialement conçu pour les enfants! Agrémenté de photographies et d’illustrations humoristiques en pleine couleur, ce livre présente aux jeunes les dix-huit espèces de papillons que l’on retrouve au Manitoba et en Saskatchewan. Cette œuvre bien documentée décrit les faits biologiques, les modes de vie et les particularités les plus captivantes de chaque papillon, et témoigne d’une grande sensibilité envers la fragilité et l’importance de ces espèces régionales.

Manitoba’s ninety-three species of fish give the province the third most diverse fish population in Canada. The province’s variety of geological features, with its major lakes, rivers, tributaries, and watersheds, is due in large part to its history as the basin for Glacial Lake Agassiz. This, combined with its access to the waters of Hudson Bay and large American river systems, has provided habitat for a wide diversity of freshwater fish.

Do you hear booing from the blue fairies when you tread the boards? Did your clap trap work on the claque? Did that flash pot set off “Mr. Sands” in the first electric? Do you even know what those last three sentences mean? If not, then you need to read this book! Authors Mark Brownell and Sue Miner have compiled this one-of-a-kind glossary of offbeat theatrical phrases, words and superstitions. Break a Leg! is a culmination of theatrical lore from more than 25 years in the business. It also represents a collective knowledge that has been passed down for centuries.

Jim Kâ-Nîpitêhtêw was a respected Cree Elder from Onion Lake, Saskatchewan, who spoke only Cree and provided these original counselling discourses. The book offers the speeches in Cree syllabics and in Roman Orthography as well as an English translation and commentary.

Over the years J. Steele has worked with some of the best gems God's earth has to offer. He has now put this guide book together for all to use. This is a simple informative guide book. Buying color gems is a challenge. Written for both consumers and professionals, it is easy to read, has color photographs and gives practical pointers on how to decipher the differences. Whether you are interested in jade, opal, ruby, topaz, spinel, garnet, tourmaline or some other colored gem, you will find this guide to be a fascinating and valuable resource.