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150 years of Stats Canada! : a guide to Canada's greatest country /
"Want to know what the hottest new Canadian apps are? Need a handy chart to help you decide what Canadian music to listen to? How about the top Google searches across the nation? In this handy guide to Canada, the tireless experts at |stats_canada reveal all the must-know quirks from coast to coast to frigid coast. From the Tim Hortons ettiquette quiz to the "Discover How Canadian You Are" check list; from tips on the Vancouver housing market to the ultimate bachelor party in Montreal, this all new book will have you laughing on every page. With crucial updates about Canada on its big birthday, and all the stats, charts, and graphs to back them up, 150 Years of Stats Canada! is the perfect way to celebrate everything we love about this hilarious country. Disclaimer: still 100.6% not affiliated with Statistics Canada."--
Subjects: Satirical literature.; Twitter.; National characteristics, Canadian;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A field guide to lies / by Levithin, Daniel J.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."From the bestselling author of The Organized Mind, the must-have book about how to analyze who and what to trust in the age of information overload. It's becoming harder to separate the wheat from the digital chaff. How do we distinguish misinformation, pseudo-facts, distortions and outright lies from reliable information? In A Field Guide to Lies, Daniel J. Levitin outlines the many pitfalls of the information age and provides the means to spot and avoid them. There are many ways we can be led astray by fast-talking, loose-writing purveyors of information. Levitin groups his field guide into two categories--statistical information and faulty arguments--ultimately showing how science is the bedrock of critical thinking. It is easy to lie with stats and graphs as few people "take the time to look under the hood and see how they work." And, just because there's a number on something, doesn't mean that the number was arrived at properly. But, we can learn how to better read these numbers. Logic can help to evaluate whether or not a chain of reasoning is valid, and there are tricks to practising this, too. And "infoliteracy" teaches us that not all sources of information are equal, and that biases can distort what it is we are being asked to consider. Perhaps it is unfair that we have to evaluate everything ourselves--surely informaton sources should be fact-checking everything for us? Yes, they should, but they don't always. Faced with a world too eager to flood us with information, the best response is to be prepared. The goal of A Field Guide to Lies is to help us avoid learning a lot of things that aren't true."--
Subjects: Critical thinking.; Electronic information resources; Information literacy.; Reasoning.; Science news; Statistics; Trust.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Pathological : the true story of six misdiagnoses / by Fay, Sarah,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Over thirty years, doctors diagnosed Sarah Fay with six different mental illnesses--anorexia, major depressive disorder (MDD), anxiety disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and bipolar disorder. Pathological is the gripping story of what it was like to live with those diagnoses, and the crippling impact each had on her life. It is also a rigorous investigation into the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)--psychiatry's "bible," the manual from which all mental illness diagnoses come"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Fay, Sarah; Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders.; Mental illness; Mentally ill;
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Can't hurt me : master your mind and defy the odds / by Goggins, David,1975-author.;
For David Goggins, childhood was a nightmare -- poverty, prejudice, and physical abuse colored his days and haunted his nights. But through self-discipline, mental toughness, and hard work, Goggins transformed himself from a depressed, overweight young man with no future into a U.S. Armed Forces icon and one of the world's top endurance athletes. The only man in history to complete elite training as a Navy SEAL, Army Ranger, and Air Force Tactical Air Controller, he went on to set records in numerous endurance events. In this book, he shares his astonishing life story and reveals that most of us tap into only 40% of our capabilities. Goggins calls this The 40% Rule, and his story illuminates a path that anyone can follow to push past pain, demolish fear, and reach their full potential.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Goggins, David, 1975-; United States. Navy. SEALs; United States. Air Force; U.S. Army Ranger School.; Marathon running; Ultra running; Triathletes; Mind and body.; Self-control.; Motivation (Psychology); Resilience (Personality trait);
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Swarmed by bees / by Hamilton, Sue L.,1959-;
Readers learn of actual human-bee encounters, information about bees, survival strategies, and attack statistics.LSC
Subjects: Bee attacks; Bees;
© c2010., ABDO Pub. Co.,
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Attacked by a crocodile / by Hamilton, Sue L.,1959-;
Readers learn of actual human-crocodile encounters, information about crocodiles, survival strategies, and attack statistics.LSC
Subjects: Crocodile attacks; Crocodiles;
© c2010., ABDO Pub.,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Warplanes / by Adams, Simon,1955-;
Describes several models of military aircraft used in World War I and World War II, including specification and statistics.
Subjects: Airplanes, Military; World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1939-1945;
© c2009., Smart Apple Media,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Tanks / by Adams, Simon,1955-;
Describes several models of tanks used in World War I and World War II, and later, including specification and statistics.
Subjects: Tanks (Military science);
© c2009., Smart Apple Media,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The making of Billy Bishop the First World War exploits of Billy Bishop, VC / by Greenhous, Brereton,1929-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-224) and index.Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 -- "The Greatest Game in the World"; Chapter 2 -- A Pilot at the Front; Chapter 3 -- Tricks of the Trade; Chapter 4 -- Flight of Fancy; Chapter 5 -- Flying High; Chapter 6 -- A Statistical Interlude; Chapter 7 -- "I Have Never Been So Furious in My Life"; Epilogue; Appendix -- Bishop's Citations for British Decorations; Endnotes; Publisher's Afterword; Index.It's a war story that is told every time the career of Billy Bishop is discussed: On June 2, 1917, the young pilot single-handedly took out a German airfield in an early morning raid at the height of the Great War. For this, he was awarded the Victoria Cross, and a place in Canadian history. And yet, the attack never happened. In this explosive new biography, Brereton Greehous exposes the myth of Billy Bishop. While his bravery never comes into question (Bishop was as courageous as any of the men who risked their lives in those early warplanes) his credibility as a storyteller does. From exagger.
Subjects: Bishop, William Avery, 1894-1956.; Great Britain. Royal Flying Corps; World War, 1914-1918; Fighter pilots; Bishop, William Avery, 1894-1956.; Grande-Bretagne. Royal Flying Corps; Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918; Pilotes de chasse; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY; HISTORY;
© 2002., Dundurn Press,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Ontario's historic mills / by Fischer, George,1954-; Harris, Mark,1970-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 222) and index.Guide to Ontario's historic mills, including travel instructions, a history of the mill's use, and vital statistics on age, operation, architecture and location.
Subjects: Mills and mill-work; Mills and mill-work; Historic sites;
© c2007., Boston Mills Press,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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