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Le domaine funéraire, souvent auréolé de mystère du point de vue du grand public, intrigue, attise la curiosité, inspire la peur ou crainte et suscite, à la fois, les plus vives interrogations comme les spéculations les plus éclatées. Tant de rumeurs, de mythes, de ouïe-dire et même de légendes s'y collent encore de nos jours, et pour cause.

Un recueil de chroniques complètement désopilantes, essentiellement sous forme de dialogues, portant sur le quotidien d'un père partageant la garde de ses quatre adolescents, doués d'un sens de l'humour mordant. Bienvenue dans l'univers de Patrick Straehl. «Le Vieux (le père): On va jouer dehors. Pitch (fille, 15 ans): Dehors ? Le Vieux: Ça se trouve de l'autre côté de la porte.

On l’a bien vu dans Six pieds sous terre, cette série culte de HBO : les funérailles sont souvent le théâtre d’événements drôles, gênants, étonnants, inoubliables ! Dans Mes sincères condoléances, l’entrepreneur en pompes funèbres Guillaume Bailly ouvre à son tour les portes de cet univers méconnu et raconte le meilleur de ce qu’il a vécu dans l’organisation de plus de 2000 cérémonies. Bourdes familiales, lapsus macabres, incidents techniques, demandes surprenantes, gaffes spectaculaires… Il y en a pour tous les goûts !

Les patients du docteur Michel Guilbert s’adonnent quelquefois à des combinaisons linguistiques savoureuses… que le docteur s’est empressé de noter. En réunissant ces perles, toutes certifiées 100% vraies, l’auteur nous donne l’occasion de sourire et de constater la grande créativité dont nous sommes capables. Un livre antidéprime, à consommer sans modération!

New farmers, experienced growers, budding environmentalists, and fans of natural, organic produce alike are sure to love All the Dirt. Filled with beautiful photographs and covering a wide variety of topics, from agrofuels and food sovereignty to practical tips about specific tools, All the Dirt is the must-read how-to book about small-scale organic farming. But beyond the practical applications, it is also the inspiring story of three friends who followed their dreams and became successful business partners.

Found on the history shelves of the Greater Victoria Public Library, these twenty true stories are brought to life by Stephen Ruttan. They draw a picture of the life of a city with a recent past that's both unconventional and colourful.

In her best-selling first book, Home: Tales of a Heritage Farm (2005), Anny Scoones introduced readers to historic Glamorgan Farm. In Home and Away, Anny presents more stories about the joys and sorrows, excitements and mishaps and also takes readers farther afield, sharing with them her travels to other parts of Canada, to New York and to such places as Malaysia and Belarus. Her travel tales offer not only her keen observations on what she sees and experiences while away, but also her perspective from afar on the importance of having a place to return to that truly is home.

Britsh Columbia Bizarre is a fascinating and eclectic mix of tales, snippets, historical facts, fancies and misconceptions teased from the history of British Columbia. No one should read this book to obtain a balanced view of the province's history. It ignores the important people and trends that contributed to BC's story, and instead favours the often strange, sometimes wonderful, and frequently insignificant events and people that make this province a storyteller's dream.

Brought into the media spotlight by her great-niece Pamela Anderson, Auntie Vie burst onto the scene as Pamela’s biggest supporter on “Dancing with the Stars.” Unexpectedly, Auntie Vie’s distinctive balance of earned wisdom and chic glamour quickly charmed the media and viewers of all ages. Her door suddenly stormed by cameras and reporters, Auntie Vie never missed a beat. Having harnessed the power of simply being herself, she has captured imaginations and inspired people with her rare pedigree: a down-to-earth farm gal and a sassy tinsel queen bee.

The stories in Far Pastures take readers to R.M. Patterson’s homestead in the Peace River country of northern Alberta. To all-night dances that ended as the northern lights faded in the dawn. To escapades on the Fort Nelson, Liard and South Nahanni rivers. And to a ranch in southern Alberta where he raised cattle during the lean years of the 1930s and entertained dudes on mountaintops. In later years, Patterson helped build a wartime road through the Canadian Northwest to Alaska. And then there’s the story of the bear that liked to canoe!